Unroot your phone

[djaquez21]

If I root my phone, can it ever be undone? I'm just curious so that way I know if I ever need to unroot, for like repair and other warranty, it can be done. Thanks.

 

[djaquez21]

Great news! I found a way! The minute you use the AlphaRevX beta tool (http://alpharev.nl/x/beta) to put your phone to S-OFF, use ClockworkMod to back up your phone right away. That way you will have a ROM without superuser. Then fill free to root the phone. If you ever need it taken off, just switch back to the ROM without superuser. And if you have rooted your phone and want to take it off but can't, use SuperOneClick (http://shortfuse.org/?page_id=2). It took multiple attempts to unroot it but it got the job done.

 

[tack]

I was told the warranty is voided if you s-off, even if you don't root.

My question is if HTC is going to unlock the bootloader (essentially s-off the phones), how will the warranty be voided after that?

 

[abtxpress]

I was told the warranty is voided if you s-off, even if you don't root.

My question is if HTC is going to unlock the bootloader (essentially s-off the phones), how will the warranty be voided after that?

LOL, because the s-off will say AlphaRev at the top!!! Dead giveaway that its not HTC unlocked.

 

[djaquez21]

Do you know how to remove AlphaRev and get it back to the original HTC HBOOT? I'm trying to figure that out..

 

[abtxpress]

Do you know how to remove AlphaRev and get it back to the original HTC HBOOT? I'm trying to figure that out..

There is really no need to. They don't check, they just replace. They only way they would check is if it were a software issue. The power button not working, the speaker blown or the battery not charging is hardware issues. They wouldn't check, and most Verizon reps have no clue to what a root is anyways.
If you really want to s-on again then download the official ota and flash it.

 

[sttngagt]

So is there still no for sure way to get back s-on with the original HTC hboot?

 

[Chris3D]

So is there still no for sure way to get back s-on with the original HTC hboot?

Follow these instructions carefully and it'll get you back to unrooted 2.1 with S-on.

How to restore to stock from AlpharevX INCREDIBLE 2 (vivow) ONLY

 

[djaquez21]

So if you do decide to go back to the original Hboot, it puts your software to 2.1? My phone was stock with Froyo (2.2)

 

[Chris3D]

The phone never came with 2.1. Following the instructions in the link will return a phone that was s-off'ed using AlphaRev's method back to stock unrooted 2.2 with s-on again. At that point you could OTA to 2.3 (and it would do so automatically if you allowed it to download the update so be careful)

 

[djaquez21]

Yea I didn't think it did, but I saw you put it and I was a bit confused..

But anyways how do those RUUs work? I hear people were complaining about not being able to update because the RUU ends in .3 and the OTA is .4 ..