Having problem with your Samsung mobile. Here is generic tutorial on how to unlock or hard reset Samsung Android mobile phone. T hese are common unlock and reset methods. To hard reset specific Samsung smartphone model, select model from list below and check details.
Table of ContentList of Samsung Mobile Models
- Samsung Ace La Fleur
- Samsung Aviator
- Samsung Continuum
- Samsung Dart
- Samsung Epic 4G Touch
- Samsung Exhibit 4G
- Samsung Exhibit II 4G
- Samsung Exhilarate
- Samsung Galaxy A10e
- Samsung Galaxy A10
- Samsung Galaxy A10s
- Samsung Galaxy A20
- Samsung Galaxy A20s
- Samsung Galaxy A2 Core
- Samsung Galaxy A30
- Samsung Galaxy A30s
- Samsung Galaxy A3
- Samsung Galaxy A40
- Samsung Galaxy A40s
- Samsung Galaxy A50
- Samsung Galaxy A50s
- Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos
- Samsung Galaxy A5
- Samsung Galaxy A60
- Samsung Galaxy A6
- Samsung Galaxy A6+
- Samsung Galaxy A6s
- Samsung Galaxy A70
- Samsung Galaxy A70s
- Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)
- Samsung Galaxy A7 LTE
- Samsung Galaxy A7
- Samsung Galaxy A80
- Samsung Galaxy A8
- Samsung Galaxy A8s
- Samsung Galaxy A8 Star
- Samsung Galaxy A90 5G
- Samsung Galaxy A90
- Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
- Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2019)
- Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro
- Samsung Galaxy A9
- Samsung Galaxy A9s
- Samsung Galaxy A9 Star Lite
- Samsung Galaxy A9 Star
- Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 La Fleur
- Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
- Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 LTE
- Samsung Galaxy Ace 3
- Samsung Galaxy Ace 4E
- Samsung Galaxy Ace Dear I619
- Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos La Fleur
- Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos
- Samsung Galaxy Ace Hugo Boss
- Samsung Galaxy Ace NXT
- Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus
- Samsung Galaxy Ace
- Samsung Galaxy Ace Style
- Samsung Galaxy Active
- Samsung Galaxy Alpha
- Samsung Galaxy Amp
- Samsung Galaxy Attain 4G
- Samsung Galaxy Avant
- Samsung Galaxy Beam 2
- Samsung Galaxy Beam
- Samsung Galaxy C5
- Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro
- Samsung Galaxy C7
- Samsung Galaxy C8
- Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro
- Samsung Galaxy Core 2
- Samsung Galaxy Core Advance
- Samsung Galaxy Core LTE
- Samsung Galaxy Core Max
- Samsung Galaxy Core mini 4G
- Samsung Galaxy Core Plus
- Samsung Galaxy Core Prime
- Samsung Galaxy Core Prime VE LTE
- Samsung Galaxy Core Prime VE
- Samsung Galaxy Core
- Samsung Galaxy Discover
- Samsung Galaxy E5 LTE
- Samsung Galaxy E5
- Samsung Galaxy E7 LTE
- Samsung Galaxy Exhibit
- Samsung Galaxy Express 2
- Samsung Galaxy Express Prime
- Samsung Galaxy Express
- Samsung Galaxy Fame Duos
- Samsung Galaxy Fame Lite
- Samsung Galaxy Fame
- Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G
- Samsung Galaxy Fold
- Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 LTE
- Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
- Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos
- Samsung Galaxy Grand Max LTE
- Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Duos TV
- Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Plus
- Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo
- Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime
- Samsung Galaxy Grand
- Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace Neo
- Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace
- Samsung Galaxy J1 Duos LTE
- Samsung Galaxy J1 mini
- Samsung Galaxy J1
- Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018)
- Samsung Galaxy J2 Core
- Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro (2018)
- Samsung Galaxy J2
- Samsung Galaxy J3 (2018)
- Samsung Galaxy J3 Prime
- Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro
- Samsung Galaxy J3
- Samsung Galaxy J3 V
- Samsung Galaxy J4 Core
- Samsung Galaxy J4
- Samsung Galaxy J4+
- Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime
- Samsung Galaxy J5
- Samsung Galaxy J6
- Samsung Galaxy J6+
- Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo
- Samsung Galaxy J7 Max
- Samsung Galaxy J7 Nxt
- Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2
- Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro
- Samsung Galaxy J7
- Samsung Galaxy J8
- Samsung Galaxy Jean
- Samsung Galaxy J
- Samsung Galaxy K Zoom LTE
- Samsung Galaxy K Zoom
- Samsung Galaxy M10
- Samsung Galaxy M10s
- Samsung Galaxy M20
- Samsung Galaxy M30
- Samsung Galaxy M30s
- Samsung Galaxy M40
- Samsung Galaxy Mega 2
- Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8
- Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3
- Samsung Galaxy Mega Plus
- Samsung Galaxy Mega
