2. Next, you need to press and hold the POWER and Volume Up(+) button for a few seconds.
3. Release the buttons when the Android logo appears on the screen.
4. Select from the menu item wipe data / factory reset To move over the menu, use the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) keys and press the POWER button to Confirm the selection.
5. Go to Yes and press the POWER button to confirm.
6. Go to reboot system now and press the POWER button to restart the device.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Lava Iris 401e?
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, thereby increasing the stability of its work. Removal of viruses that interfere with work and give permanent errors. Solving various problems on the device, for example, with a camera, Wi-Fi or other applications.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
Completely remove all user files and settings on the device. The need to have an up-to-date backup of your data, contacts, settings and media files. Not all viruses on Android will be removed after a factory reset.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
Before doing a hard reset on your phone, be sure to make sure that you know the login / password for accessing 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. If, after resetting the settings, the phone is blocked by the FRP and you cannot remember the login and password for entering your Google account, then for most models there is an instruction for bypassing this protection (FRP). You will need to contact the official service center to bypass the FRP protection on some new phone models.
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 there are the following options to save it:
Synchronize your data and contacts with Google contacts, Google drive. Create a backup using Titanium Backup. Using the service programs for your phone model, you can transfer important data to your PC.