How to Unroot the Lenovo K3 Note

The eight-core, large screen, yet budget-friendly offering from Lenovo called the K3 Note, is a pretty decent option for people looking for some performance without breaking the bank. But, as it is with most manufacturers, they try to differentiate their Android phones by adding custom software to it to give it a different look and feel than the others in the market and even add some functionality.

Thing is, Android, in my opinion at least, has come a long way from its humble beginnings and is better left untouched. Because of this, I root my devices and change the software almost immediately after getting it (there are exceptions) and rooting the Lenovo K3 Note would be something I’d recommend to anyone not afraid of getting a little “hacky” with their devices.

But there are reasons to unroot the K3 Note and get it back to stock; from having to return it for warranty, selling it, or even just starting over and getting back to a clean slate. If you’re in need of such a clean slate, here’s how to unroot the Lenovo K3 Note and flash the stock firmware to get it back to the way it was when it came out of the box.

I. Before You Begin

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

2. This procedure should wipe off all the data stored on your device. So, please back it all up before proceeding further.

3. You must have a Windows based PC to do this procedure.

4. Download and install PDAnet drivers on your PC, if they aren’t already installed.

5. This should get your device back to the stock ROM.

How to Unroot the Lenovo K3 Note

To unroot the device, what you’re going to do is flash the stock firmware on the device using the SP Flash Tool. It will unroot and get your device back to the stock. Here’s how:

II. Downloading Required Files

1. Download Unroot Package and save it to your desktop.

Unroot Package

III. Unrooting the Lenovo K3 Note

1. Extract files from Unroot Package over to your desktop by right-clicking on it and selecting Extract here. You will get three folders on your desktop.

2. Open the SP Flash Tool folder and right-click on flash_tool.exe and select Run as administrator to launch the tool.

3. When the tool launches, click on the button that says Scatter-loading.

4. Navigate to the Firmware folder located on your desktop and select the Scatter file given inside the folder.

5. Click on Download in the SP Flash Tool.

6. Turn off your device.

7. Connect your device to your PC using a USB cable.

8. The tool should start flashing the stock firmware on your device.

9. Wait for the tool to install stock firmware on your device.

10. When the tool’s done flashing firmware, reboot your device.

11. You should now be unrooted!

All set, unrooted, back to stock and ready to either send it in for warranty or start the rooting all over again.

Let me know if this worked for you in the comments below!