LG D500 Owners Manual - English - Page 10

Using Hard Reset Factory Reset, Using Safe Mode, Warning, Hard Reset, Power, Lock Key, Volume Down Key

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If you haven't created a Google account on the phone or you forgot your PIN or Password, you need to perform a hard reset. 5. Using Hard Reset (Factory Reset) If your phone needs to be restored to its original condition, use a Hard Reset to initialize your phone. Warning! If you perform a Hard Reset, all user applications and user data will be deleted. Please remember to back up any important data before performing a Hard Reset. 1 Turn the phone off. 2 Press and hold the Power/Lock Key + Volume Down Key . 3 Release the keys when the FACTORY HARD RESET screen appears. 4 Press the Power/Lock Key to continue or press any other key to cancel. 5 Press the Power/Lock Key again to confirm. Your phone will be restored to its factory settings. To cancel, press any other key. 6. Using Safe Mode To recover your phone when malfunctioning. 1 Turn off your phone and reboot. When you see the T-Mobile animation press and hold the Volume Down Key until the phone reboots. Your main screen will then be displayed with the words "Safe mode" in the lower left corner. 2 From the Home screen, tap the Menu Key and tap System settings > Apps. 3 Tap one of the available tabs at the top of the screen and select the application you wish to uninstall. 4 Tap Uninstall and OK to confirm. 9

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If you haven’t created a Google account on the phone or you forgot your PIN or
Password, you need to perform a hard reset.
5.
Using Hard Reset (Factory Reset)
If your phone needs to be restored to its original condition, use a Hard Reset to
initialize your phone.
Warning!
If you perform a Hard Reset, all user applications and user data will be
deleted. Please remember to back up any important data before performing a
Hard Reset
.
1
Turn the phone off.
2
Press and hold the
Power
/
Lock Key
+
Volume Down Key
.
3
Release the keys when the FACTORY HARD RESET screen appears.
4
Press the
Power
/
Lock Key
to continue or press any other key to cancel.
5
Press the
Power
/
Lock Key
again to confirm. Your phone will be restored
to its factory settings. To cancel, press any other key.
6. Using Safe Mode
To recover your phone when malfunctioning.
1
Turn off your phone and reboot. When you see the T-Mobile animation
press and hold the
Volume Down Key
until the phone reboots. Your main
screen will then be displayed with the words “Safe mode” in the lower left
corner.
2
From the Home screen, tap the
Menu Key
and tap
System settings
>
Apps
.
3
Tap one of the available tabs at the top of the screen and select the application
you wish to uninstall.
4
Tap
Uninstall
and
OK
to confirm.