1. To start, turn on the phone using the POWER button.
2. Next, you need to press and hold the POWER and Volume Up(+) button for a few seconds.
3. When you see the green screen, do not release the Volume Up(+) key.
4. When you see a red screen, release the Volume Up(+) button.
5. When you see the Recovery Options release the POWER button.
6. In the menu, select "Wipe Data with Factory Reset" and confirm the selection by clicking the POWER button.
7. Confirm the operation, select Yes and confirm the selection by clicking the POWER button.
8. Select reboot.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Karbonn A12?
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, thereby increasing the stability of its work. Remove viruses and applications that slow down the phone and give constant errors. Solving problems that have arisen on the device, for example, between the camera and other applications.
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. 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. So that, after performing a factory reset, you do not need to remember the login password for the google account, you can log out of the google account before the hard reset. 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 data and contacts with Google contacts, Google drive. Using the Titanium Backup program, create a backup. Using the service programs for your phone model, you can transfer important data to your PC.