A hard reset will erase all your personal data (contacts, messages, call logs, and custom settings) and restore the phone to its original factory state. Back up your contacts to your SIM card first if you wish to keep them. How to Hard Reset Nokia 1616 The Nokia 1616 is a basic feature phone. It does not have an "Android-style" settings menu reset option. Instead, you must use a secret engineering code.
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A hard reset will erase all your personal data (contacts, messages, call logs, and custom settings) and restore the phone to its original factory state. Back up your contacts to your SIM card first if you wish to keep them. How to Hard Reset Nokia 1616 The Nokia 1616 is a basic feature phone. It does not have an "Android-style" settings menu reset option. Instead, you must use a secret engineering code.
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