How to Enter Recovery Mode on Android Smartphones

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This wikiHow teaches you to boot your Android smartphone in recovery mode.

1

Turn your Android off.

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Press and hold the Power button and select Power Off . You'll want to start with your Android powered down so you can get into recovery mode.
- If the touchscreen is unresponsive, you can hold the power key until the device shuts down.

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Press and hold your recovery mode button combination.

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For most phones, you'll press and hold the Power and Volume Down buttons together. But every phone is different. Other common button combinations are: ^{[1]
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- Volume Up, Volume Down, and Power
- Volume Up, Home, and Power
- Volume Down, Home, and Power

3

Release your fingers when the Android logo appears.

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Typically, it's the same logo you see when installing a system update.

4

Navigate the menus.

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You'll use the volume and power keys to navigate and make selections. Use the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons to move up and down, and press the Power button to select an item.
- Some devices have a menu that precedes Recovery Mode. In such an instance, use the Volume buttons to select "Recovery Mode" and press the Power button.

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My HTC is not responding when I switch it on. It only shows the HTC logo on the screen but does not move past that even after rebooting.

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Is it fully charged? If the logo is showing but then it turns off, this could be a sign of a dead battery.

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How to unlock my fastboot mode on my phone?

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It depends on what kind of phone you are using. For most phones, press down the power button together with either the up or down volume key. For other phones with the home button, the power button is pressed together with the home button for some few seconds.

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How to go to recovery settings?

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Try pressing the power button and down volume. Most of the time this works but it varies between phone models and manufacturers.

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How to Enter Recovery Mode on Android Smartphones

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Turn your Android off.

Press and hold your recovery mode button combination.

Release your fingers when the Android logo appears.

Navigate the menus.

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