1. To start, turn off the phone using the POWER button.
2. Now, you need to simultaneously press the Volume Up(+) buttons, Volume down and POWER for a few seconds.
3. Release all buttons when boot mode appears.
4. Press Volume Up(+) to open Recovery Mode.
5. Highlight the menu option wipe data / factory reset using the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) keys to go through the menu items and the POWER button to Confirm the selection.
6. Further, confirm the operation, select Yes using the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) keys to go through the menu items and the POWER button to confirm the selection.
7. Overload the phone, select reboot system now using the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) keys to go through the menu items and the POWER button to confirm choice.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Wiko Ridge Fab 4G?
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 its performance. Removal of viruses that interfere with work and give permanent errors. Solving problems that have arisen on the device, for example, between the camera and other applications.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
All your data and media files will be deleted. The need to back up contacts, 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. So that, after performing a factory reset, you do not need to remember the login password for the google account, you can log out of the google account before the hard reset. If after resetting the settings you cannot log into your Google account, then you need to find 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 remains in the memory of your phone, then there are the following options to save it:
Sync your data with Google contacts, Google drive. Using the Titanium Backup program, create a backup. With the service programs for your phone, you can transfer contacts, media files, and important data to your PC.