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.