1. To start the Hard reset procedure, the phone must be turned off.
2. At the same time, press Volume Down(-) and POWER for a few seconds.
3. When it appears Boot Mode, release all the buttons.
4. Select Recovery. Use the Volume Down(-) key to go through the menu items and Volume Up(+) to confirm.
5. When an Android robot image appears on the smartphone screen, press the POWER button.
6. Select from the wipe data / factory reset option using the Volume Down(-) button to go through the menu items and Volume Up(+) to confirm.
7. Further, confirm the operation, select the Yes menu and press the Volume Up(+) button.
8. Overload the phone, select reboot system now and press the Volume Up(+) button.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Plum Axe 4?
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 get a completely clean phone from user settings and data. Removal of viruses that interfere with work and give permanent errors. You will be able to solve various problems on the device, for example, with bluetooth or other applications.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
All your data stored in the phone will be permanently deleted. The need to have a fresh backup. Not all viruses on Android will be removed after a factory reset.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
Before doing a hard reset on your phone, be sure to make sure that you know the login / password for accessing your google account. You need to log out of your google account before resetting. In this case, after performing a factory reset, the phone will not ask for any logins and passwords and you can immediately use your phone. 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. Owners of modern phone models will need to contact the official service center to bypass the protection of the FRP.
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:
Sync your data with Google contacts, Google drive. Create a backup using Titanium Backup or other programs. Using the service programs for your phone model, you can transfer important data to your PC.