2. Next, you need to press and hold the POWER button and the Volume Down button button within a few seconds.
3. When the OnePlus logo appears on the device screen, release both buttons.
4. Enter your password.
5. Double-click OK on the screen.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages OnePlus 7 Pro 5G?
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 viruses that interfere with the normal operation of applications and the system. Solving problems that arose after installing some applications and remained after they were removed from the phone.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
Permanently deletes all data on the device. The need to back up contacts and all user data. In some cases, it is impossible to remove all viruses from Android, even after a hard reset.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
So that after a hard reset you can use your phone, make sure you know the login / password to your google account. You can sign out of your google account before resetting. In this case, after performing a factory reset, you do not need to enter the login password for your Google account and you can immediately 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 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 personal data (contacts, photos, videos) remains in the memory of your phone, then they can be saved in several ways:
Synchronize your phone 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.