How to reset a Huawei P9 Lite, format to factory mode, Hard reset

You have a Huawei P9 Lite and have you noticed that lately it doesn't work as it should? In this article, we are going to see how to format a Huawei P9 Lite, if it is giving you performance problems, constant errors on the screen, apps and games do not load properly, etc.

Let format to factory mode to get it back to how you first took it out of the box when you bought it. We teach you the steps you must follow to do so, knowing that there is 2 ways to reset, one by settings menu and another by buttons. Let's see.

?‍♂️ How to reset a Huawei P9 Lite, format to factory mode, Hard reset

? Why reset a P9 Lite?

If your mobile is very slow, it is possible that the cause is that it is too full of information. Therefore, reset it to factory settings It may be the way to get it back to work as before. But it can also be useful to resort to resetting, if we want to sell our smartphone, making sure that we do not leave any personal information. Of course, we must delete the Google account before formatting.

What is important is that you bear in mind that, once you have reset your Huawei P9 Lite, all the information you have on it will be deleted. Therefore, it is highly recommended that before performing this process you have backed up all your data or transferred it to the SD card. And so that it is not so inconvenient, we recommend that you take the reset as a solution for specific problems and not as something habitual, because copying the data can be really tedious.

✌️ 2 ways to format a Huawei P9 Lite to factory mode

? Format via settings menu

As we have mentioned at the beginning, we have 2 ways to reset our Huawei phone. One of them is through the settings menu, if the P9 Lite allows us to access it. The steps to format the Huawei via the settings menu are:

1. On the home screen we will Settings and select all.
2. The submenu Staff, we will click on Reset.
3. Once this is done, we will go to Factory data reset.
4. It will show a warning on the screen and then we will click on Reset phone.

After these steps, the Huawei will start to format its system and leave it as when it came in the box, when we took it out for the first time.

? Format the Huawei P9 Lite using buttons, Recovery menu

If our Huawei does not let us enter the menus and constantly crashes, it is time to reset using buttons. The procedure is detailed below, in 6 steps:

1. The first thing you should do is make sure your mobile phone is turned off. Only then can you start the process of resetting using buttons.
2. Press the buttons of power up and volume up at the same time, for a few seconds. You should not let go, until you see the Android logo appear.
3. Once the logo is gone, you will see a menu appear. It is the so-called Recovery menu, from which we will carry out the reset process.
4. To move through the different options that you can find in the Huawei P9 Lite recovery menu, you can use the volume up and down buttons. Through them, you will have to go to the option wipe data / factory reset, and select it by pressing the power button to confirm.
5. A new message will appear to confirm with the legend Yes – delete ALL user data. Reselect with the power button.
6. Your smartphone will format in a few seconds, now select Reboot system now to restart.

By simply following these steps, you will have your Huawei P9 Lite, exactly as if you just took it out of the box. As you can see, resetting a Huawei P9 Lite is a process as simple as it is effective.

If you have had any problems when carrying out this process, you can leave us a comment at the bottom of the page in case any reader or user of the Huawei P9 Lite can help you.