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How to Soft Reset — Motorola Moto G5

Soft ResetAndroid 7.0 (Nougat)

How to Soft Reset — Motorola Moto G5

⏱ ~5 min📋 5 steps

The Motorola Moto G5 is a 2017 Android 7.0 smartphone powered by the Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 (28 nm) with 2GB | 3GB and 16GB | 32GB internal storage. It features a 5.0", IPS LCD, 1080.0x1920.0 display and is available in Lunar Grey, Fine Gold, Sapphire Blue.

The Moto G5 is equipped with a Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable, a 13 MP, 1080p@30fps main camera, a 5 MP front camera. The device uses a · Nano-SIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM configuration. It weighs 145 g.

Performing a soft restart on your Motorola Moto G5 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.

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On your Motorola Moto G5: 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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