Nokia Lumia 520 is Nokia smartphone family with Windows Phone 8 operating system. For everyone who love to use or try to taste the Microsoft Windows Phone 8 os will like to use this Nokia Lumia 520.
The main Advantage specifications of Nokia Lumia 520:
LCD 4 inchi
Processor Dual Core 1Ghz
Memory Internal 8GB ROM with 512 RAM
External memory slot MicroSD upto 64GB
Camera 5 MP, autofocus,
Operating System Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Battery Li-Ion 1430 mAh
How to Soft Reset or Reboot or Restart Nokia Lumia 520 ?
There are two choices when our Nokia Lumia 520 get problem and the phone become hang or frozen. How to force shutdown or soft reset or restart Nokia Lumia 520? The very easy way to do is remove the battery from Nokia Lumia 520 after open the back case. Wait about 5 seconds and we can put the battery again in the right positions. After that we can turn on again by pressing power button. The second to force soft reset when nothing can be touch in the LCD touch screen by press and hold POWER BUTTON for several second, if you see ‘slide down to power of’, do slide the phone then it will turn off. We need to press Power button again to turn on Nokia Lumia 520 on again.
How to Master Reset Nokia Lumia 520 to Factory Default ?
Nokia Lumia 520 use Microsoft Windows Phone 8 as the operating system. With this OS we can do many feature in Nokia Lumia 520 also we can add more applications to fit what we need. But sometime the Nokia Lumia 520 get hang or stuck or freezing or brick or not responding when we use to do something. The other problem is LCD is not responsive while touch the applications or menu. We are recommended to do soft reset by turning off the Nokia Lumia 520 with the power button to remove the cache or temporary files which can make the Nokia Lumia 520 not run properly. If the problem still appear, then we can try to do the hard reset with easy step in bellow:
#Option 1, How to Hard Reset Nokia Lumia 520 with Setting Menu:
Please remember to backup your important data before doing the hard reset to factory default, because all data and installed applications will be erased.
#Option 2, How to Hard Reset Nokia Lumia 520 with Hardware Button Key:
If we can not access the menu or stuck or not responding, then we can try format Nokia Lumia 520 with hardware key:
A. BIG STEP ONE:
B. BIG STEP TWO (this can be down after all BIG STEP ONE finish)
FAQ Nokia Lumia 520:
What to do if I forget Security Key Password Code Nokia Lumia 520 (To Unlock or Bypass the Lost Password) ?
If you forgot Nokia Lumia 520 pin password code, you have to do the hard reset with the step above. Please keep in good place your password of Nokia Lumia 520
What is the Secret Code Key for Hard Reset Nokia Lumia 520 ?
Until this tutorial created, it does not have secret code for hard reset Nokia Lumia 520, please tell us if you have this information, we will update it soon. But the most easy way to hard reset Nokia Lumia 520 is by doing the steps above.
How to Reinstall or Restore Microsoft Windows Phone Operating System at Nokia Lumia 520 (reformat)?
The default operating system of Nokia Lumia 520 is Microsoft Windows Phone 8. We should have to know that the clean factory default OS file source already saved inside this phone ROM. The installed operating system usually will run normally and not easy to be broken unless we use special unusual steps that not recommended to everyone. But in some situations the installed application can get trouble and impact to the process of operating system. Therefore, when we need to reinstall or restore clean operating system than the processes are same with hard reset or master reset above. Just follow the steps above then the clean factory default OS will be reinstall automatically. Please note, this steps are similar with reformat Nokia Lumia 520 which can make all important data removed or wipe from this phone, therefore do not forget to do backup.
Hard reset Nokai Lumia 520 is easy to do if you have problem with this phone, by doing the simple step above, you can restore the Nokai Lumia 520 to factory reset.
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I need to hard reset my lumia 520.2...
This reset would work under normal circumstances, however,
My power button(the actual little inside button) has come unsoldered.
So, the only solution I had was to either open the phone at great risk of permanently damaging/destroying the phone further,
or trying to connect the circuit the button did (by fishing the hole with a tiny screwdriver) so obviously I chose the latter.
What I need to know is this:
How on earth can I do this?
I have tried with only partial success.
I found the 4 solder points, which are two pairs of connected nodes, and they work to turn the phone and screen on and off, but, I cannot seem to (time) it properly to work the reset, or I am not hitting it right when I do.
Is there ANY possible way to fix this or improve my odds, at very least?
