How to Easily Master Format XIAOMI POCO M4 with Safety Hard Reset?

Tips and tricks to fix XIAOMI POCO M4 problems. This phone has dual simcard slot that use Nano-SIM for standby together when we use two different phone numbers. The screen size is 6.58 inches that has 90Hz refresh rate. The screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass screen protections. The back side body covered with solid plastic. The body design has splash resistant, but we can not bring this phone to swim because it is not water resistant smartphone.

When the first time release at the market, this phone use Android 12 and MIUI 13. We can use 5G connections for fast Internet access that powered by MediaTek MT6833 Dimensity 700 and has dedicated GPU (graphic processor unit) Mali-G57 MC2 for support gaming graphic rendering. We will give more solutions and information review about how to solve troubles of XIAOMI POCO M4 at www.hard-reset.org community.

What are Advantages of XIAOMI POCO M4 Specifications and Features:

  • GSM 3G HSDPA, Dual SIM Card GSM GSM / CDMA
  • 4G LTE + 5G
  • LCD 6.58 inches
  • Internal memory 64 GB with 4 GB RAM
  • Internal memory 128 GB with 6 GB RAM
  • Main Camera Dual 50 MP f/1.8 + 2 MP f/2.4
  • Front camera 5 MP for selfie photography
  • Processor Octa-core 2×2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
  • GPU Mali-G57 MC2
  • Operating system Android 12
  • Battery Li-Po 5000 mAh

Solutions To Fix Camera Issues on XIAOMI POCO M4


Some users can not use front camera or main camera applications. Follow this page to solve XIAOMI POCO M4 camera troubles or photo and video lagging.

How to Fix or Problem Solving for Recovery XIAOMI POCO M4 hang or not responding or malfunctions or stuck or freezing or bricked ?

We can download many applications from Google Play Store because XIAOMI POCO M4 has two internal storage options with 64 GB or 128 GB. Please note, there are some bad developers that create fake apps and games but they may contain viruses or malware or threat that can make some troubles. They can stolen our data or install unknown apps without notice.

Therefore we have to read many user reviews before install new or not famous apps. Otherwise, our XIAOMI POCO M4 will get some troubles like become slowly or hang or stuck or bricks or bootloop or frozen or LCD touch screen not responsive. These kind of apps will not get “Verified by Play Protect” from Google Play Store.

If we get this problems, we have to try clean temporary files and caches by performing soft reset or restart or reboot. When restart finish, please install one recommended antivirus like AVAST or NORTON on XIAOMI POCO M4, this antivirus will scan for suspected applications and give recommended safe setting options.

When the problems still happen, then we have to do hard reset or master format for reinstall the operating system to factory default. Please note, reformat will remove or erase all installed applications and data from our XIAOMI POCO M4. For safety reasons, please do not install any APK from unknown sources, because it can make some troubles. Reformat also will remove Google account and Xiaomi account from this phone.

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How to Force Shutdown or Force Soft Reset or Reboot or Restart XIAOMI POCO M4 ?

XIAOMI POCO M4 has two RAM options with 4 GB or 6 GB capacity. More bigger is better. When some installed applications crash or corrupt or stuck, then the LCD touch screen may not responsive with our finger touch or hang. We need to clean temporary files and caches.

When it stuck or freezing, please try to press and hold POWER BUTTON until XIAOMI POCO M4 turning off or shutdown by itself. We also can try to press POWER BUTTON + VOLUME DOWN together to force turn it off.

When our phone still work properly, but we want to clean temporary files and caches, please press and hold POWER BUTTON until pop-up menu appear and choose Shutdown / Power off / Reboot. Soft reset or restart process will not remove any installed apps and important data, therefore we can do this process anytime we want.

How To Make Faster XIAOMI POCO M4. Boost Performance?


Some users can not play games or do some other activity becuase XIAOMI POCO M4 lagging. Follow this page to fix slowly issues on XIAOMI POCO M4.

How to backup data or Contact at XIAOMI POCO M4 ?

This phone has memory slot for use with MicroSD. We can choose several important files, photos videos inside XIAOMI POCO M4 internal memory using Android File Manager and paste on MicroSD.

We can connect our phone to computer using USB data cable and after computer recognized our XIAOMI POCO M4, then please backup all important data using computer file manager application.

We also can use USB flash disk to connect using OTG or USB converter to backup data from internal memory to USB Flash Drive using XIAOMI POCO M4 file manager

If our XIAOMI POCO M4 has already signed in with Google account, by default our contact will be synchronize in the background to Google server. Please make sure we check all contact at Google contact server using Internet browse to make sure backup is done.

