How to reset Android tablet of any brand and model

There are numerous tutorials for reset android tablet all over the internet. And it is that, although this operating system has such a similar operation regardless of the brand of the device that carries it, the ways to reach the same goal tend to vary at the whim of the manufacturer.

For this reason, today we have proposed to carry out the Definitive Guide on how to reset a blocked tablet, or one that is very slow, or that you simply want to format because you are going to give it away or sell it.

Whatever your reason for formatting your tablet, we will show you how to do it in each case, both from the settings menu and using the available physical buttons. Stay and find out how to do it!

How to format a tablet with Android?

The way to reset an Android tablet is basically the same: from the Settings, or by doing a Hard Reset. The common problem for users is that the way to reach the same goal varies depending on the Android version and the customization layer of each manufacturer.

For this reason, not a few prefer to reset their Android tablet from PC, to avoid interaction with these particularities. However, most of the time it will be necessary to have advanced computer knowledge and to have previously activated the USB Debugging option on the tablet, otherwise it will not work.

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Ways to reset different brands of Android tablets with and without buttons

When we began to investigate what were the most frequent doubts of users regarding the process of resetting a tablet, we found two very striking questions:

How to reset Android tablet without buttons?
How to factory reset a tablet with buttons?

In the first case, resetting a tablet without buttons, surely refers to using the touch screen to access the Settings available on the tablet. And in the second, it would be the so-called Hard Reset, which is done with the tablet turned off and that often solves the problem of blocked tablets.

But let’s see, among the brands most sought after by users, what are the procedures:

Lenovo

How to reset a Lenovo tablet? It is a question to which we gave a broad answer in another article, but here we leave you in summary the two options with and without buttons:

Reset Lenovo tablet:

Go to “Settings / Backup and reset / Factory data reset”.
You will be shown the information that will be deleted with this process, and will be given the option to make a backup copy.
If you already did, ignore the warning and tap “Reset tablet.”

Hard reset Lenovo tablet:

Power off your tablet completely, making sure it is at least 50% battery.
Press the “Volume +” and “Power” buttons at the same time until the Lenovo logo appears.
Let go of the “Power” button, holding the “Volume +” button, and a menu will be displayed, called Recovery. Release the other button.
Use the “Volume +” and Volume -” buttons to scroll through the menu, and choose “Wipe data/ Factory Reset” which you will press OK with the “Power” button.
Select again “Yes, delete all user data” and wait for the process to start.
The main menu will appear again, and you must choose “Reboot system now”. The tablet will reboot and be as good as new.

samsung

To format a Samsung tablet, you have the following options:

Reset Samsung tablet:

Go to “Settings/General Management/Reset/Factory Reset”
Press “Reset” if you have already backed up your data and apps, if you haven’t, you have the option to use “Smart Switch” to back them up to an SD card or flash drive.

Hard reset Samsung tablet:

Turn off your tablet.
Press the “Volume +” and “Power” buttons at the same time.
When the Samsung logo appears, stop pressing “Power”.
When the Recovery menu appears, release the other button.
Select “Wipe Data/Factory Reset” using the “Volume +” and “Volume -” buttons, and press Enter with the “Power” button, all you have to do is wait.

Huawei

The process on how to format a Huawei tablet is also very simple:

Format Huawei tablet:

Go to “Settings/System/Reset/Factory data reset”.
If you wish, select the “Delete internal memory” box, and then click on “Reset”.

Hard reset tablet Huawei:

Turn off your tablet.
Press and hold the “Volume +” and “Power” buttons. Release the first one when the Huawei logo appears, and the second one when the recovery menu appears.
Navigate to the “Wipe data/Factory reset” option using the Volume keys, and press Enter using the Power button.
After finishing the process, select “Reboot system now” and that’s it.

Advance 7

Here’s how to reset an Advance tablet:

Hard Reset tablet Advance:

Turn off the tablet and press the “Volume +” and “Power” keys at the same time, until the Android logo appears with a hatch on its stomach open.
Press once more “Power” and “Volume +” and the recovery menu will come out.
Select the option “Wipe data/ Factory reset” and then “Yes, delete all user data”.
When the system finishes resetting, select the “Reboot system now” option.

any chinese tablet

If you have a tablet from another brand, such as Mastertech, LG, Chuwi, Teclast, Alcatel, Acer, etc. You can manage to reset it without problems in the following way:

Hard Reset Chinese tablet without buttons:

Go to Settings, and in the search engine type “Factory data reset”.
Select the exact result and then press “Restore”.

Reset Chinese tablet with buttons:

Turn off your tablet, and simultaneously press the “Volume +” and “Power” buttons at the same time, until the brand logo appears, releasing the “Power” button.
Wait for the Android logo to appear and stop pressing the other button, so you will see a menu in which you must choose the option “Wipe Data / Factory Reset” using the volume buttons to scroll and the power button to press OK.
Continue accessing until the system completes the process, then give the “Reboot system now” option.

How to hard reset a tablet from the PC?

If after the specific process for your tablet you cannot reset it, you can still format your Android tablet from locked PC, using two options:

: If you have accessed your Google account from your tablet, it will remain registered as yours, so that you will be able to access various options such as removing the password in case you have forgotten it, or even factory reset. It is also necessary that your tablet has an Internet connection at that time.
: If you have “USB debugging” enabled on your tablet, you can use this software to format your tablet using the MC2 command line on your computer.

We explain these alternatives to reset Android tablet to factory state in great detail in the post about formatting tablets. So we suggest that if you have come this far without achieving results, consult that article to know the precise step by step.

Frequent questions:

How to format a tablet with Android 4.2.2?

Although we have not found among our arsenal of tablets one with such an old system, we do know that there are users who wonder this because they need to know how to reset Engel 7 tablet. So we show you how to restore a tablet with Android 5.1, a generation later. Well, in theory it shouldn’t differ:

Back up your tablet data manually.
Go to “Settings/Backup/Factory data reset/Reset tablet”.

How to reset an iTab tablet?

To reset an iTab tablet, the first thing you need to do is turn off your tablet. To then press, as we have explained above, the “Volume +” and “Power” buttons at the same time, until the Recovery menu appears.

There select “Wipe data/Factory data reset” and press the “Power” button to accept. Confirm the action and allow the tablet to continue the process. Finally select “Reboot system now” and that will be all.

How to factory restore a Gadnic tablet?

The process to restore a Gadnic tablet is “Settings/Backup/Factory data reset” and press the “Reset tablet” button and then confirm with “Delete everything”.

How do you format a ZTE tablet?

To format a ZTE tablet go to “Settings/Backup and reset/Factory reset/Reset device”. You can also do a hard reset using the “Volume +” and “Power” keys as in the explanations above.

Why do I need an SD card to format my Android tablet?

Very simple, if you have content in your internal memory that you do not want to lose with the reset, you better make backup copies of it. And for this, the simplest thing is to insert an SD card to make said copy.

Most tablets will give you the option to make this copy before taking the final step of formatting, if you are doing this process from the Settings menu.

What to do when the hard reset does not work?

Hard reset is a non-reversible process that all Android smartphones and tablets can do. However, sometimes when the internal memory is completely full, you may find that your tablet has not performed Hard Reset.

Simply remove a few apps to free up enough memory so that the reset procedure can be accomplished.

That’s all! If you still have doubts, you can tell us about your specific problem, and we will try to give you an answer.

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