Factory Reset/Hard Reset for Trading in Phones: 2 Methods, which is better?

[KingSlayerNYC]

Then what it sounds like is that because you are initiating a factory reset by software, since the phone is unlocked when doing so it assumes that you are the owner of the phone and okay to erase it.

Unlike iOS where you might be able to unlock a person's device but if they have their iTunes account set up on it if they go to factory erase the device they cannot without the iTunes account.

So if you're lucky to steal an Android device while it's still unlocked you can quickly do a factory reset and the phone will be all free for you to use. But if you steal a device when it's still locked and do a hardware factory reset then you are out of luck because they will ask you for your Google password when going through setup after an erase.

Sound about right?

Except you can't because you need to enter the Google account password to initiate the factory reset.

 

[KingSlayerNYC]

Why are you lyao at people that want to take an extra step to be sure, themselves?

You don't wanna sign out, don't sign out, but don't lyao at those that take 30 seconds to sign out of an account or two.

Jeez....

Because it's not required. Moot.

Nor are any of the things said above in relevance to it true.

 

[KingSlayerNYC]

You don't factory reset and at the next boot suddenly your accounts are still there logged in.

Doesn't work like that. Hence the name, factory reset.

Makes the phone as if just unboxed (save for recovering files if you have the right expertise and tools, but even that to a certain extent).

 

[donm527]

Except you can't because you need to enter the Google account password to initiate the factory reset.

So I went to settings and reset and chose to do a factory reset and by looking at the picture are you telling me that after I hit the reset button it's going to ask for my Google password? I'm not feeling very confident about that.

If you would do me the favor of doing the exact same thing on your phone and pressing reset button and showing me a screenshot of it asking for your password I would very much appreciate it.

 

[Mike Dee]

You don't factory reset and at the next boot suddenly your accounts are still there logged in.

Doesn't work like that. Hence the name, factory reset.

Makes the phone as if just unboxed (save for recovering files if you have the right expertise and tools, but even that to a certain extent).

I think where it gets murky is that some tjink they are performing a factory reset, however they are doing it from the recovery menu which doesn't erase the accounts and then Samsung rejects the trade in.

 

[Mike Dee]

So I went to settings and reset and chose to do a factory reset and by looking at the picture are you telling me that after I hit the reset button it's going to ask for my Google password? I'm not feeling very confident about that.

If you would do me the favor of doing the exact same thing on your phone and pressing reset button and showing me a screenshot of it asking for your password I would very much appreciate it.

You do have to confirm a password or pin before it actually resets. It's part of the factory reset protection.

 

[donm527]

You do have to confirm a password or pin before it actually resets. It's part of the factory reset protection.

Well that's why I asked that very question on post number 11 and someone said no. I know I just did a factory reset not too long ago but I honestly forgot.

Mike would you do me the favor of hitting that reset button on your phone and showing me a screenshot of the next screen? It would help answer that question for everyone especially coming from a trusted member like you.

 

[KingSlayerNYC]

So I went to settings and reset and chose to do a factory reset and by looking at the picture are you telling me that after I hit the reset button it's going to ask for my Google password? I'm not feeling very confident about that.

If you would do me the favor of doing the exact same thing on your phone and pressing reset button and showing me a screenshot of it asking for your password I would very much appreciate it.

 

[donm527]

You are the man!

 

[KingSlayerNYC]

Or pin/pass/fingerprint etc

 

[mustang7757]

[We won't discuss bypassing security]

 

[anon(40376)]

Does it really take that much longer to log out of a few accounts then do a factory reset? NO.

 

[B. Diddy]

Lmao at people who think they have to log out of accounts.

Factory reset is be all end all. Everything goes. Including ANY imaginable account you are logged into. Including apps. Including the Secure Folder. Everything.

You don't "need" to logout of anything.

I think on much older phones/older Android versions, there were situations where doing a factory reset actually didn't remove the Google account, and therefore would trigger Factory Reset Protection. At some point this changed to the current situation, where doing the factory reset from the system settings will in fact remove the Google account. So if anyone is using a significantly older phone, it's worth checking to see if the factory reset menu specifically states that the Google account will be removed as well.

 

[mustang7757]

[Keep this thread on topic and dont go at each other]

 

[anon(19759)]

Does it really take that much longer to log out of a few accounts then do a factory reset? NO.

Why bother? Totally unnecessary from what I'm reading here. Besides, I have something like 25 accounts on my phone. What a hassle that would be.

 

[mustang7757]

If some feel more comfortable removing accounts first then factory reset in settings that's OK also it just extra steps.

 

[davidnc]

I prefer to sign out of my Google account to .
Its just an extra step.
I would say its up to which ever the person wants to do it.

So a personal preference

 

[Mooncatt]

Lmao at people who think they have to log out of accounts.

Factory reset is be all end all. Everything goes. Including ANY imaginable account you are logged into. Including apps. Including the Secure Folder. Everything.

You don't "need" to logout of anything.

If resetting through settings, this is supposed to be the case, but there's always a chance that a glitch happens. Unless something recently changed, factory resetting via the recovery screen allows a reset without logging in, but then you trip FRP. In both cases you leave the phone bricked for the next person or getting a trade in rejected, so signing out first is by no means a bad way of doing things.

I don't personally sign out when resetting via the settings menu, but I do go back through the setup process just to make sure the phone did properly reset without requiring me to verify my Google account. That way there's no question that it's ready to be sent off to the next person or trade in.

 

[Mike Dee]

If resetting through settings, this is supposed to be the case, but there's always a chance that a glitch happens. Unless something recently changed, factory resetting via the recovery screen allows a reset without logging in, but then you trip FRP. In both cases you leave the phone bricked for the next person or getting a trade in rejected, so signing out first is by no means a bad way of doing things.

I don't personally sign out when resetting via the settings menu, but I do go back through the setup process just to make sure the phone did properly reset without requiring me to verify my Google account. That way there's no question that it's ready to be sent off to the next person or trade in.

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[KingSlayerNYC]

If resetting through settings, this is supposed to be the case, but there's always a chance that a glitch happens. Unless something recently changed, factory resetting via the recovery screen allows a reset without logging in, but then you trip FRP. In both cases you leave the phone bricked for the next person or getting a trade in rejected, so signing out first is by no means a bad way of doing things.

I don't personally sign out when resetting via the settings menu, but I do go back through the setup process just to make sure the phone did properly reset without requiring me to verify my Google account. That way there's no question that it's ready to be sent off to the next person or trade in.

Like i said, I've done the FR maybe a hundred times.

No glitch. No "app still magically signed in" or requiring you to sign in.

A proper factory reset from the settings is exactly that. A factor reset.