do you guys know how to perform a factory reset to get it back to "out of the box" state where you select the language, time, wifi connections etc....?
pressing the reset button didn't do that for me.
just wondering...
Go into settings and you'll find an option to do a factory reset. The reset button is just a reboot button in case the tablet hangs and the power button won't reboot it.
pdagal said:
Go into settings and you'll find an option to do a factory reset. The reset button is just a reboot button in case the tablet hangs and the power button won't reboot it.
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yeah I'm dumb, I was just doing that when you posted! Thank you!
should have known that...
There is another way and was posted here before (didnt try it myself though):
1. Turn off the device
2. Press the power and Volume + the same time
3. When the device turns on, release power while still holding Volume +
4. Wait until it boots into recovery mode.
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yeah I'm dumb, I was just doing that when you posted! Thank you!
should have known that...
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Hey XDA! my friend is currently locked out of my LG MyTouch. The phone came out a little over a week ago so there's no forum dedicated to it yet, so I'm posting here.
She used a pattern lock and can't remember the Pattern nor her Gmail account or her password. With the past two Android phones I had, I would just Boot into recovery (Vol. Down & Power button), but this phone won't load into one. I also tried Vol. Up and Power. Nothing. I then tried both, but it went into the "S/W Upgrade" screen. Is there anyway to bypass this without having to send it back?
Thanks a lot for time guys! Hope you can help.
Hey daft
im locked out too, and cant find a way to do a factory reset :S did you solve your problem?if so..how!!
did a quick search for you. didnt render any answers. try existing methods for entering recovery mode.
1.volume down+power
2.volume up +power
volume up+down+power
the phone deff has to have a recovery system. once u get in there use the volume down button to highlight factory reset then push power
then highlight wipe data/cache and hit power. when finished reboot system now
hope this helps
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also if you are familiar with adb you can navigate to adb then type adb reboot recovery
hello
Vabeach, thanks i've already tried all of those:S
volume up and power
volume down and power
both of them dont do a thing :S
and when i try the volume up + down + power....the phone goes into S/W upgrading... could it be that i need to do the upgrade and then itll let me do the factory reset? :s
Try this. Hold volume down and power. Keep holding until the lg logo comes up. Once that goes away release both buttons
sent from my Nexus S
vabeachfc3s said:
Try this. Hold volume down and power. Keep holding until the lg logo comes up. Once that goes away release both buttons
sent from my Nexus S
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hello everybody i have the EXACT same probler, and this ^^^ is not the solution... i tried many variations and would not work please contact me if solution is found thank you
Get adb on your comp. Navigate to adb. Type in adb devices. U will see your device with serial number. Then type adb reboot recovery. Problem solved.
sent from my Nexus S
finally
finally the t-mobile page decided to tell us how....
i tried the link but it wont let me post..so ill paste it
A master reset (factory reset) restores the original factory settings and erases all user data (including settings and downloaded content) stored in the phone's internal memory. It does not erase data stored on the SIM card or memory card (if available).
Note: If the handset is locked, frozen, or unresponsive, you can perform a master reset using the hardware keys instead of the menu.
Note: Timing is critical in pressing/releasing keys.
To perform a master reset using hardware keys, follow these steps:
Back up all necessary data. See: Preparing for a master reset on Android.
Turn off the phone.
Press and hold the Volume Down and Power keys.
Wait 3 seconds and press the Back and Menu keys.
Note: If you see the LG logo before pressing the Back and Menu keys, the reset hasnt been completed and you will need to restart.
Release the Power/Lock key after you see the LG logo.
Release the remaining keys after the LG logo flashes (blinks once).
The Android Unpacking screen appears.
The phone will restart and complete the factory reset.
Note: If you unintentionally press the Volume Down, Volume Up and Power keys simultaneously, the phone will display a circle icon with two arrows and 'S/W Upgrade, Please wait while upgrading...' message. You will need to pull the battery and restart.
it worked on the first try!
happy holidays
Glad u found the answer
sent from my Nexus S
hey man thanks for this, have been searching for the answer for a while.. my phone didnt want to even power on.. now i am able to use it.. will turn it off and see if i can get it to turn on easily
Alex789 said:
finally the t-mobile page decided to tell us how....
i tried the link but it wont let me post..so ill paste it
A master reset (factory reset) restores the original factory settings and erases all user data (including settings and downloaded content) stored in the phone's internal memory. It does not erase data stored on the SIM card or memory card (if available).
Note: If the handset is locked, frozen, or unresponsive, you can perform a master reset using the hardware keys instead of the menu.
Note: Timing is critical in pressing/releasing keys.
To perform a master reset using hardware keys, follow these steps:
Back up all necessary data. See: Preparing for a master reset on Android.
Turn off the phone.
Press and hold the Volume Down and Power keys.
Wait 3 seconds and press the Back and Menu keys.
Note: If you see the LG logo before pressing the Back and Menu keys, the reset hasnt been completed and you will need to restart.
