hard reset oneplus 3

HARD RESET ONEPLUS 3
Making a reset can be a good idea if you want to keep the Android system smooth and stable. Each time you feel that something isn’t running as it used to, you can choose to make a hard reset in order to address all the problems. Well, because of that, and from many other reasons, I decided to show you how to hard reset the new OnePlus 3. Thus, if you want to learn more about this process, don’t hesitate and read all the guidelines from below – of course, in the end, apply the proper steps that are explained and detailed in this tutorial.
So right from the start you must know that making a hard reset can be used as a manual troubleshoot solution. Through this method you can address the most common Android software issues and even other complex problems that might cause boot loops, lags, bugs, force close errors, battery drain, heating situations, screen freeze, alerts or total blackouts. However, usually, the hard reset is ensuring a fast and smooth Android experience, even after months or years of daily usage.
The hard reset operation is also dubbed as the factory reset process. Both terms are defining the same thing: a wipe process that can restore your OnePlus 3 back to its initial state. Basically, you can get rid of all the third party apps and processes that are running on your phone – along with these you can also erase malware, unresponsive processes and inappropriate apps. As a result, on your smartphone there will remain only the bloatware and the pre-installed Android apps.
The hard reset operation is featured by default on the OnePlus 3. It is a basic Android process that can be easily and quickly applied even by a newbie or by an entry level Android customer. Moreover, the operation is official and supported by Google and by your OEM – you won’t lose your OnePlus 3 warranty if you choose to make the factory reset; furthermore, you don’t have to use any complex or risky programs in order to complete this step by step guide.
The present tutorial is compatible with the OnePlus 3 and can be safely applied regardless the state in which your phone is found in a certain moment. So, the steps from down below can be applied in the same way if your device is rooted, locked, installed with the stock Android OS,running on a custom ROM firmware, flashed with the stock or with a custom recovery image, running on a locked or on an unlocked bootloaderand so on.
Since the hard reset implies in erasing the internal storage system of your OnePlus 3, before resuming the steps from below it is important to backupyour personal data, info, accounts and files. Of course, save only what you think that you might use afterwards; for example take care of your contacts, call logs, text messages, internet settings, images, videos, audio files, calendar info, saved passwords, EFS folder and IMEI / NVRAM data.
A good idea is to charge your OnePlus 3 before you go any further. You see, if your smartphone will remain out of power, it will get turned off while you try to apply these steps. Well, in that particular case, different software related problems might be issued so you can end up in bricking your handset. Therefore, try not to mess things up and plug in the charger if the power left is currently lower than 50%.

How to Hard Reset the OnePlus 3

Use the recovery mode

  1. As you can already tell, the first way in which the hard reset operation can be applied is by using the recovery mode menu.
  2. Thus, start by powering off your smartphone – don’t reboot it, complete a proper shut down operation.
  3. Then, learn how to enter recovery mode on the OnePlus 3.
  4. From recovery select “wipe data factory reset”.
  5. Optional: in addition you can also clear app data cache by choosing “wipe cache partition” and “wipe dalvik cache”.
  6. When done, return to main menu of recovery and select “reboot system now”.

Use built-in settings

  1. The software hard reset method can be completed by using your OnePlus 3 settings.
  2. Thus, power on your device.
  3. Tap on Menu and go towards Settings.
  4. Scroll down until you can select the Backup & Restore option.
  5. From there choose the Factory Data Reset field.
  6. Tap on Reset Device and choose Delete All / Erase Everything.
  7. Agree with the alerts and wait while the factory reset is being automatically completed.

Conclusions

These are the easiest ways in which you can make a hard reset on the new OnePlus 3. If you have further questions, or if you want to share something with us and with our readers, don’t hesitate and use the comments field from below. Also, stay close for further step by step guides compatible with the third gen. of the OnePlus.

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