(Revised: September 8, 2022)
Every phone will ultimately reach the point where you choose to dispose of it, sell it, or upgrade to a newer model. A factory reset will erase all of your settings and personal data from your old OnePlus phone before you decide to get rid of it.
Fortunately, performing a factory reset is not straightforward, despite the fact that it is a bit concealed in the settings. We'll show you how to correctly wipe your phone's data and return it to its factory settings to make you feel at ease and confident in lending it to someone else to use.
First, create a backup.
Before you reset your phone, make sure you've correctly backed up your personal data. You must carry out a hard reset when you have a significant issue, your device is being fixed, traded in, or both.
You can completely erase the data on your smartphone by performing a hard reset. Therefore, you should first make a backup. If you do it this way, you won't lose your contacts, photos, or apps. The information may be kept in the cloud. It's simple to create a backup using Google by carrying out the procedures below:
Step 1: Launch ‘Google Drive’ and navigate to ‘Settings’.
Step 2: Make a backup.
Step 3: Now, download Google photos and make a backup.
Step 4: Then, open Google photos and turn on backup.
How To Hard Reset Your OnePlus Phone?
Step 1: On your OnePlus smartphone, open the ‘Settings’ app.
Step 2: Now, scroll down and click on ‘System’.
Step 3: After that, tap on the option ‘Reset’.
Step 4: Then, tap on the ‘Erase all data’ (factory reset).
Step 5: Toggle Erase internal storage.
Step 6: Click on ‘Erase All Data’.
