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Huawei old model U9200 factory reset problem
I want to reset my Huawei Ascend P1 XL U9200E because I forgot my password, but USB debugging is not enabled and my volume-up button is not working.
How can I go to recovery mode, or do you know any ...
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Is there a way to access my phone data from the boot menu or to fix an Android OS without factory reset? Or even to stop the restart from happening?
My Motorola One Hyper phone starts, finishes the boot animation, then I unlock it with the PIN number, then it opens and there is the problem. It stays on for about 5 to 10 seconds where I can use it, ...
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Wipe Data(Factory Reset) related logs should persist in the recovery log file right? (Stock android)
(Stock android.)
"E:Cannot log to file /dev/fscklogs/log"
-Other phones don't prompt this during the data wipe(factory reset), this is fecking intentional.
Also it got no battery charging ...
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Is there a way to access logs from before a factory reset? [duplicate]
I recently had to factory reset my phone due to it crashing to the Android Recovery screen.
It seems that several other users have had the same issue; all in the past week.
Is it possible to view ...
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Recovering media which is deleted month before from android 10 mobile storage
I have deleted a some media files month before, then I used my mobile as usual. Yesterday I performed a factory reset to mobile clean since it's storage is full. Now I need to get back my media which ...
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Lenovo Tab P11 erased recovery mode, need to hard reset with computer
I erased recovery_a and recovery_b, Unnofficial TWRP doesn't work. need a recovery that works. Won't boot into twrp and need a hard reset. Can't access OS but fastboot works.
HELP!
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How to use /dev/urandom?
As a follow up to my previous question,
I decided to use /dev/urandom to overwrite my data.
But how do I use it? where do I type that?
could you walk me into the steps to do it?
and is it better to do ...
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Recovery mode for tab A6 SM-T585
my tablet entered a restarting loop I want to go to recovery mode but I can't using buttons I tried miracle box doesn't working how can I exit this loop or force it to get into recovery mode ?
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Reset factory and recovery in android
I want to reset my phone. After resetting, can photos be recovered with recovery software? If not, what can I do to prevent deleted photos from being recovered?
My phone: redmi note 9pro
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Wiping data on old j7 prime
My dads phone broked so he now is trying to use an old j7 prime he used before, the problem is the phone has lockscreen and he forgot the code, i tried entering in recovery mode but when i press Vol ...
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Difference between factory reset and forgotten password erase all data
Is there a difference between performing a reset from recovery mode, or clicking on the forgotten password button on the locked screen, which offers to "erase all data"? I assume there isn't,...
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Accidentally wiped /system, recovery not working
I accidentally wiped /system on my Archos 101e Neon (MT8163) through fastboot. Now it can't boot and can't go to recovery or fastboot mode. I tried vol -, vol + and both. It's just stuck on the first ...
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Do a Factory Reset on an HTC Desire 530 with a missing Recovery
I got an HTC Desire 530 for free with the data of the previous owner and I want to completely wipe it. The thing is, the device for some reason does not has the Recovery environment, which the 530 ...
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How to achieve factory-reset or bootloader mode for Flywheel (Glorystar Nebula rf3288) tablet without buttons?
I've gotten stuck trying to upgrade a Glorystar Nebula 15 kiosk Android tablet (as customized for the orphaned Flywheel spin-bikes) to a vendor-provided single-file Android 7.1 firmware image (7....
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In TWRP Wipe button, the description in the slider say "factory reset" but its other description doesn't seem so. Which one is correct? [duplicate]
When I access to the TWRP (version 3.2.1-0) and select the Wipe button, the screen says:
Wipes Data, Cache, and Dalvik (not including internal storage)
Most of the time this is the only wipe that you ...
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I want to do a factory reset with recovery system. Recovery "enter" button is the home button. My device doesn't have a home button
Good day.
I want to enter the recovery and do a factory reset, because I've been locked out.
As stated, my device doesn't have a home button , but the "enter" button in recovery mode is the ...
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How to protect my galaxy S9 from data recovery after factory reset? [duplicate]
I have a Galaxy S9 that I will send to Samsung in a couple of days for the trade-in program and I want to delete everything on it in a way that it cannot be recovered even after a factory reset.
From ...
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Samsung J1 Ace cant enter recovery mode
My phone J1 Ace is stuck on boot logo with red signal. I can't go to the recovery mode to flash. What can I do now?
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Nokia 7.1 won't boot after Google Security Patch update
My phone (Nokia 7.1, Android 10) downloaded a Google Security Patch update over night and asked me to reboot the system for installing the patch. But after the reboot, it said that the system is ...
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How can I disable recovery mode?
Is there a way to disable recovery mode so it won't be possible to factory reset your phone?
Basically what I am trying to do, is that it should be impossible to factory reset the phone as there is ...
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How to factory reset a SAMSUNG tablet using Odin without tripping KNOX
Almost all of the questions I've asked here are related to the same topic, which is: I've forgot my unlock screen pattern and I am unable to factory reset my tablet to gain access to the tablet again (...
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How to create a backup image (*.ab) of Android Device that is not booting up?
I am just a usual android user, owning 9-10 android devices. My Mom's Android device automatically turned off yesterday and while booting up again, it was stuck in the company Logo
and was not ...
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Factory reset, will the os revert?
Hi I just purchased an Android phone that came with Android Oreo. It's replacing a phone that had Android Pie. Shortly after I set up the new Android Oreo phone It upgraded to Android Pie, but because ...
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Missing recovery mode on Android?
I can't hard reset my Android phone it seems like my recovery mode is missing what should I do to make it back to normal or default? I already tried to perform hard reset but it only reboot to menu.
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Phone can not reset and cannot boot to recovery mode
Actually I don't know what I did or did not do. I'm running a stock jellybean ROM. It is rooted. I've tried to soft reset the device but when I hit the "delete everything" in factory reset, the phone ...
