LG VS950 Hard Reset, Bypass Activation And No Network / Service Solution

LG VS950 Hard Reset, Bypass Activation And No Network / Service Solution

 

 

LG VS950 Hard Reset, Bypass Activation And No Network / Service Solution

The LG VS950 which is officially called LG Intuition Optimus Vu Verizon VS950 is a very popular phone. It was released around September 2012 and boast alot of cool specs / features including a colorful 5.0'' HD IPS Screen. Some of the specs of this phone includes:

You can see the complete LG VS950 Specs here.

 

How To Hard Reset LG Intuition VS950

How To Hard Reset LG Intuition VS950

 Steps. 

1. Turn off your Intuition VS950.
2. Press and hold the following keys at the same time for 5 seconds: Volume Down Key + Power/Lock Key.
3. A prompt would appear asking you to either confirm or cancel the factory reset.Press the Power/ Lock Key to confirm or any other key to cancel.
4. You will be prompted to confirm again. Press the Power/Lock Key one more time to confirm and perform the factory reset. Or press any other key to if you wish to cancel it.

 That's as simple as ABC. Your LG VS950 would now return to its factory state(like it was when you bought it). Now something tricky might pop up (Activation), which is what we are going to bypass.

How To Bypass Verizon Sim Activation Setup Screen On LG Intuition VS950

How To Bypass Verizon Activation On LG Intuition VS950

1. Turn off or restart your LG VS950. 
2. On the language selection screen, tap the following buttons one after another (Don't be so slow).
3. Volume Up, Volume Down, Back Key and then Home Key.
4. You would then be asked if you wish to skip the activation setup.
5. Select the appropriate button to skip it.
6. You should now be in your device's home screen and you can setup the Verizon activation later from the settings menu if you wish.

How To Fix No Service / Network On Verizon LG Intuition VS950

Here is another issue, although it's not that hard to fix. If after hard resetting your LG Intuition VS950, bypassing the network activation setup and you are faced with a no service or searching for service / network, its also easy to fix. I actually got mine fixed using this same method and its still up and running.

How To Fix No Service / Network On Verizon LG Intuition VS950

Steps.

1. Insert your desired Sim card and turn on your LG Intuition VS950.
2. Click on the App Apps / Application icon on your home screen to open the app drawer.
3. Click on Setting.
4. Click on More.
5. Tap on Network Mode and select GSM.
6. Now change it back to Auto or GSM / WCDMA
7. You should now be able to access your mobile / data services.
8. To be able to browse, make sure Data services is 'ON' and the correct APN settings are saved and activated.