CIO — Whether you meet upgraded your Android smartphone to added device, your methodicalness is eventually exchange that older Android with something newer and shinier or you've definite to change devices with a friend, it's a rattling sharp intent to pass1 some and every huffy aggregation from your smartphone before expiration it off, not meet to secure that your individualized accumulation relic private, but to also attain trusty your figure runs same newborn for its incoming owner.
The mass quaternary steps will pass you finished the Android device-wipe process, and exhibit you how to change your Android to its works settings.
But before the wipe, you should patronage some individualized accumulation you desire to advise over to your newborn figure or your aggregation will be lost. To backwards up your individualized accumulation to your PC, increase the figure as a USB intend and spend every accumulation to a folder on your computer's hornlike drive. You crapper also patronage your individualized aggregation and covering accumulation on Google's servers--more info on online patronage below.
(Note: The impact described beneath relates specifically to Android v2.3 [Gingerbread] handhelds, but the steps for erasing every accumulation from some Android figure are kindred disregarding of your code version. You should also patronage some individualized accumulation you desire to advise over to your newborn device, before wiping it, or your aggregation will be lost. To backwards up your individualized accumulation to your PC, increase the figure as a USB intend and spend every accumulation to a folder on your computer's hornlike drive. You crapper also patronage your covering accumulation online using Google's servers--see the Privacy Settings screenshot below.)
1) To attain the Android figure pass1 process, prototypal touch your Android Menu key to alter up a sort of on-screen options.
Android Device Wipe Screenshots
2) Next, opt the Settings choice within the on-screen menu, and on the mass concealment holograph downbound to and touch Privacy.
3) Within the Privacy Settings menu, touch the Factory Data Reset option, and on the mass concealment opt whether you poverty to pass1 every accumulation on your device, every accumulation on your outside microSD module bill or both, by stuff in the pertinent analyse boxes. Then support the state by tapping Reset Phone.
Android Device Wipe Screenshots
4) You'll be prompted digit more instance to support your Android figure pass1 on the Factory Data Reset screen, and if you're trusty you're primed to cancel your device, touch the Erase Everything fix to rank the process.
(Note: The Android cancel wheel haw verify 10 transactions or more to finish, depending on how such accumulation is stored on your figure and/or module card.)
If you essay added Android hurried tips, feature "Android Security: Six Tips to Protect Your Google Phone" and "Android Battery Basics: How to Make Your Google Phone Last Longer."
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Al Sacco covers Mobile and Wireless for CIO.com. Follow Al on Twitter @ASacco. Follow everything from CIO.com on Twitter @CIOonline and on Facebook. Email Al at asacco@cio.com
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