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Video: How to Unroot the Nexus 5X

So maybe you’re done messing around with the Nexus 5X or maybe you just need to sell it. Either way, here’s how to unroot the Nexus 5X so you can get it back to stock before handing it off. Unrooting is the process of flashing the stock firmware back onto a rooted device, like the 5X. Thanks to Google, and how it treats its Nexus line of devices, the firmware to flash back to stock is readily available and, thanks to WugFresh a developer over on XDA, there is even a toolkit to help us download it & flash it […]

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Video: How to Root the Nexus 5X (Toolkit Method)

If you’ve ever thought about rooting your Nexus 5X, here’s the easiest way. Utilizing a toolkit from developer WugFresh (that coupled with the fact that Google has a pretty lax attitude about you rooting their phones), it’s pretty painless. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to root the Nexus 5X by unlocking the bootloader, then flashing a custom recovery and gaining root access by flashing SuperSU from that recovery all while using his toolkit. If you aren’t familiar with rooting, it’s the process of gaining full administrative rights on an Android device (think Jailbreaking for iOS but for Android).

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How to Unroot the Nexus 6P (Toolkit Method)

If you’re done messing around with your Nexus 6P or just need to sell it, return it for warranty or what have you, then you’ll need to unroot the Nexus 6P to get it back to stock beforehand. Essentially this process will flash the stock firmware (made available by good old Google online thankfully) and relock the bootloader to get the device back to the way it was when you first took it out of the box. To make things a lot easier, I’m going to use WugFresh’s toolkit to automate some of the steps for you –trust me, it

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Video: How to Root the Nexus 6P (Toolkit Method)

Google’s latest flagship phone the Nexus 6P has some of the top of the line hardware and, with updates directly from Google, top of the line Android software as well. But what if you’re like me and want to tinker a bit with said software? Well, there’s always rooting the Nexus 6P to get even more out of the software. Rooting, aka gaining administrative rights, allows you to make backups of the entire system, remove system apps that normally cannot be deleted, and even the ability to flash custom ROMs which can be completely revamped versions of the operating system.

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Review: Nexus 5X (Video)

Google usually does one of two things when they release a Nexus. They either try and showcase what Android can do with the latest and greatest specs or they create a budget friendly device with great specs to help get Android in the hands of as many people as humanely possible. This year, oddly enough, Google did both. Google announced two Nexus handsets this year, the top of the line Nexus 6P with its metal body, octacore processor, and 2.5k display and the slightly smaller plastic yet still impressive Nexus 5X with a $120 lower price tag. If you’re looking

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Review: Nexus 6P (Video)

Every year Google releases a Nexus device in partnership with different manufacturing partners — from original partner HTC with the Nexus One in 2010 to last year’s model, the Nexus 6, made by Motorola. During these releases, Google has either done one of two things with their Nexus devices. Either they’ve made a top of the line Android device running their latest software as a technical showcase to present Android in the best light they can and inspire their manufacturing partners to push the limits of what Android is for, or they’ve created a budget-friendly device aimed at putting Android

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Nexus 6P Unboxing (Video)

I had two Nexuses, or Nexi, or whatever the plural is of Nexus arrive in the mail today and figured I should do a quick on boxing on each. In this video, I’ll explain what comes in the box for the Nexus 6P as well as list some of the specs and give very brief initial reactions. Without further ado, check out the video below. Read More: Nexus 5X Unboxing Video There you go. Anyone getting one of these or already ordered it in the mail? What made you choose it over the Nexus 5X? Let me know in the comments

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Nexus 5X Unboxing (Video)

I had two Nexuses, or Nexi, or whatever the plural is of Nexus arrive in the mail today and figured I should do a quick on boxing on each. In this video, I’ll explain what comes in the box for the Nexus 5X as well as list some of the specs and give very brief initial reactions. Without further ado, check out the video below. Read More: Nexus 6P Unboxing Video There you go. Anyone getting one of these or already ordered it in the mail? What made you choose it over the Nexus 6P? Let me know in the

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Google Begins Shipping the Nexus 5X

For anyone that pre-ordered the Nexus 5X on the first day of the announcement, you’re device might be on its way. People are reporting that they are getting shipping notifications on their Nexus 5X orders that they purchased from the Google Store and that they’re expecting them by mid-week. I’m still waiting to hear about my Nexus 6P, but anyone out there who bought either on the first day get a shipping notification as well?

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Video: How to Root the Nexus 6 & Flash a Custom ROM

One of the great benefits of the Nexus 6 (besides being a super fast Android device with no bloatware) is the fact that it’s almost guaranteed to have a ton of custom ROMs, software hacks, etc. thanks to it’s easily unlockable bootloader. Rooting the Nexus 6 is definitely not as hard as most of today’s devices because of that fact, but it might still seem a bit overwhelming to someone new to the amazing world of rooting. Because of this fact, I figured I’d do a quick walkthrough video of the entire process of rooting the Nexus 6, as well

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