How to Easily Master Format ONEPLUS 6 with Safety Hard Reset?

Tips and tricks to fix ONEPLUS 6 problems. Oneplus always give highend specifications for their smartphone. Now, we are talking about ONEPLUS 6 which have Android Oreo 8.1 as factory default operating system, but of course all Oneplus users do not need to wait very long to have Android Pie upgrade for ONEPLUS 6. This phone screen size is 6.28 inches with Full HD+ resolutions. ONEPLUS 6 also give good color result at the LCD screen because it use DCI-P3 technology. Find more information about how to solve problems of ONEPLUS 6 at www.hard-reset.org community.

 

What is Advantage of ONEPLUS 6 Specifications:

GSM 3G HSDPA GSM+GSM (Dual Sim)
LCD 6.28 inches
Internal memory 64 GB with 6 GB RAM
Internal memory 128 GB/256 GB with 8 GB RAM
Main Camera Dual 20 MP + 16 MP, f/1.7, EIS (gyro), dual-LED flash
Main Camera features phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom
Front Camera 16 MP, f/2.0, EIS (gyro) with 1.0 µm pixel size for selfie photography
Processor Octa-core 2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver
GPU Adreno 630
Operating system Android Oreo version 8.1
Battery Li-Po 3300 mAh

 

How to Fix or Problem Solving for Recovery ONEPLUS 6 hang or not responding or malfunctions or stuck or freezing or bricked ?

More storage options available at this version. Now the bigger internal memory size is 256 GB with 8 GB RAM. All storage will use to keep operating system and factory default applications. But we have to know that ONEPLUS 6 does not have external memory MicroSD port. We can install many applications from Google Play Store like Whatsapp, Telegram, Facebook, WeChat, Skype, Viber, Line Messenger, Instagram, Snapchat, Blackberry Messenger (BBM) and some other more. Please note that not all applications are safe inside Google Play Store, because new or not famous apps may have viruses or malware that can make troubles at ONEPLUS 6 such as hang or bootloop or bricks or frozen or LCD touch screen not responsive or not responding with our finger touch. These kind of apps will not get Verified by Play Protect information.

What do we have to do? 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 ONEPLUS 6 can boot again, then please directly download one good antivirus applications from Google Play Store like AVAST or NORTON, please choose only one we like. The antivirus will try to scan all installed applications and give recommendation setting to our phone. If the problems still happen, then next steps 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 ONEPLUS 6. For safety reasons, please do not install any unknown APK files, because it is very easy to make our phone getting trouble.

 

How to Force Shutdown or Force Soft Reset or Reboot or Restart ONEPLUS 6 ?

This phone high-end smartphone with impressive performance for all applications, but some apps can be crash or corrupt when running together. It can make some trouble such as hang or LCD touch screen not responsive. We have to remove temporary files or caches from ONEPLUS 6. Please press and hold POWER button until ONEPLUS 6 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. If our ONEPLUS 6 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 ONEPLUS 6 ?

We can use microSD external card to copy or move important files using File Manager applications. If our ONEPLUS 6 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, Hard Reset ONEPLUS 6 with menu setting:

This is the option that we can do if this phone still can access the menu setting, then try to reset ONEPLUS 6 with this step:

1. Please Turn on the ONEPLUS 6
2. Please make sure to charge the battery until full or more then 50% capacity
3. Make sure you already backup all important data, because it will deleted from ONEPLUS 6
4. Go to Menu Setting > Backup & Reset > Factory Data Reset
5. Choose Reset Phone, continue with Erase Everything
6. The ONEPLUS 6 will do the master reset until it finish

 

#Option 2, Hard Reset ONEPLUS 6 with hardware button key:

In some situations, the ONEPLUS 6 is not responding, so nothing happen when we navigate or touch the screen, in this step try to hard reset with hardware key by this step:

1. Make sure you have fully charge the ONEPLUS 6
2. We should try to backup all important data if we can, because all data will be erased or wipe from this phone
3. We can do this procedure at any conditions phone On or Off
4. Press together Power Button + Volume Down together for several second until the logo icon appear, then release all button
5. at LCD screen please choose Language to English by touch it
6. at LCD screen please choose Wipe data and caches it will ask twice
7. at LCD screen please choose Yes when asking for wipe or erase all data
8. The ONEPLUS 6 will do the master reset for several minutes, just wait until it finish.

 

How to Unlock or Fix or Bypass or Solutions for ONEPLUS 6 forgot password code or security lock screen pattern or pin (lost password)?

ONEPLUS 6 have dual simcard slot which can standby together waiting some phone call. Camera also impressive with dual rear camera 16 megapixel + 20 megapixel with aperture number f/1.7. We will have many private pictures or videos. We need to secure all important data from unauthorized people when ONEPLUS 6 away from us or lost or stolen. Fingerprint is available at this phone, face recognizing, screen lock pattern and password pin protections also other options to secure our phone. But we have to activate this features from menu Setting and setup our unlock options. The problems will start happen when we can not unlock this phone or forgot security answer or fingerprint sensor can not open with our finger-hand. 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. But we need to do hard reset or reformat our ONEPLUS 6 using hardware button combination key like steps at #option 2 above. This is because this phone already use latest version of Android which have FRP (factory reset protection). We have to make sure this phone belong to us after finish hard reset, by Verify with previous Google account. Therefore we have to keep securely our Gmail username and password.

 

Is That Any Secret Code for Doing Format ONEPLUS 6 ?

There is no secret hidden code for ONEPLUS 6 to make it back to factory default. Do the options above to hard reset it.

 

How to Format or Erase Phone Memory at ONEPLUS 6 ?

ONEPLUS 6 does not have external memory when we need more storage, but we can choose 64 GB or 128 GB internal memory which is already good enough to install many apps. If we want to format internal memory phone then we have to do hard reset or reformat the operating system of ONEPLUS 6 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.

 

How to Make Battery of ONEPLUS 6 Stronger, Life Longer and Not Fast to Drain ?

What is ONEPLUS 6 battery capacity size? It have 3300 mAh battery capacity, exactly same with previous version. ONEPLUS 6 confidence with their battery capacity because it use low power CPU. Most users can work full one day without need to rechage.

There are some users which use ONEPLUS 6 very much for watch movie or playing games several hours continuously, of course the battery will not enough. Unfortunately we can not replace ONEPLUS 6 with bigger battery, because it is not removable. However, we can try 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 or NFC. Maybe some apps want to know our locations, for example main camera pps for photo tag locations, then please activate GPS battery saving mode from menu Setting > Locations.