2. Simultaneously press and hold the POWER and Volume UP button for a few seconds.
3. Release the kept buttons when Recovery mode appears on the screen.
4. Select from the wipe data / factory reset option using the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) buttons to go through the menu items and the POWER button for confirmation.
5. Select Yes - Delete All User Data and press the POWER button to confirm.
6. Select the option reboot system now and press the POWER button to confirm.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Micromax Bolt Selfie Q424?
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. Removal of malicious programs that create difficulties in the operation of the device. Solving various problems on the device that arise due to the conflict of applications.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
Permanently deletes all data on the device. The need to back up contacts and all user data. Even after a hard reset, viruses can remain on the phone.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
Before hard reset, you need to remember the login / password to your google account, otherwise you will not be able to use the phone since it will be blocked by the FRP. Before a hard reset, you must first log out of your google account. In this case, after performing a factory reset, the phone will not be locked by the FRP. 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). 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 important information remains in the memory of your phone, then it can be saved in the following ways:
Synchronize your data and contacts with Google contacts, Google drive. Backup your contacts and information. Transfer contacts, media files and important data to your PC using service programs for your smartphone model.