What is recovery mode?
Over time, mobile devices have integrated several fail-safe systems. Indeed, this has become necessary as phones have evolved in features and technology.
Recovery mode tries to be, as its name indicates, a recovery environment in case of device failure. It is a space that we can access if for some reason our device does not work properly, does not start or simply if we want to format or restart the mobile phone and set it in the factory.
Certainly this should be used as a last resort and bearing in mind that it compromises users' files. For this reason, if you are having problems like your Android mobile turning off and on at all times, it is best to do some checks beforehand. Even so, if you want to use this method, it is clear that it is necessary save the device information one way or another.
Reset, reboot or format your mobile to factory settings with reset
Certainly it is better to reset Android to factory settings in the conventional way, but if you still want to use recovery mode, be aware that this process varies by device and some more modern cell phones do not allow you to access the recovery options. In any case, it is worth knowing how this procedure is performed, as it can be useful in an emergency.
As we pointed out earlier, although the process varies by mobile phone, in most cases the first thing we need to do is turn off the mobile device. Once turned off we can start the process to restore and format the mobile to factory settings with Recovery.
Even so, before starting it is very important to keep in mind that the following process will cause all data on the device to be erased. For this reason it is essential to make a backup copy of your photos, videos and other files before proceeding.
Format a mobile phone to factory settings with Recovery
- Once the device is turned off, all you have to do is press the combination of buttons: volume up + button di power on for a while until the menu appears. Please note that depending on the mobile device, the button combination may vary.
- Some mobiles use the volume down + power combination and some older ones also require the occasional physical button press, although the former are the most common.
- The menu to do is Recovery varies depending on the mobile, in any case, in most cases it is very similar. In this case, since we want to format and completely restart the mobile, the option that interests us is "Wipe data / factory reset".
- To access the above option, we will use the buttons volume up and volume down to move in the menu. Once we are on the previous option, you just have to press the power button.
- Another menu will appear through which we need to confirm our actions, to do this, just go to the option "Yes - delete all user data". Once you are on this option, press the power button again to complete the process.
Wait until the whole procedure is finished, after which the mobile should start up without any configuration, i.e. in its original factory state. Keep in mind that this is very different from rooting an Android device with KingoRoot Apk or similar actions, as the recovery mode is designed precisely to reset the device.
