Android Nougat won't boot your phone if its software is corrupt
 

Ever since KitKat, Android has verified your device's boot process to make sure that rootkits and other forms of malware don't operate undetected. However, it hasn't done much more than alert you of potential problems (as of Marshmallow)... until no...

https://www.engadget.com/2016/07/19/...verified-boot/