2. Next you need to press and hold the button POWER and Volume Up(+) for a few seconds.
3. After the screen Mi logo appears, release the button only POWER.
4. Once the screen displays Recovery Mode, release Volume Up(+).
5. Select the English, using the keys Volume Up(+)/Down(-) to scroll through the menu and click POWER to select.
6. Select the "Wipe Reset" and press the POWER to confirm.
7. Select Wipe all data, and click POWER to confirm.
8. Confirm the operation, select Yes and click POWER to confirm.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Xiaomi Mi 4?
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 completely clean phone from user settings and data. Remove viruses and applications that slow down the phone and give constant errors. Solving various problems that arose on the device after installing some applications and did not disappear after uninstalling them.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
Completely deletes all user data on the device. 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 the hard reset procedure.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
Before hard reset, make sure you know the access data for your google account, otherwise the phone will be blocked by the FRP. You can sign out of your google account before resetting. In this case, after performing a factory reset, you can immediately use your device. If, after the hard reset procedure, the phone is locked by the FRP and you cannot log into your Google account, then you need to find instructions for bypassing the FRP lock for your phone model. 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 personal data (contacts, photos, videos) remains in the memory of your phone, then they can be saved in several ways:
Sync your data with Google contacts, Google drive. Create a backup using Titanium Backup or other programs. Using the service programs for your phone model, you can transfer important data to your PC.