HOW TO FLASH/RESET A LUMIA, WINDOWS, IPHONE, BLACKBERRY, ANDROID

About 85 percent of Internet users use a Smartphone and Sometimes it’s really painful when your device starts
malfunctioning and the last resort is to reset the Phone. Some People Don’t Know How to do that so I decided to share this.

Be careful. Resetting your phone will erase all content stored on your phone, including apps and games (along with
app data and game progress), text messages, call history, music, photos and more.

Windows Phones

To reset your phone
1. In the App list , tap Settings .
2. Tap About , then tap Reset your phone .
3. You’ll receive two warnings. If you’re absolutely sure you want to restore your phone to its factory settings, tap Yes, then tap Yes again.

It might take a little while for the process to complete.

To reset an unresponsive phone: If your phone is unresponsive and you can’t reach Settings , you may be able to reset your phone using the hardware buttons. On Nokia Lumia phones (and some others), do the following to reset your phone:

1. Press and hold the Volume down and Power buttons at the same time until you feel a vibration (about 10-15 seconds).

2. When you feel the vibration, immediately press and hold the Volume down button until you see a large
exclamation mark.

3. Once the exclamation mark appears, press the following four buttons in this order: Volume up , Volume down, Power , Volume down . Your phone should now reset and restart itself. (It might take a while for
the reset to finish.)

Android Phones

Each Phone Has It’s restore method. The one that works for most phones.

Turn off the phone.
Hold the volume up button and power button at the same time.

You’ll See An Android Logo

Tap Any Of The Buttons On Your Phone To Reveal A Secret Menu

Scroll Down To clear data/reset or clear eemcc (this might vary depending on the type of phone) and select it (try using volume up to select if it fails use the home key)

Scroll down to yes and select it. It might take some time though Your Phone Should Now Be Restored.

iPhone

Go to “Settings” Select “General” 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 will ask you to enter your passcode, and will then ask to confirm.

BlackBerry

There are 3 main ways to do this

Method 1 (BlackBerry Z10 and the likes of it)

Remove the battery from the phone.You can perform a hard reset on the BlackBerry Z10 by pressing and holding the Power button on the top of the phone for about 10 seconds.
Reinsert the battery after a few seconds. To be on the safe side, wait for up to 30
seconds and then reinsert the battery into the back of the phone.
Close the battery cover. The BlackBerry should reboot and function normally. You
may have to power the BlackBerry back on with the Power button.

Method 2

Hold down these Keys in this order
Alt, Right Shift Key, Delete/Back Space

Method 3

Open the Options on your home screen. Performing a full factory reset, or security wipe, will remove all of your personal info and reset the phone to the state it was in when it was first turned on.

Select Security Settings. In the Security Settings menu, select Security WipeChoose what you want erased. Check the boxes for each of the items that you want wiped from the phone. If you want to completely erase your information, ensure that all of the boxes are checked. Enter the code. To perform the wipe, you will need to enter the code. Type
“blackberry” into the box and then select Wipe.

Wait for the phone to reboot We’re working on how to format a Chinese Android Phone, Once We Come Up With It, the information would be shared.

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