How to Easily Master Format MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) with Safety Hard Reset?

Tips and tricks to fix MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS). In the early 2017, Motorola introduce their G5 family smartphone. The MOTOROLA MOTO G5 & MOTOROLA G5 PLUS, but as we see at the screen size specifications are not too much different. MOTOROLA MOTO G5 use 5 inches while MOTOROLA MOTO G5 PLUS use 5.2 inches size. Both screen have the same resolutions with 1080p 1080 x 1920 pixels. The community of www.hard-reset.org will give more information about how to fix MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) problems.

 

What is Advantage of MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) Specifications:

GSM 3G HSDPA + 4G LTE DUAL SIMCARD
LCD 5 inches for MOTOROLA MOTO G5
LCD 5.2 inches for MOTOROLA MOTO G5 PLUS
Internal memory 16 or 32 GB for MOTOROLA MOTO G5 with 2GB or 3GB RAM
Internal memory 32 GB or 64 GB for MOTOROLA MOTO G5 PLUS with 2GB-4GB RAM
Main Camera 13 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, LED flash for MOTO G5
Main Camera 12 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash for MOTO G5 PLUS
Front Camera 5 MP with f/2.2 for video conference and selfie photography
Processor Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 for MOTOROLA MOTO G5
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 for MOTOROLA MOTO G5 PLUS
Operating system Android Naugat version 7.0
Battery Li-Ion 2800 mAh for MOTOROLA MOTO G5
Battery Li-Ion 3000 mAh for MOTOROLA MOTO G5 PLUS

 

How to Fix or Problem Solving for Recovery MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) hang or not responding or malfunctions or stuck or freezing or bricked ?

We can choose to buy 16 GB or 32 GB internal memory. More internal memory will give more room to install several important and interesting applications from Google Play Store like Whatsapp, WeChat, Facebook, Telegram, Line Messenger, Instagram, Snapchat, Viber, Skype, Blackberry Messenger (BBM). If we want to install new applications, then we have to read carefully as many user reviews as possible, because there are some bad apps with viruses or malware that make our MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) can not work normally like hang or bricks or hang or bootloop or frozen or LCD touch screen not responsive or LCD screen not responding with our finger touch. What we have to do? First we have to try do soft reset or reboot or restart to remove temporary files or caches that can make some trouble at this phone. If our MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) can boot again, then please directly download one good antivirus applications from Google Play Store like AVAST or NORTON (only install one antivirus is enough). The antivirus will try to scan all installed applications and give recommendation setting to our phone. If the problems still happen, then next steps is doing hard reset or master format. Please note, doing hard reset will remove or erase all important data, therefore we have to backup all data first before doing master format. Doing hard reset will remove all Google account from MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS). For safety reasons, please do not install any unknown APK files, because it is very easy to make our phone getting trouble.

 

How to Force Shutdown or Force Soft Reset or Reboot or Restart MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS)?

When our MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) get stuck or hang or LCD touch screen not work in the middle of running applications, then we have to do reboot or force shutdown. Please press and hold POWER button until MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) shutdown or turn off by itself. After it totally off, thn we can press again POWER button to turn it ON. This process will not remove any important data, therefore we can do this process anytime we want. If our MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) still can work properly, but we want to clear temporary files and caches from some applications, then please press and hold POWER button until pop-up menu appear, continue choose Shutdown / Power off / Reboot menu.

 

How to backup data or Contact at MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) ?

We can use microSD external card to copy or move important files using File Manager applications. If our MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) has already signed in with Google account, by default our contact will be synchronize in the background to Google server. Please make sure we check all contact at Google contact server using Internet browse to make sure backup is done.

 

#Option 1, Hard Reset MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) with menu setting:

This is the option that we can do if MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) still can access the menu setting, then try to hard reset with this step:

1. Turn on the MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS)
2. Please make sure the battery is not empty or charge the until battery full
3. Make sure you already backup all important data, because it will deleted from MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS)
4. Go to Menu Setting > Backup & reset > Factory Data Reset
5. Choose Reset Phone, continue with Erase Everything
6. The MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) will do the master reset until it finish

 

#Option 2, Hard Reset MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) with hardware button key:

In some situations, the LCD of MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) is not responding, or frozen or stuck or blank so nothing happen when we navigate or touch the MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) screen, in this situations, please try to hard reset with hardware key by this steps:

