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Monday, 18 May 2015

How to Unroot/Unbrick Galaxy Note Edge!


Follow this step-by-step guide to completely unroot/unbrick the Galaxy Note Edge and bring it back to complete factory settings. This guide is straightforward and just follow the steps and your phone will be back to original settings just like the day you first bought it. 

Unroot/Unbricking the Galaxy Note Edge will:
  • Remove any custom ROMS
  • Remove any custom Recovery (TWRP/CWM)
  • Restore your phone back to factory settings
  • Remove any and all signs of root
  • Unbrick your phone if it's in a bootloop.
This will remove all information from your international storage, backup any important information!

Follow the guide below to unroot/unbrick the Galaxy Note Edge!

1. Enter into Download Mode. Power off your phone then press and hold the volume up, home button, and power button all the same time. 

2. You will now see "Warning" on the screen. Press the volume up to continue. 

3. Now the phone will show "Downloading..."

4. Plug in your phone via microUSB to your phone. Plug in the USB side directly into a USB 2.0 port. 

5. Download Odin3_v3.10.6.zip and the correct stock firmware for your Galaxy Note Edge using the download links below.
Download Odin3_v3.10.6.zip


6. Unzip both Odin3_v3.10.6.zip and the stock firmware that you downloaded in step 5. When you unzip the stock firmware it should now end in md5. 

7. Open up Odin3 v3.10.6.exe and you should see a blue box on the left. If you don''t then download and install Samsung USB drivers and restart your computer.

8. Click on "AP" and locate the md5 stock firmware file you unzipped in step 6. 

9. Odin may show "Not Responding", just wait until it goes away!

10. Click on "Start" and Odin will start to flash the stock Samsung firmware on your Galaxy Note Edge. This can take up to 10 minutes, be patient!  

11. The Galaxy Edge will now automatically restart with Samsung stock firmware flashed but, we're not done yet. 

12. Completely power off your phone, then press and hold the volume up, home button, and power button all at the same time. Keep holding until you see small blue text on the screen.

13. Move down to "wipe data/factory reset" and then select "Yes -- delete all user data".

14. Now select "wipe cache partition". 

15. Lastly, select "reboot system now".

16. You're done! You phone is now fully unrooted, unbricked, and restored back to complete stock. The phone is now even safe enough to be sent back to your carrier if you'd like!
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Saturday, 3 May 2014

How to Unroot Galaxy S5! | Complete Stock | Unbrick

Check Out the Video Below!


Anyone who wants to unroot / unbrick their Galaxy S5 can easily by using Odin and the correct stock firmware for their Galaxy S5 device.


With this step-by-step guide it will show you how to completely unroot your Galaxy S5, remove any custom recovery, and unbrick your phone if you are stuck in a boot loop. This will get you back to 100% stock Touchwiz. 


This guide will work with all major Galaxy S5 variants including: 

  • T-Mobile Galaxy S5 SM-G900T
  • AT&T Galaxy S5 SM-G900A
  • Verizon Galaxy S5 SM-G900V
  • Sprint Galaxy S5 SM-G900P
  • US Cellular Galaxy S5 SM-G900R
  • Canadian Rogers Galaxy S5 SM-G900W8
  • Canadian Bell Galaxy S5 SM-G900W8
  • Canadian Telus Galaxy S5 SM-G900W8
  • International Galaxy S5 SM-G900F
  • International Galaxy S5 SM-G900H


This guide is especially useful if you plan on sending back the Galaxy S5 to your carrier since this will make it just like the day you first got your phone. 

This will DELETE EVERYTHING from your phone! Back it up!


1. Enter your phone into "Download Mode". Make sure your phone is unplugged and turned off. Press and hold the volume down, home center, and power button at the same time.



