How to Format to Default Nokia N8 Complete Step?

Nokia N8 is symbian smartphone with full touch screen to navigate everything. Nokia N8 have the specification bellow:

LCD 3.5 inchi with AMOLED display
Processor 680 MHz ARM 11
Memory Internal 16 GB storage, 512 MB ROM with 256MB RAM
Camera 5 MP, autofocus, LED flash
Camera 12 MP, 4000×3000 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, Xenon flash
Operating System Symbian OS can be upgradable to Nokia Belle Refresh

 

 

Troubleshooting Nokia N8

How to Hard Reset and Format Nokia N8 to Factory Default?

If you think some problem happen at our Nokia N8, better to try doing factory reset. To do thins make sure everything already backup such as contact and other data. There are several way to Factory Reset Nokia N8:

# Option One, Reset Nokia N8  using default menu

Nokia N8 have already have the factory default facility at main menu, try to do it when we still can operate Nokia N8 before reset:

Menu > Settings > Phone > Phone mgmt > Factory Setting > Delete Data and Restore

 

# Option two, Reset Nokia N8 using Dial Pad Key

  1. Turn On the Nokia N8
  2. Ready at dial or phone position
  3. Input the keypad with *#7370# then choose YES
  4. If Nokia N8 ask for phone lock, use default 12345

 

# Option three, Reset Nokia N8 Using hardware key (this is dangerous, read carefully before do this)

If you can not open any menu or Nokia N8 stuck and can not start anything, the last change that you can do is reset it using hardware key, but this step will erase everything and all data will empty such as Ovi application. So consider carefully before doing option three (hardware reset)

  1. Turn off the Nokia N8
  2. Press and Hold together “VOLUME DOWN + CAMERA BUTTON + MENU BUTTON + POWER BUTTON
  3. do not release the button at step 2 until Nokia N8 vibrate and the screen will appear again
  4. Finish to reset to factory default Nokia N8

 

What Should  I  do if the Security Code is not working or if I forget the Nokia Security Code? Well better to go to nearest Nokia Service Center to ask for help.

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    • Hi, if you need to ask default security code for Nokia N8, then please try it with 12345.

    • Hi, please try to use default security code for your Nokia N8 using 12345. If you forgot, then you have to ask Nokia service center.

  • Hi..i forgot my security password of nokia N8. Now can't to open it
    I also tried the third option,but damn it didn't work..how can i open it succesfully. Because of phone IC failed i have not been use a sim in it. But i like its camera to work. So kindly plss help me sir...

    • Hi, the default security code for Nokia N8 is 12345, if you or someone else ever change that code, then you can not bypass by yourself. Please bring your Nokia N8 to Nokia authorize service center.

    • Hi, if your Nokia N8 still can boot normally, then you can do hard reset using menu setting. Otherwise you have to ask Nokia authorize service center to help your problems.

  • I tried hard resetting my cellphone , but when I did that my cellphone was not reset.. My cellphone is turned off but when i hard reset does not reset the cell phone.. why??

    • Hi, if you follow steps to hard reset using setting menu, then your Nokia N8 will reformat to factory default. Please follow that steps carefully. You may also try to use dialpad to dial special hard reset code.

  • I am having a problem with my Nokia N8. I forgot my security code and now it seems like my done was already freezes. Is there still a way to open my phone again:-(?

    • Hi, if you can not use factory default code 12345, then you have to bring your Nokia N8 to Nokia authorize service center to bypass forgotten security code.

    • Hi, please try to use 12345 as factory default security code. If you can not use that code, then you have to bring your Nokia N8 to Nokia authorize service center to unlock that forgotten security code.

  • my n8 phon secuirity password forget how can my phon format? please send me answer. i have not secuirity password . because first person change it

    • Hi, you can try to use default security key using 12345. If you can not use that security code then you have to bring your phone to Nokia authorize service center.

    • Hi, you may try to use 12345 as default security code for Nokia N8. But if you can not unlock using default code, then please ask help at Nokia authorize service center.

    • Hi, you can try to use default security code: 12345. If still can not work, then you have to ask Nokia authorize service center to unlock with their official software tools.

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