2. After that, you need to press the Volume down and POWER and POWER button at the same time for a few seconds.
3. When the LG logo appears, release the POWER button.
4. Do not release the Volume down button and press the POWER button again.
5. When the message Factory Data Reset appears, release all the keys.
6. Now, confirm the operation, select Yes. Use the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) keys to go through the menu items and the POWER button to confirm the selection.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages LG K7i?
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 block applications on the device and give persistent errors. Solving various problems on the device, for example, with a camera, Wi-Fi or other applications.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
Permanently deletes all data on the device. The need to back up contacts and all user data. Not all viruses on Android can be removed even after returning to factory settings.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
If you are going to do a hard reset on your phone, then be sure to make sure that you know the access data for your google account. Also, before resetting, you must first log out of your google account. In this case, after performing a factory reset, the phone will not ask for any logins and passwords and you can use your device. In case you have already done a factory reset and cannot remember the login and password for logging into your Google account, for most models there are instructions for bypassing protection (FRP). Not all owners of new phone models will be able to bypass the protection of the FRP and for this they 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:
Sync your data with Google contacts, Google drive. Create a backup using Titanium Backup. Transfer contacts, media files and important data to your PC using service programs for your smartphone model.