1. To start the Hard reset procedure, the phone must be turned off.
2. At the same time, press and hold the POWER and Volume Down button for a few seconds.
3. Release all the keys as soon as the Lenovo logo appears on the screen.
4. Select Recovery From the menu buttons Volume Up(+)/Down(-) and confirm the selection by the POWER button.
5. To open Recovery mode Press POWER and Volume Up(+) button again.
6. Select from the menu option wipe data / factory reset using the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) buttons and confirm the POWER button.
7. Once again, in the menu wipe data / factory reset and confirm the selection by clicking the POWER button.
8. Overload the phone, select reboot system now and confirm the selection by clicking the POWER button.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Lenovo K8 Plus?
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. Remove viruses and applications that slow down the phone and give constant errors. Solving problems that have arisen on the device, for example, between the camera and other applications.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
All your data stored in the phone will be permanently deleted. The need to back up contacts and all user data. Not all viruses will be removed even after the hard reset procedure.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
Before hard reset, make sure you know the access data for your google account, otherwise the phone will be blocked by the FRP. So that, after performing a factory reset, you do not need to remember the login password for the google account, you can log out of the google account before the hard reset. 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. Not all owners of new phone models will be able to bypass the protection of the FRP and for this they 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 personal data (contacts, photos, videos) remains in the memory of your phone, then they can be saved in several ways:
Sync your data with Google contacts, Google drive. Using the Titanium Backup program, create a backup. Transfer contacts, media files and important data to your PC using service programs for your smartphone model.