How to Easily Master Format OPPO K1 with Safety Hard Reset?

Tips and tricks to fix OPPO K1 problems. This is Android smartphone from Oppo which have Android Oreo 8.1 operating system and use 6.4 inches LCD screen with Super AMOLED type to give better color for photo result and video. OPPO K1 use Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 processor to make it good for standard applications. OPPO K1 have two options base by RAM which is 4 GB or 6 GB. Actually having 4 GB is good enough to todays applications, but if we have more such as 6 GB then multi tasking applications will be better. Please find more solutions to troubleshot OPPO K1 at www.hard-reset.org community.

What is Advantage of OPPO K1 Specifications?

Network GSM 3G HSDPA or with 4G LTE Dual simcard
LCD 6.4 inches 19.5:9 aspect ratio
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz Kryo 260 & 1.8 GHz Kryo 260
Bluetooth / GPS / Wifi
Memory Internal 64 GB
RAM 4 GB / 6 GB
Main Camera Dual 16 MP f/1.7 + 2 MP f/2.4 autofocus, LED flash
Front Camera 25 MP for video conference and selfie photography
Operating System Android Oreo 8.1
Battery Li-Po 3600 mAh

How to Fix or Problem Solving for Recovery OPPO K1 hang or not responding or malfunctions or stuck or freezing or bricked ?

OPPO K1 is mid end smartphone which run with Octa core processor. The internal memory if very important for this phone, because almost all applications which installed from Google Play Store will keep default files inside internal storage. OPPO K1 have enough storage with 64 GB with two options of RAM 4 GB / 6 GB. There are some factory default applications installed at this phone together with operating system, therefore we will not get full 64 GB free storage.

However, we still have enough free storage to install more applications from Play Store like Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, WeChat, Snapchat, Viber, Skype, Line Messenger, Telegram, Blackberry Messenger (BBM). We need to read as many user reviews as possible before download new or not famous applications, because some of them may contain viruses or malware that can make troubles when running OPPO K1. It can may hang or stuck or broken or frozen or LCD touch screen not responsive. These bad 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, then 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 OPPO K1. 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 OPPO K1 ?

This phone basically will run without problems for many applications, but some time they may crash or corrupt which make OPPO K1 run not normal like 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 OPPO K1 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 OPPO K1 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 OPPO K1 ?

We can use microSD external card to copy or move important files using File Manager applications. If our OPPO K1 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 OPPO K1 with software menu

Turn on the OPPO K1
Make sure the battery is not empty
Backup important data at OPPO K1 because all data and applications will be erase or delete
Go to Menu : Setting
Choose Tab : General
Press Backup & 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
Choose Reset phone
The OPPO K1 will do the master reset process.

#Option 2, Hard Reset OPPO K1 Factory Default using Hardware Secret Button Key

If we can not go to menu, or OPPO K1 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 OPPO K1
Make sure the battery OPPO K1 already full or more than 50%
Press together and hold the Power Button + Volume Down Button
If the Logo appear, then release the button, after that we will enter some menu
Choose wipe data / factory reset using Volume Button, and press Power Button to Enter or OK
The OPPO K1 will continue master reset, wait for several minutes until OPPO K1 start like new again.

How to Unlock or Fix or Bypass or Solutions for OPPO K1 forgot password code or security lock screen pattern or pin (lost password)?

Beside enough storage, we also can have good photos, because OPPO K1 have dual camera which give bokeh effect for portrait mode photo shot. After use several month, we will have many confidential photo videos and important data, we have to secure all data from unauthorized people, especially when OPPO K1 away from us or stolen or lost.

Good features for security protections of OPPO K1 have under display Fingerprint sensor, which make it not seen at the body. We need to activate and register our fingerprint several time to make it recognize for unlock. Beside fingerprint, we also can use face recognizing protection. Both options need secondary protections like screen lock pattern or password pin protections. The problems will start happen when we can not unlock this phone or fingerprint can not unlock. What should we do?

Don’t worry because we can unlock or bypass forgotten screen lock pattern or password pin protections at OPPO K1 use registered Google account. Please follow steps for hard reset or master format using hardware button combination key above. Previous Google account is very important because it can use to make sure this phone is belong to us after force from Hard Reset or Master Format to Factory Default. New Oppo smartphone already use latest Android version which already implement FRP (Factory Reset Protection). FRP is important to secure our phone when it is stolen or lost. Android will ask for previous same Google account username and password after finish performing hard reset or master format. Therefore we have to remember carefully our Google / Gmail username and password. We also recommended to activate or create OPPO ACCOUNT at OPPO K1, because it can help us to bypass forgotten security protections.

Is That Any Secret Code for Doing Format OPPO K1 ?

There is no secret hidden code for OPPO K1 to make it back to factory default. Do the options above to hard reset it.

How to Format or Erase Phone Memory at OPPO K1 ?

There are two phone memory type at OPPO K1, 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 OPPO K1 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 OPPO K1 Stronger, Life Longer and Not Fast to Drain ?

This phone is design to make it easy to bring every day for every activity. Therefore OPPO K1 need to have good battery life, but not too big, because more bigger battery will make the weight become more heavy. OPPO K1 use 3600 mAh battery capacity. This phone use not removable battery. We can not replace the battery easily, we need to bring to professional service center or authorized service center to replace the battery when some trouble happens. We can try to make OPPO K1 battery work more longer when we need to use this phone several hours continuously like playing games or watch movie. Please make LCD screen brightness as low as possible. Then disable all not use connections while not use like GPS or Wifi or Bluetooth. Please user GPS battery saving mode for applications which need to know our locations.

More FAQ About OPPO K1 :

How to do OPPO K1 Hard Reset Without Password? We always suggest to give protections to secure all data at OPPO K1, but as we know that sometime the problems happen at our OPPO K1 and at some situations we need to do hard reset or master format. But some users can not performing hard reset or format OPPO K1 to factory default, because this phone keep ask password. Do not worry, because we can do hard reset or reformat OPPO K1 without passcode or password by using steps at #option 2 above using hardware button combination key. It start the process from OFF positions. But for security reasons, we have to declare that this phone is really belong to us by login with previous Google username and password account after finish hard reset.
How to bypass face unlock security protections at OPPO K1 ? There We can choose fingerprint or face unlock for security protections, but some users get trouble because face unlock can not work. How to bypass face unlock security protections at OPPO K1? If we Face Unlock can not open and we also forget about other security protections, then please use Google account to bypass by giving several time wrong answer continuously until freezing 30 seconds, then press Forgot Password / Pattern button, then we can type our Gmail username and password. If all steps still can not work, then please do hard reset using hardware button combination key like steps at #option 2 above.
How to wipe OPPO K1 Data and Password ? We need to remove or wipe all data when we want to give this phone to other people or selling this phone. The recommended way to wipe all data at OPPO K1 is doing hard reset either using menu Setting or hardware button combination key. We have to login with Google account to make it work with Google Play Store. Please note, doing reformat will also wipe all security protections or password or also Google account or any other account.
When I want to wipe / erase / remove all data from OPPO K1, it always ask password ? Maybe we forget the security protections answer, but this problem does not mean we can not remove anything. Please follow steps at #option 2 above to reformat OPPO K1 operating system to factory default using hardware button combination key. It will not ask any security protections answer because first step is start from OFF state. But for security reasons, we have to declare that this phone is really belong to us by login with previous Google username and password account after finish hard reset.