How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy Alpha (Korean)
Maybe the apps that you’ve installed on your Samsung Galaxy Alpha running a custom ROM crash too often? Maybe the custom ROM itself has some bugs that you think aren’t going to be solved anytime soon? Either way, this guide should help you unroot your device and get it back to stock. It should replace your custom ROM with the stock ROM so there won’t be any issues or bugs that you’re now facing on your device. Here’s how to do that:
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 Samsung Galaxy Alpha (Korean) 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 Samsung Galaxy Alpha (Korean):
I. Before You Begin
1. You should have rooted your device using the procedure given here.
2. This only works for the SM-G850K variant of the device.
3. You need a Windows based PC to do this procedure.
4. You should’ve appropriate drivers installed on your PC. If you haven’t, download the latest Samsung USB drivers and install them on your PC.
II. Downloading Required Files
1. Download Odin and save it to your desktop.
2. Download the appropriate stock firmware for your device and save it to your desktop.
III. Unrooting the Samsung Galaxy Alpha (Korean)
1. Unzip files from both Odin and Stock Firmware to your desktop by right-clicking on each of them and selecting Extract here.
2. Double-click on Odin executable and it should launch.
3. Click on PDA and choose Stock Firmware available on your desktop. It’s the firmware file that you extracted from the archive and not the archive itself.
4. Make sure Repartition is unchecked in the Odin.
5. Put a checkmark in the boxes that say Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time.
6. Turn OFF your device.
7. Turn it back on by holding down Volume DOWN, Home, and Power buttons together.
8. Press Volume UP and you should be in download mode.
9. Plug in your device to your PC using the USB cable.
10. Hit Start in the Odin and it’ll start flashing stock firmware on your device.
11. Your device should reboot when the firmware’s flashed.
12. You’re done!
You’re all set. Your Korean Samsung Galaxy Alpha is now running the official stock firmware and is unrooted.
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