How to Root and Unroot your Samsung Galaxy S2 [Video][Tutorial]
filed in Ecosystem Android, Tutorial Guides on Oct.23, 2011
Rooting your Samsung Galaxy S2 provides you with administrative privileges to install custom ROMs and many other configurations normal users do not have access to.
But do note that root is not supported by official hardware manufacturers so it effectively means warranty is not covered and it will be void. The saving grace is that you can unroot Galaxy S2 back to factory defaults.
I just gotten my Galaxy S2 so have done abit of research on this.
How to root your Galaxy S2
The best video that explains everything in simple terms is probably this video over here. When your phone is rooted they will show up an ugly yellow exclamation box. This is to indicate to Samsung that your phone have been rooted. I believe the way to get around this is to re-flash to the official firmware
- For general Samsung Galaxy S2 Rooting Instructions can take a look at this topic [Link here >]
- For Singapore Users who are looking for support on rooting Samsung Galaxy S2 can take a look at this topic [Link here >>]
How to unroot your Galaxy S2
This is usually carry out by flashing an official factory firmware over. Your firmware needed may be unbranded or branded, depending on your local telecom operator
- For unbranded firmware take a look at this link [Link here >>]
- For branded firmware take a look at this link [Link here >>]
- For Singapore Samsung Galaxy S2 it should be considered unbranded. Go to the first link search for “XWKF1”
As usual I am only the messenger, not asking you guys to root. So do understand the consequences and the benefits as I am not bearable for any bricking.
