2. At the same time, press and hold the Volume Up(+) buttons Volume Down(-), POWER, for a few seconds.
3. After that, you need to release the retained buttons when the Android robot logo appears on the screen.
4. To enter Recovery mode, press and hold the Home button.
5. Select wipe data / factory reset, using the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) buttons to go through the menu items and the POWER button to confirm.
6. Select Yes - Delete All user data and press the POWER button to confirm.
7. Overload the phone, select reboot system now and press the POWER button to confirm.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Motorola XT311 Fire?
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 between applications and for example bluetooth.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
Completely remove all user files and settings 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. You can sign out of your google account before resetting. 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 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). 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. Create a backup using Titanium Backup. Transfer contacts, media files and important data to your PC using service programs for your smartphone model.