Tips and tricks to fix NOKIA G42 problems. This is 5G smartphone that release with single or dual simcard slot depend on what we choose. The first operating system is powered by Android 13. It is use Qualcomm SM4350-AC Snapdragon 480+ 5G processor with dedicated GPU Adreno 619 for support graphic rendering.
The screen size is 6.56 inches with 90Hz refresh rate and use HD resolution 720p. It is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 scratch resistance. We can find triple camera at back side body with 50 MP for wide + 2 MP for macro + 2 MP for depth of field. We will give more solution and information review about how to solve troubles of NOKIA G42 at www.hard-reset.org community.
What are Advantages of NOKIA G42 Specifications & Features:
- GSM 3G HSDPA & 4G LTE + 5G dual simcard
- LCD 6.56 inches with 720 x 1600 pixels
- Processor Octa-core 2×2.2 GHz Kryo 460 & 6×1.8 GHz Kryo 460
- Internal memory 128 GB
- RAM 4 GB or 6 GB
- Main Camera Triple 50 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
- Main Camera Features LED flash
- Front Camera 8 MP for selfie photography and video conference
- Operating system Android 13
- Battery Li-Po 5000 mAh
How to Fix or Problem Solving for Recovery NOKIA G42 hang or not responding or malfunctions or stuck or freezing or bricked ?
NOKIA G42 has big internal memory 128 GB to make it able download more games and apps from Google Play Store, but we have to know that some apps may contain malware or viruses or threat that can stolen our data or install some apps without notice.
Our NOKIA G42 will get some troubles like slowly or hang or stuck or bricks or bootloop or frozen or LCD touch screen not responsive with our finger touch. Google will not give Verified by Play Protect icon for these kind of applications. We need to read many user reviews before install that kind of apps.
What should we do if this problem happen? First we have to try do soft reset or reboot or restart to remove temporary files or caches that can make some trouble at this phone. If our NOKIA G42 can boot again, then please try to download one good antivirus application from Google Play Store like AVAST or NORTON, please install only one antivirus. The antivirus will try to scan all installed applications and give recommendation setting for our phone.
If the problems still happen, then next step is doing hard reset or master format. Please note, doing hard reset will remove or erase all important data, therefore we have to backup all data first before doing master format. Doing hard reset will remove all Google account from NOKIA G42. For safety reasons, please do not install any unknown APK files, because they are very easy to make our phone getting trouble.
How to Force Shutdown or Force Soft Reset or Reboot or Restart NOKIA G42 ?
NOKIA G42 has 4 GB or 6 GB RAM. It is important for support multitasking performance. Sometime installed apps may crash or corrupt that can make troubles at our NOKIA G42 or become stuck or LCD touch screen not responsive with our finger touch. We have to remove temporary files and caches to fix this troubles.
Please press and hold POWER button until NOKIA G42 shutdown or turn off by itself. After it totally off, then we can press again POWER button to turn it ON. This process will not remove any important data, therefore we can do this process anytime we want.
How to backup data or Contact at NOKIA G42 ?
We can backup important data to external memory if we already insert external memory at MicroSD slot. We can transfer some files to external memory manually using File Manager inside this phone or we can download from Google Play Store.
We also can connect this phone with USB cable to connect with computer. After the computer recognize this phone, please choose File Transfer from our Android phone, then we can see our NOKIA G42 as external storage from our computer. At this time please copy and paste any important files from NOKIA G42 to computer using computer File Manager.
If our NOKIA G42 has already signed in with Google account, by default our contact will be synchronize in the background to Google server. Please make sure we check all contact at Google contact server using Internet browse to make sure backup is done.
#Option 1, How to Hard Reset NOKIA G42 (Android) with software menu:
- Turn on this phone
- Please Make sure NOKIA G42 (Android) battery already charge properly or minimum have 50% capacity
- Go to menu:Setting > Backup & Reset > Factory data reset > Reset device
- ChooseErase Everything
- NOKIA G42 (Android) will do the process to Master Reset to Factory Default
#Option 2, How to Hard Reset NOKIA G42 with Hardware key button:
- Turn off NOKIA G42
- We have to connect power charger to our phone right now
- Press and hold together :Power Button + Volume Up(about 10-20 seconds or more and the LCD while screen show Nokia Logo and command)
- Release All button once we see Android Recovery with several menus at our phone
- If we see the menu at LCD screen, chooseWipe Data/Factory ResetwithVolume Buttonto select and usePower Buttonto ok or enter.
- The NOKIA G42 will doing the process of restoring to factory default. And if we go back to Recovery menu, choose Reboot to start this phone from beginning.
How to Unlock or Fix or Bypass or Solutions for NOKIA G42 forgot password code or security lock screen pattern or pin (lost password)?
This phone has 128 GB internal memory. We need to make sure all important data and photos videos are always secure from unauthorized people when this phone away from us or stolen or lost. Fingerprint and face detection can be choose for first protection.
We need to activate secondary protection for backup like pin or screen lock pattern or pin. Why? Because after NOKIA G42 reboot or restart, the fingerprint or face unlock will not work. However, problems will start happen when we can not unlock this phone or forgot protection password or pattern or pin or fingerprint can not work. What should we do?
Do not worry about this trouble, because Android already give solutions when we forgot security screen lock pattern or password pin protections using Google account. But because this Nokia phone already use latest Android version, then it have FRP (factory reset protections) to protect from stolen or lost. We have to hard reset our phone using hardware button combination key like steps at #option 2 above.
After finish reformat, NOKIA G42 screen will show Verify your account page to make sure this phone is belong to us. We need to sign in with previous Google Account that was previously synced on this device. Therefore we have to remember carefully our Google / Gmail username and password.
Is That Any Secret Code for Doing Format NOKIA G42 ?
There is no secret hidden code for NOKIA G42 to make it back to factory default. Do the options above for performing hard reset.
How to Format or Erase Phone Memory at NOKIA G42 ?
If we want to format internal memory phone then we have to do hard reset or reformat the operating system of NOKIA G42 as well. Please use menu setting to do hard reset or reformat using #option 1 above, but make sure to give checkbox mark at Erase Internal SD card / Internal storage. Then it will reformat the factory default operating system and remove or erase any data inside internal memory.
To reformat or wipe or erase all data at external memory, we can use menu Setting > Storage > Erase Internal Storage / SD Card. Please always make sure all data has already backup before reformat or wipe everything, because it is hard to recover formatted / wiped data at internal or external storage.
How to Make Battery of NOKIA G42 (Android) Stronger, Life Longer and Not Fast to Drain ?
NOKIA G42 has 5000 mAh non removable battery. It has 20W fast charging technology with QC3 feature. We can use this phone full one day without need to recharge. However, if we need to make it work more longer, then please do some adjustment like make LCD screen brightness as low as possible and turn off all not use connections like GPS or Bluetooth or WiFi or NFC.