Factory reset apparatus and method

A factory reset method, wherein the method is applied to a factory reset apparatus, and the factory reset apparatus comprises a reset switch, a first power supply module, a flip-flop, and a processor, wherein the flip-flop comprises a data input pin, a clock pin, and a true flip-flop output pin, wherein

• the reset switch is connected to the data input pin, the first power supply module is connected to the clock pin, and the true flip-flop output pin is connected to a first general purpose input/output (GPIO) pin of the processor;
• and, wherein
• the method comprises:
• generating, by the reset switch, a low-level reset signal when being pressed, wherein the low-level reset signal is input into the flip-flop from the data input pin;
• receiving, by the flip-flop, an electrical signal from the clock pin, wherein a rising edge of the electrical signal triggers the flip-flop to latch a low-level state of the low-level reset signal;
• outputting, by the flip-flop, a low-level reset request signal from the true flip-flop output pin according to the latched low-level state of the low-level reset signal;
• and
• starting, by the processor, a factory reset operation according to a reset request signal input from the first GPIO pin.