2. Press the volume up to continue and plug in your phone via microUSB.


3. Download Odin and the stock tar.md5 file using the links below.

Download Odin

Download stock files for the Galaxy S5 for your specific model


4. Unzip and open Odin3 v1.85. In Odin you should see a yellow highlighted box on the left of the program. If you don't, download and install Samsung USB drivers


5. Unzip the stock tar file you downloaded then click on "PDA" and locate the tar.md5 file that was extracted.



6. Make sure only "Auto Reboot" and "PDA" is check marked. Then click on "Start". This process will take about 4-8 minutes.



7. Once Odin is complete it will show "Pass".



Your phone will now fully boot up and you will be on stock Samsung Touchwiz, but your apps, app data, contacts, text message, etc will be still on your phone. 


If you want to remove everything or if you got stuck in a boot loop during this part keep following the rest of the steps.



8. Unplug your phone and power off your phone. (If your stuck in a boot loop just keep holding down the power button until it turns off).



9. Press and hold the volume up, home button, and power button at all the same time. You should be entering into stock recovery.



10. Select "wipe data/factory reset" then choose "yes".



11. After that select "wipe cache partition" and choose "yes".



12. Finally select "reboot system now" and your phone will completely boot up with all the user data deleted.



FAQ: 

Q: Odin doesn't show the yellow box when my phone is in Download Mode and plugged into my computer. 
A: Make sure your using the original Samsung USB cable, change USB ports, install Samsung USB drivers, and restart your computer. 

Q: Does this reset Know counter? 
A: No this does not reset Knox counter. 
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Tuesday, 22 October 2013

How to Unroot/Unbrick AT&T Galaxy Note 3! - Restore to Complete Stock


Need to root your SM-N900A AT&T Galaxy S4? Use this

Need to unroot your Galaxy Note 3 SM-N9005, SM-N900 Octa-core, T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint or Canadian variant? Use this.

Want to remove any sign of root from your AT&T Galaxy Note 3 so you can make it look like the first day you first bought it or you need to bring it into the AT&T store? Or just want to make it look like stock?

This guide will show you step by step on how to completely unroot and unbrick your SM-N900A AT&T Galaxy Note 3 to bring it back to complete stock. If you initially followed my rooting guide then your Knox security hasn't been flagged and this guide will go along very nicely! 


Follow the step by step guide below to unroot your SM-N900A AT&T Galaxy Note 3. 


This will delete EVERYTHING from your phone! BACK IT UP!


1. Enter into Download Mode by turning off your phone. Then press and hold the volume down, power button, and home button at the same time. You will get to a screen to ask you to press the volume up to continue, press it. 


2. Plug in your phone via microUSB and USB side to your computer.


3. Download N900AUCUBMI9_OneClickBin using the link below. 

Download N900AUCUBMI9_OneClickBin
  4. Open "N900AUCUBMI9_OneClickBin" application. It should show a yellow box at the top of the app. If it doesn't, download and install Samsung USB drivers and re-plug in your phone. 

5. Click "Start" and your Galaxy Note 3 will be restored to 100% stock. This process will take about 5-10 minutes and you will get a green "Pass" once everything is finished.


6. Once your phone starts to boot up to the "Samsung Galaxy Note 3" logo unplug your phone and take out the battery. Put the battery back in. 


7. Now enter into recovery mode. Press and hold the volume up, home button, and power button at the same time until you get to a blue text screen. 


8. Using the volume up and down buttons go to "wipe data/factory reset" > "Yes". Select "Yes" using the power button.


9. Then choose "reboot system now". 


10. You phone will now fully boot up and you will be restored to 100% stock, like the day you first bought the Galaxy Note 3! 


FAQ: 

Q: I'm stuck in a bootloop. 
A: Repeat steps 6-10.

Q: I don't see a yellow box in the N900AUCUBMI9_OneClickBin application.

A: Download and install Samsung USB drivers, use OEM USB cable, and change USB ports. 

Q: Will this completely restore my phone to stock and unroot it? 

A: Yes you will be 100% stock, to the point where you can send this to AT&T or Samsung without them knowing you ever modified your phone. 

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