Just have a couple of Questions about doing a factory reset.
I flashed european jpo using kies and have not done a factory reset because all of my region settings and carrier settings and market access remained intact from eclair (amazing I know what were the chances).
So having now backed everything up using titanium backup I am keen to do a factory reset because I have some forced closes in the browser and it took a loooong time to settle down after I upgraded.
Will I keep all my settings with a factory reset? Apn's etc?
What settings are recommended for both factory reset and restore, so far I get to NOT restore system apps.
Also what exactly is a 'hard reset'?
Finally should I even bother my phone runs well, just my battery life is a bit crap and browser crashes a bit
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rlorange said:
Just have a couple of Questions about doing a factory reset.
Will I keep all my settings with a factory reset? Apn's etc?
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No you lose all settings. APNs, and non standard apps / apks in system apps as well I think
rlorange said:
What settings are recommended for both factory reset and restore, so far I get to NOT restore system apps.
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In my opinion, now that you have backed up your stuff, I would reflash JPO and tick re-partition. This will wipe everything back to factory and start you off on a clean slate. That way you will know whether your FCs are due to a bug in the firmware, rom or APK.
Thank you for your help, phone is pretty damn stable now I deleted a couple of apps I suspected and fc's have stopped
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Have any different between Factory Reset and Wipe from Recovery Menu ?
Regards
I know this might be a stupid question and if it is I apologize.
If you root the phone can you do a factory reset on it?
I ran into some threads that look like you cant until there is an unroot available.
I just wanted to get a conformation on this so I don't do something stupid.
Thank you
Yes, you can Factory Reset.
You can't Factory Reset if you've frozen/removed/renamed /system/app/ apps (bloatware, etc..).
Factory reset will wipe /data so any downloaded apps will be removed, user configuration settings/passwords/etc.. will be removed...
SU will remain (as it's in /system/bin or /system/xbin) but SuperUser is gone....so you'll want to reinstall that since it's the "control system" for what has SU access.
What happens is people delete/rename/freeze things that are required to "setup" the phone and a Factory Reset wipes those settings....and then can't run the app necessary to configure those settings.
It's not root that causes the problem...it's the users.
Factory Reset is fine, unless you make /system file changes.
Thanks for that information. I just unrooted my phone for 2 important reasons:
1. because I'm a noob
2. because I'm a noob
I do not want to have to keep up with what I have frozen/renamed and do not want to brick my phone. I will keep reading on this wonderful forum until i feel confident enough to make intelligent decisions about what I doing
In the mean time I'm gonna (KISS)
tcrews said:
Yes, you can Factory Reset.
You can't Factory Reset if you've frozen/removed/renamed /system/app/ apps (bloatware, etc..).
Factory reset will wipe /data so any downloaded apps will be removed, user configuration settings/passwords/etc.. will be removed...
SU will remain (as it's in /system/bin or /system/xbin) but SuperUser is gone....so you'll want to reinstall that since it's the "control system" for what has SU access.
What happens is people delete/rename/freeze things that are required to "setup" the phone and a Factory Reset wipes those settings....and then can't run the app necessary to configure those settings.
It's not root that causes the problem...it's the users.
Factory Reset is fine, unless you make /system file changes.
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quick question, might be dumb but im new to this whole rooting stuff and I don't wanna mess something up.
I rooted my D3 and uninstalled slacker radio, blockbuster, and citrix receiver.
I didn't mess with anything else but I wanna do a factory reset and start all over.
should I just reintall these apps from the market or can I just do a factory reset without them?
FLY_EAGLES_FLY said:
quick question, might be dumb but im new to this whole rooting stuff and I don't wanna mess something up.
I rooted my D3 and uninstalled slacker radio, blockbuster, and citrix receiver.
I didn't mess with anything else but I wanna do a factory reset and start all over.
should I just reintall these apps from the market or can I just do a factory reset without them?
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Those SHOULDNT be an issue
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Thank you. appreciate it :thumbup:
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Factory reset is okay. It will be clean and only keep stock apps.
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Does a factory reset of a rooted but otherwise stock 6.890 droid3 remove clockworkmod ? I want to back out to where I can install SafeStrap2 instead. Then kexec Hash's ICS and maybe JB, someday.
I have so far refused the 7.905 OTA.
Nothing is frozen or deleted.
Glenn
glennj99 said:
Does a factory reset of a rooted but otherwise stock 6.890 droid3 remove clockworkmod ? I want to back out to where I can install SafeStrap2 instead. Then kexec Hash's ICS and maybe JB, someday.
I have so far refused the 7.905 OTA.
Nothing is frozen or deleted.
Glenn
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Installing safestrap over the top of bootstrap (clockworkmod) should remove all traces of bootstrap (clockworkmod)
To answer your question though, no. A factory reset deletes the /data partition, with app data, etc.
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ChaoticWeaponry said:
Installing safestrap over the top of bootstrap (clockworkmod) should remove all traces of bootstrap (clockworkmod)
To answer your question though, no. A factory reset deletes the /data partition, with app data, etc.
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I'm pretty sure you need to uninstall the bootstrap app, and safestrap will remove the actual recovery
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Endoroid said:
I'm pretty sure you need to uninstall the bootstrap app, and safestrap will remove the actual recovery
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So far I have uninstalled the boostrap app and then flashed 7.905 OTA.
