2. Press and hold the Volume Up(+) key along with the POWER button for a few seconds.
3. To select wipe data / factory reset, use the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) keys to scroll and the POWER button to confirm.
4. To select the Yes - Delete all user data, use the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) keys to scroll and the POWER button to confirm.
5. To select "Reboot System Now", use the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) keys to scroll and the POWER button to confirm.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Panasonic P11?
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, thereby increasing the stability of its work. Removal of viruses that interfere with the normal functioning of the device. 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 have an up-to-date backup of your data, contacts, settings and media files. In rare cases, it is impossible to remove some viruses from Android, even after a hard reset.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
So that after a hard reset the phone is not blocked by the FRP, make sure that 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). 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 (contacts, sms, photos, videos) remains in the memory of your device, then there are the following options to save it:
Synchronize your data and contacts with Google contacts, Google drive. Backup your contacts and information. Using the service programs for your phone model, you can transfer important data to your PC.