Reset Android smartphone to factory settings

If your Android smartphone is having problems, you can often help yourself by resetting it to factory settings. However, all data is deleted from the internal memory of the phone. This includes your linked accounts, all system and app data, downloaded apps and multimedia data from the internal storage.

Reset to factory settings - how it works:

Before you reset your smartphone, you should definitely try a restart. This often solves various minor problems in the system. If this does not work, you should reset the phone. Remember that all of your data will be deleted and should be backed up accordingly.

1. The exact path to the required option can vary somewhat from manufacturer to manufacturer. In any case, you must first go to the settings of your phone.
2. Older Android versions: Go to the settings and tap on the menu item "Backup & reset".
3. New Android versions: In the settings, tap on "General administration"> "Backup and restore".
4. Select "Return to factory settings". In the new window you can see again what is affected by the reset.
5. Tap "Reset phone" and confirm. The device is then reset and restarted.
6. This article applies to Android 6.0 (LG G4), Android 7.0 (Motorola Moto G5) and Android 9.0 (Samsung Galaxy A40).