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It’s common sense to reset an Android phone to its factory state before selling or disposing of it. But beware, researchers recently found that this often fails to properly wipe all sensitive user ...

There are plenty of reasons to factory reset a phone. Perhaps the time has come to sell or give it away, or maybe you got bitten by some nasty malware. Regardless of the reason, you'd reasonably ...

Google Pixel 6 users are facing issues when trying to factory reset their phones. Users are met with an error message, which leaves the phone unusable. Google is ...

Google now has advice for Pixel 6 owners on how to avoid a bug that could lock up their phones after a factory reset. In the Pixel Phone Help forum today, the company suggested owners should leave ...

Multiple owners of Google Pixel 6 series phones (6, 6a, 6 Pro) have been reporting in the past week that their devices were "bricked" after they performed a factory reset. Factory resets wipe the ...