If suddenly a phone operating on the Android control system began to work with interruptions and regularly hang, this is not an occasion to urgently attribute it to the support center or subject the arrangement of warranty repair. To get started, try to eliminate such a problem using the usual reset of settings - the Hard Reset function. In this case, all the settings of the device will recover to the factory, including all the programs, and the list of contacts, all messages and personal files will be deleted from the device memory flash.
Hard Reset - What is it
Hard Reset is a reset of all the individual settings of the smartphone on Android to the initial, laid down at the manufacturer. Such manipulation is advised to do only when the device stops working stably, and the usual reboot does not help.
There are 3 ways by which you can completely reset the settings. Only before resorting to such measures, be sure to back up all the information from the mobile device. For this, there is a special program called Titanium, which can help with the creation of a backup.
How to make Hard Reset on Android: Program Method
- To use this method, you only need to open the settings, find and select the “Restoration and Reset” item.
- Then get into the “Set of Settings” and select “Reset phone settings”.
- After clicking on this button, a window will appear, which will warn about deleting information from the phone and will ask you to confirm this action by clicking on "erase everything."
- In earlier versions of Android, the reset is carried out in the "Privacy" section.
How to make Hard Reset on Android: Applying a special code
To put this method, it is necessary to dial the code *2767 *3855#. After that, all the settings will immediately recover to factory without requests for various confirmations and emitting additional windows.
How to make Hard Reset on Android: when there is no reaction
It happens that the phone completely ceases to respond to any actions and manipulations. It is in such cases that you can use the 3rd method of resuscitation of the device.
- When you turn on the smartphone, just click and do not let the “Turning on”, “Home” buttons and the volume button together.
- Classes this combination of keys until the moment until the recovery mode mode is displayed on the screen.
- In it you need to find and select the “wipe” item - this button will completely drop all the phone settings.
- Then you need to confirm the reset by pressing the "home" button.
The manufacturer does not recommend restoring the Android system using a backup, because problems could arise precisely due to individual parameters and installed applications. If you like a variety of firmware, then the areas with these additional settings will not affect the discharge of settings, so they will remain in the memory of the phone.
Reset of settings to factory also does not apply to memory card files. From it, information can only be deleted by hand. Also remember that any removal using the Delete command can be turned, so it is better to work with the built -in memory card.