How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy Xcover (S5690) running Android 2.3

Now that you have rooted your Galaxy Xcover, there may come a time when you need to unroot it, like when you are getting it into a service center for any reason or selling it.  The guide below is just for those times and will get you back to stock in no time.

I.  Before You Begin

1.  This guide will only work if you have followed our procedure on rooting the Galaxy Xcover.  Trying it after rooting with any other may brick your device!

2.  Back up everything you feel is important.

3.  Make sure you have your device charged to 75% or more before you begin.

II.  Necessary Downloads

III.  Unrooting the Galaxy Xcover

1.  Connect your device to your PC in USB Mass Storage Mode and copy the universal_gb_unroot_v10.zip to your SD card.

2.  Disconnect your device and power it down.

3.  Press and hold the Volume Up + Home + Power buttons until your device boots into recovery mode.

4.  Use the Volume Up and Down keys to navigate and highlight apply update from sdcard and press the home button to select it.

5.  Locate and select universal_gb_unroot_v10.zip to begin flashing the file.

6.  Select reboot system now once you see the install from sdcard complete message,

Your Galaxy Xcover should be unrooted at the end of the procedure.

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.

This is part of our Android How To’s. We have how to’s on rooting, loading ROMs, and tons of other tips and tricks for your specific device or for Android devices in general! For all of our Android How To’s, head here.