How to Soft & Hard Reset your Xiaomi Redmi Note 3

If your Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 commences experiencing problems, you should not worry! Just before you begin seeking for deep glitches in the Android os, you can also try to perform a Soft and Hard Reset of your Xiaomi Redmi Note 3. This task is usually quite elementary and may resolve problems that could impact your Xiaomi Redmi Note 3.

Just before running any of the hacks below, keep in mind that it is imperative to create a copy of your Xiaomi Redmi Note 3. Even though the soft reset of your Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 is not going to cause loss of data, the hard reset is going to clear all the data. Perform a complete copy of your Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 with its program or alternatively on the Cloud (Google Drive, DropBox, …)

We are going to begin with the soft reset of your Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, the least complicated option.

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How to Soft Reset your Xiaomi Redmi Note 3

The soft reset of your Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 will allow you to repair small complications like a crashed application, a battery that heats, a screen that stop, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 that becomes slow…

The methodology is definitely very simple:

  • Simultaneously press the Volume Down and Power key until the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 restarts (about 20 seconds)

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How to Hard Reset your Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (Factory Settings)

The factory settings reset or hard reset is definitely a bit more definitive alternative. This procedure is going to get rid of all your data of your Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 and you can expect to get a mobile phone as it is when it is produced. You should save your essential data like your pics, emails, chat, movies, … in your pc or on the cloud like Google Drive, DropBox, … prior to starting the hard reset process of your Xiaomi Redmi Note 3.

To recover all your data following the reset, you can actually preserve your data to your Google Account. For that, look at:

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

Once you finished the backup, all you have to do is:

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

You will be required to enter your security code (or PIN) and once it is done, choose Erase Everything.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 is going to delete all the data. It will take a short time. As soon the process is completed, your Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 is likely to reboot with factory settings.

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About the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3

The size of your amazing Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 is 76.0 mm x 150.0 mm x 8.7 mm (width x height x depth) for a net weight of 164 g. The screen offers a resolution of 1080 x 1920px (FHD) for a usable surface of 73%.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 smartphone uses one Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 processor and one 2x ARM 1.8 GHz Cortex A72, 4x ARM 1.4 GHz Cortex A53 (Hexa-Core) with a 1.8 GHz clock speed. This smartphone has a 64-bit architecture processor.

As for the graphic part, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 uses the Qualcomm Adreno 510 graphics card with 2 GB. You can make use of 16 GB of memory.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 battery is Li-Polymer type with a full charge power of 4000 mAh amperes. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 was revealed on November 2015 with Android 6.0 Marshmallow

A problem with the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3? Contact the support: Xiaomi Support

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