How to Unroot the Kyocera Zio
Root allows you to install root-only apps, flash custom recoveries and do a lot of things you can’t do on an unrooted device. At the same time, it does void the warranty of your device. And that may be the issue with some users who are going to visit the service center. So for those folks, here’s how to unroot the Kyocera Zio device:
I. Before You Begin:
1. You must have rooted your device using the procedure given here. If you used any other method to root your device, this procedure might not work for you.
2. Make sure your device has at least 50% of battery life left.
II. Downloading Required Files:
1. z4Root APK (It’s attached in the first post)
III. Unrooting the Kyocera Zio:
1. Place the z4Root APK file on your Desktop.
2. Connect your device to your PC via USB cable.
3. Copy the z4Root APK file over to the root of your SD card.
4. Once it’s been copied, disconnect your device from your PC.
5. Turn ON the USB debugging option on your device by heading to Menu>>Settings>>Applications>>Development>>USB debugging.
6. Turn ON the Unknown sources option as well by heading to Menu>>Settings>>Applications>>Unknown sources.
7. Open the File Manager app on your device and install the APK you copied earlier.
8. Once the APK has been installed, launch the z4Root app from your App Drawer.
9. Hit Unroot button in the app and it’ll unroot your device.
10. You should be unrooted now!
Excellent! Your device has been successfully unrooted and it no longer has Superuser in its App Drawer!
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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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