2. Press and hold the Volume Up(+) and POWER button within a few seconds.
3. Release the holding buttons when you see the Android image on the phone screen.
4. To enter Recovery mode, press the POWER button.
5. Select wipe data / factory reset Use the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) buttons and press the POWER button to confirm.
6. Select Yes - Delete All User Data. Use the Volume down key to scroll and the POWER button to select.
7. Overload the phone, select "Reboot System Now. Use the Volume down key to scroll and the POWER button to select.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Gionee Elife 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 reset the phone, thereby improving its performance. Removal of viruses that interfere with the normal operation of applications and the system. 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 back up contacts and all user data. In some cases, it is impossible to remove all viruses from Android, even after a hard reset.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
So that after a hard reset you can use your phone, make sure you know the login / password to 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. 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 personal data (contacts, photos, videos) remains in the memory of your phone, then they can be saved in several ways:
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.