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Fast tech help needed - how to factory reset?

I've managed to muller up my phone. I've been switching back and forth between ADW Launcher and HTC Sense for a little while.
Today, I was going through all my apps to make some space, and I cleared the data in HTC Sense. The next time I went home using Sense, it force-closed. Then for some stupid reason I thought it would be a good idea to check "use as default" for Sense, and now I just have a phone which constantly force-closes as it tries to go to home screen. Reboot makes no difference. I can't get past the force-close to clear default in HTC Sense.
My phone is not rooted. I think my only option now is to do a hard-reset, but how, if I can't get into settings? Need my phone up & running again asap. Would prefer not to have to reset it (therefore preserving all my apps, customisation) but am prepared to do anything at the moment.
Any advice, please?

I think if u turn it off, turn it on again and press the volume down button the select it from the menu does it, ive never done it before but i think thats it.

You could try booting into safe mode first.
With the phone off, hold down the menu button and power up the device. Keep holding down menu until the phone has completely booted up and you should be in safe mode (it will say "safe mode" in the bottom left corner of the home screen if it has worked.
If it boots into safe mode ok, chances are your problem is a widget on one of your home screens as safe mode will not load any 3rd party applications/widgets.
Failing that, you'll probably need to clear storage from fastboot as langers1 has suggested.
WORD OF WARNING - It seems that safe mode will nix any 3rd party widgets you have on your home screens. You will need to delete and re-add them.
Regards,
Dave

Thanks.
A quick Google search brought up the relevant info from HTC:
Performing a factory reset using phone buttons
If you cannot turn on your phone or access the phone settings, you can still perform a factory reset by using the buttons on the phone.
1. With the phone turned off, press and hold the VOLUME DOWN button, and then briefly press the POWER button.
2. Wait for the screen with the three Android images to appear, and then release the VOLUME DOWN button..
3. Press VOLUME DOWN to select CLEAR STORAGE, and then press POWER.
4. Press VOLUME UP to start the factory reset.
EDIT: Damn, I should've waited for your reply Dave - I've just reset the phone :-(
Never mind, at least it's working again

Formatting Tablet Help

OK, so my little 9 year old brother got the Acer Iconia Tablet A100 so he wouldnt feel so left out that everyone else in the household has a tablet but not him, well he thought he would be smart and turn off the wifi and place a lock on it. Well he forgot the lock code and after many attempts he has to login with his google credentials, but the problem is that the wifi is off so it wont fix anything. So im trying to format it for him, I can get to the recovery screen, but only the volume buttons will work and the no other button will let me confirm the selection. Dose anyone know what i can do?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwyGSwmzVtM
1. Place the rotation lock switch in the up position
2. Press and hold the Volume down button, which is located farthest from the rotation lock
3. With the Volume down button held, press and hold the Power button for 3 seconds then release it. Continue holding the Volume down button.
4. Once the tablet vibrates, switch the rotation lock on and off repeatedly while still holding the Volume down button.
5 Release the Volume down button and stop switching the rotation lock once the "Erasing Userdata..." message appears in the upper left corner of the screen
6. Once the factory reset has been completed your tablet will load to the Welcome screen.
7 Your Factory Data Reset has completed now follow the onscreen steps to setup your tablet.

jobobishere said:
OK, so my little 9 year old brother got the Acer Iconia Tablet A100 so he wouldnt feel so left out that everyone else in the household has a tablet but not him, well he thought he would be smart and turn off the wifi and place a lock on it. Well he forgot the lock code and after many attempts he has to login with his google credentials, but the problem is that the wifi is off so it wont fix anything. So im trying to format it for him, I can get to the recovery screen, but only the volume buttons will work and the no other button will let me confirm the selection. Dose anyone know what i can do?
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Hard reset the tablet, you'll lose everything, but it will revert to factory condition.
Power off the tablet
Hold Volume + (the one furthest from the power button/ lock switch, right if holding landscape)
While holding Volume + press and hold the Power button
Once it turns on, holding the Volume +, release Power and wiggle the lock switch up and down a few times.
Screen will then say its formatting or resetting or whatever it says.
After this completes, it may reboot, or power off, or continue booting into android, whatever it does, just let it go into android
It should greet you with the Welcome screen for setup.
Resume playing with it.
Edit: Ah I was gonna link a youtube video but Romman0 beat me to it! I must be getting slow in my old age.

Lol, I just happened to be on.
I was editing a bunch trying to get the [tube] code to work (to no avail) and added text instructions.

