How to factory reset your HUAWEI P20 Pro

Factory Reset your HUAWEI P20 Pro can be very beneficial for a bunch of motives. It is sometimes required to reset your HUAWEI P20 Pro to the factory settings to get a new telephone. Know that resetting a telephone is not a highly difficult action to do. Nevertheless, you should still be cautious about a few points before you begin the restoration of your HUAWEI P20 Pro. So we will find out in the beginning what is a factory reset of the telephone and what to be cautious just before embarking on the process. We will find out in a other time in which condition it is practical to factory reset your telephone. Finally, we will explain the guidelines to follow to factory reset the unit.factory-reset-HUAWEI P20 Pro

What’s factory reset for your HUAWEI P20 Pro?

Resetting or resetting to factory settings is a process of resetting all data in your HUAWEI P20 Pro. Consequently, all data is cleared and all configurations are reset. Basically, this involves that the telephone is like when you have taken it out of the box. Do not confuse reset and root, which are two entirely several operations. If you want more information on rootage, you can consult our short guide to root the HUAWEI P20 Pro. Caution: if you decide to format your HUAWEI P20 Pro, it requires that all the data that will be on it will be removed except when it is stored on the SD card. We accordingly recommend you to copy all your essential data to the SD card before setting up the reset of your HUAWEI P20 Pro.

In which case is it beneficial to factory reset your HUAWEI P20 Pro

If you still hesitate to format your HUAWEI P20 Pro, here are some conditions for which it is very interesting to do it:

  • If your HUAWEI P20 Pro has become extremely slow and this prevents you from using it properly.
  • If you would like to offer your HUAWEI P20 Pro or if you just want to sell it, restore the factory settings will remove all your data and the telephone will be like a new.
  • If Android bug frequently and without explanation, a factory reset will not hurt.
  • Whenever you have made an update that does not function or conflicts with your device, factory reset will make your phone back to the original Android version.
  • If perhaps you have made faults in the configurations of your HUAWEI P20 Pro and everything is damaged, factory reset will be your answer.

What you need to do before factory reset your HUAWEI P20 Pro

Before you begin the factory reset of the device, we recommend you to do 2 things.

Make a backup

The initial is only a safety measure, but can be valuable if you encounter an ?ssue when you reset it is backing up your device. Truly, you can seek advice from our guide to backup the HUAWEI P20 Pro, if you are cautious.

Desynchronize accounts

The other thing to carry out and which is the most essential, is the desynchronization of the accounts of your HUAWEI P20 Pro. In fact, throughout your use of HUAWEI P20 Pro, you perhaps have registered accounts on the device. For example, your Google Account, Twitter or Facebook. If you do not remove the synchronization, these accounts will remain synchronized even after the factory reset. Consequently, if you need to remove the synchronization of your accounts, here is the process: You have to first go into the settings of your HUAWEI P20 Pro, then select the Account tab. Once it is done, 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 have to certainly replicate the process for all accounts.

How to reset your HUAWEI P20 Pro

As soon you have done the initial actions, you will now be able to factory reset the HUAWEI P20 Pro. Be sure your HUAWEI P20 Pro is at least loaded at more than 85% because formatting may take a little time. If you can, we recommend you to leave your telephone connected to mains. To begin the procedure, nothing more basic, you need to go again in the Parameters of your HUAWEI P20 Pro. Then go to the Backup and Reset tab. As soon this is done, you need to choose Reset to Factory Setup or restore factory settings. A confirmation will be asked and once it has been validated, your HUAWEI P20 Pro will start to reboot. It may reboot many times and the process takes some mins. Now that done, your HUAWEI P20 Pro will be factory reset!

Factory reset your HUAWEI P20 Pro with a third-party application

If for some reason you are not able to format Android with the previous technique, know that applications allow you to do so. Thus, applications such as Phone Factory Reset allow you to do it with just one click. Just download the application and let yourself be led.