Hi, we are sorry to know your Nokia Lumia 520 button problem. But for make it sure, we are suggest to bring your Nokia Lumia 520 to nearest Nokia official service center to get fix for that button if available. The worse case if the button can not fix by their expert, then they will suggest other solutions liek change the board or something like that.
HI, I have used the hard reset option and it was helpful of you to provide this solution.
I also want to know whether there is any way in which I can recover my old data as I was not able to take a backup before resetting the mobile.
Hi, thank you for follow the step. In case of restore the data, you should have made the backup first before doing hard reset. Please follow our reference for Backup and Restore important at Nokia Lumia 520. Hope this step can give you idea how to restore some data that you have already backup.
thank u so much! my phone is alive again!
after updating to wp 8.1 developer preview ,,my battery is draining at high speed and phone is getting too warm ,,should i do reset ,,i am afraid to brick my phone
Hi, unfortunately we never try the Windows Phone 8.1 Developer Preview version at Nokia Lumia 520. But if your battery drain problem is very bothering you, then you should try to do hard reset, because that option should be ok at developer preview.
i cannot access my microsoft account..how to access it??
Hi, please try to login from web to make sure your Microsoft username and password is correct. If everything work normal from web, then you should try to make sure the Internet data work properly at your Nokia Lumia 520. The hard reset or master format is the last try if you still can not access Microsoft account from this phone.
Hi there im using nokia lumia 520 and out of the blues my screenshot stopped working . I keep trying but it says couldnt take screenshot. I switched off my phone and turned it back on still the same . And i dont want to do a hard reset cause there are alot of files in some of my apps and i cant back then up as my phone does not support back for then only for few specifics . What should i do ??
Hi, base by your information, the problem seem happen because the applications troubles. And the very recommended step to do is doing hard reset or master format. Of course your important data will be erase or wipe from your Nokia Lumia 520. But you also can not access all data when your phone get trouble, right?
However, if you have activated Microsoft account at your Nokia Lumia 520 and keep the default synchronize, then you can try to check some data at Microsoft server using your computer or other web browser, login with the same account with Nokia Lumia 520 and find what data that have already backed up there. The Skydrive or Onedrive account also could synchronize some important data from your Nokia Lumia 520 to Microsoft cloud server. Hopefully you still can have some important data although you do hard reset your phone.
I forgot my lockscreen password and i tried many of times and it has like 941 minutes left. And i really can't do the reset because my power buttons broken.. Is there another way to reset it?
Hi, if the hardware of power button at your Nokia Lumia 520, then your phone will not work properly and the hard reset with hardware button may not work as well. So you should bring your phone to Nokia authorize service center to fix the power button and also they could help you to bypass/unlock using hard reset when the power button service done.
I mistakenly activated the Narrator in Settings. Now I can't get past the start up screen to get back to Settings. Even doing the above steps don't work (I've already saved pics/files). Short of throwing it against the wall, what else can I do? I have even tried taking the battery out. No luck. Thanks for your help in advance.
Hi, if you can not access setting menu at your Nokia Lumia 520, the only solutions for fix your soft brick or broken Nokia Lumia 520 by using hardware button at #option 2 above. Please do it carefully start from Big Step One detail and continue with Big Step Two .
thanks a lot my cousin had locked my lumia but finally after 1 week i am able to unlock it. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
Hi,
My phone memory is down to like 1000 mb remaining out of the total 8gb allotted.I have tried removing previously downloaded apps still it has not more than 1.04 GB remaining, I worry I may not be able to download the 8.1 update due to low memory,there are like 730 mb temporary files which do not get deleted. So I was hoping should I do a reset to bring it back to its original 7-8 GB space. Will it help?
Otherwise what do u recommend to increase the phone memory space since I do not have so many apps and store photos and other music media on a SD card.
Hi, you should know the limitation of internal memory at Nokia Lumia 520. Some applications will keep the data at internal memory as well. Because we do not know the exact size left at phone and size needed for Windows Phone 8.1 for your Nokia Lumia 520, then we suggest to try update from Windows Phone 8 to Windows Phone 8.1. If some situations at your Nokia Lumia 520 does not accordance the requirement of Windows Phone 8.1, then it will give the information before processing, therefore nothing to loose to try. Basically windows Phone already prepare for limited internal memory at Nokia Lumia 520. The last option if your update does not work, then you need to consider doing hard reset or master format and continue with Update to Windows Phone 8.1