Unlock your devices in 3 steps
Recover data in 3 steps
Feb 21, 2025 • Filed to: Mobile Repair Solutions • Proven solutions
Resetting your Android device is essentially starting on a clean slate. This is because a reset essentially restores your device to the original state an settings it had when it left the factory. This means that after a reset, your device will go back to its "fresh from the box" state. In this article we are going to be looking at a few reasons why you would want to do that and how to accomplish a reset without the home button.
Before we get to the actual process of resetting your android device, it is important to discuss the various situations when you may want to reset your Android device. Some of the most common ones include the following;
It is important to note that a reset of your Android device will often result in a complete loss of data. Therefore it is very important to back-up your device before attempting a reset. To do this easily, you need a tool that can help you backup all the data on your Android device very easily. Dr.Fone - Backup & Resotre (Android) is one of the best data backup tools in business.
Flexibly Backup and Restore Android Data
To begin with, install and run Dr.Fone toolkit on your computer after downloading it. The primary window of the program will be like this. Then choose "Backup & Restore".
Connect your Android phone to the computer using a USB cable. Make sure you have enabled the USB debugging mode on the phone. Then click on Backup.
You can choose the file type that you want to backup on your device. Check them and move forward.
When everything is ready, click "Backup" to begin the process. During the whole process, keep your device connected all the time.
Now that we have a backup of all the data on your Android device, you can safely reset the Android device in the following simple steps.
Step 1: From your Home screen, tap on the Apps icon and go to settings
Step 2: Choose backup and Reset in the options presented
Step 3: choose factory data reset
Step 4: Finally simply verify the information you see on the screen and then select “Reset phone.” The process will take a while and once it is done you will be required to log in to your Google account.
A reset of your Android device can be a very useful solution to a lot of problems as we have seen in Part 1 above. Once you have safely performed a backup of your data, you can easily follow the steps in Part 3 to reset the device and have it working normally in a matter of minutes.
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