If You Can’t Boot If safe mode doesn’t help fix your device, you can perform a hard reset by booting into a special recovery mode. First, ensure your device is fully shut down. Press and hold the correct keys to boot the device into recovery mode. This will vary from device to device. Here are some examples: Nexus 7: Volume Up + Volume Down + Power Samsung Galaxy S3: Volume Up + Home + Power Motorola Droid X: Home + Power Devices With Camera Buttons: Volume Up + Camera Similar devices will likely use similar key combinations. For example, the Nexus 4 also uses Volume Up + Volume Down + Power.