3. Select Factory Data Reset and press Reset Phone.
4. Select Erase Everything.
5. Press OK to confirm the operation.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Sony Xperia Z5?
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. Solve various virus-related problems on your device. Solving problems that have arisen on the device between applications and for example bluetooth.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
All data and applications on the device will be deleted. The need to have an up-to-date backup of your data, contacts, settings and media files. Not all viruses will be removed even after a factory reset.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
Before hard reset, make sure that you know the access data for your google account, otherwise you will not be able to use the phone as 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, the phone will not ask for any logins and passwords and you can use your device. If after a hard reset the phone is locked and you cannot remember the login and password to enter your Google account, then you need to bypass the FRP lock. You will need to contact the official service center to bypass the FRP protection on some new phone models.
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:
Synchronization with Google contacts, Google drive. Create a backup using Titanium Backup. Using the service programs for your phone model, you can transfer important data to your PC.