2. Press and hold the Volume Up(+) and POWER button at the same time within a few seconds.
3. Next, you need to release the buttons held when you will see the TP-LINK logo in front of you.
4. To enter Recovery mode, press the POWER button.
5. Use the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) buttons to select from the wipe data / factory reset option and press the POWER button to confirm.
6. Select Yes and confirm the selection by the POWER button.
7. Select reboot system now and confirm the selection by the POWER button.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages TP-Link Neffos C5L?
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 the stability of its work. Removal of viruses that cause inconvenience in work and give permanent errors. Solving problems that arose after installing some applications and remained after they were removed from the phone.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
Completely remove all user files and settings on the device. The need to have a fresh backup. It is possible that not all viruses will be removed from your phone.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
Before doing a hard reset, be sure to remember the login / password to access your google account. You can sign out of your google account before resetting. In this case, after performing a factory reset, you do not need to enter the login password for your Google account and you can immediately use your device. 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). Owners of modern phone models will need to contact the official service center to bypass the protection of the FRP.
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. Backup your contacts and information. Using the service programs for your phone model, you can transfer important data to your PC.