ViewSonic Viewpad 10s hard reset

ViewSonic Viewpad 10s hard reset sounds pretty scary, but it is a very useful feature.

Hard reset is used in those cases, if you forget your unlock pattern or password on your tablet. The user can also perform hard reset if he decided to sell the tablet, and it is necessary to delete all personal data, photos, contacts, applications and more.

So, what is Hard Reset? It is a universal method of cleaning of Android device from errors, ballast and rubbish.

Now let’s see how you can do Viewpad 10s hard reset:

First method Viewpad 10s hard reset from Settings

You can make a hard reset through Android system. To do this, you need to open Settings and enter “General” tab. There you should find “Account” and “Backup and reset”. Click on “Reset” button at the bottom.

You can also clear memory card by ticking “Erase SD card”.

After Viewpad 10s hard reset you need to restart your phone. Reboot will take longer than usual. And when the device is switched on, the system prompts you to configure it as new.

Second method Viewpad 10s hard reset from Recovery

When your phone does not boot, you can make Viewpad 10s hard reset to restore working condition. For this you need to enter Recovery mode.

You can enter Recovery mode by pressing key combination and using special applications.

1. First, turn off your phone.
2. Then press and hold Power button, Volume UP/Down button and Home button.
3. After some time you will see Android robot or company logo.
4. Then recovery menu appears. There you have to erase the data. You can do this with option “Wipe data/factory reset”.

If you do everything right, then congratulations! Viewpad 10s hard reset was completed.

Third method Viewpad 10s hard reset from PC

The last method to make a hard reset is quiet exotic. It is used when buttons and touchscreen does not work on you tablet. Your computer must have an Android Debug Bridge (ADB), as well as activated ADB mode on smartphone or tablet.

Next you need to do the following:

1. Connect your phone to computer with USB-cable.
2. Start command line on your computer with command «cmd».
3. Then type command “adb reboot recovery”.
4. After that you need to select hard reset on your tablet.

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