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.

community

View Comments

  • hi, my asus fonepad 7 is stucked and is not getting started after i downloaded the system update and then its only showing the asus logo and its not getting started
    i tried to go with factory reset but still the same

    • Hi, if your Asus Fonepad can not success doing update by Over The Air then you should consult with Asus authorize service center for further check.

  • Hello asus community.. My Asus FE170CG brick after manual update to KitKat . I try flash fastboot.img , boot.img and splashscreen.img like some turorial on youtube and do flash firmware again but system update just running 10 - 20% then error. i do many times with same WW upgrade firmwares but still stuck. did someone find new methode for flash recovery? because when i do factory reset or hard reset by pin manual my tablet still stuck on usb logo. tablet can go to droid boot but all firmware update via sd update error on 10-20%. Please share iff you found methode to flash recovery system. Thanks

    • Hi, unfortunately it is difficult to restore Asus Fonepad bricks if you have done some custom tweak, because there are some possibilities for fix that problems. Maybe someone else can help you, but we suggest you contact the web or video owner that give tutorial for doing that, hopefully they can give solutions for your problems.

  • Hi, My Asus fonepad 7 (K012) could not load setting and other apps after I did a hard factory reset each time it come up with "unfortunately, asus setting has stopped" what can I do Please?

    • Hi, maybe the hard reset or reformat process does not work properly at your tablet, please try to do it one more time and after finish doing hard reset, do not login with any account. Just try to use with default applications or browser after connected to Internet data connection. Because sometime cloud backup can be restore automatically when we login with our previous Google account.

  • Hi, I have K019 asus fonepad. My problem is keyboard input, default keyboard always change from swiftkey keyboard back to asus keyboard after my phone out of battries and self shutdown.

    • Hi, usually if you have already choose and set as default for swiftkey keyboard input at your Asus Fonepad, then it will not back to Asus factory default again. You have to make sure the Asus default keyboard is not choose at all at Setting menu. Just give select option only for Swiftkey keyboard applications at your setting menu.

  • My Asus Fonepad 7 has a micro sim card stuck in the slot, it was put in the wrong way. I've tried a lot of things to get it out....Please help.

    • Hi, well you should use small pin-set tools to take your wrong direction memory away from external memory slot at your Asus Fonepad 7. Please do it carefully and gently. If you still can not remove out your microSD from your Asus Fonepad 7 tablet, then you may ask help at Asus authorize service center.

  • Hi, after click install to update my asus fonpad it shuts down for a while thenwhen i turned it in it is stuck on the first screen. What will i do?

    • Hi, you should try to force soft reset or force shutdown by using small pin hole button after open the back cover case, please see information and picture above. If your Asus Fonepad still get that problems, then you should doing hard reset using hardware button combinations key.

  • Hello, my ASUS fonepad 7 FE170CG restart by itself about every three or four minutes! I dont know what to do?? It is very annoying and I cant do anything at all! Please help me what to do?

    • Hi, we suggest you to do hard reset or master format to factory default, because it seems that some applications make your tablet become trouble like this. But please remember, doing hard reset Asus Fonepad 7 FE170CG will remove or wipe all important data, please do backup first before doing hard reset. We also suggest to remove external memory microSD card before doing hard reset.

  • Hi everyone, i am using asus fonepad 7 ME372CG, i have a problem after updating my device as ealier my device used to show pop up apps on the screen but now i am not able to use that feature as there is no button on screen which allows me to do so as it used to be in jelly bean os. Please help me out i am very upset becaz of this thing.. thankyou and pardon me for any spelling mistake . Looking forward for your reply.

    • Hi, maybe your latest update firmware already change the way to show pop-up at your Asus Fonepad 7 ME372CG. Maybe someone else can give other advice, but as far as your tablet has already worked normally, then enjoy your new updated firmware at Asus Lenovo Fonepad 7.

  • what will I do I accidentally reset my asus ponepad7 ko12 cause its already stuck when I always open it ...
    but if my tablet open it is always hang and cannot used properly ...
    can you please help me regarding this matter thank you ...

    • Hi, have you ever done hard reset or master format properly? Please try to do hard reset again one more time using hardware button combination key at your Asus Fonepad 7, and after hard reset finish, please do not sign in with any account. Just try to use Fonepad 7 to browsing the Internet or using factory default applications. After everything runs properly, then you can try to sign in again. If after sign-in the problem still happen, then maybe there are some old trouble maker applications restored at your Asus Fonepad 7 tablet, please find that apps to uninstall or reformat again and sign in with different Google account.

  • good day..

    i bought my asus fonepad in saudi arabia and since then i never try to put a sim card on it.until i go back home in the philippines,i was curious if i can put a local sim card and it says to no service in all he sim card i put in.

    what is the problem?and how can i resolve it?
    thank you...

    • Hi, we do not know weather you have bought the locked GSM Asus Fonepad or not. You should bring your tablet either at Asus service center or GSM provider service center, but maybe bring to Asus authorize service center is recommended, they should give good advice for your problems.

1 3 4 5 6 7 10

Recent Posts

How to Easily Master Format ONEPLUS NORD N30 SE with Safety Hard Reset?

Tips and Tricks to Fix ONEPLUS NORD N30 SE Problems. This phone comes with a…

54 years ago

How To Fix Slow OPPO A2 To Run Faster and More Responsive (Fix Lagging Performance)?

Easy solutions for fix slow issues on OPPO A2 troubles. This is a 5G smartphone…

54 years ago

How To FIX Camera on XIAOMI POCO X6 Problem?

Solutions to Fix XIAOMI POCO X6 Camera Troubles. This phone use 5G connection for broadband…

54 years ago

How To Fix Slow OPPO FIND X7 To Run Faster and More Responsive (Fix Lagging Performance)?

Easy solutions for fix slow issues on OPPO FIND X7 troubles. This is a 5G…

54 years ago

How To Fix Overheating On SAMSUNG GALAXY S24 ULTRA Hot Body?

Solution for SAMSUNG GALAXY S24 ULTRA High Temperature Issues or Getting Hot. There are some…

54 years ago

How To Fix Slow OPPO F23 To Run Faster and More Responsive (Fix Lagging Performance)?

Solutions to fix slowly issues on OPPO F23. This device boasts with great IPS LCD…

54 years ago