Mobile / Android / Personal data / GoogleLudwig Hervé / Posted on June 17, 2019 at 10:50 a.m.

Do you have an Android smartphone and are you looking to reset it? We explain how to do it in this article.

We tell you how to reset an Android smartphone.

If your smartphone seems slow to you or if you want to sell it, you can reset it. Overall, there are 2 ways to do this on Android: the soft way, through your phone settings, or the hard way, through the bootloader.

What data will be deleted?

All data will be deleted: your photos, your downloaded documents, your text messages… This is an effective procedure, especially if you sell your phone. On the other hand, remember to back up your data beforehand!

Reset an Android smartphone through settings

All Android smartphones allow reset through settings. But the exact location of this feature depends on your phone model. So you'll have to dig around a bit in the settings to find the option. Its name varies:

On some models, you can choose the content to save beforehand (SMS, photos, etc.). The backup is usually done on Google Drive.

The option to erase data from your Android smartphone.

Factory reset via bootloader

Want to hard reset your phone? Very good, but be aware that you will lose all the unsaved data that is on your mobile. The data on your SD card (if you have one), however, will not be erased. This method is preferred when the phone no longer turns on and you want to restore the factory configuration.

The "factory" version of your smartphone will then be restored. At launch, you will be able to configure Android again. All of your accounts will have been disconnected and all of your personal data will have been deleted.

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