How To Update Nexus 5X to Android

7.1.1 Nougat N4F26I using Official

Factory Image:
Step No 1: First, download Android 7.1.1 Factory Image (bullhead-n4f26i-factory03896e0a.zip) on the desktop of your computer forNexus 5X.
Step No 2: Now, plug your phone to the PC using its USB data cable.
Step No 3: Ensure that Fastboot is configured and installed on the PC correctly. How to
Set Up ADB and Fastboot with Android SDK.
Step No 4: Power OFF your Nexus 5X to boot into Fastboot/Bootloader Mode.Turn OFF
your phone.
Step No 5: Power ON the phone while pressing and holding the Volume Up + Volume
Down + Power keys at the same time until the Fastboot menu appears.
Update Galaxy Note 3 LTE SM-N9005 to Official Android 5.0 Lollipop N9005XXUGBOB6
Firmware
Step No 6: Unzip the firmware file on your PC, that you have already downloaded and
placed on the desktop of your PC.
Step No 7: Go to the folder containing the unzipped firmware extracted files and then
copy/paste all the files to your Fastboot directory.
Step No 8: Run the following command (depending which Operating System you are on)
from the factory image files in your Fastboot folder:
Windows:
flash-all.bat
Mac:
flash-all.sh
Linux:
flash-all.sh
Step No 9: The flashing process of stock factory image on your Nexus 5X will be
initiated. Wait for the installation process to be completed successfully.
Step No 10: Once the installation completes, your Nexus 5X will boot, and it may take
about 4-5 minutes to boot for the first time.
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Done! You have successfully installed the official Android 7.1.1 N4F26I
Nougat update on Nexus 5X using the Googles stock factory image.

How To Setup ADB & Fastboot Drivers For Any

Android Device on PC
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These are the instructions on how to install Fastboot and ADB drivers for OnePlus, Samsung,
Nexus and other Android phones. You may find many guides on installing and setup ADB
drivers on a Windows-based PC but yet a lot of users are confused and has some issues. Here we
have a complete guide with snapshots that can be used with any Android phones or tablets.
Whenever you want to connect your device with a PC, youll be required to have fastboot files
and ADB drivers otherwise youll not be able to make a connection between your phone and
computer or run the ADB commands to unlock boatloaders and flashing custom ROMs. This is a
very easy and simple way to setup the ADB and fastboot drivers in a few minutes on a Windowsbased PC.
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Just an application will be required to run on a PC and make a few changes on your Device
Manager, thats all. Before proceeding to the installation guide, remove/uninstall any existing
android drivers or if you have older Google USB Driver pre-installed in your PC, uninstall them
from the Control Panel to avoid unexpected issues.

Steps To Setup ADB & Fastboot Drivers

For Any Android Device:
Step No 1:- First, download the 15-second adb/fastboot installer from here on the desktop of
your PC.
Step No 2:- Run the file on your PC and press Y/Yes to install ADB and Fastboot drivers and
follow all the steps to continue the driver installation.
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Step No 3:- Once the installation is fully completed, you will see fastboot/adb folder on your C
drive (C:\adb).

Step No 4:- Next, configure the installed files and setup the drivers.
Step No 5:- Navigate to Settings > Developer Options to USB Debugging Mode. If you are
unable to see the Developer Options then go to Settings > About Phone and tap on Build Number
a few (7 times) until youve enabled Developer Options, once the Developer Options displayed,
Enable Android Debugging / USB Debugging mode.
Step No 6:- Plug your phone to the PC using its USB data cable and open Device Manager and
look for your phone. You can find your phone under Portable Devices as Other Devices, your
phone model number, ADB Interface or Android etc. See the screenshot below:-

Step No 7:- Right-click on ADB Interface, as shown in the screenshot. Select update driver
software.

Step No 8:- A new popup windows will be appeared on the screen. Click on the Browse my
computer for driver software

Step No 9:- On the next screen, click on the Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my
computer and click on the next button.

Step No 10:- On the next screen click on the Android Device option. Click on Next button.

Step No 11:- A message will display on the next screen that all the ADB drivers are installed on
your windows. Now choose the Android ADB Interface and click on the next button.

