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

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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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jnehama

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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!

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techfanatic9 said:
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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 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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andrewjrr

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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
 
Chad_Petree

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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 :confused:
 
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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 :confused:
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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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MLAM

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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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530farm

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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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adamsweeting

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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.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

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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530farm

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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

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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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you can

Enter into recovery mode and do a factory reset.
 
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    techfanatic9
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    ev47pc.jpg


    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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    alltechinside
    alltechinside
    Hey everyone! From @techfanatic9's one click root toolkit, I've added the latest TWRP Recovery and SuperSU. They have been modified slightly and tested by me. All credits should be given to techfanatic9. All I did was change a few lines lol

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/ckt3wzc9c11j7sp/Root Nexus 5.zip
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    persianrisk
    techfanatic9 said:
    ev47pc.jpg


    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
    ​
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse

    Thank you very much. ;)
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    adamsweeting
    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.
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse

    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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    alltechinside said:
    Hey everyone! From @techfanatic9's one click root toolkit, I've added the latest TWRP Recovery and SuperSU. They have been modified slightly and tested by me. All credits should be given to techfanatic9. All I did was change a few lines lol

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/ipymbug8uy5dphj/Root Nexus 5 updated toolkit.zip
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse

    Brilliant! Thumbs up to @alltechinside and @techfanatic9 for these contributions. I had already unlocked bootloader and had been rooted (with stock ROM, stock kernel and stock recovery) on 4.4.1 - then yesterday I got the 4.4.2 OTA which installed just fine (FWIW, receiving and flashing an OTA works fine if you are rooted, as long as you have stock recovery, ROM and kernel).

    Once I was booted back up in 4.4.2 I had lost root (Naturally, because the OTA I got from Le Goog did not come pre-rooted) - which brought me to a search on rooting 4.4.2 and I stumbled across this thread. I was in search of a way to root my fresh new 4.4.2 stock ROM and install TWRP but ALREADY had an unlocked bootloader (so I wanted to skip that part)

    I assumed that since I already have an unlocked bootloader I would be able to skip this step in the 1-click toolkit :fingers-crossed: - but just to be safe, I backed everything up. When I ran the 1-click I soon found that it runs the unlock procedure as step one, no way around it, BUT it recognized the bootloader was already unlocked! When I ran this first procedure, it gave a message that unlocking bootloader failed due to already being unlocked and then allowed me to proceed with the remainder of the procedures (flash TWRP via fastboot and then flash root via TWRP) all without losing any data. :highfive:

    This is a great toolkit for us OSX users! Thank you again so much for this contribution!

    Again: just to be clear, as stated in the OP, this 1-click toolkit will wipe your data as this is a necessary process in unlocking the boot loader. If your boot loader is already unlocked, then data will be preserved but ALWAYS backup just to be safe ;)
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