The Samsung Galaxy Y Duos GT-S6102 handset can now be easily
rooted and unrooted thanks to those of xda-developers who have managed
to find a safe method for completing these procedures. The operations
were tested and worked perfectly, so you have nothing to worry about.
You will have to download some free distributed tools, which will do
almost all the work for you. Anyway, don’t do things on your own, follow
this step by step guide for safely root and unroot your Galaxy Y Duos
smartphone.
You must learn how to root a device especially if its performances
are not really impressive. And, if you own the Y Duos that’s exactly
what you need to do. Even though it was released recently, in February
this year, the S6102 phone is not coming to surprise us. The specs are
low range, the smartphone being a low budget one, designed to please an
entry level customer. It offers a 3.14 TFT display, 290 MB RAM, 512 MB
ROM, a poor 832 MHz processor, a 3 MP rear facing camera and the
Gingerbread OS. But, the best part is that you can start improving these
performances.
The best way to start that is by gaining root access over the Galaxy Y
Duos internal system. After doing this you can make other operations
with your phone, like installing a custom recovery image, unlock the
bootloader, flash a custom ROM, or update the OS with unofficial or beta
firmware. The benefits that comes with a rooted device are many, so
let’s get started.
Before we do so, you must know that once you decide to complete this
tutorial, the Samsung warranty will get void. This is happening each
time a handset is being rooted, as you are making changes in its default
settings and you are unchaining its system from the factory
restrictions. But, this fact isn’t permanent; if you somehow decide that
you don’t need a rooted smartphone no more and you simply unroot it,
then the warranty will be regained. That’s why during this step by step
guide I will show you both: the rooted and unrooted processes that can
be applied on a Galaxy Y Duos GT-S6102 device.
Furthermore, for safely completing the tutorial you must do the next tasks:
- The handset must be fully charged, or make sure that at least 70% power its left.
- Deactivate all the security software installed or running on your handset, or on your computer.
- Go to your phone’s settings and enable the USB debugging option. If
you don’t know how to do it, just follow the path: “Settings ->
Applications -> Development -> USB debugging”.
- You can apply this guide only for the Samsung Galaxy Y Duos S6102 that runs the latest Gingerbread 2.3.6 firmware.
Assuming that you have noticed the up mentioned lines I will begin the
proper procedure. As already stated the guide will be divided in two
sections, the root and unroot one. Remember that the warranty will get
void but you can restore it as soon as you unroot your device.
How to root the Samsung Galaxy Y Duos S6102:
1. Go to Google Play and search for the Super user app. Download it
2. Then, download the “update.zip” file from Here and place the same on the computer.
3.Connect the handset with the PC; use the USB cord.
4. Copy the file downloaded in step 2 from the PC to the phone’s SD card.
5. Disconnect the smartphone from the computer; remove the USB cable.
6. Turn it off and reboot by entering in recovery mode.
7. For doing this you must hold down the Volume Up rocker key and the Home Button while powering the device on.
8. In the recovery mode menu perform a full wipe.
9. Then, choose “Install Zip from SD Card” followed by “Choose Zip from SD Card” and get the file located there (see step 4).
10. Wait until the process is done.
11. Return on the recovery menu and select “reboot system now”.
12. That’s it the Y Duos is now rooted.
How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy Y Duos S6102:
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