How to Easily Master Format LENOVO S60 (S60-T) with Safety Hard Reset?

Tips and solutions tricks for troubleshot LENOVO S60 (S60-T) problems. We have many 4G LTE smartphone with 5 inches LCD screen with, one of them is LENOVO S60 (S60-T), this phone have Quad-core processor at 1.2 GHz clock speed. Beside 4G LTE, this phone also can work with dual simcard GSM on together, but for faster data speed, only available at fist simcard slot. We can take many good images with LENOVO S60 (S60-T) camera, because this phone have 13 megapixel main camera and 5 megapixel for front camera, this size is good for selfie photography.

What is Advantage of LENOVO S60 (S60-T) Specifications?

Network GSM 3G HSDPA and 4G LTE
Dual Simcard GSM-GSM
LCD 5 inches IPS touch screen
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 from Qualcomm
GPU Adreno 306
Memory Internal 8 GB
RAM 2 GB
Main Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Front Camera 5 MP
Operating System Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) can be upgrade to Android Lollipop
Battery Li-Ion 2150 mAh

How to Fix or Problem Solving for Recovery LENOVO S60 (S60-T) hang or not responding or malfunctions or stuck or freezing or bricked ?

We get good performance phone using LENOVO S60 (S60-T) with 8 GB internal memory. This phone ship with Android Kitkat operating system and using Lenovo Vibe 2.0 user interface. We also get several factory default applications but with still can install many interesting apps from Google Play Store like Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram, Skype, Viber, Blackberry Messenger (BBM), Line Messenger, WeChat, Path, Pinterest and many more. But we have to know that some applications at Google Play Store will not always compatible with our LENOVO S60 (S60-T). Therefore when we install that apps at our phone, then they may make our LENOVO S60 (S60-T) become hang or stuck or bricks or frozen or boot logo loop or LCD touch screen not responding with our finger touch. If this trouble happen, then we have to try do force shutdown or force soft reset or reboot to clean temporary files and caches. If the problems still happen then we have to do hard reset or master format. Please remember, doing hard reset LENOVO S60 (S60-T) will remove and wipe all important data and installed applications, please do backup all important data before doing hard reset.

How to Force Shutdown or Force Soft Reset or Reboot or Restart LENOVO S60 (S60-T) ?

What should we do when our LENOVO S60 (S60-T) LCD touch screen not responsive when running applications or hang? We have to force soft reset or force shutdown by press and hold POWER button until this phone shutdown by itself. Press again POWER button to turn on this phone again. If we press and hold POWER button when our LENOVO S60 (S60-T) still can response with our finger touch, then the LCD screen with show pop-up menu, and choose Shutdown / Power off / Reboot menu to force soft reset. Doing soft reset or shutdown or reboot will restart all running applications, remove temporary files and caches as well. This process is safe and can be done anytime we want, because it will not remove any important data.

#Option 1, Hard Reset LENOVO S60 (S60-T) with menu setting:

  1. Turn on the LENOVO S60 (S60-T)
  2. We suggest to charge the battery full
  3. Make sure you already backup all important data, because it will deleted from LENOVO S60 (S60-T)
  4. Go toMenu Setting > Storage > Factory Data Reset
  5. ChooseReset Phone, continue withErase Everything
  6. The LENOVO S60 (S60-T) will do the master reset until it finish

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#Option 2,Hard Reset LENOVO S60 (S60-T) with Hardware Button key:

  1. Confirm and make sure that LENOVO S60 (S60-T) Battery is fully charge or not empty
  2. Turn off LENOVO S60 (S60-T)
  3. Press together :POWER + VOLUME UPabout several second, that the warning will appear at the LENOVO S60 (S60-T)
  4. You can also try to press POWER BUTTON until Lenovo logo appear, then continue press VOLUME UP + VOLUME DOWN together until menu appear
  5. Choose:Reset DeviceorWipe dataorClear eMMC
  6. Make sure we already backup all important data because doing hard reset will clean all installed application and all data will be loose or clear while Resetting LENOVO S60 (S60-T)

How to Restore and Reinstall Clean Android Operating system / firmware at LENOVO S60 (S60-T) (Reformat) ?

