2. At the same time, press the Volume Up(+) and POWER button for a few seconds.
3. Next, release the POWER button when the Android robot logo appears.
4. Release the Volume Up(+) button when it appears Recovery mode.
5. Select wipe data / factory reset using the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) buttons to go through the menu items and the POWER button to do choice.
6. Select from the menu Yes - Delete All user data and confirm using the POWER button.
7. Select from the menu item reboot system now and confirm using the POWER button.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages BQ Aquaris X2?
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 get a completely clean phone from user settings and data. Removing viruses that have entered your phone. Solving problems that have arisen on the device, for example, between the camera and other applications.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
Completely remove all user files and settings on the device. The need to back up all data and contacts. 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. So that, after performing a factory reset, you do not need to remember the login password for the google account, you can log out of the google account before the hard reset. 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). Owners of new phone models do not get to bypass the protection of the FRP and 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:
Sync your data with Google contacts, Google drive. Using the Titanium Backup program, create a backup. Transfer important data to your PC using service programs for your smartphone model.