Wednesday, 23 September 2015

How to Reset an Iphone

Like all computers, the Apple iPhone occasionally needs a reboot. You can do this by giving it a "soft reset". This does not remove app, songs, contacts or anything else stored on your iPhone. It basically just reboots the phone without following the normal shutdown procedures.

There is different procedure to do a full "hard reset" and this will remove everything and restore your iPhone to its factory settings.

Method 1 of 2: Soft Reset

Press and hold the Home button (big circle below the screen) and the Sleep/Wake button (on top of the iPhone) simultaneously.Hard Reset an iPhone Step 1

Continue holding both buttons until the iPhone shuts off and begins to restart. This will take anywhere from 10-20 seconds.
  • Assuming your iDevice isn't totally crashed and unresponsive, you will be offered the ability to power off at this point. If you take that option, remember to turn your phone back on when you are done. Alternatively, you can ignore the power off request and continue holding continue. following the steps below.Hard Reset an iPhone Step 2
You may let go when you see the silver Apple logo. You have now completed the soft reset successfully.
Hard Reset an iPhone Step 3
Don't be alarmed that it takes quite a while to load from the Apple logo to the main screen. This is normal.
Hard Reset an iPhone Step 4

Method 2 of 2: Hard Reset
Hard Reset an iPhone Step 5
Go to "Settings"
Hard Reset an iPhone Step 6
Select "General"
Hard Reset an iPhone Step 7
Scroll down to select "Reset". Here you will have various options, the main ones being:
  • Reset All Settings
  • Reset Network Settings
  • Erase All content and Settings
  • Selecting "Erase All Content and Settings" is what constitutes a Hard Reset. Your phone 
Soft Reset Recommendation
  • It is recommended to carry out a soft reset when your phone starts presenting peculiar behaviour, as this clears the phone's memory and can solve many minor problems. Some people recommend a soft reset regularly. Some poorly written apps or ones that crashed can leave things in the phone's memory, and this action clears them out. Powering off the iPhone is similar to the soft reset but not quite as effective in clearing out the phone's memory.
Hard Reset Setting 
"Erase All Content and Settings" will do as it says! Make sure you have backed your phone up to iTunes or iCloud before doing this if you are intending to restore it afterwards.will ask you to enter your passcode, and will then ask to confirm.

How to Root an Android phone WIthout PC



To “root” or enable superuser access on Android devices, one needs to have a rooting software and a working PC. But what if you don’t have a PC? How can you root your Android device? It’s simple and easy, actually; all you need is a certain app.




Part 1 of 2: Rooting Your AndroidRoot an Android Device Without a PC Using Framaroot Step 1


1.Open a web browser on your Android device. You can use your device’s native browser app or other third-party applications likes Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, or Dolphin browser.
Root an Android Device Without a PC Using Framaroot Step 2

2.Download an app called Framaroot. Framaroot is a stand-alone application that roots your Android device without having to use a PC. You can download the latest version of this app straight from Framaroot’s website (http://framaroot.net/).

Root an Android Device Without a PC Using Framaroot Step 3
3.Install Framaroot. Tap the downloaded APK to install it on your device.
  • If your device’s not set to install third-party applications, a prompt will appear asking confirmation to install Framaroot. Simply enable the “Unknown Sources” option on the prompt to continue.
Root an Android Device Without a PC Using Framaroot Step 4
4.Open Framaroot. After installation, tap the app icon from your device’s home screen to launch Framaroot
Root an Android Device Without a PC Using Framaroot Step 5
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5.Select an exploit to use on your phone or tablet. Framaroot will require you to choose from three kinds of exploits that will root your phone, namely, “Sam,” “Frodo,” and “Aragorn.” You can select any of the three exploits listed. Just tap each one and find out which one is working.
  • Some exploits will not work on your device depending on the make, model, and version of Android OS it’s running on. When this happens, a message prompt will appear on the screen telling you that the exploit “failed.” Just select another one from the three until you find one that will work.
  • After choosing a working exploit, a message will appear notifying you that the exploit is successful and superuser settings have been installed on your device, which means that you have rooted your phone or tablet.Root an Android Device Without a PC Using Framaroot Step 6
6.Restart your device to apply the updates. Press and hold the Power button of your newly rooted Android device to reboot it.

