2. At the same time, press and hold the POWER and Volume Down button for a few seconds.
3. Release both keys when the Lenovo logo appears on the screen.
4. Select from the Recovery menu using the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) buttons and confirm the POWER button.
5. Press the POWER button and the Volume Up(+) button for a couple of seconds.
6 Select Use Volume Up(+)/Down(-) options wipe data / factory reset and confirm the selection by the POWER button.
7. Once again, select wipe data / factory reset and confirm the selection by clicking the POWER button.
8. Select reboot system now and confirm the selection by clicking the POWER button.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Lenovo K5 play?
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 data and applications on the device will be deleted. The need to back up all data and contacts. 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 the phone is locked and you cannot remember the login and password to enter your Google account, then you need to bypass the FRP lock. Owners of new phone models do not get to bypass the protection of the FRP and 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 (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 important data to your PC using service programs for your smartphone model.