If you ever have trouble with your Samsung Galaxy A5, or you want to reset it, whether you want to sell it or lend it to a loved one, you have certainly already heard of the process of resetting a smartphone. This technique allows in a few clicks to recover an almost new smartphone. In this article, we will explain to you how to reset your Samsung Galaxy A5? To do this, first of all, we will explain to you under what circumstances it may be useful for you to do so. After that, how to reset your mobile phone, first in the classic way, then finally if your Samsung Galaxy A5 is blocked.
Why reset your Samsung Galaxy A5?
We start suddenly by quickly discovering the interest resetting a Samsung Galaxy A5 . As we explained to you briefly just before this manipulation, which is not trivial will have the effects of reset your Samsung Galaxy A5 to factory settings . It will suddenly be empty of all content, applications, photos, settings ... It is therefore an ideal technique if you want to replace your mobile phone and you do not want to delete all the files one by one or by fear of forgetting some personal documents.
However, this action can be useful in other situations as well. In fact, you can reset your Samsung Galaxy A5 when it is bug or becomes too slow , this can be caused by an Android update or a virus, an overloaded memory ... Various reasons can cause the slowness of a mobile phone, however in the event that you have tried to solve the problem by conventional means and that it was not effective, the resetting may be the last alternative for you. However, we recommend that you try to clear the cache of your Samsung Galaxy A5 to see if that is enough to resolve your concern.
How to reset your Samsung Galaxy A5?
We will now move on to the part that probably interests you the most in this article, you will discover the technique to restore your Samsung Galaxy A5 to factory settings. To do this, we will first discover the classic technique and finally how to do it even in the event that your Samsung Galaxy A5 is blocked.
How to reset your Samsung Galaxy A5 normally?
Here we go, we will show you the method to reset your smartphone in the classic way. Apply the following few instructions to do so:
- Go to the “Settings” of your Samsung Galaxy A5
- 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 obviously recommend that you save all the data beforehand which should be kept for you because they will all be deleted.
- Now click on "Restore factory configuration"
- Confirm the operation using your PIN code
How to restore your Samsung Galaxy A5 to factory settings when it is blocked?
If your Samsung Galaxy A5 is stuck and you still want to do a reset, there is a second technique that comes down to using the Recovery Mode to do it. You will need to empty the battery of your Samsung Galaxy A5 beforehand so that it turns off and recharge it without turning it on, for the rest, apply these few indications:
- Turn on your Samsung Galaxy A5 by pressing for several seconds on "Volume up" + "Power", in the event that this does not work try to replace the volume high by low or by the Bixby key in the event that your mobile phone is equipped
- Once in recovery mode, you will have to use the volume arrows to navigate and the Power button to validate
- Reach "Wipe data factory" and confirm the operation with the Power button
- Let the operation validate to recover a Samsung Galaxy A5 restored to factory settings
If you ever want a lot of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Samsung Galaxy A5, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy A5.
