In the event that you are having trouble with your Samsung Galaxy J5, or need to reset it, whether to sell it or lend it to a loved one, you have certainly already heard of the factory reset process. 'a smartphone. This technique offers the possibility in a few clicks to recover an almost new smartphone. Today we are going to show you how to reset your Samsung Galaxy J5? To do this, first of all, we will show you under what circumstances it may be appropriate for you to do it. After that, how to reset your smartphone, first in the classic way, then to conclude if your Samsung Galaxy J5 is blocked.

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For what reasons to reset your Samsung Galaxy J5?

So we start by quickly learning the interest resetting a Samsung Galaxy J5 . As we told you briefly in the introduction, this approach, which is not trivial, will have the consequences of reset your Samsung Galaxy J5 to factory settings . It will therefore be empty of all content, applications, photos, settings ... It is therefore an ideal solution when you want to separate from your smartphone and you do not want to delete all the files one by one or out of fear. to forget some personal documents.

However, this manipulation can also be useful in other situations. Indeed, you will be able to reset your Samsung Galaxy J5 when bug or becomes too slow , this can be caused by an Android update or to a virus, an overloaded memory ... Various causes can cause the slowness of a smartphone, that said if you have tried to correct the problem by basic means and that was not enough, the reset may be the last solution for you. We nevertheless suggest that you try to clear the cache of your Samsung Galaxy J5 to see if that is enough to correct your concern.

How to reset your Samsung Galaxy J5?

We will now move on to the part that probably interests you the most today, you will learn the technique to restore your Samsung Galaxy J5 to factory settings. We will first of all discover the classic technique and finally how to do it even if your Samsung Galaxy J5 is blocked.

How to reset your Samsung Galaxy J5 normally?

Here we go, we will show you the method to reset your smartphone in the normal way. Apply the following few instructions to do it:

  • Go to the “Settings” of your Samsung Galaxy J5
  • Depending on the Android version installed on your smartphone, you must either go through "Global management" then "Reset" or then "Advanced parameters" then "Backup and reset"
  • We obviously suggest you beforehand to save all the data which is to be kept for you because they will all be erased.
  • Now click on "Restore factory configuration"
  • Validate the process using your PIN code

How to restore your Samsung Galaxy J5 to factory settings when it is blocked?

In the event that your Samsung Galaxy J5 is blocked and you still want to perform a reset, there is a second technique which consists of using the Recovery Mode to perform it. You will have to empty the battery of your Samsung Galaxy J5 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 J5 by pressing for several seconds on “Volume up” + “Power”, if that does not work, try to replace the volume up by down or by using the Bixby key if your smartphone is equipped with it.
  • Once in recovery mode, you will have to use the volume arrows to navigate and the Power button to confirm
  • Reach "Wipe data factory" and validate the process with the Power button
  • Let the operation validate to recover a Samsung Galaxy J5 restored to factory settings

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