1. To start this procedure, the phone must be switched ON.
2. Go to the menu and select Settings.
3. Select Backup & RESET and press Factory Data Reset.
4. Press Reset Device.
5. Select the menu item Erase Everything to confirm the operation.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Lenovo S5000 3G?
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 the stability of its work. Remove viruses and applications that slow down the phone and give constant errors. Solving various problems on the device, for example, with a camera, Wi-Fi or other applications.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
Complete cleaning of all user data on the device. The need to have an up-to-date backup of your data, contacts, settings and media files. 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. 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 a hard reset, the phone is locked by the FRP and you cannot remember the login password for logging into your Google account, then you need to use the instructions for bypassing the FRP lock for your phone model. 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 personal data (contacts, photos, videos) remains in the memory of your phone, then they can be saved in several ways:
Synchronization 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.