You’ve reached your account maximum for followed topics. A factory reset, also known as a hard reset, allows you to remove all the data and settings from your Android phone, returning your phone to ...

If you’re planning to sell or give away an old Android phone, be aware that a factory reset isn’t enough to safely wipe your data. Security firm Avast reports that it’s possible to recover data from ...

According to researchers at Cambridge University, around 500 million Android smartphones are vulnerable to a flaw in the factory data reset function that could allow the recovery of a wide range of ...

Diligent Android users may have done the right thing and factory reset their devices before selling them, but researchers have shown personal information can still be recovered from dozens of devices, ...

Sometimes, our smartphones give us issues that a simple restart just can't fix. Other times, you may want to purchase a new phone and pass your old one to someone else. Both these scenarios would call ...

Want to know how to factory reset your Android phone? Before handing over your old device, it's important to remove all traces of your personal information. This not only protects your privacy but ...

Are you ready to sell your device or hand it down to a new owner? Maybe your phone isn’t working correctly, or you need a fresh start. Whatever the case may be, sometimes your best bet is to factory ...

An estimated 500 million Android phones don't completely wipe data when their factory reset option is run, a weakness that may allow the recovery of login credentials, text messages, e-mails, and ...

Most people simply do a factory reset prior to selling their old smartphone, thinking that this method will be effective in wiping out existing data. What if we were to burst your bubble and tell you ...