Factory Reset

Factory Reset On Android Phones Retains Data Traces, Researchers Have Shown

By Kamal Nayan - May 23, 2015 03:41 AM EDT

Factory reset on Android advertises that it removes Google account, system and app data settings, downloaded apps, music, photos and other user data, but in reality it still retains data traces which can be exploited to recover old data such as contacts, emails and Wi-Fi passwords.

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