2. Select Settings -> PRIVACY menu items -> Factory Data Reset -> Reset Phone -> Erase Everything.
3. After that, the phone will reboot.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Pantech P8010 Flex?
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 completely clear the phone from user information. Solve various virus-related problems on your device. Solving various problems on the device, for example, with a camera, Wi-Fi or other applications.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
All your contacts, data and media files will be deleted. The need to have an up-to-date backup. Not all viruses will be removed even after a factory reset.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
Before hard reset, make sure that you know the access data for your google account, otherwise you will not be able to use the phone as it will be blocked by the FRP. Also, before resetting, you must first log out of your google account. 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 a factory reset, the phone is locked because you cannot log into your Google account, then you need to find instructions for bypassing the FRP lock for your phone model. Not all phone models can bypass the FRP protection, their owners 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 (contacts, photos, videos) remains in the memory of your phone, then it can be saved in several ways:
Synchronize your data and contacts with Google. Create a backup using Titanium Backup. With the service programs for your phone, you can transfer important data to your PC.