If you need to swap or start fresh your Galaxy Nexus, you need to hard reset your phone.
Resetting the Galaxy Nexus is simple and easy, but you’ll want to make sure you back up all your content.
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Since the Galaxy Nexus does not have an SD card, factory reset will erase everything including your photos and videos. Before resetting your Galaxy Nexus, connect it to your computer to back it up.
On Mac, you need to follow this guide to transfer files from your Galaxy Nexus to Mac.
The video and step-by-step instructions shown below will reset your Galaxy Nexus in about 10 minutes. The steps only take a minute, but the entire reset takes about 5 to 10 minutes.
Galaxy Nexus Factory Reset
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- Tap on it.
- scroll down
- Tap on it
- Faucet .
- Faucet .
- The phone will turn off and when reset it will be reset to factory defaults.
As a reminder, it’s always a good idea to wipe your phone’s data before sending it for repair, selling it, or giving it to a friend. If you don’t wipe your device, anyone who gets it will have access to your apps, email, Facebook, Twitter and other accounts saved on your device.
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