2. Press and hold the Volume Up(+) button at the same time and the POWER button.
3. After Boot Menu appears on the screen, release both buttons.
4. Select Recovery mode, use the volume upd button to move around the menu, and then press the Volume Down(-) button to confirm.
5. Use the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) buttons to move around the menu.
6. Select from the "wipe data / factory reset option" and press the POWER button to confirm.
7. Select Yes. And press the POWER button.
8. At the end, you need to overload the phone, select reboot system now and press the POWER button to restart the device.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Sigma Mobile X-Treme PQ26?
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 phone with factory settings as a result. Removal of malicious programs that create difficulties in the operation of the device. Solving various problems that arose on the device after installing some applications and did not disappear after uninstalling them.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
All data and applications will be permanently deleted. The need to have an up-to-date backup. Even after a hard reset, viruses can remain on the phone.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
Before hard reset, you need to remember the login / password to your google account, otherwise you will not be able to use the phone since it 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. 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. Not all phone models can bypass the FRP protection, their owners 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 it can be saved in the following ways:
Synchronization 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.