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How to Reset G1 – Wipe Corrupted T-Mobile HTC G1 Phone – Easily Restore to Factory

Click “Show more” arrow to read this detailed post. Need to wipe your G1 because the phone is corrupted or frozen, eg, your G1 keeps rebooting over and over again without getting to the desktop/home page? Are you a non-geek/newbie and not sure how your phone got messed up? Ready to sell your soul to Satan to get out of your predicament and able to use your G1, again? Have your friends asked “Why are you carrying that brick?” or “What are you pounding on the table and why are you swearing at it?” Is your G1 so clogged up that it’s time to soak it in Liquid Drano? Well help has arrived. Here is how you do a factory wipe or hard reset. (Note: this procedure assumes you can’t get to the G1′s reset “button” located in the Android OS settings menu and you DO NOT know what the terms “jailbreak” or “root” mean.) Update: This tutorial is for non-rooted phones. The hard reset (or wipe) will put your phone back to the way it was when you first opened the box. Inside Information: THIS IS THE “SECRET” PROCEDURE T-MOBILE TECH SUPPORT HAS NON-GEEK CONSUMERS GO THROUGH AS A LAST RESORT WHEN THE G1 CANNOT RECOVER FROM A CRASH. (This is done before the CSR says to send the phone back for a replacement.) Sidenote: Don’t feel bad, these phones do a lot nowadays, they crash often and need to be reset. And sometimes the phone will freeze and refuse to reboot. This procedure should save your butt. My video covers both hard and soft resets. WARNING: The hard reset procedure erases all third

  1. pkhun22
    September 30th, 2011 at 10:42 | #1

    hey . help me i do the hard reset . then i cant create a new Google account bec. i dont have a internet connection how can i access my htc g1???? plzzzz help me i dunno wat to do?????..

    plzzzzz. email me. garciajunlouise@yahoo.com reply me asap .. thnk u very much.. ;((((

  2. markanthonygutie713
    October 6th, 2011 at 18:24 | #2

    Came in handy thanks :)

  3. timtim6250
    October 14th, 2011 at 02:05 | #3

    its keep comeing back to the cation button

  4. gatordontplayson
    October 24th, 2011 at 00:02 | #4

    My mom had the G1 and it broke and I have the Samsung Highlight, which is a terrible phone. She got a new phone and I fixed her G1 with this video and now I have a new phone. Thank you so much!

  5. LALOELOKES
    November 12th, 2011 at 20:10 | #5

    THANKS MAN IT HELPED ALOT!!

  6. MichaelJackson169
    November 19th, 2011 at 21:14 | #6

    OMG THANKS SOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH! :D DDDDD

  7. NikeSBNikka23
    November 23rd, 2011 at 01:38 | #7

    hey mines load up but doesnt show that andriod logo next to the android sign is this normal?

  8. skyfighter13
    November 24th, 2011 at 06:54 | #8

    man i owe you one lol

  9. TheOriginalCM
    December 2nd, 2011 at 20:33 | #9

    Thank you!!! :D 

  10. krayden41593
    December 5th, 2011 at 04:51 | #10

    THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!….this is awesome

  11. skeetedmaul
    December 6th, 2011 at 04:57 | #11

    Hey man thanks alot this really helped

  12. KidCaliDukes
    December 6th, 2011 at 23:12 | #12

    hey, i think it work but it wont let me in if i dont create or sign in to my gmail but the phone has no working sim card? would i have to get a sim card with service and then sign in?

  13. Juan14260
    December 7th, 2011 at 02:49 | #13

    thank dude it worked
    

  14. Juan14260
    December 7th, 2011 at 02:49 | #14

    thanks dude it worked

  15. 454streetracer
    December 8th, 2011 at 05:52 | #15

    so what does the soft reset erase?

  16. premiumbmx199
    December 10th, 2011 at 06:16 | #16

    THANKYOU <3 no homo

  17. premiumbmx199
    December 10th, 2011 at 06:16 | #17

    THANKYOU <3 no homo
    

  18. MiddleEastMilli
    December 21st, 2011 at 14:57 | #18

    @iramadan1 Did anyone get help with this situation? I am abroad also and my phone was okay as long as I manually set up the network and the wireless. After doing the hard reset, I am stuck as well. I looked at all the comments but do not see any answer to this. Surely there must be an answer. Does anyone have experience at this?

  19. badergangsta
    December 24th, 2011 at 12:22 | #19

    THANK YOU BRO THANKS!!!!
    

  20. jennlp1407
    December 27th, 2011 at 02:41 | #20

    am still having some problems resetting it after i do the hard reset it says my phone doesnt have a network connection what do i do

  21. seeker9969
    December 29th, 2011 at 02:38 | #21

    nice job great video :)

  22. multirocky63
    January 5th, 2012 at 13:06 | #22

    hi i am also a t mobile g1 user my phone has freeze i was downgrading it with dreaming.nbh after i installed it my phone freezes after the t mobile g1 logo plz help me its just blank nothing happens but when i press alt+l it only comes{ android system recovery utility}plz help me

  23. 11212Bode
    January 6th, 2012 at 21:58 | #23

    THANKS THANKS THANKS

  24. superaperaza
    January 13th, 2012 at 06:24 | #24

    these phones are so fricken complicatedd D:-

  25. JONhasSOUL
    January 15th, 2012 at 17:16 | #25

    Thank you so much it works

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