Tips & Tricks: How do I get Nexus 5 to eat "lollipop"?

First, on the Android 5.1.1 Update link, the new factory image of Nexus 5 is the version number lmy48b. If you have a Nexus 5 on your hand and are a little free, it takes a little time to brush the latest version of the Lollipop into the Nexus 5. Here's a detailed description of how to get Nexus 5 to eat "lollipop".

Note: Factory mirroring is literally: A snapshot of the system at the factory. This means that when the factory image is brushed, it will erase personal data such as games, pictures, music, files, accounts, etc. that were originally stored by the phone. So be sure to back up your personal data (or not the formatting data) before starting to brush the factory image.

The Nexus 5 can also be upgraded via OTA, and if you like, wait for OTA updates.

　　Necessary preparation

• download adb tools;
• Download the Nexus 5 Android 5.1.1 factory image, save to the directory where the above ADB tools are located, and unzip;
• Unlock Nexus 5 devices;
• Turn on the Nexus 5 USB debug mode;
• Check if the PC has a Nexus 5 driver installed, if not, install it immediately;

　　Specific steps

1. Close Nexus 5;
2. Simultaneously press the Power key and the volume (-) key to restart the Nexus 5 into the brush mode;
3. Connect Nexus 5 to your computer with a data cable;
4. Open Windows Explorer and locate the extracted firmware in the ADB tools directory;
5. Double-click the Flash-all.bat file to run the script automatically;

　

The Nexus 5 below will automatically reboot to successfully run Android 5.1.1 and eat "lollipop".

　　Problems

Before installing, if you are having problems, check if USB debug mode is turned on, do you want to unlock Nexus 5?

Startup issues

If the Nexus 5 is always parked in the restart screen, try to clean the cache and press the volume key to enter recovery mode (press the Power Key "confirm") before performing the above brush steps. Once the cache is cleaned up, it restarts. If you still cannot skip the start screen, go back to the quick-brush mode, select Format data or restore factory settings, and press the Power key to confirm.

ADB problem

If the command Prompt window pops up the error message, "You ' re missing the system.img file." Repeat the next steps: Unzip the Image-hammerhead-lmy48b.zip file, copy and paste all the files into the root directory where the ADB tool is located, then open the Command Prompt window (hold down the SHIFT key, right-click, select "Open Command Prompt window here"), Execute the following code:

　　FastBoot Flash bootloader <bootloader-filename>.img

FastBoot Flash radio <radio-fileame>.img

FastBoot Reboot-bootloader

FastBoot Flash Recovery recovery.img

FastBoot Flash Boot boot.img

FastBoot Flash System system.img

FastBoot Flash Cache Cache.img

FastBoot Flash UserData userdata.img

　　When you are finished, you can press the volume key to select "Reboot System Now" and press the Power key to confirm. However, to avoid startup errors, I recommend that you first enter recovery mode to format the data and restore the factory settings.

After the Nexus 5 restarts, it will successfully run Android 5.1.1 and eat "lollipop". The next step is to recover your personal data from the backup.

English Original:

How do I get Android 5.1.1 Lollipop on the Nexus 5?

History of this article:

• 2016-03-04 first draft completed.

Tips & Tricks: How do I get Nexus 5 to eat "lollipop"?