Questions tagged [factory-reset]
A factory reset results in a full reset of an Android device to the original settings of the currently-installed ROM.
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Android 12 X55 missing widget
I have a X55 android version 12 I lost my widgets when I had to do a factory reset, is that why? It never happened before.
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"Erase not allowed on the locked phone" when trying to flash or reset my itel A58
I'm trying to flash or reset my itel A58. I tried to reset the phone using adb fastboot erase userdata, but I got "Erase not allowed on the locked phone" problem.
How do I solve it?
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Will I lose my pictures during a factory reset?
I accidentally deleted my app store and can't figure out how to get it back or open it again. I've read that I should do a factory reset.
What will I lose if I do that? I'm worried about my pictures.
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Galaxy A13 FRP Bypass [duplicate]
I have some A13's I am trying to get into. They are company phones and their previous users have left the business but with pin codes and accounts still on their company phones.
I am trying to get ...
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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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Do photos survive a factory reset (Android)?
I sold my old Oreo but I'm paranoid.
I had about twenty old photos (nothing special) and I deleted them, even from the trash. Then factory reset.
I recorded some blank videos and then a factory reset. ...
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Reset Samsung Galaxy A03s without password
I have a Samsung Galaxy A03s and I forgot the unlock code. How do I reset it?
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To what extent are the "factory settings" immutable?
Context: I have a Samsung phone and I am doing a "reset to factory settings"
Question: could an app that was installed before have altered the factory settings?
I am not very acquainted with ...
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How to do a factory reset when recovery mode, USB debugging, and factory reset don't work?
I have a device called EXEQ SET. It runs Android 4.1.1. It is spitting out errors like this every other second, making the device almost unusable:
The process com.google.process.gapps has stopped
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Trouble resetting phone and removing Family Link
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Resetting an Android phone can be very tricky when Family Link is active, as I discovered when attempting to perform a factory data reset on my son's phone. Despite uninstalling the ...
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is RPMB Fuse Set a factory state?
I bought a Galaxy Tab S6 and I'm going to verify if it is really brand-new.
I personally haven't alter the device and the above picture is from this device's Download mode screen immediately after my ...
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Factory reset in settings doesn't work, "Erase everything" button has no action
I am trying to do factory reset in settings on my Smartphone - Yotaphone 3+ with YetiOS based on Android 8.1, API level 27.
I enter the Settings -> System -> Reset options -> Erase all data (...
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Lost Samsung Galaxy A22 locked out when doing setup due to switched Google account
I lost my Samsung Galaxy A22 (SM-A225F/DS) and got it back from the police who found it and returned it to me. The problem that I encountered was that my phone was locked when I received it, so I ...
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Factory reset Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) without power button or pin
I bought a second-hand Samsung Galaxy J3 (J330FN) last week. It arrived today, missing a power button (which I was not informed of beforehand) and not factory reset. The seller is trying to be helpful ...
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How much does a factory reset help in hiding a device's identification details?
I got banned from a couple of websites like Reddit, and my idea is to use a VPN to hide my IP and then factory reset my Android device so that the website can't recognise the device.
After looking ...
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Hard Reset to Factory Settings without USB access
I've got an Asus ZenPad 300C that is crashing constantly. Things I have tried:
Clearing cache. I am unable to access Settings to clear the cache but was able to run a clean-up app, which I think did ...
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Samsung A20e hangs at booting
My relative's Samsung Galaxy A20e smartphone got stuck while reading SMS. I wanted to help him and pressed buttons for reset, but only a black screen appeared, now it gets stuck at booting. I can ...
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Can an Android device be remotely factory reset using any email ID on the device?
We had created a common ID for the college group and I think someone remotely wiped my phone. Is it possible to do it with the secondary account?
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How to bypass Factory Reset Protection (FRP) or "Verify your account" screen?
I won a Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, signed into it with my Google account, played around with it, wiped it, and sold it.
Now the person can't get past setup because it's saying he must log in with an ...
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Is it possible to restore my device to pre-factory reset for saved logins?
Basically, I have reset my phone after an absolute nightmare of forgetting my pattern.
In order to sign back into my Google account, it wants to send a notification to my S23. However, naturally, this ...
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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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How to disable wipe my phone option on ADM for me and for anyone else who have access to my account
So, I recently recalled how my account was compromised years ago, and the hacker proceeded to delete two of my old devices. It was frustrating because not only was my account gone, but so was all of ...
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Delete all files or reset phone automatically if I don't use my phone for several days
I want to set a time limit so that if I don't use my phone within that time limit, then it will delete/reset my phone data (everything).
Moreover, if I use/unlock the phone within that time, then the ...
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Is it possible to skip the warning screen on a locked bootloader running custom firmware?
This question is from a malicious viewpoint to see if its possible that it happened in my case
I have got answers before that if my bootloader is locked then a factory reset(/even reflash stock rom) ...
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Restore ALL information after factory reset on Samsung device
I've done a factory reset on my Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) with Android 6.0.1. I'd like to restore my phone as its GPS wasn't working (I've tried various apps to fix/reset it without success).
I've ...
