2. Press and hold the Volume Up(+) and POWER button at the same time for a few seconds.
3. When the Android logo appears, release all the buttons.
4. Press POWER button to enter Recovery mode.
5. Using the Volume Up(+)/Down(-), select wipe data / factory reset and confirm the selection by the POWER button.
6. Select "Yes - Delete All User Data" and confirm the selection by the POWER button.
7. Overload the phone, select reboot system now and confirm the selection by the POWER button.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Allview Viva Q8?
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 arose after installing some applications and remained after they were removed from the phone.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
Completely deletes all user data on the device. 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. You can sign out of your google account before resetting. In this case, after performing a factory reset, you do not need to enter the login password for your Google account and you can immediately use your device. If, after the hard reset procedure, the phone is locked by the FRP and 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. Backup your contacts and information. Transfer contacts, media files and important data to your PC using service programs for your smartphone model.