How to root Nexus 5 on Android 5.1 Lollipop

The Android 5.1 Lollipop paste has scarcely even determined to the Nexus 5 yet, yet there is now an endeavor out to give you wonderful root benefits. Here's the way to root the Nexus 5 on Android 5.1 Lollipop.

How to root Nexus 5 on Android 5.1 Lollipop

Note: This technique wipes all information from your gadget, so make a reinforcement before you begin. Likewise, as with all root-related courses of action, there are natural dangers included. Verify you are OK with them before continuing, as neither AndroidPIT not myself accept any obligation regarding awful eventuations that happen through your liberality in the orders expected. This exercises to root the Nexus 5 obliges an opened bootloader running stock Android 5.1 Lollipop (construct number LMY47D).

How to root Nexus 5 on Android 5.1 Lollipop

1. Make sure your phone has USB Debugging enabled in Developer Options. If you don't have this option in Settings already, go to Settings > About Phone and tap Build Number until the notification that Developer Options have been enabled pops up. Then back out a step and you'll see it at the bottom of your Settings menu.

2. Make sure you have the Nexus 5 USB Drivers installed on your PC.
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3. Double check your Nexus 5 battery is charged, and if not, charge that bad boy!

4. Open the ADB Tools folder on your PC. If you don't have it installed already download ADB Tools here

How to root Nexus 5 on Android 5.1 Lollipop

5. Ensure Fastboot lives in the ADB Tools folder once you're done installing. If it doesn't, download Fastboot for Windows.

6. Download SuperSU v2.46 on your PC too.

7. Copy the SuperSU zip file to the root directory of your Nexus 5 (temporarily turn off USB Debugging if your PC doesn't recognize your Nexus 5 is connected). To do this, connect your Nexus 5 to your PC with a USB cable and copy the file to the place where all the root folders are: not in a folder.

How to root Nexus 5 on Android 5.1 Lollipop

8. Download ClockworkMod custom recovery to your PC and put it in the Platform Tools directory.

9. Restart your Nexus 5 in Fastboot. Turn it off, then press and hold Power and Volume Down until you see the Fastboot menu. You should still be connected to the PC with a USB cable.

10. Open a Windows Explorer window and head to the Platform Tools folder.

How to root Nexus 5 on Android 5.1 Lollipop

11. In a blank space in the window, hold Shift and right click your mouse. You'll want to click on Open Command Window Here.

12. Type in the following command:

fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.5-hammerhead.img

13. Use the volume keys to select Recovery Mode on your Nexus 5 and hit Power to enter it.

How to root Nexus 5 on Android 5.1 Lollipop

14. From CWM, use the volume keys to select ''install zip'' and hit Power to confirm, then select ''choose zip from SD card'' – no prizes for guessing what comes next.

15. Locate the SuperSU zip you copied over earlier (it should appear at the bottom of the list in /sdcard/0/) and press power to confirm your selection, reconfirm and wait until you see the notification at the bottom of the screen that says ''Install from SD card complete''.

16. Back out to the main menu and reboot your Nexus 5. Make sure you tell your recovery to fix root!

17. The first boot may take ages (this is why you charged your battery) – don't freak out. Go have a cup of tea and let it do its thing. Do NOT unplug your phone from your PC or winged monkeys will fly through the window and do all kinds of terrible things to you.

18. Once your Nexus 5 has rebooted, that is it. You're attached and set with SuperSU introduced. Introduce RootChecker from the Play Store to twofold check your root status and gift it superuser access. In the event that you get a green affirmation message you're all sorted.

19. In the event that you get stuck in a bootloop (importance after quite a while your telephone still hasn't booted up ordinarily), you can switch it off, reboot into Fastboot, go to Recovery and wipe information, wipe reserve segment and reboot once more. That ought to do the trap.