Hard Reset For Samsung A51
Valorie Welker
A factory reset, sometimes called a hard reset or a master reset, will remove all personal information, changes, and data from your device, returning it to the same settings and data that it had when it left the factory.
Please note: most Android devices are secured with Factory Reset Protection. This is a feature designed by Google to prevent your phone from being reset without your permission. If you intend to give your device to someone else once it has been reset, please ensure that you remove your Google account from the device first. Follow the steps under Removing Google Factory Reset Protection for more details
Find out how to back up your device using your Samsung account, Google Account or Smart Switch.
Find out how to back up your photos or videos using Dropbox.
Find out how to back up your photos and videos to your SD card.
Most Android devices are protected by Google's Factory Reset Protection (FRP) feature. If your device has been reset using buttons, you will be asked to enter your Google password before you are allowed access. This feature is designed as a safeguard to prevent unwanted people from using your device if they managed to reset it without your permission, for example, if it was lost or stolen.
Please note: The steps described in this example should be followed if your device is running Android Nougat or above. If your device is running an older version of Android, you may need to navigate using one of the following paths:
The location of the Factory Reset option in your settings will differ sightly depending on the model and operating system of your device. If you are unsure what operating system your device uses find out how to check which operating system you are using in our FAQ on operating systems.
Please note: The steps described in the examples should be followed if your device is running Android Nougat or above. If your device is running an older version of Android, you may need to navigate using one of the following paths:
If you don't receive a code, you have the option to verify by another means. Click Verify with text message or Verify with backup code. If you'd like to use another Galaxy device to verify your identity, click Verify with text message, then Verify with another Galaxy device.
Please note: most Android devices have security measures in place to stop them from being factory reset if they are stolen. One of these security measures is called Google Device Protection. This means that if you have a Google account on your phone, when your phone is reset using the buttons it will ask you for your Google account information. Make sure you know the email and password before resetting. These details will be the same password and email you use for the Play Store. If you're locked out and you don't remember your Google account details, you have a couple of options:
1. If you know your email but don't know the password, use the Google account recovery tool to recover or reset it. Then, use your new password to unlock your Galaxy device. You might need to wait 24 hours (or longer) for the new password to become active.
Please note: it may take a few minutes for your device to reset. Wait while it reboots. It will power on automatically when it is ready to be set up. When it switches on, you will be prompted to go through the steps to set up the device as if it were the first time it has been used.
If you can use the screen on your tablet, you should follow the steps for resetting through the settings menu. The steps are the same for both smartphones and tablets. If you are locked out of your device, you can perform a factory reset using the buttons on your device.
This allows us to take a closer look at what is happening. The data is anonymised and only held for the duration of the investigation. Find out more about the Samsung Members app and how to send an error report through it.
If your device is frozen and unresponsive, press and hold the Power button and the Volume down button down simultaneously for more than 7 seconds to restart it. When your phone resets, you will feel it vibrate.
Your device will check for available updates. If there is an update for your device, you will be asked to download and install it. If there are no updates available your device will display that 'Your software is up to date.'
Safe mode lets you run your Android device using its basic interface, with simplified menus and without most third-party applications. You can use it to help identify whether a third-party application is causing the problem
Please note: Before performing the factory reset, remember to make backup copies of all important data stored in the device. Find out more about how to back up and restore date on your galaxy device.
This allows us to a closer look at what is happening. The data is anonymised and only held for the duration of the investigation. Find out more about sending an error report through the Samsung Members app.
I gave my daughter my old Samsung S21 Ultra and she has reset the password then gone and forgotten it. So I tried to hard reset it but it does not work. I even let the battery die and then tried to reset but no luck. The phone is not set up in developer mode. I read somewhere that if I remove the battery inside that would reset. the issue I have with that is that It wont be water proof any longer and in the past I have taking phone apart and replace screen but it so much hassle. Is there a way to connect to computer and reset through software, or another way. please? I have searched high and low on the internet and all I get back is hold down the on button and the up volume which does not work for me.
1. Turn off the device.
2. Connect To Computer or plug in USB-C Headphones , Press and hold the Volume Up key and then press and hold the Power key
3. When the Android logo displays, release all three keys.
4. Wait until the Android system recovery menu options appear.
Hmm, ok just looked at this. Im pretty savvy so I dont need to worry about her back up stuff as I set her phone up to all of that to Dropbox. So I can hard reset no issues. she has her old phone. Not sure if she has a samsung account. I tend to skip that stuff which I know now is silly. will try and remote wipe though with Fine devise on Google with here account. and will try all other stuff once a I get a chance and get back to you thanks everyone. I hope one of theses things work.
Thank you for all of your suggestions and unfortunately none of them work. The standard hold Press and hold the Volume Up key and then press and hold the Power key does not work I have tried maybe 50 times to do that now. I even let the phone go flat for 5 days and tried that and nothing. just boots back into the phone. No Samsung account so I can not remote wipe. As for Google My Device thats not an option either as it says this "Before you can use Find My Device, you must have an active Android device" so that is not an option either. so I'm back to asking if there is any other way please, Is there a hidden reset button inside the phone? Failing that not sure what I can do.
Basically what it is: power off the phone, press up volume button and hold it, press power/bixy button until android logo appears. Release up volume button when menu appears. With the volume buttons choose whipe data/factory reset
I forgot the password to my Samsung S6 Lite and I can't power it off for a hard reset as it needs the password to power off. I tried waiting for the tablet to run out of battery to reset it using the volume and power buttons but it would still soft reset with 0%. I really need the tablet reset as I'm going to use it for school.
Ensure the device is powered off.
Press and hold the. Volume Up. and. Power buttons.
Continue to hold the. Volume Up button. and. Power button.
From the Android Recovery screen, select. Wipe data/factory reset. .
Select. Factory data reset.
Select. Reboot system now.
I tried to plug the tab to the wall and or to a laptop and hold the volume down and power button. Nothing happened. Same thing with volume up and power button. So far nothing I tried could turn on the tab again...
I have a Galaxy Book 10.6 SM-W620NZKAXAR with Windows 10 Home that I need to hard reset. The device has been having some issues with hardware drives, seems to be infected by every malware known to mankind and now the owner is not able to get into Windows using their password.
My plan is to get it back to its original state and then bring forward with only the required applications on it. So far I have tried using the power + vol up/dn buttons without success. Given that and the Samsung Recovery is not installed on the device according to the owner. Does anybody know how I can get this device back to original factory settings?
I have a problem with my Galaxy Active 2 watch, after being in the pool the watch went into a type of 'eternal reboot', after a few days the 'Searching for AP' screen appeared No hard reset option works! The watch charges to 100% and when removed from the charger the battery dies after a few hours I suspect through the display which is non-stop active. Any ideas good people ?
Firstly, I have two Frame TVs (2022). All of sudden, while I was watching YouTube on TV 1, it started acting weird - basically it freeze and jumping between menu and Samsung TV Plus. I've tried everything I could (unplug/plug and etc) but TV simply cannot be controlled. Once it restarted, it goes to menu and switch to Samsung TV Plus automatically. I just couldn't control it therefore can't reset it by going to setting and simply do anything about it.
Then the next weird thing happens, the same Frame TV downstairs (TV 2) was working so I took the One Connect Box upstairs, basically swapping two OCB and trying to see if that's TV's issue or box's issue. Then like virus, that OCB became the same and have the same issue after I connect the box to the TV 1.
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