How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy S Advance (GT-I9070)
Want to unroot your Samsung Galaxy S Advance? No problem, here’s how you can do that. Unrooting will restore the warranty of your device and you’ll again be able to take the device to the service center. It should be noted that the root-only apps will stop working after you’ve unrooted your device, but that’s not a big thing as you can re-root your device anytime. So, let’s see how you can unroot your Samsung Galaxy S Advance.
I. Before You Begin:
1. You should have rooted your device using the procedure given here.
2. Your device should have at least 70% of battery life left.
3. Make a backup of all your important files in case something goes wrong and you lose them.
II. Downloading Required Files:
1. Stock Firmware (Download the appropriate firmware for your device)
2. Odin
III. Unrooting the Samsung Galaxy S Advance (GT-I9070):
1. Download and place both the files onto your Desktop.
2. Extract files from both the archives over to your Desktop.
3. Double-click on the Odin executable file and it’ll launch.
4. Click on PDA button in the tool and select the Stock Firmware file you just extracted from the archive.
5. Only Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time options should be checked in the tool.
6. Uncheck the Repartition box if it’s already checked.
7. Turn OFF your device.
8. Reboot your device into Download mode by pressing and holding the Volume DOWN+Home+Power buttons together.
9. Connect your device to your PC using the USB cable.
10. Click on Start button in the Odin and it’ll begin flashing the firmware.
11. Once the firmware’s been flashed, your device will automatically reboot.
12. You’re done!
Great! Your device’s been successfully unrooted and is now back to the stock firmware.
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If you need help with this procedure, please ask in the comments below or in the forum.
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i rooted my phone but i have not put any custom roms on or done anything other than just use the odin software to root my phone. i used the method from the XDA developer site: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1660419
but i want to just unroot my phone now. i am not sure if i need to download any firmware or anything because i have not used any custom ones. what do i do?
Just download firmware,i did just the same,and it’s working perfect if you have JellyBean download Gingerbread,and then update it to JB,so your S Advance will work smooth as a butter
I updated my galaxy s advance via kies. now m feeling that my phone is lagging a bit. I want to go back to gingerbread. can I use the above said procedure? thanks in advance
Yeah, sure, you can use the above procedure to get your device back to Gingerbread firmware.
my galaxy s advance hangs on SAMSUNG GALAXY S ADVANCE HT-I9070
I HAD FOLLFW ALL THE STEP CORRECTLY WHAT TO DO NOW
AND IT IS NOT STARTING
Harshal, can you try flashing a stock firmware from this link (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014516) and see if it starts up again?
do i need unlock code after flashing my s advance ?
hi. this is what happens when i followed the procedures. i’ve been doing this again and again and it is still the same. my phone will automatically turns off when this message appears. helpppppppppp.
Do i need to change my kernel to stock kernel first ?
Hello Kent,
No, you’re not required to flash back the stock kernel on your device, as the stock firmware will do this for you.
Thanks!