Whether you are considering giving away your Amazon Fire tablet or selling it off in exchange for a new tablet, you must consider factory resetting it. There are other reasons that would make you factory reset the Amazon Fire tablet. It could be full storage, lagging, and bugs. Whichever reason you hold at heart, this article will guide you on how to factory reset your tablet. Resetting your Amazon Fire tablet is a simple step that can help protect your privacy or resolve problems like a frozen screen.
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What Happens when you Factory Reset your Amazon Fire Tablet?
A factory reset, or hard reset, will erase all of your files, delete passwords, erase downloaded apps and remove your Amazon account from the device. In simple terms, the tablet will reinstate to default settings just like a brand new Amazon Fire tablet. It is highly recommended that before you think of factory resetting your tablet, you may want to back up your device if you want to restore your settings on this device or another compatible Fire tablet.
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Soft Reset your Amazon Fire Tablet
A soft reset is initiated from within the device’s software. Therefore, if, your screen is not frozen and you can sense your way to the settings menu, this is the method that you use;
1. Go to the Settings app on your Amazon Fire HD tablet. Better still, you can just swipe down from the top of the screen to launch the Quick menu and from there tap Settings (gear icon).
2. On the settings window, scroll down and tap Device Options.
3. Select the Reset to Factory Defaults option from the menu list.
4. If you have a lock screen password, you will be prompted to confirm it at this stage.
5. Tap Reset to confirm. Hereafter the factory reset process will commence and once the activity is complete, your device will reboot. There you go, you have a brand new Amazon Fire HD tablet.
Hard Reset your Amazon Fire Tablet
A hard reset is initiated from the hardware keys using the Volume + button and the power button. If your Amazon Fire table screen is frozen, this is the method that you should use;
1. First, turn off the Amazon Fire HD tablet by pressing the power button and selecting the power off option.
2. Once the tablet is completely powered off, press and hold both the volume up (+) button and the power button at the same time until the Amazon logo appears on your screen.
3. When the Android Recovery menu appears, select the Wipe Data/Factory Reset option. Use the volume buttons to navigate through options and the power button to select the preferred option.
4. You will be urged to confirm if you want to proceed with factory resetting your Fire tablet. If you are sure, select YES.
5. Hereafter the factory reset process will commence and once the activity is complete, you will see a notification on your screen. Now select “Reboot System” and follow through with setting up your Amazon Fire HD tablet.