How to Easily Master Format LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) with Safety Hard Reset?

Tips and tricks to fix LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) problems. This is entry level Android smartphone which comes with Android Oreo as factory default operating system, it is comes together with Lenovo personal user interface which known as ZUI version 3.9. This phone have 6 inches LCD screen width, Full HD resolutions. This phone already use new aspect ratio screen width 18:9 to make it more easy hold with one hand. Although LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) does not have notch at top of the screen, but this phone already have almost full screen area. Find more information about how to solve LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) troubles at www.hard-reset.org community.

Is LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) Same with LENOVO K9 NOTE ?

Yes, it is. The other name of LENOVO K5 NOTE (L38012) which release at 2018 is LENOVO K9 NOTE, they have same specifications, but maybe have different name at some other country.

What are Advantages of LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) Specifications:

Network 3G / 4G LTE (Dual Sim)
LCD 6 inches with 18:9 ratio
Internal memory 64 GB with 4 GB RAM
Internal memory 32 GB with 3 GB RAM
Main Camera Dual 16 MP f/2.0 + 2 MP f/2.4 for Bokeh effect
Main Camera Features phase detection autofocus, LED flash
Front Camera 8 MP for selfie and video conference
Processor Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
Operating system Android Oreo version 8.0
Battery Li-Po 3760 mAh

How to Fix or Problem Solving for Recovery LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) hang or not responding or malfunctions or stuck or freezing or bricked ?

As cheap smartphone, the price is depend on which internal memory that we choose. The cheaper price start with 32 GB internal memory with 3 GB RAM and the other options which have more expensive price use 64 GB with 4 GB RAM. Actually having more bigger RAM with give more good experience to use with many multitasking applications. The internal memory is very important for keep almost all installed applications from Google Play Store Facebook, Instagram, Viber, Telegram, WeChat, Whatsapp, Skype, Snapchat, Line Messenger, Blackberry Messenger (BBM). Please note, that we can install bad apps if we never read user reviews especially for new or not famous apps. They may contain viruses or malware that can make troubles at our LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) (L38012) such as stuck or bricks or hang or bootloop or frozen or LCD touch screen not responsive or LCD screen not responding with our finger touch. These bad apps will not Verified by Play Protect information when download is start processing.

If we get this problems, we need to try do soft reset to remove temporary files and caches. If our LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) still can boot again, then please install one good antivirus like Norton which is free. This antivirus will try to scan all installed apps and give recommended setting options. If our LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) still can not work normally, then we have to do master format or hard reset. Doing hard reset will remove all important data inside LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018), therefore we have to backup as many data as possible. Hard reset also will remove all Google account and other sync account from LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018). We suggest to ignore install unknown APK files, because it can make our LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) get some troubles.

How to Force Shutdown or Force Soft Reset or Reboot or Restart LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) ?

With many installed applications, our LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) / LENOVO K9 NOTE (L38012) maybe can get some troubles because of applications crash or corrupt. First, we suggest to do soft reset or reboot or restart to remove temporary files and caches. Please press and hold POWER button until LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) shutdown or turn off by itself. We also can try to press POWER + VOLUME DOWN together to turn it off. After this phone totally off, then we can press again POWER button to turn it ON. 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. If our LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) 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 LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) ?

We can use microSD external card to copy or move important files using File Manager applications. If our LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) 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.

How to Boot Recovery Mode at LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) ?

If we need to boot our LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) go to recovery mode. We can follow the steps at #Option 2 above from steps no.1 until no.4. After that steps finish, then we will find list of menu options, and choose Recover menu or any other menu as what we need to do.

