In the event that you experience problems with your Oppo A8, or need to reset it, whether to sell it or lend it to a loved one, you have certainly already heard of the process of resetting a smartphone. . This solution allows in a few clicks to recover an almost new smartphone. In this article, we are going to teach you how to reset your Oppo A8? For this, first of all, we will teach you under what circumstances it can be beneficial for you to do so. Then then, how to reset your phone, first of all in the classic way, then finally in the event that your Oppo A8 is blocked.

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For what reasons to reset your Oppo A8?

So we start by quickly discovering the goal how to reset an Oppo A8 . As we explained to you briefly just before this manipulation, which is not trivial will have the consequences of reset your Oppo A8 to factory settings . It will therefore be empty of all content, applications, photos, settings ... It is therefore an ideal solution when you want to separate from your phone and you do not want to delete all the files one by one or out of fear. to forget some personal documents.

However, this manipulation can also be useful in other circumstances. In fact, you can factory reset your Oppo A8 if it 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 phone, despite everything if you have tried to solve the problem by basic means and that was not enough, the reset may be the last alternative for you. We advise you that said, before trying to clear the cache of your Oppo A8 to see if that is enough to solve your problem.

How to reset your Oppo A8?

We are now going to move on to the part that probably interests you the most in this article, you will discover the solution to restore your Oppo A8 to factory settings. We are going to do this first of all to find out the classic solution and finally how to do it even if your Oppo A8 is blocked.

How to reset Oppo A8 normally?

Here we go, we will show you the methodology to reset your smartphone in the classic way. Apply the few guidelines below to achieve it:

  • Go to the “Settings” of your Oppo A8
  • Depending on the Android version installed on your phone, you will have to either go through "Global management" then "Reset" or then "Advanced settings" then "Backup and reset"
  • We obviously advise you beforehand to save all the data that is important to you because they will all be erased.
  • Now click on "Restore factory configuration"
  • Validate the transaction with your PIN code

How to restore your Oppo A8 to factory settings when it is blocked?

In the event that your Oppo A8 is stuck and you still want to do a reset, there is a second solution which is to use the Recovery Mode to achieve it. You will need to empty the battery of your Oppo A8 beforehand so that it turns off and recharge it without turning it on, for the rest, follow these few instructions:

  • Turn on your Oppo A8 by pressing “Volume up” + “Power” for several seconds, if that does not work, try replacing the volume up by down or by the Bixby key in case your 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
  • Go to "Wipe data factory" and validate the procedure with the Power button
  • Let the operation validate to recover an Oppo A8 restored to factory settings

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