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Hi i recently got a samsung nexus S, and i have not did any modifications to it like flashing custom roms on it or anything. So its straight up as original as it is.
But i seem to be having a problem with it now as it does not do a clean data wipe even if i do it with a hard reset? The one where u press and hold the power button and volume up. After that i tried doing a reset from the Settings section, it rebooted and came back on with everything still on my phone ! Nothing was deleted at all!
Anyone has any solutions to this?
tensetsu said:
Hi i recently got a samsung nexus S, and i have not did any modifications to it like flashing custom roms on it or anything. So its straight up as original as it is.
But i seem to be having a problem with it now as it does not do a clean data wipe even if i do it with a hard reset? The one where u press and hold the power button and volume up. After that i tried doing a reset from the Settings section, it rebooted and came back on with everything still on my phone ! Nothing was deleted at all!
Anyone has any solutions to this?
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Just go to settings -> privacy settings -> factory data reset.
yeah i did that, and it rebooted up, and everything was still there lol
Apps, contacts, and some settings like wifi info will automatically come back when u log into your Google account.
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tensetsu said:
yeah i did that, and it rebooted up, and everything was still there lol
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I've NEVER seen that happen before, I honestly think you're somehow doing it wrong.
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ok first a factory reset thru the settings option.
i went to settings > Privacy > factory data reset i dun think i can get that wrong.
when i do that it shuts off my phone. Reboots up, and i was expecting a clean phone. But everything is still there...
Nxt is hard reset, i shut off my phone, i press and hold the power and volume up until the recovery screen comes up, i select recovery, when the exclamation mark appears beside the android i press the power and volume up button again to bring up the menu and i select wipe data/factory reset. It says wiping...and when its done i select reboot system now, and it loads back to my phone ... with everything still there! hahah xD
unlock the bootloader, thatll automagically wipe the phone(and everything in storage).
hello, my friend just helped me with root/flash my phone, and the system supposedly did a factory reset.
But everything is still there =( im starting to think its a virus?
Im gonna scan it, but does anyone has any experience with these type of problems?
tensetsu said:
hello, my friend just helped me with root/flash my phone, and the system supposedly did a factory reset.
But everything is still there =( im starting to think its a virus?
Im gonna scan it, but does anyone has any experience with these type of problems?
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Like someone said before, if you don't uncheck it Google will automatically install apps from your market account after putting in your account data.
yes i unchecked it already, and i doubt google will put back all my mp3 and pictures even after i did a factory reset? I don't really think thats possible...
But anyways, yes i unchecked the automatic restore box.
sorry for the troubles im causing =(
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Do u guys think i would be able to format my phone by using my computer to format it like any other hard disk?
Factory reset doesn't wipe the (fake) SD card by default. Did you check the box for that?
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mp3's and pictures are not affected by a factory reset. to get rid of that stuff, do Menu > Settings > Storage > Erase USB storage.
i did that too, i even did the hard reset which supposedly wipes all data? But i reboot back in and my pattern password screen comes back up along with my usual wall paper. All my widgets still there and its like i've nvr done a reset before.
tensetsu said:
i did that too, i even did the hard reset which supposedly wipes all data? But i reboot back in and my pattern password screen comes back up along with my usual wall paper. All my widgets still there and its like i've nvr done a reset before.
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you're either not doing it right or restoring data from google... try doing it without logging back into google
i did not log back into anything, i even switched to a prepaid card to make sure i had no connections to the outside world at all lol xD
anyways derek can u please tell me what im doing wrong? I am sure i followed all the steps correctly. And the screen prompted me to make sure i wanted to erase all data, i clicked yes, and it proceeds to the "wiping data" but then when i reboot it back, everything is still there.
EDIT* I found a thread mentioning a factory format code *2767*3855# in this forum, i tried it, and it tells me connection problem or invalid MMI code. Anyone knows what gives?
please download the stock images for your phone and flash them with fastboot.
fastboot flash data data.img
fastboot flash system system.img
hello!
i was given an android tab with 2.3.3 kernel 2.6.35.7 tablet(the brand is crypto, guess nobody knows it). the problems started because i am unable to download any kind of app from the market, either free or paid. then i followed many instructions and comments i saw in various forums etc, clearing cache of market, clearing any google account stuff etc. i want to change the google account i have and i am getting the message that this is possible only if i go for hard reset udner privacy submenu etc. i am going for factory reset, pressing the button..getting the shut down message and animation..the tablet shuts down..then i have to turn it on again, and everything is still there...no other updates are available for my tablet, i cannot downlaod any appz, i cannot get rid of the google account i have, i cannot factory reset..desparate..anyone has any ideas?
thanks...
What model is it?
Archer said:
What model is it?
