🍍 🌎 🔤 How to make a "hard reset" on "Android"? 🍘 😒 ❗️

Do not worry if a smartphone with the Android operating system does not turn on or is very slow, since you can reset to factory settings. How to make a “hard reset”, you can find out below.

Why do hard reset?

Hard reset is a special reboot during which all settings are reset to factory settings, and absolutely all information (even personal) is deleted. After it, the phone is crystal clear, as immediately after purchase. This function is also called hardware reset, reset to factory settings, as well as hard reset.

It is worth noting that, before making a “hard reset” on “Android”, you need to create a backup copy of all data from the phone’s internal memory, because you won’t be able to restore it.

Whoever thinks that this function is useless and even harmful is very wrong. A hardware reset is only used if the phone cannot be restored with ordinary applications and cleanings. It should be done if:

The phone began to think and load for a very long time due to the large load of RAM.
Due to the multiple installation and reinstallation of different applications, as a result of which a huge amount of unnecessary information has accumulated.
After obtaining root rights, an important component of the operating system was removed, which is why the smartphone began to work incorrectly.
Due to some kind of malfunction, the phone began to work incorrectly (constantly rebooting, turning itself off or not turning on at all).

Of course, after the "hard reset" is made, you need to configure everything, download, download and install on a new one. But, in turn, the phone will work as it should, and will not slow down (at least until a lot of different things are loaded into it again).

How to make a hard reset?

There are several ways to reset your phone to factory settings:

through settings (soft reset);
using Android system recovery (it is also called the engineering menu);
through a special service utility from an official developer (in the case when the phone does not turn on and the Android system recovery is not turned on or is not provided at all).

Now let's see how to make a hard reset by each of these methods.

Software Reset

First of all, you need to save all the data from the phone. You can do this in different ways: create a backup copy and save it to a USB flash drive, connect to a PC and reset data using special utilities, synchronize with your Google account, and so on. It is also advisable to discard all information from the flash drive and format it. This must be done because when data is reset, the key to decrypt the data is deleted. If, after making a “hard reset” on “Android”, inserting a memory card, the phone will simply create a new file system on it, ignoring the old file tree. Physically, the data will remain there, but access to it will no longer be.

Now we do the following: we go to the “Settings” of the phone, then to the “Personal data” item (depending on the firmware version this item may be called “Accounts” or “Restore and reset”). Click on "Factory data reset".

Then - “Reset devices” and “Delete all”. Done.

Reset via Android system recovery

This method is resorted to if the phone does not turn on or constantly reboots. Turn off the phone. Recovery mode is activated by pressing the power button, volume buttons and menu. How to make a hard reset using a combination of buttons? It all depends on the manufacturer:

Sony - we charge the phone to the maximum (the light is green), disconnect from charging and press the button in the small hole with a paper clip. After the screen goes blank, you need to hold the power button for a few seconds and press the volume increase several times.

Samsung - we simultaneously clamp on, volume up and the menu. Using the volume buttons, we move to “wipe data / factory reset”, then “Yes - delete all data” and “Reboot now”.

Nokia - hold power, volume down and the camera.
HTC - hold both volumes, briefly press the power. When “Warnings” appears, press the volume up.
ASUS - holds the volume down and for three seconds - power, hold the volume. In the menu, select “Enter recovery mode”. Further, the algorithm is the same as making a “hard reset” on “Samsung”.
Alcatel - hold the volume up and power. Next - as in Samsung.
Acer - hold the volume up and power. Further - as in ASUS.

Reset Sony device

Sony Xperia devices have one problem: due to some malfunction or error in the system, when you turn on Bluetooth, the phone starts to restart without interruption. At the same time, you can turn it off only by disconnecting the battery. And, since it was not possible to make a “hard reset” on Sony through Recovery mode for some reason, you can use the special utility PC Companion from the manufacturer. It must be on the computer if the phone has been connected to a PC at least once.

We proceed as follows. Launch PC Companion. Click “Start” in the Support Zone section. In the column “Updating phone software” we also click on “Start”. In the window that appears, click on the highlighted inscription “restore phone”. From the list, select your model, and then follow the simple instructions.

But there is one nuance: the smartphone must be in the database of this program with the downloaded drivers, otherwise, before making a “hard reset”, the program will ask you to perform several actions on the device for identification (lower / lower the curtain, etc.). Of course, this will not work if it is turned off.

Some tips

Hard reset - the procedure is extremely responsible, so it’s worth taking a couple of tips:

Before making a “hard reset” on your tablet or phone, you need to create a backup copy of all data (contacts, SMS, accounts, Wi-Fi passwords, etc.). There are plenty of ways and tools for this (if the device is turned on at all).
It will be useful to backup files from a flash drive. At least because in the settings the clear memory card button is located under the disconnect button. And, inadvertently confusing, you can lose important data.
You should not install applications from unsafe sources on your smartphone in order to avoid problems with the system.
Use root privileges more carefully, if granted. You should not delete something in which there is no full confidence, and allow different applications to use these rights.
If suddenly for some reason it was not possible to reset to the factory settings, you can fix the phone by flashing the “Android”. Contrary to popular belief, this is quite simple. It will take only sensible instructions, hands and a bright mind.