If you ever have any problems with your Nokia 6, or need to reset it, either to sell it or lend it to a loved one, you have probably already heard of the process of resetting a smartphone. This procedure allows you to recover an almost new smartphone in a few clicks. In this guide, we will show you how to reset your Nokia 6? To do this, first, we will show you under what circumstances it may be interesting for you to do it. Then, how to reset your mobile phone, first of all in a classic way, then secondly in the event that your Nokia 6 is blocked.

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For what reasons to reset your Nokia 6?

We start suddenly by quickly learning the interest resetting a Nokia 6 . As we explained to you quickly just before this manipulation, which is not trivial will have the effects of reset your Nokia 6 to factory settings . It will suddenly be empty of all content, applications, photos, settings ... It is suddenly an ideal technique when you want to separate from 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 manipulation can also be useful in other situations. In fact, you can reset your Nokia 6 when it is bug or becomes too slow , this can be caused by an Android update or a virus, an overloaded memory ... Various reasons can cause the slowness of a mobile phone, despite everything if you have tried to correct the problem by basic means and it was not effective, the reset may be the last solution for you. However, we recommend that you try to clear the cache of your Nokia 6 to see if that is enough to correct your concern.

How to reset your Nokia 6?

We will now move on to the part that certainly interests you the most in this guide, you will learn the procedure to restore your Nokia 6 to factory settings. To do this, we will first see the classic procedure and secondly how to do it even if your Nokia 6 is blocked.

How to reset your Nokia 6 normally?

Here we go, we will show you the method to reset your smartphone in the normal way. Use the following guidelines to do this:

  • Go to the “Settings” of your Nokia 6
  • 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 of course recommend that you back up all the data that should be kept for you beforehand because they will all be deleted.
  • Now click on "Restore factory configuration"
  • Confirm the technique using your PIN code

How to restore your Nokia 6 to factory settings when it is blocked?

If your Nokia 6 is blocked and you still want to perform a reset, there is a second procedure which consists of using the Recovery Mode to perform it. You must first empty the battery of your Nokia 6 so that it turns off and recharge it without turning it on, for the rest, follow these few instructions:

  • Turn on your Nokia 6 by pressing “Volume up” + “Power” for several seconds, if this does not work, try to replace the volume up by down or by using the Bixby key if your mobile phone is equipped with it.
  • 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 operation with the Power button
  • Let the operation validate to recover a Nokia 6 restored to factory settings

If you want a lot of tutorials to become the king of the Nokia 6, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Nokia 6.