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Is factory resetting from recovery or settings better? (LG Q6)
Device: LG Q6 M700DSK
OS: Android Oreo (8.1)
Root status: Unrooted
Q: Is factory resetting from recovery or settings better? (LG Q6)
On my device you can factory reset the device from the settings ...
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How to recover lost data after a factory reset in samsung note 3 SM-n900 series?
My Samsung Note 3 SM-N900 series got stuck in the bootloader loop, due to which I had to do a factory reset. The good thing is that my smartphone is out of the bootloader loop after the reset but all ...
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Moto Z Play Won't boot after SuperSU install
My Moto Z Play boot process won't finish. I can get to the Fastboot screen by powering off and pressing Power+Volume Down, but can't boot into Recovery Mode or Factory Mode. Both start the normal boot ...
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Is it possible to reset to factory settings without USB Debug?
Is there any way to reset to factory settings without the USB debug?
I have an Sony Xperia E3 model number D2203. The reason is I bought it 2 years ago and stopped using it 6 months after, but now I ...
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zte 9560 fairly new when powered on goes to FTM screen
I have zte 9560 thats 5 months old. I recently deleted facebook and instagram programs because of downloads that happened 3 times weekly. Now I get FTM screen on start up. After trying suggustions ...
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Phone Locked and safe mode disabled
my dad got a new xiaomi mi note 2 and forgot his pattern.So the phone is locked, I tried recovery but the recovery mode is disabled, the same goes for USB debugging.Do you know any way to perform a ...
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Can't boot into recovery or downloading mode on galaxy player. Is it hardbricked?
I have a galaxy player 5.0 -old build and everything, but I like to experiment with it- and i wiped cache and did a factory reset and tried to reboot, and for some reason wouldn't want to boot up. So ...
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Unable to remove encryption
I have a galaxy note 4 that isn't rooted but has TWRP 2.8.5 installed. I wanted to factory data reset the device, however, I was getting the error that it was unable to mount /data. I read on XDA that ...
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How to retrieve an app that's already removed from the play store before factory reset? [duplicate]
I had my phone undergo factory reset because there was some kind of malware and worms but it didn't work so I had it professionally fixed. And when I was going to re-install an app but it's already ...
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Samsung phone still bricked via FRP after factory reset
This is a continuation of this question, but here are the facts: I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace SM-J111F running the stock ROM in Android 5.1.1. I used this XDA-Developers guide to root it. It ...
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Some malware remains after factory reset [duplicate]
I have a MicroMax Canvas Doodle 4 Smart Phone with Android 5.0, purchased in November 2015.
It came with a lot of bloatware, probably including some app named "9Apps", which keeps suggesting apps for ...
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Blackview recovery mode
I have a Blackview A8 that is stuck at upgrading.
After the optimizing step (40 of 40) if just hangs and it stays like that until the battery runs out
Can anyone help me out?
I would like to go in ...
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How to prevent hard reset through recovery?
Scenario is this , let's say someone stole my phone in public place I have installed anti-theft app and also pattern lock which is complex one. So he don't have access to my information. However he ...
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Trying to factory reset galaxy, wierd thing happens
I got a used T-Mobile Galaxy S Blaze(SGH-T769) from Goodwill. Since it still has information on it, I am attempting to factory reset it. However, whenever I try to boot it into recovery mode, it boots ...
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How to completely wipe an android phone through a PC?
I dropped my smartphone and now the screen doesn't work, but the software functionality remains intact. I can receive calls and messages for instance, but I can't see a thing on the screen.
Having ...
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How can I recover my phone (factory reset doesn't work)?
My phone is Asus Zenfone 5 and I want to recover my phone but I can't because it always stucks in the screen with the Asus logo.
I've tried recovering it by using the factory data reset in the ...
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Factory resetting a locked chinese clone without a built-in recovery (Android 4.4)
Being the only knowledgeable person in reach, I was asked by this lady to reset this phone after the owner forgot its password. It's an unnamed model apparently powered by a Spreadtrum SoC and built ...
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Is all data lost after factory reset?
I had an LG Optimus I phone (LG E410f) with Android (can't remember the exact version now, but I believe it was 4.1.2) -- and I had OI Notepad pp installed (app home is here). There were some very ...
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Nexus 5 failed recovery due to /data partition
I got a nexus 5 off of eBay, the seller said he had tried to root it and failed so I thought I would have a crack at it.
I thought it would be an easy restore but I ran into a few problems:
Phone ...
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Is a factory reset from recovery different from one started in the OS?
Galaxy S4 I9505 on 5.1 Stock
Handset has stability issues and I can't find a clear answer if a factory reset started in the OS runs the same process as one started via recovery?
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Can't reboot to recovery mode
I have a galaxy grand prime.when i try to reboot into recovery mode with 3 button combo, clock mode dosn't start. it booted normally.how to solve this.
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I have custom rom installed but I have a problem
i installed a custom rom. now I want to open recovery but when I open it says "do you want to start factory reset (it will delete everything in phone)"
I don't want everything to be deleted I just ...
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Huawei Mediapad M1 won't hard reset
I just bought a used Huawei Mediadpad M1 and it still has a lock screen from the seller. Unfortunately he won't write back any more so I need to hard reset it. I found in the forums these steps:
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Android Factory Reset: My phone shows weird options when I enter recovery mode, and no button selects anything
I checked different tutorials to factory-reset my phone, and this one applies to my phone's model. I had once factory reset this phone successfully, but I have forgotten what had worked for me..
I ...
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Can't reset Android tablet into factory setting
I'm trying to factory reset my Android tablet but I can't get it to work. I have tried to press power and volume down to make the device go to boot configuration but it only shows the Android logo and ...
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