Last Updated on December 23, 2022 by Mathew Diekhake

Most modern Android smartphones offer the chance to take a hard reset/factory reset from the Settings app and then a second opportunity to hard reset in Recovery Mode. Recovery Mode is a mode available on a separate recovery partition that is not on the Android operating system. Since it is separate from Android, it means you can always use it regardless of whether or not Android is usable.

This tutorial demonstrates how to hard reset the Xiaomi Mi 10S smartphone.

Method One: Hard Reset Xiaomi Mi 10S Using Settings App

You can hard reset the Xiaomi Mi 10S smartphone In Recovery Mode or by using the Settings app. We recommend using the Settings app until you can’t, at which time you would use the recovery partition. Here is how to hard reset using the Settings app first:

  1. With the Xiaomi Mi 10S turned on, tap Settings > About phone.
  2. Tap Factory reset > Erase all data.
  3. Tap Next.

Method Two: Hard Reset Xiaomi Mi 10S Using Stock Recovery

You can also hard reset the Xiaomi Mi 10S in Recovery Mode. There are two recovery partitions you can have on the Xiaomi Mi 10S. One of them is the stock recovery partition is the other is a custom recovery partition. If you have not installed a custom recovery partition, then you have a stock recovery. Most people have stock recovery. Here is how to hard reset using the stock recovery partition:

  1. With the Xiaomi Mi 10S turned off, press and hold the Power + Volume Up buttons simultaneously until you see Recovery Mode.
  2. From the Recovery 3.0 menu, press Wipe data.
  3. Press Wipe All Data > Confirm.
  4. Press Back to Main Menu.
  5. Press Reboot.

Method Three: Hard Reset Xiaomi Mi 10S Using Custom Recovery (TWRP)

You can also hard reset the Xiaomi Mi 10S using a custom recovery such as TWRP. Here is how to hard reset using TWRP:

Note: You can also take a NANDroid backup in TWRP by tapping Backup from the main menu.

  1. With the Xiaomi Mi 10S turned off, press and hold the Power + Volume Up buttons simultaneously until you see TWRP.
  2. Tap Wipe.
  3. Choose to wipe all the data and different caching options. The exact caching options will vary depending on your version of TWRP.
  4. Tap Reboot from the main menu.

In conclusion, that is how to hard reset the Xiaomi Mi 10S smartphone and reset factory settings.