If ever your Gigaset GS160 starts experiencing problems, tend not to panic! Just before you start checking for complex errors located in the Android operating system, you can also try to make a Soft and Hard Reset of your Gigaset GS160. This task is usually relatively convenient and may very well solve problems that may damage your Gigaset GS160.
Just before doing any of the hacks just below, take into account that it really is important to make a copy of your Gigaset GS160. Even though the soft reset of your Gigaset GS160 will not result in loss of data, the hard reset will get rid of the whole data. Generate a total copy of your Gigaset GS160 thanks to its software or perhaps on the Cloud (Google Drive, DropBox, …)
We will commence with the soft reset of your Gigaset GS160, the most basic option.
How to Soft Reset your Gigaset GS160
The soft reset of your Gigaset GS160 is likely to let you to fix simple problems such as a crashed application, a battery that heats, a screen that freeze, the Gigaset GS160 that becomes slow…
The process is going to be easy:
- Simultaneously press the Volume Down and Power button until the Gigaset GS160 restarts (roughly 20 seconds)
How to Hard Reset your Gigaset GS160 (Factory Settings)
The factory settings reset or hard reset is going to be a more radical possibility. This method will erase all the information of your Gigaset GS160 and you are going to find a smartphone as it is when it is made. You should keep your principal files such as your images, apps, chat, videos, … in your computer or on the cloud such as Google Drive, DropBox, … before starting the hard reset procedure of your Gigaset GS160.
To get back all your document after the reset, you can actually keep your data to your Google Account. To do that , head to:
- Settings -> System -> Advanced -> Backup
- Activate the backup
Right after you generated the backup, all you need to do is:
- System -> Advanced -> Reset options.
- Erase all data (factory reset) -> Reset phone
You need to enter your security code (or PIN) and as soon it is made, look for Erase Everything.
Your Gigaset GS160 will erase all the data. It is going to take a short time. As soon the task is finished, your Gigaset GS160 should restart with factory settings.
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About the Gigaset GS160
The dimensions of your amazing Gigaset GS160 is 72.3 mm x 144.0 mm x 9.5 mm (width x height x depth) for a net weight of 139 g. The screen offers a resolution of 720 x 1280px (HD) for a usable surface of 66%.
The Gigaset GS160 smartphone integrates one MediaTek MT6737 (1.3Ghz) processor and one 4x ARM Cortex-A53 1.3 GHz (Quad-Core) with a 1.3 GHz clock speed. This excellent mobile phone includes a 64-bit architecture processor.
Related the graphic part, the Gigaset GS160 includes the ARM Mali-T720 MP2 550MHz graphics card with 1 GB. You’ll be able to use 16 GB of memory.
The Gigaset GS160 battery is Li-Ion type with a maximum capacity of 2500 mAh amperes. The Gigaset GS160 was launched on March 2017 with Android 6.0 Marshmallow
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