2. Press and hold the Volume Up(+) and POWER button at the same time within a few seconds.
3. Now, release the retained buttons when you see the Android icon.
4. Select the option wipe data / factory reset Use the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) buttons and press the POWER button to confirm.
5. Now you need to confirm the operation, select Yes and press the POWER button to confirm.
6. Overload the phone, select reboot system now and press the POWER button to confirm.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Lenovo A889?
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, thereby improving its performance. Removal of viruses that cause inconvenience in work and give permanent errors. You will be able to solve various problems on the device, for example, with bluetooth 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. It is possible that not all viruses will be removed from your phone.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
Before doing a hard reset, be sure to remember the login / password to access your google account. You need to log out of your google account before resetting. In this case, after performing a factory reset, the phone will not ask for any logins and passwords and you can immediately use your phone. 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:
Sync your data with Google contacts, Google drive. Create a backup using Titanium Backup or other programs. With the service programs for your phone, you can transfer important data to your PC.