How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy Alpha (Vodafone)
Maybe you flashed a custom ROM on your device but later on found out that it has some bugs that won’t let you properly use your device? Maybe you want to get rid of all the crazy customizations you have made on your device and just want to have the pure stock Android on your device? Either way, this guide should help you unroot your device and get it back to stock. Once on stock, there’ll be no bugs (except for the unresolved ones) and you’ll have pure stock Android. Here’s how:
Unrooting is the process of removing root access, a custom recovery (if you have one), and just trying to get the device back to as close to stock as possible.
Some of the reasons for unrooting your Samsung Galaxy Alpha (Vodafone) are:
- Sending in the device for warranty (most, but not all unrooting procedures reinstate the manufacturer warranty if you had one before rooting).
- Starting over (simply undoing everything you did while rooted so you can have a clean slate to start over).
- Fix any issues (Maybe rooting messed something up? No problem, unrooting will take care of it for you).
Ready to get started? Here’s how to unroot the Samsung Galaxy Alpha (Vodafone):
I. Before You Begin
1. You should have rooted your device using the procedure given here.
2. This only works for the SM-G850M variant of the device.
3. You must have a Windows based PC to do this procedure.
4. Get the Samsung USB drivers installed on your PC first, if you haven’t already.
II. Downloading Required Files
1. Download Odin and save it to your desktop.
2. Download Stock Firmware and save it to your desktop.
III. Unrooting the Samsung Galaxy Alpha (Vodafone)
1. Unzip files from both Odin and Stock Firmware to your desktop by right-clicking on each of them and selecting Extract here.
2. Double-click on Odin executable and it will launch.
3. Uncheck Repartition if it’s already checked in the Odin.
4. Checkmark both Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time.
5. Click on PDA and choose Stock Firmware available on your desktop.
6. Turn OFF your device.
7. Turn it back on by holding down Volume DOWN, Home, and Power buttons simultaneously.
8. Press Volume UP when you see a warning on your screen and you’ll reboot into download mode.
9. Plug in your device to your PC via USB cable.
10. Hit Start in the Odin and it’ll start the flashing process.
11. When the flashing’s done, your device should automatically reboot.
12. You’re all done!
Your Samsung Galaxy Alpha (Vodafone) is now unrooted and is running the official Samsung firmware. If you wanted to send in your device for warranty, you can do so now!
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