In the event that you experience problems with your Samsung Galaxy A42, or that you need to reset it, that you want to sell it or lend it to a loved one, you have probably already heard of the factory reset procedure. 'a phone. This solution will allow in a few clicks to recover an almost new smartphone. Today we are going to teach you how to reset your Samsung Galaxy A42? In this context, first of all, we will teach you in which situations it can be useful for you to do so. Then, how to reset your mobile phone, first in the classic way, then secondly if your Samsung Galaxy A42 is blocked.
For what reasons to reset your Samsung Galaxy A42?
We therefore start by quickly discovering the interest resetting a Samsung Galaxy A42 . As we explained to you quickly in the introduction, this manipulation, which is not trivial, will have the consequences of reset your Samsung Galaxy A42 to factory settings . It will therefore be empty of any content, applications, photos, settings... It is therefore an ideal technique when you want to part with your mobile phone and you do not want to delete all the files one by one or by fear of forgetting certain personal documents.
Nevertheless, this manipulation can also be useful in other situations. Indeed, you will be able to reset your Samsung Galaxy A42 when it bug or becomes too slow , this can be caused by an Android update but also to a virus, an overloaded memory... Various causes can cause the slowness of a mobile phone, however if you have ever tried to solve the problem by conventional means and that was not enough, resetting may be the last option for you. We advise you, however, beforehand to try to clear the cache of your Samsung Galaxy A42 to see if that is ever enough to solve your problem.
How to reset your Samsung Galaxy A42?
We will therefore now move on to the part that probably interests you the most today, you will discover the solution to restore your Samsung Galaxy A42 to factory settings. To do this, we will first see the classic solution and then how to do it even if your Samsung Galaxy A42 is ever blocked.
How to reset your Samsung Galaxy A42 normally?
Let's go, we will show you the procedure to follow to reset your phone in a normal way. Apply the following guidelines to achieve this:
- Go to the “Settings” of your Samsung Galaxy A42
- Depending on the Android version installed on your mobile phone, you must either go through "Global management" then "Reset" or then "Advanced parameters" then "Backup and reset"
- We advise you of course upstream to save all the data which are to be kept for you because they will all be deleted
- Now click on "Restore factory configuration"
- Confirm the operation with your PIN code
How to restore your Samsung Galaxy A42 to factory settings when it is blocked?
In the event that your Samsung Galaxy A42 is frozen and you still want to perform a reset, there is a second solution which consists of using the Recovery Mode to achieve it. You will need to drain the battery of your Samsung Galaxy A42 beforehand so that it turns off and recharge it without turning it on, for the rest, follow these few instructions:
- Turn on your Samsung Galaxy A42 by pressing and holding "Volume up" + "Power" for several seconds, if that doesn't work, try replacing the volume up with the bottom or with the Bixby key if your mobile phone is in is equipped
- Once in recovery mode, you will need to use the volume arrows to navigate and the Power button to validate
- Go to "Wipe data factory" and confirm the process with the Power button
- Let the operation validate to recover a Samsung Galaxy A42 restored to factory settings
In the event that you want a maximum of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Samsung Galaxy A42, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy A42.
