It's no secret that modern smartphones are real mini-computers, with their own operating system, many settings and a large selection of various programs. And as you know, the more complex the system, the easier it can fail. For a variety of reasons, the phone starts to work more slowly, the battery runs out faster, the phone may freeze and reboot itself. Many users start to panic, contact familiar "programmers" or various service centers. However, it is often possible to solve the problem on your own. If Android is installed on the phone, you can try to restore the device yourself using a special function called Wipe data factory reset
In simple terms, this feature is similar to the process of reinstalling the Windows operating system on a regular computer. Only in the case of a smartphone, the whole process takes much less time. Usually this procedure lasts no more than 5-10 minutes. And unlike the same reinstallation of the "OS" on the computer, here it will not be necessary to install drivers from the motherboard, video card and other equipment for a long time and tediously. All necessary programs and components will be installed immediately. The only thing, after this procedure, it will be possible to connect to the Internet and check for updates for your phone, and if they are, install them. A simple person needs a translation, what is wipe data and why you need to reset this data, we will talk about this below.
What problems can Wipe data factory reset solve?
- Decreased battery life
- Virus removal;
- Clearing the internal memory of the smartphone
- Freezes and slowdowns at work.
In general, for any phone malfunction, the first thing to do is to try using Wipe data factory reset. The only thing to remember is that in addition to viruses, unnecessary files and useless programs, all settings, contacts and useful programs will also be deleted.
How to perform a factory reset
The English word wipe is translated as cleaning. In other words, this is the usual formatting of memory. Usually there are two options for this action - full wipe and partial.
The first one deletes all memory information. With the help of a partial reset, you can clean individual partitions.
Separately, I would like to note that before performing the procedure, you need to make sure that the phone's battery is charged. Also, if required, you need to save all important information - contacts, photos and other files. During the wipe data process, they will be deleted.
In general, in the case of an Android phone, there are several ways to perform a factory reset.
Reset via phone menu
If the phone boots up, you can try to reset through the "Settings" menu - an icon with a gear image. Here you need to find the item "Restore and reset". It is usually located at the very bottom of the list. On some phones, it can be found in "Advanced phone settings".
- We go into this menu, click on the item "Reset to factory settings".
- Then "Clear All". The system will issue a warning message that the information will be deleted.
- We give our consent.
On some smartphones, for security reasons, you need to enter a special digital combination that the system itself will issue. This is done to prevent accidental pressing and memory formatting. After starting the recovery process, the phone screen goes blank, then lights up again. It also displays the progress of the recovery process. After the process is completed, the smartphone will reboot. This will open the start screen. Here you will need to perform the initial phone settings - select a language, specify account information, connect to a Wi-Fi network. There is nothing difficult. Read carefully, then enter the data. Most of the items can be skipped altogether by clicking the "Next" button.
Reset withpartition recovery
This method is more complicated, but it helps even in severe cases. Often, with its help, you can revive a phone that has stopped loading at all or cannot access the "Settings".
To do this, the phone must be completely turned off. Then we look for the volume buttons. Press the volume up key and hold it. Then, without releasing this button, press the power button of the smartphone. After the splash screen appears, release both buttons. If the phone supports factory reset in this way, a special menu of several items will appear on a black background. In this mode, to control the phone, you need to use the volume buttons - to move through the menu items and the on / off keys to confirm the selection.
Select Wipe data factory reset. We confirm the choice by pressing the Power button once. The phone will reboot and a black background will display numbers and inscriptions showing the progress of the process. Recovery usually takes a few minutes. If everything worked out, the phone will soon reboot and the initial settings screen will open, as in the 1st option. Sometimes you have to reboot the device manually by selecting Reboot.
After completing the initial settings, the phone is ready for use.
Now we will try to deal with the question of what the term factory reset means and how to carry out this procedure on our smartphone. The article will be useful to users of the Android system who have encountered problems with the OS.
What are we talking about?
Factory reset is a hardware reset of all settings and the return of the device to its original "factory" state. The final version of the term has not yet taken root, so different sources call this “hard reboot” procedure differently, you can find terms that are similar in meaning: hard reset, Cold Boot, Master Reset.
So, by doing a factory reset Android, we will reboot the device, thanks to which all the factory settings of the system are restored, and all operating system information disappears: SMS, contacts, installed programs. Note that information deleted in this way cannot be restored. In this case, the data that is on the memory card, as well as the SIM card, is not deleted.
Without asking
There is also such a thing as a spontaneous factory reset. It happens due to a conflict, which is caused by incorrect interaction of applications installed on the same device. Another reason for this error could be a system failure.
What is this reboot for?
There are many applications in modern Android-based devices that can sometimes cause a crash. However, each smartphone has an internal independent area that stores system files. If your operating system starts misbehaving or you misconfigured something (for example, you installed a graphic key, while forgetting the pattern), the manufacturer has provided a special keyboard shortcut in advance, using which the smartphone software platform will return to its original state.
