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WARNING! When you master reset your phone, all your personal data stored on the phones internal memory will be deleted, including downloaded content, media files and ringtones, applications, contacts etc. Furthermore, all settings will be restored to factory values.
NOTE: Data stored on the SD and SIM cards will not be affected. Before the reset, you can visit this thread for a guide on how to back up data, or this thread for instructions on restoring data. You can also check this thread for details on how to back up and restore data locally or via HTC Backup.
Master Reset via Settings:
- Open the apps drawer on the home screen
- Launch Settings
- Scroll to Personal and tap backup & reset
- Enable or disable Back up my data and Automatic restore
- Tap Reset phone
- If your phone is protected by a lock screen, enter the necessary password / PIN / pattern to proceed
- Optionally, select whether to Erase SD card too. WARNING by enabling this option, all data on the SD card will be deleted during the reset process
- At the Warning pop-up, tap OK
- Tap OK a second time to confirm and reset your phone
Factory Reset via Recovery:
NOTE: In case your phone freezes, crashes, or otherwise doesnt allow you to reset it from the settings menu, alternatively you can try resetting the phone from the System Recovery menu, which can be accessed by performing a combination of button presses.
- Turn off the phone
- Press and hold Volume down, then press & hold Power
- After the phone vibrates, release the Power key
- After you gain access to hTC download mode, release Volume down
- From hTC download mode, press Volume down repeatedly to highlight Reboot to bootloader
- Press Power to select the highlighted option
- Press Volume down to highlight Boot to recovery mode and press Power
- At the exclamation mark, press and hold Power, then press & release Volume Up
- After you gain access to Android System Recovery, release all hardware keys
- In the Recovery menu, press Volume down repeatedly to highlight wipe data / factory reset
- Press Power
- After the phone resets, Reboot system now will be highlighted
- Press Power to select the option and wait for the phone to reboot
Check for OS Updates:
NOTE: After a fresh factory reset, its recommended to check if new software updates are available for download. To do this:
- Open the apps drawer on the home screen
- Open Settings
- Scroll to Phone and tap About
- Tap Software information
- Check of a new OS version is available for download. If so, follow the on-screen prompts to download and apply it
› See More: HTC Desire 630: Factory Reset via Settings / Recovery; Check for OS Updates
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