We have already shared with you a custom ROM to update your Nexus 5 to Android 5.1 Lollipop. However, today comes a more stable, fast and quite a familiar name: popular Resurrection Remix Android 5.1! Packed with features and based on CyanogenMod 12, you will also find many bits from the CM12 too. If you are looking for a smooth and stable Android 5.1 lollipop for your Nexus 5, here is the right tutorial for you! Follow the steps to update Nexus 5 to Resurrection Remix Android 5.1 Lollipop.

-Statusbar

-Brightness Slider

-Enable/Disable Show Notification Count

-SuperUser Indicator Switch

-Carrier Label

-Carrier Label Switch

-Carrier label Colour

-Quick PullDown Switch

-Smart Pulldown Switch

-Clock Customizations

-Time & date

-Clock Colour

-Day & date Toogle

-Center Clock/Right Clock Choice

-Battery

-Battery Bar customization

-Battery Icon Customization(circle/landscape/Potrait and more)

-Battery % Text

-Network Traffic Indicator

-Theme Chooser

-RR exclusive PITCH BLACK THEME

-Animations

-Toast Animations

-ListView Animations

-System Animations

-Gestures

-Gestures Anywhere Feature

-App Circle Bar

-Choose apps in App circle

-Trigger Width

-Trigger Hieght

-Trigger Position

-Recents Panel

-Clear All button Switch

-Clear All Tasks Switch

-Clear All Button Location(Top right,Top Left,Top Center,Bottom Left,Bottom Right,Bottom Center)

-Clock Widget

-Clock And Alarm Customizations

-Weather Panel Customizations

-Calender Events

-LockScreen

-Lockscreen Shortcuts

-Choose upto 5 Shortcuts

-100+ Icons for Shortcuts

-Quick Slider Shortcuts

-Notification Drawer

-Weather Display Switch

-Quick Settings

-Choice to Add 20+ Tiles

-Enable 2/3/4 Tiles per Row

-Enable Disable Birghtness Slider in Notification Panel

-Advanced Location Settings Switch(Choose Battery saving/Device Only/High Accuracy Directly in Notification Panel)

-LongPress Toogles to Enter Settings

-Buttons

-Backlight Timer

-Backlight Strength

-Navigation Bar left/Right handed mode Switch

-Power Menu

-Power Menu End Calls Switch

-Home Button(For devices with HW keys Only)

-Home Button Wake Up

-Home Button answer call

-Long Press Actions

-Double Tap Actions

-Back Button(For devices with HW keys Only)

-Wake Up device Switch

-Menu Button(For devices with HW keys Only)

-Wake Up Device Switch

-Short Press Actions

-Long Press Actions

-Search Button(For devices with HW keys Only)

-Wake Up Device

-Short Press Action

-Long Press Action

-Volume Buttons

-Wake Up Device

-Playback Control

-Keyboard Cursor Control

-Swap Buttons on Landscape mode

-Perfomance Profiles

-LCD Density

-Expanded Desktop Mode

-All New CM Audio FX App

-Heads Up Customizations

-OverAll Smoothness Improvements

-Quick Unlock

-Optimizations to Improve Battery

-ALL cm12 Features

Prereqs to update LG Nexus 5 to Resurrection Remix Android 5.1 Lollipop:

Downloadand install USB drivers for LG Nexus 5in your computer.Enable USB debugging option by pressingMenu>Settings>Applications. Navigateand tap onDeveloper Optionsto ensure thatUSB Debuggingis enabled.Your Nexus 5 should be rooted.Make sure that ClockworkMod recovery is installed.Ensure that your Nexus 5carries more than 70% of charge.

Update Nexus 5 to Resurrection Remix Android 5.1:

Required files: Download Resurrection RemixAndroid 5.1custom firmware fromhereon your computer. Also, download GApps package fromhere.

Connect your LG Nexus 5to your PC using USB cable and copy the downloaded files to the SD card of your device.Disconnect your Nexus 5and power it off.Now boot it in to the CMW recovery mode: press and holdVolume Up, Homeand thePowerbuttons simultaneously. UseVolumekeys to highlight andPowerbutton to select.Data wipe operations: go towipe data/factory resetand confirm the operation. Alsowipe cache partitionand finally go forwipe dalvik cachetoclean it up too.Now, selectinstall zip from sdcardand thenchoose zip from Sdcard. Locatethe Resurrection RemixAndroid 5.1 Lollipop file and confirm its installation.When the ROM installation completes successfully, repeat the above step for installing the GApps package.Once done, go back to main recovery menu and selectreboot system now.

First boot takes a little while; enjoy the sweetness of lollipop.