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Cannot connect to WiFi or access settings after data wipe
After the factory reset on OnePlus Nord, the screen says, Hello, then connecting to WiFi, and it states it cannot connect.
I cannot access my settings. I cannot do anything with this phone as I cannot ...
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Factory reset turned off realme phone that bootloops without using volume button
I have realme 6 RMX2001 that bootloops and needs a factory reset.
The volume buttons of the device are broken.
The only working button is the power button.
Is it possible to factory reset the device ...
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Does Android automatically back up the old/original data after a factory data reset?
I have been continuously having problems with my device being compromised, and even after a factory reset, the problem still persists.
If an Android device is not instructed after a factory data reset,...
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where is factory data reset option on Android 2.3.5?
Where is the Factory Data Reset option on an HTC ChaCha Android 2.3.5 phone? I haven't been able to find the option anywhere, and it is recommended to free up memory, which is short in this phone.
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How safe is factory reset if I didn't have a pin or password?
Some months ago I had to return a phone to the store and all I did was factory reset to erase everything (I did it two times too). Now I'm getting paranoid about how safe my information is and if it's ...
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Data recovery on locked out Infinix Hot 10 [duplicate]
I had forgotten my PIN on Infinix Hot 10. I am unable to get in without a backup. I got the phone new and didn't create a backup as a first-time Android user, which I had saved important notes in my ...
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Galaxy S6 does not start up, cannot flash stock software with Odin
I pulled out a Samsung Galaxy S6 that has not been used in a while. It has never been rooted or had custom software, and it was working last time. But now it was not starting up, it got stuck at the ...
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How to quickly factory reset an Android phone
Let us assume I am working/living in a potentially hostile environment and want to minimize the risk that somebody can access the data stored on my Android phone. The recommended way is to force-lock ...
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How to force factory reset Samsung Galaxy S21 with low battery?
My Samsung Galaxy S21 phone is damaged so the battery won't charge when the charger is plugged in. However, the charger still supplies power to the phone. It's been plugged in and sitting happily at 5%...
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What all methods can be used for detecting malware on lower partitions where antiviruses cannot reach?
I had bought a used phone from a friend and was facing issues like password changes and media leakage as shown by my other friends
so I scanned using antiviruses like Malwarebytes,Kaspersky,lookout, ...
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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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Unroot hacked Xiaomi Poco C40
My Xiaomi Poco C40 was hacked and rooted by a stranger. How to restore to factory settings?
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Android stalkerware abilities
I have a Xiaomi Redmi 4 (4X). I just unlocked the bootloader and cleaned all flashed my phone because the stalkerware my friend installed wasn't going away by a factory reset.
After some days from ...
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Undo Factory Reset on oneplus
My Kid has been playing with my phone while it was on lock screen, my kid did not have the access code but somehow don't ask my how he somehow managed to factory reset my onePlus 6T.
I googled and ...
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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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Reset MotoG Play, unusable without PIN
I recently inherited a Moto G Play (2021) from a family member who quit using it a while back. I factory reset it using the BIOS (hold volume up + power), but when going through the setup again, it's ...
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How to delete all information about the old device from the Google account?
A few days ago I transferred everything to a new smartphone and factory reset the old one.
Even before the reset, I signed the device out of the Google account, but it still remembers it and cannot ...
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A reset problem on a RCA, Android tablet [duplicate]
I was given 2 used 7" RCA model RCT6873W42 Android tablets. The batterys on both tablets are charged up and the tablets turn on. The last owner didn't do the "wipe data/factory reset" in the right ...
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Disable reset in settings
I have a Samsung Galaxy S9. I want to modify the Android to remove all applications and leave only the GPS. I managed to do it with adb, but when we reset the phone, everything comes back.
I would ...
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LG K120 - removing frp with fastboot [duplicate]
I found a LG K120 (LG Spree in US,LG K4 in Europe), after wiping it, in the setup process it asks me for the previous google acount (FRP).
After searching a lot of this model, none of the bypass ...
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Kernel flashing needs data wipe. Why?
Pixel 6a running stock Android 13
There are very few custom kernels available for this device. I found a couple of kernels that I would like to try but here comes the caveat -it needs a factory-reset.
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USB debugging from fastboot
my son's Moto G7 Power froze, rebooted, and won't get past the blue android screen. I'm preparing to do a reset but want to back up beforehand. RSA won't connect as we haven't previously enabled USB ...
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ADB sideload regularly loads LineageOS ROM, but gets stuck at 0% with stock firmware, why?
I'm trying to restore the stock firmware for a Samsung S10e.
It's currently setup with the LineageOS recovery image, and the LineageOS firmware.
I've rebooted in the (LineageOS) recovery, factory ...
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Galaxy S6: It just won't wipe
So, I have my old, and broken Samsung Galaxy S6, and I have some plans for it, but I need to get it to a "factory status" in terms of user data, meaning that I need to wipe everything but ...
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Is Phone still usable after Google Find my device erase device
well, the question says it all. I was playing around with google find my device and messed up. The worse thing, I was using my father's phone and not mine.
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After i used find-my-device - secure ...
