How to Unroot the HTC Vivid

Unrooting HTC Vivid involves only a few steps, relock the bootloader and flash the stock firmware. If you’re looking for an easy way to unroot Vivid, nothing can be great than the procedure given below. We’ve put together all the things you need to unroot your device, so let’s see how you can unroot your HTC Vivid.

I. Before You Begin:

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

2. Make sure your device is charged at least 60% for an uninterrupted process.

II. Downloading Required Files:

1. ADBFastbootRecovery (It’s attached there in the second post)

2. Stock ROM (Download the appropriate Stock ROM from the second post, the file name would be PH39IMG.zip)

III. Relocking Bootloader of the HTC Vivid:

1. Download and place both the files onto your Desktop.

2. Extract files from the ADBFastbootRecovery ZIP archive to your Desktop.

3. Turn OFF your device using the Power button.

4. Reboot the device into bootloader mode. Simply press and hold the Volume DOWN+Power buttons together and you should enter the bootloader mode.

5. Select the Fastboot option from bootloader menu.

6. Connect the device to your PC using the USB cable.

7. Open a Command Prompt Window on your Desktop by pressing and holding the Shift key on your keyboard and right-clicking on any empty area on the screen, then choose the Open command window here option.

8. Type in the following command into the Command Prompt Window:

fastboot oem lock

9. Your bootloader’s now relocked. Enter the following command to reboot your device:

fastboot reboot

10. You’re done now with the bootloader relocking process.

Great! You’ve just completed the half-part of the unrooting process, let’s move to the second-half.

IV. Unrooting the HTC Vivid:

1. Connect the device to your PC using the USB cable. Make sure you can transfer the files fro and to your smartphone.

2. Transfer the Stock ROM file to the root folder of your phone’s SD card.

3. Disconnect the device from your PC after the file is successfully transferred.

4. Turn OFF the device.

5. Reboot the device into bootloader mode. To do so, press and hold the Volume DOWN+Power buttons together.

6. You should get a prompt on your screen asking you if you want to flash the Stock ROM file. Choose Yes and go ahead.

7. Reboot the device after you have flashed the Stock ROM file.

8. You are now unrooted !

Your phone’s now back to the stock firmware with stock recovery and no root access.

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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