Lost root, so I have to re-root before anything else, right ?
Glenn
glennj99 said:
So far I have uninstalled the boostrap app and then flashed 7.905 OTA.
Lost root, so I have to re-root before anything else, right ?
Glenn
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Yes. Use motofail to root that version.
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Factory Reset For Update
I would like to unroot my Samsung Galaxy S3 (AT&T) because I would like to be able to update my phone (I am still running Android 4.0.4). I have tried to update my phone multiple times, but it always says:
"- - Installing: /sdcard/update.zip"
"Finding update package..."
"E: Can't mount /sdcard/update.zip"
"Installation aborted"
I have tried deleting SU, but it still hasn't worked. I was wondering if I could factory reset my phone in order to, I guess, unroot, which would allow me to update my phone. If you are wondering if I have a backup, I have my phone backed up to Samsung Kies on my laptop (Will that also keep all of my saved games/apps/contacts/ect.?).
MattCz said:
I would like to unroot my Samsung Galaxy S3 (AT&T) because I would like to be able to update my phone (I am still running Android 4.0.4). I have tried to update my phone multiple times, but it always says:
"- - Installing: /sdcard/update.zip"
"Finding update package..."
"E: Can't mount /sdcard/update.zip"
"Installation aborted"
I have tried deleting SU, but it still hasn't worked. I was wondering if I could factory reset my phone in order to, I guess, unroot, which would allow me to update my phone. If you are wondering if I have a backup, I have my phone backed up to Samsung Kies on my laptop (Will that also keep all of my saved games/apps/contacts/ect.?).
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Ask in Samsung Galaxy S3 forum, not here.
i have learned so much on this site but there is one noob question i have to ask that i still dont fully understand... im wondering when rom developer recommends a "wipe" before flashing what are they refering too? I mean i understand wiping cache ive done that numerous times but i thought wiping data gets rid of everything on your phone? Is wiping data/factory reset the same thing? why would you want to delete everything on your phone in order to flash 1 rom.. maybe im missing something. I appreciate your replys!
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jarzy00 said:
i have learned so much on this site but there is one noob question i have to ask that i still dont fully understand... im wondering when rom developer recommends a "wipe" before flashing what are they refering too? I mean i understand wiping cache ive done that numerous times but i thought wiping data gets rid of everything on your phone? Is wiping data/factory reset the same thing? why would you want to delete everything on your phone in order to flash 1 rom.. maybe im missing something. I appreciate your replys!
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Wiping data is the same as a data/factory reset. Usually when switching between roms, application data is not compatable and will cause force closes. You can usually skip wiping data if flashing the same type of rom, eg, between blur roms, aosp gingerbread, aosp froyo. Sometimes you'll still get force closes and will need to wipe data anyways. If you use an app like mybackup root, you can backup all your apps prior to flashing a new rom, and restore just the app. This will prevent force closes, but you'll love any app data. But at least your apps aren't lost/forgotten.
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erismaster said:
Wiping data is the same as a data/factory reset. Usually when switching between roms, application data is not compatable and will cause force closes. You can usually skip wiping data if flashing the same type of rom, eg, between blur roms, aosp gingerbread, aosp froyo. Sometimes you'll still get force closes and will need to wipe data anyways. If you use an app like mybackup root, you can backup all your apps prior to flashing a new rom, and restore just the app. This will prevent force closes, but you'll love any app data. But at least your apps aren't lost/forgotten.
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Thank you
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Ok, I know this is a noob question, but never run into this before.
About to change ROMs on my touchpad But I have to do a factory reset in TWRP before I can flash the new ROM. Will this factory reset affect my WebOS apps? I have a lot of apps that are no longer available from the webos market and I dont want to lose them. Will doing the factory reset in TWRP delete them?
It will remove all your android data and apps only!
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I used Nut's method of updating to .136 and discovered the stock dialer does not use T9 for contact search anymore. For example if I wish to call Jason, I would type 52766 and a list of my contacts with the name Jason would be shortlisted. This does not happen anymore. Is there a way to fix this other than using a 3rd party dialer?
Did you try a factory reset after update, sometime this clean the phone after update.
eclyptos said:
Did you try a factory reset after update, sometime this clean the phone after update.
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Factory reset AFTER update? Oh, I didn't do that. What I did was before flashing .136, I cleaned out all the cache and internal storage then did a factory reset.
Ok how do I do a factory reset in TWRP? I can't find that option.
coffee black said:
Factory reset AFTER update? Oh, I didn't do that. What I did was before flashing .136, I cleaned out all the cache and internal storage then did a factory reset.
Ok how do I do a factory reset in TWRP? I can't find that option.
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Factory Reset in Android?
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Factory Reset in Android?
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It's working! Just have to go through hours of customising the preferences of my apps again. I'll have to keep testing the phone function after each app install to pinpoint the one that breaks it.
coffee black said:
It's working! Just have to go through hours of customising the preferences of my apps again. I'll have to keep testing the phone function after each app install to pinpoint the one that breaks it.
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I am aving the same problem: did you find a solution?