Last year, in the space of two months I had two Android phones go completely unresponsive on me: one was a Pixel phone, of course, and the other was the OnePlus 11. I have no idea why this happened.

Resetting your Android device to factory settings erases all data on the device and clears out unnecessary files. The reset process wipes all your information from it, including private data, messages ...

To force a factory reset on an Android phone using Recovery Mode, first turn off your device. Then, hold down the volume up and power buttons simultaneously until the Recovery Mode menu appears. Use ...