In this quick guide, we will explain how to reset a frozen OnePlus 5 or OnePlus 5T. These impressive phones have a lot to offer, but they’re not perfect. If your device is unresponsive, freezing or just acting funny, you can’t remove the battery to restart it.
Learning how to reset your phone will save you a lot of trouble when you encounter minor issues. Rather than going to a carrier store for help, a quick reboot will fix most minor issues.
In fact, we are telling all our friends and family to try rebooting first and foremost with any issues. A common complaint with the OnePlus 5 or 5T is that the phone is unresponsive. If you are experiencing such a problem, you cannot restart the phone. In this case, here is how to restart a frozen phone.
For many phones, simply remove the battery to turn it off and then back on. Basically a hard reboot or reset. This is not an option on OnePlus smartphones as the battery is built-in. Instead, you will have to hold down some buttons.
How to Restart Frozen OnePlus 5
Those who paid attention during the installation may have seen the tip on how to restart a frozen OnePlus 5. This is a tip that pops up during the initial setup of your phone. If not, here are quick and easy steps to do it yourself. As a reminder, it’s on your phone.
After pressing and holding the power button for about 10 seconds, the phone will automatically turn off, turn off and return to normal operation. It’s worth noting that this is the same process to restart the phone regularly, where you select either “turn off” or “reboot” on the screen.
However, if it is completely unresponsive, you cannot select any of the options on the screen. If so, keep holding the power button for more than 10 seconds and it will do a hard reboot. This should fix most minor issues.
For some, the device may boot into a maintenance or safe mode. If so, use the volume up/down keys to navigate up and down and use the power button to select an option on the screen. Then just restart your phone.
That’s all you need to know about doing a hard reboot on your phone. Again, this does not delete any information or data and forces the phone to restart. Perfect for those having trouble or an unresponsive screen. In closing, the same steps work for almost all OnePlus smartphones, so if you’re having trouble, give it a try. While you’re here, take a look at the best OnePlus 5T cases from our slideshow below.
