I'm about to start the unrooting steps based on the awesome guide above (you guys are fantastic for laying that all out like that!) But here's my question, my Evo has been rooted for 2 years. I just got a new phone and want to give this one to my kid, but even when I wiped the data, it won't wipe my gmail account. This obviously won't work as he can't load his own contacts, etc. Do I need to unroot (I'm assuming Method 1 from above) in order to get my gmail account off this phone? I don't really care if he gets a rooted phone or not, at least that's not my priority. I just want all my stuff off this phone, so it will be like a new phone for him.

Any advice is VERY appreciated! Thanks!

 

Hi, Mike! Yes, I was cooking dinner and was distracted, so my son asked if he should do a factory reset and I said yes, without realizing it was rooted so bad idea. It got all messed up but I had a Nandroid file on my pc and was able to save that to SD card and everything is working fine now. It wiped all my apps, texts, etc. but not my gmail account. It won't let me delete it, even after we set up a secondary gmail for him.

Edit: It also won't let us update the Software. It gives an error and aborts. So, it doesn't even say "Play Store" now, it's back to "Market".

 

That's it exactly. Everything was brand new. Wallpaper, boot screen, everything, except that my Google account is still in there. No, I didn't re-enter it. It didn't ask me to. I guess because it still had mine. Now I'm going to expose my ignorance. I honestly can't keep track of what the different things are called. (probably b/c I only deal with this stuff ever couple of years, although I'm going to try to root my Note II later today) I had the Mik on there, is that the Rom? But now I think it's gone because like I said, the loading screen is back to the standard Sprint one, not the Mik one that used to be on there. I'm confused about how everything got wiped but it will not let go of my Google account. And it won't let me install any system updates, which it why I thought if I just started over maybe it would fix whatever issue it was having.

 

Ok, so you think flashing back to Mik will allow me to delete the Google account? That does seem easier than unrooting. I honestly don't remember how to flash a rom, but I can go back and re-read the how to root thread and try figure it out. Oh, btw, there is a folder on my desktop called "system" and in it is a file called superuser.apk. I assume that's from when I rooted, but I have no idea what that is. Can I delete it?

Thank you SO, SO much! You have been so helpful. If I have problems, I'll post here.

 

So, I'm reading the rooting thread. The phone is on Ginger 2.3.3. And I see it saying to use something called superwipe before flashing to a new rom. Should I do this? Thank you!!

EDIT: NVM! LOL We cross posted. I see from your message above, you do recommend doing the superwipe. I will follow your instructions. (I feel like I should finish that sentence with Obi Wan!) Thanks again!

 

Do you know what all should be on the SD card? Should I delete the Nandroid file before I flash the new rom? There's also a file for Syncr on there. Should I remove that? I'm not sure what all should be on or off that card before I do this. Or does it even matter? It's an 8GB, so hopefully I won't run out of space.

 

Got it, thanks! The Syncr is for syncing iTunes playlists on the Android phone. But it's strange b/c the file is on the SD card, but the app is no longer on the phone and I can't find it in the store. It's not big deal. He can find another app to do that. I have bigger concerns than syncing a playlist right now.

 

I'm not sure... Where do I look to find out?

 

None of those sound familiar. I just did the power and vol down button and got to the bootloader screen, I think? From there I did a wipe then restore from Nandroid.

Do I have to unzip the files before they go on the card, or can they go on there zipped?

 

Oh, ok, it looked just like the second screen. It was black with green print, and had that same HTC logo on it.

 

Ok, I'm not sure what happened. Yesterday it was the second screen, but now it's the white screen. Do I need to do something with recovery before I flash? I just cannot figure out what this phone did. (or rather what I did to it??)

Edit: It says Revolutionary at the top.

 

What is the Revolutionary thing? I don't see that in your pic above. It's highlighted bright pink on the screen. Ok, I'm proceeding with flashing. Cover me, I'm going in. LOL