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[Q] Clear all private data without unrooting?

I am going to be selling my Hero to someone who would like it rooted (as it is now).
His plan is to use it in WiFi mode only and won't be activating it with Sprint.
Is there a way to clear all my private data (logins, bookmarks, contacts, calendars, etc.) without unrooting?
Will he then be able to enter his google account info and gain access to the Market though WiFi?
Thanks!
Eph

The "Factory Reset" feature does the trick. But if you are really paranoid, you could wipe data, cache, dalvik and resintall the ROM from recovery.

Won't factory reset unroot me?
Will he still be able to access the net and the market via WiFi?

What ROM are you running?

andythegreenguy said:
What ROM are you running?
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Nfinite's Stock.

cephraim said:
Nfinite's Stock.
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Factory reset should bring the phone back to the state it was in when you first installed the rom. If you really want to be safe, boot into recovery, wipe everything and reflash the rom. You will still be rooted. Remember to either remove and keep your sd card or to format it to erase the data on it, THEN create a nandroid for whoever is buying the phone. Yes, they will be able to run the google setup via wifi if they choose to do so.

Weird.
After I do a factory reset (either from settings or from recovery), it stays in a boot loop. I have to pull the battery and restore the Nand.
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks,
Eph

Tried many different factory resets last night.
Tried from recovery mode and from settings>privacy.
In each case, I got stuck in boot loops.
Also tried to wipe data, cache, dalvik and resintall the ROM from recovery. Same thing - boot loop.
All I could do was pull the battery and do a nand restore.
Any ideas?

go here and download the ruu. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=800586 . follow the instructions. this WILL take away root and will flash you black to stock. then, go here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-743289.html and follow those instructions to re-root your phone. it is very easy. then flash your rom of choice again. that will erase your data AND get rid of your bootloop. idk why the othere way isnt working for u though

OR, you should try to take out your sdcard or format it before you reflash the nfinite's stock. i had this problem once because some of my data was on the card and so when it tried to boot it got stuck.

Thanks guys. I tried the factory reset a couple more times, and for some reason it booted.
Thanks again!

[URGENT] I have Overcome Hermes installed, I need to reset the device - HOW?

Hey Guys I'm going to sell my Galaxy Tab,
The buyer has requested it have Hermes installed on it, so I just wanna know how do I reset the device to Hermes, while deleting all my personal data.
I tried factory reset on the privacy menu option, it didn't work.
Cheers

Boot in CWM (recovery) and wipe data/factory reset.

af974 said:
Boot in CWM (recovery) and wipe data/factory reset.
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I thought that deletes everything including ROM !! sorry the guy called and he wanted it now, so I panicked, didn't think straight.
Thanks !

[Q] Factory reset but keep rom, HTC One

Trying to sell my rooted and flashed HTC One. I want to do a factory reset to erase my pictures, data, accounts, etc but I want to keep it rooted and flashed to the rom installed which is Android Revolution 31.0
What is the safest way to do this?

jpss90 said:
Trying to sell my rooted and flashed HTC One. I want to do a factory reset to erase my pictures, data, accounts, etc but I want to keep it rooted and flashed to the rom installed which is Android Revolution 31.0
What is the safest way to do this?
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Do a full wipe in recovery and sideload the ARHD

jpss90 said:
Trying to sell my rooted and flashed HTC One. I want to do a factory reset to erase my pictures, data, accounts, etc but I want to keep it rooted and flashed to the rom installed which is Android Revolution 31.0
What is the safest way to do this?
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Really easy. Just boot into your custom recovery whether it ne CWM or TWRP and do a factory reset and also wipe the system

ayo234 said:
Really easy. Just boot into your custom recovery whether it ne CWM or TWRP and do a factory reset and also wipe the system
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Thank you Ayo and Guich! First post here in XDA and I can already tell it has a great community! Thank you again. I will try it tomorrow.

ayo234 said:
Really easy. Just boot into your custom recovery whether it ne CWM or TWRP and do a factory reset and also wipe the system
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Thanks.
Will system wipe require me to reload the ROM again?

[Q] Factory reset good enough for used ebay phone?

Hi there I have just got a i9305 from someone on ebay and I am thinking should I do more than a factory reset. I.e. root it etc... or do you guys think it is 'safe' to just factory reset it? As in could someone stick some dodgy software on it that does not get wiped by factory reset? Thanks! :good:

Just factory reset it's ok if he has original soft.

maharu567 said:
Just factory reset it's ok if he has original soft.
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Yer its the stock I think. Just noticed his google account is still on it . Not sure if hes stupid or trying to steal some info if I were to not factory reset hmmm.

You can delete his account without factory reset.

Mumraa said:
Hi there I have just got a i9305 from someone on ebay and I am thinking should I do more than a factory reset. I.e. root it etc... or do you guys think it is 'safe' to just factory reset it? As in could someone stick some dodgy software on it that does not get wiped by factory reset? Thanks! :good:
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Suggest root and flash Philz recovery .
In recovery format sdcard system data and cache .Now no OS etc on the phone ,
Boot to download mode flash stock rom via Odin .
EBay check IMEI is correct and not blocked .

JJEgan said:
Suggest root and flash Philz recovery .
In recovery format sdcard system data and cache .Now no OS etc on the phone ,
Boot to download mode flash stock rom via Odin .
EBay check IMEI is correct and not blocked .
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Oh man but its been a year since I did all that type of thing - was hoping a factory reset was enough :S.

Just done a checkmend and its totally clean and still in warranty - all checks out. I am tempted to just go with the factory reset and sd card wipe -surely nothing will be left?

Mumraa said:
Just done a checkmend and its totally clean and still in warranty - all checks out. I am tempted to just go with the factory reset and sd card wipe -surely nothing will be left?
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Yes your choice .
Point to note Samsung may not extend their limited warranty to a second user .

Wipe data/Factory reset

Hello,
Could I brick my device if I run the wipe data/factory reset?
My device is root, thanks

deivitbcn said:
Hello,
Could I brick my device if I run the wipe data/factory reset?
My device is root, thanks
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Generally no. You will likely loose root.

I do not care about root (could I do it again), so it can be safer than flashing a recovery?

deivitbcn said:
I do not care about root (could I do it again), so it can be safer than flashing a recovery?
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Can't boot or flash a custom recovery on this device. What are you attempting to fix/accomplish?

I finally flashed the device after that I did run the wipe date thing, cause kingroot wasnt working well...
Now I am root again.
I'm afraid to remove some application system again because I had to flash the rom twice for this reason... Althogh I think it is not so necessary if installing Nova Launcher, how I did, apps/pages systems are a bit llitle more hidden now.
I were searching to find a tutorial about than ones apps system could be removes and than ones not, but it isnt so important now for me.