1. To start, turn off the phone with the POWER button.
2. After that, press the Volume Up(+) and POWER button for a few seconds.
3. Release all keys when recovery mode appears .
4. Select Wipe Data, and then Wipe All Data. To go on the menu, use the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) keys and the POWER button to confirm the selection.
5. Select confirm using the POWER button.
6. Return to Main Menu and select reboot.
7. Select Reboot to System Use the POWER button.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages Xiaomi Redmi S2?
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. Removing viruses that have entered your phone. Solving problems that have arisen on the device, for example, between the camera and other applications.
Disadvantages of Hard Reset:
All your contacts, data and media files will be deleted. The need to have a fresh backup of your phone's data, contacts, and media. Unfortunately, in some cases, not all viruses on Android will be removed, even after a hard reset.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
If you want to do a hard reset on your phone, then make sure you know the login / password for 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 a factory reset, the phone is locked because 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 (contacts, photos, videos) remains in the memory of your phone, then it can be saved in several ways:
Sync your data with Google contacts, Google drive. Using the Titanium Backup program, create a backup. Transfer important data to your PC using service programs for your smartphone model.