- Samsung Galaxy mini 2
- Samsung Galaxy Music Duos
- Samsung Galaxy Music
- Samsung Galaxy Neo
- Samsung Galaxy Nexus
- Samsung Galaxy Nexus Telus
- Samsung Galaxy Note 10 5G
- Samsung Galaxy Note 10
- Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus 5G
- Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
- Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Duos
- Samsung Galaxy Note3 Lite
- Samsung Galaxy Note 3 LTE
- Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo Duos
- Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo LTE-A
- Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo LTE
- Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo LTE+
- Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
- Samsung Galaxy Note 3
- Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Duos
- Samsung Galaxy Note 4
- Samsung Galaxy Note 5
- Samsung Galaxy Note5
- Samsung Galaxy Note 7
- Samsung Galaxy Note 8
- Samsung Galaxy Note 9
- Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
- Samsung Galaxy Note II LTE
- Samsung Galaxy Note II
- Samsung Galaxy Note
- Samsung Galaxy On5 Pro
- Samsung Galaxy On5
- Samsung Galaxy On6
- Samsung Galaxy On7 Prime
- Samsung Galaxy On7 Pro
- Samsung Galaxy On7
- Samsung Galaxy On8 (2018)
- Samsung Galaxy On Max
- Samsung Galaxy On Nxt
- Samsung Galaxy Pocket 2
- Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo
- Samsung Galaxy Pocket Plus
- Samsung Galaxy Pocket
- Samsung Galaxy Pop
- Samsung Galaxy Precedent
- Samsung Galaxy Premier
- Samsung Galaxy Prevail 2
- Samsung Galaxy Prevail
- Samsung Galaxy Proclaim
- Samsung Galaxy Reverb
- Samsung Galaxy Round
- Samsung Galaxy R Style
- Samsung Galaxy Rugby Pro
- Samsung Galaxy Rush
- Samsung Galaxy S10 5G
- Samsung Galaxy S10e
- Samsung Galaxy S10
- Samsung Galaxy S10+
- Samsung Galaxy S3 Slim
- Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
- Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play
- Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A
- Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE
- Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE+
- Samsung Galaxy S4 mini LTE
- Samsung Galaxy S4 mini
- Samsung Galaxy S4
- Samsung Galaxy S4 Sprint
- Samsung Galaxy S4 VE
- Samsung Galaxy S4 Verizon
- Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom
- Samsung Galaxy S5 4G
- Samsung Galaxy S5 4G+
- Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
- Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos LTE
- Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos
- Samsung Galaxy S5 GPE
- Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A
- Samsung Galaxy S5 mini duos
- Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
- Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo
- Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus
- Samsung Galaxy S5
- Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport
- Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
- Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Avengers
- Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
- Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+
- Samsung Galaxy S6
- Samsung Galaxy S7 Active
- Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
- Samsung Galaxy S7
- Samsung Galaxy S8 Mini
- Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus
- Samsung Galaxy S8
- Samsung Galaxy S9 Mini
- Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus
- Samsung Galaxy S Advance
- Samsung Galaxy S Blaze
- Samsung Galaxy S Duos
- Samsung Galaxy S II Duos
- Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE
- Samsung Galaxy SIII I939
- Samsung Galaxy S III La Fleur
- Samsung Galaxy S III mini La Fleur
- Samsung Galaxy S III mini
- Samsung Galaxy S III mini VE
- Samsung Galaxy S III Neo
- Samsung Galaxy S III Neo+
- Samsung Galaxy S III
- Samsung Galaxy S II LTE
- Samsung Galaxy S II Plus
- Samsung Galaxy S II
- Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket
- Samsung Galaxy S II TV
- Samsung Galaxy S II WiMAX ISW11SC
- Samsung Galaxy S IV
- Samsung Galaxy S Light Luxury
- Samsung Galaxy S Lightray
- Samsung Galaxy Star 2 Plus
- Samsung Galaxy Star 2
- Samsung Galaxy Star
- Samsung Galaxy Star Trios
- Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019)
- Samsung Galaxy Tab Active Pro
- Samsung Galaxy TabQ
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
- Samsung Galaxy Trend 2 Lite Duos
- Samsung Galaxy Trend 2 Lite
- Samsung Galaxy Trend 3
- Samsung Galaxy Trend Duos II
- Samsung Galaxy Trend Duos
- Samsung Galaxy Trend i699i
- Samsung Galaxy Trend II
- Samsung Galaxy Tren
- Samsung Galaxy V Duos
- Samsung Galaxy V Plus
- Samsung Galaxy V
- Samsung Galaxy Wide 3
- Samsung Galaxy Wide
- Samsung Galaxy Win 2 Duos TV
- Samsung Galaxy Win Pro
- Samsung Galaxy Win
- Samsung Galaxy W
- Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2
- Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3
- Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4s
- Samsung Galaxy Xcover FieldPro
- Samsung Galaxy X
- Samsung Galaxy Y Duos
- Samsung Galaxy Y Hello Kitty
- Samsung Galaxy Young 2 Duos
- Samsung Galaxy Young
- Samsung Galaxy Y Plus
- Samsung Galaxy Y TV
- Samsung Gem
- Samsung GT-B9062
- Samsung GT-i5500 Galaxy 5
- Samsung GT-i5700
- Samsung GT-i5800 Galaxy 3
- Samsung GT-i5801
- Samsung GT-i6500U Saturn
- Samsung GT-i7500
- Samsung GT-i8150 Galaxy W
- Samsung GT-i8250
- Samsung GT-i8262D
- Samsung GT-i8268
- Samsung GT-i8520 Beam
- Samsung GT-i9000 Galaxy S
- Samsung GT-i9001 Galaxy S Plus
- Samsung GT-i9003 Galaxy SL
- Samsung GT-i9010
- Samsung GT-i9023 Google Nexus S
- Samsung GT-i9103 Galaxy S II
- Samsung GT-i9192
- Samsung GT-i9301i
- Samsung GT-S5360 Galaxy Y
- Samsung GT-S5570i
- Samsung GT-S5570 Mini
- Samsung GT-S5660 Gio
- Samsung GT-S5670 Fit
- Samsung GT-S5690 Xcover
- Samsung GT-S5830 Ace
- Samsung GT-S5839i
- Samsung GT-S7260
- Samsung GT-S7262
- Samsung GT-S7390
- Samsung GT-S7392
- Samsung GT-S7560
- Samsung GT-S7562
- Samsung GT-S7580
- Samsung GT-S7582
- Samsung Illusion
- Samsung Jasper
- Samsung Legend
- Samsung Mesmerize
- Samsung Naos Galaxy
- Samsung Nexus S 4G
- Samsung Nexus S
- Samsung Repp
- Samsung Rugby Smart
- Samsung SCH-i510
- Samsung SCH-i515
- Samsung SCH-i520
- Samsung SCH-i535
- Samsung SCH-i589 Ace Duos
- Samsung SCH-i919
- Samsung SCH-R720 Admire
- Samsung SCH-R830
- Samsung SGH-i473
- Samsung SGH-i747
- Samsung SGH-i897 Captivate4G
- Samsung SGH-i897 Captivate
- Samsung SGH-i997 Infuse 4G
- Samsung SGH-T939 Behold 2
- Samsung SGH-T989
- Samsung SGH-T999
- Samsung SHV-E160S
- Samsung SHV-E210S
- Samsung SHV-E250S
- Samsung SHV-E270S
- Samsung SHV-E300S
- Samsung SHV-E310S
- Samsung SHV-E470S
- Samsung SHW-M100S Galaxy A
- Samsung SHW-M110S Galaxy S
- Samsung SHW-M240S
- Samsung SHW-M250S
- Samsung SHW-M340s
- Samsung SHW-M420S
- Samsung SHW-M440S
- Samsung SM-G357FZ
- Samsung SM-G510F
- Samsung SM-G530BT
- Samsung SM-G7106
- Samsung SM-G710K
- Samsung SM-G710L
- Samsung SM-G710S
- Samsung SPH-D600 Conquer
- Samsung SPH-L710
- Samsung Teos Galaxy
- Samsung Vibrant
- Samsung Victory 4G LTE
- Samsung W2019
Hard reset wipes out all the data on mobile phone. Following data is completely deleted on hard reset.
- Settings
- System Data
- App data
- Downloaded Apps
- SMS
- Music
- Pictures
- Videos
- WhatsApp Data
- Call Records
- Network Settings
Hard reset fixes many problems like slow mobile phone, frequest restart, virus infection, frequent hanging or freezing, memory usage etc.
Hard Reset
- Power off Samsung mobile using Power button.
- After Samsung smartphone is switched off, press Power and Volume Up button together and hold them.
- After few seconds, phone will boot and you will see Samsung or Android logo.
- When you see boot options, release all the buttons at that time.
- Navigate to wipe data/factory reset option using Volume buttons.
- Press Power button to confirm it.
- You will see Yes and No option on screen to wipe all the data. Select Yes using Volume button and press on Power
- button to confirm it.
- Next you will get option to reboot system. Select Reboot System Now option using Volume buttons and press on Power button.
- This will reboot phone and complete hard reset of Samsung mobile.
Factory Reset
If your Samsung smartphone is properly responding to its display screen then attempt this method. This method is much preferred.
Step 1
Firstly go the Home screen of your Samsung, and there select the Menu icon.
Step 2
In the Menu option, select the Settings icon.
Step 3
Next, in the Settings option, select the Privacy icon.
Step 4
Now, under the above selected option, touch the Factory Data Reset icon.
Step 5
There select the Reset Phone option.
Step 6
Finally, touch and select the Erase Everything option to wipe off all of the data and all the information from your phone memory.
Step 7
After the completion of this process, Samsung will reboot to finish the reset process.
Reset Samsung Mobile using Google Find My Device
There is an option to reset Samsung phone using Google Find My Device service. This is useful when you have lost your phone and want to reset phone from remote place.
Here is instructions to reset device remotely.
- Open Google Find My Device service in a browser.
- If you are not logged into Google, you will be asked to login. Login using your Google username and password.
- After logging in you will see three options such as Play Sound, Secure Device and Erase Device.
- Click on Erase Device option.
- Now you will see Erase All Data option.
- Now select Erase option and click on it.
- This will wipe all data on Samsung mobile remotely.