To do a factory reset, you first need to go to "System recovery", for this purpose you need to find out the same key combination set by the manufacturer. Here we have already got to the menu, which displays a lot of interesting lines. Using the volume buttons, you should go down to the item wipe data / factory reset. Activate the function by using the Power or Home button. A new menu appears, in which there will be many lines "NO", and somewhere in the middle the line "Yes". You should go down and activate it.
As a result of all the actions described above, the phone will reboot, after which it will return to its original settings. If you are not confident in your abilities, contact a specialist.
We thank each reader for their attention and hope that we were able to answer the question in full.
Hello guys Let's talk about such a thing as Wipe Cache Partition, you can find it in your smartphone on Android, well, or in a tablet, but what is it? Let's deal with this today. The word Wipe itself means to erase, I think you understand the word Cache, this is a cache, but the word Partition is part of something, usually on a computer or on a smartphone, the word Partition means part of the ROM (Read Only Memory). Well, that is, part of the memory or the entire memory of the device. In a computer, a hard disk (well, or a RAM) acts as memory, and in it Partition is a local disk of a physical disk. In short, I will say more simply, Partition is a disk / memory section. And cleaning Partition means clearing the memory disk, and in the case of Wipe Cache Partition, I think this means clearing the disk/partition CACHE.
So, like I understood, Wipe Cache partition is an item in the Recovery Mode menu, and the item is responsible, as I said, for clearing the cache. If you reset the phone to factory settings, then the cache is cleared automatically, well, this is just a note to you.
But what kind of Recovery Mode menu is that, what is it for? I answer, this menu can be called a service or service boot menu, that is, it does NOT work IN ANDROID. By booting into this menu, you can reset the settings, install a new firmware, do something else there, but all this requires special knowledge
This is what Recovery Mode looks like on a Samsung phone:
Do you notice anything here? Yes, I agree, it's hard to see here! And I think it looks better like this:
Here is this mysterious Wipe Cache Partition item in the menu !!! But now you already know that this item is responsible for clearing the cache and apparently this refers to the system partition, well, I think so
So, so, just a minute, but can you elaborate on what exactly the Wipe cache partition item does? Yes, I can write now! So this is clearing the cache, but what kind of cache, what is in this cache, that is? These are temporary files and data that remain after the work of programs or after updates. They usually clear the cache if the smartphone slows down, or there are some freezes, clearing the cache does not always help, but sometimes it does help. Do not worry, clearing the cache will not affect your programs, they will remain the same as they were
Cleaning the cache is in almost any phone, well, like in any. I can’t say for sure, maybe I’m wrong, but it seems that the Recovery Mode service menu does not apply to Android at all, like this menu of the phone itself, generally separate. Well, or the Android service menu, but it works ONLY BEFORE LOADING the operating system itself. Each phone has a slightly or a lot different menu, here is an example, I have not seen such a menu yet:
Another note for you: I found out that if you update the firmware, you need to clear the cache, and you need to use the Wipe Cache Partition and Wipe Dalvik Cache items. But second, what is it? It’s not so simple here, I really can’t understand what it is, but here are the pictures for you, maybe you’ll understand something (otherwise I’m not boom boom).
Many situations may lead to the need to reset the Android system, for example: frequent device freezes, the Android system cannot boot, or the gadget unlock password is lost. "Hard Reset" is a radical solution that allows you to return the device to a working state.
Looking ahead, I note that "Hard Reset" deletes data only from the device's memory, without affecting the SD memory card, although there is option 2 that allows you to affect it too.
Attention!!! All contacts, installed applications, messages, etc. will be deleted. Before starting the reset operation, it is highly recommended that you back up your phone data! One of the backup methods is .
Option 1. Recovery Mode
Turn off the device and boot into Recovery Mode by holding a few keys together. Each manufacturer has its own buttons:
- "+" on the volume rocker and the "ON / OFF" button;
- "-" on the volume rocker and the "ON / OFF" button;
- Volume "+" and "-" together and the "ON / OFF" button;
- Volume "+" and "-" together, "Home" key and "ON / OFF" button;
- In Chinese devices, hold down the volume key and connect the charger.
The volume up/down buttons allow you to move up and down the recovery menu, and the command selection is performed by the "ON/OFF" button. In the latest devices, control in "Recovery Mode" can be normal (touch).
Select "wipe data/factory reset", and confirm the system reset by selecting "Yes - delete all user data". Upon completion of the wipe, select the "reboot system now" option.
It will be a little more difficult to see the reset for Chinese phones. For example, in "iconBIT NetTAB Mercury XL" or "Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500" clone, the recovery menu is in Chinese. If you have the same situation, the picture below shows the Russian translation of the "Recovery Mode" menu.
To navigate through the menu, use only the "-" volume key, because. the "+" key is used to go back one level up. To select the highlighted command, press the ON/OFF button.
To run a hard reset of Android settings in Chinese phones, you need to select the 6th item. The funny thing is, once selected, the command will be executed without confirmation.
