Showing posts with label xcover. Show all posts
Showing posts with label xcover. Show all posts

Friday, December 29, 2017

How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy Xcover S5690 running Android 2 3

How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy Xcover S5690 running Android 2 3


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Now that you have rooted your Galaxy Xcover, there may come a time when you need to unroot it, like when you are getting it into a service center for any reason or selling it.  The guide below is just for those times and will get you back to stock in no time.

I.  Before You Begin

1.  This guide will only work if you have followed our procedure on rooting the Galaxy Xcover.  Trying it after rooting with any other may brick your device!
2.  Back up everything you feel is important.
3.  Make sure you have your device charged to 75% or more before you begin.

II.  Necessary Downloads

universal_gb_unroot_v10.zip [Download link available in this post]

III.  Unrooting the Galaxy Xcover

1.  Connect your device to your PC in USB Mass Storage Mode and copy the universal_gb_unroot_v10.zip to your SD card.
2.  Disconnect your device and power it down.
3.  Press and hold the Volume Up + Home + Power buttons until your device boots into recovery mode.
4.  Use the Volume Up and Down keys to navigate and highlight apply update from sdcard and press the home button to select it.
5.  Locate and select universal_gb_unroot_v10.zip to begin flashing the file.
6.  Select reboot system now once you see the install from sdcard complete message,
Your Galaxy Xcover should be unrooted at the end of the procedure.
If this procedure helped you please thank/donate to the original developers here.
If you need help with this procedure, please ask in the comments below.


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Monday, December 18, 2017

How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Xcover S5690 running Android 2 3

How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Xcover S5690 running Android 2 3


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The Xcover is a device that was released back in 2011 and apart from being sturdy with resistance to dirt and water, came with Android 2.3 on board.  Samsung, as usual, hasn�t been too keen on releasing updates for this now low-end device and seems to ignore the fact that users want more from their devices as days go by.  But the developer community hasn�t been idle and as a first step, this device can be rooted to at least install root-requiring apps that enable customizing your device a bit more than what it is at stock.  The guide below will show you how to do just that � root the Galaxy Xcover.

I.  Before You Begin

1.  Make sure your device is charged to 75% or more to prevent unwanted shutdowns.
2.  Back up all the data you feel important before you start.

II.  Necessary Downloads

universal_gb_root_v25b.zip [Download link available in this post]

III.  Rooting the Galaxy Xcover

1.  Connect your device to your PC in USB Mass Storage Mode and copy the universal_gb_root_v26b.zip to your SD card.
2.  Disconnect your device and shut it down.
3.  Press and hold the Volume Up + Home + Power buttons and let them go once your device boots into recovery mode.
4.  Use the Volume Up and Down keys to highlight to apply update from sdcard and press the home button to select it.
5.  Locate and select universal_gb_root_v26b.zip to flash the file.
6.  Once you see the install from sdcard complete message, highlight and select reboot system now.
Your Galaxy Xcover should be rooted once it reboots!
IV.  Unrooting the Galaxy Xcover
If you want to unroot your Xcover, our guide on the same should help you.
If this procedure helped you please thank/donate to the original developers here.
If you need help with this procedure, please ask in the comments below.


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Thursday, December 14, 2017

How To Update Samsung S7710 Galaxy Xcover 2 Firmware Using Odin Flasher

How To Update Samsung S7710 Galaxy Xcover 2 Firmware Using Odin Flasher


Updating the firmware version of you mobile phone is a very important operation to stay up to date with any new firmware error fixing and bug repairing, And the Samsung S7710 Galaxy Xcover 2 firmware update process is a most wanted one too, So you can do the job by yourself without waiting or buying any expensive tool at all, In this guide we used a very simple steps to perform this update, So all you have to do is reading, Understanding and applying.

Things you should do before updating:
- Backup your mobile phones data, Read our online guide to performe it (How To Backup Your Samsung Device).
- Make sure to charge your phone battery to be at least at 90% of charging level.
- Check your current firmware version and write it down, It will be very helpful info in case something goes wrong.

Downloads:
- Official Firmware Package for Samsung S7710 Galaxy Xcover 2 (Download and extract)
- Odin flasher (Download and extract).
- USB Drivers for Samsung S7710 (Download and install, Then restart the Computer).

Tools:
- Suitable USB cable for Samsung S7710 model.
- A computer running Windows OS.

Samsung S7710 Galaxy Xcover 2 Firmware Update Stpes:
- Turn off the phone and take out any SIM card or memory card.
- Run Odin.exe program.
- Check these options: Re-Partition, Auto Reboot, F.Reset Time.
- Click PIT button and select: skomerxx_121217.pit
- If you have a complete firmware package of Samsung S7710 then you will see 2 files inside (PDA + CSC):

Click PDA button and select: CODE_S7710xxxxxx_..._REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
Click CSC button and select: CSC_Oxx_S7710Oxxxxxx_..._REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5

- Put your Samsung S7710 into Download Mode:

Press and Hold Volume Down key + Home key + Power key

- Use the USB cable to connect the device to your Computer.
- Wait for a while until Windows detects the device and installs its drivers.
- Look at Odins window and if you see the COM port number of the connected device (0:[COMxx]) then everything is ok.
- Click Start button, And Odin will install the new firmware files into your device.
- During the update process do not try to disconnect the USB cable or stop the operation for any reason.
- After the update is done your phone will reboot.
- If you see PASS! Word at Odins window then the update was successfully done.
- Disconnect the USB cable.
- When the phone is fully on try to do a hard reset by this code *#87976633#
- The phone will reboots one more time, So wait for it.
- Now your Samsung S7710 Galaxy Xcover 2 is up to date, Enjoy your well done job.

Notices:
- After the update you can restore your data backup again (Read How to do it here).
- In case you get one big file (PDA) inside the firmware package then no need to check or use any PIT file, And select that file as PDA.


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