Help needed for factory resetting on Lollipop - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey guys, I have Lollipop 5.0 on my Nexus 4 and just got the notification for 5.0.1. I'd like to update my phone to the latest version and then do a factory reset. I've already backed up all of my data that I need. However I've read on some forums that doing a factory reset with Lollipop automatically turns on Encryption on the device and this causes performance issues and slows down the phone. There is a way to factory reset and not to enable the encryption as well? Or is there no other option other than encrypting the phone? Can someone also explain how the encryption works? Does it decrypt the phone when you switch it on or when you unlock it from sleep and why does it cause performance issues?
Many thank.

Can anyone help?

girish_7 said:
Can anyone help?
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Lollipop does not encrypt the phone
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Solved...just a factory reset and it works again..
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Do I lose everything if I do factory reset?
Lonzo_SGS2_506 said:
Solved...just a factory reset and it works again..
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I wish to factory reset mine but will I recover all my apps, pictures and music?
trigomots said:
I wish to factory reset mine but will I recover all my apps, pictures and music?
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If pictures & music is in Ext. SD Card than it will not erase as factory reset only erase Internal memory.
factory reset is not solving issue
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[Q] Lollipop update | Issues with nexus 4

After updating to Lollipop 5.0 and later on 5.0.1, below are the issues that I am frequently facing:
Reboot problem
I have observed my Nexus 4 to reboot itself while using Camera app for taking pictures, Skype app -Hangouts app for Audio/Video calling, etc. No particular steps. (I suspect this has something to do with Camera)
Has anybody face similar issues?
smartb0y said:
After updating to Lollipop 5.0 and later on 5.0.1, below are the issues that I am frequently facing:
Reboot problem
I have observed my Nexus 4 to reboot itself while using Camera app for taking pictures, Skype app -Hangouts app for Audio/Video calling, etc. No particular steps. (I suspect this has something to do with Camera)
Has anybody face similar issues?
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mine randomly does the same ! not often, but rarely ! stock lollipop, not even rooted !
Did you Factory Wipe before flashing? I have not had a single reboot on 5.0.0 or 5.0.1. Factory wiping might fix your issue, as old data in the cache from the legacy OS can cause issues. You might want to grab a logcat and folks can help you sort out the problem. Hard to guess.
The OTA had issues download a fresh image from Google developers.. And so a clean flash
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ariesgodofwar said:
Did you Factory Wipe before flashing? I have not had a single reboot on 5.0.0 or 5.0.1. Factory wiping might fix your issue, as old data in the cache from the legacy OS can cause issues. You might want to grab a logcat and folks can help you sort out the problem. Hard to guess.
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I had not done a factory wipe.
Will it be okay if I take full backup - then do a factory wipe - then restore the backup... ?
Yes
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Found out why sRGB mode keeps resetting after reboot

