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How to Unroot Honor X40i & Restore Stock ROM? Step By Step

In this article, I will display step by step instruction guide on how to unroot the Honor X40i with just one click. Furthermore, I will showcase three simple methods on the same. And also how to restore stock ROM on the Honor X40i. Alright, let’s start.


About Honor X40i

Here are some of the key features and specifications of the newly launched Honor X40i smartphone.

  • Firstly, it has a 6.7 inches display with a resolution of 1080 by 2388 pixels.
  • And Honor X40i also comes with Android 12
  • And under the hood, the phone has a Dimensity 700 chipset.
  • The Phone also comes with 8/12GB Ram and 128/256GB Storage. 
  • Furthermore, the camera sensor is – 50+2MP dual rear camera and 8 MP front shooter.
  • Finally, the battery on the phone is a non-removable 4000 mAh.

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What do you mean by Unroot or Unrooting?

Unroot or unrooting the Honor X40i Android device simply means going back. When you root the device, you get permission to do extra customization on the phone. But due to some reason you want to go back and unroot the phone. So that the phone return to stock.

Advantages of Unrooting the Honor X40i

So, the only main advantage of unrooting the Honor X40i Android phone is to get the warranty back. The warranty is void when you root the device. When something goes wrong in the smartphone, you want to go back and unroot and claim the warranty. Unrooting is pretty easy and convenient for the users.

What if I have a custom ROM installed on the phone? How do I go back to stock ROM or stock firmware?

  • First of all, Boot into recovery mode ie, TWRP recovery on Honor X40i
  • And then go to Backup and Restore > Restore > “Choose the backup file” (I am sure you did back up your current firmware before installing custom ROM on the phone).
  • And now reboot the phone. 
  • So, you are now back to stock ROM on the Honor X40i. But the phone still has root access, to unroot the phone consider the steps below. 

Do note that the above procedure does not Install Stock Recovery it only installs the stock ROM.

Also, Read How to Install Custom ROM on Honor X40i

Let’s Unroot the Honor X40i Android Phone –

Important points before Unrooting the Honor X40i:

  • Firstly, charge the phone fully.
  • And only use genuine accessories such as data cable.
  • Carefully see step by step instruction guide to unroot the Honor X40i.
  • Techdroidtips is not responsible if anything goes wrong with the smartphone. Please do it at your own risk.

Unroot Honor X40i Restore

Unroot the Honor X40i By SuperSU

This method is for the users who rooted their Honor X40i with the help of the SuperSU zip file.

  • Launch the SuperSU app and go to setting. 
  • Scroll to the bottom.
  • And tap on the “Full Unroot” button.
  • Let the process start and the device will reboot.
  • Finally, you have successfully unrooted your Honor X40i with the help of the SuperSU app.

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Unroot the Honor X40i with just one click

Precautions – 

  1. Fully charge the phone.
  2. Also, turn on Wi-fi or a mobile data network on your phone.

Lets Unroot Your Honor X40i 

  • Firstly, download KingoRoot Application on your smartphone.
  • Install the App on your Honor X40i.
  • Open the app and click on Unroot Your Phone option in the app.
  • Let the process happen and make sure you do not interrupt the whole process.
  • That’s it congratulations you have successfully unrooted the Honor X40i with just one click. 
  • Try a different method if you fail to unroot the device via this method.

Also Read. Unlock Bootloader on the Honor X40i

UnRoot Honor X40i with PC

  • First of all, download and install the KingoRoot PC application on your computer or laptop.
  • Furthermore, connect the Honor X40i phone via data cable to your PC.
  • Next, Open the KingoRoot application.
  • And click on the “Remove Root” or “Unroot” option in the application.
  • Finally, congratulations just wait for a few minutes, and voila your phone Honor X40i is now back to stock.

In conclusion, I hope this article helped you out in successfully unrooting the Honor X40i. And if you have encountered any issues regarding unrooting the device then do let me know in the comment section below.