Tips and tricks to fix ONEPLUS 7 problems. This is Android smartphone with Super AMOLED 6.41 inches LCD screen using Full HD+ resolution at 1080 x 2340 pixels. This phone use Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 processor multi core 64 bit with big RAM option at 6 GB or 8 GB. It is fun to play any games with ONEPLUS 7 because it have dedicated GPU (graphic processor unit) Adreno 640 for less lag and also less heat. When the first time release in the market at 2019, ONEPLUS 7 use Android Pie 9.0 as factory default operating system, but do not worry for firmware upgrade because ONEPLUS 7 will get Android 10.0.
How to Upgrade ONEPLUS 7 to Android 10 Upgrade ?
At the year 2010, ONEPLUS 7 get roll out the upgrade Android 10.0 using OxygenOS 10.0.5 for EU and Global, and also release and OxygenOS 10.3.2 for India. They use OTA (over the air) firmware upgrade, therefore we suggest to use high speed unlimited Internet connection for update ONEPLUS 7 Android 10.0.
We can use one following options for upgrade ONEPLUS 7 operating system:
- Make sure the battery is fully charge
- Please backup all important data before performing upgrade
- Alternative steps to upgrade Manually: Download firmware files from oneplus.com software upgrade page, and choose the latest version base by our Oneplus version type
- Download the ZIP files into out internal memory
- Go to Menu Setting > system update
- Go to Setting menu icon at right top, then choose Local upgrade, then find the ZIP file
- Choose Install to process the system upgrade
- Alternative steps to upgrade ONEPLUS:we can try to find Oxygen Update applications and follow steps to update
ONEPLUS 7 have several product model base on country release, they areGM1901, GM1900 and GM1905. Some users get issue with ONEPLUS 7. This information will give more review and information about how to solve troubles of ONEPLUS 7 at www.hard-reset.org community.
What is Advantage of ONEPLUS 7 Specifications:
GSM 3G HSDPA GSM+GSM (Dual Sim)
LCD 6.41 inches
Internal memory 128 GB with 6 GB RAM
Internal memory 256 GB with 8 GB RAM
Main Camera Dual 48 MP f/1,7 + 5 MP f/2.4, EIS (gyro), dual-LED flash
Main Camera features phase detection autofocus
Front Camera 16 MP, f/2.0, Wide 25 mm with 1.0 µm pixel size for selfie photography
Processor Octa-core 1×2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4×1.78 GHz Kryo 485
GPU Adreno 640
Operating system Android Pie version 9 can be upgrade to Android 10.0
Battery Li-Po 3700 mAh
How to Fix or Problem Solving for Recovery ONEPLUS 7 hang or not responding or malfunctions or stuck or freezing or bricked ?
ONEPLUS 7 does not have external memory slot, therefore having big internal memory is important for keep more data inside this phone. We can choose to buy 128 GB or 256 GB. If we need more storage, try to use cloud storage too keep our photos videos if the internal storage insufficient. However, at normal situations, we can install many apps from Google Play Store like WeChat, Facebook, Snapchat, Skype, Whatsapp, Telegram, Viber, Line Messenger, Instagram and some other more.
There are also bad applications inside Google Play Store, usually new or not famous applications. They may act like antivirus or anything. Therefore we have to read many user review before download that kind of apps. Because if we install bad apps, then our ONEPLUS 7 may get troubles such as become slowly or hang or bootloop or bricks or frozen or stuck or LCD touch screen 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 7 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 7. 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 7 ?
Usually all applications can run without troubles, but when they are crash or corrupt, then some troubles will happen like hang or LCD touch screen not responsive. We have to remove temporary files or caches from ONEPLUS 7. Please press and hold POWER button until ONEPLUS 7 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 7 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 7 ?
We can use USB flashdrive to copy or move important files using File Manager applications. If our ONEPLUS 7 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 7 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 7 with this step:
- Please Turn on the ONEPLUS 7
- Please make sure to charge the battery until full or more then 50% capacity
- Make sure you already backup all important data, because it will deleted from ONEPLUS 7
- Go toMenu Setting > Backup & Reset > Factory Data Reset
- ChooseReset Phone, continue withErase Everything
- The ONEPLUS 7 will do the master reset until it finish
#Option 2, Hard Reset ONEPLUS 7 with hardware button key:
In some situations, the ONEPLUS 7 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:
- Make sure you have fully charge the ONEPLUS 7
- We should try to backup all important data if we can, because all data will be erased or wipe from this phone
- We can do this procedure at any conditions phone On or Off
- Press togetherPower Button + Volume Downtogether for several second until the logo icon appear, then release all button
- at LCD screen please choose Language toEnglishby touch it
- at LCD screen please chooseWipe data and cachesit will ask twice
- at LCD screen please choose Yes when asking for wipe or erase all data
- The ONEPLUS 7 will do the master reset for several minutes, just wait until it finish.
How to Unlock or Fix or Bypass or Solutions for ONEPLUS 7 forgot password code or security lock screen pattern or pin (lost password)?
ONEPLUS 7 is very interesting smartphone. The prices is cheaper if compare with other brand with same specifications. This phone also have good quality dual camera at back side and single front camera. We will have many private photos videos. That is why we have to secure all data from unauthorized people, especially when ONEPLUS 7 away from us or lost or stolen.
We can use under display fingerprint or use face unlock recognizing for first protections. After that, we need to register our 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 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. We need to do hard reset using hardware button combination key to bypass protection. Please note, ONEPLUS 7 already use latest Android version with FRP (factory reset protection). That feature is important to secure our phone from stolen or lost, because after finish hard reset, this phone will ask for Verify your account with previous Google account. Please keep and remember our Gmail account carefully.
Is That Any Secret Code for Doing Format ONEPLUS 7 ?
There is no secret hidden code for ONEPLUS 7 to make it back to factory default. Do the options above to hard reset it.
How to Format or Erase Phone Memory at ONEPLUS 7 ?
ONEPLUS 7 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 7 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 7 Stronger, Life Longer and Not Fast to Drain ?
ONEPLUS 7 have 3700 mAh battery. With 7 nm processor technology at Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855, we can use this phone more longer. Fast charging technology already available at this phone. However, if we still want to make ONEPLUS 7 battery work more longer, then please do some adjustment, like make LCD screen brightness as low as possible or disable all not use connections like GPS or NFC or Wifi or Bluetooth.