Soft reset is Power button + volume down, hold them both for about 10 seconds.
Hard reset is a factory reset, done from the Settings screen. I wouldn't do that unless the soft reset doesn't work.
There are no settings to map the buttons. I'm just glad we can still use the buttons, and not have redundant soft buttons on the screen, taking up valuable real estate.
ditto on soft buttons, that was the stupidest idea!! lets sell it as a 4.65" screen and then put soft buttons to reduce the usable size to 4.3", lose the ever so important search button, and make the pixel scaling screwy for apps due to not being able to have resolution at 1280x720.
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People... you are confusing reset with reboot terminology. The reason for the word HARD is because hardware buttons or battery is used. The reason for the word SOFT is because software (the ROM, firmware, settings) is used.
Resets wipe all data to clear bugs. Rebooted justs reboot the phone. Same computer terminology just apply it to smart phones....
Soft reboot/boot - power off phone with power key
Hard reboot/boot - remove battery while phone is on. Can't do this with RAZR so just hit power key + volume down key to simulate a battery pull.
Soft master reset - settings - privacy - factory reset
Hard master reset - power off phone - turn on phone - hold volume down and power key as phone turns on - enter fast boot mode - use volume down key to select recovery mode - android image appears - hit bottom right corner for menu - scroll down to factory reset / wipe option. - hit OK - hit yes Android RAZR resets itself to factory - when done it will prompt you to reboot - hit reboot system now. .... bam that's a DROID RAZR hard master reset..... it should only be done of you cannot access settings in the stock ROM or custom ROM!!!!!!!