My Nexus 5 was rooted, custom recovery, of course, kept it from updating traditionally when the August 2015 Security Update was downloaded and ready to install.
I ended up using ADB to FASTBOOT the image to my Nexus 5. The Flash-All Bat file didn’t work, I had to line-by-line fastboot send each part of what was in the IMG file LMY48I –the latest Hammerhead image.
So I’m not rooted now, but that’s OK. I knew all my photos were in the cloud and all my music is in Google Play Music, I also use Spotify, so that really didn’t matter. Just get the update fully installed, with all the junk removed that I’d collected over the last year or so. (If I want to ROOT again, I can pretty easily.)
A new phone! Yeah, I still like my Nexus 5!
[I’d love a Sony Z3 though.]
Do not attempt to update your phone, or root it, or anything … unless you first read and understand what it is you want/need to do. Research!
Link: Methods to install Stock ROM on Nexus 5
Link: A very simple ADB to install: ADB Installer v1.4.2
Link: Google Nexus Images Source
I’m not a coder. I’m just a DIY tech savvy user.
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