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Hard Reset LG Google Nexus 5 Mobile

Is your LG Google Nexus 5 mobile phone having problems? Are you looking to reset LG Google Nexus 5 mobile phone to fix issues with mobile.

In this tutorial we will guide you step-by-step on how to hard reset LG Google Nexus 5 and restore it back to the factory default. Just follow the simple steps given below.

These are common method to unlock and reset LG mobile phone that works most of the times.

Table of Content
  1. Pre-Requisite
  2. Hard Reset
  3. Factory Reset
  4. Reset Using Google Find My Device
  5. Unlock Using Google Account
Disclaimer

This tutorial will definitely work when using LG Google Nexus 5. While working of it on others is not yet confirmed. On applying the process given in this article to any another model or device may give an unwanted result. While applying this update we will not be responsible if anything occurs to your device, so continue at your own risk.

Pre-Requisite

  1. You must take a back-up of all your personnel items and other impotent data, such as Call Logs, SMS, Contacts, Audios, Images, Videos, APN (Access Point Names) settings, Bookmarks, MMS settings of your LG Google Nexus 5 smartphone.
  2. For successful completion of this process charge your Android device with up to a minimum of 25%-30% battery.
  3. It is desirable that you must take out the SIM as well as external memory card from your LG Google Nexus 5 phone.

Note: This tutorial will perfectly work on performing:

  • How to reset LG Google Nexus 5 to factory settings
  • How to master reset LG Google Nexus 5
  • How to hard reset LG Google Nexus 5

Hard reset wipes out all the data on mobile phone. Following data is completely deleted on hard reset.

  • Settings
  • System Data
  • App data
  • Downloaded Apps
  • SMS
  • Music
  • Pictures
  • Videos
  • WhatsApp Data
  • Call Records
  • Network Settings

Hard reset fixes many problems like slow mobile phone, frequest restart, virus infection, frequent hanging or freezing, memory usage etc.

Hard Reset

  • Power off LG Google Nexus 5 mobile using Power button.
  • After LG Google Nexus 5 smartphone is switched off, press Power and Volume Up button together and hold them.
  • After few seconds, phone will boot and you will see LG Google Nexus 5 or Android logo.
  • When you see boot options, release all the buttons at that time.
  • Navigate to wipe data/factory reset option using Volume buttons.
  • Press Power button to confirm it.
  • You will see Yes and No option on screen to wipe all the data. Select Yes using Volume button and press on Power
  • button to confirm it.
  • Next you will get option to reboot system. Select Reboot System Now option using Volume buttons and press on Power button.
  • This will reboot phone and complete hard reset of LG Google Nexus 5 mobile.

Factory Reset

If your LG Google Nexus 5 smartphone is properly responding to its display screen then attempt this method. This method is much preferred.

Step 1

Firstly go the Home screen of your LG Google Nexus 5, and there select the Menu icon.

Step 2

In the Menu option, select the Settings icon.

Step 3

Next, in the Settings option, select the Privacy icon.

Step 4

Now, under the above selected option, touch the Factory Data Reset icon.

Step 5

There select the Reset Phone option.

Step 6

Finally, touch and select the Erase Everything option to wipe off all of the data and all the information from your phone memory.

Step 7

After the completion of this process, LG Google Nexus 5 will reboot to finish the reset process.

Reset LG Google Nexus 5 Mobile using Google Find My Device

There is an option to reset LG Google Nexus 5 phone using Google Find My Device service. This is useful when you have lost your phone and want to reset phone from remote place.

Here is instructions to reset device remotely.

  • Open Google Find My Device service in a browser.
  • If you are not logged into Google, you will be asked to login. Login using your Google username and password.
  • After logging in you will see three options such as Play Sound, Secure Device and Erase Device.
  • Click on Erase Device option.
  • Now you will see Erase All Data option.
  • Now select Erase option and click on it.
  • This will wipe all data on LG Google Nexus 5 mobile remotely.

Unlock Using Google Account

Most of the Android smartphones come with Forgot password option. There is an option to use Google Account to unlock using Forgot password option.

  • Here is how you can use that option to unlock LG Google Nexus 5 mobile. Make sure your device is connected to Internet either through mobile data or wifi.
  • Switch on LG Google Nexus 5 phone.
  • Now try to unlock mobile phone. As you do not remember password or pattern, after few unsuccessful try, Android system on mobile phone will show Forgot password/pattern option.
  • Click on Forgot password/pattern option. It will ask for Google username and password.
  • Login using your Google username and password that you have used on this mobile phone.
  • If your Google credentials are correct, system will prompt you to choose new password.
  • After setting new password, LG Google Nexus 5 device will be unlocked.

Android smartphones are an excellent way to take all your private and important files, images, data, and all other imperative data with you. Thus we can declare that it is one of the finest gadgets in our pocket which has plenty of information regarding you. But in some cases when the LG Google Nexus 5 mobile gets frozen due to many reasons, we have just one solution in our hand to turn it into working condition. Since we have Android OS benefits in our hand, therefore, we can do this by doing LG Google Nexus 5 hard reset.

Master Reset or Hard reset just restores your Android device back to the factory settings. Master Reset or Hard Reset wipes out all the information, each and every data stored on your Android mobile device such as, all the downloaded Android apps, pictures, videos, etc.

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