If you are looking for a detailed and yet easy to comprehend guide to unroot your Verizon Galaxy S3; you are at the right place! This guide will help you unroot your Samsung Galaxy S3 Verizon i535 and revert it back to clean factory settings. This will get you back the warranty too if you are unrooting your Android smartphone for that reason. Let's go ahead with the tutorial now.

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Check the binary counter:

Turn the Galaxy S3 SGH-i535 off. Press and hold theVolume Down, HomeandPowerbuttons simultaneously and press theVolume Upthen.Check the counter, indicating the number of counts.

If the counter showsYes (1 Counts)or more, we would need to reset it first to restore the Samsung Galaxy S3. In case of no counts, skip the following process of resetting the binary counter and continue to the steps afterwards.

Reset the flash/binary counter of Samsung Galaxy S3 Verizon SGH-i535:

Required files: getTriangle Awayby Chainfire from the Play Store. Install TA and follow this guide to reset the binary counter.

Triangle Away requires some data to be downloaded so enable WiFi on your Galaxy S3. Now launch the Triangle Away. When the download is complete, clickReset Flash Counter.SGS3 i535 will now boot into Reset flash counter warning Menu. PressVolume Outbutton to start resetting the flash counter.Your Galaxy S3 will reboot once reset flash counter is done.To confirm the process, recheck the counter in Download mode. SGS3 should now display0 counts.

Once we have reset the binary counter of Galaxy S3, proceed to re-installing SGS3 stock firmwareprovided by Samsung for Verizon SGH-i535. Re-installing the stock firmware will wipe the root kernel and unroot your Samsung Galaxy S3 Verizon.

Prerequisites before you unroot Verizon Galaxy S3 and revert back to Stock Firmware:

Ensure that SGS3 i535 is fully charged.This guide will use Odin which does not work on MAC OS, hence use a computer running Windows operating system.Make sure to close the KIES and stop it even from running in the system tray. KIES interrupts Odin and will block it from flashing.Enable USB debugging in your SGS3 phone:Settings>Applications>Development, and check theEnable USB debuggingbox.Perform backup of all your data while using yourcustom ROMand then perform thewipe data/dalvik cacheoperation to get rid of any bootloops.Stock ROM packages come in two formats:Full-Wipe(deletes the stored data after flashing) &Non-Wipe(doesn'tdelete phone’s stored data). It is though highly recommended that you should back up all the important files stored in your SGS3's internal memory before flashing regardless of stock ROM package.

Unroot Samsung Galaxy S3 and revert it back to Stock firmware:

Required files: downloadSGH-i535_GSIII_USB_DriverandOdin3_v3.07.

Next, choose the Stock Firmware for your Galaxy S3 Verizon: Jelly Bean or Ice Cream Sandwich from these links (4.1.1 Jelly BeanI535VRBLK3,4.0.4 ICSI535VRALG1,and4.0.4 ICSI535VRALF2).Extract the downloaded file to get the.tar.md5file and install the USB drivers. Also, install and run Odin on your computer.

Switch off the Verizon SGS3 and reboot it intoDownloadmode: press and hold theVolume Down,Homeand thePowerbuttons simultaneously. You'd be prompted with a warning screen, simply pressVolume upto get intodownloadmode.Connect your smartphone with your PC using the USB cable. When the device is connected,ID:COMbox in Odin will turn blue and an “Added!!” message will be displayed on Odin screen.Click on thePDAbutton in Odin and locate the stock folder where the.taror.tar.md5had been extracted to. Select and load it. Ensure thatRE-PARTITIONis unchecked whereasAUTO-REBOOTandF.RESET TIMEcheck-boxes are both checked.Double check the settings as shown in the screenshot above and hit theSTARTbutton to initiate flashing process.It will take a good few minutes. When the Stock ROM installation successfully completes, you will see a message saying “PASS” inOdin. Your Galaxy S3 will then automatically reboot. Disconnect the phone from PC now.

Ta da! Your Verizon Galaxy S3 SGH-i535 is now unrooted and back to its official stock firmware. Verify the stock firmware installation:Settings>About Phone>Firmwareinfo.