2. After that, you need to press and hold the Volume Up(+) and POWER and POWER button together for a few seconds.
3. Release the buttons when Recovery mode appears on the screen.
4. Select a language and confirm the action by the POWER button.
5. Select "Wipe Data with Factory Reset. Use the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) buttons to go through the menu items, and the POWER button for selection.
6. Select "Yes - Delete All User Data. Use the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) buttons to go through the menu items, and the POWER button for selection.
7. Overload the phone, select "Reboot System Now. Use the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) buttons to go through the menu items, and the POWER button for selection.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Alcatel PIXI 3 4013D?
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. Removing viruses that have entered your phone. Solving problems that have arisen on the device between applications and for example bluetooth.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
Completely remove all user files and settings on the device. The need to back up contacts and all user data. Unfortunately, in some cases, not all viruses on Android will be removed, even after a hard reset.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
If you want to do a hard reset on your phone, then make sure you know the login / password for your google account. 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 resetting the settings, the phone is blocked by the FRP and you cannot remember the login and password for entering your Google account, then for most models there is an instruction for bypassing this protection (FRP). Not all owners of new phone models will be able to bypass the protection of the FRP and for this they will need 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 (contacts, photos, videos) remains in the memory of your phone, then it can be saved in several ways:
Synchronize your data and contacts with Google contacts, Google drive. Create a backup using Titanium Backup. Transfer contacts, media files and important data to your PC using service programs for your smartphone model.