[Q] how to move from 5.0.1 to 5.1 ?? - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

i have a 5.0 rooted n5. wanna move to 5.1 how do i do it without loosing data.
and yes i can move to 5.1 without loosing data by individually flashing the factory image(skipping the userdata). but how do i root without loosing data.
is there any other way of doing it ??

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blackuse said:
i have a 5.0 rooted n5. wanna move to 5.1 how do i do it without loosing data.
and yes i can move to 5.1 without loosing data by individually flashing the factory image(skipping the userdata). but how do i root without loosing data.
is there any other way of doing it ??
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You can use the flash-all.bat in the factory 5.1 image as long as you remove the -w. The -w is what tells it to wipe. Once that is done, you will be on 5.1 and you can then re-root by booting into a custom recovery (fastboot boot recovery.img) and installing the root.zip from there. That will get your root back.
Since you are already rooted, I am assuming that your device is already unlocked.

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1. Unroot.
2. Uninstall xposed if you have it
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4. Make sure you have the stock ROM installed. (Unlocked bootloader is fine)
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Regarding this guide it isn't necessary to have the rom 'unmodified' i removed a few system apps from /system. is this causing a failure as well or do i have not all XPosed removed properly ?
Thanks for reply.
Do i have any alternative option than complete reflash the stock rom ?
If you removed some system apps there is a slight chance it will fail. Also I forgot to mention to remove xposed before unrooting because uninstalling xposed requires root.
Well then I think it fails because of the removed sys apps.
Will it be a chance to flash the ota using sideload? Or will this attempt fail also?
If I don't have any option I need to start over with the device when I decide to upgrade to lollipop. But at the moment it is not yet available in Germany.
I only have a due update which might increase the SD card compatibility.

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I have Nexus 5 Android version 5.1 (LMY47I), rooted, unlocked bootloader and TWRP.
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Is there a way to update to Android 5.1.1 flashing the OTA zip file without losing data (apps data, pics, vids, etc) ?
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I have XT1550 2 GB India retail version running Android 5.1.1
It is rooted and has TWRP. I want to upgrade it to MM, but I don't want to wipe the data. AFAIK, I can't use factory firware images without a reset. Is there a way to upgrade and keep all my apps and data?
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I have XT1550 2 GB India retail version running Android 5.1.1
It is rooted and has TWRP. I want to upgrade it to MM, but I don't want to wipe the data. AFAIK, I can't use factory firware images without a reset. Is there a way to upgrade and keep all my apps and data?
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