1. To start, turn off the phone with the POWER button.
2. Press Volume Down(-) and POWER button for a few seconds.
3. Release the POWER button when the Android logo appears.
4. Release the Volume Down(-) button when recovery mode appears .
5. Use the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) buttons to select wipe data / factory reset and confirm the selection by the POWER button.
6. It is necessary to approve the operation, select Yes and confirm the POWER button.
7. To complete the operation overload the phone, select reboot system now and confirm the selection by the POWER button.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Asus ROG Phone 3?
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 to factory settings. Removal of malicious programs that create difficulties in the operation of the device. Solving problems that have arisen on the device between applications and for example bluetooth.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
All your contacts, data and media files will be deleted. The need to have an up-to-date backup of your data, contacts, settings and media files. Even after a hard reset, viruses can remain on the phone.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
Before hard reset, you need to remember the login / password to your google account, otherwise you will not be able to use the phone since it will be blocked by the FRP. You can sign out of your google account before resetting. In this case, after performing a factory reset, the phone will not ask for any logins and passwords and you can use your device. If, after a factory reset, the phone is locked because you cannot log into your Google account, then you need to find instructions for bypassing the FRP lock for your phone model. You will need to contact the official service center to bypass the FRP protection on some new phone models.
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 it can be saved in the following ways:
Synchronize your phone with Google contacts, Google drive. Create a backup using Titanium Backup. Using the service programs for your phone model, you can transfer important data to your PC.