How to Easily Master Format ASUS ROG PHONE 5S with Safety Hard Reset?

Tips and tricks to fix ASUS ROG PHONE 5S problems. This is gaming smartphone that use high-end processor Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888+ 5G with dedicated GPU (graphic processor unit) Adreno 660 for graphic rendering. Having fast graphic rendering is a must for gaming smartphone. The first OS use Android 11 with ROG UI.

The screen size is 6.78 inches using AMOLED type with high refresh rate 114Hz for smooth transitions. It has pressure sensitive zones or gaming triggers. The screen protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus for scratch resistance. We will give more solutions to solve ASUS ROG PHONE 5S software or hardware troubles at www.hard-reset.org community.

What are Advantages of ASUS ROG PHONE 5S Specifications and Features:

GSM 3G HSDPA with 4G LTE and 5G, dual sim
LCD 6.78 inches AMOLED 144 Hz
Internal memory 128 GB with 8 GB or 12 GB RAM
Internal memory 256 GB with 12 GB or 16 GB RAM
Main Camera : Triple 64 MP f/1.8 (wide) + 13 MP f/2.4 (ultra wide) + 5 MP f/2.0
Main Camera Features Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF), LED flash
Front Camera 24 MP for Selfie photography
Processor Octa-core 1×2.99 GHz Kryo 680 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4×1.80 GHz Kryo 680
Operating system Android 11
Battery Non-removable Li-Po 6000 mAh

How to Fix or Problem Solving for Recovery ASUS ROG PHONE 5S hang or not responding or malfunctions or stuck or freezing or bricked ?

As gaming smartphone, having flagship specifications will give better performance such as processor, screen and internal memory with 128 GB or 256 GB. We can not use MicroSDXC because it does not have external memory slot. We can download many applications and games from Google Play Store.

Please only install famous or recommended applications, because some new or not famous apps may contain viruses or malware that can make troubles if installed on our ASUS ROG PHONE 5S such as stuck or become slowly or hang or bricks or LCD touch screen not responsive. What should we do. Please remove temporary files and caches. These bad apps usually will not get Verified By Play Protect information from Google Play Store.

What should we do? First we have to try remove temporary files and caches from RAM by doing soft reset or reboot. After our phone can start again, then try to install free antivirus from Google Play Store like AVAST or NORTON, it will scan all installed apps and data inside this phone, also will give safe setting recommendation to make our ASUS ROG PHONE 5S become more secure. If still can not work, then we have to do hard reset.

For safety reasons, please do not install any unknown APK files, because it is very easy to make our phone getting trouble. How to remove Google account / Gmail account from ASUS ROG PHONE 5S ? Doing this procedure to hard reset or master format will remove all account including Google account.

How to Force Shutdown or Force Soft Reset or Reboot or Restart ASUS ROG PHONE 5S?

ASUS ROG PHONE 5S is gaming smartphone with big RAM options, start with 8 GB or 12 GB or 16 GB. Many users can run any applications without troubles. However, if some installed apps crash, then our phone will start run not normal or hang or LCD touch screen not responsive. We have to remove temporary files and caches. Please press and hold POWER button until ASUS ROG PHONE 5S shutdown or turn off by itself. Please try to press POWER Button and Volume Down if not work. After this phone totally off, then 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 ASUS ROG PHONE 5S 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 Choose Antivirus For ASUS Android Smartphone ?

How to backup data or Contact at ASUS ROG PHONE 5S?

ASUS ROG PHONE 5S does not have external memory, therefore we can not backup anything at MicroSD. But we can connect this computer using USB data cable, connect to computer and read files inside this phone using computer file manager.

If our ASUS ROG PHONE 5S 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.

Please note: These options bellow may not work for some devices because of firmware update version or hardware troubles or some other possibilities.

#Option 1, Hard Reset ASUS ROG PHONE 5S with Software Menu :

Make sure the battery is charge properly
Turn on ASUS ROG PHONE 5S smartphone
Don’t forget to backup all important data
Go to menu: Setting > Backup & reset > Factory Data Reset > Reset Phone
Choose Erase everything to continue and confirm you ready to do the format ASUS ROG PHONE 5S
The ASUS ROG PHONE 5S will continue the step until ready to use in clean factory default.

