How to Unroot the Huawei Ascend Y520
People have their own reasons to unroot their Huawei Ascend Y520 and you also have your own reasons. Maybe you loaded tons of root-only apps on your device after rooting it and they’re now causing issues and your device’s crashing too often, or maybe you loaded a custom ROM on your device and it just didn’t work as it was supposed to. Either way, the following guide should help you unroot and get your Huawei Ascend Y520 back to the stock firmware.
Unrooting solves most of the software related issues, such as device’s crashing too often, issues with launching apps, other system issues, and so on. It resolves these issues by removing all the stuff that is loaded on your device and putting back everything default. That way, you get your device back to the perfect and stable ROM that your manufacturer has produced for your device.
So, with all the reasons out of the way, here’s how to unroot your Huawei Ascend Y520 and get it back to the stock:
I. Before You Begin
1. You should’ve rooted your device using our how to root the Huawei Ascend Y520 procedure.
2. This should erase the data stored on your device; so please backup everything that you wish to keep.
3. This should get your device back to the stock.
4. You should only do this on a Huawei Ascend Y520.
How to Unroot the Huawei Ascend Y520
To unroot the device, you’ll download the stock ROM and flash it on your device using stock flashing option. Here’s how you can do that:
II. Downloading Required Files
1. Download Stock ROM and save it to your desktop.
III. Unrooting the Huawei Ascend Y520
1. Extract files from Stock ROM by double-clicking on it and selecting Extract here.
2. After extracting the archive, you’ll get a folder called dload.
3. Connect your device to your PC using a USB cable and ensure your device is able to receive files from your PC.
4. Copy dload folder from your desktop over to the internal SD card storage on your device. Place the file in the root directory or it won’t work.
5. When dload folder is copied, disconnect your device from your PC.
6. Turn off your device.
7. Turn your device back on by holding down Volume UP, Volume DOWN, and Power buttons together.
8. The device should automatically start flashing the stock ROM. Wait for it to do so.
9. When the device’s done flashing the ROM, reboot it.
10. You should now be unrooted.
Cheers! Your Huawei Ascend Y520 was successfully flashed with the stock ROM and you’re now unrooted and back to the official Huawei stock firmware.
Now that you’re back to the stock ROM, you should probably check out what all has changed since you were on a stock ROM. From the options available in settings to the default apps, there are surely many things that have either changed or improved to provide you with a better and an enhanced experience with the stock firmware on your device.
Let us know how the procedure worked for you in the comments section below!
