1. To start the Hard reset procedure, the phone must be turned off.
2. Next, you need to press and hold the volume down button and the POWER button for a few seconds.
3. Next you need to release the holding buttons when you see the Android image.
4. Press POWER button to enter Recovery mode.
5. Highlight from the wipe data / factory reset from the menu, using the Volume down button, and then press the Volume Up(+) button to confirm.
6. Select Yes - Delete All User Data Using the Volume down button, and then press the Volume Up(+) button to confirm.
7. To complete the operation, overload the phone, select reboot system now Using the Volume down button, and then press the Volume Up(+) button to confirm.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Philips S388?
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 conflict of some applications and those remaining after they were removed from the phone.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
All your data stored in the phone will be permanently deleted. 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. You can sign out of your google account before resetting. Then you do not need to enter the login password to your Google account and you can immediately use your device. If after a hard reset you cannot remember the login password to enter your Google account, then you need to use the instructions for bypassing the FRP lock for your phone model. 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. Backup your data, contacts and media. Using the service programs for your phone model, you can transfer important data to your PC.