Release the Power/Lock key after you see the LG logo.
Release the remaining keys after the LG logo flashes (blinks once).
The Android Unpacking screen appears.
The phone will restart and complete the factory reset.
Note: If you unintentionally press the Volume Down, Volume Up and Power keys simultaneously, the phone will display a circle icon with two arrows and 'S/W Upgrade, Please wait while upgrading...' message. You will need to pull the battery and restart.
it worked on the first try!
happy holidays
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this isnt working for me....it just goes straight to S/W upgrade with no lg logo....help
I need to know how I can go to download mode, I hold the volume down and the power button but just go to Continue power on, safe mode, Factory data reset, Wipe cache, Power down.....that the only options that I have....I mess up the and just say unfortunately, the process com.android.systemui has stopped.i did a factory reset wipe cache and does not work.
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I need to know how I can go to download mode, I hold the volume down and the power button but just go to Continue power on, safe mode, Factory data reset, Wipe cache, Power down.....that the only options that I have....I mess up the and just say unfortunately, the process com.android.systemui has stopped.i did a factory reset wipe cache and does not work.
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With the phone off you press Volume + and plug the phone into the USB of your PC and that will get you there
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2475045
You can follow those steps but instead use the TOT file for our phone.
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Should be able to still get the TOT from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2832488
There are a couple threads with the files and Instructions on here...
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hi .
i have the "Asus Transformer Pad TF103C" Tablet , and after i installed a game on in the tablet started to do reboot after reboot (with out being able to start).
since i can not start it , how can i factory restore it and make it start again ?
thx to all the helpers .
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hi .
i have the "Asus Transformer Pad TF103C" Tablet , and after i installed a game on in the tablet started to do reboot after reboot (with out being able to start).
since i can not start it , how can i factory restore it and make it start again ?
thx to all the helpers .
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Hard to think that just a game would cause that to happen, but weirder things have happened...
I found this:
How to boot device into Safe Mode.
1. Press and hold the Volume - button and power button (while device is on).
2. When screen turns black release the power button, but remain holding the Volume - button.
Device should boot into safe mode.
If this works for you, then you should be able to boot the tablet with just the preinstalled apps available and then you should be able to uninstall the game in question and reboot normally.
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Hard to think that just a game would cause that to happen, but weirder things have happened...
I found this:
How to boot device into Safe Mode.
1. Press and hold the Volume - button and power button (while device is on).
2. When screen turns black release the power button, but remain holding the Volume - button.
Device should boot into safe mode.
If this works for you, then you should be able to boot the tablet with just the preinstalled apps available and then you should be able to uninstall the game in question and reboot normally.
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it does not works.
should i press the volume up or down button ?
" Volume - " = " Volume down "
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" Volume - " = " Volume down "
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maby i am doing somthing wrong but it does not work.
you understand that it does not start and is always in the loading screen .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55074298&postcount=18
*shrug* Not sure what else to tell you... Doesn't the tablet restart itself after holding the power button for however long like every other tablet out there...?
es0tericcha0s said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55074298&postcount=18
*shrug* Not sure what else to tell you... Doesn't the tablet restart itself after holding the power button for however long like every other tablet out there...?
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it does, but it want complete the reboot .
the reboot screen just keep reappearing over and over again .
sagi_bb said:
it does, but it want complete the reboot .
the reboot screen just keep reappearing over and over again .
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this is how my bootload looks like . (volume up+power button when the tablet is off) .
as you can see there is no format or anything :crying:
Well I'm not sure what your bootloader screen, which you have to use the opposite Volume button to get to, has to do with getting into Safe Mode, but ok...
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Well I'm not sure what your bootloader screen, which you have to use the opposite Volume button to get to, has to do with getting into Safe Mode, but ok...
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Can you navigate to the Recovery option there? If so, your factory reset option should be there. I still think it would be able to boot into Safe Mode so you can just uninstall the offending app and not lose your data. But anyway, if those options don't work, you could try grabbing an update zip from Asus and see if applying that will get it going again.
http://www.asus.com/us/Tablets/ASUS_Transformer_Pad_TF103C/HelpDesk_Download/
What app did you install, by the way, so others might be warned against using it to avoid this situation...?
es0tericcha0s said:
Can you navigate to the Recovery option there? If so, your factory reset option should be there. I still think it would be able to boot into Safe Mode so you can just uninstall the offending app and not lose your data. But anyway, if those options don't work, you could try grabbing an update zip from Asus and see if applying that will get it going again.
http://www.asus.com/us/Tablets/ASUS_Transformer_Pad_TF103C/HelpDesk_Download/
What app did you install, by the way, so others might be warned against using it to avoid this situation...?
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hi.
1) i dont remember the name of the game but it was some kind of flight simulator .
2) in the recovery screen i see an "open chest" droid with no options but a "no comand" massage .
3) i tried the safe mood again and it does not work . on the loading screen (the one with the asus logo in the middle and intel logo in the buttom) i press the volume - and the power button until the tablet shuts off the i keep pressing only the volume - and nothing hapen , after i release the volume button nothing hapen again .
