Tips and tricks to fix LG K10 (2018) problems. This release at several country with same K10 name, but some country add Alpha mark and plus after LG K10 name. At Some other country, this phone also have name as LG K11. This smartphone still use previous style LCD aspect ratio at 16:9 inside 5.3 inches width. The first time introduce at market use Android Nougat version 7.1.2. LG K10 (2018) / K11 use Mediatek MT6750 processor with Octa Core CPU. Find more review and information about how to troubleshot LG K10 (2018) / K11 at www.hard-reset.org community.
What is Advantage of LG K10 (2018) / K11 Specifications?
Network GSM 3G HSDPA or with 4G LTE
LCD 5.3 inches
Processor Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T860MP2
Bluetooth / GPS / Wifi
Memory Internal 16 GB with 2 GB RAM
External memory 256 GB microSD
Main Camera 13 MP or 8 MP (single camera) with autofocus & LED flash
Front Camera 8 MP or 5 MP (single camera) for video conference and selfie photography
Operating System Android Nougat version 7.1.2
Battery Li-Ion 3000 mAh
How to Fix or Problem Solving for Recovery LG K10 (2018) / K11 hang or not responding or malfunctions or stuck or freezing or bricked ?
Some users will think that 16 GB for these days is limited to use for active users. But we also have to know that many users does not want to buy expensive smartphone and LG understand about this problems. Therefore LG release LG K10 (2018) / K11 for anyone who want to have 5.3 inches LCD screen smartphone.
We still can install several applications from Google Play Store like Facebook, Skype, Telegram, Whatsapp, Viber, Instagram, Snapchat, WeChat, Line Messenger, Blackberry Messenger (BBM). But because the internal memory is limited, then we have to choose only important apps. Please be careful when we want to install new or not famous apps, because sometime they can make troubles like hang or stuck or bricks or frozeen or bootloop for our LG K10 (2018) / K11 because contain viruses or malware. These bad applications will not get Verified by Play Protect icon.
What we have to do when we get this trouble? First we have to remove temporary files and caches inside this phone by doing soft reset. After our LG K10 (2018) / K11 can run again, then please try to download one good antivirus like NORTON or AVAST. It will scan all installed applications and give recommendation if there are some high-risk setting. If the problems still happen, then next steps is doing hard reset or master format. Please note, doing hard reset will remove or erase all important data, therefore we have to backup all data first before doing master format. Doing hard reset will remove all Google account from LG K10 (2018) / K11. For safety reasons, please do not install any unknown APK files, because it is very easy to make our phone getting trouble.
How to Force Shutdown or Force Soft Reset or Reboot or Restart LG K10 (2018) / K11 ?
Once our LG K10 (2018) / K11 get troubles or hang or LCD touch screen not responsive, then we have to remove temporary files and caches inside this phone. Please press and hold POWER button until LG K10 (2018) / K11 shutdown or turn off by itself. If it is not work, then try to press and hold POWER + VOLUME DOWN together until shutdown. After it totally off, then we can press again POWER button to turn it ON. This process will not remove any important data, therefore we can do this process anytime we want. If our LG K10 (2018) / K11 still can work properly, but we want to clear temporary files and caches from some applications, then please press and hold POWER button until pop-up menu appear, continue choose Shutdown / Power off / Reboot menu.
How to backup data or Contact at LG K10 (2018) / K11 ?
We can use microSD external card to copy or move important files using File Manager applications. If our LG K10 (2018) / K11 has already signed in with Google account, by default our contact will be synchronize in the background to Google server. Please make sure we check all contact at Google contact server using Internet browse to make sure backup is done.
#Option 1, Hard Reset LG K10 (2018) / K11 with software menu
- Turn on the LG K10 (2018) / K11
- Make sure the battery is not empty
- Backup important data at LG K10 (2018) / K11 because all data and applications will be erase or delete
- Go to Menu : Setting > Backup and Reset > Factory Data Reset
- Choose :Reset Device > Delete all
- The LG K10 (2018) / K11 will do the master reset process.
#Option 2, Hard Reset LG K10 (2018) / K11 Factory Default using Hardware Secret Button Key
In some conditions, we can not do anything at LG K10 (2018) / K11 touch screen or frozen in some state. So we can not access reset menu like Option #1, do not worry, because we can do hard reset LG K10 (2018) / K11 with hardware key button:
- Turn off the LG K10 (2018) / K11
- Make sure the battery LG K10 (2018) / K11 already full or more than 50%
- Press together and hold thePower Button + Volume Down Button
- If the Logo appear, then release thePower Button(do not release theVolume Down Button), then continue to press again thePower ButtonuntilRecovery mode / Factory resetmenu appear, then we can release all button now.
- Choose wipe data/factory resetusingVolume Button, and pressPower Buttonto Enter or OK
- The LG K10 (2018) / K11 will continue master reset, wait for several minutes until the phone start like new again.
How to Unlock or Fix or Bypass or Solutions for LG K10 (2018) / K11 forgot password code or security lock screen pattern or pin (lost password)?
Please always protect our phone to secure our important data or personal pictures from unauthorized people when LG K10 (2018) / K11 away from us or stolen or lost. We have to active fingerprint at this inexpensive smartphone to give maximum protections. After our finger recognized to unlock, LG K10 (2018) / K11 also will ask for alternative protection like screen lock pattern or password pin protections. It is important when our hand use gloves. The problems will be happen when we forgot security answer or fingerprint can not unlock our phone, what should we do?
Do not worry because we can unlock or bypass forgotten screen lock pattern or password pin protections at LG K10 (2018) / K11 use registered Google account. Please turn ON our phone, when it ask for security answer, please give several time wrong answer continuously until our LG K10 (2018) / K11 freezing or locked 30 seconds, at this time we can find Forgot Password / Pattern button, press this button to unlock using Gmail account that we have already sign-in before. If we can not access our Google account, then we have to do hard reset using hardware button combination key
Is That Any Secret Code for Doing Format LG K10 (2018) / K11?
There is no secret hidden code for LG K10 (2018) / K11 to make it back to factory default. Do the options above to hard reset it.
How to Format or Erase Phone Memory at LG K10 (2018) / K11 ?
There are two phone memory type at LG K10 (2018) / K11 , one is internal memory and the other one is external memory. If we want to format internal memory phone then we have to do hard reset or reformat the operating system of LG K10 (2018) / K11 as well. Please use menu setting to do hard reset or reformat using #option 1 above, but make sure to give checkbox mark at Erase Internal SD card / Internal storage. Then it will reformat the factory default operating system and remove or erase any data inside internal memory.
To reformat or wipe or erase all data at external memory, we can use menu Setting > Storage > Erase Internal Storage / SD Card. Please always make sure all data has already backup before reformat or wipe everything, because it is hard to recover formatted / wiped data at internal or external storage.
How to Make Battery of LG K10 (2018) / K11 Stronger, Life Longer and Not Fast to Drain ?
Smartphone need to have enough battery for work properly. LG K10 (2018) / K11 have 3000 mAh battery which is enough to run full one day. But we have to know for some active users, then LG K10 (2018) / K11 battery will not enough. We can not replace with bigger capacity for heavy gamer users, because LG K10 (2018) / K11 battery is not removable. We have to do some adjustment, like make LCD screen brightness as low as possible. We also have to disable all not use connections like Bluetooth or GPS or Wifi or NFC. Please choose GPS battery saving power to make GPS work anytime to tag our locations.