Factory Reset Xiaomi Mi 8

OS: Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10.1

CPU: Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)

Display: 6.21" inc

Camera: 12 MP, Dual

User data format and reset Xiaomi Mi 8 to factory settings.

Before resetting to factory settings, it is recommended to remember the login and password from your Google account or delete your Google account if you are going to sell your phone. In this way, you will avoid problems with the Factory Reset Protection function, which asks for a password for a Google account.

Before reset Xiaomi Mi 8, follow these steps.

1. The phone battery must be 100% charged.
2. Copy your contacts, photos and user data to a flash drive or PC.
3. Logout from your Google Account.

Xiaomi Mi 8 - Erase All Content and Settings

1. Choose Settings menu.
2. Choose General management menu.
3. Scroll down and click the menu item Reset.

4. Tap menu item Factory data reset.

5. Confirm factory reset.

Thomas Nilan
Smartphone Expert

Thomas Nilan is a mobile phone expert with in-depth knowledge of the Android and iOS operating systems, who understands the settings of various hidden features that allow you to expand the capabilities of your smartphone, as well as get information about what is going on inside the phone for future repairs. He is an authority in his field, which has allowed him to become a ghostwriter for several technology publications, and he enjoys writing small mobile applications for testing smartphones.