1. To start the hard reset procedure, the phone must be turned off.
2. Then press and hold the Volume Down(-) and POWER buttons for a few seconds.
3. Select Recovery using the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) buttons and press the POWER button to confirm.
4. When the Android robot logo appears on the screen, press the POWER button and the Volume Up(+) key for a few seconds.
5. Press the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) keys to select wipe data / factory reset and then press the POWER key to confirm.
6. Select Yes - delete all user data and then press the POWER button to confirm.
7. Restart your phone, select "reboot system now" and then press the POWER button to confirm.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Google Pixel 2?
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 completely clear the phone from user information. Removal of malicious programs that create difficulties in the operation of the device. Solving various problems that arose on the device after installing some applications and did not disappear after uninstalling them.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
All your data stored in the phone will be permanently deleted. The need to back up all data and contacts. Even after a hard reset, viruses can remain on the phone.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
Before hard reset, you need to remember the login / password to your google account, otherwise you will not be able to use the phone since it will be blocked by the FRP. 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 password to enter your Google account, then you need to use the instructions for bypassing the FRP lock for your phone model. 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 remains in the memory of your phone, then it can be saved in the following ways:
Synchronize your data and contacts with Google. Create a backup using Titanium Backup or other programs. Transfer important data to your PC using service programs for your smartphone model.