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How to Soft Reset — Nothing Phone (3)

Soft ResetAndroid 15

How to Soft Reset — Nothing Phone (3)

⏱ ~5 min📋 5 steps

The Nothing Phone (3) is a 2025 Android 15, upgradable to Android 16, Nothing OS 4.1, up to 5 major Android upgrades smartphone powered by the Qualcomm SM8735 Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 (4 nm) with 12GB | 16GB and 256GB | 512GB internal storage. It features a 6.7", OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 960Hz PWM, HDR10+, 4500 nits (peak), 1260.0x2800.0 display and is available in White, Black.

The Phone (3) is equipped with a Market-dependent versions: · Si/C 5150 mAh - International model · Si/C 5500 mAh - India model, a 50 MP, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, OIS main camera, a 50 MP, 4K@60fps, 1080p@60fps front camera. The device uses a Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) configuration. It weighs 218 g.

Performing a soft restart on your Nothing Phone (3) 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 (3): 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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