Going back to Stock?

[pjwk81]

To say I'm not really up to speed on rooting/flashing/etc would be an understatement, but with the handy installer I put CM11 on my Nexus 4 a while back.
Now I'd like to give Lollipop a try, so is there a simple way to go back to Stock so as I can get the OTA update? I don't mind wiping the phone as I've a G2, also running CM11, so it's not a device I regularly use. Thanks.

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[calebjdt]

Did you make a backup before flashing CM11..? Then you could simply restore that backup and update your phone

 

[pjwk81]

I mistakenly didn't backup with either my Nexus 4 or 7 when I installed CM as I hardly use them, and I didn't anticipate wanting to go back. It's no real biggie though if I can't as hopefully CM12 will land in the first quarter of 2015.

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[calebjdt]

Hmm.. If you really want to try, you could try downloading stock Kit Kat firmware for your nexus device, flashing that and then updating from kit Kat to lollipop.. Make sure you backup your current ROM though!