Format Your Nokia
But remember , After formatting your Nokia Handset your all data in the handset such as Phonebook, SMS, calender entries will be erased, so better to make there backup before formatting your handsets.
So there are three ways to format the Nokia handsets. use any one of them
1
- Switch Off your Nokia S60 Mobile handset.
- Now Press and Hold, these three key at once.
* Green dial key,
* Star key (*)
* Three key (3) - Same time press the Power ON/OFF switch of your S60 Nokia handset. DO NOT Leave the Three buttons untill you see the Formatting on screen, or your mobile is switched ON Completely.
- Now your Nokia S60 Handset is Formatted and ready to use.
2
- Start your Nokia handset.
- Enter this code *#7370#
- Now, it will ask confirmation about the format, Select yes.
- And again your Nokia is Formatted.
3
- Download Nokia software updater which is used to update the Firmware of Nokia handsets (S60 and New Models)
- Just Follow the instruction given in the instruction booklet given with software and format your Nokia
- Actually this software is used to update the firmware, so even if you have latest firmware it will erase the previous firmware from your handset and will install the new version. so it will get formatted.
Use any one of about three methods, the last one is better but you must have internet connection to format your handset. Please remember : Formatting handset will erase all the data from your handset.
Aug 14, 2008 at 7:10 am
I have used the second one but it did not erased ALL data.
It just restored the manufacturer settings like appearance, theme, ringtones, & the data in phone memory like messages, & some ringtones remain there.
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Aug 14, 2008 at 8:30 am
@Ashish
Yeah, actually it restores all factory settings, and hence it acts like a format.After this Format (2) you can do all your tweaking works
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Aug 14, 2008 at 9:19 am
haha formating with eraser !!
just kidding first two step are perfectly fine !! third one is subject to Handset compatibility.
many S40 and S60 are not there in updater software list.
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Aug 16, 2008 at 7:20 am
Yes in the 2 step…formatting is not done. It just restores the setting. The first and third works though. I’ve tried the first myself. But be sure to backup all the data. I lost all my precious notes.
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Jul 12, 2009 at 8:32 pm
my nokia 7210 supernova not formatted by these methods reply if u know
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Nov 16, 2009 at 12:12 am
my nokia 5300 not formatted by these methods reply if u know
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