2. Press and hold the Volume Up(+) and POWER button within a few seconds.
3. Select Clear Data using the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) keys to go through the menu items and the POWER button to accept the selection.
4. Select Factory Reset and enter the word Yes.
5. Press Factory Reset.
6. Return to the main menu and Restart.
7. To complete the operation overload the phone, select reboot system now and confirm the selection using the POWER button.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Huawei Mate Xs?
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 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 all data and contacts. 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. 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). 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 (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.