I had to change from custom rom to stock rom xxkpm but I am surprised that after flashing all my contacts/sms/call logs are intact now I have to do factory reset, I did that on custom rom too but without checking in "format USB storage" should I check in that option or not?
Is it usual that sms/contacts are not wiped I thought they will be wiped & restored from backup later.
Nevermind, it seems the last factory reset actually did not take place at all, this time I did factory reset without checking "format USB storage" & it rebooted & wiped out everything which is what I wanted.
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I updated to 2.2 last weekend and I have been playing with it for a while but now I want to do a full Factory reset. So I go to Settings/Privacy and select factory reset and select ok. Then the phone reboots. Goes into a recovery mode. And it says in alternating red and yellow text.
Formatting FOTA
Formatting FOTA failed.
Formatting data
Data wipe failed.
Formatting cache
Failed
Formatting DBDATA
Failed.
Any ideas why this is happening. I don't have a computer and I just want to go back to stock. So if someone could point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it.
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If you want to return to true stock (2.1), you will need to do an Odin flash using a computer. Performing a data wipe/factory reset will only remove any apps, syncs, and settings you have added, and will revert you to the default state of whatever rom you last flashed.
As for why your phone won't let you perform a factory reset, your guess is as good as mine. Perhaps you could try performing the wipe directly from recovery.
Also, if you have a nandroid backup of your former session, you should be able to revert to that by restoring the backup, but make sure to flash a compatible 2.1 kernel as well.
go to this page
HTML:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=881064
it has some instructions on how to get your phone back to stock 2.2 Froyo. That is the only solution I can think of.
I'm switching ROMs and want to do a factory reset to be safe however my recovery doesn't read the external SD card. If I factory reset, could I get back into android to transfer my file over? I know you can probably adb while at recovery and do it that way but adb always gives me headaches.
EDIT: I was thinking it wipes user data on the internal SD. But I'm pretty sure it doesn't right?
EDIT2: Found the answer. Factory reset via CWM doesn't wipe user data but factory reset via settings does.
What do the various ways of "resetting" the Moto G actually do? Which, if any, result in changes to phone user data versus phone applications or phone configuration data?
In Kitkat 4.4.4 there is Settings->Backup & reset->Factory data reset. What does this do? Does it just reset all the account and user information so that one is required to enter or create a google account? Does it affect any applications that were installed by a user? Or does it remove applications that were installed on the phone by the user since the phone was first used?
When you unlock the bootloader of the phone, it is "wiped". Which reset is done when this wipe happens? Is it equivalent to doing the Factory data reset above?
My phone is rooted and has twrp recovery installed. In twrp, there two wiping choices:
Wipe->Factory reset
Is the factory reset in twrp the same as the Settings->Backup & reset->Factory data reset?
Wipe->Advanced Wipe, which allows checking Dalvik cache, Data, Internal Storage, Cache, System, microSD card, USB OTG
If you select to wipe Dalvik cache, Data, and Cache is that the same result as doing the Wipe->Factory reset just above? If you wipe System, then you no longer have a bootable phone, right? What about Internal Storage?
I also have Xposed installed which makes changes to system files to customize android. How, if at all, does this affect what happens when the phone is "reset"?
Am I correct in assuming that the only one to return my phone to stock kitkat is to reflash a kitkat rom? What will happen if I do the Factory data reset under Settings, or the Wipe->Factory reset under twrp on my phone which has an unlocked bootloader, many applications installed, and Xposed and many Xposed modules that get loaded when the phone boots?
Hi, I have a very strange problem. My friend's gave his Huawei G610 to me and asked me to reset it to factory and wipe all the data. I simply went to recovery mode and selected Wipe data/factory reset and then wipe cache partition and finally rebooted it!
Instead of showing the first use screen (OOBE) I noticed that nothing had changed. Everything is as same as before factory reset. I tried reset factory from the setting menu and no change. I also uninstall a few apps and after a restart the apps got back :| I flashed stock rom using sp flash tool and no success. Please help me!
Hi guys,
I wanted to perform a factory reset without loosing the stock ROM for now.
I don't do this since a long time ago (I did that on M7) I just wanted to ask a confirmation about that on TWRP Recovery.
What I need to do? Is WIPE -> Advanced Wipe and select DATA, Internal Storage, Cache and Dalvik Cache enough?
Basically I can wipe everything except system and boot right?
I've read something about formatting partitions but I'm not sure.
EDIT: I've found this: TWRP --> WIPE --> Swipe to Factory Reset
No more else should be needed.