Last Updated on December 23, 2022 by Mathew Diekhake

If you plan on installing custom firmware on the Oppo Reno 5 Lite CPH2205, you need to hard reset and wipe the Dalvik cache and cache partition. You can do all of these things from Recovery Mode.

Most people hard reset not to install custom firmware but rather to wipe all data from the phone and to reset the device to its default factory state. A soft reset can solve common issues related to frozen apps et cetera, but a hard reset can help if the software is more unresponsive. Others want to perform a hard reset to wipe the data before selling the phone or giving it to someone else.

This tutorial demonstrates how to hard reset the Oppo Reno 5 Lite CPH2205 smartphone.

How to Hard Reset Oppo Reno 5 Lite CPH2205

You can hard reset the Oppo Reno 5 Lite smartphone using the Settings app and Recovery Mode. When using Recovery Mode, you can have a stock recovery or custom recovery. You use the same hardware buttons combination for booting stock and custom recovery environments. We recommend hard resetting via the Settings app and only using Recovery Mode for specific purposes such as not being able to get access to the Settings app. Here is how to hard reset via the Settings app first:

1. With the Oppo Reno 5 Lite turned on, tap Settings > Additional settings.

2. Tap Back up and reset.

3. Under the Data Erasure heading, tap Erase all data (factory reset).

4. Tap Erase all data.

5. When it says “This will erase all data,” tap Erase data & remove eSIM profiles or Erase data & but retain eSIM profiles.

You can also hard reset using Recovery Mode if you cannot get access to the settings on the Android software. There are two Recovery Modes: stock recovery and custom recovery. If you have custom firmware, you have a custom recovery. If you have stock firmware, you have the stock recovery. The way you use each is different but booting them is done with the same key combination. Here is how to hard reset via stock recovery first:

1. With the Oppo Reno 5 Lite turned off, press and hold the Power + Volume Down buttons simultaneously until you see Recovery Mode.

2. From the ColorOS Recovery menu, press Wipe data > format data.

Note: You can also select Wipe data > Wipe data if you only want to wipe the data and not format the smartphone. If you want a full hard reset, you should format the smartphone.

If you have TWRP Recovery installed on your device, follow these steps instead:

1. With the Oppo Reno 5 Lite turned off, press and hold the Power + Volume Down buttons simultaneously until you see Recovery Mode.

2. Tap Wipe.

3. Tap Dalvik Cache, System, and Cache.

4. Tap Wipe data.

In conclusion, that is how to hard reset the Oppo Reno 5 Lite CPH2205 smartphone.