How to reset your smartphone to factory settings

Your mobile is too slow or you plan to sell it soon to buy another one? The reasons why you need to zero may vary. However, the ways to do it are more basic. Now, we are going to explain to you – in the simplest way possible – how to reset your Android smartphone to the factory configuration so that it regains its youth of yesteryear, as on the first unpacking.

How to reset a zero Android smartphone?

Note : from the fact that the versions of Android have evolved over time, you will understand that the interface is not necessarily the same, depending on the version of the OS that is installed in your mobile the name of the menus may be different. Do not forget to save your sensitive data somewhere beforehand.

Clear synchronized accounts

Before you consider resetting your Android smartphone, the first thing to do is to make sure that your accounts are completely out of sync. Not everyone thinks about it, but it may be that data remains and this, when you have just reset the mobile. Rather easy to do, here is how to do it:

  • first, open the 'Settings' of Android
  • scroll down until you find the 'Accounts' menu
  • once inside, click on your Google account
  • Click on Delete (if you don't see the button, look in the 3 points at the top)
  • Repeat the same for all synchronized accounts
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Here's how to unsynchronize your accounts on Android. ANDROIDPIT

Reset an Android smartphone to zero

It may be more interesting (but more radical) to return the Android smartphone to its factory settings. If your equipment is installed under Android 5.0 or a later version, know that you can also activate the option 'Save my data' to find them by changing mobile, for example.

To reset your Android smartphone, you must:

  • go to the 'General settings' of Android
  • search for a menu called 'Backup and reset' (in recent Android versions you have to go to 'System' to find the reset settings)
  • in this menu, click on 'Restore factory settings' or 'Restore factory values'
  • by this action, take into account that: the Google account, the data and parameters of the applications, the downloaded applications, the music, the photos and the other data of users will be erased in their entirety
  • after having passed the security screens, your mobile restarts
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Here is where is the option to reset your phone on Android. ANDROIDPIT

Note : don't worry, it may take several minutes for your device to reboot. He needs to reinstall everything. Knowing that a reset consumes a lot of energy, be certain that the charge level of your battery is above 80%. If not, charge your battery and wait.

We are now finished, hoping that this tutorial could have helped you as best as possible. If you have additional advice for users, the comments remain at your entire disposal.

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