How to Unroot the HTC Flyer

HTC Flyer tablet was among those tablets waiting for the Honeycomb update and it did get the update in the year 2011. The tablet can now run the Android Jelly Bean as well with the help of the custom ROMs. No matter how beautiful the custom ROMs look, stock ROMs have always been the most stable firmwares that can be used in your daily life. Here’s how you can unroot your HTC Flyer tablet and get back to the stock ROM.

I. Before You Begin:

1. You should have rooted your device using the procedure given here.

2. Make sure that your device is charged to have at least 60% of battery life left.

II. Downloading Required Files:

1. RUU (Download the appropriate RUU for your device)

III. Unrooting the HTC Flyer:

1. Download and place the RUU file on the Desktop of your PC.

2. Turn OFF your device using the Power button.

3. Reboot your device into the bootloader mode. To do so, while your device is turned OFF, press and hold Volume DOWN+Power buttons together.

4. Choose Fastboot from the bootloader menu.

5. Connect the device to your PC using the USB cable.

6. Double-click the RUU file you just downloaded, it has the .exe extension.

7. Go through the steps displayed on your screen.

8. Your device is now unrooted !

Great ! Your device is now back to the Stock Firmware and you no longer have root access on it.

If this procedure helped you please thank/donate to the original developers here.

If you need help with this procedure, please ask in the comments below or in the forum.

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