After a few minutes of waiting, your Android device will boot up like it did the first time after purchase, possibly asking you to add a Google account.
Option 2: Restore and reset
In the Android settings, you can see an item such as "Backup and reset". It is designed to reset the system settings and restore from a backup stored on the Internet.
Click on the "Reset Settings" option.
Scroll down and optionally check the box next to "Clear phone memory - card" to delete personal data from the SD memory card, such as photos, music and other user data. Click on the "Reset phone settings" button.
User data will be deleted and factory data will be restored.
Hard Reset (hard reset, hard reset) - Reboot the device, which restores the factory settings of the system and deletes all user information, including installed programs, contacts and SMS. Deleted information cannot be recovered after this procedure, so it is recommended to save all important data before resetting.
Important! Data from memory cards, SIM cards, internal memory of the phone is not deleted (data can be deleted from the internal memory and memory card during a soft reset by selecting the appropriate menu item).
Why do you need a Hard Reset?
Hard Reset is used as a last resort in case of errors and malfunctions in the device, when it is impossible to eliminate the failure by other methods. The fact is that the more complex the device, the greater the likelihood of various problems occurring in it during operation: multiple installation and reinstallation of programs, cluttering up the device’s memory with various files, etc. and it is usually impossible to establish the exact cause of the malfunction. The device may become unstable, slow down, or even not turn on at all. Hard Reset will return the device to its original state, canceling any actions with it.
Soft reset
If the smartphone / tablet is booting, then resetting the settings can be done through the device menu. For this:
We go to the application menu ...
…Settings…
... tab "Accounts" (or the item "Personal data") and select "Backup and reset" (or "Restore and reset") ...
…Reset data (Reset settings)…
…Reset device…
…Erase/Delete All
Everything. We are waiting for the device to reboot.
Hard reset
If the device does not turn on, then you can try to revive it due to a hardware reset. The procedure is generally standard. On the body of the device there are mechanical buttons that are pressed in a certain combination, which allows you to enter the menu Android system recovery and reset the settings.
Typical menu view Android system recovery:
The combination of buttons for devices from different manufacturers:
Smartphones:
1.
Turn off the device. Then press and hold the button inclusion and key volume up
2.
After the menu appears, pressing the key volume up select item recovery mode and press the key volume down
3.
After the Android image appears with a red triangle, press the button inclusion
4.
After that, the key volume down select item Wipe data/factory reset and press the volume up key. Choose Yes
Tablets:
1.
Turn off the device. Lever arm screen lock move to the left
2.
Hold down the key volume up and button inclusion simultaneously
3.
After the device vibrates, move the lever blocking right and left until we see 2 lines on the display [i]Erasing userdata and Erasing Cache(Make sure to keep holding the button. volume)
4.
In the upper left corner, the lines of the beginning of formatting will appear
Smartphones:
1.
Turn off the device. Press the keys at the same time volume up and button inclusion until the appropriate indication appears on the screen
2.
Keys volume select item Wipe data/factory reset and press the button food
3.
Scrolling with the keys volume to point YES and confirm the choice with the button food
All devices:
1.
Turn off the device. Then press and hold the key volume down while simultaneously pressing the button inclusion on the 3 sec
2.
Release button inclusion and hold the key volume down before the menu
3.
buttons volume choose Enter recovery mode
4.
In the menu that appears, select Wipe data/Factory reset and confirm your choice Yes - delete all data
5.
After reset Reboot now
Smartphones:
1.
Turn off the device
2.
Remove battery
3.
Connect the device to the charger ( to the charger from the network, and not to the PC)
4.
Insert battery
5.
Press and hold buttons food and key volume up until the dim Android logo appears (10-15 seconds)
6.
Press button 1 time food
7.
In the menu that appears, select " wipe data" (Navigating the menu - volume keys, select - button food), in the next menu, select " Yes -- delete all user data"
Smartphones:
1.
Turn off device
2.
Press and hold keys volume up and volume down, then briefly press the button food
3.
Continue holding keys volume up and volume down until the screen displays Warning
4.
Press a key volume up to execute hard reset
Smartphones:
1.
Turn off device
2.
Press the key at the same time volume down, button food and cameras
Tablets:
1.
The tablet must be turned off
2.
Press buttons " Home" and " Vol-"and only then the button food
3.
Keep them pressed until it appears Oysters logo, release button food. When a picture with a lying robot and an exclamation mark appears, release the rest
4.
Push button food and without releasing it, press and release " Vol+"
5.
Select " wipe data / factory reset", then " reboot and done
Alternative option:
1.
Press and hold a key volume down sound
2.
Press and hold the " on off»;
3.
Hold this combination of buttons until the message “ upgrade, please wait……»
4.
Select from the list wipedata/factoryreset(switch between lines - key decrease sound, selection - key increase sound);
5.
In the dropdown list, select " Yes - delete all user data».
