How to Easily Master Format XIAOMI POCO M5S with Safety Hard Reset?

Tips and tricks to fix XIAOMI POCO M5S problems. This phone has AMOLED screen with 6.43 inches size. It is use Full HD resolution at 1080 x 2400 pixels and protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 scratch resistance. We still recommended to use additional tempered glass for better protection.

We can use two different phone numbers that can standby together, because this phone has dual simcard slot with Nano-SIM type. Please note, we can not use 5G connections for Internet access because XIAOMI POCO M5S use Mediatek Helio G95 processor that work with 4G LTE for broadband Internet. The first operating system is Android 12 with MIUI 13. We will give more solutions and information review about how to solve troubles of XIAOMI POCO M5S at www.hard-reset.org community.

What are Advantages of XIAOMI POCO M5S Specifications and Features:

  • GSM 3G HSDPA, Dual SIM Card GSM GSM
  • 4G LTE
  • LCD 6.43 inches
  • Internal memory 64 GB with 4 GB RAM
  • Internal memory 128 GB with 4 GB or 6 GB RAM
  • Main Camera Quad 64 MP f/1.8 + 8 MP f/2.2 + 2 MP f/2.4 + 2 MP f/2.4
  • Front camera 13 MP for selfie photography
  • Processor Octa-core 2×2.05 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
  • GPU Mali-G76 MC4
  • Operating system Android 12
  • Battery Li-Po 5000 mAh

Solutions To Fix Camera Issues on XIAOMI POCO M5S


This phone has quad camera, but some users can not use it properly. Follow this page to solve XIAOMI POCO M5S problems with easy steps.

How to Fix or Problem Solving for Recovery XIAOMI POCO M5S hang or not responding or malfunctions or stuck or freezing or bricked ?

XIAOMI POCO M5S is mid-end smartphone that powered by gaming smartphone Mediatek Helio G95. It has Mali-G76 MC4 GPU for graphic rendering. We can download many apps and games from Google Play Store. But we have to be careful before download new or not famous apps.

Why? Because there are some fake applications and games that may contain viruses or malware or threat. They can stolen our data or install unknown apps. Please read many user reviews before install that kind of apps. Otherwise, our XIAOMI POCO M5S will get some troubles like become lagging or slowly or hang or stuck or bricks or bootloop or frozen or LCD touch screen not responsive. These kind of apps will not get “Verified by Play Protect” from Google Play Store.

If we get this problems, we have to try clean temporary files and caches by performing soft reset or restart or reboot. When restart finish, please install one recommended antivirus like AVAST or NORTON on XIAOMI POCO M5S, this antivirus will scan for suspected applications and give recommended safe setting options.

When the problems still happen, then we have to do hard reset or master format for reinstall the operating system to factory default. Please note, reformat will remove or erase all installed applications and data from our XIAOMI POCO M5S. For safety reasons, please do not install any APK from unknown sources, because it can make some troubles. Reformat also will remove Google account and Xiaomi account from this phone.

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How to Force Shutdown or Force Soft Reset or Reboot or Restart XIAOMI POCO M5S ?

The minimal 4 GB RAM is enough for multitasking. We also can choose 6 GB RAM depend on internal storage options. More bigger is better. However, when some installed applications crash or corrupt or stuck, then the LCD touch screen may not responsive with our finger touch or hang. We need to clean temporary files and caches.

When it stuck or freezing, please try to press and hold POWER BUTTON until XIAOMI POCO M5S turning off or shutdown by itself. We also can try to press POWER BUTTON + VOLUME DOWN together to force turn it off.

When our phone still work properly, but we want to clean temporary files and caches, please press and hold POWER BUTTON until pop-up menu appear and choose Shutdown / Power off / Reboot. Soft reset or restart process will not remove any installed apps and important data, therefore we can do this process anytime we want.

How To Make Faster XIAOMI POCO M5S – Improve Performance – Boost Speed?


This phone work with good gaming performance, but some users get slowly issues when playing games or doing other activity. Follow this page to fix lagging problems.

How to backup data or Contact at XIAOMI POCO M5S ?

For backup some data, we can use MicroSD because it phone has memory slot for use with MicroSD. Please choose several important files, photos videos inside XIAOMI POCO M5S internal memory using Android File Manager and paste on MicroSD.

We can connect our phone to computer using USB data cable and after computer recognized our XIAOMI POCO M5S, then please backup all important data using computer file manager application.

