How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 (T-Mobile & Sprint Versions)
Perhaps you’re done playing with root and custom ROMs on your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 running on Sprint or T-Mobile or perhaps you need to sell the device and get it back to stock? Regardless of the reason, it’s pretty easy to unroot your device and usually involves just flashing the stock firmware from the manufacturer onto the phone to get it back to an out-of-box state.
Some of the reasons for unrooting your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 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 theSamsung Galaxy Note 5:
I. Before You Begin
1. You should have rooted your device using our how to root the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 procedure.
2. This should erase all the data stored on your device. So, please backup anything that you feel is important for you.
3. You need a Windows based PC to do this procedure.
4. Ensure that Samsung USB drivers are installed on your PC. If they aren’t, install those first.
5. This procedure only works for the T-Mobile (N920T) and Sprint (N920P) variants of the device.
How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 (T-Mobile)(Sprint)
To unroot the device, you’re going to flash a stock ROM using Odin that will remove root-access and get your device back to the stock. Here’s how:
II. Downloading Required Files
1. Download Odin and save it to your desktop.
2. Download Stock ROM and save it to your desktop.
Stock ROM for T-Mobile variant
III. Unrooting the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 (T-Mobile)(Sprint)
1. Extract files from both Odin and Stock ROM over to your desktop by right-clicking on each of them and selecting Extract here.
2. Launch Odin by double-clicking on its executable file.
3. When the Odin opens, click on PDA and select Stock ROM available on your desktop. It’s the extracted stock ROM file that you’re supposed to select and not the archive itself.
4. Uncheck Repartition in the Odin.
5. Checkmark both the options that say Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time.
6. Turn off your device.
7. Turn your device back on in download mode by holding down Volume DOWN, Home, and Power buttons together for a few seconds.
8. Hit Volume UP when you’re prompted.
9. Your device should now be in download mode.
10. Connect your device to your PC using a USB cable.
11. Click on Start in the Odin and it’ll start flashing stock ROM on your device.
12. Wait for the Odin to install stock ROM on your device.
13. When the Odin’s done flashing ROM, your device should automatically reboot.
All set! You are now running stock firmware on your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and have unrooted it.
Let me know if this worked for you in the comments below!
Note 5 root has some issues with random reboots even on the newest updated root. The unroot worked but i’ll report back if I still have random reboots.
Thanks fro reporting that it worked. And yeah definitely let me know if that didn’t fix the reboots.
My Note 5 was shutting down during phone calls. This fix worked great and the only option I was able to find online. Thanks again!
We’re glad this helped you, John!
didnt work for me odin keeps failing 🙁
Odin keeps failing for me. Either stops at setup connection or fails at NAND Writing. Really frustrating and I don’t know what to do now.
Hi Joshua,
Does the Odin recognize your device? Do you see one of those boxes in the Odin turning yellow when you connect your device to your PC?
Let me know. Thanks!
Mine fails as well. The box in Odin turns yellow when plug in my phone. Right after NAND Write Start is fails. Can you please help me ? Added!!
Enter CS for MD5..
Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
Please wait..
N920TUVS2COKC_N920TTMB2COKC_N920TUVS2COKC_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
Leave CS..
Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
File analysis..
SetupConnection..
Initialzation..
Get PIT for mapping..
Firmware update start..
sboot.bin
NAND Write Start!!
Complete(Write) operation failed.
All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Mine fails as well. The box in Odin turns yellow when plug in my phone. Right after NAND Write Start is fails. Can you please help me ? Added!!
Enter CS for MD5..
Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
Please wait..
N920TUVS2COKC_N920TTMB2COKC_N920TUVS2COKC_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
Leave CS..
Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
File analysis..
SetupConnection..
Initialzation..
Get PIT for mapping..
Firmware update start..
sboot.bin
NAND Write Start!!
Complete(Write) operation failed.
All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Can you let us know what device are you trying this on and the device’s model number (menu > settings > about phone)?
sir hiddn img show and not agin
sir odin mai hiddn img show and not woking again process on odin
I’m sorry I didn’t get you. What doesn’t work for you? Odin?
Hello, I have the N920T but I have rooted using Magisk and now I have the Khongloi final ROM, I want to go to STOCK ROM because I have some issues with Netflix and some games. Question is if your unroot procedure works to any N920T phone no matter how was it rooted ?
Regards