1. To start the Hard reset procedure, the phone must be turned off.
2. At the same time, press and hold the Volume Up(+) buttons, POWER, Home for a few seconds.
3. Release the left buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears on the screen.
4. Use the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) buttons to select wipe data / factory reset and confirm using the POWER button.
5. Select from the Yes - Delete all user data from the menu and press the POWER button to confirm the operation.
6. The phone removes all settings and downloaded programs.
7. Select reboot and press the POWER button to confirm the operation.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini?
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 various problems on the device that arise due to the conflict of applications.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
All your data stored in the phone will be permanently deleted. The need to back up contacts from the phone book, settings and media files. 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. 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 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. 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, 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. Backup your contacts and information. With the service programs for your phone, you can transfer important data to your PC.