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you wont know it..the brand is greek but it is a galaxys tab like copy.. below are the specs of the model:
http://www.cryptoelectronics.gr/catalog/partdetail.aspx?partno=W003853
Did you flash any custom rom... or are you with the stock? ...
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Purely a guess, but turn it off and then hold down power and volume up. Keep holding it through the boot logo(s) and you may get a recovery menu where you can do a proper factory reset.
I'm a little bemused by a device that tells you to factory reset by going into the settings menu when you have forgotten your unlock password
maxidad35 said:
Did you flash any custom rom... or are you with the stock? ...
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nope, its the standard rom that comes with the tablet and no updates available.
thanks for the interest
Archer said:
Purely a guess, but turn it off and then hold down power and volume up. Keep holding it through the boot logo(s) and you may get a recovery menu where you can do a proper factory reset.
I'm a little bemused by a device that tells you to factory reset by going into the settings menu when you have forgotten your unlock password
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i m not at home right now to check what you are saying will do that and post here again!
what do you exactly mean about forgotten unlock password? no passwords are being asked for factory reset under settings->privacy.
thanks a lot for trying help!
It's happening about once every minute or so. Just wondering if it's happening to anyone else?
mrkonyk said:
It's happening about once every minute or so. Just wondering if it's happening to anyone else?
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Have you tried a reboot or factory reset since upgrading?
Just waiting to see if anyone else is having the same issue before I went through the trouble of a factory reset. No point in doing the reset if it won't fix the problem.
mrkonyk said:
Just waiting to see if anyone else is having the same issue before I went through the trouble of a factory reset. No point in doing the reset if it won't fix the problem.
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On my Anker Soundbuds Slim as I type this. No issues as far as I can tell.
reverenddak said:
On my Anker Soundbuds Slim as I type this. No issues as far as I can tell.
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Before you went to beta did you do a factory reset?
mrkonyk said:
Before you went to beta did you do a factory reset?
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Yes, only when from Nougat. But not between Oreo Betas, and that was a while ago.
reverenddak said:
Yes, only when from Nougat. But not between Oreo Betas, and that was a while ago.
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Sounds like a factory reset is probably the best option, Thanks!
mrkonyk said:
It's happening about once every minute or so. Just wondering if it's happening to anyone else?
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Spent the last two hours listening to music over Bluetooth. No issues. Oreo Beta 3.
Hello, how to do a factory Reset without loosing all? I have now Oreo Beta 3 but my Essential crashes every day. it will be black and the boot logo comes and stays. Then i must quit the Phone and restart. In Beta 2 there was this issue too. What can i do?
zzman31 said:
Hello, how to do a factory Reset without loosing all? I have now Oreo Beta 3 but my Essential crashes every day. it will be black and the boot logo comes and stays. Then i must quit the Phone and restart. In Beta 2 there was this issue too. What can i do?
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Maybe you should reset the phone and see if it still crashes frequently. If so you should send it for warrant.
Been listening to bluetooth for a while this morning and haven't noticed any issues with B3.
zzman31 said:
Hello, how to do a factory Reset without loosing all? I have now Oreo Beta 3 but my Essential crashes every day. it will be black and the boot logo comes and stays. Then i must quit the Phone and restart. In Beta 2 there was this issue too. What can i do?
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Did you try a standard wipe cache and dalvik after installing B3?
reverenddak said:
Did you try a standard wipe cache and dalvik after installing B3?
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Hello, no because it was en OTA update. But this issue was in beta 2 too.
zzman31 said:
Hello, no because it was en OTA update. But this issue was in beta 2 too.
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Boot to Recovery. Once you get to the dead Android with a Red "!", hold Power and then press Vol+. You'll get to a Menu, use the Vol buttons to select Wipe Cache. Press Power. Then Select Reboot.
(though while there, i'd use ADB and re-flash B3, and then clear cache).
reverenddak said:
Boot to Recovery. Once you get to the dead Android with a Red "!", hold Power and then press Vol+. You'll get to a Menu, use the Vol buttons to select Wipe Cache. Press Power. Then Select Reboot.
(though while there, i'd use ADB and re-flash B3, and then clear cache).
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Okay thank you, I will try it.
I had the same trouble. Anything is working right. I can pair my Bluetooth earbuds. The first minutes are OK, but after the screen goes off there are a couple breaks by the music here and there . Awakening the screen will help.
reverenddak said:
Boot to Recovery. Once you get to the dead Android with a Red "!", hold Power and then press Vol+. You'll get to a Menu, use the Vol buttons to select Wipe Cache. Press Power. Then Select Reboot.
(though while there, i'd use ADB and re-flash B3, and then clear cache).
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You can't do this on the essential. They took Wipe Cache out of the recovery. I was very angry when I saw that.
JoRocker said:
You can't do this on the essential. They took Wipe Cache out of the recovery. I was very angry when I saw that.
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Same here. Why on Earth would anyone go out of their way to do this? ?
