1. Press and hold the Volume Down(-) and POWER button for a few seconds.
2. When the screen goes out, press the Volume Up(+) and POWER button again for a few seconds.
3. When the SAMSUNG GALAXY logo appears, release all the buttons.
4. Highlight the option "wipe data / factory reset. Use the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) buttons to go through the menu items and the POWER button to confirm.
5. Select in the yes menu and press the POWER button.
6. The phone will delete all the settings and downloaded programs.
7. Select in the menu reboot system now and confirm using the POWER button.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Samsung Galaxy M10s?
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. Removal of viruses that interfere with the normal functioning of the device. Solving problems that have arisen on the device, for example, between the camera and other applications.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
All data and applications will be permanently deleted. The need to back up contacts from the phone book, settings and media files. In rare cases, it is impossible to remove some viruses from Android, even after a hard reset.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
So that after a hard reset the phone is not blocked by the FRP, make sure that you know the login / password to your google account. So that, after performing a factory reset, you do not need to remember the login password for the google account, you can log out of the google account before the hard reset. If after a hard reset you cannot remember the login and password for entering your Google account, then you need to find instructions on bypassing the FRP blocking. 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 (contacts, sms, photos, videos) remains in the memory of your device, then there are the following options to save it:
Synchronize your phone with Google contacts, Google drive. Using the Titanium Backup program, create a backup. With the service programs for your phone, you can transfer important data to your PC.