How to Root & Unroot Samsung Galaxy Y Duos S6102 – Tutorial

Samsung Galaxy Y Duos GT-S6102 phones which are on the latest Gingerbread 2.3.6 firmware can now be rooted and unrooted easily just with a simple tutorial which we will be checking out. For all those who are not aware of on what are the benefits of rooting, once rooted you can easily install the host of applications and custom ROMs which we will be checking out in the coming days.

Rooting Information: Please be informed that once you root the device, the warranty will get void and the only way with which you can revoke the root access is by un rooting the device which too we have covered in this article. We request you to Bookmark this article so that it can be then later used to root or unroot the device.

Disclaimer: Neither AndroidAdvices, nor developer should be held responsible for any damage happened to your device in the process of rooting Galaxy Y Duos GT-S610. It’s very unlikely that there will be any issues but just in case if at all there are any issues then we are committed to help you in solving the same.

Quick Pre Requisites:

Though rooting or unrooting the device won’t erase the data but just in case if the data gets corrupted or lost, the same can be restored with the help of below mentioned steps. We recommend you to back up the data with the help of KIES PC suite or with the help of below mentioned data.

SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log - Call Log and Restore
Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”

• Disable all the antivirus suites in your computer and uninstall the same in your device as these tools generally tend to interrupt the process of firmware update.

• Minimum charge left in the device should be at least 60% so as to ensure that device doesn’t get turned Off in the middle of firmware update.

• Enable the USB Debugging in your Galaxy Y Duos from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”. The USB Debugging option should be ticked as shown in the below screen capture.

So assuming that you have followed all the above mentioned steps, you now need to proceed to next page where we have mentioned a detailed tutorial on how to root or unroot Galaxy Y Duos GT-S6102.