We also can use USB flash disk to connect using OTG or USB converter to backup data from internal memory to USB Flash Drive using XIAOMI POCO M5S file manager

If our XIAOMI POCO M5S 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.

More Complete Solutions To Backup & Restore Data / Contact / Photos on XIAOMI POCO M5S


Android has some automatic backup, but we have to make sure all backup process are working properly. Follow some steps at this page.

How to Boot Recovery Mode at XIAOMI POCO M5S ?

If we need to boot our XIAOMI POCO M5S go to recovery mode. We can follow the steps at #Option 2 above from steps no.1 until no.4. After that steps finish, then we will find list of menu options, and choose Recover menu or any other menu as what we need to do.

#Option 1, Hard Reset XIAOMI POCO M5S with software menu:

  1. Turn on the XIAOMI POCO M5S
  2. Please make sure battery capacity more then 50% or better fully charge
  3. Backup important data at XIAOMI POCO M5S because all data and applications will be erase or delete
  4. Go to Menu : Setting > General Setting > Backup and Reset > Factory Data Reset
  5. Choose :Reset Device > Delete all
  6. The XIAOMI POCO M5S will do the hard reset or master format to factory default process.

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#Option 2, Hard Reset XIAOMI POCO M5S with Hardware Button Key to Recovery Mode

  1. Turn Off XIAOMI POCO M5S
  2. Make sure the battery is fully charge
  3. Press and holdPOWER BUTTON + VOLUME UP BUTTONkey
  4. Release all button after the LCD show Recovery Mode
  5. UseVolume Buttonto select the option and pressPOWER Buttonto Ok or Confirm or Choose. Please choose Wipe all data to finish the Hard Reset or Master Format Steps
  6. Wait until the XIAOMI POCO M5S finish the process and the phone will start again like new

How to Unlock or Fix or Bypass or Solutions for XIAOMI POCO M5S forgot password code or security lock screen pattern or pin (lost password)?

Some apps, data and photos videos that capture from quad camera at back side body need to protect from unauthorized people when XIAOMI POCO M5S away from us or stolen or lost. This phone has fingerprint at side body. We also can use face detection from front selfie camera 13 megapixel.

Please note, after XIAOMI POCO M5S restart or reboot, the fingerprint or facial recognizing will not work. We need to unlock using secondary protection like screen lock pattern or pin or password for the first time. However, the problems will start happen when we can not unlock this phone or forgot screen lock pattern / password pin protection or fingerprint can not work. What should we do?

When we forgot security protection, we have to do hard reset or reformat using hardware button combination key like steps at #option 2 above. This phone already use Android FRP (factory reset protection) that work for secure all data when this phone lost or force hard reset. Therefore, we have to bypass FRP using previous Google account username and password after performing hard reset.

Is That Any Secret Code for Doing Format XIAOMI POCO M5S ?

There is no secret hidden code for XIAOMI POCO M5S to make it back to factory default. We have to do the options above to hard reset this phone.

How to Format or Erase Phone Memory at XIAOMI POCO M5S ?

If we want to remove all installed applications and all data, then we have to do hard reset using menu Setting like steps at #option 1 above. Please choose to erase All files on the phone. It will remove all data at internal memory (or external memory if available).

How to Make Battery of XIAOMI POCO M5S Stronger, Life Longer and Not Fast to Drain ?

XIAOMI POCO M5S has big battery for daily activity 5000 mAh. The battery is not removable. If we need to recharge, then we can use fast charging 33W technology with specific power adapter. We suggest to do some adjustment if we want to make the battery work more longer like make LCD screen brightness as low as possible and disable all not use connections like GPS or WiFi or Bluetooth or NFC.

FAQ of XIAOMI POCO M5S

  • How to Hard Reset or Master Format XIAOMI POCO M5S without password / passcode ?

    When the first time setup this phone, the protections is not active. We have to choose and activate security protections, but some users get troubles when they want to reformat or hard reset XIAOMI POCO M5S, because it always ask the password protections. If we can not remember the password pattern, then please try to do hard reset using hardware button combination key like steps at #option 2 above. It will reformat XIAOMI POCO M5S from OFF positions. But for security reasons, we have to make sure this phone is belong to us by type our previous Google account after finish hard reset.

  • How to Reset XIAOMI Mi ACCOUNT Forgotten Password at XIAOMI POCO M5S ?

    Please follow this link For Reset Xiaomi Mi Account

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