2. Simultaneously press and hold the POWER button and the Volume Down button button within a few seconds.
3. After the Gionee logo appears on the screen, release the Volume down button, but continue to hold the POWER button.
4. Use the Volume Down(-) button to select Clear EMMC, and then press the POWER button to confirm.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Gionee Marathon M4?
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 to factory settings. Removal of viruses that interfere with the normal operation of applications and the system. Solving various problems that arose on the device after installing some applications and did not disappear after uninstalling them.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
All data and applications will be permanently deleted. The need to have an up-to-date backup of your data, contacts, settings and media files. 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. You can sign out of your google account before resetting. In this case, after performing a factory reset, you can immediately use your device. 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. 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 personal data (contacts, photos, videos) remains in the memory of your phone, then they can be saved in several ways:
Synchronize your phone with Google contacts, Google drive. Create a backup using Titanium Backup or other programs. Using the service programs for your phone model, you can transfer important data to your PC.