If you have the security feature Secure startup enabled, which requires you to enter your password/pin/pattern before your phone boots up, sRGB mode will reset every time. After turning secure start-up off, sRGB mode will stick and you won't need to re-enable it after every reboot. You can disable/enable this feature by going into security and resetting your password
Thanks for the tip, seems to work :good:
Any idea why I can't disable the secure startup feature? I've tried turning password on/off repeatedly, and it never gives me that option again.
amirfk12 said:
Any idea why I can't disable the secure startup feature? I've tried turning password on/off repeatedly, and it never gives me that option again.
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You need to change it to another security type. For example if you have a PIN change it to pattern and back or vice versa
tried that. didn't work. any other ideas?
I never set secure startup and mine reset every reboot. Since I reboot every day.
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I can't turn off the secure reset feature as well. I tried changing from pattern to pin to password and still no dice. I even factory reset to see if that would help and it didn't. Maybe a bug that will get fixed in a future update.
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Can not remove the secure startup
uknowme4me said:
I can't turn off the secure reset feature as well. I tried changing from pattern to pin to password and still no dice. I even factory reset to see if that would help and it didn't. Maybe a bug that will get fixed in a future update.
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Did you factory reset through recovery mode or through backup and reset setting?
I did it through both. I just got my 64gb frost 6P yesterday and it does the same exact thing. I'm thinking a software bug.
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uknowme4me said:
I did it through both. I just got my 64gb frost 6P yesterday and it does the same exact thing. I'm thinking a software bug.
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yeah, was chatting with Google CS....wiped cache, didn't work and so they suggested factory reset. if it didn't work for you, i don't think i'm going to do it
My 6P requires patern before boot up and sRGB does not reset by itself.
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That did the trick! Thank you!
For those of you still having issues, here are the steps: Settings > Security > Screen Lock (top option on this page) > confirm your password/pattern/etc. > choose a new one (can be the same as before) > THEN you choose the "Secure Start-up" yes or no. CHOOSE " No Thanks" ...Problem solved. Well, for me at least.
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enhancedcollagen said:
If you have the security feature Secure startup enabled, which requires you to enter your password/pin/pattern before your phone boots up, sRGB mode will reset every time. After turning secure start-up off, sRGB mode will stick and you won't need to re-enable it after every reboot. You can disable/enable this feature by going into security and resetting your password
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if you disable Secure startup doesn't that make device encryption useless?
I'm having this issue too with my Nexus 6p running Nougat. I'm unable to turn off secure startup. I've tried a factory reset through recovery and that didn't help. I wonder if it's some kind of issue with the OTA. I wish they would hurry up and make the factory image available so I could try flashing it to see if that somehow fixes it. The odd thing is that while running marshmallow I had secure startup in place, but sRGB stuck during a restart. I'm also wondering if decrypting would resolve the issue since that would basically disable secure startup, but I'm reluctant to do that because I'm getting tired of setting up my phone again and again. The other reason I'm reluctant is because my phone was decrypted until I pushed the nougat OTA. If I'm going to go to the trouble of decrypting my phone just to have another OTA encrypt it in the future, I'd rather not bother. Does anyone know whether flashing factory image (not necessarily an OTA) always encrypts the device? (Sorry for my wordiness)
chaddesch said:
I'm having this issue too with my Nexus 6p running Nougat. I'm unable to turn off secure startup. I've tried a factory reset through recovery and that didn't help. I wonder if it's some kind of issue with the OTA. I wish they would hurry up and make the factory image available so I could try flashing it to see if that somehow fixes it. The odd thing is that while running marshmallow I had secure startup in place, but sRGB stuck during a restart. I'm also wondering if decrypting would resolve the issue since that would basically disable secure startup, but I'm reluctant to do that because I'm getting tired of setting up my phone again and again. The other reason I'm reluctant is because my phone was decrypted until I pushed the nougat OTA. If I'm going to go to the trouble of decrypting my phone just to have another OTA encrypt it in the future, I'd rather not bother. Does anyone know whether flashing factory image (not necessarily an OTA) always encrypts the device? (Sorry for my wordiness)
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Yes. Every OTA will force encryption due to the "forceencrypt" flag in the boot.img. Flashing SuperSU, modified boot.img, or custom kernel will turn that off and keep you decrypted, if you are decrypted.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
Yes. Every OTA will force encryption due to the "forceencrypt" flag in the boot.img. Flashing SuperSU, modified boot.img, or custom kernel will turn that off and keep you decrypted, if you are decrypted.
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Thanks for the quick reply, SlimSnoopOS. Can I infer that as long as I'm not flashing an OTA and just the system image from the factory image (not the boot image) then it won't screw with the decryption?
chaddesch said:
Thanks for the quick reply, SlimSnoopOS. Can I infer that as long as I'm not flashing an OTA and just the system image from the factory image (not the boot image) then it won't screw with the decryption?
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It won't but there's nothing wrong with ADB Sideload the OTA zip or manually flashing boot, system and vendor. Just make sure to go directly into TWRP (do not boot into the rom) and flash superuser/custom kernel before booting up to stay decrypted. I've manually installed each OTA and kept decrypted doing those steps.
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Galaxy s7 edge factory reset issue

Hello everyone
Today I factory reset my galaxy s7 edge and it did not turn up with android 6, instead I found it on android 8.0.0 with September 2019 security patch, I didn't update my phone after the reset, I did the factory reset from the settings menu "general management" factory data reset, I had to reset it cuz my storage was always full after I deleted everything from it, it was still full and when I check storage settings, device memory, I see "files" occupate 15 GB I tried diskusage app and cleaning cache apps and everything else but couldn't find them hidden files so I factory reset my device and it did go well since I ended up on android 8, what is the issue here ? Can someone please explain this to me please ? Thanks in advance
MiMDZ said:
Hello everyone
Today I factory reset my galaxy s7 edge and it did not turn up with android 6, instead I found it on android 8.0.0 with September 2019 security patch, I didn't update my phone after the reset, I did the factory reset from the settings menu "general management" factory data reset, I had to reset it cuz my storage was always full after I deleted everything from it, it was still full and when I check storage settings, device memory, I see "files" occupate 15 GB I tried diskusage app and cleaning cache apps and everything else but couldn't find them hidden files so I factory reset my device and it did go well since I ended up on android 8, what is the issue here ? Can someone please explain this to me please ? Thanks in advance
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If ota update is enabled, he can download the update and store it and when you reset the device, he installed this update. This is the single most plausible explanation in this case.
Dark Stranger said:
If ota update is enabled, he can download the update and store it and when you reset the device, he installed this update. This is the single most plausible explanation in this case.
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Thanks for explaining that to me i was so confused, so basically i can't go back to android 6, right ?
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If ota update is enabled, he can download the update and store it and when you reset the device, he installed this update. This is the single most plausible explanation in this case.
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Another thing that confuses me is why it chose September 2019 patch update and not another one?
is there anyway to go back to android 6 without flashing the phone? I mean just using the factory reset option and did anyone else get android 8 after factory reset his galaxy s7?
MiMDZ said:
Another thing that confuses me is why it chose September 2019 patch update and not another one?
is there anyway to go back to android 6 without flashing the phone? I mean just using the factory reset option and did anyone else get android 8 after factory reset his galaxy s7?
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This was probably the most recent version that was stored on your device. Android 6 only custom roms of portals of other devices, because due to the bootloader block, you will not be able to install anything other than the stock version for your device.
Dark Stranger said:
This was probably the most recent version that was stored on your device. Android 6 only custom roms of portals of other devices, because due to the bootloader block, you will not be able to install anything other than the stock version for your device.
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Thank you very much, much appreciated it ?

