How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 (SM-T530NU)
Maybe you’re going to sell your device? Or maybe you’re going to gift it to your friend on her birthday? Well, before you do that, make sure you unroot your device. It’ll remove root-access as well as flash back the stock firmware on your device. This’ll make your device look like a brand new device that you’ve just bought off the retail store.
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 Tab 4 10.1 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 Tab 4 10.1:
I. Before You Begin
1. You should’ve rooted your device using the procedure given here.
2. This should flash stock firmware on your device.
3. This only works for the SM-T530NU model of the device.
4. This should only work on Windows based PCs.
5. You should’ve required drivers installed on your PC. If you haven’t, you can download the latest drivers from here.
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 Tab 4 10.1 (SM-T530NU)
1. Extract files from 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 the stock firmware file you just extracted to your desktop.
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 your device should reboot into 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 the firmware on your device.
11. When the firmware’s flashed, your device should automatically reboot.
12. You’re all done!
Great! Your Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 is now unrooted and is running the official stock firmware. Your warranty is now reinstated!
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Thank you unroot worked like a charm!
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