Want to format your Nokia Symbian phone?

Nokia phones are mostly built on Symbian platform. So if your Nokia phones is giving you problems like handing over and again,restarting or virus than you should go for formating your cell. This option will help you to solve your problem. In Nokia Symbian based phones there are two type of formats:-

1) Soft Format

2) Hard Format

We recommend you to first go for a soft format and if your problem is not solved then go for a hard format.

Precautions Before You Go For Any Format

1) Back up all of your data and contacts.You can use nokia PC suite to do so.

2) Make sure that your phone battery is full.

3) Do not switch of your phone while phone is performing a format.

Now here is a step by step complete tutorial with all the tips and tricks on how to format symbian mobile phones.

Soft Format: This will erase all the data in the internal drive.

1) To perform you have to close any background application if running.

2) Enter *#7370# in as you enter any phone number

3) Now your phone will be formatted.All your internal data is lost.

Hard Format: Well! this might make your phone unusable if your battery get empty during this format.So first Charge your phone or put a charger because it drains a lot of battery.You might require help of one person to

1) Switch of your nokia symbian phone.

2) Then hold down these tree keys simultaneously.Green (call key),* key and 3 button.

3) Now Switch on your phone while holding these keys.And format will be started.

4) When the message “Formatting” appears on the screen then release these keys.

5) Wait till the format is complete. It may take a while.