1. To start, turn off the phone using the POWER button.
2. Next, you need to press and hold the POWER and Volume Up(+) button together for a few seconds.
3. Release both buttons when you see the Infinix logo on the screen.
4. Press POWER and Volume Up(+) buttons together for a few seconds.
5. Select Wipe Data Use the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) buttons to go through the menu items and confirm using the POWER button.
6. Select Wipe All Data and click the POWER button to continue.
7. Select Restart and press the POWER button to continue .
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Infinix Smart 3 Plus?
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 operation of applications and the system. Solving various problems that arose on the device after installing some applications and did not disappear after uninstalling them.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
All your data and media files will be deleted. The need to have an up-to-date backup of your data, contacts, settings and media files. In some cases, it is impossible to remove all viruses from Android, even after a hard reset.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
So that after a hard reset you can use your phone, make sure 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 can immediately use your device. If after resetting the settings you cannot log into your Google account, then you need to find instructions for bypassing the FRP lock for your phone model. You will need to contact the official service center to bypass the FRP protection on some new phone models.
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 phone with Google contacts, Google drive. Create a backup using Titanium Backup or other programs. Using the service programs for your phone model, you can transfer important data to your PC.