How to Soft & Hard Reset your Xiaomi Mi4i

If someday your Xiaomi Mi4i appears experiencing complications, really do not overreact! Before you begin watching for deep problems found in the Android os, you can actually try to perform a Soft and Hard Reset of your Xiaomi Mi4i. This task is usually generally simple and could very well fix complications that can influence your Xiaomi Mi4i.

Before accomplishing any one of the actions just below, take into account that it truly is imperative to make a backup of your Xiaomi Mi4i. Even if the soft reset of your Xiaomi Mi4i will not lead to data loss, the hard reset will get rid of all the data. Perform an entire backup of the Xiaomi Mi4i with its application or perhaps on the Cloud (Google Drive, DropBox, …)

We are going to start with the soft reset of your Xiaomi Mi4i, the most simple technique.

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How to Soft Reset your Xiaomi Mi4i

The soft reset of the Xiaomi Mi4i is going to let you to correct small complications such as a clogged application, a battery that heats, a screen that freeze, the Xiaomi Mi4i that becomes slow…

The technique is definitely very easy:

  • Simultaneously press the Volume Down and Power button until the Xiaomi Mi4i restarts (about 20 seconds)

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How to Hard Reset your Xiaomi Mi4i (Factory Settings)

The factory settings reset or hard reset is going to be a bit more radical alternative. This technique will clear off all the data of the Xiaomi Mi4i and you will find a mobile phone as it is when it is manufactured. You should keep your essential data such as your pics, emails, messages, videos, … on your pc or on the cloud such as Google Drive, DropBox, … before commencing the hard reset process of your Xiaomi Mi4i.

To recover all your document after the reset, you should backup your documents to your Google Account. For that, head over to:

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

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

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

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

Your Xiaomi Mi4i will get rid of all your data. It will last a short time. Immediately after the task is completed, the Xiaomi Mi4i will restart with factory settings.

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About the Xiaomi Mi4i

The size of the Xiaomi Mi4i is 69.6 mm x 138.1 mm x 7.8 mm (width x height x depth) for a net weight of 130 g. The screen offers a resolution of 1080 x 1920px (FHD) for a usable surface of 71%.

The Xiaomi Mi4i mobile phone makes use of one Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 processor and one Cortex A53 (Octa-Core) with a 1.7 GHz clock speed. This excellent smartphone includes a 64-bit architecture processor.

As for the graphic part, the Xiaomi Mi4i incorporates Qualcomm Adreno 405 graphics card with 2 GB. You’ll be able to employ 32 GB of memory.

The Xiaomi Mi4i battery is Li-Ion type with a maximum capacity of 3120 mAh amperes. The Xiaomi Mi4i was launched on April 2015 with Android 5.0 Lollipop

A problem with the Xiaomi Mi4i? Contact the support: Xiaomi Support

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