How to Easily Master Format ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7 with Safety Hard Reset?

Problem solving tips for ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7 with easy solutions. Finding a tablet with 7 inches screen with phone function can be good to see the ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7. Call function can be use directly without external headset, use the front phone speaker and the microphone to call.

What is the different between ASUS FONEPAD vs ASUS FONEPAD 7 ? At first ASUS FONEPAD produce for user who need phone functions at this tablet, because ASUS Also already release ASUS MEMOPAD which without GSM data functions. Basically the product between ASUS FONEPAD and ASUS FONEPAD 7 topically similar. But the new ASUS FONEPAD 7 already use Intel Atom Z2560 and the previous ASUS FONEPAD use Intel Atom Z2420 or Intel Atom Z2460 .

At 2014, there are also available ASUS FONEPAD 7 FE170CG in the market. Basically doing hard reset or reformat for ASUS FONEPAD 7 FE170CG are have same steps with previous Asus Fonepad 7 product. Please find about tips and tricks for troubleshot problem at ASUS FONEPAD 7 FE170CG.

 

What is Main Advantage of ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7 :

GSM 3G HSDPA with Call function
LCD 7 inches IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Processor 1.2 GHz or 1.6 Ghz for ASUS FONEPAD
Processor 1.6 Ghz for ASUS FONEPAD 7
Processor 1.2 Ghz for ASUS FONEPAD 7 FE170CG
Memory Internal 8 or 16 or 32 GB ROM with 1GB RAM
External Memory slot Micro SD up to 32 GB
External Memory slot Micro SD up to 64 GB for ASUS FONEPAD 7 FE170CG
Main Camera 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels for ASUS FONEPAD
Main Camera 5 MP, 2592×1944 pixels for ASUS FONEPAD 7
Main Camera 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels for ASUS FONEPAD 7 FE170CG
Front camera for Video Conference
Operating System Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) & v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Battery Non-removable Li-Ion 4270 mAh

 

 

How to Fix or Problem Solving for Recovery ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7 / ASUS FONEPAD 7 FE170CG hang or not responding or malfunctions or stuck or freezing or bricked ?

ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7 use Intel as processor and the specification is good for install and run application from Google Play Store. Do not worry about running and download big game or applications. The problem become happen when we download some non compatible or the application that not coding with proper way, this can make our ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7 become hang or stuck or frozen or bricks or LCD touch screen not responding. Try to do the soft reset or reboot or restart to delete some cache and temporary files. If the tablet still not run properly, then you have to do hard reset with master format. Becareful to do hard reset, because all important data and applications will be wipe and erase from ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7.

 

 Follow this step to Backup Important Data Contact & Others for ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7

 

How to Soft Reset or Reboot or Restart ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7 ?

We can not open the battery easily to do soft reset or reboot ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7, because the battery is non removable. But when our tablet get problem, there are a Power button which can be press for several second until it boot or show the menu to turn off or restart / reboot. Do not worry about your data, because doing soft reset or reboot or restart will not delete any important data.

 

How to Reset ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7 with PINHOLE?

If the ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7 become unresponsive or hang or stuck, we can also doing force reset by pressing small pinhole with stick or paper clip. We need to open the back cover (upper side at back), then find the small hole near the microphone.

 

#Option 1, How to Hard Reset ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7 with software menu:

  1. Turn on ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7
  2. Make sure ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7 battery already charge properly
  3. Go to menu: Setting > Backup & Reset > Factory Data Reset > Reset Device
  4. Choose Delete All
  5. ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7 will do the process to Master Reset to Factory Default

 

#Option 2, How to Hard Reset ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7 with Hardware key button:

  1. Make sure the battery of  ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7 charge properly
  2. Turn off  ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7
  3. Press and hold together : Power Button + Volume Up Button
  4. After see ASUS LOGO, release the button at no.3.
  5. Choose to download mode
  6. Press : Volume Down Button (release it)
  7. Press : Volume Up Button for several second until menu appear, then release it
  8. Press and hold together : Volume Down + Volume Up until the menu to reset appear.

 

How to Restore and Reinstall Clean Android Operating system / firmware at ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7 / ASUS FONEPAD 7 FE170CG ?

The clean and factory default ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7 Android operating system already saved inside ROM. If our ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7 tablet get problem and need to do reinstalling or restore the clean Android with factory default applications can be easily do with formatting or master reset. Please remember, doing reinstall or restore the operating system or firmware will make all data deleted and we need to reinstall specific applications again.

 

How to Unlock or Fix or Bypass or Solutions for ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7 / ASUS FONEPAD 7 FE170CG forgot password code or security lock screen pattern or pin (lost password)?

