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Originally Posted by WBFAir
2nd, so just to be clear, if I have a non-stock ROM, first I switch it back to the factory one, then do the hard reset then all is well?
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Flashing back to the stock rom will actually wipe out any changes you made. However, I would definitely hard reset as well. You should always hard reset after flashing a new rom, because fragments from the previous rom can be left behind. You definitely want to hard reset to insure nothing odd is visible when you send it back.
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Originally Posted by WBFAir
In other words I don't ever want to do a hard reset with a non-stock ROM as this would brick it? Or is that OK it's just that it won't do a full restore?
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You DO want to hard reset with a non-stock rom. This will not brick it. As mentioned above, parts of the previous rom can be left behind, and cause instability or other issues. A hard reset should get rid of anything left behind. It won't set your phone back to the default stock settings, just the default settings for that particular rom.
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Originally Posted by WBFAir
Also one more silly question but, is the hard reset we are talking about one that would happen if I pushed that red rest button that is under the battery cover just above the memory slot? Or is there more?
Would the clear info thing be considered a soft reset?
Thanks and sorry for the continuing questions.
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As already mentioned, the red reset button under the battery cover is a soft reset. Clear storage will do a hard reset. Or for Verizon, shut off your phone, and hold down the down volume button, and the red and green buttons until the hard reset screen comes up.