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How to Hard Reset — Samsung F490
How to Hard Reset — Samsung F490
The Samsung F490 is a 2008 device and 130MB internal storage. It features a 3.3", TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors, 240.0x432.0 display and is available in Black.
The F490 is equipped with a Removable Li-Ion 880 mAh battery, a 5 MP, 320p@15fps main camera. The device uses a Mini-SIM configuration. It weighs 102 g.
Hard Reset on the Samsung F490 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.
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.
Samsung F490 is a basic phone, not a smartphone — it has no hardware button combination or recovery partition that wipes data, unlike Android or iPhone
The only way to erase its data is the in-menu Factory Reset — see that guide below
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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