Part 2 of 2: Checking if Rooting Was SuccessfulRoot an Android Device Without a PC Using Framaroot Step 7

  1. Launch Google Play. Tap on Google Play’s icon your home screen or app drawer to open it.Root an Android Device Without a PC Using Framaroot Step 8
  2. Look for Root Checker. On the search bar at the top, type in “Root Checker” then tap on the search icon (magnifying glass).Root an Android Device Without a PC Using Framaroot Step 9
  3. Select Root Checker from the results. Tap on the app’s name to view its details.Root an Android Device Without a PC Using Framaroot Step 10
  4. Install Root Checker. Tap the “Install” button to download and install the application on your Android device.Root an Android Device Without a PC Using Framaroot Step 11
  5. Open Root Checker. Tap the app icon from your device’s home screen to launch Root Checker.Root an Android Device Without a PC Using Framaroot Step 12
  6. Check if your Android has been successfully rooted. Tap the “Verify Root” button to check whether your phone or tablet is rooted or not. If you used Framaroot correctly, a message prompt should be displayed on the screen telling you that your device is rooted.

Tuesday, 22 September 2015

How To Root and Unroot Android Device

What is Root, Anyway?

Andriod is based on Linux . On Linux and other UNIX-like operating systems, the root user is equivalent to the Administrator user on Windows. The root user has access to the entire operating system and can do anything. By default, you don’t have root access to your own Android device, and certain apps won’t function without root access. Like other modern mobile operating systems, Android confines apps to restrictive security sandboxes for security purposes.
The root user account always exists in Android; there’s just no built-in way to access it. “Rooting” is the act of gaining access to this root user account. This is often compared to jailbreaking an iPhone or iPad, but rooting and jailbreaking are fairly different.
With root access, you can remove bloatware that came on your phone, use an app permissions manager, run a firewall, enabling tethering even if your carrier is blocking it, manually back up your installed app settings, and use a variety of other tweaks that require low-level system access.
Apps that require root aren’t hard to find — they’re available in Google Play, but they won’t work until you gain root access. Some apps have features that only work on a rooted device.
You only need to root your phone if you want to run a specific app that requires root access. If you don’t plan on actually doing anything with that root access, don’t bother. You’ll just lose that root access if your phone or tablet receives an operating system update, anyway.

Warnings

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Android devices don’t come rooted for a reason. In fact, Google and device manufacturers usually go out of their way to prevent you from rooting. Rooting either requires taking advantage of “exploits” in a device or unlocking its bootloader and modifying your system partition. It’s not officially supported. You could also install a custom ROM that comes rooted — again, this isn’t officially supported.
  • Security – Rooting breaks apps out of Android’s normal security sandbox. Apps could abuse root privileges you’ve granted and snoop on other apps, something which isn’t normally possible. In the past, Google has recommended against using the Google Wallet mobile payments app on a rooted device for this reason.
  • Warranty – Some manufacturers assert that rooting voids your device’s warranty. However, rooting will not actually damage your hardware. You can “unroot” your device and manufacturers won’t be able to tell if it’s been rooted.
  • Bricking – As usual, you do this at your own risk. Rooting should generally be a very safe process, but you’re on your own here. If you mess something up, you can’t just expect free warranty service to fix it. If you’re worried, do a bit of research first and see if other people report success rooting your device with the tool you’re planning on using.

How to Root

Rooting is often a simple and quick process. However, there’s no single standard way to root every device. We’ll cover a few useful tools that will root a large majority of devices here. If your device isn’t supported, check out the XDA Developers forum and look at the subforum for your specific model of device. This is a good place to start finding out how other people have rooted your device.
Thankfully, there are some tools that make this process easy for the vast majority of Android phone and tablets out there. If one of these tools doesn’t work, you can likely find instructions specific to your individual device online. You’ll just have to do some searching. Bear in mind that you’ll need a root process that works on your device and its current version of the Android operating system. Rooting instructions for older versions of Android on that specific device may not work.
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Kingo Root is a simple, easy way to root a large amount of Android devices. Here’s an incomplete list of the devices Kingo Root supports.
This is a Windows desktop app, so you’ll need to download Kingo Root and run it on your Windows PC. It will try to automatically root your phone or tablet using a variety of techniques. Before connecting your Android phone or tablet to your computer via a USB cable, be sure to enable USB debugging.
Kingo Root focuses on using “exploits” to root a device. For this reason, it shouldn’t require an unlocked boot loader — just enable USB debugging, connect it to a computer, and it will install the drivers automatically and walk you through the process. It seems to want to install additional apps on your device — we found an option labelled “Try the smallest fast browser for free” that we unchecked during this process.
Towelroot is another option you might want to try. Enable apps from “Unknown sources” under Settings > Security, download the Towelroot app, and install it. Android will warn you that this app will attempt to bypass Android’s security settings — that’s the whole point. Bypass the warning and install it anyway. Towelroot was developed by GeoHot, a well-known hacker in the iPhone jailbreaking community.
You then open the installed app and it uses an exploit in Android to root your device. Towelroot should support every Android phone or tablet with a kernel build date before June 3, 2014.
(You can find your device’s kernel build date by opening the Settings screen, scrolling down, and tapping About Phone or About Tablet. Look for a date under “Kernel version.”)
Updates to your device’s Android operating system — also known as OTA, or over-the-air, updates — will usually remove root access. Rooting modifies your device’s system partition, and the OTA update sets that system partition back to its default state. There are sometimes ways keep root access after performing an update, but they’re not guaranteed to work and depend on the device you’re using and the update you’re installing.

