Reset and Factory Reset Samsung Phone [All Types]
Reset and Factory Reset Samsung Phone [All Types]
Hard reset / Factory reset is the process of restoring your Samsung Android Phone to its original state or factory settings. Recovery mode is software from mobile phone manufacturers to restore Phone to factory settings or update firmware.
Why is a hard reset necessary?
Here are some reasons:
- The logo freezes or the main menu (home screen) is not accessible;
- A crash or error occurred while uninstalling the default Android Phone apps that turned out to be important for running processes on Android;
- Force closes are often encountered when running certain applications, for example, the keyboard does not appear when typing, unless it is a weak eMMC problem;
- Affected by viruses, malware or adware and even affected;
- I forgot my pattern / PIN / lock screen.
What happens after a hard reset Android phone?
- Phone should work properly again unless the hardware is damaged;
- Installed applications are automatically removed;
- All contacts will be lost if not synced with Google account;
- Data stored in the internal memory, such as music, videos, documents and other data, will be lost, but the data in the external memory will remain safe.
Entering Recovery and Hard Reset Android Phone Samsung
- Android Phone Samsung must be in recovery mode for a factory reset
1. How to enter recovery mode ?
In general, it is almost the same for all Samsung mobile phones:
- Turn off the mobile phone and wait until it is completely dead;
- Turn it on by pressing the Power + Vol Up + Home button at the same time;
- Wait a moment for it to enter Android system recovery;
- Done.
Even if there is a difference, it is usually because some Samsung mobile phones do not have a Home button
| Devide Name | Button | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Galaxy A3 A300 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears and wait a moment for it to reset. |
| Galaxy A5 A500 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears and wait a moment for it to reset. |
| Galaxy A7 A700 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears and wait a moment for it to reset. |
| Galaxy A9 A900 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears and wait a moment for it to reset. |
| Galaxy Ace S5830 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Press and hold three buttons until it enters recovery mode. Use Volume Up/Down and Power OK to navigate. |
| Galaxy Ace Plus S7500 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears and wait a while for it to recover. Use the Volume Up/Down and Home buttons to navigate to OK. |
| Galaxy Ace Plus S7500 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears and wait a while for it to recover. Use Volume Up/Down and Power OK to navigate. |
| Galaxy Ace 2 I8160 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears and wait a moment for it to reboot. Use the Volume Up/Down and Home buttons to navigate to OK. |
| Galaxy Ace 3 S7270 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears and wait a moment for it to reboot. Use the Volume Up/Down and Home buttons to navigate to OK. |
| Galaxy Ace 4 G313 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears and wait a moment for it to reboot. Use the Volume Up/Down and Home buttons to navigate to OK. |
| Galaxy Advance I9070 | Home+Power+Vol Up | When the SAMSUNG logo appears, simply release the power button while the Home Vol Up button remains pressed until it recovers. Use Volume Up/Down and Power OK to navigate. |
| Galaxy Chat B5330 | Power+Vol Up | Press and hold both buttons until you enter Android System Recovery Mode. Use Volume Up/Down and Power OK to navigate. |
| Galaxy Fame GT-S6810 | Home+Power+Vol Up | When the SAMSUNG logo appears, release the power button by holding the Home Power Vol Up button until the Android logo appears and wait a few seconds for it to reset. |
| Galaxy Gio S5660 | Power+Vol Up | Power On When the SAMSUNG logo appears, just release the power button and hold the home button until it comes back on. Use the Volume Up/Down and Home buttons to navigate to OK. |
| Galaxy Grand Duos I9082 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Press and hold three buttons until it enters recovery mode. Use Volume Up/Down and Power OK to navigate. |
| Galaxy Grand Neo Plus I9060i | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears and wait a moment for it to reboot. Use Volume Up/Down and Power OK to navigate. |
| Galaxy Grand Quattro I8552 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Press and hold three buttons until it enters recovery mode. Use Volume Up/Down and Power OK to navigate. |
| Galaxy J1 J100 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears and wait a moment for it to reset. Use Volume Up/Down and Power OK to navigate. |
| Galaxy J1 Mini J105 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears and wait a moment for it to reset. Use Volume Up/Down and Power OK to navigate. |
| Galaxy J1 Ace J110 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears and wait a moment for it to reset. Use Volume Up/Down and Power OK to navigate. |
| Galaxy J2 J200 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears and wait a moment for it to reset. Use Volume Up/Down and Power OK to navigate. |
