You can hard reset the Motorola Droid Pro smartphone if you want to reset it to factory settings and wipe all data from the device. Sometimes people hard reset to fix software issues. Other times they hard reset to wipe all data before selling a smartphone or giving it to someone else so there is no old data able to be seen. Occasionally Android users who customize their smartphones also need to apply a hard reset before doing the customizing. You should always clean install a custom ROM for instance which means factory resetting before installing it.
The Motorola Droid Pro XT610 runs an extremely early version of Android (Android 2.2 Froyo) and subsequently isn’t able to be hard reset from the Settings app. However, there are still two other ways you can hard reset this smartphone.
This tutorial demonstrates how to hard reset the Motorola Droid Pro XT610 smartphone.
How to Hard Reset Motorola Droid Pro XT610
You can hard reset the Motorola Droid Pro XT610 smartphone using the hardware buttons. Here is how:
1. With the Motorola Droid Pro XT610 turned off, press and hold the Power + Volume Up + Volume Down buttons simultaneously.
2. Wait for the Android logo and then press the Home button.
3. Select Wipe data/factory reset.
4. Select Yes — delete all user data.
5. Select Reboot system now.
The Android operating system will restart after the data wiping is complete and the smartphone will be reset to its factory settings. When you sign in to your Google account, you need your Google email and password. You can use a desktop computer and head to the Google.com website to reset your password if you are unable to sign in to the smartphone’s Google account. They’re the same Google account with the same credentials.
In conclusion, that is how to hard reset the Motorola Droid Pro XT610 smartphone.