09-03-2013 03:39 PM
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  1. justein's Avatar
    justein
    Hi, I was wondering if there is a way to unroot the Nexus 4 on 4.3. A step by step guide or link to one or link to a video would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance to people who respond.

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    08-29-2013 12:17 AM
  2. Rizy7's Avatar
    Rizy7
    Pretty sure its just a matter of flashing stock images
    08-29-2013 04:40 PM
  3. konrad236's Avatar
    konrad236
    if you are rooted with SuperSU there is an option to unroot in settings somewhere.
    08-29-2013 10:14 PM
  4. justein's Avatar
    justein
    Originally Posted by konrad236
    if you are rooted with SuperSU there is an option to unroot in settings somewhere.
    Yes but I want it to be fully unrooted. No custom recovery and I also want to relock the bootloader.

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    08-29-2013 11:03 PM
  5. Nandagopal R's Avatar
    Nandagopal R
    You can use the Nexus 4 - Factory image restore thread. It is available as a sticky in this forum.

    Posted via Android Central App
    08-30-2013 12:36 AM
  7. justein's Avatar
    justein
    Originally Posted by Nandagopal R
    You can use the Nexus 4 - Factory image restore thread. It is available as a sticky in this forum.

    Posted via Android Central App
    This will relock bootloader, install stock OS and recovery?

    Posted via Android Central App
    08-30-2013 03:53 PM
  8. pseudoware's Avatar
    pseudoware
    Stupid easy with this:

    Nexus Root Toolkit v1.7.2 | WugFresh

    Look under advanced utilities. The hardest part is getting the ADB interface drivers sorted out, lol.
    08-30-2013 10:54 PM
  9. justein's Avatar
    justein
    Originally Posted by pseudoware
    Stupid easy with this:

    Nexus Root Toolkit v1.7.2 | WugFresh

    Look under advanced utilities. The hardest part is getting the ADB interface drivers sorted out, lol.
    Sorry to be a bother, but have you tried this yourself? If so, everything worked fine?
    08-30-2013 11:23 PM
  10. pseudoware's Avatar
    pseudoware
    Originally Posted by justein
    Sorry to be a bother, but have you tried this yourself? If so, everything worked fine?
    I've only used it to bootloader unlock & root both my Nexus 4 & 7. No problems.

    Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4
    08-30-2013 11:30 PM
  11. Fairclough's Avatar
    Fairclough
    I second that, I have used it to go to stock last night for an update. It works perfectly. Remember to read the pop ups.
    08-31-2013 07:15 AM
  12. Nandagopal R's Avatar
    Nandagopal R
    Sorry for the late reply. Yes, the factory restore can relock the bootloader.

    Regarding other suggestions for the tool kit, I've not used the Wugfresh toolkit, but it should be risk free. Or you can try Nexus 4 Root Toolkit by XDA Admin Mark Skippen. Super easy and risk free. I can vouch for that.

    Posted via Android Central App
    08-31-2013 11:34 AM
  13. lindend's Avatar
    lindend
    Originally Posted by konrad236
    if you are rooted with SuperSU there is an option to unroot in settings somewhere.
    Is there a way to Unroot Koush's Superuser? I'd like to unroot before installing the latest OTA patch on top of 4.3.
    08-31-2013 09:43 PM
  14. pseudoware's Avatar
    pseudoware
    Originally Posted by lindend
    Is there a way to Unroot Koush's Superuser? I'd like to unroot before installing the latest OTA patch on top of 4.3.
    You can install SuperSU from the play store and unroot with that, even w/Superuser installed.

    Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4
    09-01-2013 03:09 AM
  15. Rizy7's Avatar
    Rizy7
    Originally Posted by Nandagopal R
    Sorry for the late reply. Yes, the factory restore can relock the bootloader.

    Regarding other suggestions for the tool kit, I've not used the Wugfresh toolkit, but it should be risk free. Or you can try Nexus 4 Root Toolkit by XDA Admin Mark Skippen. Super easy and risk free. I can vouch for that.

    Posted via Android Central App
    Flashing factory images alone does not relock the bootloader, you have to do it manually after flashing the images.

    Originally Posted by lindend
    Is there a way to Unroot Koush's Superuser? I'd like to unroot before installing the latest OTA patch on top of 4.3.
    No need to unroot and then update as you will lose root when you update anyway.
    09-01-2013 06:25 AM
  16. justein's Avatar
    justein
    Originally Posted by Rizy7
    Flashing factory images alone does not relock the bootloader, you have to do it manually after flashing the images.



    No need to unroot and then update as you will lose root when you update anyway.
    How would I manually relock the bootloader?
    09-01-2013 12:03 PM
  17. anon(847090)'s Avatar
    anon(847090)
    Originally Posted by justein
    How would I manually relock the bootloader?
    if you have fastboot files and drivers properly installed use "fastboot oem lock" on command prompt from the fastboot folder
    09-03-2013 03:39 PM
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