Romman0 said:
Lol, I just happened to be on.
I was editing a bunch trying to get the [tube] code to work (to no avail) and added text instructions.
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Well at least I got the typed instructions in first! lol
I just happened across the post while I taking a break from trying to learn git, and working with the a200 device trees :crying:

pio_masaki said:
Hard reset the tablet, you'll lose everything, but it will revert to factory condition.
Power off the tablet
Hold Volume + (the one furthest from the power button/ lock switch, right if holding landscape)
While holding Volume + press and hold the Power button
Once it turns on, holding the Volume +, release Power and wiggle the lock switch up and down a few times.
Screen will then say its formatting or resetting or whatever it says.
After this completes, it may reboot, or power off, or continue booting into android, whatever it does, just let it go into android
It should greet you with the Welcome screen for setup.
Resume playing with it.
Edit: Ah I was gonna link a youtube video but Romman0 beat me to it! I must be getting slow in my old age.
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Can I do a hard-reset once I have unlocked bootloader & installed a custom recovery? Is there a way to go back to stock recovery?

Chocu1a said:
Can I do a hard-reset once I have unlocked bootloader & installed a custom recovery? Is there a way to go back to stock recovery?
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You can still hard reset yes but it only erases user data nothing else.
If you want to go back to stock use one of the update.zip methods in vaches stock rom thread. It'll go back to stock recovery. If you want just the stock recovery there's a stock recovery.IMG around somewhere I'll see if I can find it.
Tapatalked from my Galaxy S II.

Mandatory Update Bricked my Phone....

So I've had the Optimus G since last night, and I noticed there was an AT&T update, but I postponed it. However, after postponing it three times, it launched the update automatically and forced me to update. The phone rebooted into the update screen, going through a firmware and software update before rebooting again. It got to the AT&T "Rethink possible" logo and stays there forever. No amount of hard resets help. I had root before the update, but I've read on here that others had root and updated just fine.... has this happened to anyone else? Do I have any other option besides going back to AT&T?
EDIT: How do I boot into recovery mode? I've read that for other LG phones you have to hold down both volume buttons while holding the power, but when I do that it just goes to the AT&T splash like usual.

Did you try holding the power button? I was able to get into download mode by pressing pwr/vol+/vol- simultaneously with usb plugged in, but I don't know if that will help your situation.

Yikes, sorry to hear that. I had no problems and kept root.
Sounds like a return if you can't get it going quickly. You shouldn't have to deal with that on a mandatory update.
Good luck!
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From the manual, that I downloaded from the LG website (not sure that this helps, if you don't know what to delete):
5. Using Safe Mode and System Recovery Using Safe mode
To recover your phone when malfunctioning.
1 Turn off your phone and reboot. When you see the booting animation (Rethink Possible SM) press and hold the Volume Down Key . Your Home screen will then be displayed with the words "Safe mode" in lower left corner.
2 From the Home screen, tap the Menu Key and tap All settings > General tab > Applications.
3 Tap one of the available tabs at the top of the screen and select the application you wish to uninstall.
4 Tap Uninstall and OK to confirm.
5 After uninstalling the application, turn off and reboot your phone.

mbonus said:
Did you try holding the power button? I was able to get into download mode by pressing pwr/vol+/vol- simultaneously with usb plugged in, but I don't know if that will help your situation.
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dbgeek said:
From the manual, that I downloaded from the LG website (not sure that this helps, if you don't know what to delete):
5. Using Safe Mode and System Recovery Using Safe mode
To recover your phone when malfunctioning.
1 Turn off your phone and reboot. When you see the booting animation (Rethink Possible SM) press and hold the Volume Down Key . Your Home screen will then be displayed with the words "Safe mode" in lower left corner.
2 From the Home screen, tap the Menu Key and tap All settings > General tab > Applications.
3 Tap one of the available tabs at the top of the screen and select the application you wish to uninstall.
4 Tap Uninstall and OK to confirm.
5 After uninstalling the application, turn off and reboot your phone.
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Neither of these solutions did anything, but thanks anyways.

Bummer sorry to hear that. Is the att store far away? I really don't think this has anything to do with root.

mbonus said:
Bummer sorry to hear that. Is the att store far away? I really don't think this has anything to do with root.
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No, it's only a few miles away, but as a college student with no car it makes things a little harder. I'm not sure what happened, I'm surprised they forced me to update...

