How to unroot an Android device

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Any of the devices with Android system It is accompanied by at least one user, this is created by default once you buy the phone. It is key to know who owns the mobile and to be able to identify it if you lose it, in addition to doing other things with it whenever you personalize it.

You may have heard over the years the word root, a way to be able to do anything with it, as long as you get to do a few theoretical steps. Probably not something that is done now too much, although given the versatility, you might consider doing root to the terminal you have at that moment.

Through this tutorial you will know how to unroot android device, if you remove it you will get the phone to be like the first time you started it. If you delete the rooting you will have the right options on your device again and the ones you had until now will not be seen.

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root can be hidden

Android Root

Different device manufacturers have seen it necessary to hide the root, For this they have their own tools, sometimes they even depend to a large degree on others available in the Google store. Several known when it comes to hiding this "user" are SuHide and Magisk, both are free.

SuHide is a creation uploaded to XDA Developers, the beneficiary is always the end user, you need root permissions if you want to configure it previously. The rooting of phones, despite being lost in time, has been used to do many things, including uninstalling any application from the smartphone, including those installed by the manufacturer.

Every device with the Google system will have a root user, launching an application or other things will make you have to go through this user. You can do the basics with the profile you create, the main account will remain marked and you will obtain some permissions, although you will not have all of them.

Unroot Android from SuperSU

SuperSU

Native root access is not easy, That's why you have in the Play Store of essential apps with which to access, all without you having to know much about the subject. One of the best in this sense is called SuperSU, it will obtain the necessary permission if you want to enter and will not have prior limitations as it happens and happens with others.

Deleting the Android root with SuperSU is simple, so much so that it is one of the recommended ones, since after its elimination it will restart the device, which is fundamental and necessary. Despite being in English, its operation is not too complex, you have the basics at hand, including striking down the user.

When unrooting from SuperSU, do the following so that everything works correctly on the phone:

  • Download and install the SuperSU appYou can download it from this link below
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  • Access the application settings, here you have several options, although the main and important one is none other than "Full unroot"
  • Click on “Full unroot” and click on “Restart” for this to take effect and once it loads you will see that the previous settings will now not be present if you have rooted the phone in the beginning (it can be done in almost all)

Other apps to remove root can be KingRoot, Root Uninstaller, Root Checker and others, you have many and choose the one you want to delete it. In all of them it will be among the settings, which sometimes comes in the main window or entering the option called “General” in them.

Unroot manually

Es File Explorer

It is almost certainly one of the most used methods at the moment, that of removing root manually, it is true that an application is needed. One of the appropriate ones in this case is ES File Explorer, a free tool that we have in the Play Store, it is also a powerful file explorer.

Using this application will require a bit of knowledge of the same, yes, if you follow the steps you have the option to remove root as with SuperSU. You need just a few minutes for this to take effect, requires that you have the necessary permissions, which for example involves installing applications on your phone.

To remove root manually with ES File Explorer, Do the following:

  • Launch the ES File Explorer application and search for the path “/System/Bin” and click here on Bin
  • Locate a file called "Su", click on it and delete the file, it will be necessary for the root to be completely eliminated
  • Go back and now look in “System” for a folder called “Xbin”, enter here
  • Also delete the “Su” file generated in this folder
  • After this, go to “System” and enter “App”, delete the “Superuser.apk” file and jump out of this folder
  • Restart the phone and that's it, it's that simple to do this process with the file explorer, in this case it is one of the most powerful, ES File Explorer

Reinstall factory firmware

Android official firmware

One of the many options to remove root is by reinstalling the firmware, for this it will require a little dexterity in this sense. The main thing is to have a backup, the appropriate thing is that you have done it before reinstalling this process, in case there is a previous failure.

Each device manufacturer has its own, you have to download it from the official page, for this it is best to download the software on your phone and put it in "Downloads". Odin works to do it with Samsung, LG has Flash Tool (downloadable from the page of the Korean firm), among others available.

If you want to do a factory firmware reinstall, try the tutorial for your device, brands almost always have solutions for it, the same goes for XDA Developers. If you have a Huawei phone, on the official support page you have the download of this file, installable.


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