2. Press the Volume Down(-) and POWER buttons at the same time.
3. When Fastboot mode appears, release all buttons.
4. Select Recovery Mode using Volume Up(+) to navigate and the POWER button to confirm your selection.
5. If an Android robot image appears, hold down the POWER button and after a few seconds press the Volume Up(+) button.
6. Select wipe data / factory reset from the menu. Use the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) buttons to navigate the menus and the POWER button to confirm your selection.
7. Now you need to confirm the operation, select Yes from the menu and press the POWER button.
8. To complete the operation, reboot your phone, select "reboot system now" with the POWER button.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Google Pixel 3 Lite?
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 cause inconvenience in work and give permanent errors. Solving problems that have arisen due to the installation of some applications on the phone and have not disappeared after they were removed from the phone.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
Your files and data will be irretrievably lost. The need to have a fresh backup. It is possible that not all viruses will be removed from your phone.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
Before doing a hard reset, be sure to remember the login / password to access your google account. ÒYou can sign out of your google account before resetting. To use your device immediately without any problems. If after a hard reset you cannot use the phone because the phone is locked by FRP, then you need to use the instructions for bypassing the FRP lock for your phone model. Owners of modern phone models will need to contact the official service center to bypass the protection of the FRP.
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 phone with Google contacts, Google drive. Using the Titanium Backup program, create a backup. Using the service programs for your phone model, you can transfer important data to your PC.