How to Unroot Android - Mobile - Software

When you root your phone, customizing your phone becomes considerably easier. However, it can be irritating when you can't get updates on your phone because it is rooted. Getting your phone repaired, or returning it to the store is often going to be a problem as well if you’ve already rooted the phone. You may be thinking, “If only there was some way to get rid of the root easily without a lot of trouble.” Fortunately, there’s a handy program called OTA Rootkeeper that allows you to remove root for purposes such as getting software updates. 

STEPS 

1

CLICK THE “PLAY STORE” ICON ON YOUR PHONE’S HOME SCREEN. You can get to the home screen by pressing the Home button if your particular phone has that. Otherwise, you can also get there by clicking the “Apps” button and then scrolling over to it. The apps are listed alphabetically. 

2

CLICK THE SPYGLASS ICON IN THE TOP RIGHT. Type in “ota rootkeeper” to search for the free app. You should see it in the search results. Click on it to open the installation screen. 

3

CLICK THE “INSTALL” BUTTON IN THE TOP RIGHT TO INSTALL THE APPLICATION ON YOUR PHONE. Make sure you have space on your phone so that you get a clean install. 

4

OPEN THE APPLICATION BY CLICKING “OPEN” IN THE INSTALLATION SCREEN. You can also access the app from the “Apps” button on your phone. 

5

HIT THE BUTTON MARKED- “TEMP. un-root (keeps backup).” Your phone is now temporarily unrooted. If you’d like to make it more permanent, click the “delete su backup” button. You can then click “Restore Root” whenever you want to bring the root back.

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TIPS 

Some older phones may have the “Play Store” app listed as “Market.” If this is the case, it’s likely that as soon as you click on the app Google will switch it over to Play Store for you. 

WARNINGS 

Rooting can void warranty all by itself, so if that's a problem for you, it’s best to not do it in the first place. If you don’t want to lose root in a way that’s hard to get back due to an update, Rootkeeper can also instantly restore root after an update.