2. Next, you need to click and hold the Volume Up(+) and POWER and POWER buttons for a few seconds.
3. Release the buttons held as soon as the Android image appears on the screen.
4. Press and hold the POWER button to enter Recovery mode.
5. In the menu, select wipe data / factory reset using the Volume Down(-) button for scrolling and the Volume Up(+) button to select the parameters.
6. Approve the operation, select Yes in the menu, using the Volume Down(-) button for scrolling and the Volume Up(+) button to select the parameters.
7. In the menu, select reboot system now using the Volume Down(-) button for scrolling and the Volume Up(+) button to select the parameters.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages ZTE Blade Q Mini?
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 interfere with the normal functioning of the device. Solving problems that have arisen on the device, for example, between the camera and other applications.
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. In rare cases, it is impossible to remove some viruses from Android, even after a hard reset.
What needs to be done before the Hard Reset operation.
So that after a hard reset the phone is not blocked by the FRP, make sure that you know the login / password to 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 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 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. Using the Titanium Backup program, create a backup. Using the service programs for your phone model, you can transfer important data to your PC.