2. Simultaneously press and hold the POWER button Home button.
3. Hold the buttons until it appears a black screen with a warning sign.
4. Click Alt L.
5. Click Alt W to select wipe data / factory reset.
6. Press the Home and back back .
7. The phone will reboot.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages HTC Dream?
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 cause inconvenience in work and give permanent errors. Solving various problems on the device, for example, with a camera, Wi-Fi or other applications.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
Permanently deletes all data on the device. The need to have a fresh backup of your phone's data, contacts, and media. 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. Also, before resetting, you must first log out of your google account. In this case, after performing a factory reset, the phone will not ask for any logins and passwords and you can use your device. In case you have already done a factory reset and cannot remember the login and password for logging into your Google account, for most models there are instructions for bypassing protection (FRP). Some new phone models may have problems with bypassing the FRP protection and for this you 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:
Sync your data with Google contacts, Google drive. Create a backup using Titanium Backup. Transfer important data to your PC using service programs for your smartphone model.