Many android users decide to wipe their devices when something went wrong, these could be anything that made the device to malfunction. User may get frustrated at first when the problem arises which later lead him to wiping the device.
It is good to understand the root cause of any problem before getting rid of it. Today, android users face so many problems, these can be network problem, downloading problem, hanging or lagging, app not installed, phone locked, unfortunately app has been stoped and many more.
Wiping data or factory reset looks like a way to turn your device from old to new but there is something negative to this, because when you wipe data or factory reset your device all your files, accounts, Internet histories and third party apps are gone forever.
The most common reason among all is security issue, user set a security and forgot the pin or password he inputed this will keep the device unaccessible to the user. Keeping device secure is important because some cases may arises later, these can be losing the device or been stolen by someone, in this case if the device is locked this will give zero access to the one that found the phone.
This post cover some important things to consider before wiping your android data. These are as follows.
Network issues : If your problem is related to network, it is not good option to go directly and wipe off the the phone data, instead look for methods to troubleshoot network issues. Mobile data not enabling is the most common problem related to network issues, in order to solve this problem you should check your sim card to ensure that it is active and also your network provider does not have any problem at that time, after checking this you can also check your Internet configuration in your phone settings and look for APN (Access point network) option, if there is no any APN setting then it is time to request one from your service provider or google it on how to set up your APN setting base on your service operator.
Unfortunately app has been stopped: This is one of the issues that most of the android users are facing today, what cause this problem is most likely the application showing this is corrupted or not compatible with your phone version, this problem is not only limited to third party apps but system apps as well, the most common app with this problem is file manger.
Solving this problem is quite easy, all to do is to long press the app icon and select app info while in the next screen look for force stop and clean cache, click on both options this will clear all errors associated with the app, if this not solve the problem them uninstall the app completely.
Security issues: This is the main problem that brings the idea to wipe phone data. A user must always pay attention while trying to set up security on your phone because even one character can lead to locking up the device forever. This bring the concept of password confirmation just to make user type what he really knows and match with both. It is good practice to write down your password or PIN that you set to your device to avoid forgetting it in the future.
Wiping your phone data erase everything which something not good for all of us, but there is something you can do to avoid losing your data this is when to use data backup. Data backup sync your data to the your google drive to keep them safe and to avoid losing them. Advisably it is good idea to backup up your data always so that when any problem arises you have no problem with your data to be lost because you have them in your cloud storage.
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