You ask the question “how do I reset the phone?”. This is the easiest way how to reset Android phone to the factory settings. If your device allows you to get to the settings, then do the following steps:
- Open “Settings” and select “Restore and reset”
- Scroll to the bottom and click on “Reset settings” (the name may be different, but the point remains the same – how to reset Android phone to factory settings)
- Confirm the action by clicking on “Erase everything” (the title may also vary)
Done! Now you know how to how to factory reset Android phone, and everyone is happy, except those who have not made a backup copy of the important data.
Hope that you now understand how to reset Android phone.
Hard Reset Android
You can do the hard reset Android settings via the engineering mode very carefully because incorrect settings can result in incorrect operation of the device. Before changing something, it is recommended to write down the original values in order to protect yourself in case something goes wrong, and the new settings lead to malfunctions of the device. So it is important to reset settings Android without losing data.
If you did not record the initial settings, you can use the case of how reset network settings on Android on your device. This option is available on any MediaTek processor. You need to have root-rights to use this option.
To hard reset Android device you need to:
- Install Solid Explorer or any other conductor
- Go to the root folder
- Find the data folder
- Select nvram
- Enter the folder apcfg
- Find aprdcl
And there you will find all the changed settings of the engineering mode. Sections can be removed selectively. If you are not satisfied with how, for example, Audio operates, then delete the folder Audio. Then be sure to restart the device. After you restart the device, the system will automatically create the deleted files with standard options, which are incorporated in the processor. If you want to hard reset Android phone to factory settings completely, delete the folder aprdcl. After you restart the device, the folder will recover, and the phone will have factory values of the engineering mode.
I hope you learned how to access the Engineering mode and hard reset Android to factory settings via engineering mode. Don’t hesitate to ask any questions that you have about the engineering mode in the comments below. We will be glad to help you.
Read moreFactory Reset Protection (FRP)
With the advent of Android 5.1 Lollipop, the users got not only new useful features but also frankly weird “features”. For example, Google FRP Lock, or factory reset protection, the essence of which is to protect the phone from intruders who decided to bypass the lock of the smartphone by resetting.
To avoid factory reset protection just remove your Google account before you factory reset the device.
The Google FRP can be unlocked with very simple steps:
- Connect to Wi-Fi or mobile network
- Log in to your Google account, which was logged on device with FRP
- Wait untill verification will complete
- Use your phone
If you don’t know login or password of your account – use one of the bypass methods or write full model of your device in the comments down below and I’ll give you right method.
Read moreAndroid errors
If your smartphone or tablet shows you some Android errors – You can fix it in a very simple way, just select your error in the list below and you’ll get the step-by-step guide how to fix your Android errors!
Before you will do some actions to fix your error try this universal fix methods:
- Reboot your device
- Clear cache
- Update your device
If it not helped you – go to the special instruction.
