How to Reset Mi 5X Android Mobile

Do you want to Hard Reset Mi 5X android mobile? Or Are you facing Mi 5X mobile slow down issues? Here are the best solutions for your problems.

Reset wipe all your device data like Apps, Music files, and Settings etc. So before resetting backup all your mobile data.

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Hard Reset

Make sure to Backup Android Data before Reset if possible.

Power off your Mi 5X, by holding the power button.
Hold down the Volume Up + Power Button.
Release Volume Up button when you see Mi Logo.
After that release Power button when you see Recovery mode appears on your screen.
First select Language English than select Recovery option.

Now, Select wipe data option, Using Volume Buttons and confirm with Power button.

Then Select Wipe All Data option.

After that, Choose Confirm option.

Next, Select Back to the menu and Choose Reboot, use the power button.

Finally, Select Reboot to System with the Power Button.

Hard Reset Completed on your Mi 5X mobile.

You can easily Restore Android Data after Hard Reset.

Factory Reset

Make sure to Backup Android Data before Reset. Mi 5X Reset from Settings menu.

Power On your Mi 5X, by holding the power button.
Then Go to Settings.
Now Choose Additional Settings option.

After that, Select Backup & reset option.

Then Select Factory data reset option.

Now Select Reset phone option.

Then tap on the Next.
Finally, Select OK option.
Factory Reset Completed on your Mi 5X mobile.

You can easily Restore Android Data after Hard Reset.

Reset with Google Find My Device

You can easily reset your Mi 5X android mobile with Google Find my device. You can erase all Android data remotely with Find my device. You can not recover your data after Hard reset with Find my device.

Follow the below steps to Unlock your device remotely without password or pattern lock.

First, open official Google Find My Device link.
Next, Log in with the Google account on any other mobile or Computer.
There will be three different options available such as Play Sound, Secure device and Erase device.
Click on Erase device option.
Next, You will see Erase all data menu.
Then Tap on the Erase option.
Reset done on your mobile.

Note: Your Mobile must have an active internet connection and linked your Google account to your device to reset with this option.

Wipe Data with Android Multi Tools

You can Reset and Unlock your Mi 5X Android phone with Android Multi Tools for free. You don’t need any password or pattern lock or pin to unlock your mobile.

Android Multi Tools is third party software to Reset or Unlock any Android phone.

You can also Reset Gmail, Facelock, and Gesture lock on normal mode and fastboot mode with Android multi-tools.

Power on your Computer or Laptop.
Next, Download the Android Multi Tools.
After the installation, Open the Android Tool.
Next, Enable USB debugging on your Android Mobile.
Settings >> Developers Option >> USB Debugging.
Now Hold down the Volume Up and Power Button [Volume Down and Power Button] on your mobile.
Next, you will see the Android boot mode on your mobile Screen.
After that, Connect your mobile to your computer via USB [Universal Serial Bus].
Next, select Number 5 and press Enter to Reset your Android mobile.
Reset Done on your Android Mobile with Android tools.

You can also

Reset only Face or PIN lock by typing 2 and hit enter.

Reset only Face or Gesture Lock by typing 3 and hit enter.

Reset only Gmail account by typing 4 and hit enter.

With Android Multi Tools, you can

Reset Face/PIN lock
Reset Face/Gesture lock
Reset Gmail
Wipe Data
Reboot
Wipe data/cache on fast boot mode
Check software and Hardware info

Unlock with Google Account

You can also unlock your Mi 5X Android device with Google account if your phone has Forgot password option. Your mobile must have an active internet connection to reset with this option.

Follow these steps to Unlock your Android mobile with google account.

First, Power On your Mi 5X mobile.
After the number of unsuccessful attempts on your mobile, You will see the Forgot pattern option.
Now Tap on the Forgot pattern option.
Next, Enter your Google Account username and password.
Afterward, Tap on the Sign In.
Then Choose a new password and unlock your device.
Finally, Your phone will be unlocked.

Here is the complete guide about Unlock Android Phone with Google Account.

Reset with Code

You can reset your Mi 5X phone with these codes. Dail these codes (Try one by one) on your mobile to Hard reset your device.

*#*#7780#*#* – This code erases all your mobile data.

*2767*3855# – This code also reset your android mobile.

Following data will be deleted after the reset.

Media files like photos, music files, and videos, etc.
All downloaded apps.
All app data and settings.
Contacts
Google account settings and other accounts.

Password Recovery with Security Questions

Google security questions or your device company Security questions will help you to reset your phone password without data loss.

Your mobile must have an active internet connection to reset with this option.

First, Power On your Mi 5X mobile.
After the number of unsuccessful attempts on your mobile, You will see the Forgot pattern option.
Now Tap on the Forgot pattern option.
Next, click on Answer question.
Then, answer for security questions and unlock your mobile.
Then, It will ask Yes or No.
Select Yes option to create a new password or pattern lock.

Why Need to Reset Device

Hard Reset or Factory Reset fix the number of device issues. But all data will be deleted after reset.

These are the common reasons to reset Any electronic device.

To fix device slow down issues.
To remove a file or app which contain the virus.
To speed up the performance of your device.
To clean the memory space.
You must reset before selling your device.
To erase all personal data.
To delete all apps and app settings.
You must reset if your device hacked.

Useful Guides

Official link for Xiaomi Support.

Questions & Answers

Q. What is recovery mode?
A. Recovery Mode is an independent, lightweight runtime environment that is included on a separate partition from the main Android(Any other OS like Windows and Mac etc) operating system on all Android devices. You can boot directly into recovery mode on your device and use it to factory reset(Hard Reset) your device, delete the cache partition, or apply software updates.

Q. How do you exit recovery mode of Mi 5X?
A. Select power off option or Select Reboot system now option.