Wednesday 9 October 2013

How to Unroot Android

Instructions
Changes on Computer
1
Download the unroot_update.zip file
from the MediaFire website and save it
to your computer. The file is free to
download.
2
Connect your Android phone to your
computer with a USB cable.
3
Open the SD card file folder for your
Android phone on your computer.
Within this folder, you'll find a file
called "update.zip."
4
Delete the update.zip file.
5
Drag the downloaded unroot_update.zip
file to the SD Card folder. It is
important that you do not extract the
files.
6
Rename the unroot_update.zip file by
right-clicking over the file name and
selecting "Rename." You must rename
the file "update.zip."
7
Close out of the SD card folder and
disconnect your Android.
Changes on Android
8
Reboot your Android phone in recovery
mode by pressing the "x" key and the
"power" button at the same time.
9
Select "Install" from the Recovery menu
and then select "Allow update.zip
installation."
10
Select "install sdcard/update.zip
(depreciated)"
11
Select "Wipe Cache Partition" and then
"Wipe data/Factory Reset" to restore
you phone back to its factory settings
and complete the unroot. Once your
phone reboots, all your saved data will
be reloaded automatically from Google
upon signing into your Google account.
Tips & Warnings
Just as there were risks associated with
rooting your Android, the process of
unrooting your Android can damage or
permanently break your phone. It's
important to understand this risk before
unrooting the phone, as it may render the
phone unusable.

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