We can install some interesting applications instead of using only factory default applications, but some crash of applications can make our LENOVO S60 (S60-T) operating system become corrupt or damage which will effect of not normal operations or sometime can not turn on or boot logo loop. If we sure that our LENOVO S60 (S60-T) operating system already damage, then we have to reformat or reinstall or restore factory default operating system again. What should we have to prepare to reinstall or reformat LENOVO S60 (S60-T) operating system? Of course we need file source of operating system for reinstall, but we have to know that factory default Android operating system / firmware file source already saved safely inside LENOVO S60 (S60-T) ROM or internal memory, therefore we do not need to copy or connect our phone to other device, just follow simple steps to hard reset above, then clean factory default Android operating system will be reinstall automatically.

How to Unlock or Fix or Bypass or Solutions for LENOVO S60 (S60-T) forgot password code or security lock screen pattern or pin (lost password)?

We have several factory default options to secure our LENOVO S60 (S60-T) data or installed applications from unauthorized users when our phone away from us or stolen or lost. We usually use screen lock pattern but some users also like to use password pin protections, all of them can secure our phone. What should we do when we forgot security screen lock pattern or password pin protections? We can bypass or unlock forgotten security protections at LENOVO S60 (S60-T) using Google account. Please try to give several time wrong answer continuously until this phone locked or freeze about 30 seconds. At this moment we can find Forgot Password / Pattern button, press this button then we can type our Gmail account username and password at specific field in the LCD screen. If we can not access our Gmail account at this phone, then we have to do hard reset or master format using hardware button combination key.

How to Improve Performance LENOVO S60 (S60-T) to make run more faster?

Why LENOVO S60 (S60-T) become slowly? When we see the specifications using Quad Core processor at 1.2 Ghz clock speed with Qualcomm processor and 2 GB RAM, this speed will run fast for most applications that we install from Google Play Store or factory default apps. But if we get slow performance of LENOVO S60 (S60-T) then mostly this problems comes because the this phone get lag of RAM and processor resources. We have to know, some applications that we install from Google Play Store will keep run in the background to wait for data update or wait some command like social media, games, chatting or email. All applications will use some amount of RAM and processor resources. If many apps use it, then 2 GB RAM of LENOVO S60 (S60-T) will insufficient and make this phone run more slowly, because it will working more to try force close some not use applications to give more free RAM. Therefore we need to reduce or uninstall some not use applications. If we want to make our LENOVO S60 (S60-T) performance run faster again like new, then we have to consider doing hard reset or master format.

Is That Any Secret Code for Doing Format LENOVO S60 (S60-T) ?

There is no secret hidden code for LENOVO S60 (S60-T) to make it back to factory default. Do the options above to hard reset it.

How to Upgrade LENOVO S60 (S60-T) to Android Lollipop Official Update ?

LENOVO S60 (S60-T) comes first time at market using Android Kitkat version 4.4.4 as factory default operating system, but at that time Lenovo promise to give Android Lollipop update for LENOVO S60 (S60-T). Now, we can get Android Lollipop update for LENOVO S60 (S60-T) by doing OTA (over the air) update, but this process will need to download big file source from Internet, therefore we suggest all users to use Wifi data connection to safe our Internet cost. Please note, the newest update firmware will release steps by steps base by region or country, sometime our locations will need queue for getting latest firmware update, please check it from menu Setting > About phone > Software update.

How to Improve Battery Life Longer of LENOVO S60 (S60-T) For Solving Battery Drain Faster Problem (Battery Saving / Extent Battery Life)?

