Quick Factory Reset Application

A processor-enabled method of deleting data of a user on an electronic device that comprises a processor, a volatile memory, a non-volatile memory, a display, a wireless networking module, and a user interface, and that includes a factory reset module in the non-volatile memory, the method comprising the steps:

• providing a software application resident in the non-volatile memory of the electronic device;
• activating the software application so that the software application is running in the volatile memory of the electronic device;
• checking the non-volatile memory for a reset flag and, if set, starting a data destruction routine;
• using the user interface to activate the data destruction routine of the software application, the data destruction routine including the steps:
• setting the reset flag in the non-volatile memory;
• turning off the display and locking the user interface;
• overwriting user information in the non-volatile memory with decoy data;
• and
• initiating the factory reset module of the electronic device;
• wherein
• the smart electronic device displaying and the user interface including a software button for activating the data destruction routine, the smart electronic device when three or more mechanical buttons of the smart electronic device are depressed simultaneously displaying the user interface that includes the software button for activating the data destruction routine.