Managing Root Permissions With the SuperSU App

As part of the rooting process, your rooting tool of choice will generally install SuperSU, Superuser, or a similar app onto your phone or tablet. This app provides an interface where you can control which other apps on your phone get root permissions. Whenever an app wants to request root permissions, it has to ask your SuperSU app, which pops up a permission prompt.
Open SuperSU (or possibly a similarly named app) from your app drawer to and manage which apps get this root permission on your own. Apps that want root access use the “su”, or “superuser,” command to gain elevated permissions. SuperSU or a similar tool controls access to this command.
If something goes wrong, it’s possible that the app won’t be installed as part of the rooting process. You could just install the SuperSU app from Google Play, if so. However, this app won’t actually do anything unless you have a rooted device in the first place.

CyanogenMod and Other Custom ROMs Come With an Easy Root ToggleIf you’re already using a custom ROM, this may be integrated directly into your device’s settings. For example, the popular CyanogenMod — often used by many people to get an up-to-date Android operating system on devices no longer updated by their manufacturers — has this built in.

You can simply visit the device’s settings, find the Superuser setting page, and toggle “Superuser Access” on. It’s disabled by default for security reasons, but it’s just behind a quick, supported toggle.
There’s one big perk to doing it this way: You won’t lose root access when you upgrade CyanogenMod or your other custom ROM of choice.

How to Unroot a Rooted Device

Want to unroot? The tool you used to root may allow you to unroot a device, too. However, the easiest way to unroot is to use the SuperSU app that’s probably installed on your device. Open the SuperSU app, go to its Settings screen, and tap the “Full unroot” option. It will attempt to unroot your device. If it works for you, this is definitely the easiest way to do unroot.

You should now have a rooted Android device and be able to use apps that require access. If your device receives an OTA update, you’ll likely need to go through this process and root it again if you want to keep using those root-only apps and tweaks.
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How to Reset Window Phone : Basic

Technical Level : Basic

Summary

This wiki article walks you through the various ways of resetting your Windows Phone, the difference between the methods and in which situations they should be used.

Details

There are two different types of resets for your Windows Phone. Soft reset and hard reset (a.k.a. factory reset). There is a big difference between the two: The hard reset will return your phone to factory settings while the soft reset is more like an extended reboot.
Soft Reset
The soft reset is the same thing as pulling your battery (on devices where that is possible). This method will not remove anything at all from your phone and is completely safe to attempt in any problem situation.
You perform the soft reset by having your phone turned on. Then press and hold the volume down + powerbuttons until your phone vibrates and restarts. Note that you should not touch the device screen during the process (not even when the 'slide down to power off' prompt appears).
Example of situations where the soft reset should solve the problem:
  • An app that usually starts won't start
  • The camera won't open
  • The device starts using too much battery
  • The device starts behaving oddly
Hard Reset
The hard reset will bring your phone back to factory settings, the same state as when the device was first turned on. All apps, messages, media, personal settings, etc will be removed from the phone. If backup is turned on under Settings, you can restore your apps and settings after performing a hard reset (as long as you initialize the phone with the same Microsoft Account). Note that resetting your device will not remove any OS or firmware updates. You will remain on the same version of Windows Phone after the reset.
If you can turn on your device you can reset your phone under Settings: Settings > about > reset your phoneThis procedure is described in more detailed in this official how-to article.
For HTC users:
If you can't open your device because of a forgotten PIN (or similar), you can use the button method: Turn off your phone, press and hold the volume down button and then briefly press the power button to turn the phone on. Keep the volume down button pressed until an exclamation mark is shown on your screen. Then press the following buttons, one at a time, in this order:
volume up, volume down, power, volume down
The phone will now reset to factory status.
For Nokia Lumia users:
If you can't open your device because of a forgotten PIN (or similar), you can use the button method: Press and hold the power-, volume-down- and camera buttons until the phone vibrates. Then release the power-button and keep the other two buttons pressed for another five seconds. The phone should reset to factory settings.
The hard reset operation will take a while to complete and will show spinning gears before it reboots your device to factory settings. Usually it will finish within 30 minutes but can, in some rare cases, take up to a couple of hours. Some Nokia Lumia handsets have a bug where a reset never seems to finish. If that should happen to you, check thiswiki article for a solution.
Example of situations where the hard reset should be used:
  • The soft reset didn't solve the problem
  • You want to switch to another Microsoft Account
  • You want to reset a device that you will no longer use (this enables someone else to initialize the device with their own Microsoft Account)
  • You want to restore a backup

