2. Next, press and hold the Volume Up(+) button along with the POWER button.
3. Then release the retaining buttons when you see the Android icon.
4. Select wipe data / factory reset using the Volume down button for scrolling and the Volume Up(+) button to confirm your choice.
5. Go to the option Yes - Delete All User Data using the volume down button for scrolling and the Volume Up(+) button to confirm your choice.
6. Select Volume Up(+) using the volume down button for scrolling and the Volume Up(+) button to confirm your choice.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Philips S308?
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. Remove viruses and malware that block applications on the device. Solving problems that have arisen due to the installation of some applications on the phone and have not disappeared after they were removed from the phone.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
Completely remove all user files and settings on the device. The need to have an up-to-date backup of your data, contacts, settings and media files. After returning to factory settings, some viruses may remain in the phone.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
In order to use the phone after a hard reset and it is not blocked by the FRP, make sure that you know the login / password to your google account. ÒYou can sign out of your google account before resetting. To use your device immediately without any problems. 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). 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 remains in the memory of your phone, then there are the following options to save it:
Synchronize your data and contacts with Google contacts, Google drive. Using the Titanium Backup program, create a backup. Using the service programs for your phone model, you can transfer important data to your PC.