What is a Soft Reset and what the Soft Reset does? The Soft Reset is the easiest reset to perform on a mobile phone.
To Soft Reset a phone is to simply power cycle the device, to power it off and then to power it back on.
The soft reset can actually solve many simple problems on mobile phones, especially when the phone has been on for a long period of time and has not been power cycled for a while.
1. This very easy process start from unlocking your screen and holding down the power button.
2. Now there shoudl appear reset menu on your screen.
3. Now choose Reboot or Reset option by tapping on it.
4. And now your phone will restart itself so please wait patently. Good job!
Soft resets are usually conducted in an attempt to fix malfunctioning applications or because they're required for software installation.
Soft reset contrasts with hard reset, which removes all user data, settings and applications and returns a device to the same state it was in when it shipped from the factory.