Tips and tricks to fix REALME C12 problems. This phone does not have 5G data connections, but for support fast Internet access, we can use 4G LTE data broadband for video streaming, playing games and do some other activity. At front body, we can see full screen 6.5 inches HD resolution at 720 x 1560 pixels. When the first time introduce on the market, this phone use Android 10.0 as factory default operating system together with Readme UI 1.0.
REALME C12 is entry level smartphone with triple rear camera and single front camera. This phone use MediaTek Helio G35 processor with dedicated GPU (graphic processor unit) PowerVR GE8320. There are some issue about REALME C12 software and hardware, therefore we will try to give more solutions, reviews, and information about how to solve REALME C12 troubles at www.hard-reset.org community.
What are Advantages of REALME C12 Specifications and Features?
- Network GSM 3G HSDPA or 4G LTE Dual simcard
- LCD 6.5 inches 20:9 aspect ratio HD Resolution
- Processor Octa-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A53
- GPU PowerVR GE8320
- Bluetooth / GPS / Wifi
- Memory Internal 64 GB
- RAM 3 GB
- Main Camera Triple 13 MP f/2.2 + 2 MP f/2.4 + 2 MP f/2.4
- Main Camera Features autofocus, LED flash
- Front Camera 5 MP for video conference and selfie photography
- Operating System Android 10.0
- Battery Li-Po 6000 mAh
How to Fix or Problem Solving for Recovery REALME C12 hang or not responding or malfunctions or stuck or freezing or bricked ?
REALME C12 has 32 GB internal memory capacity. We can add more storage using MicroSD or MicroSDXC with dedicated external memory slot. We will not get free 32 GB capacity, because some space already use for operating system and factory default applications. But we still can install several more interesting applications from Google Play Store.
Beside good apps, we also can get bad apps inside Google Play Store, especially new or not famous applications. They may contain viruses or malware that can make troubles if installed at our REALME C12 like become slowly or hang or stuck or broken or frozen or LCD touch screen not responsive. We suggest to read many user reviews before install that kind of applications. These kind of apps will not get Verified by Play Protect information / icon.
If we get this problem, we have to try remove temporary files and caches inside this phone, because some troubles can be solve with this steps. If we are suspected infected by virus, then please install one good antivirus like Avast or Norton, it will scan all content inside this phone. However, if the problems still happen, then we have to do hard reset to reformat our phone.
Please remember, doing hard reset or master format can make our important data removed or wiped from this phone, this is also happen with all Google account which will remove from REALME C12. We are not recommended to install APK from unknown resource for safety reasons.
How to Force Shutdown or Force Soft Reset or Reboot or Restart REALME C12 ?
RAM is important for multitasking, this phone has 3 GB RAM. But some applications may stuck or crash or corrupt when running on this phone. REALME C12 might hang or LCD touch screen not responding with any finger touch. We need to do soft reset or reboot to remove temporary files and caches. Please press and hold POWER button until REALME C12 shutdown or turn off by itself.
After this phone 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. If our REALME C12 still can work properly, but we want to clear temporary files and caches from some applications, then please press and hold POWER button until pop-up menu appear, continue choose Shutdown / Power off / Reboot menu.
How to backup data or Contact at REALME C12 ?
We can use external memory to backup all important files and data inside REALME C12. Please use phone file manager and find important files, photos, videos and some other data, then copy/paste carefully to external memory.
We also can connect this phone using USB data cable to computer. After our computer finish recognizing our phone, then we can browse REALME C12 internal storage using computer file manager.
If our REALME C12 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.
Please note: These options bellow may not work for some devices because of firmware update version or hardware troubles or some other possibilities.
#Option 1, Hard Reset REALME C12 with software menu
- Turn on the REALME C12
- Make sure the battery is not empty
- Backup important data at REALME C12 because all data and applications will be erase or delete
- Go to Menu : Setting
- Choose Tab :General
- PressBackup & Reset > Restore factory setting
- Better you not check anything at the option if you do not want to erase data at data partition at internal memory
- ChooseReset phone
- The REALME C12 will do the master reset process.
#Option 2, Hard Reset REALME C12 Factory Default using Hardware Secret Button Key
If we can not go to menu, or REALME C12 can not turn on or hang or stuck or frozen so we can not access the menu setting or nothing happen while touch the screen, then try to factory reset with secret button and hardware key
- Turn off the REALME C12
- Make sure the battery REALME C12 already full or more than 50%
- Press together and hold thePower Button + Volume Down Button
- If the Logo appear, then release the button, after that we will enter some menu
- Choosewipe data / factory resetusingVolume Button, and pressPower Buttonto Enter or OK
- The REALME C12 will continue master reset, wait for several minutes until REALME C12 start like new again.
How to Unlock or Fix or Bypass or Solutions for REALME C12 forgot password code or security lock screen pattern or pin (lost password)?
REALME C12 have triple camera with 13 megapixel for wide + 2 megapixel for black and white + 2 megapixel for DoF. We will have many private photos and videos. We have to secure all important data, applications and photos videos from unauthorized people especially this phone away from us or lost or stolen.
Although this is cheap smartphone, we can get fingerprint sensor at back side body. We need to register our fingerprint to make it recognize for unlock. Fingerprint can not work at REALME C12 after finish soft reset or restart, therefore we have to choose secondary protections like screen lock pattern or password pin protections. The problems will start happen when we can not unlock this phone or forgot security pattern / password / pin or fingerprint can not work. What should we do?
Don’t worry because we can unlock or bypass forgotten screen lock pattern or password pin protections at REALME C12 use registered Google account. Previous Google account is very important because it can use to make this phone work after force from Hard Reset or Master Format to Factory Default.
New Realme smartphone already use latest Android version already implement FRP (Factory Reset Protection). FRP is important to secure our phone when it is stolen or lost. First, we have to force hard reset or master format our REALME C12 using hardware button combination key like steps at #option 2. After reformat finish, Android will ask for previous pin. At some Android version, we can bypass using previous installed Google account username and password after finish performing hard reset or master format. But at some other version update, we still have to type our screen lock pin or password protections. We can bypass using software at personal computer, but these steps are complicated for many users. Therefore we suggest to ask OPPO / REALME service center for bypass protections.
Is That Any Secret Code for Doing Format REALME C12 ?
There is no secret hidden code for REALME C12 to make it back to factory default. Do the options above to hard reset it.
How to Format or Erase Phone Memory at REALME C12 ?
There are two phone memory type at REALME C12, one is internal memory and the other one is external memory. If we want to format internal memory phone then we have to do hard reset or reformat the operating system of REALME C12 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 REALME C12 Stronger, Life Longer and Not Fast to Drain ?
REALME C12 battery is not removable with 6000 mAh capacity. It is big enough for make it work full one day or more. But some heavy users who have active social media group chat or watch movie or playing games several hours continuously will get battery drain problem. We have to do some adjustment to make REALME C12 battery work more longer by make LCD screen brightness as low as possible and disable all not use connection like GPS or Bluetooth or Wifi. NFC is not available at REALME C12.