Is your Nokia 8.1 (Nokia X7) stuck at the Lock screen as you forgot your password and you want to bypass it? Do you want to know how to factory reset your Nokia 8.1 (Nokia X7)? Or do you want to know how to restore defaults on your Nokia 8.1 (Nokia X7)? Let’s learn all of these.
Name : Nokia 8.1 (Nokia X7)
In this tutorial, we will learn how to Hard Reset Nokia 8.1 (Nokia X7) using hardware buttons when you are stuck in the lock screen and don’t know the password to enter the device.
How To Hard Reset Nokia 8.1 (Nokia X7)
- First, you have to switch off your Nokia 8.1 (Nokia X7) before doing a hard reset.
- Once your Nokia 8.1 (Nokia X7) phone is switched off, press the Volume Up button and Power button at the same time and hold them together for 30 seconds.
- You can release both the keys when you see the android recovery mode or root screen appear.
- On the 8.1 (Nokia X7) boot menu, use the Volume buttons to choose the various modes and select the Wipe Data/Factory Reset option and press the power button to confirm.
- It will show a confirmation message to “Wipe All user Data. This cannot be undone”.
- Choose the Yes button to confirm the selection by pressing the Power Button. Now your data will be erased.
- Your Nokia 8.1 (Nokia X7) phone will restart after the hard reset is done or you can choose the restart option manually.
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How To Factory Reset Nokia 8.1 (Nokia X7) using software
- If your Nokia 8.1 (Nokia X7) is running On Android 8 and above go to Settings >> Backup and Reset option. Or search for Reset on the settings search bar.
- Then select Factory Data Reset. This will erase all data on your Nokia phone message will show up.
- Confirm by tapping the Reset Phone button And confirm again by selecting on the Erase Everything.
- Now you have done the factory reset on your Nokia 8.1 (Nokia X7).
That’s it you have completed the Hard Reset or Factory Reset procedure on your Nokia 8.1 (Nokia X7).
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