A factory reset, also known as a hard reset or master reset, it is an effective, last resort method of troubleshooting for mobile phones. It will restore your phone to its original factory settings, erasing all your data in the process. Because of this, it’s important to back up information before you do a factory reset.
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You usually won’t need to factory reset your Samsung phone, but sometimes it’s necessary if there’s a major technical problem, freezing issues, and others that can’t be fixed any other way.
A factory reset can be useful in situations that require deleting all the data on the device, such as before the device is sold. Factory reset is also sometimes used in situations such as repairing a bad device, removing a virus or file, clearing memory space, clearing settings and restoring the device to default settings.
How to Factory Reset your Samsung phone:
- How to Factory Reset Samsung phones?
- Go to the Settings of your phone.
- Scroll down and tap on General management.
- Click on the Reset option.
- Tab Factory data reset.
- Scroll down to the bottom and tap on Reset.
- Enter your phone’s password, if enabled.
- Confirm that you understand about all data being lost and cannot be recovered. Tap on Delete All.
- Enter your Samsung Account Password and tap on Confirm.
Factory Resetting a mobile device is not reversible. Please make sure all of your information is saved to a backup somewhere else before attempting to reset your phone or tablet.
How to restore your Samsung phone?
The restore process is very simple, you can perform it in a few simple steps. To do this:
- Go to Settings, then tap Accounts and backup.
- Tap Restore data.
- If you have multiple Samsung devices backed up to the same account, each of your backups will be displayed. Select the backup that you wish to restore, then
- Select the apps that you wish to restore.
- Tap Restore.
- If prompted, tap Install to restore your Apps screen and Home screen.
How to backup your Samsung phone?
The backup process is very simple, you can perform it in a few simple steps. To do this:
- Go to the Settings of your phone.
- Enter Accounts and backup.
- Under the Cloud, tap Back up data.
- Select the apps that you would like to backup.
- Tap Back up now.
- Your data will be backed up. The time it takes will depend on how much data is being saved.
- Tap Done when finished.
