1. To start the Hard reset procedure, the phone must be turned off.
2. After that, press the Volume Down(-) and POWER and POWER buttons 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. Confirm the reset 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 Zone 4?
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. Removing viruses that have entered your phone. Solving problems that have arisen on the device due to an application conflict.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
All your data stored in the phone will be permanently deleted. The need to create a backup. Unfortunately, in some cases, not all viruses on Android will be removed, even after a hard reset.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
If you want to do a hard reset on your phone, then make sure you know the login / password for your google account. Before a hard reset, you can log out of your google account in advance. Then, after performing a factory reset, you do not need to remember the login password for your Google account. If after a hard reset you cannot remember the login password to enter your Google account, 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 (contacts, photos, videos) remains in the memory of your phone, then it can be saved in several ways:
Sync your data 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.