2. Press the POWER button and the Volume Down(-) button for a few seconds.
3. Release all buttons when the REALME logo appears.
4. Select the desired language using the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) keys to go through the menu items and the POWER button to confirm the selection.
5. Select Wipe Data using the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) keys to go through the menu items and the POWER button to confirm the selection.
6. Enter the confirmation code and press Format Data.
7. Select Format and wait a bit.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Realme C12?
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. Remove viruses and malware that block applications on the device. Solving various problems on the device that arise due to the conflict of applications.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
Completely remove all user files and settings on the device. The need to back up contacts from the phone book, 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. Before a hard reset, you must first log out of your google account. In this case, after performing a factory reset, the phone will not be locked by the FRP. 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). It is not possible to bypass the FRP protection on some new phone models, and for this you 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 remains in the memory of your phone, then there are the following options to save it:
Synchronize your phone with Google contacts, Google drive. Backup your contacts and information. With the service programs for your phone, you can transfer important data to your PC.