Reversal of the rooting process, usually with the intention of returning a device to as close to an unmodified factory state as possible.
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Unrooting Stratospehre
I have a Stratosphere that I rooted a while back, but ever since, it has not been able to perform a system update. It would restart and everything, but then the update notification would still be ...
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nroot/unbrick Galaxy S2 SGH-T989
I am having problems trying to go to this screen
but the process ends me up on this screen
My process:
Turn off device
Hold power volume up and down until a vibration
Event: shows the end ...
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backing up system image before rooting: please help
I have a Samsung Galaxy S III i9300. On Windows 7 there is something called a
recovery partition which contains a full compressed image of the operating system
from which Windows 7 can be installed. ...
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Will reseting my device to factory setting unroot and remove superuser?
As the title says, if I reset my rooted nexus 4 to factory settings will it be unrooted relocked and superuser uninstalled?
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I Need help unrooting my device
Device: HTC Inspire 4g.
My Device was having some hardware issues, so i complained to AT&T and offered to send me a new device. I have to now return my old device but it is ROOTED. I do not ...
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Revert samsung galaxy S2 to original OS
I have a rooted galaxy S2 with cyanogenmod 10.1 but I would like to revert it to the original OS. How can I do that?
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Rooted, then flashed, now not able to root again /system is always read-only
I rooted my Android ICS with some script.
It was rooted then I installed and removed some system application.
Then I formatted the device and re-installed the ICS.
Now when I try to root it again it ...
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Unrooting and flashing HTC One V to stock ROM
I've rooted and flashed my HTC One V to Paranoid Android, but I think it's developing a hardware problem (dead pixels on the screen and unmanageable lag).
I want to take it back to the store to get ...
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I rooted my phone, but I never flashed the ROM and I never flashed the recovery, then I unrooted it. Can you tell its been rooted?
I am using a Samsung Galaxy Pocket (GT-S5300) which has Android Gingerbread 2.3.6.
I rooted the phone by applying update.zip through the recovery console.
I installed titanium backup free, and ROM ...
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Unrooting by simply uninstalling the superuser app from the market?
Is it possible to safely and properly un-root a device by Uninstalling the "Superuser" app from the Google Play Store?
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Can't update or unroot Droid Bionic, or reinstall deleted apps
Details:
Running Android 2.3.4
System Version 5.9.905.XT875
I rooted my Droid Bionic using SuperOneClick. Stupidly, I didn't backup my ROM at any point before beginning to tinker with it.
The only ...
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Phone restarting over and over after rooting Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830i
I rooted my Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830i from the link given below-
http://theunlockr.com/2012/11/22/how-to-root-the-samsung-galaxy-ace-s5830/
However after rooting it, it is restarting again and again.
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I rooted my phone. Now apps cannot connect to the internet but browsers work fine
I have a Samsung Galaxy Y and rooted it a few days ago. After that I set up a few apps and granted them access to root permissions (via the Superuser app). I allowed root to all apps that requested ...
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Unrooting Galaxy Nexus - dies when plugged in
I rooted my Galaxy Nexus (Verizon) in order to get Jelly Bean. I got more than I wanted. The issues that have come from this are horrible. Whenever I plug my phone into a computer - it dies. It won't ...
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Why my (unrooted) /data partition appears to be empty?
I am having some issue with my /data partition. Among other things, when I browse its contents with the Astro app, it appears to be empty. The phone has never been rooted and it has been factory-reset ...
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Bring HTC Wildfire back to the original rom
I am an HTC Wildfire user. I have successfully installed CyanogenMod 7.2 on my device, but after over a year of use I want to bring it back to the original HTC rom, if possibile. In order to do that I ...
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How to unroot a GSM Galaxy Nexus without reverting to the stock ROM
I recently rooted and unlocked the Bootloader on my Galaxy Nexus — direct from Google — using this method. Upon doing so my phone reverted to the stock Jelly Bean ROM I had just after upgrading. All ...
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How do I unroot my Evo 3d?
I got quite a bit of confusing advice on how to unroot, but I could never figure it out. The reason I need to unroot is that I want to get the ICS update, which won't work without unrooting. I looked ...
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Samsung S3 i9300 rooted with Heimdall. Am I able to unroot with ODIN?
I rooted my phone with the Samsung Galaxy S III: Full Update Guide
I stumbled when I tried to flash the CyanogenMod. I do not get the install from zip file command while in the ClockworkMod recovery ...
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Latest Cyanogenmod doesn't want to be rooted?
I just saw that if I need to install the latest Cyanogenmod on my tab (Galaxy Tab 2 7 (GT-P3113)) I don't need to root it. Is this true? Any one have more information on this? So will it be easy to ...
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What if I accidentally checked CDMA/LTE instead of GSM/HPA+ in the Galaxy Nexus Root Toolkit?
I tried to use WugFresh's Galaxy Nexus Root Toolkit to root my device, but I accidentally selected CDMLA/LTE while I have a GSM model.
I tried flashing CWM recovery afterwards, but it didn't work. ...
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Root and then unroot afterwards?
On my device, I have a bunch of stock applications. Some of them I don't need. Some of them are outdated. Here's what I want to do:
Root my device.
Uninstall all my unnecessary apps (no changing of ...
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Rooted HD2 shows unrooted as status
I have successfully installed Android Gingerbread 2.3.2 on my HTC HD2 device. While installing the DSTV app, I first tried to unroot it for sometime using the VoodooOTA Rootkeeper app. The problem is ...
