2. Next, you need to press and hold the POWER button and the Volume Down button button within a few seconds.
3. When the LG logo appears on the screen, release the buttons.
4. Use Volume Up(+)/Down(-) To go through the menu items by wipe data / factory reset and press the POWER button to select.
5. Select reboot system now Using the Volume Down(-) key and press the POWER button to select.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages LG LS696 Optimus Elite?
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 malicious programs that create difficulties in the operation of the device. Solving problems that have arisen due to the conflict of some applications and those remaining after they were removed from the phone.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
Your files and data will be irretrievably lost. The need to create a backup. Even after a hard reset, viruses can remain on the phone.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
Before hard reset, you need to remember the login / password to your google account, otherwise you will not be able to use the phone since it will be blocked by the FRP. You can sign out of your google account before resetting. Then you do not need to enter the login password to your Google account and you can immediately use your device. If after a hard reset you cannot use the phone because the phone is locked by FRP, then you need to use the instructions for bypassing the FRP lock for your phone model. However, not all smartphones can bypass this protection. Owners of some phone models, especially the newest ones, will have 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 remains in the memory of your phone, then it can be saved in the following ways:
Synchronize your data and contacts with Google contacts, Google drive. Backup your data, contacts and media. Transfer contacts, media files and important data to your PC using service programs for your smartphone model.