Stuck on 'Phone is starting' after updating to Android 12

Hello!
I tried to update my phone (SM-G975U) via Odin from Android 9 to Android 12, got the firmware from SamFw.com. Everything went fine until the phone rebooted, after unlocking the phone gets stuck on 'phone is starting'. I CAN access the Set Up Menu, Uninstall apps, move some settings here and there, connect to Wifi/Bluetooth, receive calls, install apps using ADB. Also, theres a notification all the time that reads 'Phone restarted Unlock your phone to get app notifications', I'm assuming that the phone thinks it is not unlocked and that's why it doesn't fully boot up.
Some things that I've already tried:
Intalling another Launcher (Pixel Launcher)
Reinstalling the firmware (ver G975USQU6IVC7) / Trying with different CSC with no results
Wiping Cache in Recovery Mode
Deleting/Adding Fingerprints
Changing from Lock Pattern to NIP to Password
I don't really want to do the full wipe, I would like to keep my data or be able to export the photos (Device not Recognized by Smart Switch also)
Is there anything else I can do?, has anyone been through the same issue?
Is your phone rooted?
Vatt`ghern said:
Is your phone rooted?
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No, it's not rooted
Hi !
@DannOsnaya have you found a solution to the phone problem other than restoring to factory settings?
I have the same problem at the moment, almost identical to what you experienced.
If anyone has some advice on how to fix this problem, please share your advice.
My phone is not rooted.
Racer512 said:
Hi !
@DannOsnaya have you found a solution to the phone problem other than restoring to factory settings?
I have the same problem at the moment, almost identical to what you experienced.
If anyone has some advice on how to fix this problem, please share your advice.
My phone is not rooted.
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Sadly, I have not
My phone is still like that, I tried updating to the newest security patch but didn't work either, haven't lost hope in avoiding factory reset tho
Hi. Did u find any solution to it. Am facing the same issue. Although I tried to factory reset but doesn't work.
DannOsnaya said:
Sadly, I have not
My phone is still like that, I tried updating to the newest security patch but didn't work either, haven't lost hope in avoiding factory reset tho
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Any way to factory reset. I tried every possible way following YouTube but nothing works. It's just stuck. I've a backup of my data so not worried.
No, I still have the same issue.
Have you tried to install a launcher?
DannOsnaya said:
No, I still have the same issue.
Have you tried to install a launcher?
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Nothing works. Now decided to show it to anyone. I guess the mobile shops have an option to erase everything. I don't understand how did it happen because it's usually with my toddler, he might have done something.
DannOsnaya said:
Hello!
I tried to update my phone (SM-G975U) via Odin from Android 9 to Android 12, got the firmware from SamFw.com. Everything went fine until the phone rebooted, after unlocking the phone gets stuck on 'phone is starting'. I CAN access the Set Up Menu, Uninstall apps, move some settings here and there, connect to Wifi/Bluetooth, receive calls, install apps using ADB. Also, theres a notification all the time that reads 'Phone restarted Unlock your phone to get app notifications', I'm assuming that the phone thinks it is not unlocked and that's why it doesn't fully boot up.
Some things that I've already tried:
Intalling another Launcher (Pixel Launcher)
Reinstalling the firmware (ver G975USQU6IVC7) / Trying with different CSC with no results
Wiping Cache in Recovery Mode
Deleting/Adding Fingerprints
Changing from Lock Pattern to NIP to Password
I don't really want to do the full wipe, I would like to keep my data or be able to export the photos (Device not Recognized by Smart Switch also)
Is there anything else I can do?, has anyone been through the same issue?
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I followed a video and wiped out. Finally successful. I wasn't worried about data as Google has a backup.
I followed this method and finally it's factory reset.

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