How to force a factory reset or hard reset on Google devices

Force restore, also called “hard reset” of an Google brand device is necessary when the device does not turn on, shows an error or does not respond and it is not possible to reset it from the device settings.

Keep in mind that force restoring an Google device will erase everything on it and you need to know the passkey to be able to turn it back on even after force restoring.

Use the search engine or browse through the list to find your device among the 32 devices and get the steps to do a hard reset.

Google Pixel Watch 3 Google Pixel Watch 3
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
Google Pixel 9 Pro Google Pixel 9 Pro
Google Pixel 9 Google Pixel 9
Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
Google Pixel 8a Google Pixel 8a
Google Pixel Watch 2 Google Pixel Watch 2
Google Pixel 8 Google Pixel 8
Google Pixel 8 Pro Google Pixel 8 Pro
Google Pixel Fold Google Pixel Fold
Google Pixel Tablet Google Pixel Tablet
Google Pixel 7a Google Pixel 7a
Google Pixel 7 Pro Google Pixel 7 Pro
Google Pixel 7 Google Pixel 7
Google Pixel Watch Google Pixel Watch
Google Pixel 6a Google Pixel 6a
Google Pixel 6 Pro Google Pixel 6 Pro
Google Pixel 6 Google Pixel 6
Google Pixel 4a 5G Google Pixel 4a 5G
Google Pixel 5 Google Pixel 5