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How to Soft Reset — Huawei Mate 40 Pro

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How to Soft Reset — Huawei Mate 40 Pro

⏱ ~5 min📋 5 steps

The Huawei Mate 40 Pro is a 2020 Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services smartphone powered by the Kirin 9000 5G (5 nm) with 8GB and 128GB | 256GB | 512GB internal storage. It features a 6.8", OLED, HDR10, 90Hz, 1344.0x2772.0 display and is available in Mystic Silver, White, Black, Green, Yellow.

The Mate 40 Pro is equipped with a Li-Po 4400 mAh, a 50 MP, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/480fps, 720p@960fps, 720p@3840fps, HDR, gyro-EIS main camera, a 13 MP, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps front camera. The device uses a · Nano-SIM + eSIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM configuration. It weighs 212 g.

Performing a soft restart on your Huawei Mate 40 Pro is the quickest way to resolve minor performance issues, app freezes, or unresponsive touch screens without losing any data. Unlike a factory reset, a soft reset simply reboots the device and clears temporary memory, making it the recommended first step for any troubleshooting.

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Does not erase any data. Always try this first.

1

On your Huawei Mate 40 Pro: hold Power for 2 seconds

2

Tap 'Restart' or 'Reboot' in the menu

3

Wait ~30–60 seconds for the restart to complete

4

Force restart if frozen: hold Power for 10–15 seconds until screen goes black

5

Device reboots automatically — no data is lost

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