OnePlus Pad 3: How to Enter and Use Recovery Mode for Factory Reset or Reboot

Accessing OnePlus Pad 3 Recovery Mode

• 💡 To begin, power off your OnePlus Pad 3 by holding the power button and volume up simultaneously, then selecting the power off option.
• 🔑 Once the device is off, press and hold the power button and volume down together.
• 🚀 Release the power button when the OnePlus logo appears, continuing to hold the volume down button to enter the recovery menu.

Navigating Recovery Options

• 💬 Upon entering recovery mode, you will be prompted to select your preferred language.
• ⚙️ The available options include format data (which performs a factory reset), reboot device, and power off.
• ⚠️ The 'format data' option is described as a factory reset and is protected by a randomly generated PIN.

Rebooting and Exiting Recovery

• ✅ To exit recovery mode and return to Android, select the reboot device option.
• 🔌 Alternatively, you can choose to power off the tablet directly from the recovery menu.
• 🚫 There are no other modes, such as bootloader, accessible from this recovery interface.