Re: how to hard reset sprint diamond
 

Thanks guys, been trying to make this work for hours before I found this. I wasn't holding the power button.

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I figured out a way to not need an extra arm do a hard reset.....

1. Power the phone off.
2. Pull the battery out and put it right back in.
3. Press the power+Volume Down+Dial Pad

Follow the prompt to do a hard reset and Voila, hard reset

No need to do the stylus reset thing.

Re: how to hard reset sprint diamond
 

All by yourself?

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With having to press all three buttons and use your stylus to click the reset on the back I had to have my wife press the reset.

Yes, now I can do it all by my big self without my wifes help. :laughing3:

Re: how to hard reset sprint diamond
 

i think what tobey meant in his usual cryptic style posting...
is to say is that your method has been posted before by someone else...

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You know me so well:)

Re: how to hard reset sprint diamond
 

Many, many times.. and it's the same thing, you've just changed how you turn on the power.

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Sorry, I did search before I posted this. Everyone seemed to be having problems so I thought I had a revelation. I know it has helped me figuring this out.

Have a nice day.

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And dont forget, your awesome contributions to this community !!! :D

man its cool, we were all n00b once... ;-)

Re: how to hard reset sprint diamond
 

wow......5 pages on how to do a hard reset

Well Done Guys! :thumbleft:

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i'm doing the following and having this issue:

Pushing volume down, and enter and power. While holding all 3 i enter the stylus. THe message i get says "this will delete all ... " etc, but does not give me any further instructions on a hard reset. ?

Re: how to hard reset sprint diamond
 

please post the entire msg on that screen. thks

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oops, bimbo-alert. it said hit volume up, which i did last time but it didn't work, did it again just now and it worked. :D.

thanks for your quick response.

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np. glad i could help :D

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Blonde moment!

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I find it actually very easy to do any hard reset using 2 hands. Here's the process I've used.

Take off the batter cover, position the phone in your left hand so that your palm can cover the entire phone. Place your pointing finger to the power button, and your thumb to the Vol down button. Now place the stylus in the reset hole, but using your palm to support the other end of the stylus. Then use your right hand to hold the ENTER button (circle button in the middle of the phone) and using your palm, press it gently on the stylus and it should invoke the process.

Have anyone tried to do this with only 1 hand? :)

Re: how to hard reset sprint diamond
 

Much EASIER to do it by Starting with your Diamond turned off.......

Hold Round(select) and Volume Down and Power button.... Just push and hold all 3.

No crazy stylus maneuver thrown in. :mrgreen:

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I can do a hard reset (using the turn it off first method) one-handed :D

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Anyone still having trouble with the hard reset might want to check the following... 1. make sure you are pressing the center D-pad ("enter") button without pressing other buttons near it. 2. make sure none of the buttons are getting stuck. I managed to get into the reset screen where it says press vol up to reset... and that wasn't working because my enter button got stuck. Once i unstuck the enter button I was good to go.

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Been on several forums on this subject. Tried the hard reset (all versions in this thread) but no joy. Did it before though so no issue there.

Here's my problem: I can access all the tabs on the Today screen but no access to top bar i.e. Start or X/ok. Enter button and Power button good (power on not power off). Also no response from lower function keys such as Home, Back, Phone off/on etc AND no response from Volume Down button. I think this where the main problem is i.e. if volume button is not responding then it may be affecting hard reset. If I could get Start button going I could try memory clear but I can't get to settings menu. I can get to file explorer though. Any ideas anyone?

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do u need press them all at the same time and do you need to hold it down ????sorry

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The way I've found that works best when doing a hard reset is to do it in front a mirror and take the case off the phone.

Hold the phone upside-down in your left hand and maneuver your fingers to hold down the power, center (enter) button, and the volume down at the same time. It's kinda tricky, but not impossible.

Then when you're sure those are held down, use the stylus to press the reset button. Then if you hold your hand up to the mirror you can see it enter the bootloader screen.