2. Press and hold the Volume down and POWER buttons for a few seconds.
3. When the LG logo appears on the device screen, release the POWER button and click again.
4. When the message Factory Data Reset appears, release all the buttons.
5. Use the Volume Down(-) button to select the menu item Yes, and then press the POWER button to confirm.
6. End the operation, select Yes and press the POWER button to confirm the operation.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages LG K50S?
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:
Completely deletes all user data 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. 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. If, after the hard reset procedure, the phone is locked by the FRP and you cannot log into your Google account, then you need to find instructions for bypassing the FRP lock for your phone model. 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.