Last Updated on December 23, 2022 by Mathew Diekhake

If you are installing custom firmware but are currently on stock Android, you should hard reset and wipe the cache before installing that custom firmware. You can hard reset numerous ways. Installers of custom firmware need to have unlocked the bootloader and installed a custom recovery image. You can hard reset and wipe the cache from the custom recovery itself which is where you would install the custom firmware.

If you are hard resetting to wipe data and reset to factory settings only, you can do that from the Settings app.

This tutorial demonstrates how to hard reset the Oppo A96 CPH2333 smartphone.

How to Oppo A96 CPH2333

You can hard reset the Oppo A96 CPH2333 smartphone from the Settings app and Recovery Mode. If choosing Recovery Mode, it can be a stock or custom recovery. Most people should hard reset via the Settings app since it is easier. Here is how:

1. With the Oppo A96 turned on, tap Settings > Additional settings > Backup & Reset > Erase all data (factory reset).

2. Tap Erase all data > Erase data.

The hard reset is then applied and the factory settings will be reset. You need to sign in to your Google account before you can start using Android again. If you need it, you can visit Google.com on a desktop computer and reset the password from the sign-in page.

You can also hard reset the Oppo A96 via Recovery Mode. It can be the stock Android recovery or a custom one. If you are installing custom firmware, you probably have a custom recovery image installed. The same button combination will boot to stock or custom recovery. Here is how:

1. With the Oppo A96 turned off, press and hold the Power + Volume Down buttons simultaneously until Recovery Mode loads.

2. In ColorOS Recovery, select the language > Wipe data > Format data > Format > OK > Reboot.

Note: In Recovery Mode, you can choose to only wipe the data instead of formatting it by navigating to language > Wipe data > Wipe data.

The Oppo A96 will reboot out of the ColorOS Recovery environment and back into the Android operating system where you can sign in to your Google account. You can reset your Google account password by visiting Google.com’s sign-in page on a desktop computer and then use the new credentials to sign in to your smartphone.

In conclusion, that is how to hard reset the Oppo A96 smartphone.