#Option 1, Hard Reset LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) with menu setting:

Turn on the LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018)
We suggest to charge the battery full
Make sure you already backup all important data, because it will deleted from LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018)
Go to Settings > System > Backup & reset
Choose Factory data reset, continue with Reset Phone
The LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) will do the master reset until it finish

#Option 2, Hard Reset LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) with Hardware Button key:

Confirm and make sure that LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) Battery is fully charge or not empty
Turn off LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018)
Press together : POWER + VOLUME UP about several second, that the warning will appear at LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018)
You can also try to press POWER BUTTON until Lenovo logo appear, then continue press VOLUME UP + VOLUME DOWN together until menu appear
Choose: Reset Device or Wipe data or Clear eMMC
Make sure we already sure than we know that our application and data will be loose or clear while Resetting LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018)

How to Unlock or Fix or Bypass or Solutions for LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) forgot password code or security lock screen pattern or pin (lost password)?

Please remember, all data inside our LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) can easily read or access by unauthorized people when it is away from us or stolen or lost. Therefore we have to give security protections to secure all of our data or private pictures which taken from good quality main dual camera or front selfie photography. The fingerprint sensor is available at back side of the body. We need to activate the fingerprint sensor from menu Setting, it will ask to register or scan our finger to make it recognize to unlock. After register our finger, it will ask for secondary protections backup like screen lock pattern or password pin protections. This is also important if we use gloves. The problems will start happen when we can not unlock this phone or forgot security answer or fingerprint can not unlock. What should we do?

Google already give solutions for troubleshot forgot security protections or can not unlock LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) lock screen. Please remember, This phone already use latest Android version with better security protections using FRP to secure our phone when it is stolen or lost. Therefore we have to remember carefully our Google / Gmail username and password. Because Gmail account is the solution to format LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) without password protections.

When our phone is get troubles with forgotten pin / password protections, we need to do hard reset using hardware button combination key like steps at #option 2 above. After finish reformat to factory default, LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) will ask for Verify your account with previous Google Account. If we can not remember our Google account, then please try to restore at Google website using computer browser.

Is That Any Secret Code for Doing Format LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) ?

There is no secret hidden code for LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) to make it back to factory default. Do the options above to hard reset it.

How to Restore and Reinstall Clean Android Operating system / firmware at LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) (Reformat)?

If our LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) start get trouble or can not boot properly, then maybe the operating system has been damaged. We need to reformat our phone to make it work normally again. We have to know that factory default Android operating system already saved safely inside LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) internal memory or ROM, therefore we do not need to copy or connect with other device when we want to reformat LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) OS. Just follow simple steps to hard reset above, then clean factory default operating system will be reinstall automatically.

How to make LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) Run More Faster or Fix Slow Performance Problems ?

Why our LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) / LENOVO K9 NOTE (L38012) become slowly? Usually because applications troubles. LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) have options of 3 GB RAM or 4 GB RAM and use processor Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 with Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 CPU, it also have dedicated GPU for working with 3D games. All apps will use RAM for running applications, if may of them run together in the background or foreground, then our LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) will become slowly because insufficient RAM and processor resources. To make our LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) run faster, we have to uninstall some not use applications. If we want to make our LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) run faster again like new, then please consider to do hard reset or master format.

How to Format or Erase Phone Memory at LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) ?

There are two phone memory type at LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018), 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 LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) 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 Upgrade LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) Android Version to Android Pie ?

Android Oreo 8.0 is factory default operating system. When we make this information, Lenovo still does not give any information about Android Pie upgrade. Please only use official operating system for safety reasons. Some custom ROM will make our LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) run not normal and some features can not work properly.

How to Make Battery of LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) Stronger, Life Longer and Not Fast to Drain ?

This phone have 3760 battery capacity. For daily activity, most users can use LENOVO K5 NOTE (2018) (L38012) full one day without need to recharge. For more heavy users, this battery will not enough. But we can not replace with bigger one, because the battery is not removable. Therefore we have to do some adjustment like make LCD screen brightness as low as possible. We also have to disable all not use connections like GPS or Bluetooth or Wifi. Some applications maybe need to use GPS to know our locations, then please try to use GPS battery saving mode from menu Setting > Locations.