Motorola Droid - I had to do a factory reset today...

[Aelbric]

...and they just gained a customer for life.

Google Maps, the killer app for the Droid as far as I am concerned, started crashing this morning. I called into tech support who suggested a wipe. I immediately got steamed. My brand new device had to be set to factory defaults. I imagined having to redo the work in installing apps, contacts, calendars, etc. from over the weekend.

Imagine my surprise when all apps were immediately redownloaded, all google info restored, all data on the SD card still there. All I had to do was move icons to the home screens and reset my IM account info.

I resisted the iPhone to wait for an "open" platform and am completely glad I did. This device is spectacular. I can't wait for more apps to come available.

 

[Carl C]

Thanks for the Heads up! On my Magic it literally does delete everything So I'm glad this Hard reset feature could be implemented into 2.0 {I hope it is in 2.0 when I receive the Update}

 

[syntrix]

Did you have to redo your ring/notification tones and alarms?

 

[shadowdude777]

It did that all automatically? This is great! That's the kind of functionality we've wanted even since early Windows OSes on the computer. People didn't reformat their horribly-broken Windows installations because they didn't want to reinstall everything. Kudos to Google for doing this right!

 

[Aelbric]

Did you have to redo your ring/notification tones and alarms?

Interesting question. To be honest, I hadn't gotten as far as customizing those things so I really can't say.

 

[dbarrett480]

Hmmm, I had to hard reset mine too and I had to reinstall all of my apps. Maybe I did it the wrong way or something.

 

[ssmith1092]

this might be why it is a good idea to backup your phones maybe. Im not sure if this would save you from lossing all your apps.

 

[Jshaw995]

While I am able to get the the yellow triangle, I can go no further...
I assume the volume rocker is what I should press, along with the gold camera button. Tried holding one then tapping hte other, holding both, holding both sides of the rocker with no avail.

 

[keith5885]

So does a hard reset remove all your apps or not?

 

[Backnblack]

So does a hard reset remove all your apps or not?

Removes everything. Phone is reset to out of box condition.

 

[keith5885]

Then what the hell is this guy talking about? is factory and hard reset different?

 

[Backnblack]

Then what the hell is this guy talking about? is factory and hard reset different?

A Hard Reset returns the phone to Factory (like new) conditions.

 

[keith5885]

Imagine my surprise when all apps were immediately redownloaded, all google info restored, all data on the SD card still there. All I had to do was move icons to the home screens and reset my IM account info.

So is this guy lying? Or how do you get that to happen?

 

[Backnblack]

So is this guy lying? Or how do you get that to happen?

Mine has done the same thing. Contacts and apps are backed up on the Google servers with your Gmail account.

 

[Amaroth]

well there is an option in the Privacy settings to do a Factory data reset, and then there is a HARD reset which is done by pressing multiple buttons while powering on the phone...

There might be a difference in the two

 

[keith5885]

well there is an option in the Privacy settings to do a Factory data reset, and then there is a HARD reset which is done by pressing multiple buttons while powering on the phone...

There might be a difference in the two

Anyone know the exact difference between the two? and how to do them exactly?

 

[Backnblack]

Anyone know the exact difference between the two? and how to do them exactly?

Have you RTFM?

 

[keith5885]

Have you RTFM?

Sorry. That was annoying.

Doing a factory data reset now after seeing that everything is backed up on 2.0....

will find out soon for sure.

 

[Backnblack]

Sorry. That was annoying.

Doing a factory data reset now after seeing that everything is backed up on 2.0....

will find out soon for sure.

My fault...Shouldn't of posted that....
Dog puked on the carpet we just had cleaned over the weekend

 

[keith5885]

Just went to Privacy and did factory data reset. On my DROID.

After activation and signing into my google account... it went to the desktop.

All shortcuts are gone but my desktop is the same custom image.

Syncing is still occurring as I can see the icon above. Nothing seems to have synced yet... going to wait till syncing is done. time is 6:24

6:25 Just got a new email message alert for gmail.

6:26 All my applications are restored and in the application list...

signing into facebook and logging in.

Just tested the "DA" issue and it works!!

Other apps need me to redo the settings...

Everything seems much quicker and snappier at the moment. Hopefully this fixed a few things... I just uninstalled all un-used apps too.

 

[Backnblack]

Nice....Isn't that totally bad-ass!

 

[keith5885]

Nice....Isn't that totally bad-ass!

Totally man. Everything is back to how it should... crossing fingers it stays that way.

 

[Nepherim]

Wish I'd know a factory reset restores apps. I ended up doing a hard reset yesterday, and nothing was restored.

 

[Amaroth]

so anybody know if this works if you were to damage your phone and get it replaced by verizon or best buy or whatever store? Will the new phone remember everything too?

ah well i geuss it wouldnt if the hard reset wont remember anything...

 

[colnago]

Wish I'd know a factory reset restores apps. I ended up doing a hard reset yesterday, and nothing was restored.

Because Backup my settings was not active under

Settings > Privacy > Settings > Backup my Settings

Mark the box and wait a while...make sure your General Sync settings, and gmail account, are active and run thru a sync cycle. Everything gets backed up to the "Google Cloud" (not sure about contacts...I didn't want them in the cloud and deleted them) including your custom wall paper if you have them. I did a hard reset a few days ago and only had to re-enter my POP3 addresses and passwords, along with my shortcuts, and I was back to 100%. My contacts were imported via the vCard import.