1. To start the Hard reset procedure, the phone must be turned off.
2. At the same time, press and hold the POWER and Volume UP button for a few seconds.
3. Next, you need to release the kept buttons when Recovery mode appears on the screen.
4. To select wipe data / factory reset, use the Volume Down(-) button to go through the menu items and the POWER button to confirm.
5. Select Yes - Delete All User Data Using the same buttons.
6. Overload the phone, select reboot system now using the same buttons.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Gionee Elife S7?
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 interfere with the normal functioning of the device. Solving problems that have arisen due to the conflict of some applications and those remaining after they were removed from the phone.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
All your data stored in the phone will be permanently deleted. The need to have an up-to-date backup of your data, contacts, settings and media files. In rare cases, it is impossible to remove some viruses from Android, even after a hard reset.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
So that after a hard reset the phone is not blocked by the FRP, make sure that you know the login / password to your google account. You can sign out of your google account before resetting. Then you do not need to enter the login password to your Google account and you can immediately use your device. If after a hard reset you cannot remember the login password to enter your Google account, then you need to use the 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 (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 data, contacts and media. Using the service programs for your phone model, you can transfer important data to your PC.