2. Next, you need to press and hold the POWER button and the Volume Down button button within a few seconds.
3. When you see three Android images, release the kept buttons.
4. Use the Volume Down(-) button to follow the option Factory Reset, and press the POWER button to confirm.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages HTC One ME?
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. Remove viruses and applications that slow down the phone and give constant errors. Solving problems that arose after installing some applications and remained after they were removed from the phone.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
Completely remove all user files and settings on the device. The need to back up contacts, settings and media files. Not all viruses will be removed even after the hard reset procedure.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
Before hard reset, make sure you know the access data for your google account, otherwise the phone 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 do not need to enter the login password for your Google account and you can immediately use your device. If, after resetting the settings, the phone is blocked by the FRP and you cannot remember the login and password for entering your Google account, then for most models there is an instruction for bypassing this 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 personal data (contacts, photos, videos) remains in the memory of your phone, then they can be saved in several ways:
Synchronize your data and contacts with Google contacts, Google drive. Backup your contacts and information. With the service programs for your phone, you can transfer contacts, media files, and important data to your PC.