Android: the guide to reset my phone settings to their default version



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Android It is an operating system that not only allows you to customize the main interface of the smartphone, but also offers you the possibility of creating your own configuration that suits your tastes; however, this freedom from the aforementioned software has its negative side, since users could accidentally make a change that ends up affecting the normal functioning of the computer. If you find yourself in a similar situation, from Mag we will explain how to reset your mobile settings to their default. Take note.

Before we begin, it is important to clarify that after resetting the settings Android you will not lose security settings (patterns, passwords, PIN or fingerprint); idiom; accounts (Gmail); personal information; and your downloaded applications, this is excluded, everything else will return to factory values, such as: font, wallpaper, themes, etc.

THE STEPS TO RESTORE ANDROID SETTINGS TO THEIR DEFAULT WAY

  • First, enter the “Settings” or “Configuration” of your cell phone Androidyou find it with the icon of a cogwheel or gear.
  • Now, scroll down and press the section called “About phone”, the name may vary slightly depending on the brand and model of your smartphone.
  • Go to the “Are you looking for something else?” section, and tap on the “Reset” > “Reset all settings” option.
  • Note that Android it will reset all settings to default, except for the settings we mentioned above.
  • Finally, if you agree, click on “Reset settings”.

HOW TO ERASE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM GOOGLE SEARCHES



  • Click the next link from your Android mobile.
  • You will enter the help center Google and you will see the title “Request to remove your personal information from Google”.
  • Below this there will be a question: “What do you want to do?”, choose the option that says “How to remove the information that is shown in Google Search”.
  • Then, select “In Google Search results and a website” > you will be asked “Have you contacted the webmaster of the site?”, press the alternative “No, I prefer not”.
  • Now, you have to decide what you want to remove, it is recommended, “Personal information, such as ID numbers and private documents” > “Contact information, such as address, phone number or email address”.
  • Fill out the form they ask you for, it takes a little time, but Google will take care of deleting your data, unless they have been published by a media outlet or blog, there you would have to communicate directly with the webmaster of the site.
  • Lastly, hit the submit button and wait a few days for Google has removed your personal data from searches.

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