When the mobile does not wake up

I've had my brand new Nokia 920 running Windows Phone 8 for a few months now. It's certainly an excellent product - with a cost that matches the quality- , robust, fast and functional.

And one of the reasons for its toughness - which I have already put to the test several times including stepping on it and surfing the ground under one foot - is its polycarbonate body that encloses sensitive parts in a protective casing of the telephone.

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But today, at the office, he&39;s toasted ."

Soft Reset vs. Hard Reset

And the tightness and robustness of said casing causes an unsuspected problem to emerge: I cannot remove the battery from the mobile to restart it.

So, after a few moments of panic remembering the problems of the Lumia 800 and the black screens in its first versions, I launch myself into the Internet search for a physical reset of the phone; finding several answers that, with a huge sigh of relief, brought my smartphone back to life

Another thing I learned by reading phone manuals and different forums is that there is not just one type of mobile reset, but rather two:Soft Reset : Which closes all programs and restarts the computer. How to do a Ctrl + Alt + Del on a PC. And that it is the solution to 99% of the few problems that a Windows Phone can give us.Hard Reset: with which you have to be very careful. This type of reset erases all our data and configuration of the smartphone, leaving it as if it had just left the factory.That is, as if you were launching system restore on a laptop.

Different combinations on different devices

Both ways of resetting can be done through the menus of mobile phones or, as in this case, through combinations of pressing the physical buttons of the devices.

However there is no standard form for all smartphones Even the sequences within the same brand are not the same, but also it depends on the family; even the model. Thus, focusing on Windows Phone, I bring a small compilation of the main models:

Nokia Windows Phone 8 Lumia 928, 925 920, 820, 720, 620, 520 and surely the new 1020Soft : Press volume down button and power button for at least 10 seconds. It will vibrate when it restarts. Hard : Same as before, but adding the shutter button of the camera. Keep in mind that it will erase everything, and leave the phone as new.

HTC 8SSoft : Press and hold the power button, drag the window that comes out (also in the normal way to turn off computer) to turn it off, wait about 15 seconds before turning it back on.Hard : It's a bit tricky, but the first thing is to make sure you have battery. If in the middle of the reboot it runs out of it, it can ruin your device completely. Press the volume down button, press the power button and - when the icon appears on the screen, release the volume down button. Finally press the following sequence: volume up, volume down, power button, volume down. If all this gibberish has worked out for you, in a few minutes your phone will be like new.

Samsung Aitv-SSoft : Press and hold the power button for at least 11 seconds. Hard : As in all, it is important that you have a charged battery. Press and hold the Volume Down and Power buttons. When you turn on the phone, release the power button. And when you see an exclamation mark on the screen, release the Volume Down button. Then play the sequence: Volume Up, Volume Down, Power button and Volume Down.

Nokia Windows Phone 7 Lumia 900, 800, 710, 610Soft : Press the Volume Down button and the Power button until make the phone vibrate.Hard : Simultaneously press and hold the Volume Down, Power and Camera Shutter buttons. When you feel a vibration you should only release the power button. Waiting about 5 more seconds to drop the other two.

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Obviously not all the devices are there, the others you will find easily by doing a bit of Google it. But I hope it helps those who get a scare similar to the one I got seeing my device completely blocked."