How to factory reset galaxy s20 without password

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How to factory reset galaxy s20 without password

If your smartphone Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra it works very slow, it hangs, you want to bypass screen lock, or you have a full memory, and you want to erase everything, or you want to sell it or give it away and you want nobody to be able to access your files and passwords you can do a factory reset so that it returns to be like the first day.

In the following steps we explain how to format the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra to erase all your information and make it totally clean as it came out of the store.

Before doing a factory reset we recommend you delete all the accounts on the device, specifically it is useful to unlink the Google account if you are going to sell, donate or give away your Galaxy S20 Ultra. In this way we will avoid problems for the new user since some More modern devices include a functionality called FRP or Factory Reset Protection that requests the same Google account or PIN code with which the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra was initially configured when factory restoring a device.

You must bear in mind that a reset or return to the factory state in a mobile/cell phone deletes all its content, so you must make a backup of your data before doing it if you do not want to lose everything.

In case you do not want to erase the data from the device, you can try to restart the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra.

You must bear in mind that a reset or return to the factory state in a mobile deletes all its content, so you must make a backup of your data before doing it if you do not want to lose everything.

There are two ways to do a reset on an Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra one through the mobile options and another more complete from the recovery mode.

Restore from the options of Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra

If you want to make a reset using the device options to return to the factory state an Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra you have to follow these simple steps:

Estimated time: 5 minutes.

1- First step:

Access the settings menu of your Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, it is the gear icon. If you don't see it on the home screen, swipe up from the bottom of the screen and make sure it's there.

How to factory reset galaxy s20 without password

2- Second step:

Scroll down the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra settings until you find the section called "General management", press to access those settings and continue.

How to factory reset galaxy s20 without password

3- Third step:

If a section called "Advanced" appears, click to display the advanced options of the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra. Otherwise, scroll down until you see "Reset" and click on that option to continue.

How to factory reset galaxy s20 without password

4- Fourth step:

Several options will appear to reset the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, the first called “Reset settings” resets the default settings, it is a simpler and less deep reset. The method to remove all the content from the Galaxy S20 Ultra completely is “Factory data reset” click on this option to continue.

How to factory reset galaxy s20 without password

5- Fifth step:

A list of all the data that will be removed from the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra and the applications that will be uninstalled will appear. Scroll down until you find the “Reset” button and press to continue with the process.

How to factory reset galaxy s20 without password

6- Sixth step:

If necessary, draw the screen unlock pattern or enter the screen unlock password or PIN to continue.

How to factory reset galaxy s20 without password

7- Seventh step:

A second confirmation message will appear indicating that all information stored on the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra and all downloaded applications will be erased and reminding that this action cannot be undone. If you agree, click on “Delete all”.

How to factory reset galaxy s20 without password

8- Eighth step:

Your device Galaxy S20 Ultra from Samsung it will restart and take several minutes to start while restoring the device to its factory state and optimizing the applications pre-installed in the operative system Android 10, One UI 2.

How to factory reset galaxy s20 without password

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Restore with hard reset or Recovery mode Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra

Restore with hard reset or Recovery mode your Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra can solve problems that have not been solved with a normal factory reset.

1- First turn off your Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra completely. If you can not unlock the screen, press and hold the power button for about 20 seconds and the phone will turn off.

2- Keep holding on volume down and power keys together for a few seconds in your Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra. In some devices according to the Android version the combination can be the power key and the volume key up.

3- When the Samsung logo is displayed, release the buttons.

4- Move through the menu with the volume up and volume down keys until you reach the “Recovery Mode” option and press the power button to access.
If the device menu appears in Chinese characters, click here to see how to reset a mobile in Chinese

5- Use the volume up and volume down keys to select the “wipe cache partition” option and press the Power button to activate the option and clear the mobile cache.

6- After a few seconds you will return to the previous screen, with the volume buttons go to the option “wipe data / factory reset” and press the power button to enter. A screen with many NOes and a YES will appear, with the volume keys again go to the YES and press with the power key.

7- After finishing again with the volume keys, click on “reboot system now” and press the power key of your Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, the device will reboot and take several minutes to start while restoring the device to its factory state and optimizing the applications pre-installed in the system Android 10, One UI 2.

About the device:

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra is a device with 166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm (6.57 x 2.99 x 0.35 in), a weight of 220 grams, a screen resolution of 6.9 inches, 114.0 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio).

It has a processor Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585), a graphics card Mali-G77 MP11Adreno 650, a RAM memory 12 GB and an internal memory of 128 GB.

The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra comes from the factory with the Android 10, One UI 2 operating system.

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How do you factory reset a Samsung S20 phone that is locked?

To reset a locked Samsung via recovery mode:.
Turn Off your Samsung Phone. Turn off your phone then press and hold the Volume Up (the top button on the left-hand side), Power (on the right side), and Home/Bixby buttons (at the bottom in the middle) simultaneously. ... .
Select Wipe Data/Factory Reset. ... .
Confirm Factory Resetting..

How do I take my Samsung Galaxy S20 off without the password?

If you want to fully power off your phone using the keys, press and hold the Side and Volume down keys simultaneously for a few seconds.

How do I reset my Samsung phone to factory settings without password?

If you are locked out of your device, you can perform a factory reset using the buttons on your device..
1 Switch off the device. ... .
2 Press and hold the Volume Up button, the Power button and the Home button at the same time. ... .
3 When the screen menu appears, release the buttons..

How do I force a factory reset without password?

Press and hold the Volume Up button and the Power button. Once the startup screen appears, release the Power button, and 3 seconds later release the Volume Up button. Your phone will enter recovery mode. Use the Volume buttons or touch the screen to select Wipe data/factory reset.