How to Unroot the Motorola Moto Maxx

Unrooting your Motorola Moto Maxx helps you get your device back to the stock firmware. This removes root-access as well as any custom modifications that you may have done on your device and gives you a complete stock experience.

There are various reasons why you may want to unroot your device. Maybe you’re experiencing issues with the apps on your device, or maybe the WiFi just stopped working after you flashed a custom ROM on your device. Flashing the stock firmware usually solves 99% of the software related issues, and lets you have a working phone right in your hands. In case you have flashed a custom kernel that you found on an Android forum that claims to be improving your device’s performance, but you realized it had an adverse effect on your device, unrooting solves this for you. It flashes back the stock kernel that is the most stable and reliable one for your device.

It also removes any custom mods and launchers that you may have flashed on your device. Maybe you flashed a launcher but later found that it’s not displaying some apps, or maybe the launcher just doesn’t suit your style. Whatever your issue is, unrooting should set you back to the default launcher.

Another reason is, maybe you’re going to sell your device and you just don’t want the customer to know what modifications you have done on your device. Since unrooting removes all signs of the modifications, your buyer will never know that the device was once rooted. This way, you can get a few more bucks for your device.

Unrooting also helps you reinstate your warranty, so you can have your device repaired at the service centre for free. So, here’s how you can unroot your Motorola Moto Maxx and get it back to stock:

I. Before You Begin

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

2. This should flash the stock firmware on your device.

3. This only works on Windows based PCs.

4. This only works for the XT 1225 variant of the device. Please do not try this on any other device or you’ll end-up bricking the device.

II. Downloading Required Files

1. Download RSD Lite and save it to your desktop.

RSD Lite (It’s attached in the first post)

2. Download the stock firmware for your Moto Maxx and save it to your desktop.

Stock Firmware (Download link’s available in the first post)

III. Unrooting the Motorola Moto Maxx

1. Unzip files from RSD Lite by right-clicking on it and selecting Extract here. It’ll put all of the zipped files onto your desktop.

2. Turn off your device.

3. Turn your device back on by holding down Volume UP and Power buttons together.

4. Select Fastboot.

5. Plug in your device to your PC using the USB cable.

6. Double-click on RSD Lite executable and it’ll launch.

7. Click on “…” in the tool and select the stock firmware .zip file available on your desktop.

8. Select uncompress and start flashing.

9. Wait for it to finish flashing the firmware on your device.

10. When it’s done, reboot your device.

11. You’re all done!

Excellent! Your Motorola Moto Maxx is now unrooted and is back to the stock firmware.