It is recommended to anyone who have ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7 for always keep secure our data from unauthorized user. We can give several option to protect it, using screen lock protection or password is recommended. If we forget about the answer of that security password pin or screen lock pattern protection, we can restore it with pressing Forget Password / Pattern button. This button will bring us to answer the username and password of Google account that already saved in this ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7. If we can not access the Google account, than we have to do hard reset with master format above.

 

How to Improve Performance ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7 to make run more faster?

Using Intel processor for ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7 give us good performance to run. But as we know some user also have problem with the tablet become slowly after several time. In this case usually happen because there are a lot of applications which run in the background and take so many tablet resources while they are updating or running.  We are recommended to uninstall the un-use application and try to do soft reset after uninstalling. If the performance of ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7 still need to make more faster back to default, you may consider to performing hard reset.

 

Is That Any Secret Code for Doing Format ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7 ?

There is no secret hidden code for ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7 to make it back to factory default. Do the options above to hard reset it.

 

How to Upgrade ASUS FONEPAD 7 Firmware to Android Jelly Bean 4.3 Operating System?

The ASUS FONEPAD 7 operating system now already have update to newest Jelly Bean firmware Android version 4.3. All ASUS FONEPAD  7 user can update their tablet to Jelly Bean using Over The Air update (OTA), it mean everyone can update ASUS FONEPAD 7 to Jelly Bean using Internet data connection. Please make sure the battery is not empty and better connected the tablet with power charger while doing OTA update, because ASUS FONEPAD 7 will download big internet data of new firmware. Follow the step from Setting Menu > About > Software Update, some user will receiver status bar notification to update the newest Jelly Bean operating system.

 

How to Upgrade ASUS FONEPAD 7 / FONEPAD 7 FE170CG to Android Kitkat or Android Lollipop operating system update ?

The processor to upgrade the operating system for Android Kitkat also same process with Upgrade to latest Jelly Bean before, follow the steps to upgrade from menu Setting > About > Software upgrade. If the official update available for our ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7 / ASUS FONEPAD 7 FE170CG then the notification will be appear and we can continue to download from OTA (over the air). Until today, there are no official information to upgrade ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7 / ASUS FONEPAD 7 FE170CG to Android Lollipop, but the specification of this tablet are acceptable for running Lollipop, we have to wait latest official update for better operating system. There are also some other community give solutions for upgrade ASUS FONEPAD & FONEPAD 7 / ASUS FONEPAD 7 FE170CG to Android Lollipop using unofficial custom ROM, but we have to be careful doing this steps, because some wrong situations can make our tablet can not use anymore.

 

How to Upgrade ASUS FONEPAD 7 / FONEPAD 7 FE170CG to Android Marshmallow or Android Nougat or Android Oreo operating system update ?

This tablet basically will not get any firmware upgrade to latest version such as Android Marshmallow / Nougat / Oreo / Pie, because the development has been stop for this version. Once again we are not recommended to flash custom ROM at our ASUS FONEPAD 7 / FONEPAD 7 FE170CG, because some wrong steps will make this tablet can not work properly. Some not official ROM / operating system also will make some features not work anymore.

 

How to Replace ASUS FONEPAD 7 / FONEPAD 7 FE170CG Battery or Make Battery More Stronger ?

We have to know that ASUS FONEPAD 7 / FONEPAD 7 FE170CG battery s not removable, therefore we can not replace it easily by ourself. Please bring to Asus authorized service center to replace the battery especially after use more then 2 years, the battery life will end of life or downgrade. However, if we still want to make the battery work more longer, then please make some adjustment like make LCD screen brightness as low as possible. Do not use any connections when we are not active with that to make the battery not work harder.

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  • hi can i ask why everytime i download skype i can't used it properly it cannot perform video calling and all the downloads application always missing.

    why i can’t see my pictures taken on its camera it always missing

    • Hi, first you have to make sure the Internet connection is connect properly and running good. If you are using GSM to download, you may try to use WiFi Internet connection to make sure the problem is not come from the GSM connection. Usually if you have problem with Internet then the download and video connection should not work properly as well.

      If you have problem with camera, please try to use 3th party camera application from Google Play Store, but you should try to fix your Internet connection before download it. If you still get problem, then you should try to hard reset with options steps above, then try to use your Asus Fonepad 7 tablet to take pictures and connect to Internet again.

