1. To start, turn on the phone using the POWER button.
2. Enter one of these codes: * 01763 * 737381# or #20021208#.
3. The phone will reboot.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Philips W626?
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, thereby improving its performance. Removing viruses that have entered your phone. 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:
All your data and media files will be deleted. The need to create a backup. Unfortunately, in some cases, not all viruses on Android will be removed, even after a hard reset.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
If you want to do a hard reset on your phone, then make sure you know the login / password for 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 you cannot log into your Google account, then you need to find instructions for bypassing the FRP lock for your phone model. However, not all smartphones can bypass this protection. Owners of some phone models, especially the newest ones, will have 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:
Sync your data with Google contacts, Google drive. Using the Titanium Backup program, create a backup. Transfer contacts, media files and important data to your PC using service programs for your smartphone model.