2. Press and hold the Volume Up(+) and POWER button within a few seconds.
3. When the MI logo appears, release all the keys.
4. In the menu, select "Wipe Reset" using the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) keys to go through the menu items and the POWER button to confirm the selection.
5. Use the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) buttons to select the menu item Wipe All Data and press the POWER button.
6. Confirm the operation, select Yes and press the POWER button to confirm the selection.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Xiaomi Mi Note 3?
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 problems that arose after installing some applications and remained after they were removed from the phone.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
Completely deletes all user data on the device. The need to have an up-to-date backup. 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 do not need to enter the login password for your Google account and 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. Not all phone models can bypass the FRP protection, their owners 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 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. Backup your contacts and information. With the service programs for your phone, you can transfer important data to your PC.