How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy Star Duos (GT-S5282)

While rooting gives you a number of features to add to your device, unrooting removes the root-access and throws your device back to the stock firmware. The main advantage of unrooting is it reinstates the warranty of your device, thus making it service center friendly. If you’ve been looking for a way to unroot your Samsung Galaxy Star Duos smartphone, the guide below should help you do that. So go ahead and get your device unrooted:

I. Before You Begin:

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

2. Your device needs to have at least 70% of battery life left.

II. Downloading Required Files:

1. Stock Firmware (Download the appropriate firmware for your device)

2. Odin

III. Unrooting the Samsung Galaxy Star Duos (GT-S5282):

1. Place both the files you’ve downloaded onto your Desktop.

2. Unzip files from both the archives over to your Desktop.

3. Double-click on the Odin executable and it should launch.

4. Click on PDA and choose the Stock Firmware file you just extracted from the archive over to your Desktop.

5. Uncheck the Repartition box if it’s already checked.

6. You can checkmark the boxes that say Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time.

7. Turn OFF your device.

8. Reboot your device into Download mode. To do so, simply hold down the Volume DOWN+Home+Power buttons together.

9. You should see a message on your screen. Just hit the Volume UP button and you should be good to go.

10. Plug your device in to your PC via USB cable.

11. Hit Start in the Odin and it’ll begin flashing the firmware on your device.

12. Once the firmware’s been flashed, your device should automatically reboot.

13. And you’re all set!

Great! You’ve successfully flashed stock firmware on your device and you’re now unrooted!

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