How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (Asia Pacific)
No matter how much you praise your custom ROM, there’ll come a day when you want to go back to stock to see how the original Android system looks like. If you want to do this, this guide should help you. It teaches how to unroot your Asian Galaxy Note 4 and get it back to stock. So without further ado, let’s get onto the procedure:
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 Note 4 (Asia Pacific) 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 Note 4 (Asia Pacific):
I. Before You Begin
1. You should have rooted your device using the procedure given here.
2. This only works for the SM-N910H variant of the device.
3. You must have a Windows based PC to do this procedure.
4. Make sure you have the Samsung USB drivers installed 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 Note 4 (Asia Pacific)
1. Extract 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’ll launch.
3. Click on PDA and choose Stock Firmware available on your desktop.
4. Uncheck Repartition if it’s already checked 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 your device should enter download mode.
9. Plug in your device to your PC using the USB cable.
10. Click on Start in the Odin and it’ll start flashing stock firmware on your device.
11. When the firmware’s flashed, your device should automatically reboot.
12. You’re done!
Cheers! Your Asian variant of the Samsung Galaxy Note is now unrooted and is running the official stock firmware.
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