ROOTING UR N5

Well, the easiest way to root your android device sure is using Chainfire's tool, CF-AUTO ROOT. But, I don't really recommend it, as if your device is running into trouble, then you have no idea what's going on, and when that time comes, it will be your real trouble.

Wait a second, man. You will want to watch this video first :

Done? Then, we're ready to go.

So, here it is, The rooting guide for the Google Nexus 5. (This is taken from geek.com, I'll write my own guide later..)

Getting your hands dirty

The best way to root your Nexus 5 is to do it step-by-step yourself — it isn’t even very hard with this phone. You will be able to check along the way to make sure things are working correctly, and you’ll have a better handle on how to fix problems that might crop up later.

The first thing you need to do is download the official Android SDK from Google. Run the SDK manager and install the suggested components, which will include the Android USB drivers. This should allow your computer to see the device when it is plugged in via USB. On some systems, you may have to change the phone’s USB access mode from MTP to PTP for it to be recognized.

Open a command prompt (or terminal on Mac) from the SDK’s platform-tools folder. It should contain a few files, two of which are ADB and fastboot. Plug in the Nexus 5 and input the following to make sure the device is found:

adb devices (add ./ to the beginning of all commands on a Mac)

The first thing you have to do is unlock the bootloader, which will factory reset the device. Here are the steps to make that happen:

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot oem unlock

 

You will be asked to confirm the unlock on the phone’s screen by selecting ‘Yes’ with the volume buttons and confirming with the power button. After a few seconds, the phone will be unlocked and back on the bootloader screen. Next you need to flash the recovery and root. Download TWRP recovery for the Nexus 5 (AKA Hammerhead) from the Team Win site. Drop the file in the folder where you have ADB and Fastboot, then use the following command:

fastboot flash recovery twrp-file-name.img

This should only take a few seconds, then you can use the volume toggles on your device to select recovery and activate it with the power button. TWRP will load, which has a touch interface. Tap on Reboot, then System. TWRP will ask if you want to install the root package — go ahead and say yes.

 

After rebooting, you will be prompted to install the SuperSU app through Google Play if it is not already present. The app might prompt you to update the SU binary, but it should handle that for you.

That’s it — you’re rooted. The whole process should take 5-10 minutes if you know your way around a file browser.

Bye for now.