2. Next, you need to press and hold the Volume Down(-), Home, POWER buttons for several seconds.
3. After that, release the held buttons when the Android robot logo appears on the screen.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages LG US780 Optimus F7?
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 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 from the phone book, settings and media files. 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. 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). It is not possible to bypass the FRP protection on some new phone models, and for this you 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 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. Create a backup using Titanium Backup. With the service programs for your phone, you can transfer important data to your PC.