S60: How to Factory Reset Your Phone – Cat Phones Help Centre

A factory reset will restore your phone to the settings that were configured in the factory. All of your personal data from the internal device storage - including account information, system and application settings and any downloaded applications - will be erased.

Important: Back up your personal data before performing a factory reset.

Backing up personal settings

Your personal settings can be backed up to Google servers with a Google account. If you replace your device, the backed-up settings can be transferred onto a new device the first time it is signed into from a Google account.

1. On the Settings screen, tap Backup & Reset.

2. Tap Back up my data, and slide the slider to On.

3. Tap Backup Account.

4. A popup window will appear to set back up account, tap + Add account.

5. Sign in to your Google Account,

Factory resetting the device

1. On the Settings screen, tap Backup & Reset > Factory data reset.

2. Tap RESET PHONE and then tap ERASE EVERYTHING. The device will reset to the original factory settings, and then restart.

Note: Resetting your device does not erase any system software updates that have been downloaded or any files on a microSD card, such as music or photos.

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Note: Resetting your device does not erase any system software updates that have been downloaded or any files on a microSD card, such as music or photos.