How to Soft & Hard Reset your Xiaomi HongMi

If for some reason Xiaomi HongMi commences knowing complications, do not worry! Before you begin seeking for complex errors in the Android operating system, you can actually try to do a Soft and Hard Reset of your Xiaomi HongMi. This manipulation is generally simple and may solve complications that may impact your Xiaomi HongMi.

Before making any one of the task in this article, remember that it is important to make a backup of your Xiaomi HongMi. Albeit the soft reset of the Xiaomi HongMi should not lead to data loss, the hard reset is going to erase all the data. Make a complete backup of your Xiaomi HongMi thanks to its application or on the Cloud (Google Drive, DropBox, …)

We are going to start with the soft reset of your Xiaomi HongMi, the simplest process.

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How to Soft Reset your Xiaomi HongMi

The soft reset of your Xiaomi HongMi probably will allow you to solve small errors like a blocked apps, a battery that heats, a screen that freeze, the Xiaomi HongMi that becomes slow…

The methodology is definitely very simple:

  • Simultaneously press the Volume Down and Power key until the Xiaomi HongMi restarts (approximately 20 seconds)

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How to Hard Reset your Xiaomi HongMi (Factory Settings)

The factory settings reset or hard reset is undoubtedly a bit more definitive possibility. This method is going to delete all your data of your Xiaomi HongMi and you can expect to find a cell phone as it is when it is created. You should save your important files like your pics, emails, chat, movies, … on your own computer or on a hosting site like Google Drive, DropBox, … before starting the hard reset procedure of your Xiaomi HongMi.

To get back all your data soon after the reset, you can keep your documents to your Google Account. For that, head to:

  • Settings -> System -> Advanced -> Backup
  • Activate the backup

Now that you generated the backup, all you need to do is:

  • System -> Advanced -> Reset options.
  • Erase all data (factory reset) -> Reset phone

You have to write your security code (or PIN) and as soon it is done, go for Erase Everything.

Your Xiaomi HongMi is going to erase all your data. It will last a short time. Soon after the task is completed, your Xiaomi HongMi will restart with factory settings.

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About the Xiaomi HongMi

The dimensions of your Xiaomi HongMi is 69.0 mm x 137.0 mm x 10.0 mm (width x height x depth) for a net weight of 158 g. The screen offers a resolution of 720 x 1280px (HD) for a usable surface of 64%.

The Xiaomi HongMi mobile phone makes use of one MediaTek MT6589T processor and one ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core) with a 1.5 GHz clock speed. This mobile phone doesn’t include a 64-bit architecture processor.

Related the graphic part, the Xiaomi HongMi takes advantage of PowerVR SGX544 graphics card with 1 GB. You can use 4 GB of memory.

The Xiaomi HongMi battery is Li-Polymer type with a maximum capacity of 2000 mAh amperes. The Xiaomi HongMi was revealed on July 2013 with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

A problem with the Xiaomi HongMi? Contact the support: Xiaomi Support

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