How to hard reset samsung galaxy s6

Your Galaxy S6 or S6 Edge may be starting to finally show its age. Released in 2015, the S6 lineup is now operating on outdated hardware that can quickly get bogged down with the addition of too many apps.

To get your Galaxy smartphone running like new again, try resetting the device to its original factory settings. Just follow the steps below to back up your device and wipe it of all the data that’s slowing it down.

Disabling FRP

Keep in mind that if you’re selling your smartphone, and this is the reason why you’re erasing all data, you must disable Factory Reset Protection or “FRP.” If you don’t do this before erasing your data, you will be asked to “Sign in with a Google Account previously synced” on the device after the reset is completed.

  • Go to Settings, select Lock screen and security, and remove all passwords, pins, and patterns.
  • Go to Settings, select Accounts, and remove all Google accounts.

Now that the obligatory data wipe and FRP warnings are out of the way, let’s get on to business.

Factory Reset

The first option is to perform a Factory Reset, which is the easiest way to perform a reset for those who can access their smartphone’s settings. If you’ve already backed up your files, you can easily return your phone to its factory defaults via the Settings menu.

Step 1: Open Settings and scroll down to the Backup and reset option. Toward the bottom of the screen, tap Factory Data Reset.

Step 2: The on-screen prompts will warn you that all data will be lost and your phone will return to its default settings. Confirm that you wish to perform the reset, and then press Reset Device.

Step 3: There will be one final warning. Tap Delete All to proceed. Your phone will now be restored to its factory settings.

Recovery Mode Factory Reset

How to hard reset samsung galaxy s6

There is a second option — aka the Factory Reset via Recovery Mode — for those who have lost their password and are unable to access the settings panel. Follow the instructions below for a closer look at how to perform the reset.

Step 1: Turn off your device.

Step 2: Hold the volume up, home, and power buttons down simultaneously. Continue to hold this combination while your phone boots, or until the screen shows the iconic Android logo.

Step 3: After a few moments, you’ll have access to your phone’s boot menu. Using the volume buttons to navigate and the power button to make your selection, find and select Wipe Data/Factory Reset.

Step 4: Scroll down to Yes, delete all user data, and press the power button once again. You will then notice script scrolling across the bottom of the screen, which will end with Data Wipe Complete.

Step 5: Once the operation is complete, press the power button to reset your device.

The phone has now been returned to factory settings, and you can pass it on, sell it, or start using it again.

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How to hard reset samsung galaxy s6

If your smartphone Samsung Galaxy S6 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 S6 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 S6. 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 S6 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 S6.

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 S6 one through the mobile options and another more complete from the recovery mode.

Restore from the options of Samsung Galaxy S6

If you want to make a reset using the device options to return to the factory state an Samsung Galaxy S6 you have to follow these simple steps:

Estimated time: 5 minutes.

1- First step:

Access the settings menu of your Samsung Galaxy S6, 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 hard reset samsung galaxy s6

2- Second step:

Scroll down the Samsung Galaxy S6 settings until you find the section called "General management", press to access those settings and continue.

How to hard reset samsung galaxy s6

3- Third step:

If a section called "Advanced" appears, click to display the advanced options of the Samsung Galaxy S6. Otherwise, scroll down until you see "Reset" and click on that option to continue.

How to hard reset samsung galaxy s6

4- Fourth step:

Several options will appear to reset the Samsung Galaxy S6, 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 S6 completely is “Factory data reset” click on this option to continue.

How to hard reset samsung galaxy s6

5- Fifth step:

A list of all the data that will be removed from the Samsung Galaxy S6 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 hard reset samsung galaxy s6

6- Sixth step:

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

How to hard reset samsung galaxy s6

7- Seventh step:

A second confirmation message will appear indicating that all information stored on the Samsung Galaxy S6 and all downloaded applications will be erased and reminding that this action cannot be undone. If you agree, click on “Delete all”.

How to hard reset samsung galaxy s6

8- Eighth step:

Your device Galaxy S6 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 5.0.2 (Lollipop)| upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat).

How to hard reset samsung galaxy s6

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Restore with hard reset or Recovery mode Samsung Galaxy S6

Restore with hard reset or Recovery mode your Samsung Galaxy S6 can solve problems that have not been solved with a normal factory reset.

1- First turn off your Samsung Galaxy S6 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 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 S6, 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 5.0.2 (Lollipop)| upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat).

About the device:

Samsung Galaxy S6 is a device with 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in), a weight of 138 grams, a screen resolution of 5.1 inches (~70.7% screen-to-body ratio).

It has a processor Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), a graphics card Mali-T760MP8, a RAM memory 3 GB RAM and an internal memory of 32/64/128 GB.

The Samsung Galaxy S6 comes from the factory with the Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop)| upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) operating system.

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How do I hard reset my Samsung S6?

You need to enable Wi-Fi Calling manually if you want to use it..
Ensure the device is powered off..
Press and hold the. Volume Up. and. ... .
While continuing to hold volume up and home, press and hold the. Power button. ... .
From the Android system recovery screen, select. wipe data/factory reset. ... .
Select. Yes. ... .
Select. reboot system now..

How do I force my Samsung to factory reset?

1 Go into the Settings > Backup and reset..
2 Tap on Factory data reset..
3 Tap on Reset Device..
4 Enter in your lock screen credentials and then tap on Continue..
5 Confirm you understand that all data will be erased by tapping on Erase Everything..
Your device will restart and begin the Factory Data Reset..

How do I reset my Samsung Galaxy 6?

Using the Reset Settings option on the Galaxy S6 edge + you are able to reset the device to factory settings without deleting data..
Tap Apps..
Tap Settings..
Tap Backup and reset. then:.
Tap Reset settings..
Tap Reset Settings..