2. Press together POWER and Volume Up(+) for a few seconds.
3. Release the buttons when you see that the phone screen will turn back again.
4. Use the Volume Up(+)/Down(-) buttons to select the menu item wipe data / factory reset, and then confirm the selection with the POWER key>.
5. Confirm the reset operation, select Yes, and then confirm the selection with the POWER key> .
6. The phone removes all settings and downloaded programs.
Hard Reset - advantages and disadvantages ZTE Nubia V18?
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:
Completely remove all user files and settings on the device. The need to create a backup. 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 resetting the settings, the phone is blocked by the FRP and you cannot remember the login and password for entering your Google account, then for most models there is an instruction for bypassing this protection (FRP). However, not all smartphones can bypass this protection. Owners of some phone models, especially the newest ones, will have 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 contacts, media files and important data to your PC using service programs for your smartphone model.