Step No 12:- You have properly install ADB Drivers on your PC. To verify that either the
drivers are working or not, navigate to the ADB folder on your C Drive which the installer
created.
Step No 13:- Plug your device with the PC and open a command window in your fastboot/adb
folder (C:\adb\).
Step No 14:- Type and enter the following command and the list of attached devices will be
shown. It means that you have properly installed drivers on your PC and the device is
successfully connected now.
adb devices

Nexus 5X: How to Unlock the

Bootloader
October 26, 2015

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One of the first things I do with a new phone is unlock the bootloader, so let me show you the
step by step process on how this is done on the Nexus 5X.

Unlocking the bootloader isnt for everyone, but if you want to install root, a custom recovery or
a custom ROM then youll need to follow these steps. The reason why bootloaders are locked is
because it provides a layer of security for the user. Without a locked bootloader, someone could
take your phone and do some pretty nefarious things to your device without you needing to
consent. Having a locked bootloader also stops people who dont know what theyre doing from
messing up their own device.

When the bootloader is locked, you can only allowed to flash certain boot images to your device.
Boot images that have been digitally signed with a signature from the manufacturer. This is
essentially what youre doing when you install a custom recovery, kernel, ROM, etc. Youre
flashing an image to your device that doesnt have the digital signature directly from the
manufacturer. Instead, those images are signed by the community developer and this means it
doesnt match what the bootloader is looking for.

[box type=warning]You will need a USB Type-A to USB Type-C cable in order to unlock the
bootloader. Unlocking the bootloader for the first time will factory reset your Nexus 5X. This is
why I like to unlock the bootloader before setting anything up because if you forget then youll
have to set everything back up again.[/box]

So, to do some major modifications to our Nexus 5X, we need to unlock the bootloader and these
are the steps you need to follow. . .

Nexus 5X Unlock Bootloader

1. Download and Install Googles USB Drivers
2. Enable Developer Mode on the Nexus 5X
3. Enable USB Debugging on the Nexus 5X
4. Launch the Settings Application
5. Tap on the Developer Options Menu
6. Locate and Enable the Enable OEM Unlock Option
7. Install ADB & Fastboot Tools
8. Double-Click on the ADB & Fastboot Shortcut Icon
9. Type the Following Command in the Command Prompt Window. . .
10. adb devices
11. . . .And Press Enter on the Keyboard
12. Connect the Nexus 5X to the PC with a USB Cable
13. Allow Your PC to Have USB Debugging Access to the Nexus 5X
14. Boot the Nexus 5X into Fastboot Mode
15. Type the Following Command in the Command Prompt Window. . .
16. fastboot flashing unlock
17. . . .And Press Enter on the Keyboard
18. Make Sure the Yes Option is Highlighted at the Bootloader Unlock Confirmation Screen
19. Wait Until the Process is Complete and the Erasing Messages Goes Away
20. Reboot the Nexus 5X

Explanation
Before we can do anything, we need to set up a few things ahead of time. We need to enable
Developer Mode, enable USB Debugging, enable the OEM Unlock feature, we need to install
ADB and Fastboot tools and we need to install Googles USB drivers. Some of this stuff you
may have already done from previous tutorials but go ahead and double check to make sure these
things are done before we proceed.

Once all of that is done, then we can go ahead and launch the ADB and Fastboot shortcut from
the installer we just used. This will launch a command prompt and take you right where we need
to be. With that open, type in the command adb devices in the command prompt so that the
ADB process is activated. This way, when you plug the USB cable into the Nexus 5X, a pop-up
dialog box will appear and ask you if you want this PC to have USB Debugging access to your
Nexus 5X. You will want to grant access so that we can execute the next command.

Before execute the command though, we need to get the Nexus 5X into Fastboot Mode. You can
do this by following the guide in the tutorial which shows you how to manually do it. Or, you
can type in the command adb reboot-bootloader in the command prompt. Either way, youll be
taken to the Nexus 5Xs bootloader and from here youll need to execute the command fastboot
flashing unlock. After pressing Enter on the keyboard, youll see a warning message asking if
you really want to do this.

Simply confirm that you do want to unlock the bootloader and the Nexus 5X will do its thing.
This can take some time because it is erasing all of the data on the device so that it can unlock
the bootloader. Once the erasing part is done, reboot the Nexus 5X and youll be taken to the
typical Android activation screen. The only differences is that the bootloader is now unlocked
and you can do things like root it, flash a custom recovery, etc.