1. bgoc's Avatar
    I wanted to do a reset on the Passport so went to Security --> Wipe but it has been nearly 20 minutes and the phone is still stock on a black screen with a chip shown!

    How long should it take?
    01-23-15 07:12 PM
  2. Barbareren's Avatar
    Don't worry, it takes quite a bit of time. I don't remember exactly how long, but it usually takes more than 20 minutes.

    Posted via CB10
    01-23-15 07:16 PM
  3. wasimraza's Avatar
    I think last time time when I did on mine, it took me about 45 minutes. I just kept it on charger while wiping and walked away doing something else. Be patient you will get there.

    Via BlackBerry Classic 10.3.1.1450 on Blazin fast T-Mobile LTE.
    01-23-15 07:27 PM
  4. naveedk's Avatar
    Took about half an hour on a Q10 I just sold after I got my hands on the Passport.

    Posted via CB10 on an AWESOME Passport
    01-23-15 07:40 PM
  5. GLTruesdale's Avatar
    Took about 40 minutes on my Passport.

    Posted via CB10
    01-23-15 07:44 PM
  6. birdman_38's Avatar
    I think last time time when I did on mine, it took me about 45 minutes. I just kept it on charger while wiping and walked away doing something else.
    That's insane. Not ideal for a retail environment.

    Then people here wonder why BlackBerry is mocked in retail.
    01-24-15 06:01 AM
  7. gg bb's Avatar
    As I understand it a BlackBerry device wipe involves writing to all the disk to erase all the data. Just reformatting the internal storage does not completely wipe it. It will take a long time.

    Posted via CB10
    01-24-15 06:22 AM
  8. anon(870071)'s Avatar
    I wanted to do a reset on the Passport so went to Security --> Wipe but it has been nearly 20 minutes and the phone is still stock on a black screen with a chip shown!

    How long should it take?
    Be patient as it can take between 45min to 90min depending on how much info needs to be eradicated!

    Posted via CB10
    01-24-15 04:18 PM
  9. BBRYQ10's Avatar
    It took my Q10 three hours. I started to think the phone crashed. Keep the faith, it will finish eventually.
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    01-24-15 05:55 PM
  10. anon(9208252)'s Avatar
    I believe it depends on how much stuff you had on your phone,
    MARIAMARIA777 likes this.
    01-24-15 06:13 PM
  11. birdman_38's Avatar
    It took my Q10 three hours. I started to think the phone crashed.
    Again, laughable. No other devices in the industry take that long.
    01-24-15 06:28 PM
  12. Chris Chin's Avatar
    Again, laughable. No other devices in the industry take that long.
    And no other phone in the industry is as good at security.

    You really want your old phone getting sold with ALL your personal info on it?


    Sent from my Z30 on CB10
    01-24-15 06:32 PM
  13. BBRYQ10's Avatar
    Again, laughable. No other devices in the industry take that long.
    I had used the phone for close to two years with multiple accounts associated with it. I'd prefer it take three hours instead of three seconds.
    01-24-15 06:50 PM
  14. Hulk123's Avatar
    And no other phone in the industry is as good at security.

    You really want your old phone getting sold with ALL your personal info on it?


    Sent from my Z30 on CB10
    Sry but you really don't know that secret agencys have access to your blackberry...

    snowden and co can give you documents

    Posted via the CrackBerry App
    01-24-15 06:52 PM
  15. birdman_38's Avatar
    And no other phone in the industry is as good at security.

    You really want your old phone getting sold with ALL your personal info on it?
    As a result of a security wipe that takes 3 minutes instead of 3 hours? And can that really happen?
    01-24-15 07:08 PM
  16. Dat Gui's Avatar
    Mine was actually fast, only about 30 min and I used it since day one, forgot my password last week

    Posted via CB10
    01-24-15 08:02 PM
  17. jimoates014's Avatar
    Think of it as a book, a quick wipe would erase the index and leave all the text, a Black Berry wipe erases all the text as well

    Passport or Z10, whichever is nearest
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    01-24-15 08:08 PM
  18. Chris Chin's Avatar
    Sry but you really don't know that secret agencys have access to your blackberry...

    snowden and co can give you documents

    Posted via the CrackBerry App
    The big agencies will do what they wish. Just quite making it easy for any two bit hood who wants to buy a used phone and revive every email attachment that was ever cached. Not to mention any password keeper info or browser caches.
    01-24-15 08:13 PM
  19. Chris Chin's Avatar
    As a result of a security wipe that takes 3 minutes instead of 3 hours? And can that really happen?
    Do a test.

    Erase "delete" a usb memory stick ... then send it to me without wiping it.
    01-24-15 08:15 PM
  20. Chris Chin's Avatar
    Think of it as a book, a quick wipe would erase the index and leave all the text, a Black Berry wipe erases all the text as well

    Passport or Z10, whichever is nearest
    Exactly.
    01-24-15 08:15 PM
  21. johnnyuk's Avatar
    Again, laughable. No other devices in the industry take that long.
    Any device that writes zeros to its storage will take just as long with the same amount of storage space.

    This is not the weak "reset to factory settings" for consumers that you find in iOS. A BlackBerry Security Wipe meets the highest security standards in the world.

    BlackBerrys are not made for retail first, they are serious tools first and toys second.

    Posted from the CB10 app on my BlackBerry Z30 STA100-2/10.3.1.1949 on O2 UK - Activated on BES10.2.4
    Barbareren likes this.
    01-24-15 08:38 PM
  22. birdman_38's Avatar
    Do a test.

    Erase "delete" a usb memory stick ... then send it to me without wiping it.
    We're not talking about memory sticks. We're talking about smartphones.

    I'm sure there's a forum for erasing memory sticks somewhere.
    01-24-15 09:58 PM
  23. tagumcity's Avatar
    about 30 minutes for the Passport and 15 minutes for the the Classic & Q10
    01-24-15 10:18 PM
  24. Viet Ton's Avatar
    About half an hour for me with the PP with virtually nothing. Guess that the time depends on what's currently on the device because as far as I know, BB overwrite existing data with zero data, not just delete it.

    Posted via CB10
    01-25-15 05:08 AM
  25. johnnyuk's Avatar
    We're not talking about memory sticks. We're talking about smartphones.

    I'm sure there's a forum for erasing memory sticks somewhere.
    The technology they use to permanently store data is the same. You clearly have no idea what you are talking about.

    Posted from the CB10 app on my BlackBerry Z30 STA100-2/10.3.1.1949 on O2 UK - Activated on BES10.2.4
    Barbareren likes this.
    01-25-15 06:55 AM
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