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How To Use Recovery Mode On Android Smartphones?

Last Updated : 03 Jan, 2023
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Recovery Mode is an important feature of any electronic device. It is being used when the device is not working properly. Or the device is completely hanged. In such cases, there is only one way to enter into the Recovery mode. Depending upon the problems, there are some solutions provided. Based on the issue, we need to select one solution. This will help to eradicate the issue from the device. Not only laptops & computers, but smartphones also face this type of issue. As smartphones are running with the help of the Android operating system. It can sometimes malfunction.

Sometimes, we need to perform the Recovery mode in smartphones. Roughly using a smartphone can create this type of issue. In such cases, there is no way other than the Recovery mode. If a smartphone goes into the hanged state, we need to perform Recovery mode. As in the latest smartphones, there is no way to open the battery & restart the device forcefully. In the old day’s smartphones, we remove the battery from the device. And again start it. This helps to come out from the severe problems related to smartphones.

Using Recovery Mode On Smartphones:

  • Step 1: For using Recover mode on a smartphone, we need to first shut down the smartphone. We have to press the Power key. This will help to switch off the phone.
  • Step 2: Then we need to start the phone again. But at this time, we need to enter the Recover mode of the phone. For that purpose, we need to press the Power Button, Volume Up Button & Home Button. We have to press these three buttons at the same time. We need to keep it pressed until the screen doesn’t glow up. Pressing these three buttons simultaneously will help us to enter the Recovery mode.

Note: For some latest smartphones, there are not any Home Button available. The Home Button is only available when the mobile is switched on. So, for those mobiles, pressing only the Power Button & the Volume Up button is enough. This can open the Recovery mode of the smartphone.

  • Step 3: Now, inside the Recovery mode, there will be a lot of options available. Depending upon the issues related to the phone, the user needs to choose the option correctly. Here, to go to the proper option, we need to use the Volume Button. This will help to navigate there. The touch screen facility will not work here. For selecting the option, we need to press the Power Button.
  • Step 4: Now, getting out of this screen, we need to use the option ‘Reboot System Now. This option will only restart the devices without making any changes or harm to the device.

Here, we also discuss the two most important options in the Recovery Mode. These two options are mostly used by the users. All other options are not advised to use. Those other options will cause damage to the device.

Wipe Data/ Factory Reset Option:

This is the most important option provided there. Before the user can click on it. The user should clear the functionality of this option. This will help to make a decision to go with this option or not.

This is the most valuable option. This is used to make a mobile in a new state. This option helps to make the mobile a new device. This will help to make the default settings in the mobile. Also, this option can perform other operations. Like:

  1. This option helps to clear all the data that is stored in the internal memory of the device.
  2. This option will make the default settings again on the mobile. All the previous settings will disappear.
  3. This option helps to break down the Pattern or Security of the mobile. As the mobile will become a new one.

Wipe Cache Partition:

This is another important option. This option is not as fatal or significant as the Wipe Data/Factory Reset. But still, we have to know about this option. As this option is only related to the cache files of the devices. So, there is no warm with this option. This option can perform many tasks. Like:

  1. This option will help to delete junk or temporary files from the devices. This helps to increase the device’s speed.
  2. This option is being used to remove the problems from the phones. All small troubles are related to the cache files. So, this option is enough to remove the junk.
  3. This option is being used to increase the small speed of the applications stored in the device.

Note: This option is not fatal as the Wipe Data/Factory Reset option. So, users can easily use it. Also, this option only relates to the junk files of the device. So, all types of data is secured while using this function. There will be no trouble if it is used.


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