2. After that, you need to press and hold the POWER button and the Volume Down(-) button for a few seconds.
3. After that, you need to release the kept buttons when you see the Android logo.
4. To enter Recovery mode, press and hold the menu button.
5. Use the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) buttons to select wipe data / factory reset, and press the POWER button to confirm.
6. It is necessary to approve the operation, select Yes 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 XT535 Defy?
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:
Permanently deletes all data on the device. The need to have a backup. 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. 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 modern phone models can bypass this protection, their owners will have to contact an 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. With the service programs for your phone, you can transfer contacts, media files, and important data to your PC.