11 Methods to Hard Reset Android Phone

Is your Android Smartphone slow, freezing, not responsive, responding incorrectly, or you can’t remember the phones password? You’re in luck! There is still a pretty powerful option available, and that is to perform a hard reset, also known as an alternate reset, on the device.
Before we begin… If you are still able to access the setting on your device and navigate the phone then you might be more interested in reading How to backup and reset an Android phone, which goes through the process of doing a full backup and then performing a Factory Data Reset through the phones settings.
If you’re having problems accessing your factory data reset options through the settings then you can still perform a factory reset on your Android Smartphone and this article will show you how to do it. This is the perfect solution if you’re having problems with your touch screen, or you can’t navigate correctly on your phone. It’s also an option if you can’t get your device to power on all the way or when your phone won’t power on at all.
If you’re seeking to do a reset on your Android Smartphone then you most likely know how effective a reset can be at solving issues on phones. Through this article I am going to go over multiple ways to perform resets on your phone without actually having to navigate through the touch screen. Your phone doesn’t even need to be on in order to do it in most instances!

Make sure the device is powered off

Most of these hard resets require that your phone is completely powered off, so make sure that your phone is powered off all the way not just locked. If you’re phone isn’t responding and you can’t power off the phone with the power button, then you might need to pull the battery out, count to ten, and then put the battery back in. Just don’t power the phone back on if you have to reinsert the battery. Keep the device powered off.
Also make sure that your phone is not plugged into a charger. If the phone is plugged into a charger or if the device is not fully powered off, the reset is not going to work.

Hard reset methods and procedures may differ

Alternate resets also usually involve performing a series of key combinations which we’ll get to in a minute. The key combination you have to perform will highly depend on the specific make and model of the phone and what version of Android OS (Operating System) is currently running on the device. For example you might be able to perform a reset on a phone one way if it’s running the 2.2 (Froyo) OS, then you upgrade your phone to the 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS and the method no longer works, causing you to use a different method (I have an example of this in method 6 and 7 below). When you upgrade again to the 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS you might have to use a different method and different key combination to perform the same alternate reset. So just beware of this.
You might also need to attempt the reset a couple times for it to go through correctly.
Disclaimer: Remember that a reset is permanent and cannot be undone. It will erase all personal data and downloaded content on the phone, don’t worry it will not affect or erase your memory card or anything saved on your SIM card. This includes content such as pictures, ringtones, texts, apps, etc. and will usually fix software glitches, bugs, viruses, etc as well. Try if at all possible, to perform a backup first. Usually when you need to perform an alternate reset on your mobile phone you might not be able to do a backup.

Preparation for a hard reset on an Android phone

Just a minor side note, on a typical alternate reset so that you know what to expect. You’re going to power the phone off, hold a specific set of key combinations (shown below), access a fastboot/testing/recovery/etc screen, select reset, and then the phone is going to power itself off, all by itself, then it’s going to power itself back on, all by itself. This can take a few minutes, some phones can take up to 15 min to reboot (pretty uncommon though, the average phone probably takes 3-5 min). Once it reboots the phone is going to think its brand new right off the shelf. So go ahead and set it up again like you did when you first got it.
If you own an Android Smartphone manufactured by Pantech then unfortunately you cannot perform an alternative reset on your device. Pantech Smartphones currently do not have a hard reset feature; the only reset available on Pantech phones is through the settings.

