[TOOLKIT] [MAC] [Nexus 5] Root, TWRP Recovery, Unroot, & More! 12/27/14 - Nexus 5 Android Development

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Can't forget about the Mac users right?
I have personally tested all these toolkits on my Nexus 5. They are confirmed working!
What Can This One-Click Mac Toolkit Do?
Root Nexus 5
Install TWRP Recovery on Nexus 5
Unroot Nexus 5 to Stock Android 5.0.1 Lollipop!
Unlock Bootloder
Lock Bootloader
Download all the Mac toolkits here:
http://www.androidrootz.com/2013/11/nexus-5-one-click-toolkit-for-mac.html
FAQ:
Q: I want to root my Nexus 5, do I need to download each part of the toolkit separately?
A: No, all you need to do is download the root toolkit. That toolkit will unlock your bootloader, install TWRP, and root it.
Change Log*
December 27th 2014:
Toolkits updated for Lollipop support
November 6th 2013:
Initial Release
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nice thanks! :good:

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Thank you! Probably took all of 2 minutes to do everything.

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Thank you. Just moved to a Mac recently and have never used it to root a device yet. Thanks for making it accessible!
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk

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techfanatic9 said:
Can't forget about the Mac users right?
I have personally tested all these toolkits on my Nexus 5. They are confirmed working!
What Can This One-Click Mac Toolkit Do?
Root Nexus 5
Install TWRP Recovery on Nexus 5
Unroot Nexus 5 to Stock Android 4.4 Kit Kat!
Unlock Bootloder
Lock Bootloader
Get all the Mac toolkits here:
http://www.androidrootz.com/2013/11/nexus-5-one-click-toolkit-for-mac.html
Change Log*
November 6th 2013:
Initial Release
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Thank you very much.

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Will give this a try as soon as mine arrives.. my PC is getting too old and cluttered it'll be nice to do this device from my MAC. Thanks

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Will this prevent me from getting the OTA updates? I could install them manually that doesn't bother me , but I had a bad experience when I rooted my nexus 4, when I tried to apply the update manually it didnt go through, it always gave a " operation aborted" message , why was that? Would it be the same if I root my nexus 5?
Will rooting erase my data? I know unlocking the bootloader does, but I'm not sure if rooting does

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Chad_Petree said:
Will this prevent me from getting the OTA updates? I could install them manually that doesn't bother me , but I had a bad experience when I rooted my nexus 4, when I tried to apply the update manually it didnt go through, it always gave a " operation aborted" message , why was that? Would it be the same if I root my nexus 5?
Will rooting erase my data? I know unlocking the bootloader does, but I'm not sure if rooting does
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You'll still get OTA updates as long as you don't install any custom ROMS and kernels.

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devaughnaw said:
You'll still get OTA updates as long as you don't install any custom ROMS and kernels.
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I didn't install any custom roms or kernels on my nexus 4, just touch recovery which auto installed itself

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Thanks for this,
May I ask what version of Mac OS X are you using?
I'm on mavericks and I get "Root.Nexus.5" can't be opened because it is from an unidentified developer"
Granted I only tested it without the phone plugged in to see what it says.

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I notice all the tookits are specific to 1 task.
I want to root, unlock my bootloader and install twrp.
Is there a specific order that I should run the tool kits?

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530farm said:
I notice all the tookits are specific to 1 task.
I want to root, unlock my bootloader and install twrp.
Is there a specific order that I should run the tool kits?
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1. unlock bootloader
2. install custom recovery
3. root

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Can I do all of that without a SIM Card installed?

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Chad_Petree said:
I didn't install any custom roms or kernels on my nexus 4, just touch recovery which auto installed itself
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Yeah you're fine.
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530farm said:
Can I do all of that without a SIM Card installed?
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Yes. I don't have a micro sim card yet. Everything installed pretty easily without it.

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I knew I got a nexus 5 for a reason only the first week and such awesome Mac tools thanks man

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MLAM said:
Thanks for this,
May I ask what version of Mac OS X are you using?
I'm on mavericks and I get "Root.Nexus.5" can't be opened because it is from an unidentified developer"
Granted I only tested it without the phone plugged in to see what it says.
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You need to go into System Preferences, Security & Privacy, General tab. Click the padlock at the bottom left, bung your password in. Then click the "Anywhere" button under "Allow apps downloaded from:"

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I unlocked the bootloader, installed twrp but when I tried to reboot the phone so I could add the SuperSU zip to root, it gets stuck at the Google boot animation. Any help would be appreciated
Sent from my LG-D800 using xda app-developers app

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530farm said:
I unlocked the bootloader, installed twrp but when I tried to reboot the phone so I could add the SuperSU zip to root, it gets stuck at the Google boot animation. Any help would be appreciated
Sent from my LG-D800 using xda app-developers app
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you can
Enter into recovery mode and do a factory reset.

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lazydesi said:
you can
Enter into recovery mode and do a factory reset.
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I went into recovery, and did the "factory reset" ... and it failed. It said "E;Unable to mount storage"

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Thanks buddy.