How to hard reset on Phone? What is Android Recovery Mode?
Hard Reset is done via Recovery Mode. And Hard Reset (hardware) is much more than a factory reset. This is often done to fix an issue with a device. But it could also be done to restore the device to its original settings. Also, if you are selling your smartphone, resetting it will protect your data from falling into others’ hands and If your smartphone is running very slowly, hanging, you want to bypass the screen lock, you have a full memory and want to erase everything,
you want to ensure that nobody can access your files and passwords, you can do a factory reset to restore it to its original state like the first day. And another reason to wipe data is to escape from a boot loop. An android phone goes into a boot loop when users install a custom ROM which is different from the old ROM. The only solution to this is to wipe data. In this article you can learn step by step how to hard reset your android phone and make it 100 % clean.
Factory Reset through Recovery Mode
Specifically it is useful to unlink the Google account if you are going to sell, donate, or give away your Phone. If after you can access the recovery mode using its power and volume buttons. Here’s how to do it.
Firstly, Charge your device to at least 50%.
Power Off your Android phone. Then turn off the mobile by pressing the Power button for a couple of seconds. Once the smartphone is switched off, Press the power button and volume up key simultaneously for 7 seconds to enter the recovery mode.
You will feel a vibration. When you receive haptic (vibrational) feedback, release all keys. The phone will enter recovery mode and Recovery Mode Options will appears.
Recoveries are navigated using the volume buttons.Use Volume buttons to navigate up and down while Power key to confirm your selection.
Navigate to Wipe Data by using Volume Up & Down key
Press Power Key to confirm it. Then to go “wipe all data” and Confirm with power button.
The phone will ask you if you are sure that you want to delete all the data on your phone. ” Confirm Wipe of all data ” with power button
And wait until the wiping process will be completed. Go “Back to Main Menu” with the Power button.
Finally, select Reboot and choose Reboot to System. After resetting, the phone may take a long time to boot up, from 3 to 7 minutes but this is a normal situation.
That’s all.