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How to Soft Reset — Huawei Mate S

Soft ResetAndroid 5.1.1 (Lollipop)

How to Soft Reset — Huawei Mate S

⏱ ~5 min📋 5 steps

The Huawei Mate S is a 2015 Android 5.1.1 smartphone powered by the Kirin 935 (28 nm) with 3GB and 128GB | 32GB | 64GB internal storage. It features a 5.5", OLED, 1080.0x1920.0 display and is available in Luxurious Gold, Mystic Champagne, Titanium Grey.

The Mate S is equipped with a Li-Ion 2700 mAh, non-removable, a 13 MP, 1080p@30fps main camera, a 8 MP front camera. The device uses a · Nano-SIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM configuration. It weighs 156 g.

Performing a soft restart on your Huawei Mate S 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 S: 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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