1. To start, turn off the phone using the POWER button.
2. After that, press and hold the Volume Up(+) and POWER buttons for a few seconds.
3. You need to release the POWER button when the download logo appears on the screen.
4. Release the Volume Up(+) button when you see Recovery mode.
5. Select in the menu wipe data / factory reset using the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) buttons for scrolling and the POWER button to select the parameters.
6. Select "YES". Press POWER button.
7. Overload the phone, select "Reboot System Now. Press POWER button.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Archos 40c Titanium?
In simple words, Hard Reset means hard resetting the phone. As a result, the system automatically returns to the factory settings and the system is completely cleared. Contacts, correspondence, application, files, search queries, passwords - all of this is deleted from the device's memory.
Benefits of Hard Reset:
The ability to reset the phone, thereby improving its performance. Removal of viruses that interfere with work and give permanent errors. Solving problems that have arisen due to the installation of some applications on the phone and have not disappeared after they were removed from the phone.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
All your data and media files will be deleted. The need to create a backup. Not all viruses on Android will be removed after a factory reset.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
Before doing a hard reset on your phone, be sure to make sure that you know the login / password for accessing your google account. ÒYou can sign out of your google account before resetting. To use your device immediately without any problems. If after resetting the settings you cannot log into your Google account, then you need to find instructions for bypassing the FRP lock for your phone model. However, not all smartphones can bypass this protection. Owners of some phone models, especially the newest ones, will have to contact the official service center.
After performing a hard reset, your device will be completely wiped clean. Everything that was in the memory of your device will be deleted.
What can be done to avoid losing important information?
If important information remains in the memory of your phone, then there are the following options to save it:
Sync your data with Google contacts, Google drive. Using the Titanium Backup program, create a backup. Transfer contacts, media files and important data to your PC using service programs for your smartphone model.