Let’s start with the most common Hard Reset methods and go from there:

Note: the different types of methods are numbered, method 1, method 2, method 3, etc.
Method 1. When the phone is powered off, press and hold the Volume Up and the Volume Down keys both at the same time, then press and hold the Power key until a test screen that shows some available options appears, usually takes about 15-20 seconds. When that screen pops up you can let go of the keys.
Press the Volume Down key to navigate down through the options until it highlights FACTORY RESET then press the Power key to select it.
Method 2. Power the phone off all the way, press and hold the Volume Down key and press than release the Power key, still holding the volume down key for about 10-15 seconds. When you see some additional options pop up on the screen you can let go of the keys.
Press the Volume Down key to navigate down through the options until it highlights the reset option; it usually says FACTORY RESET, then press the Power key to make the selection.
Method 3: With Piture Help

1.Power down your device. Before you begin the reset procedure, you will need to completely power your device off. (If the device is frozen, you can pull the battery out to turn it off.)

2.Press and hold the recovery buttons. The buttons vary from device to device, so you may need to look up the instructions for your particular phone. You will need to press and hold the buttons for a few seconds. Some of the more common button combinations include:
  • Volume Up + Home + Power
  • Volume Down + Power
  • Home + Power
  • If none of the above work, do a web search for your phone’s model plus “recovery mode”.



3.Select Factory Reset.
 Once the recovery menu opens, you can navigate the menu with the volume buttons. You may need to open the Recovery menu to find the Factory Reset mode. Use the Power button, some models use the camera button, to select your menu options.
  • You will be asked to confirm the factory reset.

4.Wait for the restore process to compete. After your phone resets, it will be set back to factory defaults and will be like it just came out of the box.






Method 4. Power the device off, then press and hold the Home key and press and release the Power key (while still holding the Home key).
From the Android Recovery screen, press the Search key.
Tap to select wipe data/factory reset then select Ok (located in the lower left of the screen). Note: if screen is not responsive use the Volume keys to scroll and the Camera key to select.
Select Yes – delete all user data, and then select OK (again lower left).
Select “reboot system now” and press OK.
Method 5. This is becoming a common hard reset method and can be used to factory reset Samsung’s more recent Galaxy smartphones such as the Samsung Galaxy S III, the Samsung Galaxy S4, the S5, the Samsung Galaxy Note the Note II and Note 3, etc.

With the device powered off press and hold the Volume Up key the Home key and the Power key all at the same time.

When the phone vibrates (or you see the GALAXY Logo) release the Power key but continue to hold the Volume Up and Home key.

Continue holding the Volume up and Home key until the “Android system recovery” screen appears.

Use the Volume buttons to scroll to and highlight the “wipe data/factory reset” option, and then use the Power key to make the selection.

