Nexus 6 One Click Root/twrp/factory Reset Toolkit For Mac
This year, Google released two Nexus phones to glowing reviews, and as we've grown to expect, the Android community wasted no time in coming up with a root method for both. In fact, legendary root developer even devised an entirely new 'systemless' method for rooting that should make updating a bit less complicated, along with a few other benefits. Don't Miss: The new method roots your device without modifying Android's system partition at all—hence the systemless root moniker.
This means that fewer of Android's built-in security measures need to be bypassed in order to gain root access, and in turn, early reports even indicate that works with this new method. Provided you have a, or machine, rooting your shiny new toy is a relatively simple process. There are quite a few steps involved, though, but I'll go over each of them in as much detail as possible to make sure everything goes off without a hitch. Before You Begin Rooting an Android 6.0 Marshmallow device requires that you install a modified boot image, which means you'll need to unlock your device's bootloader. The process of unlocking your bootloader will wipe all data on your phone, so make sure you have any important files backed up on an separate storage device. Additionally, you'll need to connect your phone to your computer to run a few commands.
Considering that the Nexus 5X and 6P are among the first devices to ship with a USB type C connector, and most computers still use a USB type A connector, this means that you will likely need a USB-C to USB-A cable. For a list of these types of cables that fully comply with the new USB-C standard, head to. Step 1: Install the Android SDK on Your Computer To begin, you'll need to grab a copy of the latest Android SDK. From your computer, head to to download the file for your particular operating system. Step 2: Install the ADB & Fastboot Drivers on Your Computer Next up, for your computer to be able to fully interact with your Nexus, you'll have to make sure you have the and Fastboot drivers installed on your system. Windows Users: If you own a Windows PC, you can download the drivers at.
Just run the file, then follow the prompts, and you'll be good to go. Linux Users: If you're a Linux user, download and extract, then run the script with Terminal.
Mac Users: For Mac users, the process of installing the proper drivers is a bit more involved. Please see for more information. Step 3: Download the Neccesary Files It's very important that you download the proper root files for your device and Android version. To make sure you're using the right files, open your phone's Settings menu, then scroll down and select 'About phone.' From here, make a note of the Build number listed at the bottom of the screen. When you're done here, leave your phone in bootloader mode and keep the command prompt window open, since we'll be using both again later. Step 7: Move the Boot Image & TWRP to the Platform-Tools Folder Next, copy the boot.img and twrp.img files that you downloaded in Step 3, then paste them into the /android-sdk/platform-tools folder on your computer.
Again, the exact location of this directory will vary depending on your operating system, but Windows users can find it in C: Program Files (x86) Android android-sdk platform-tools. Note that you may have to provide administrator credentials to paste the files into this folder. More Information About Systemless Root The best part about this new root method is that (so far), Android Pay seems to work without a hitch, and applying shouldn't be as difficult as it was with previous root methods. In the future, provided you didn't make any significant changes to the system partition using root access, you should only have to flash the with the fastboot flash boot boot.img command to get your device ready for a system update.
One downside, though, is that you will lose root access if you perform a factory reset. But getting it back shouldn't be much of an issue, since you'll only have to flash the SuperSU ZIP again in TWRP to re-root. What are your thoughts on this new systemless root method? Let us know in the comment section below, or drop us a line on Android Hacks' or, or Gadget Hacks',.
I'm pretty sure you can only install the systemless version of SuperSU through recovery right now, so that pop-up has to be offering to install the regular version. There are really only two requirements for systemless root—installing the properly-modified boot image, and flashing the right version of the SuperSU ZIP.
So if you're sure you have the right modified boot image installed, try booting back into TWRP and flashing the SuperSU v2.56 beta ZIP again. If TWRP asks you to install SuperSU again after you reboot, make sure to tap 'Do Not Install' and you should be all good. Did all the steps up until transferring SuperSU onto my phone, forgot this part. When TWRP asked me if I wanted to install SuperSU I swiped for it to instal.:/ My Nexus5X has been stuck on the loading screen for over 15hrs and when I try and put it into fastboot mode it tells me my phone is corrupt, and to go here: g.co/ABH Which I did, but I can't do a flash on my phone since I can't get it into fastboot mode. Everytime I do it shows me the message telling me my phone is corrupt and at is disconnects from my pc.
Help?:( Since I unlocked my phone I don't think the warranty will cover it. Just got it a couple days ago! Okay, this is gonna be a 2-part reply. Here's part 1: You can still get to the bootloader menu, and now that your bootloader is unlocked, that means you can flash the factory images to restore the stock firmware. Getting into the bootloader menu with a softbrick like you've got here will be a little different, though. First, force a hard reboot by holding down your power button for about 10 seconds. Then, as soon as the screen goes black, let go of the power button and hold the volume down button instead.
This should take you directly to the bootloader menu. From here, you'll need to download the factory images for your device and save them to your computer. You can get those from, but they'll be zipped up in a series of nested archives. So you'll have to use a program like 7-Zip to extract them, but make sure to extract all of the contents of all the archives.
Nexus 6 One Click Root/twrp/factory Reset Toolkit For Mac Free
Once you do that, you'll be left with a series of IMG files—these make up the stock firmware for your device, and you can flash them just like you did with TWRP and the modified bootloader in Steps 7 & 8. The one that I would flash first is the system image, since the version of SuperSU that TWRP installed was installed to your system partition. It'll be named something like 'system-bullhead-xxx.img'—rename it to simply 'system.img' and copy it over to the platform-tools folder on your computer. Part 2: From there, open a command window in the platform-tools folder and type 'fastboot devices' to make sure you're connected. If so, type 'fastboot flash system system.img' and hit enter to flash the stock system image and overwrite SuperSU.
Once that's finished, you can type 'fastboot reboot' to restart your device and see if it boots up successfully. I'm pretty sure it will, but if it doesn't, just use that power/volume down button combo to put it back into bootloader mode. Next (again, this is only if flashing the system image didn't work), I would try flashing the stock boot image to overwrite the modified boot image you installed from this tutorial. It'll be in that archive you extracted, and it'll be named something like 'boot-bullhead-xxx.img'.
Again, rename it to simply 'boot.img' and copy it over to your platform-tools folder. This time, send 'fastboot flash boot boot.img' as the command. When it's done, try rebooting again by sending the 'fastboot reboot' command. I'm 99% sure that should get you back up and running, but if it doesn't, let me know.