2. Next, you need to press and hold the POWER and volume down button within a few seconds.
3. When you see the Sharp logo, release both buttons.
4. Select from the menu wipe data / factory reset. Use the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) keys to go through the menu items and the POWER button to confirm the selection.
5. Select from the menu Yes - Delete All user data and press the POWER button to confirm the selection.
6. Overload the phone, select reboot system now and press the POWER button to confirm the selection.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Sharp Z3?
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. Remove viruses and applications that slow down the phone and give constant errors. Solving various problems that arose on the device after installing some applications and did not disappear after uninstalling them.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
Permanently deletes all data on the device. The need to back up contacts from the phone book, settings and media files. Not all viruses will be removed even after the hard reset procedure.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
Before hard reset, make sure you know the access data for your google account, otherwise the phone will be blocked by the FRP. You can sign out of your google account before resetting. In this case, after performing a factory reset, you can immediately use your device. In case you have already done a factory reset and cannot remember the login and password for logging into your Google account, for most models there are instructions for bypassing 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 personal data (contacts, photos, videos) remains in the memory of your phone, then they can be saved in several ways:
Sync your data with Google contacts, Google drive. Create a backup using Titanium Backup or other programs. With the service programs for your phone, you can transfer important data to your PC.