BTW there are also apps that claim to wipe cache -Lspeed for example, but I have yet to see proof of it actually doing so. Also twrp doesn't register a cache partition either. How weird. It's probably part of the boot partition like everything else seems to be...
Imagine if the only way to clear cache was to flash boot image. What a load of crap that would be, lol
stryver said:
Same here. Why on Earth would anyone go out of their way to do this? ?
BTW there are also apps that claim to wipe cache -Lspeed for example, but I have yet to see proof of it actually doing so. Also twrp doesn't register a cache partition either. How weird. It's probably part of the boot partition like everything else seems to be...
Imagine if the only way to clear cache was to flash boot image. What a load of crap that would be, lol
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You can do it in ADB, but I don't always have my laptop handy, and besides running ADB every time I have an issue is a huge PITA... I'm starting to lose confidence in this company.
JoRocker said:
You can't do this on the essential. They took Wipe Cache out of the recovery. I was very angry when I saw that.
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You're right. My bad. I've found that Google backup does a decent job of restoring your phone's settings and apps. I had to wipe my phone the first few times I tried to sideload.
Hi guys. Newbie here!
I bought used A8 tablet and it looks like it’s locked to only one app.. I doesn’t allow me to do anything else not even to get in menu, options etc.. I tried factory reset thru power button + volume up but no luck.. Any ideas how to reset it if possible? Thank
You!
Ma3x4o said:
Hi guys. Newbie here!
I bought used A8 tablet and it looks like it’s locked to only one app.. I doesn’t allow me to do anything else not even to get in menu, options etc.. I tried factory reset thru power button + volume up but no luck.. Any ideas how to reset it if possible? Thank
You!
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Hard to say with that few information.
Could you not into recovery mode? Have you selected to do a factory reset/wipe data?
If this does not work, there might be a Google account connected to the device.
BTW ... the tablet is locked to one app What app is it?
It_ler said:
Hard to say with that few information.
Could you not into recovery mode? Have you selected to do a factory reset/wipe data?
If this does not work, there might be a Google account connected to the device.
BTW ... the tablet is locked to one app What app is it?
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It’s locked with SureLock.. It doesn’t allows recovery mode , wipe data.. it’s 3MD .. Electronic logging device app for hours of service /driving
Hi,
Did you find a solution.
Is there no way to clear the cache partition? I wanted to do this because my lockscreen lags when hitting the button and when using my thumbprint after the most recent update. Asus told me to factory reset.
ziptrip said:
Is there no way to clear the cache partition? I wanted to do this because my lockscreen lags when hitting the button and when using my thumbprint after the most recent update. Asus told me to factory reset.
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I have the issue on my phone, what I did is that I change the phone's Theme to a static(non-animated) theme and restarted the phone. it solved for mine.
It's not on the boot menu, it's in settings under storage.
RogPhone whipe cache
Sorry, how to wipe cache on rog phone? Thanks
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power off hold volume button up and power chose recovery menu with vol up and down buttons press power to confirm then factory reset i done this after a update to the latest ww firmware.
jutley said:
power off hold volume button up and power chose recovery menu with vol up and down buttons press power to confirm then factory reset i done this after a update to the latest ww firmware.
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That's the nuke approach... and not desirable.
Find it in Settings under storage.
All Android smartphones have a way to clear the system cache that I'm aware of.
Some like Samsung are on the boot menu, others in the software like this one.
I am not using an animated theme. Rebooting has solved this in the past, but it's not working anymore.
There is no option in settings under storage. Can you elaborate on this maybe?
I'm trying to avoid a factory reset... It would be a pain.
ziptrip said:
I am not using an animated theme. Rebooting has solved this in the past, but it's not working anymore.
There is no option in settings under storage. Can you elaborate on this maybe?
I'm trying to avoid a factory reset... It would be a pain.
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Try tapping the different buttons on that page for a drop down menu.
Try search function...
Play with it.
Or start searching Google like I did, then Bing, then...
Try a hard reboot too.
There is no way to clear the cache that I can find. I ended up factory resetting, and it fixed it. I just hope it doesn't happen again
ziptrip said:
There is no way to clear the cache that I can find. I ended up factory resetting, and it fixed it. I just hope it doesn't happen again
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Sorry, wrong device... my bad
It's in Settings under storage somewhere.
On Samsung's it's on the boot menu as well in Device Care.
ziptrip said:
Is there no way to clear the cache partition? I wanted to do this because my lockscreen lags when hitting the button and when using my thumbprint after the most recent update. Asus told me to factory reset.
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why on earth u dnt flash OMNI?
I don't know what Omni is, but I was able to fix the use by clearing the cache on the Asus Launcher. I was using Nova launcher, but I still had to clear the cache on the Asus Launcher to fix the lock screen lagging issue.