Although the Android platform changes over time, it still happens to suffer bugs ... Some are not completely problematic and will not disturb you in your daily life when others may on the contrary completely prevent you from using your Samsung Galaxy S5. In this guide, we are going to tell you about a bug that only affects a few devices, however, which is very disturbing. This is a startup bug, when you turn your smartphone back on, it gets stuck on the logo.
In this guide, we will therefore explain to you How to fix Samsung Galaxy S5 stuck on logo on startup? In this context, we will first try to interpret with you the cause of this bug, then, then, present all the alternatives at your disposal to Unlock your Samsung Galaxy S5 stuck on Android logo.
Why does my Samsung Galaxy S5 get stuck on Android logo on startup?
We start this guide by seeing Why is your Samsung Galaxy S5 stuck on Android logo on startup? This bug is particularly disabling because it prevents you from performing any action on your smartphone and moreover you will not even be able to finalize the start-up process, your Samsung Galaxy S5 will therefore be completely unusable.
The reasons for this bug can be various, although regularly it is following an update that a Samsung Galaxy S5 hangs on the logo at startup. It is usually a problem during the installation of the files that will trigger this bug. Sometimes, it is after a fall, an immersion in water that the bug can happen. In these cases, it is unfortunately not possible to do much outside to take your Samsung Galaxy S5 to a repairer Since it is surely damaged components that are responsible for the problem. The battery is sometimes the component that causes the problem, we invite you to check the battery status of your Samsung Galaxy S5.
Nevertheless, we have already observed cases for which the cause is more vague, no recent update installed, no drop ... In these situations, as for a problem following an update, our solutions may help you, discover the following.
How to fix my Samsung Galaxy S5 stuck on Android logo on power up?
We now move on to the solutions part of our article, and we will present three different methods, from the simplest to implement to the most complex for fix your Samsung Galaxy S5 stuck on Android logo.
Force shutdown your Samsung Galaxy S5
The first, the easier. You have probably tried to restart your Samsung Galaxy S5 by holding down the “Power” key on it for a few moments. If this action does not work, you will have to use the forced restart. You may not know this manipulation, however, it is very simple and aims to relaunch a smartphone even if it bugs. In the event that this solution does not work, you can try another technique to force the shutdown of your Samsung Galaxy S5, the objective being to turn it off so that the bug disappears during the restart:
- To force restart your Samsung Galaxy S5, keep your finger pressed for 10 seconds on the "Power" key
- In the event that this does not work, wait for the battery of your Samsung Galaxy S5 to discharge completely to try to restart it once it has been turned off
Make a Wipe Cache of your Samsung Galaxy S5
In the event that the first solution did not work, we will move on to advanced solutions. We will go through the recovery mode of your Samsung Galaxy S5 to unlock it. This mode is particularly convenient in the event that you experience a bug, in the event that you want to reset your smartphone ... In this part, we will perform a Wipe Cache which will correspond to cleaning all the cache memory of your Samsung Galaxy S5 and therefore repairing any bugs:
- Turn off your Samsung Galaxy S5, or wait for the battery to drain completely
- Recharge it more than 50%
- Hold the key "High Volume" and the button "Power" pressed for several moments until you see this very basic menu appear on the screen
- Navigate with the volume keys to "Wipe Cache Partition"
- Confirm the process with the "Power" key
- Now select, "Reboot System Now" to restart your Samsung Galaxy S5
Factory reset your Samsung Galaxy S5 to unlock it
In the event that the first technique did not work, we will be even more radical, you will however lose all the data saved on your Samsung Galaxy S5, however if it is unusable, you will not be able in all the cases recover nothing. It's up to you to see if you prefer to try to go see a repairer or carry out the technique yourself if you have already backed up all your data:
- Turn off your Samsung Galaxy S5 or wait for it to turn off by itself when the battery is discharged
- Make sure it has more than 50% battery
- Access recovery mode with the technique explained in the previous part
- Go to the option "Wipe Data / Factory Reset" with the volume keys, and confirm the process with the power button
- Finish the technique by choosing the option "Reboot System Now"
If you want a maximum of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Samsung Galaxy S5, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy S5.
