2. Next, you need to press and hold the x buttons and the POWER button within a few seconds.
3. Next, release the POWER button, as soon as the Motorola logo appears on the screen.
4. Release all buttons when an exclamation mark appears.
5. Press and hold the Volume Up(+) button and press and release the camera button.
6. Select in the menu wipe data / factory reset using the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) buttons to go through the menu items and the "ENTER" button To confirm.
7. Select Yes - Delete All User Data and click "ENTER" to confirm .
8. Overload the phone, select reboot system now and click "ENTER" to confirm.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Motorola A853 Milestone?
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 problems that have arisen on the device due to an application conflict.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
Completely remove all user files and settings on the device. The need to have an up-to-date backup of your data, contacts, settings and media files. 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 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 resetting the settings, the phone is blocked by the FRP and you cannot remember the login and password for entering your Google account, then for most models there is an instruction for bypassing this protection (FRP). 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 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 data, contacts and media. Using the service programs for your phone model, you can transfer important data to your PC.