Here's how I got on with a 'factory fresh' Lumia 1020: And then you realise that Microsoft's support and Store timetables have left the phones with little way to bootstrap their way into 2021.īut not completely. After all, you might see (in 2020) a classic Lumia 920 or 1020 for £30 on Gumtree or eBay and think 'I used to love this, I'll grab it to have a play'. January 2020! You'll gain more online access and a working app store.īut for the purposes of this feature I wanted to explore what happened with a factory reset (or newly acquired) Windows Phone 8.1 device. if you pick up a Lumia 735, 830, 930 or 1520 (to name but four), each of which started on Windows Phone 8.1 but which were deemed worthy of the Windows 10 Mobile upgrade, then I'd suggest you consider forgetting everytihng below and using Microsoft's OTC Updater tool to take these right 'up to date'.
If you reset the phone completely then you won't get any of these back.Īnd good luck to you if you're already stocked up and set up, you may be able to get through 2021 and beyond with things still syncing and generally working, and even beyond. You'll have (potentially) dozens of third party applications installed, plus relatively recent updates of some of Microsoft's properties (OneDrive, OneNote, etc.), most of which still work. if you're an old-time AAWP reader and you have a Windows Phone 8.1 device, signed into services, stocked up with applications that you like, then don't factory reset it under any circumstances.When your phone reboots, then release the reset of holded keys.If you feel that phone vibrates, then release only Power button.Then press and hold Volume Down + Camera key + Power button.Afterwards tap Reset your phone to confirm.Then go to the Main Menu, find and select Windows Phone Settings.Start by turning on the phone using the Power button.Congratulations! The hard rest has just been performed.Afterwards use the following sequence of buttons: Volume Up - > Volume Down - > Power - > Volume Down.When the exclamtion mark appears on the screen release held key.Release the Power button as soon as phone vibrates and start holding Volume Down key.In the next step press and hold the Power key for a short moment.First of all, power off the phone by using the Power button.As a result your NOKIA Lumia 520 will be as new and your Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227 cores will run faster. Check out how to accomplish Hard Reset by hardware keys and Windows Phone 8 settings. The following tutorial shows all methods of master reset NOKIA Lumia 520. How to factory reset NOKIA Lumia 520? How to wipe all data in NOKIA Lumia 520? How to bypass screen lock in NOKIA Lumia 520? How to restore defaults in NOKIA Lumia 520?
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