4) i am not sure how to how to apply the update.zip from asus .
sagi_bb said:
hi.
1) i dont remember the name of the game but it was some kind of flight simulator .
2) in the recovery screen i see an "open chest" droid with no options but a "no comand" massage .
3) i tried the safe mood again and it does not work . on the loading screen (the one with the asus logo in the middle and intel logo in the buttom) i press the volume - and the power button until the tablet shuts off the i keep pressing only the volume - and nothing hapen , after i release the volume button nothing hapen again .
4) i am not sure how to how to apply the update.zip from asus .
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Typically, in stock recoveries, when you see the Android guy there's usually a button combo to get the commands for reboot, reset, update, etc to pop up. Usually this would be like hitting the Volume keys together or some combo of Volume and Power buttons. Unfortunately, there isn't that much info about this particular Asus tablet as the TF300 and TF700 that I am more familiar with, so can't tell you with absolutely certainy how to do it.
es0tericcha0s said:
Typically, in stock recoveries, when you see the Android guy there's usually a button combo to get the commands for reboot, reset, update, etc to pop up. Usually this would be like hitting the Volume keys together or some combo of Volume and Power buttons. Unfortunately, there isn't that much info about this particular Asus tablet as the TF300 and TF700 that I am more familiar with, so can't tell you with absolutely certainy how to do it.
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The OTA zip they supply doesn't appear to be able to installed via recovery, and they don't have a system.img for flashing. Here is my current thread on the issue.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/build-img-update-zip-ota-package-t2887847
Eclipse00 said:
The OTA zip they supply doesn't appear to be able to installed via recovery, and they don't have a system.img for flashing. Here is my current thread on the issue.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/build-img-update-zip-ota-package-t2887847
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Sorry about the OTA zip, I didn't read it closely enough for the install instructions. I don't know why you think the system is gone seeing as how the stock recovery can't wipe that partition...?
es0tericcha0s said:
Sorry about the OTA zip, I didn't read it closely enough for the install instructions. I don't know why you think the system is gone seeing as how the stock recovery can't wipe that partition...?
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i'm lost
Mash volume up and down and power when in recovery.
The options are there (I know as I have the same tab) but I can't remember the combination
You can try and sideload the zip via recovery (I couldn't get ghat to work, got the same error)
Factory Reset from the Asus Manual
Backup and Reset
Back up data, Wi-fi passwords,and other Google servers using your Asus Tablet.
To do this:
1. Go to Settings>Backup and reset
2. From the Backup and reset window, you can:
Factory data reset: Erases all data on the tablet
Press both volume buttons to access recovery commands, find reboot with volume keys, press power to select. Done
Power lead out, Power down, hold volume down and power on, release power on when "In search of the incredible" screen shows, use volume button to select "Recovery Mode".
When Android with open stomach shows and "No Command" press and hold volume up and power button for 3 - 5 seconds then use volume button to scroll to wipe cache / wipe data use power until to select.
If it doesn't work try again until it does.
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Power lead out, Power down, hold volume down and power on, release power on when "In search of the incredible" screen shows, use volume button to select "Recovery Mode".
When Android with open stomach shows and "No Command" press and hold volume up and power button for 3 - 5 seconds then use volume button to scroll to wipe cache / wipe data use power until to select.
If it doesn't work try again until it does.
I have problems with my phone and made backup with hisuite and now I wont to do factory reset and restore data.
Factory reset from menu doensnt work also goint to recovery with ADB reboot recovey doesn't
It always get yelow warning that my device is unlocked anc cant be trusted and contine to boot normaly.
I tried alos to hold vol+ and power during bootup but no help
Please help
vladimird70 said:
I have problems with my phone and made backup with hisuite and now I wont to do factory reset and restore data.
Factory reset from menu doensnt work also goint to recovery with ADB reboot recovey doesn't
It always get yelow warning that my device is unlocked anc cant be trusted and contine to boot normaly.
I tried alos to hold vol+ and power during bootup but no help
Please help
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Are you sure you have Stock recovery on board? Not TWRP ?
Try this:
1/ turn off your phone , plug it to PC, press and hold Power and Volume Up por 10 sec, device will boot into e-Recovery > select Wipe data/factory reset
or
2/ dial *#*#2846579#*#* from the phone dialer, select Restore Factory.
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vladimird70 said:
I tried alos to hold vol+ and power during bootup but no help
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On EMUI 9.1 you must turn off your phone, then press and hold Power and Vol.Up .
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Are you sure you have Stock recovery on board? Not TWRP ?
Try this:
1/ turn off your phone , plug it to PC, press and hold Power and Volume Up por 10 sec, device will boot into e-Recovery > select Wipe data/factory reset
or
2/ dial *#*#2846579#*#* from the phone dialer, select Restore Factory.
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On EMUI 9.1 you must turn off your phone, then press and hold Power and Vol.Up .
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Thanks! I managed with your help