Hard reset Motorola Moto G5

OS: Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo)

CPU: Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53

Display: 5" inc

Camera: 13 MP, Single

For Hard reset Motorola Moto G5 use following steps

1. The smartphone must be turned off

2. Hold down the Volume Up and Power buttons for a few seconds

3. After waiting for the Boot Mode menu to appear, you can release the keys

4. Select the Recovery menu item. The Volume up key is used to navigate the menu, and the Volume down key is used to confirm the selection.

Android logo Motorola Moto G5

5. After the image with Android Robot appears on the screen, press the Volume Up and Power keys simultaneously

6. In the menu, go to "wipe data / factory reset", the Volume Up / Down keys are used to navigate the menu, and the Power key to confirm the choice made

7. In the menu, go to "yes" and press the Power button

8. Go to line "reboot system now"

9. Factory data reset completed

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.