How to factory reset your Honor 20i

Factory Reset your Honor 20i can be highly practical for a lot of motives. It is in some cases required to reset your Honor 20i to the factory settings to find a new mobile. Remember that resetting a mobile is not a highly difficult action to do. Nevertheless, you should still be careful about a few points before you start the restoration of your Honor 20i. So we will see at first what’s a factory reset of the mobile and what to be careful just before embarking on the process. We will see in a secondary time in which circumstance it is beneficial to factory reset your mobile. Finally, we will show you the techniques to follow to factory reset the device.factory-reset-Honor-20i

What is factory reset for your Honor 20i?

Resetting or resetting to factory settings is a process of resetting all data in your Honor 20i. As a result, all data is cleared and all options are reset. Essentially, this involves that the mobile is like when you have taken it out of its package. Do not confound reset and root, which are 2 completely several processes. If you would like more details on rootage, you can consult our little guideline to root the Honor 20i. Caution: if you decide to format your Honor 20i, it requires that all the data that will be on it will be removed unless it is stored on the SD card. We therefore suggest you to copy all your important data to the SD card before setting up the reset of your Honor 20i.

In which case is it practical to factory reset your Honor 20i

If perhaps you still hesitate to format your Honor 20i, here are some situations for which it is highly practical to do it:

  • If perhaps your Honor 20i has become extremely slow and this prevents you from using it correctly.
  • If perhaps you wish to offer your Honor 20i or if you basically want to sell it, restore the factory settings will remove all your data and the mobile will be like a new.
  • If perhaps Android bug often and without explanation, a factory reset will not hurt.
  • In the event that you have made an update that does not work or conflicts with your device, factory reset will make your phone back to the original Android version.
  • In cases where you have made mistakes in the settings of your Honor 20i and everything is broken, factory reset will be your remedy.

What you need to do before factory reset your Honor 20i

Just before you begin the factory reset of the device, we suggest you to do a few things.

Make a backup

The 1st is just a safety measure, but can be beneficial if you face problems when you reset it is backing up your device. Indeed, you can seek advice from our tutorial to backup the Honor 20i, if you are careful.

Desynchronize accounts

The secondary thing to do and which is the most essential, is the desynchronization of the accounts of your Honor 20i. Certainly, through your use of Honor 20i, you likely have signed up accounts on the device. To illustrate, your Google Account, Twitter or Facebook. If perhaps you do not remove the synchronization, these accounts will remain synchronized even after the factory reset. Thus, if you want to remove the synchronization of your accounts, here is the method: You must first go into the settings of your Honor 20i, then select the Account tab. Once it is completed, choose the account to delete and click on the three small dots. All you have to do now is go for Delete account to desynchronize it. You must of course repeat the process for all accounts.

How you can reset your Honor 20i

Now that you have done the initial actions, you will now have the ability to factory reset the Honor 20i. Make sure your Honor 20i is at least charged at more than 90% because formatting may take a little time. If possible, we suggest you to leave your mobile connected to mains. To start the operation, nothing more simple, you will need to go again in the Parameters of your Honor 20i. After that go to the Backup and Reset tab. Now that this is done, you need to choose Reset to Factory Setup or restore factory settings. A confirmation will be expected and as soon it has been confirmed, your Honor 20i will start to reboot. It may reboot several times and the process takes several minutes. Now that finished, your Honor 20i will be factory reset!

Factory reset your Honor 20i with a third-party application

If for some reason you are not able to format Android with the previous process, bear in mind that apps permit you to do so. Thus, apps just like Phone Factory Reset allow you to do it with simply one click. Simply download the application and let yourself be well guided.