1. To start, turn off the phone using the POWER button.
2. Now, press and hold the Volume Up(+) and POWER button for a few seconds.
3. When Boot Mode appears, release all the keys.
4. Select the string Recovery using the Volume Up(+) key to go through the menu items and Volume Down(-) to confirm.
5. Select the menu option wipe data / factory reset. Use the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) buttons to go through the menu items and the POWER button to confirm the selection.
6. You need to confirm the reset operation, select Yes and press the POWER button to confirm the selection.
7. Overload the phone, select reboot system now and press the POWER button to confirm the selection.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Itel S42?
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 get a completely clean phone from user settings and data. 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 a backup. 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. Not all modern phone models can bypass this protection, their owners will have to contact an 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:
Sync your data with Google contacts, Google drive. Create a backup using Titanium Backup or other programs. With the service programs for your phone, you can transfer contacts, media files, and important data to your PC.