1. Make sure you have fully charge the MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) battery (more than 50% or 100% is recommended)
2. Backup all important data as you can, because all data will be erased
3. Power off the MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS)
4. First Press Volume Down button about 2 until 3 seconds
5. Continue with press and release Power Button
6. If the combination between step 4 and 5 is success then we will see Boot Option in the LCD screen
7. Navigate menu with Volume Down button to go to Recovery, to choose or enter press Volume Up
8. In the step at no.7 success, we will see Motorola Logo with exclamation mark
9. Press hand hold Volume Up button for about 15 seconds (do not release Volume Up button after 15 seconds)  continue directly with press Power Button (in some phone, you can skip this steps and continue to next steps)
10. We will see Menu at LCD screen
11. Follow the menu option and use Volume Up and Volume Down to navigation, and press Power Button to Enter or OK
12. After finish formatting or hard reset, the MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) will restart from beginning again

 

How to Restore and Reinstall Clean Android Operating system / firmware at MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) (Reformat) ?

When we open MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) from the box at beginning, the operating system is already installed. We can directly use this phone with sign-in to Google account. If we do not have Google account, then we can register / sign-up at this phone as well. Sign in with Google account is very important to make MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) can download many free or paid applications from Google Play Store.

After use with many applications, they can become crash and make our MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) operating system corrupted or damaged, then our phone will work strange. At this time we have to reinstall or reformat with clean operating system. How to do that? Please note, the clean factory default Android operating system file source already saved safely inside MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) ROM or internal memory, therefore we do not need to download or copy from other sources. Just follow one simple steps above depend on situation to hard reset, then clean factory default Android operating system will be reinstall automatically.

 

How to Unlock or Fix or Bypass or Solutions for MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) forgot password code or security lock screen pattern or pin (lost password)?

MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) have 13 megapixel main camera and 5 megapixel for front camera, it can give better photo result for any important moment. If we have many private and important files, then we have to secure that files when our MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) away from us or stolen or lost. We can use fingerprint at this phone, but we have to activate this features and register our finger hand. We also can use screen lock pattern or password pin protections. The problems will be happen when we forgot security answer or can not open with finger scan, what should we do?

Do not worry because we can unlock or bypass forgotten screen lock pattern or password pin protections at MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) use registered Google account. All new Motorola smartphone already use latest Android version with FRP (Factory Reset Protection) for give more security protections when our phone lost and can not reset without password. If we need to force hard reset using hardware button combination key, then previous same Google account username and password will be ask after finish reformat to make sure this phone belong to us. Therefore we have to always remember carefully our Google / Gmail username and password.

 

How to Improve Performance MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) to make run more faster?

MOTOROLA MOTO G5 use Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 with Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 and MOTOROLA MOTO G5 with PLUS use Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 run with Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53. By spec both type can run fast for daily activity applications, but of course MOTOROLA MOTO G5 PLUS have faster performance. However, why some users get slowly problems at MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS)? Usually because applications trouble. We have to know that some applications will keep run in the background to wait data update like social media or games or chatting applications, they will consume RAM to standby. Although we know that this phone have 2 GB or 3 GB RAM for running multitasking apps, but it still have limited conditions. Some users may get slowly trouble at MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) because insufficient RAM and processor resources. We have to uninstall some not use applications. If we want to make our MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) run faster again like new, then please consider to do hard reset or master format.

 

Is That Any Secret Code for Doing Format MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) ?

There is no secret hidden code for MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) to make it back to factory default. Do the options above to hard reset it.

 

How to Format or Erase Phone Memory at MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) ?

There are two phone memory type at MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS), one is internal memory and the other one is external memory. If we want to format internal memory phone then we have to do hard reset or reformat the operating system of MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) as well. Please use menu setting to do hard reset or reformat using #option 1 above, but make sure to give checkbox mark at Erase Internal SD card / Internal storage. Then it will reformat the factory default operating system and remove or erase any data inside internal memory.

To reformat or wipe or erase all data at external memory, we can use menu Setting > Storage > Erase Internal Storage / SD Card. Please always make sure all data has already backup before reformat or wipe everything, because it is hard to recover formatted / wiped data at internal or external storage.

 

How to Make Battery of MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) Stronger, Life Longer and Not Fast to Drain ?

How big is MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) battery? This phone use 2800 mAh and 3000 mAh for MOTOROLA MOTO G5 PLUS. This capacity will sufficient for some standard user like playing simple games or make phone call or chatting or browsing. But if we are heavy users, then we will get battery drain problem, especially when we playing big games for several hours or watch several full movie. We can try to do some adjustment to make MOTOROLA MOTO G5 (PLUS) battery work more longer. First try to reduce screen brightness as low as possible.