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How to Hard Reset — Lenovo S560

Hard ResetAndroid 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

How to Hard Reset — Lenovo S560

⏱ ~5 min📋 6 steps

The Lenovo S560 is a 2012 Android 4.0 smartphone powered by the Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm) with 512MB and 4GB internal storage. It features a 4.0", IPS LCD, 480.0x800.0 display and is available in Deep Blue.

The S560 is equipped with a Li-Ion 2000 mAh, removable, a 5 MP, 480p main camera. The device uses a Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by) configuration. It weighs 155 g.

Hard resetting your Lenovo S560 via Recovery Mode will completely wipe all data, apps, accounts and settings, restoring the device to its original factory state. This is commonly used to fix persistent software issues, boot loops, prepare the phone for sale, or recover from a forgotten screen lock. Back up your data before proceeding as this cannot be undone.

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All data will be permanently erased. Back up first.

1

Power off Lenovo S560

2

Hold Volume Down + Power until Recovery appears

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Navigate to 'Wipe data/factory reset'

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Press Power — confirm 'Yes' or 'Factory reset'

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Wait for completion

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Select 'Reboot system now'

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