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September 15, 2009

How To Hard Reset A Nokia Symbian Phone

9/15/2009 Don Caprio No comments

A lot of things can go wrong with your Nokia symbian phone ranging from a virus attack to complications due to application compatibility issues. You might even want to reset and format the phone just to optimize its performance. You should know of course that all your data will be lost, and its advisable to make a back up before you go ahead.
The first way requires you to know the security code. All you need to do is press *#7370#, enter your security code and your phone restarts. It's a soft reset and this requires you to know the security code.
Now let's assume you can't remember your security code or your phone can't even boot up for you to enter the security code for soft reset, this simple hard reset will fix the problem:

-switch off your phone or re-insert the battery
-press * + 3 + send button + power button at once

S60 and S60V2 phones may display formatting but S60V3 phones will not. You might need to repeat the steps if your phone is powered on and it's still very much the same. Be sure to press all four buttons at once.

It may be necessary to format the mass memory when you reset the phone as you wont see your installed applications and your phone will try to install the applications back without success (S60V3).