#Option 2, Hard Reset ASUS ROG PHONE 5S with Hardware Key Button:

Make sure the battery fully charge
Do not forget to backup all important data
Turn off the ASUS ROG PHONE 5S
Press and hold Volume Up button (do not release and continue to no.5)
Press and hold Power button (no.4 still continue press and hold), so now we hold Volume Up Button + Power Button together
Wait until vibrate appear at ASUS ROG PHONE 5S, then release Power button (do not release Volume Up button)
If we see Logo appear at LCD screen, then release Volume Up button (release all button now)
Wait until FASTBOOT MODE appear
At this text menu, use Volume Down Button to choose Recovery Mode and continue with press Power Button to confirm or OK
Wait until the LCD of ASUS ROG PHONE 5S will show the Android Logo with error text, continue press and hold POWER button, after that continue press and release one time Volume Up, then we will see Android System Recovery Mode menu
Follow the menu at LCD screen to continue wipe data/factory Reset for hard reset ASUS ROG PHONE 5S, use Volume Up or Volume Down to navigate the Menu and press Power Button to OK or Enter

How to Unlock or Fix or Bypass or Solutions for ASUS ROG PHONE 5S forgot password code or security lock screen pattern or pin (lost password)?

Why we need to secure our data? Because this phone will have many applications and data that sometime private for unauthorized people. Having great triple cameras 64 megapixel for wide + 13 megapixel for ultrawide + 5 megapixel for macro also will collect many private photos videos. Therefore we have sure our data always secure when ASUS ROG PHONE 5S stolen or lost or away from us.

We can use fingerprint and front camera for facial detection. Secondary protection will ask to activate for backup, such as screen lock pattern or pin or password. Why? Because the fingerprint or face detection will not work after reboot or restart. The problems will start happen when we can not unlock this phone or fingerprint can not unlock or forgot security answer. What should we do?

If we can not access or bypass security protections, then we need to do hard reset or master format using hardware button combination key to reformat or hard reset. ASUS ROG PHONE 5S already use latest Android version, therefore this phone already protected with FRP (Factory Reset Protection). This functions is very important to secure our phone after finish hard reset or master format, because it will ask for previous Google account username and password to make sure that this phone is belongs to us. Therefore we will see Verify with previous Google Account page after finish hard reset.

Is That Any Secret Code for Doing Format ASUS ROG PHONE 5S?

There is no secret hidden code for ASUS ROG PHONE 5S to make it back to factory default. Do the options above to hard reset it.

How to Restore and Reinstall Clean Android Operating system / firmware at ASUS ROG PHONE 5S (Reformat)?

When we open from the box, the Android 11 is ready to use. But after install several apps, sometime the operating system is damaged or corrupted. We have to reinstall or master format. Please note, clean and official Android operating system file source already saved safely inside ASUS ROG PHONE 5S internal memory, therefore we do not need to copy or connect to other devices. Just follow simple steps to hard reset above, then clean factory default Android operating system will be reinstall automatically at our ASUS ROG PHONE 5S.

How to make ASUS ROG PHONE 5S Run More Faster or Fix Slow Performance Problems ?

ASUS ROG PHONE 5S is flagship smartphone with Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888+ 5G processor. We have to understand that all running applications will use RAM, some apps also will run in the background to wait data update, therefore if many of them run together, then our ASUS ROG PHONE 5S RAM and processor resources will be insufficient and become slowly.

We have to uninstall some not use applications from ASUS ROG PHONE 5S to make this phone run more faster. If we want to make our ASUS ROG PHONE 5S run faster again like new, then please consider to do hard reset or master format.

How to Format or Erase Phone Memory at ASUS ROG PHONE 5S?

If we want to format internal memory phone then we have to do hard reset or reformat the operating system of ASUS ROG PHONE 5S. Please use menu setting to do hard reset or reformat using #option 1 above.

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 storage.

How to Upgrade ASUS ROG PHONE 5S Android Version ?

This phone already use latest version of Android, ASUS ROG PHONE 5S use Android 11 as factory default operating system. We still wait for new Android version withing several months later. When new major Android version release, then maybe this phone will get firmware upgrade using OTA (over the air). Just wait for further information.

How to Make Battery of ASUS ROG PHONE 5S Stronger, Life Longer and Not Fast to Drain ?

Big battery is very important. ASUS ROG PHONE 5S use 6000 mAh battery capacity. We can use this phone more then two day for standard activity. But for playing games, this battery still not enough for full one day. We have to do some adjustment like make LCD screen brightness as low as possible and disable all not use connections like GPS or Bluetooth or Wifi or NFC.