| Galaxy J3 J320 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears and wait a moment for it to reset. Use Volume Up/Down and Power OK to navigate. |
| Galaxy J5 J500 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears, wait a moment for the Samsung Galaxy J5 to recover. |
| Galaxy J5 (2016) J510 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears and wait a moment for it to reset. If you see "No command" on the Android logo, wait a few seconds, Samsung J5 (2016) will recover. Use Volume Up/Down and Power OK to navigate. |
| Galaxy J7 J700 | Home+Power+Vol Up | After the SAMSUNG logo appears, release the three buttons and wait a while until it recovers. Use the Volume Up/Down and Power buttons to navigate to OK. |
| Galaxy Mini II S6500 | Home+Power+Vol Up+Vol Down | Press four buttons until the SAMSUNG logo appears, then release only the power button while holding the other three buttons until it enters recovery mode. |
| Pocket Neo S5310 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Press and hold three buttons until it enters recovery mode. Use Volume Up/Down and Power OK to navigate. |
| Pocket Neo S5312 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Press and hold three buttons until it enters recovery mode. Use Volume Up/Down and Power OK to navigate. |
| Galaxy Note N7000 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Press and hold the three buttons until the Galaxy Note message appears, release the three buttons and wait a moment for it to reset. |
| Galaxy Note 5 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Press and hold the three buttons until the SAMSUNG logo appears, then release only the power button while the Home Vol Up button remains pressed until the SAMSUNG logo turns into a green Android logo, then release both . buttons a few moments before it recovers. Use Volume Up/Down and Power OK to navigate. |
| Galaxy On5 G550 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears. Wait a while for it to recover. Use Volume Up/Down and Power OK to navigate. |
| Galaxy On7 G600 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears. Wait a while for it to recover. Use Volume Up/Down and Power OK to navigate. |
| Galaxy Pro B7510 | Power+Button T | Press and hold the Power button T at the same time until it reset. |
| Galaxy S5 G900 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears. Wait a while for it to recover. Use Volume Up/Down and Power OK to navigate. |
| Galaxy S6 G920 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears. Wait a while for it to recover. Use Volume Up/Down and Power OK to navigate. |
| Galaxy S6 Edge G9250 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears. Wait a while for it to recover. Use Volume Up/Down and Power OK to navigate. |
| Galaxy S6 Edge G925 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears. Wait a while for it to recover. Use Volume Up/Down and Power OK to navigate. |
| Galaxy S7 G930 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears. Wait a while for it to recover. Use Volume Up/Down and Power OK to navigate. |
| Galaxy S7 Edge G935 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears. Wait a while for it to recover. Use Volume Up/Down and Power OK to navigate. |
| Galaxy Star S5280 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears. Wait a while for it to recover. Use Volume Up/Down and Power OK to navigate. |
| Galaxy Star Plus S7262 Duos | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears. Wait a while for it to recover. Use Volume Up/Down and Power OK to navigate. |
| Galaxy Tab P1000 | Power+Vol Up | Release both buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears. Wait a while for it to recover. |
| Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus P6200 | Power+Vol Up | Release both buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears. Wait a while for it to recover. |
| Galaxy Tab 2 P3100 | Power+Vol Up | Press and hold both buttons until the SAMSUNG logo appears, then release only the power button while holding the Vol Up button until it reset. |
| Galaxy Tab 3 Lite SM-T111 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Press and hold the three buttons when the Android logo and the words "No Command" appear, then press the Home button only once and release it. You are on your way to recovery. Use Volume Up/Down and Power OK to navigate. |
| Galaxy Tab 3 T211 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Press and hold three buttons. When the SAMSUNG logo appears, release the power button only when the Home and Vol Up buttons are still pressed and wait a while for it to reset. |
| Galaxy Tab 3 T311 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Press and hold three buttons. When the SAMSUNG logo appears, release the power button only when the Home and Vol Up buttons are still pressed and wait a while for it to reset. |
| Galaxy V G313 Duos | Home+Power+Vol Up | Press and hold three buttons until you enter Android System Recovery or until the Android logo appears. Then press the power button only once and release it. You are on your way to recovery. Use the volume up/down button and the power button with the OK button to navigate. |
| Galaxy V Plus G318 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears. Wait a while for it to recover. Use the volume up/down button and the power button with the OK button to navigate. |
