My OnePlus 8 Pro Randomly Rebooting Frequently. How to Fix it?

Random Reboots and Shutdown are very common with Android smartphones. No matter which company you go for, you will see users complaining about their phones rebooting itself randomly. If your OnePlus 8 Pro is randomly rebooting then you need to follow this article to troubleshoot and fix the OnePlus 8 Pro Randomly Rebooting Frequently issue in very simple steps.

There can be a lot of reasons behind this issue like hardware damage – if you’ve recently suffered a cracked screen, this could have affected your device internally or third party apps – using third-party apps can corrupt the software on your device or high CPU frequency – this can be a potential logic board issue.

Why is it happening?

Android phones can restart for a variety of reasons such as:

If you have disabled any system app, your device may restart frequently.
Malfunctioning apps may also be a problem.
A loose battery can cause it if your device has a removable battery.
Your OS may be corrupted.
Hardware problems such as a faulty power button may be the reason in rare cases.

Fix, OnePlus 8 Pro Randomly Rebooting Frequently

Check for hardware damage

If your OnePlus 8 Pro Randomly Rebooting Frequently after it was dropped or hit by a solid object, the most likely cause of the problem is bad hardware. In this case, the best thing that you can visit your local store or Service Center so a qualified OnePlus technician can examine the hardware. If needed, they may send it in for repair or replacement.

Clear Cache from Recovery Mode

In case you don’t know what is recovery, the first thing the bootloader rings up is the recovery. Recovery Mode refers to a special bootable partition, which contains a recovery application installed in it. And you can fix some problems with your phone. Follow the steps to clear cache from recovery mode:

Switch off your OnePlus device.
Now press and hold the Power and Volume Down buttons simultaneously until you see the recovery mode options on your device.
Once you see the recovery options, you can let go of the two buttons.
The Recovery screen menu will now appear.
Use the Volume button to go to Wipe Cache Partition then press the Power button to confirm the selection.
Wait until your device wipes out all cache or temporary data from the system partition.
Press the Power button again to reboot the device.

This clears all the temporary data from the device. And then it works like new.

Forced reboot

Well, I think you already know how to restart your phone. So just restart the device and see whether it solves the issue or not. Restarting a device is always an ultimate solution for any issue.

Well if you still need to know how to restart then, here is it: Press your phone’s power button. On the screen, tap Restart.

The other way of the reboot is as follows:

Press and hold down the Power and Volume down buttons at the same time.
Hold the Power button down for 10-15 seconds, or until the phone vibrates and restarts.
If the phone turns off let go then press power again for 1-2 seconds to restart the phone.

Install Latest Software Updates

Sometimes the glitch is with outdated software updates, installing software updates can solve the randomly rebooting issues in your OnePlus 8 Pro.

Open the app drawer and then tap Settings.
Scroll down and tap on System.
And then tap on System Updates.
If a system update is available, you’ll see the option on the screen. Tap Download and Install.
If your system is up to date, you will see a message stating that the system is up to date.

Here are a few things that are needed to take care while updating your OnePlus 8 Pro or any device:

Your device must be connected to the internet.
Your device must have enough space to download the update.
Your device should have enough charge, more than 50% to install the update.

Troubleshoot apps in Safe Mode

In case you don’t know what is safe mode, in safe mode, the system temporarily disable all third-party applications you installed on your device. By doing this we can figure out which app is occurring the problem. Follow the below step to turn Safe Mode on:

Turn OFF the OnePlus device.
Press and hold the Power button.
On the screen, press and hold Power off.
Tap Ok to reboot into Safe mode.

After figuring out the apps which are creating the problem, follow the below steps to uninstall it(if required):

Open the app drawer and then tap Settings.
Tap on Apps & Notification.
Now, tap on See all apps.
Tap on an app, then tap Uninstall.
Tap Ok to continue.

Reset Your Device

Disclaimer

Factory reset will delete everything, so you want to make sure that you create a copy of your data such as photos, videos, documents, texts, etc. ahead of time.

Factory Reset

Open the app drawer and then tap Settings.
Tap on then tap on System.
Now, tap on Reset options
Tap Erase all data (factory reset).
Finally, tap on RESET PHONE.
Don’t select the internal storage checkbox. Select it only if you are sure you have backed up everything on internal storage, including photos and videos, music, documents, and other files.
Tap the ERASE EVERYTHING button now and let the phone do its thing.
The device would restart automatically after performing the factory reset.

Hard Reset

First, power off your phone normally.
To turn it on, press and hold the Volume up + Power buttons simultaneously.
Don’t release them until you see the OnePlus logo on the screen.
Tap on the ‘Wipe data/Factory reset‘ option.
Now tap on the ‘Wipe data/Factory reset‘ option to confirm your selection.
The phone will reset and on the new screen, use the Volume up button to scroll to the ‘Reboot system now.’ This will reboot your phone normally and that’s it!

Conclusion

These were the few methods to troubleshoot the problem/issues you were facing with your OnePlus 8 Pro. Additionally, you can always contact tech support or visit your local OnePlus store or Service Center so a qualified Samsung technician can examine the issue.

Do you own an OnePlus Device, or any Android device and need these types of simple tutorials? Then stay tunned to GetDroidTips’ Android Tips & Tricks column because many simple tutorials for OnePlus are coming soon.

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