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How to Hard Reset — Motorola W205

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How to Hard Reset — Motorola W205

⏱ ~5 min📋 3 steps

The Motorola W205 is a 2007 device and 1MB internal storage. It features a CSTN, 65K colors, 128.0x128.0 display.

The W205 is equipped with a Removable Li-Ion 850 mAh battery. The device uses a Mini-SIM configuration. It weighs 78 g.

Hard Reset on the Motorola W205 works differently than it does on Android, since this phone uses its own menus and terminology. Follow the steps below, written specifically for this device rather than adapted from Android instructions.

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On this device this is just a forced restart/power-cycle — it does not erase data by itself. See Factory Reset for the data-erasing option.

1

Motorola W205 is a basic phone, not a smartphone — it has no hardware button combination or recovery partition that wipes data, unlike Android or iPhone

2

The only way to erase its data is the in-menu Factory Reset — see that guide below

3

If it's completely frozen, remove the battery for 30 seconds (if removable) to force a restart, then try the Factory Reset menu

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