So I realize that I should've kept better track of what I had done, but I rooted my Verizon Galaxy S4 a little over a year ago. My intent was to root it so that I could download some tethering apps, but I quickly lost my unlimited data in an unrelated incident. After that, I didn't really use anything from the root and kinda just went on acting like it was a stock phone. I've since forgotten how I rooted the phone or with what process.
However, fast forward to now and I am trying to sell my S4 back to Verizon. I have to imagine that I would need to get my phone back to stock before sending it back to them.
Is there an easy way to unroot my phone if I don't remember what process I used to root it in the first place? At this point I honestly can't remember how I rooted it, and I'm all but certain that my phone has since gotten OTA updates from Verizon. I also want to make sure that I can unroot in a way that Verizon will never be able to tell that it had been rooted so as to not interfere with the sale back.
Any help is appreciated!
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Edit: Would this be the right guide to follow?
http(colon)//www(dot)droidviews(dot)com/how-to-unroot-samsung-galaxy-s4-gt-i9500-and-reclaim-warranty/
One issue I'm seeing off the bat is that when I open up SuperSU now, it gives me the following error message:
"There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it. This is a problem!
If you just upgraded to Android 4.3, you need to manually re-root - consult the relevant forums for your device!"
So I'm guessing this has to do with my phone eventually getting bumped to 4.4.2 through OTA updates after I had done my initial root? Does this mean I have to first update my root before I can unroot? If you guys know of any relevant guides that I could follow here, that'd be awesome.
04-01-2015 04:49 PM