1. To start the Hard reset procedure, the phone must be turned off.
2. Press and hold the button Volume Up(+) and POWER for a few seconds.
3. Release only the POWER button when the phone is curb.
4. Release the Volume Up(+) key, when the Recovery mode appears on the screen.
5. Use the Volume Down(-) button to select the menu item wipe data / factory reset, and then press the POWER button to confirm.
6. Now, confirm the operation, select from the menu Yes - Delete all user data, and then press the POWER button to confirm.
7. Select from the menu "Reboot System Now", and then press the POWER button to confirm.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Vodafone Smart III 975?
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 block applications on the device and give persistent errors. Solving problems that have arisen on the device due to an application conflict.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
All your data stored in the phone will be permanently deleted. The need to back up contacts, settings and media files. Not all viruses on Android can be removed even after returning to factory settings.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
If you are going to do a hard reset on your phone, then be sure to make sure that you know the access data for your google account. Before a hard reset, you can log out of your google account in advance. Then, after performing a factory reset, you do not need to remember the login password for your Google account. 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. Some new phone models may have problems with bypassing the FRP protection 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 (contacts, sms, photos, videos) remains in the memory of your device, then there are the following options to save it:
Synchronize your data and contacts with Google contacts, Google drive. Backup your data, contacts and media. With the service programs for your phone, you can transfer contacts, media files, and important data to your PC.