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How to Soft Reset — Motorola Moto G5S Plus

Soft ResetAndroid 7.1 (Nougat)

How to Soft Reset — Motorola Moto G5S Plus

⏱ ~5 min📋 5 steps

The Motorola Moto G5S Plus is a 2017 Android 7.1 smartphone powered by the Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm) with 3GB | 4GB and 32GB | 64GB internal storage. It features a 5.5", IPS LCD, 1080.0x1920.0 display and is available in Lunar Gray, Fine Gold.

The Moto G5S Plus is equipped with a Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable, a 13 MP, 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) main camera, a 8 MP, 1080p@30fps, 480p@120fps front camera. The device uses a · Nano-SIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM configuration. It weighs 168 g.

Performing a soft restart on your Motorola Moto G5S Plus 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 G5S Plus: hold Power for 2 seconds

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Tap 'Restart' or 'Reboot' in the menu

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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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