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How to hard reset or factory reset T-Mobile G1 phone

Hard reset or Factory reset will restore the phone back to its factory settings; the way it was when it was first bought or the way it was when it left the factory.
Note that this will erased the entire phone's memory (NOT memory card) and settings to the way it was when it was first bought.

How to hard reset or factory reset T-Mobile G1 phone:

  1. Switch off your G1. *If it won't your phone won't switch off, take out the battery and reinsert it after a few seconds.
  2. Now press the 'Power' key and 'Home' key at the same time and hold it for 20-25 seconds.
  3. Then you will see on your screen a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark in the middle.
  4. After that, press 'Alt+L' key on the QWERTY keyboard (to clean the phone completely).
  5. Next, press 'Alt+W' key (to factory reset it)
  6. Again, press and hold 'Power' key and 'Back' key at the same time for 20-25 seconds.
  7. The reset is complete.


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The result of this process will wipes the entire phone memory and settings fresh to how it was (or should be) when you bought it.You are advise to make a back up of your device and you need to understand that what you are doing this is at your own risk. We will not be held liable for any type of loss that may occur during the reset process.


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-Turn the Phone Off
-Press and Hold ANSWER + REJECT + CAMERA keys simultaneously.
- Turn ON the phone by pressing the Power Button
- Wait for the handshake / Nokia logo appears.

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*#7370#
Hard Reset Hard reset only works if you had previously updated the phone to v20. Please make backup before applying this type of reset, since it will restore the phone's settings as well as erasing all the data in the phone memory.

  1. Switch off the phone.
  2. Press GREEN + RED + CAMERA + ON simultaneously until you see the "Select Country" option.
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  1. The default password is 12345. You need to press and hold the key until the number appear.
  2. Please do not confuse "revert to factory settings" with soft reset. "Revert to factory settings" can be achieved from Menu > Settings > Phone > Phone mgmt. > Factory settings or *#7870# code, and will only restore the phone to its factory setting without deleting data.
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-----------------------------------SOFT RESET-----------------------
Soft Reset will clear pending errors and bring your mobile to an initial state by restoring Factory setting. To operate this function on your mobile, the shortcut is: *#7380#

if that does not open your phone you can also try a hard reset.
A hard reset will erase all the user data and restore the phone back to factory settings.
It will erase everything passwords pictures music . But you'll be in and able to set a password of your own. THe hard reset code is.
------------------------------------------Hard Reset-----------------------------------

It may happen that despite you have restored your mobile to factory setting, the error still exist. In this case, it is recommended that you opt for Hard reset

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Important Notice: It is recommended that you save all important information on your phone IF it can't be replaced.



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