OnePlus 5: How to Factory Reset or Hard Reset

Got a problem with your OnePlus 5 and want to factory reset it? Well, it’s way easy to hard reset your device. Factory or Hard resetting your OnePlus 5 is going to wipe all the data, contacts, call logs, SMS messages and the media content stored on the internal storage of your OnePlus 5. It is always recommended to backup all your important data if you wish to factory reset your device at some point.

There are different methods to reset your OnePlus 5. You can factory reset it either by going into the settings and using the factory reset option located there or you can boot your phone into the recovery mode and reset it. The latter option is known as the hard reset. It works even when your phone gets stuck in a bootloop or something else goes wrong with the software. Follow the steps given here to factory reset or hard reset your OnePlus 5.

OnePlus 5: How to Factory Reset or Hard Reset

1. Power down your OnePlus 5 completely.
   Now turn on your OnePlus 5 by pressing and holding Volume Down + Power Key.
2. As your phone boots into the recovery mode, tap the Wipe Data and Cache option.
3. Now wipe or format your phone/data to factory reset it. That’s all.

Also, learn: OnePlus 5: How to boot into Recovery, Fastboot and Safe Mode