2. After that, press the Volume Up(+) and POWER and POWER buttons for a few seconds.
3. When you see a change on the screen, release all the buttons.
4. After the Android robot image appears on the screen, press the Volume Up(+) and POWER button again.
5. Select from the "wipe data / factory reset option". Use the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) buttons to go through the menu items and the POWER button to confirm the selection.
6. Now, confirm the operation, select Yes. Use the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) buttons to go through the menu items and the POWER button to confirm the 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 to confirm the selection.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Elephone S8?
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. Removal of viruses that block applications on the device and give persistent errors. Solving various problems on the device that arise due to the conflict of applications.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
All data and applications will be permanently deleted. The need to create a backup. Not all viruses on Android can be removed even after returning to factory settings.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
If you are going to do a hard reset on your phone, then be sure to make sure that you know the access data for your google account. Before a hard reset, you must first log out of your google account. In this case, after performing a factory reset, the phone will not be locked by the FRP. If after a hard reset you cannot remember the login and password for entering your Google account, then you need to find instructions on bypassing the FRP blocking. 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 (contacts, sms, photos, videos) remains in the memory of your device, 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.