How to hard reset or force restore Huawei nova 2i 1- First step:. First of all, turn off your Huawei nova 2i completely. If you can't unlock the screen, press and hold 2- Second step:. Simultaneously press the power key and the volume key down on the Huawei nova 2i for a few seconds. On 3- Switch on the phone by holding the Power key for a short while. After that choose Menu and Settings . Then scroll down to Advanced settings and hit this optiom. In the next step select Reset Network Settings. Finally, choose Reset Network Settings, and confirm the whole operation tapping Reset Network Settings one more time. Well done! To force a restart on your Huawei press and hold the power button (or unlock button) for at least 8 seconds until the huawei-nova-2i or Android logo appears on the screen and release the button while it turns on again. If the device still does not respond and you cannot restart it, it is possible that it is low on enough battery, in that case The Huawei nova 2i comes from the factory with the Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), EMUI 5.1 operating system. How to reset Huawei nova 2i. Factory reset to factory settings nova 2i. How to software reset device. Erase or format. Wipe data. obE5hnP.