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title: Unretiring_a_device
slug: dmg-android/guide/unretiringadevice
createdAt: 2026-10-06T07:46:34.647Z
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After a retire command is executed and the device state is "Retire pending", then an administrator can unretire the device from the admin portal >Device Actions. However, if the state is already retired, then you cannot unretire a device. You must re-register the device.