How to Unroot the Motorola Devour
Maybe you’re sending in your device for warranty reasons? Maybe you don’t want to put your device at risk by keeping it open for root-only apps to view your system files? Either way, this guide should help you unroot your device and get it back to its unrooted state. Here you go:
Unrooting is the process of removing root access, a custom recovery (if you have one), and just trying to get the device back to as close to stock as possible.
Some of the reasons for unrooting your Motorola Devour are:
- Sending in the device for warranty (most, but not all unrooting procedures reinstate the manufacturer warranty if you had one before rooting).
- Starting over (simply undoing everything you did while rooted so you can have a clean slate to start over).
- Fix any issues (Maybe rooting messed something up? No problem, unrooting will take care of it for you).
Ready to get started? Here’s how to unroot the Motorola Devour:
I. Before You Begin
1. You should’ve rooted your device using the procedure given here. If you didn’t use it to root your device, this procedure may or may not work for you.
2. This doesn’t flash a stock firmware on your device. This only removes root-access from your device.
II. Downloading Required Files
1. Download Androot APK and save it to your desktop.
III. Unrooting the Motorola Devour
1. Plug in your device to your PC using the USB cable.
2. Copy Androot APK from your desktop over to the root of your SD card.
3. When it’s copied, unplug your device from your PC.
4. Enable Unknown sources on your device by going to Menu > Settings > Applications > Unknown sources.
5. Open File Manager on your device and tap on Androot APK and it’ll install.
6. Launch the newly installed Androot app from your App Drawer.
7. Tap on Undo Root button in the app and let it unroot your device.
8. When it’s done, reboot your device.
9. You should now be unrooted!
Brilliant! Your Motorola Devour is now unrooted and is back to its unrooted state. Have fun!
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