How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy S5 (US Cellular)
Perhaps you’re done playing with root and custom ROMs on your Android device? Regardless of the reason, it’s usually pretty easy to unroot your device and go back to the stock firmware.
Some of the reasons for unrooting your Samsung Galaxy S5 (US Cellular) 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 S5 (US Cellular):
I. Before You Begin
1. You should have rooted your device using the procedure given here.
2. This procedure only works on Windows based PCs.
3. You should have proper drivers installed on your PC. If you don’t, you can download the latest drivers from here.
4. This only works for the SM-G900R4 variant of the device.
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.
Stock Firmware (Type in SM-G900R4 in the device search box and the stock firmwares will appear)
III. Unrooting the Samsung Galaxy S5 (US Cellular)
1. Extract files from both Odin and Stock Firmware 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 the Stock Firmware file you extracted earlier to your Desktop.
4. Make sure Repartition is unchecked in the Odin.
5. Checkmark 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 be in Download mode.
9. Plug in your device to your PC via USB cable.
10. Click on Start in the Odin and it’ll start flashing the firmware on your device.
11. Once flashed, your device should automatically reboot.
12. You’re all done!
All set! You are now running stock firmware on your Samsung Galaxy S5 (US Cellular) and have unrooted it.
Want to try again? You can always reroot your device by heading to our Rooting How To’s section, finding your device, and doing the How to Root listed for it there.