The battery specifications of LENOVO S60 (S60-T) use 2150 mAh, this battery capacity is average for 5 inches LCD screen Android smartphone, but some users maybe get trouble with battery drain too fast or need charge more than 2 times a day. All users have different need to use their LENOVO S60 (S60-T), if we always connect to Internet and use LCD screen, then of course the battery will fast to empty and need to recharge again, because LCD screen is the most battery drain usage if compare with others. Therefore we can try to reduce LCD screen brightness level as low as possible if we want to reduce battery drain. If we not use any connections, such as Wifi / GPS / Bluetooth, please turn it off. This phone have 4G data connections, theoretically using 4G will consume more power then using 3G, and using 3G will consume more power then using 2G. So, please consider to use appropriate connection base by our need. Some applications which always update data also will make battery drain, that is why we should use only important applications although our phone processor and RAM still have more capacity, but this can help to reduce battery usage at LENOVO S60 (S60-T).

16 thoughts on “How to Easily Master Format LENOVO S60 (S60-T) with Safety Hard Reset?”

  1. I need to Restore and Reinstall Clean Android Operating system / firmware at LENOVO S60 (S60-w) (Reformat). Factory reset does not recover uninstalled system applications (keyboard…). I have S60-w (not S60-T).

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    • Hi, usually after doing hard reset your Lenovo S60 will be reinstall or restore to factory default, including your keyboard and every setup back to beginning again. Please make sure you can do hard reset or master format Lenovo S60 carefully. Better do it from setting Menu with #Option 1 above.

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  2. I want to upgrade my phone ( lenovo s60 ) to 50 loliepop , can you do this for me or help me, it will not work on 4g

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    • Hi, Lenovo has already released official Android Lollipop update for Lenovo S60, you can get Lenovo S60 Android Lollipop update with over the air (OTA). Please make sure you use good wifi connection, because if using GSM provider will sometime costly. You also can ask Lenovo authorize service center for offline firmware upgrade.

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  3. Morning,I am stuck in the boot screen loop,I can’t even enter the recovery mode.I have tried the steps mentioned above but it doesn’t help.
    Plz tell me what to do!!

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    • Hi, if you have done to try doing hard reset with hardware button combination key but the problems still happen, then maybe there are some hardware trouble. Please bring your Lenovo S60 to Lenovo authorize service center.

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  4. I cant start my Lenovo S60 phone, battery went flat last night and refused to come up, the LED lights comes up but not charging, how do i start up phone.

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    • Hi, please try to test charge your Lenovo S60 using different Android charger which have 1 A power output to make sure your charger is fine. If still can not work, then please try to do hard reset using hardware button combination key to reformat your Lenovo S60 operating system to factory default. This process may wipe your important data.

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    • Hi, there are two version of Lenovo S60. For Chinese or for International. If your Lenovo S60 is Chinese version, then you will not get any Google Play Store at your phone. However, you still can install any 3th party safe applications store for your Lenovo S60 like SlideME, Mobogenie and several other more.

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  5. Hi,I have lenovo s-60,about year ago..today it suddenly cant recognize sim card…SIM card is unready..I try master reset but problem is still here…I dont know what to do?

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    • Hi, maybe you can try to test using different simcard network provider to make sure this problems is not comes from your network provider. If still can not work with different simcard, then please consult with Lenovo authorized service center.

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    • Hi, we think you should try to check from Setting > Mobile network and see whether your Lenovo S60 can work with 3G or not. Otherwise, you can consult with Lenovo authorized service center.

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  6. please, am having a serious trouble, with my Lenovo s60- t . It seems my phone has a virus I took it to the work shop but they downloaded the file. the phone is responding to booting, I mean i will put it on but it will not load more Than that, it doesn’t on at all now it took to flash but they tried for several days but they said the phone is dead. please help me out . an a big fan of Lenovo.

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    • Hi, when you suspected your phone being infected by virus, then better you do hard reset using menu Setting if your phone still can boot normally like steps at #option 1 above. However, if your phone already can not go to menu Setting, then please follow steps at #option 1 to hard reset using hardware button combination key.

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