2. Press the Volume Up(+) button for a few seconds and the POWER button.
3. Release the buttons when the screen will light up.
4. Select the option wipe data / factory reset Turning around the menu using the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) buttons and press the POWER button.
5. End the operation, select Yes and use the POWER button confirm the selection.
6. To complete the operation overload the phone, select reboot system now and use the POWER button confirm the selection.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages HTC Wildfire X?
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 functioning of the device. Solving various problems on the device that arise due to the conflict of 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. In rare cases, it is impossible to remove some viruses from Android, even after a hard reset.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
So that after a hard reset the phone is not blocked by the FRP, make sure that you know the login / password to your google account. Before a hard reset, you must first log out of your google account. In this case, after performing a factory reset, the phone will not be locked by the FRP. 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 (contacts, sms, photos, videos) remains in the memory of your device, then there are the following options to save it:
Synchronize your phone with Google contacts, Google drive. Backup your contacts and information. Transfer important data to your PC using service programs for your smartphone model.