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Preparing A500 for warranty service
I have a rooted A500 with HC3.2 and I strongly believe that the focus problem is hardware. Since I'm under warranty I don't think I'll waste my time and send the tablet to repair.
Two questions:
How ...
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Can I restore my HTC Hero to its stock ROM?
I have a rooted HTC Hero with the latest Cyanogen mod installed on it.
I'd like to get it back to its stock status, restoring the original, official ROM and unrooting it. Is this possible? I have ...
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How to unroot my TF101
The backlight on my Asus Transformer broke and i need to send it in for repair. I bought the tablet used already rooted. I have no idea which root it is, and I can't see anything on the screen. I ...
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How to revert back to stock rom for Galaxy S 2? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?
I did the whole exercise and rooted my Swiss Sunrise 2.3.4 Galaxy S II ending up installing CM9 and the ICS ...
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How to unroot HTC Droid Incredible rooted to Unrevoked?
How can I unroot a Droid Incredible with Unrevoked Forever to CyanogenMod?
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Why can't I get s=ON on my MyTouch 4g?
I have followed the following 2 tutorials on how to unroot and get S=ON on the MyTouch 4g:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834225
I have successfully reverted to the stock ROM and ...
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257 views
Restoring HTC EVO 4G to stock
I bought an HTC Evo off someone and they had it rooted, but for some reason 4G isn't working. I'm not sure if it's because they rooted the phone and it now has wifi tether (idk to much about rooting ...
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Is there an easy way to un-root Android 2.2 on Droid X rooted via z4root?
Is there an easy way to un-root Android 2.2 on Droid X rooted via z4root?
The reason is that I would like to apply a Gingerbread 2.3 update from Verizon, and that update ALWAYS fails to install.
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Can I unroot my phone
My GPS is broken, and I want to replace it or have it repaired. Is there a way to unroot a samsung galaxy s 4G t-mobile back to the factory conditions?
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Revert back to factory defaults after rooting and installing CM7
Rooting your Android and flashing CM7 seems pretty straightforward (SGS2 as an example). I'm a complete notice and notice that you have to replace the recovery partition thingy in the process. Lots ...
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What is an RUU?
I read that it stands for "ROM Update Utility".
What does it do?
How is it run?
What partitions does it affect?
How does it unroot a phone?
Can I accidentally use the wrong RUU on my phone?
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Bricked? Evo 4G while trying to Unroot
I am an idiot, first and foremost.
I was running an older version of CM7 and just bought an Evo 3D. I decided to sell my Evo 4G online, and went to unroot it. I ran the original software RUU ...
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How can I remove traces of my phone ever being rooted?
I rooted my phone and then an update unrooted it. I described my story here . I am glad that the update unrooted it, I was also planning on doing it myself.
What can I do to make sure that all traces ...
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Is unroot still possible in this case?
I have an LG Optimus One ( LGP500 ) running 2.2 and I rooted it using the z4root tool, version 1.0. From what I saw, back then it didn't have an unroot option. In the meantime, I did an update using ...
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How can I unroot OG Droid Gingerbread to latest stock firmware
I want to unroot my Motorola Droid from CyanogenMod 7 RC (Gingerbread 2.3.3) to the latest version of stock Froyo.
I've been told there's some complications that can happen because of the new file ...
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How do I unroot my Evo (using unrevoked 3.21)
O.k so I have an H.T.C Evo with Froyo 2.2, and I recently rooted it using unRevoked 3.21 but now i'm having some issues with my phone and would like to return it back to sprint. How do I remove the ...
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Root no longer root
I rooted my nexus one and successfully used a lot of root-only apps. But one day all these apps stopped working, saying I don't have root. Terminal emulator says "permission denied" for everything ...
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Unroot an SLCD Droid Incredible
I remember when I first rooted my SLCD Droid Incredible I had to use a special version of ClockworkMod because the original version would "Screen Brick" SLCD Incredibles.
If I were to unroot, are ...
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Problem upgrading N1 to Android 2.3
I have a once-rooted Nexus one. Since then I unrooted it to enable automatic upgrades, and currently have a stock 2.2.
I got the notification to upgrade my OS (to 2.3 I assume), but after my phone ...
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want to get my Droid back to stock, but don't want to reinstall apps
I foolishly rooted my Motorola Droid and fumbled around until I got Cyanogenmod 6.1.0-RC3-Droid installed on the thing.
There's really no reason I should have done this, however. It didn't exactly ...
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Permanent Changes After Un-rooting
I've been playing around with rooting and I'm enjoying it (because I like to tinker). However, I have noticed that my applications tend to force close on me very frequently (particularly in Bugless ...
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What can I expect if I unroot my Droid?
I am thinking about rooting my Moto Droid but I don't know much about the subject, I've been doing some reading, but I'd like to know:
If I were to root and then wanted to unroot later on for some ...
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How do I prep my rooted and moded phone for resale?
I have a rooted MyTouch 3G (HTC Magic) that I want to sell to help defray the cost of my new phone. I have been running CyanogenMod on the phone. My problem lies in the fact that I don't really want ...
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Is it possible to unroot a device?
Once a device has been rooted, is it possible to unroot?
I also want to keep my data, so can I unroot without wiping/re-imaging? If so, how difficult is this?
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How easy is it to return to stock after rooting with Unrevoked?
I have found the following link for rooting several Android devices:
link text
It seems quite easy to root, but how difficult is it to go back to unrooted once you've rooted?
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How do I restore my rooted Motorola Droid back to completely stock and unrooted?
I'm thinking about unrooting and going back to completely stock, vanilla Android on my Droid.
How can I do this?
