Restoring Nexus 5 to stock: will it replace TWRP?

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Hi all,
I have a Nexus 5 that I'm trying to return to stock. I'd like to keep the bootloader unlocked, however. If I follow the instructions here (minus the bootloader lock part): https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images will I be all good to go with a completely wiped, good-as-new phone? Also, will this overwrite TWRP, which I currently have on the phone?

 

[thephantom]

If you follow the instructions and flash everything, yes it'll go back to stock and replace twrp with stock recovery as well

 

[Ben36]

If you flash the img files individually, you don't have to flash the recovery img if you want to keep twrp tho

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[Powered_By_Linux]

If you follow the instructions and flash everything, yes it'll go back to stock and replace twrp with stock recovery as well

Thanks! I think I'll just do that, but I'll keep the bootloader unlocked in case I need to flash more things later.

 

[beekay201]

Thanks! I think I'll just do that, but I'll keep the bootloader unlocked in case I need to flash more things later.

If you're flashing stock, remember there's a built-in behaviour that checks for stock recovery: if it's not there, it will overwrite whatever is there (twrp, in this case) with stock recovery, on every reboot.

You'll need to take care of this if you want a stock+twrp permanent combo.

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[Ben36]

If you're flashing stock, remember there's a built-in behaviour that checks for stock recovery: if it's not there, it will overwrite whatever is there (twrp, in this case) with stock recovery, on every reboot.

You'll need to take care of this if you want a stock+twrp permanent combo.

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I never knew that!

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[Powered_By_Linux]

I never knew that!

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After looking at this guide, it says that you need to do a factory reset in the stock recovery after flashing all the images. Is this outdated information?

 

[beekay201]

I never knew that!

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Yep, next time you're on stock checkout /system/install-recovery.sh and /system/recovery-from-boot.p files.

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