1. To start the Hard reset procedure, the phone must be turned off.
2. Next, you need to simultaneously press the Volume Up(+) and POWER buttons for a few seconds.
3. After that, you need to release the POWER button when the Umidigi logo appears.
4. Release the Volume Up(+) button, after the appearance of the Android robot.
5. Press Volume Up(+) and POWER buttons to open Recovery Mode.
6. Use the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) buttons to select from the menu item wipe data / factory reset and press the POWER button.
7. Use the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) keys to highlight from the menu item Yes and press the POWER button.
8. Use the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) keys to highlight the "reboot system now" item and press the POWER button.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages UMiDIGI F1?
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 to factory settings. Removal of viruses that interfere with 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:
All your data stored in the phone will be permanently deleted. The need to back up contacts from the phone book, settings and media files. Not all viruses on Android will be removed after a factory reset.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
Before doing a hard reset on your phone, be sure to make sure that you know the login / password for accessing 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 a hard reset you cannot remember the login password to enter your Google account, then you need to use the instructions for bypassing the FRP lock for your phone model. 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 important information remains in the memory of your phone, then there are the following options to save it:
Synchronize your phone with Google contacts, Google drive. Backup your contacts and information. With the service programs for your phone, you can transfer important data to your PC.