How to Hard Reset your Samsung Galaxy Note 5

To hard reset your Samsung Galaxy Note 5, just press and hold the Volume Up button and Home button. Keep holding the volume up and home buttons, then press and hold the Power button. Continue to hold all three buttons, then release all buttons once an Android with spinning arrows appears and select factory reset.

Performing a hard reset could be your last resort in dealing problems on your device. It is a powerful procedure that usually deals with complex system errors that are irreversible with simple troubleshooting steps.

If your Galaxy Note 5 smartphone keeps freezing, you’ve forgotten the security codes or it just doesn’t work, this is how you can force it back to factory settings.

Important: This erases everything on your phone. If you can access your device try backing it up first. For a guide on how to backup your Samsung click here.

  1. Switch your phone off. If it’s frozen, remove the battery to turn it off then put it back without turning on your device.

  2. Hold down the Power, Volume Up and Home buttons at the same time for about 10 seconds. Release them when the Android logo appears on the screen.

  3. To navigate through this menu, use the volume up/down buttons to scroll up and down and the power button to confirm selections.

  4. Scroll down and select Wipe Data/Factory Reset.

  5. Scroll down and select Yes – Delete All User Data.

  6. Select Reboot System Now. The phone will then reboot to its factory settings.

  7. Your phone will now turn back on and you will have to set it up just like when you got it out of the box.

I hope that you found the needed information to hard reset your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 on this post.

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