Moved to Q & A section.
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ShotSkydiver said:
So I've had the Optimus G since last night, and I noticed there was an AT&T update, but I postponed it. However, after postponing it three times, it launched the update automatically and forced me to update. The phone rebooted into the update screen, going through a firmware and software update before rebooting again. It got to the AT&T "Rethink possible" logo and stays there forever. No amount of hard resets help. I had root before the update, but I've read on here that others had root and updated just fine.... has this happened to anyone else? Do I have any other option besides going back to AT&T?
EDIT: How do I boot into recovery mode? I've read that for other LG phones you have to hold down both volume buttons while holding the power, but when I do that it just goes to the AT&T splash like usual.
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Have the same exact problem,but my phone is bone stock,have to call At&t and wait for a warranty replacement.
Good luck.

tientsdo said:
Have the same exact problem,but my phone is bone stock,have to call At&t and wait for a warranty replacement.
Good luck.
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have you tried a hard factory reset. turn phone off. hold down down power button and volume down key. follow onscreen instructions.

nexus 5x wont boot

Hey guys. This is definitely something that has been answered i think but i cant find it. I know you dont want another thread for this. Maybe someone can point me to the right fix?
My nexus 5x wont boot. Does not show me charging indicator when plugged in. I can hold vol down and power to get into bootloader menu. When I select Recovery I get the google screen logo and then nothing. When I select Start I get the Google Logo and then laying down android with exclamation point and the words "No Command"
Any thoughts on how i can fix this?

briandresstoyota said:
Hey guys. This is definitely something that has been answered i think but i cant find it. I know you dont want another thread for this. Maybe someone can point me to the right fix?
My nexus 5x wont boot. Does not show me charging indicator when plugged in. I can hold vol down and power to get into bootloader menu. When I select Recovery I get the google screen logo and then nothing. When I select Start I get the Google Logo and then laying down android with exclamation point and the words "No Command"
Any thoughts on how i can fix this?
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Copied and pasted from Google's troubleshooting page:
Option 2: Reset device in Recovery mode
If you can't open the Settings app because of device issues, you can use Recovery mode to factory data reset ("format") your device.
Tip:*If your device becomes unresponsive at any point, you can restart it by holding down the*Power*button for several seconds.
After following all the*Before you start*steps above:
If your device is on, turn it off.
Press & hold the*Volume down*button. While holding*Volume down, press & hold the*Power*button until the phone turns on. You'll see the word "Start" with an arrow around it.
Press the*Volume down*button until you highlight "Recovery mode."
Press the*Power*button to start recovery mode. You'll see an image of an Android robot with a red exclamation mark (you may also see "No command").
Press & hold the*Power*button. While holding*Power, press the*Volume up*button once. Then release the*Powerbutton.
Press the*Volume down*button until you highlight "Wipe data/factory reset." Then press the*Power*button.
Press the*Volume down*button until you highlight "Yes" (or "Yes - delete all user data"). Then press the*Powerbutton to select it.
After the reset is complete, press the*Power*button to select "Reboot system now."
When you're done,*restore your data.
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Hey thanks for the tip my friend. I went through this process right now but it froze on the boot animation and started a boot loop.

briandresstoyota said:
Hey thanks for the tip my friend. I went through this process right now but it froze on the boot animation and started a boot loop.
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Sounds like the issue I had last week:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3475333
If you got it through the Google Store, it'll be quick and easy as in my post. If not, they might give you a work around and make it more difficult.
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i did get it through the google play store. Let me take a look and see what that link says.

dang i do not have the cash to put on hold while i wait for a new device. Damn this sucks. Need a fix for this

briandresstoyota said:
dang i do not have the cash to put on hold while i wait for a new device. Damn this sucks. Need a fix for this
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You don't have a credit card to use? There's no actual charge. Just a hold. Even if it was a debit card, I don't think they'll actually take money out.
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Nope just a debit card. And a hold only works if you have the available funds

briandresstoyota said:
Nope just a debit card. And a hold only works if you have the available funds
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Well I highly recommend doing an exchange whenever you're able too. Don't know how your phone was prior to the boot loop but mine was never that great even after a few factory restores. My replacement has been way better overall than my original ever was.
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This us to be simple... reboot without turning off car??

I have a Dasaita PX6 with Android 9. Occasionally I need to reboot the device completely. However, the power button just puts it into sleep mode when I turn off the engine and after the 30 second delay, it completely powers off. Then when I restart the vehicle, it reboots with the startup screen etc. How do I do that while the vehicle is running? The only way for now I have found was to enter the factory settings and have a setting changed which then forces a reboot. What am I missing? Thanks!

Go into factory settings, and instead of 126, type hctreboot

Morpheuspt said:
Go into factory settings, and instead of 126, type hctreboot
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Thanks, I’ll give that a try. So there is no button combination or other way?

I think holding that reset pin in is the only way. Which is still a major haste.

The Android Attorney said:
I think holding that reset pin in is the only way. Which is still a major haste.
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Hctreboot works, are you saying it doesn't work for you?
Also, power/recovery apps available w/root.

Yes, the hctreboot does work. I was just seeing if there was an easier solution (i.e. simple button combo) that would work well too.