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This guide will allow you to easily restore your Galaxy S6 or S6 Edge back to factory settings, just like the day you first bought it. This will remove any sign of root, custom ROMS, or modding on your phone. Even if you're not rooted, but planning on selling your phone or sending it back to the carrier/Samsung I HIGHLY recommend this guide as it will wipe any personal information you may have on your phone.
This guide will only take about 15 minutes and your Galaxy S6 or S6 Edge will be back to day you first bought it with any and all user information removed!
This guide will remove ALL user data including pictures, documents, music, EVERYTHING! Back it up!!
This guide will:
- Remove any sign of root, custom ROMS, or modding.
- Restore your phone back to complete stock (just like the day you first bought it)
- Allow you to send the phone back to your carrier/Samsung without voiding your warranty.
Supported Galaxy S6 Variants:
T-Mobile SM-G920T
AT&T SM-G920A
Verizon SM-G920V
Sprint SM-G920P
US Cellular SM-G920R4
International SM-G920F / SM-G920I
Korean SM-G920L / SM-G920S / SM-G920K
Canadian SM-G920W8
China SM-G9200 / SM-G9208 / SM-G9209
Supported Galaxy S6 Edge Variants:
T-Mobile SM-G925T
AT&T SM-G925A
Verizon SM-G925V
Sprint SM-G925P
US Cellular SM-G925R4
International SM-G925F / SM-G925I
Korean SM-G925L / SM-G925S / SM-G925K
Canadian SM-G925W8
China SM-G9250
Follow the guide below to get started to unrooting and restoring the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge back to complete factory settings!
1. With your phone unplugged, we're going to enter into Download Mode. Power off your phone and press and hold the volume down, home button, and power button all at the same time.
2. You should see "Warning" on the screen. Press the volume up to continue.
3. You will now see "Downloading...".
4. Plug in your phone via microUSB to your computer. If you have the official Samsung USB cable, use it.
5. Download Odin3_v3.10.6.zip and the correct stock firmware using the download links below.
Download Odin3_v3.10.6.zip
Download stock firmware for Galaxy S6
Download stock firmware for Galaxy S6 Edge
6. Unzip the stock firmware you downloaded in step 5. The unzip file should end in "XXXX.md5".
7. Unzip Odin3_v3.10.6.zip and open up Odin3 v3.10.6.exe.
8. You should see a blue box on the left side of Odin that reads something similar to "0:[COM15]", if you don't then download and install Samsung USB drivers.
9. In Odin click on "AP", locate and select the md5 file you unzipped in step 6. Odin may show "Not Responding", just wait!
10. Click on "Start" and wait until the process is over. This can take up to 15 minutes so be patient!! (If you get "FAIL!" check the FAQ sections at the bottom of the article).
11. Once the process is completed you will see "PASS!" and your phone will automatically reboot. Your phone can take up to 10 minutes to fully boot up the first time, be patient!
Your phone is now restored to stock Samsung firmware, but keep following the rest of the steps to completely wipe the device.
12. Completely power off your phone. Now press and hold the volume up, home button, and power button all at the same time until you see small blue text on the screen.
13. Using the volume up/down and power button navigate down to "wipe data/factory reset" > select "Yes -- delete all user data".
14. Now select "wipe cache partition".
15. Once that is complete select "reboot system now". Your phone will now boot up like usual, but it may take up to 10 minutes so be patient!
16. You are now done! You have successfully restored your Galaxy S6/S6 Edge back to complete stock. Your phone is now safe enough to send back to Samsung/carrier without them having any of your personal information or knowing you ever rooted your phone.
FAQ:
Q: Odin says "There is no PIT partition".
A: Use the official Samsung USB cable and change the USB port.
Q: My phone is stuck on the Samsung logo.
A: Wait at least 15 minutes and if you are still stuck on the Samsung logo then follow steps 12-14.
Q: Odin doesn't show a blue box even though my phone is in Download Mode and is plugged into my computer.
A: Download and install Samsung USB drivers and then reboot your computer.
Q: Will this guide completely unroot my Galaxy S6/S6 Edge and restore it to stock?
A: Yes, any and all signs of root will be removed and you will be restored back to stock Samsung firmware.
Q: Odin showed "FAIL!".
A: Make sure you are using the official Samsung USB cable, downloaded the correct Samsung stock firmware for your Galaxy S6/S6 Edge model number, and plug your phone into a USB 2.0 port. If those suggestions don't work then try the same guide on a different computer.
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