More Complete Solutions To Backup & Restore Data / Contact / Photos on XIAOMI POCO M4


There are several procedure to backup and restore data inside XIAOMI POCO M4. We can do it manually or automatically.

How to Boot Recovery Mode at XIAOMI POCO M4 ?

If we need to boot our XIAOMI POCO M4 go to recovery mode. We can follow the steps at #Option 2 above from steps no.1 until no.4. After that steps finish, then we will find list of menu options, and choose Recover menu or any other menu as what we need to do.

#Option 1, Hard Reset XIAOMI POCO M4 with software menu:

  1. Turn on the XIAOMI POCO M4
  2. Please make sure battery capacity more then 50% or better fully charge
  3. Backup important data at XIAOMI POCO M4 because all data and applications will be erase or delete
  4. Go to Menu : Setting > General Setting > Backup and Reset > Factory Data Reset
  5. Choose :Reset Device > Delete all
  6. The XIAOMI POCO M4 will do the hard reset or master format to factory default process.

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#Option 2, Hard Reset XIAOMI POCO M4 with Hardware Button Key to Recovery Mode

  1. Turn Off XIAOMI POCO M4
  2. Make sure the battery is fully charge
  3. Press and holdPOWER BUTTON + VOLUME UP BUTTONkey
  4. Release all button after the LCD show Recovery Mode
  5. UseVolume Buttonto select the option and pressPOWER Buttonto Ok or Confirm or Choose. Please choose Wipe all data to finish the Hard Reset or Master Format Steps
  6. Wait until the XIAOMI POCO M4 finish the process and the phone will start again like new

How to Unlock or Fix or Bypass or Solutions for XIAOMI POCO M4 forgot password code or security lock screen pattern or pin (lost password)?

We need to protect all data from unauthorized people, especially some private photos videos that shoot from dual camera 50 megapixel for wide + 2 megapixel for DoF or Bokeh effect. If we do not any protection, anyone can access our data easily when XIAOMI POCO M4 stolen or lost or away from us.

Please activate fingerprint that located at side body. We can use front camera for face unlock. We need to choose secondary protections for backup, because the fingerprint or face detection will not work after XIAOMI POCO M4 reboot or restart. However, the problems will start happen when we can not unlock this phone or forgot screen lock pattern / password pin protection or fingerprint can not work. What should we do?

When we forgot security protection, we have to do hard reset or reformat using hardware button combination key like steps at #option 2 above. This phone already use Android FRP (factory reset protection) that work for secure all data when this phone lost or force hard reset. Therefore, we have to bypass FRP using previous Google account username and password after performing hard reset.

Is That Any Secret Code for Doing Format XIAOMI POCO M4 ?

There is no secret hidden code for XIAOMI POCO M4 to make it back to factory default. We have to do the options above to hard reset this phone.

How to Format or Erase Phone Memory at XIAOMI POCO M4 ?

If we want to remove all installed applications and all data, then we have to do hard reset using menu Setting like steps at #option 1 above. Please choose to erase All files on the phone. It will remove all data at internal memory (or external memory if available).

How to Make Battery of XIAOMI POCO M4 Stronger, Life Longer and Not Fast to Drain ?

XIAOMI POCO M4 has big batter 5000 mAh. It can work full day activity without recharge. Some users work for two days using this battery. It has fast charging 18W. Howeve, if we want to use this phone more longer, then it is very recommended if we do some adjustment like turn off all not use connections like Bluetooth or NFC or GPS or WiFi. We also suggested to make LCD screen brightness as low as possible.

Some other version of XIAOMI POCO M4 has product model code MZB0BRZIN, 22041219PI

FAQ of XIAOMI POCO M4

  • How to Hard Reset or Master Format XIAOMI POCO M4 without password / passcode ?

    When the first time setup this phone, the protections is not active. We have to choose and activate security protections, but some users get troubles when they want to reformat or hard reset XIAOMI POCO M4, because it always ask the password protections. If we can not remember the password pattern, then please try to do hard reset using hardware button combination key like steps at #option 2 above. It will reformat XIAOMI POCO M4 from OFF positions. But for security reasons, we have to make sure this phone is belong to us by type our previous Google account after finish hard reset.

  • How to Reset XIAOMI Mi ACCOUNT Forgotten Password at XIAOMI POCO M4 ?

    Please follow this link For Reset Xiaomi Mi Account

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