Once the factory reset is finished you may use the Volume and Power keys to highlight and select the “Reboot system now” option and the hard reset will be complete and your cell phone will be nice and squeaky clean.
Method 6. Here is an alternate reset for a Motorola Atrix still running on the 2.2 Android OS…
While the phones power is off, press and hold the Volume down button and press and release thepower button (note: if it doesn’t work after all the steps listed try holding down the power button along with the volume down button in this first step).
A "Fastboot" screen should pop up, press the Volume down key to cycle through the choices until you get to "Android Recovery", then press the Volume up key.
Wait for the "triangle!/Android". Once it pops up you’ll need to tap on the bottom right corner of the screen (note: it may take a few attempts). A menu should pop up.
Tap on "wipe data/factory reset", and then tap OK. Another confirmation screen will appear. Tap Yes and then OK.
After the data is cleared the "reboot system now" option should appear and is highlighted by Default. Tap OK.
Note: this type of reset is common on the 2.2 (Froyo) before the tech geeks wised up and removed the need to use the touch screen.
Method 7. This reset is for the same phone, the Motorola Atrix, but one that’s running on the 2.3 OS.
Power off the phone, press and hold the Volume down button and Power button simultaneously while powering on the unit.
The "Fastboot" screen should pop up. When it does press the Volume down key to cycle through the choices until you get to "Android Recovery", and then press the Volume up key to boot in this mode.
Wait for the "triangle!/Android" screen to pop up. Once it does press both the Volume up andVolume down keys simultaneously. A Recovery Menu should pop up.
Tap on the Volume down key until "wipe data/factory reset" is highlighted, and then tap thePower button. Another Confirmation screen will come up. Tap on the Volume down key until it highlights “Yes” and then tap the Power button to make the selection.
After it’s done make sure "reboot system now" is highlighted and then tap the Power button.
In this method you don’t have to use the touch screen any more. So let’s say your touch screen isn’t responding therefore you can’t navigate the phone or go into your settings and do a regular factory data reset. Well now on the 2.3 there is hope. Just power off the phone and perform these steps and the reset should go through.
Method 8. Here is a hard reset for a Sharp Android Smartphone.
While the device is off, hold the Sym button (it’s located on the keyboard) and the Power button simultaneously.
Once the Android boot screen appears highlight the Wipe data/factory reset option by using thevolume buttons. Then use the Return key (on the keyboard) to actually make the selection.
Scroll down to Yes - delete all user data and then press the Power key to confirm.
Once it is done select reboot system now and press the Power key to confirm and reboot your handset.
Important Note: On some Sharp models (such as the Sharp FX Plus ADS1) if holding the Sym button and Power key simultaneously doesn’t take you directly to the Android system recovery screen you might have to do one additional step. If using this hard reset key combination takes you to a screen which shows an exclamation mark within a triangle, then press the Home key(while on that exclamation mark screen) and this should take you to your Sharps Android system recovery options.
Method 9. Here is a common method used to hard reset an LG Android smartphone. So if you need to hard reset an LG Optimus this is the hard reset key combination to try first.
After the LG phone has been powered off, press and hold the Volume Down button. While holding the Volume Down button, press and hold the Home button. While holding both theVolume Down button and Home button, press and hold the Power button.
Continue holding these three keys down simultaneously until the LG logo appears.
Once the LG Logo appears release all of the keys. This will complete the reset on many LG phones; you will be given the option to “Select your language” and can proceed with setting up your device as if you were setting up the phone for the first time.
If however, you are taken to a fastboot screen or a screen with additional options then use theVolume Down key to scroll to and highlight the wipe data/factory reset option and then press the Menu key to make the selection.
The phone might give you a confirmation screen in which you can use the Volume Down key to scroll to and highlight Yes -- delete all user data and then press the Menu key to make the selection.
If you get an option to reboot system now then select that option with the Menu key. The phone will reboot, which can take a couple of minutes, and the hard reset will be complete.
Method 10. A less common method to hard reset an Android smartphone, but the following key combination can be used to reset some cell phones including the Samsung Gio (GT-S5660).
Power the phone off, by using the power button or by removing and then reinserting the battery (when possible).
While the phone is off press and hold the Home button and the Power key at the same time (the Home key is typically the big button on the bottom center of the phone under the display/touch screen).
When the phone starts to power on and you see the phones logo you can release the power button but keep pressing the Home button until the Android system recover screen appears. Once it pops up you can release the Key(s).
Use the Volume keys to highlight the “wipe data/factory reset” option, and then use the Homekey to make the selection. Scroll down using the Volume keys again until the “Yes—delete all user data” option is highlighted and then press the Home key to select that as well.
The system recover screen should pop back up and when it does make sure that “reboot system now” is highlighted and press the Home key to make the selection. The phone will restart and the hard reset will be done.
Method 11. Another uncommon hard reset technique but similar to the one used in method #2. This process can be used to hard reset T-mobiles Prism and Prism II as well as AT&Ts Huawei Fusion (U8652).
Turn off the phone and then press and hold the Volume Up key and Power key simultaneously until the Android system recover screen appears.
Use the Volume Down key to highlight the “wipe data/factory reset” option and then use thePower button to make the selection.
Use the Volume Down key to highlight “Yes -- delete all user data” and use the power key to proceed with the reset.
Once the reset is complete the phone may return to the Android system recover screen. If it does then use the Volume Down button to highlight “reboot system now” and press the Power key to confirm the action.
The phone will restart and the hard reset will be complete.
Now you know how to hard reset an Android Smartphone and the next time your touch screen stops responding, your phone freezes, your phones power cycling, you forget your password, or pretty much any reason you wouldn’t be able to perform a reset through the settings, you’ll be set.
If I have forgotten any key combos that you know of, leave the method in the comments below so that I can add it to the list. Don’t forget to check out some of our many other popular posts and don’t forget to power your phone off every couple of days and watch what applications you choose to download onto your device that way you can keep your phone healthy and efficient. Hope you enjoyed the article, have a fantastic day, and enjoy your phone.