The
Google Play edition devices (
GPE) were a series of
consumer mobile devices sanctioned by
Google, that run the
Android operating system. Unlike the standard versions of Android on these devices, which have received "skins" from the
original equipment manufacturer, such as Samsung
TouchWiz or
HTC Sense, they run a "stock" version of Android, without any manufacturer or
wireless carrier modifications, making them essentially like
Google Nexus devices in terms of software but do not carry the Google Nexus branding, nor does their hardware differ from that of the original devices on which the Play editions are based upon. Because of this, the software includes slight,
under-the-hood changes to function on the original manufacturer's hardware.