How to root and unroot Samsung Galaxy Y: tutorial

Samsung Galaxy Y, where Y stands for Young and it is really affordable for youngster at price of 7K with running on Android OS v2.3 aka Gingerbread can be titled as the one of the most affordable Android Smartphone in the market, by one of the leading handset manufacturer in the market – Samsung. Being the cheapest member of Samsung Galaxy Android Series is loaded with latest features too and has capability to compete with some mid range Android Smartphone too. In this due article we are presenting you the full way to Root and Unroot Samsung Galaxy Y.
Pre Requisites:
Don’t forget to back up your data. If you have synced the device with a Google account, then the contacts, calendar, Gmail, & select other Google-related data will not be lost and will come back after the next sync. However, you should backup anything you want to keep that is not stored on the SD card:

• SMS/MMS messages,
• Call Log,
• Bookmarks,
• Applications; use Titanium Backup or the Astro File Manager, for example,
• Any application data not on the SD card.

It would also be a good idea to backup everything stored on the SD card in the rare case the SD card must be formatted to resolve any major problems.
Disclaimer: We are not responsible in any manner if anything happens to your device as which is a very unlikely case if you follow each and every instruction carefully given in this article.

Steps to Root Samsung Galaxy Y

1. Download the file Update.zip.
2. Now copy Update.zip to the main directory of your SD card i.e. root.
3. Turn your device off.
4. Now to start the device in recovery mode by pressing Power, Volume Up and Home Button together.
5. When you enter the recovery mode, select the option “Apply Update from SD Card” and select Update.zip which you copied to the root.
6. After the process completes, restart your Samsung Galaxy Y.
7. Download Busybox from here and install in on your device.
8. That’s it, now your Samsung Galaxy Y is rooted.

If you have any issue or just want to unroot your device then follow the steps below to “Unroot Samsung Galaxy Y”. The procedure is exactly same except the file Update.zip.

Steps to Unroot Samsung Galaxy Y

1. Download the file Update-Unroot.zip.
2. Now copy Update-Unroot.zip to the main directory of you SD card i.e. root.
3. Turn your device off.
4. Now to start the device in recovery mode press Power, Volume Up and Home Button together.
5. When you enter the recovery mode, select the option “Apply Update from SD Card” and select Update-Unroot.zip which you copied to the root.
6. After the process completes, restart your Samsung Galaxy Y.
7. Now uninstall Busybox from the device and you are done with Unrooting of Samsung Galaxy Y.

In this manner you have successfully rooted and as well as unrooted your Samsung Galaxy Y. If you face any kind of problem while doing this then simply contact us through comment section given below.