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How to Soft Reset — Nothing Phone (1)

Soft ResetAndroid 12

How to Soft Reset — Nothing Phone (1)

⏱ ~5 min📋 5 steps

The Nothing Phone (1) is a 2022 Android 12, upgradable to Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Nothing OS 3.0 smartphone powered by the Qualcomm SM7325-AE Snapdragon 778G+ 5G (6 nm) with 12GB | 8GB and 128GB | 256GB internal storage. It features a 6.5", OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 1440Hz PWM, HDR10+, 500 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak), 1080.0x2400.0 display and is available in White, Black.

The Phone (1) is equipped with a Li-Ion 4500 mAh (17.42 Wh), a 50 MP, 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, live HDR main camera, a 16 MP, 1080p@30fps front camera. The device uses a Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM configuration. It weighs 193.5 g.

Performing a soft restart on your Nothing Phone (1) 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 Nothing Phone (1): 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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