Reduction: turn the 5×5 into a 3×3

The 5×5 does have fixed centres — that part is easy — but each one has eight loose pieces around it, and every edge is split into three. Reduction fixes exactly that: first you build the six centres, then the twelve edges, and from there the cube behaves like a normal 3×3 that you solve with what you already know. Only one new case shows up at the end, parity, which doesn't exist on a 3×3.

Same plan as on the 4×4: reduce it to a 3×3. 5 phases and 32 verified formulas, and a single parity at the end, simpler than the two on the 4×4.

Press the CYCLE button (the small cube icon, next to the Aa letters) to swap the colors so they match your own cube.

i In the centers and edges phases you'll see some pieces of the cube in gray: that's on purpose. Gray is whatever doesn't matter yet, so you can focus only on the pieces of that case. Drag the cube with your finger to see it from behind. You can view the whole cube in color by pressing the button in the playback area.

Method steps

↔ Drag to rotate the cube

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