In the event that you have any trouble with your Samsung Galaxy S5, or you want to reset it, whether you want to sell it or lend it to a loved one, you have surely already heard of the factory reset process. a smartphone. This technique will make it possible in a few clicks to recover an almost new smartphone. In this guide, we will show you how to reset your Samsung Galaxy S5? To get started, we are going to show you in which situations it can be beneficial for you to do this. Then then, how to reset your phone, first of all in the classic way, then finally in the event that your Samsung Galaxy S5 is blocked.
For what reasons to reset your Samsung Galaxy S5?
So we start by quickly learning the interest resetting a Samsung Galaxy S5 . As we briefly explained to you in the introduction, this procedure, which is not trivial, will have the consequences of reset your Samsung Galaxy S5 to factory settings . It will therefore be empty of all content, applications, photos, settings ... It is therefore an ideal technique if you want to replace your phone and you do not want to delete all the files one by one or for fear of forget some personal documents.
However, this action can be useful in other situations as well. Indeed, you can reset your Samsung Galaxy S5 when it 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 phone, however if you have tried to correct the problem by conventional means and it was not effective, the reset may be the last alternative for you. However, we recommend that you try to clear the cache of your Samsung Galaxy S5 to see if that is enough to correct your concern.
How to reset your Samsung Galaxy S5?
We will now move on to the part that probably interests you the most in this guide, you will learn the technique to restore your Samsung Galaxy S5 to factory settings. We will first of all discover the classic technique and finally how to do it even if your Samsung Galaxy S5 is blocked.
How to reset your Samsung Galaxy S5 normally?
Here we go, we will show you the procedure to reset your smartphone in the normal way. Follow the few guidelines below to do so:
- Go to the “Settings” of your Samsung Galaxy S5
- Depending on the Android version installed on your phone, you will have to either go through "Global management" then "Reset" or then "Advanced parameters" then "Backup and reset"
- We obviously recommend that you save all the data that should be kept for you beforehand because they will all be deleted.
- Now click on "Restore factory configuration"
- Validate the technique with your PIN code
How to restore your Samsung Galaxy S5 to factory settings when it is blocked?
In the event that your Samsung Galaxy S5 is stuck and you still want to perform a reset, there is a second technique which consists of using the Recovery Mode to do it. You will need to empty the battery of your Samsung Galaxy S5 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 S5 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 phone is equipped with it.
- Once in recovery mode, you will have to use the volume arrows to navigate and the Power button to confirm
- Go to "Wipe data factory" and confirm the procedure with the Power button
- Let the operation validate to recover a Samsung Galaxy S5 restored to factory settings
If you are looking for a lot of tutorials to become a master of the Samsung Galaxy S5, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy S5.
