How to reset a Xiaomi phone?
“Try turning it off and on.”
The magical solution “turn it off and on” has worked all over the world almost since the dawn of time. This simple advice applies to all kinds of devices, including Xiaomi smartphones. When an app starts lagging, stuttering or working more slowly, you can close it and launch it again. An equally good and sometimes necessary solution is to put the phone to sleep for a few moments. If you want to perform a soft reset of your Xiaomi, POCO or Redmi smartphone, simply (depending on the model) press the power button located on the left or right side of the housing. Hold it for several seconds until a window appears with the options Restart and Power off. You can choose either the first or the second option. If for some reason you cannot select any option using the touchscreen, try navigating with the volume buttons, treating them as navigation arrows.
Factory reset – hard reset
In the case of more serious failures or, for example, a virus infection of the device, it may become necessary to perform a so-called hard reset of the smartphone. To perform this on Xiaomi, POCO and Redmi phones, simply go to Settings and select the following options in order: About phone → Factory reset → Erase all (or select only specific options). This will remove all data from the selected category, files, photos and installed apps, and they cannot be restored. Therefore, think carefully before taking this step and regularly secure your important documents and data by creating backups.
That's all!
Resetting a smartphone is a very simple and useful process, so remember this guide, because you may need it in the future. Let’s hope, however, that technical problems will avoid you and your Xiaomi smartphone as much as possible.
