2. Press and hold the Volume Up(+), Volume Down(-), POWER button and release only the POWER button when the logo appears Samsung.
3. When you see the new menu, release all buttons.
4. Highlight the wipe data / factory reset option using the Volume Down(-) button to view the option and the POWER button to confirm the operation.
5. Confirm the reset operation, select Yes using the Volume Down(-) button to view the option, and the POWER button to confirm the operation.
6. Restart your phone, select "reboot system now" using the Volume Down(-) buttons to navigate through the menu options and the POWER button to confirm.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Samsung I997 Infuse 4G?
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 on the device, for example, between the camera and other applications.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
Completely remove all user files and settings on the device. The need to have 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. 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 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). Not all modern phone models can bypass this protection, their owners will have to contact an 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. With the service programs for your phone, you can transfer contacts, media files, and important data to your PC.