In the event that you experience problems with your Fairphone 4, or that you want to reset it, that you want to sell it or lend it to a loved one, you have probably already heard of the reset procedure. a phone. This solution offers the possibility in a few clicks to recover an almost new smartphone. In this article, we are going to show you how to reset your Fairphone 4? To do this, first of all, we will show you in what circumstances it can be useful for you to do so. After that, how to reset your mobile phone, first in the classic way, then finally if your Fairphone 4 is ever blocked.
Why reset your Fairphone 4?
We therefore start by quickly seeing the interest how to reset a Fairphone 4 . As we briefly explained to you in the introduction this procedure, which is not trivial, will have the effects of reset your Fairphone 4 to factory settings . It will therefore be empty of any content, applications, photos, settings... It is therefore an ideal technique when you want to part with your mobile phone and you do not want to delete all the files one by one. or for fear of forgetting certain personal documents.
However, this approach can also be useful in other circumstances. In fact, you will be able to reset your Fairphone 4 if it bug or becomes too slow , this can be caused by an Android update or a virus, an overloaded memory... Various causes can cause a slow mobile phone, however if you have ever tried to correct the problem by basic means and it has not been effective, resetting may be the last solution for you. We advise you, however, beforehand to try to empty the cache of your Fairphone 4 to see if ever that is enough to correct your concern.
How to reset your Fairphone 4?
We will therefore now move on to the part that surely interests you the most in this article, you will see the solution to restore your Fairphone 4 to factory settings. To do this, we will first discover the classic solution and finally how to do it even if your Fairphone 4 is ever blocked.
How to reset your Fairphone 4 normally?
Let's go, we will show you the method to reset your phone in a normal way. Follow the few instructions below to achieve it:
- Go to the “Settings” of your Fairphone 4
- Depending on the Android version installed on your mobile phone, you must either go through "Global management" then "Reset" or then "Advanced parameters" then "Backup and reset"
- We obviously advise you beforehand to save all the data that is important to you because they will all be deleted.
- Now click on "Restore factory configuration"
- Confirm the technique using your PIN code
How to restore your Fairphone 4 to factory settings when it is frozen?
In the event that your Fairphone 4 is frozen and you still want to do a reset, there is a second solution which consists of using the Recovery Mode to achieve it. You will have to drain the battery of your Fairphone 4 beforehand so that it turns off and recharge it without turning it on, for the rest, follow these few steps:
- Turn on your Fairphone 4 by pressing and holding "Volume up" + "Power" for several seconds, if this does not work, try replacing the volume up with the bottom or with the Bixby key if your mobile phone is equipped with one
- Once in recovery mode, you will have to use the volume arrows to navigate and the Power button to confirm
- Reach "Wipe data factory" and validate the process with the Power button
- Let the operation validate to recover a Fairphone 4 restored to factory settings
If you want a lot of tutorials to become a master of the Fairphone 4, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: 4 Fairphone.
