I. Before You Begin
1. You should’ve rooted your device using our how to root the Verizon Samsung Galaxy S5 procedure.
2. This should get your device back to the stock.
3. This will wipe off everything stored on your device; so please backup everything that you wish to keep.
4. You must have a PC that runs Windows in order to do this procedure.
5. You should have Samsung USB drivers installed on your PC. Install them if they aren’t already.
6. You should only try this on the SM-G900V variant of the device.
How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy S5 (Verizon)
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To unroot the device, you’ll flash the stock firmware using Odin. That’ll remove root-access and get your device back to the stock. Here’s how to do that:
II. Downloading Required Files
1. Download Odin and save it to your desktop.
2. Download Stock Firmware and save it to your desktop.
III. Unrooting the Samsung Galaxy S5 (Verizon)
1. Uncompress files from both Odin and Stock Firmware by right-clicking on each of them and selecting Extract here.
2. Double-click on Odin executable and it’ll launch.
3. When the Odin launches, click on PDA and navigate to your desktop and select Stock Firmware .tar to be flashed on your device. That’s the file that you’ve extracted from the archive.
4. Uncheck the Repartition option if it’s already checkmarked in the Odin.
5. Checkmark both Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time options in the Odin.
6. Turn off your device.
7. Reboot your device into download mode by holding down Volume DOWN, Home, and Power buttons together for a few seconds.
8. Hit Volume UP when prompted and you’ll be in download mode.
9. Plug in your device to your PC using a USB cable.
10. Hit Start in the Odin and it’ll start flashing stock firmware on your device.
11. Wait for the Odin to flash the firmware on your device.
12. When the Odin’s done flashing firmware, your device should automatically reboot.
13. You’re now unrooted!
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