| Galaxy Win I8550 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears. Wait a while for it to recover. Use the volume up/down button and the power button with the OK button to navigate. |
| Galaxy W (Wonder) I8150 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Press and hold three buttons. When the SAMSUNG logo appears, release the Power button while holding the Home and Vol Up buttons until Clock World Mod appears. When the Android logo appears as crossed arrows, press the menu button on the screen (the button next to the Home button). Your cell phone will recover. |
| Galaxy Xcover 3 G388F | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears and wait a moment for it to reset. Use the volume up/down button and the power button with the OK button to navigate. |
| Galaxy Young S5360 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Press and hold three buttons. When the SAMSUNG logo appears, release the power button only when the Home and Vol Up buttons are still pressed and wait a while for it to reset. Use Volume Up/Down and Home button with OK button to navigate. |
| Galaxy Young S6102 Duos | Home+Power+Vol Up | Press and hold three buttons. When the SAMSUNG logo appears, release the power button only when the Home and Vol Up buttons are still pressed and wait a while for it to reset. Use Volume Up/Down and Home button with OK button to navigate. |
| Galaxy Young S6310 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Press and hold three buttons. When the SAMSUNG logo appears, release the power button only while the Home and Vol Up buttons are still pressed and allow the Phone to shut down and restart until it enters recovery mode. |
| Galaxy Young 2 G130 Duos | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears. Wait a while for it to recover. Use the volume up/down button and the power button with the OK button to navigate. |
| Galaxy Z3 | Home+Power+Vol Up | Release the three buttons when the SAMSUNG logo appears. Wait a while for it to recover. Use the volume up/down button and the power button with the OK button to navigate |
The following menus are available in Android Phone Samsung recovery mode:
- Reboot the system now » exit recovery mode and return to the home screen / main menu;
- Reboot to bootloader » switches to fastboot/bootloader mode;
- Enable ADB update » update / update firmware via ADB mode;
- Enable SD card
update » update / update firmware via SD card; - Wipe data / factory reset » restore settings / factory reset and also useful to bypass forgotten pattern / PIN / pattern or password lock screen;
- Clear cache disk » clear cache disk or unnecessary data;
- Install / system » enter system information;
- Show recovery logs » Show recovery logs;
- Run graphics test » test / test Samsung graphics;
- Turn off » turns off the smartphone.
2. How to Factory/Hard Reset Mobile Phone Samsung ?
Once you have entered recovery mode, do the following.
3. Wait a while for the reset process, if it is successful, you will see the message "
— Factory Reset Completed -", Data Wipe Completed.
4. If so, click "Reboot System Now";
5. Please wait a moment for the process to finish.
6. Boot takes longer than usual, so do a reset.
7. Done.
3. How to Factory Reset
The purpose of a factory reset is actually the same as a hard reset, the difference is that a factory reset can only be done when the mobile phone is still on and can access the main menu.
Steps :
1. Open Settings/ Pengaturan ;
2. Select General Management / Manajemen umum and click Reset;
3. Then select Factory Reset/Reset data pabrik and tap Reset
4. Wait for the reset process to finish.
5. The Android Phone will reboot and reset itself automatically.
6. Done.
Additional !
4. How to enter recovery mode using ADB command
-
This step is very useful if any of the home power or volume buttons are broken.
Requirements:
- Make sure your Samsung battery is fully or at least 50% charged;
- PCs or laptops running Windows 7 or later;
- Original or good quality USB cable;
- USB debugging and OEM unlocking are enabled.
Required materials:
- Install Samsung_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_v1.5.5.0.exe - 23 MB; (works as a driver to detect Samsung devices on PC/Laptop, read installation instructions here);
- Install ADB-Fasboot-And-Driver-v1.3.zip - 8.89 MB; (useful as a driver and quick commands, read about installing it here).
Steps:
1. Connect the mobile phone to the computer/laptop using a USB cable
2. Enter C:\adb and press SHIFT + Right-click an empty area, select here Open a command window;
.. until the following screen appears:
3. Then type the command:
-
adb devices
.. the purpose of the above command is to determine if the device is in ADB mode or no;
4. When the connection is established, a random code will appear as follows:
.. if not, make sure you have enabled USB debugging and that the driver is installed correctly;
5. If not authorized, the following picture appears:
.. look at your mobile phone, there is a message about the license (authorization) as follows:
.. click OK, then repeat the command adb- devices again until the attached message is displayed;
6. If it is detected, type the command:
- adb reboot recovery
7. Wait a while, Samsung will automatically enter recovery mode.
8. Done.
Hope useful..!
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