Most modern smartphones are equipped with an inexpensive and convenient operating system - Android. Perhaps there are no owners of the operating system who have not encountered temporary failures, errors and freezes of Android.
Many do not know how to deal with such a problem, sometimes they do not even try to do it. But if the error is caused by accident, then the solution is quite simple - reboot your mobile device. Therefore, you need to know the algorithm for how to restart Android.
For what purposes is a reboot necessary
There are a number of objective reasons why you need to restart your smartphone:
- It happens that after a certain time the phone starts to freeze, the operating system slows down. This is considered normal and occurs due to the accumulation of temporary files, so you need to perform a scheduled reboot of your device.
- App and system slowdowns can also be due to a system crash. In such situations, it is desirableuse proven methods and restart "Android" with the possibility of data recovery.
- Rebooting can unlock new smartphone features such as Recovery (a menu on your phone that allows you to reset all settings to factory settings).
The reboot process can help with other problems as well. If this does not help, perhaps changing the situation to safe mode will correct the situation. Do not panic, do not understand the problem to the end and reset the phone to factory settings. It is possible that the problem is solved by rebooting.
The device freezes: how to safely restart Android?
Sometimes the smartphone freezes so much that the usual way to restart the phone does not work (pressing the lock button) because the shutdown menu is not displayed. With a similar problem, you need to hold the lock button for a little more than 10 seconds until the device starts to reboot. In the end, the device will reboot even if the Android freezes very badly.
If the phone has a removable battery, then there is another algorithm. You just need to remove the cover, pull out the battery, wait a few seconds, put it back and reboot the phone. In the same way, you can restart a laptop that freezes badly and does not respond to pressing. Just hold down the power button and wait until the laptop reboots.
Quick and easy reboot withoutfactory reset
So, how to restart "Android", if it freezes, but the problem is not fatal, that is, the phone freezes slightly, but performs its main functions, then the following reboot method will do:
- Hold the phone's power button for a few seconds.
- We are waiting until the shutdown menu is displayed, where several items will be written.
- Find the item "Reboot the device", press and wait for the reboot.
The speed of the appearance of the menu on different devices is different, on average it is 5-10 seconds. This reboot method works on all modern popular smartphones, if there are no problems with the phone’s screen and display, and the shutdown buttons respond to pressing. If the phone does not respond to pressing the keys, then to save the data on the device, you will have to resort to the battery method.
A radical way to reset the phone with data deletion
Completely restart "Android" with deletion of data is in the case when the errors are serious, and they can not be eliminated by a normal reboot. A similar problem is caused by caught viruses, third-party applications, errors in any actions and performance of certain functions. This troubleshooting method involves deleting all data on the device without restoring it, but it is recommended to save the data by backing up information from the phone's memory.
The algorithm of this method is convenient because it remains the same no matter what device you have. It is simple and includes a sequential chain of simple actions:
- Go to the device settings.
- Select the item with the name "Backup and reset".
- Press and wait for the device to reboot.
This way to restart "Android" will return the device to its original state. All data, including passwords and logins, will be deleted. Previously installed applications will also not be available. The work of the smartphone will not be slowed down, and applications will stop hanging. If you can’t enter the settings, then you can reset the data using the previously mentioned Recovery function.
Reboot with Recovery
If it is not possible to enter the device settings or "Android" freezes a lot, there is a way that allows you to perform a full reboot - the Recovery Mode function, which works with a certain combination of keystrokes. The combination may differ on different devices, you can find it on the official websites.
The standard sequence of how to reboot the Android system is as follows: you must simultaneously press the volume up and power buttons. For a full reboot, you need to do the following:
- after pressing a certain combination, a special menu appears;
- to choosespecific item, navigate using the volume buttons;
- select WipeData by holding the power button;
- wait for a full reboot to the original state of the smartphone.
Tablets based on MTK processors have a special utility, Mobileuncle Tools, that allows you to enter the "Recovery" through the "Boot into Recovery" item. The program allows you to configure the most important parameters of the device.
In conclusion
If the performance of a mobile device has decreased, and it often freezes, then it is advisable to use the power button to quickly reboot or reset the settings to factory settings. Before restarting "Android", if it freezes during the reset and work with system files, it is important to remember the need for backup in order to save all important information to a laptop or USB flash drive.
