The Nexus 5 gets unofficial storage upgrade. Photo: Google

Like the new Nexus 5X, 32GB of internal storage was the most you could get with the Nexus 5. But 18 months on, that’s just not enough for some people — and there’s nothing you can do about it without a microSD card slot. Except one thing.

With the right tools, an incredibly steady hand, and plenty of courage, you can whip out the storage chip that’s inside your Nexus 5 and replace it with a bigger one — as you’ll see in the hack below.

Nexus 5 may not be past it just yet. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Google’s new Android N preview isn’t available for the Nexus 5, leading some people to believe that Marshmallow will be its last official update. But there’s hope for the beloved handset yet.

Google’s Git repositories show that the company has been testing Android N for the Nexus 5 internally.

A Nexus 5 with expandable storage? It’s possible. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Need more storage for your Nexus? Google’s latest models don’t have an expandable storage option, unfortunately — but that doesn’t mean you can’t add your own.

One Nexus 5 owners has proven it’s possible to add a microSD card slot to the device that’s fully supported by Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

The Nexus 5 is more affordable than ever! Photo: Google

One of Google’s finest Nexus smartphones was the 2013 Nexus 5, which is still a terrific smartphone even today, with great specifications and an attractive design. It’s even prettier when it comes with 32GB of storage for under $200!

Google’s latest Nexus patch fixes a whole bunch of problems.

Google has begun rolling out its November security update for Nexus smartphones, eliminating seven vulnerabilities in Android — one of which was a “severe” issue that could allow remote code execution.