How To Reset and Unlock Nokia 220

This post will help you to unlock and hardreset/factory reset your Nokia 220. Simply, go through this complete guide and you will end up unlocking and hard resetting your phone

What is Hard Reset/Factory Reset ?

Hard reset and factory reset are similar operations that you do perform on your phone to restore the factory default setting.

In simple words, after hard resetting, you phone will turn into the state, It was at the time of unboxing, totally original with no user data.

Hard resetting will also cause data loss available on your phone. You will no longer be able to access you data stored on your phone after hard resetting/ factory resetting, as this operation will completely wipe your data.

In case of avoiding the data loss, you should make a complete back-up of your phone.

Need For Hard Reset/Factory Reset

Well, you might stuck around in several situations, where you will need to hard reset your phone in order to get rid of the particular problem completely. Some of the common issues are stated below:

Forgot Password/Pin
Software Related Issue
Lagging
Battery Drainage Problem
Black Screen Issue

Above are the most common issues out there every user faces. Beside that, there might be other rare issues that could be easily solved through the hard reset/factory reset operation.

Guide To Hard Reset/Factory Reset Nokia 220

There are several methods by following which you can easily hard reset or factory reset your phone

Method 1: Hard Reset/Factory Reset Using Phone Settings

Step 1: Go to settings on your Nokia 220.

Step 2: In settings, find and select the “Restore Factory Settings” option.

Step 3: Now, It will ask you to type your phone password in order to proceed with the factory resettings opertion.

Step 4: Simply, type in these codes 0000, 1122, 4321, 12345. These are the default security codes set by the manufacturer.

Step 5: At last, proceed with the “Yes” option to factory reset your Nokia 220.

Step 6: Once, the process completes, then you are good to go

Method 2: Hard Reset/Factory Reset Using Master Reset Code (One)

Step 1: Grab your Nokia 220.

Step 2: Now, dial the code *2767*3855#.

Step 3: After dialing the above code, you will see the option “Restore Factory Settings”.

Step 4: Simply, choose the option in order to start the factory resetting process.

Step 5: When ask about the password, simply type in any code from the following.

0000, 1122, 4321, 12345

Method 3: Hard Reset/Factory Reset Using Master Reset Code (Two)

Step 1: Grab your Nokia 220.

Step 2: Now, dial the code *#*#7780#*#*.

Step 3: After dialing the above code, you will see the option “Restore Factory Settings”.

Step 4: Simply, choose the option in order to start the factory resetting process.

Step 5: When ask about the password, simply type in any code from the following.

0000, 1122, 4321, 12345

Hard Restart/Reboot Nokia 220

Step 1: Make sure, that your Nokia 220 is in “ON” state.

Step 2: Now, remove the battery from your Nokia 220 for a while. (5 mins)

Step 3: After the five minutes time interval, simply insert the battery into your Nokia 220.

Step 4: Turn your Nokia 220 “ON” by pressing and holding the “Power” button.

Step 5: When your phone turned ON, the hard restarting/rebooting process successfully completes.

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