How to Update Moto X 1st Gen to Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Motorola Moto X 1st Gen users can now enjoy the latest version of Lollipop Android 5.1.1. A stable and well-known custom ROM “Dirty Unicorns” is now available for this stalest version of Motorola. Here is a complete step-by-step tutorial to Update Moto X 1st Gen to Android 5.1.1.

The ROM is based on Lollipop, the latest Android 5.1.1. Anyone using Moto X 1st Gen can now update Moto X 1st Gen to that ROM. This ROM comes with lots of new and enhanced features. Follow this guide completely. don’t skip any step.

Prerequisites:

Take a full backup of your data on Moto X. before to start the process.
Make sure that your device battery is sufficiently charged.
USB driver of Motorola should be installed on your PC. [Click here].
Also, enable USB Debugging Mode on Moto X. navigate to [Settings > Developer options].
You should have bootloader unlocked device. [How to Unlock].
TWRP recovery should be installed prior going ahead. [Install TWRP].

Required Downloads:

Download ROM ZIP file from this link. |Download here|.

Download Google Apps zip file from here. |Click here|.

Steps to Update Moto X 1st Gen to Android 5.1.1 Lollipop.

Connect your device to computer using USB cable. Copy the downloaded ROM file on the root folder of device internal storage.
Disconnect and Turn off your device. Then boot Moto X on recovery mode.
Once Moto X is on recovery mode. Select “Factory reset and Wipe cache”. Go back to recovery mode.
Select “Install” on main recovery menu. Then browse and select the downloaded “ROM.Zip” file. Confirm it.
Repeat Step4 and flash “Gapps.Zip” file this time.
Finally, on main recovery menu select “Reboot” to boot your device normally running on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop.