The CM 13 Nightly is live for all the Nexus 5

The CM 13 Nightly is live for all the Nexus 5 phones and you should check the guidelines below if you want to to flash one on your phone.

The new CM 13 builds are based on the Android 6.0 AOSP Marshmallow releases. If you do not want to use the stock Android firmware, then you can try the one created by the CyanogenMod, as it contains multiple other extra settings and features. All the extra goodies packed in CM 13 should be worth it if you’re looking to tinker with your phone’s OS. Learn more about this release here.

Before starting installation you should check the following guidelines:

• Use the tutorial only in case you are an advanced user.
• You should use this post only for the Google Nexus 5 phones.

– do not try to update any other devices with the files that you will find in this post.

• The smartphone that you are about to update with CM 13 has to be rooted.

– also, a custom Recovery like CWM or TWRP should be installed on it.

– the installed recovery image has to be upgraded to its latest version, so that it will support the latest Android 6.0 custom ROMs.

• II n the tutorial you can find two extra preparation steps: NANDROID ROM Backup and Factory Reset.

– the NANDROID Backup creates a full restore point for your device, one that you can use in case you end up bricking the phone, and you need to repair the old ROM.

– the ‘factory reset’ process wipes clean the system partition and it allows the new CM 13 Nightly ROM to boot in normal mode.

– factory resetting the Nexus 5 is not going to delete any data from internal storage, but you will lose all installed apps in the process.

• If you need to save data from installed apps you should use the Helium app.

– Contacts can be synced with your default Gmail account.

• check your phone’s battery charge level, it should be over 50%, as it will prevent the device from switching off during installation.

• this tutorial is destined for advanced user, we cannot be blamed if you brick the device nor in case you lose any data in the process.
• read the tutorial and do not skip any steps.

NOTE:

Continue updating the CM 13 Nightly ROM with future new builds using the CyanogenMod Updates menu from Settings> About Phone section.

How to flash CM 13 Nightly ROM for Nexus 5:

1. Download the CM 13 Nightly zip here.
2. Download Gapps for Android 6.0 ROMs here.

1. Connect the phone to PC, move both zip files on your phone’s internal storage.

– disconnect the devices after the transfer is done.

– don’t extract the archived zip files.

2.  Switch off the phone and then boot it in Custom Recovery Mode.

3. Create a NANDROID ROM Backup:

– CWM: select ‘backup and restore’.

– TWRP: select ‘backup’ option.

– set a name for the file and confirm process.

4. Apply the Factory Reset for your smartphone:

– CWM: select ‘wipe data/ factory reset’.

– TWRP: select the ‘Wipe’ menu options.

– confirm.

5. Start CM 13 Nightly installation:

– CWM: select ‘install zip from sdcard’, then ‘choose zip from sdcard’.

– TWRP: select ‘install’.

6. Find the CM 13 zip and confirm its flashing process.

7. After the ROM is done installing you can flash the Gapps zip in the same way.

8. Reboot your device in normal mode when all files are done installing.

Note that the first boot process of this new ROM is going to take a while before it loads all new files.