Having problem with your Xiaomi mobile. Here is generic tutorial on how to unlock or hard reset Xiaomi Android mobile phone. T hese are common unlock and reset methods. To hard reset specific Xiaomi smartphone model, select model from list below and check details.
Table of ContentList of Xiaomi Mobile Models
- Black Shark
- Mi-1s
- Mi 2A
- Mi 2
- Mi 2S
- Mi 3
- Mi 4c
- Mi 4i
- Mi 4
- Mi 4S
- Mi 5c
- Mi 5
- Mi 5s Plus
- Mi 5s
- Mi 5X
- Mi 6 Plus
- Mi 6
- Mi 6X
- Mi 8 Explorer Edition?Reset
- Mi 8
- Mi 8 Screen Fingerprint Edition
- Mi 8 SE
- Mi 8 Youth Edition
- Mi 9
- Mi 9 SE
- Mi 9T
- Mi 9 Transparent Edition
- Mi A1
- Mi A2 Lite
- Mi A2
- MI A3
- Mi Max 2
- Mi Max 3
- Mi Max Prime
- Mi Max
- Mi MIX 2
- Mi MIX 2S
- Mi Mix 3 5G
- Mi Mix 3
- Mi MIX
- Mi Note 2
- Mi Note 3
- Mi Note 5
- Mi Note Natural Bamboo Edition
- Mi Note Pro
- Mi Note
- Mi Play
- Redmi 1S
- Redmi 2A
- Redmi 2 Prime
- Redmi 2
- Redmi 3
- Redmi 3S Plus
- Redmi 3S Prime
- Redmi 3S
- Redmi 3X
- Redmi 4A
- Redmi 4 Prime
- Redmi 4
- Redmi 4X
- Redmi 5A
- Redmi 5 Plus
- Redmi 5
- Redmi 6A
- Redmi 6 Pro
- Redmi 6
- Redmi 7A
- Redmi 7
- Redmi Go
- Redmi K20
- Redmi K20 Pro
- Redmi Note 2 Prime
- Redmi Note 2
- Redmi Note 3
- Redmi Note 4G
- Redmi Note 4
- Redmi Note 4X
- Redmi Note 5A
- Redmi Note 5 Pro
- Redmi Note 5
- Redmi Note 6 Pro
- Redmi Note 7
- Redmi Note 7 Pro
- Redmi Note 7S
- Redmi Note 8 Pro
- Redmi Note Prime
- Redmi Note
- Redmi Pro
- Redmi S2
- Redmi Y1 Lite
- Redmi Y1
- Redmi Y2
- Redmi Y3
- Red Rice
- Xiaomi Black Shark Helo
- Xiaomi Poco F1
- Xiaomi Red Rice
Hard reset wipes out all the data on mobile phone. Following data is completely deleted on hard reset.
- Settings
- System Data
- App data
- Downloaded Apps
- SMS
- Music
- Pictures
- Videos
- WhatsApp Data
- Call Records
- Network Settings
Hard reset fixes many problems like slow mobile phone, frequest restart, virus infection, frequent hanging or freezing, memory usage etc.
Hard Reset
- Power off Xiaomi mobile using Power button.
- After Xiaomi smartphone is switched off, press Power and Volume Up button together and hold them.
- After few seconds, phone will boot and you will see Xiaomi or Android logo.
- When you see boot options, release all the buttons at that time.
- Navigate to wipe data/factory reset option using Volume buttons.
- Press Power button to confirm it.
- You will see Yes and No option on screen to wipe all the data. Select Yes using Volume button and press on Power
- button to confirm it.
- Next you will get option to reboot system. Select Reboot System Now option using Volume buttons and press on Power button.
- This will reboot phone and complete hard reset of Xiaomi mobile.
Factory Reset
If your Xiaomi smartphone is properly responding to its display screen then attempt this method. This method is much preferred.
Step 1
Firstly go the Home screen of your Xiaomi, and there select the Menu icon.
Step 2
In the Menu option, select the Settings icon.
Step 3
Next, in the Settings option, select the Privacy icon.
Step 4
Now, under the above selected option, touch the Factory Data Reset icon.
Step 5
There select the Reset Phone option.
Step 6
Finally, touch and select the Erase Everything option to wipe off all of the data and all the information from your phone memory.
Step 7
After the completion of this process, Xiaomi will reboot to finish the reset process.
Reset Xiaomi Mobile using Google Find My Device
There is an option to reset Xiaomi phone using Google Find My Device service. This is useful when you have lost your phone and want to reset phone from remote place.
Here is instructions to reset device remotely.
- Open Google Find My Device service in a browser.
- If you are not logged into Google, you will be asked to login. Login using your Google username and password.
- After logging in you will see three options such as Play Sound, Secure Device and Erase Device.
- Click on Erase Device option.
- Now you will see Erase All Data option.
- Now select Erase option and click on it.
- This will wipe all data on Xiaomi mobile remotely.