  • hello.
    my fonepad 7 rear camera do not work. when im open the camera menu, then the screen blank and the phone hang. it like their not detect a rear camera. but if i switch to front camera i can capture a picture. please advise. thank you

    • Hi, the problem can be happen with hardware or software. First you need to try the software by download some 3th party camera applications from Google Play Store that can capture from front camera. If the new applications also can not capture from front camera, then you can try to do hard reset to make all setting back to factory default again, then try to capture with front camera again. If the problem still happen, then maybe your Asus Fonepad 7 get front camera hardware trouble, therefore you have to bring to nearest Asus authorize service center to get some repair.

  • HI MY ASUS FONEPAD CANT OPEN WHEN I CHARGE IT THE BATTERY SIGN DIDNT SHOW UP BUT MY BACK OF MY ASUS HEAT UP WHAT TO DO PLEASE REPLY THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS..

    • Hi, the problem can be happen with your Asus Fonepad 7 tablet LCD screen, because maybe it can not show anything to display battery indicator and the running operating system as well. Usually when you are on charging and the battery temperature going up, then that is the simple indicator for the battery is on charging, if the battery full, the temperature going to go down and you will not feel any heat again either at the battery or at the power charger adapter. The tablet heat also can be happen when the processor working hard. You can test your LCD screen by trying to turn OFF and turn ON, usually you will see logo or any information regarding the tablet doing boot steps at your Asus Fonepad LCD screen. If you does not see anything, then your LCD should have trouble.

  • I have problem with my audio wizard...it can't be changed to any other mode...it make my phablet playing music in low volume..I have formatted my phone...but it still same...please help me

    • Hi, you can try to download some 3th party volume control applications from Google Play Store, at that apps you can see the detail volume options like for Volume of ringtone, notification, media, alarm and maybe some more. If the low sound of volume problem still happen, and since you already done hard reset or master format, then maybe the problem comes from the speaker hardware problem or volume module at your Asus Fonepad 7 tablet. You can try to bring it to nearest Asus authorize service center.

  • Hi,

    I bought Asus Fonepad 7 dual sim version, at 12 days in my possession it automatic send an update. After I installed it the facebook app didn't function, I tried to uninstalled and re-installed it about 3 times but still same. So I decided to do the restore factory setting, after that its not turning on anymore even the battery is fully charge. Even the hard boot method specifying here.

    I returned it to the store where I bought and they send to their service shop.

    To Asus what could be the possible reason for that? and also I read some site forum, some complaining after they updated their unit the calling function did't work.

    I hope you sort it out.

    • Hi, this problems maybe happen because the latest operating system or firmware update version from Asus for is not work at your Asus Fonepad 7 Dual sim because of some reasons like hardware bug which triggered from latest firmware. Because usually Asus will do several test before release for update from OTA (over the air). Hopefully the Asus service center will fix your tablet problem.

  • Hi
    i have asus fonepad 7 and i have a big problem
    i cant connect to wifi
    i have tablet near the router and it say connecting and dont connect
    can u help me
    please
    thx

    • Hi, please try to open your menu Setting > Wifi and see weather the Wifi Name that you want to access already available at the list. If available but can not connect, then you should long press at that name, and delete by choosing Forget Network. Some Wifi can not connected by other device because the Security type is not right or can not recognize with the tablet, please make sure the security protections and Wifi password already correct.

  • Hi
    I updated my asus 7 FonePad 2days back after whenever am using internet in my pad its suddenly hanging why it was hanging? And how can i restore the old settings. Before update my pad is working well. I hope u will sort it soon.

    • Hi, some applications may get trouble after upgrade to latest operating system version. If you also get this trouble, then after make sure all firmware or operating system upgrade already done, you should do hard reset or master format. Then please setup again your Asus Fonepad tablet with your Google account and use again Google Play Store to download applications that you need to use.

  • my Asus phone automatically.. end outgoing call... bt i can receive calls.. plz someone help me........

    • Hi, please try to do hard reset or master format with hardware steps above. First we are recommended you to do hard reset follow #Option 1 using software menu because you still can access the menu. Otherwise you can try to hard reset using hardware button at #Option 2 above.

    • Hi, if you forgot the security pattern at your Asus Fonepad 7, but you also forgot Gmail email and password, then you may to do hard reset with hardware button like #Option 2 above.

  • I bought new Asus Fonepad Dual sim, after which i inserted the micro sim into the slot, and when i tried to remove it from the slot but it won't come from the slot. Now it is stuck in slot.
    Kindly assist me to remove the sim card at earsliest.

    • Hi, first time insert the simcard or memory card as well, we need to press it until it locked at the slot. To remove it, we need press it again like we insert at the first time, then the simcard will be unlocked and ready to release from the slot. Please try it again carefully.

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