How do you factory reset a galaxy s10

There may come a time when your beloved Samsung Galaxy S10 will not respond or is running extremely slow. It could freeze up completely on you or just sit there like a brick. If any of these things happen, you are going to need to reset your phone.

There are two types of reset: soft and hard. A soft reset will not remove any data or settings from your phone… it just restarts the device. A hard reset, on the other hand, will wipe your data and reset the phone to its default factory settings. Always try a soft reset first: only resort to performing the hard reset if it is absolutely necessary.

How to Soft Reset a Galaxy S10

Press and hold your “Volume Down” and the “Power” buttons at the same time for a few seconds. The phone should restart at this point. If it does not reboot and/or you are still having issues, you are going to have to do things the “hard” way.

Hard Reset

Remember that I told you already that this method will remove your data and settings. Before you do this – if at all possible – back everything up. I always recommend you have things set to back up on a very regular (daily) basis on your phones and tablets, and at *least* once per week on computers and laptops if not more. You never know when something will happen… even with newer devices and machines. Anyway… let’s get on with it! There are two methods you can use to hard reset your phone.

Option 1 for Hard Reset

• • With your phone turned off, press down and hold onto your “Volume Up” and that lovely “Bixby” buttons (that one over on the left lower side of the device) at the same time.
  • While still holding both of these buttons down, push and release your “Power” button so the device will turn on.
  • Let go of all three buttons when you see the Samsung logo on your screen. You’ll now see screens that tell you it is “Installing System Updates” and there is “No Command”, quickly followed by your “Android Recovery Menu.”
  • When that screen appears, use the volume buttons to move up or down to choose “Wipe Data / Factory Reset.” Now push your “Power” button to select that highlighted choice.

Wait for the phone to reset itself and then have fun restoring all of your data from the backups (if you have them) and setting everything back up the way you prefer it!

Option 2 to Hard / Factory Reset

Open up your “Settings” app and choose “General Management.” From there, tap on “Reset” and then “Factory Data Reset.” Now you just tap on “Delete All” and the reset process will begin.

Disabling Factory Reset Protection and Why You Should

Not everyone knows this, but Factory Reset Protection will prevent access to your phone unless someone has your permission and passwords. This feature will lock the device to your Google account. If you are selling or giving away the device, you will HAVE to turn this feature off.

Obviously, you are going to perform a complete factory reset (as described above) on your phone before handing it over to someone else. Before you do that, though, remove your Google account completely! Head into the “Settings” again. Now find “Accounts and Cloud” then choose “Accounts” followed by “Google” and tap on your account. Now just hit the “Remove Account” option.

You’re all done! You have now turned off Factory Reset Protection and are ready to reset your device so that it can find its new home with someone else.

It is important that you avoid problems with Factory Reset Protection. This is a Google security feature designed to deter thieves from using a device. Basically, what it does is that FRP asks for Google account username and password after a factory reset. If you are unable to enter the correct details, you will be locked out of your phone, even if you are its legitimate owner. To avoid that, you want to remove all Google account from the device first before a factory reset is made.

Method 1: How to hard reset on Samsung Galaxy S10 via Settings Menu

This is the easiest way to wipe your Galaxy S10. all you have to do is to go under Settings menu and follow the steps below. We recommend this method if you have no trouble going under Settings.

1. Create a backup of your personal data and remove your Google account.
2. Open Settings app.
3. Scroll to and tap General management.
4. Tap Reset.
5. Select Factory data reset from the given options.
6. Read the information then tap Reset to continue.
7. Tap Delete All to confirm action.

Method 2: How to hard reset on Samsung Galaxy S10 using hardware buttons

If your case is that the phone is not booting up, or it boots but Settings menu is inaccessible, this method can be helpful. First, you need to boot the device to Recovery Mode. Once you successfully access Recovery, that’s the time that you begin proper master reset procedure. It may take some tries for you before you can access Recovery so be patient and simply try again.

1. If possible, create a backup of your personal data ahead of time. If your problem prevents you from doing that, then simply skip this step.
2. Also, you want to make sure that you remove your Google account. If your problem prevents you from doing that, then simply skip this step.
3. Turn off the device. This is important. If you can’t turn it off, you’ll never be able to boot to Recovery Mode. If you are not able to shut the device off regularly via the Power button, wait until the phone’s battery is drained. Then, charge the phone for 30 minutes before booting to Recovery Mode.
4. Press and hold the Volume Up buttonand the Bixby button at the same time.
5. While still holding the Volume Up and Bixby keys, press and hold the Power button.
6. The Recovery screen menu will now appear. When you see this, release the buttons.
7. Use the Volume Down button until you are highlighting ‘Wipe data/factory reset.’
8. Press the Power button to select ‘Wipe data/factory reset.’
9. Use Volume Down to highlight Yes.
10. Press the Power button to confirm factory reset.

Method 3: How to hard reset on Samsung Galaxy S10 using Find My Mobile

Find My Mobile is Samsung’s own service that allows owners of Samsung devices to remotely track their unit, unlock the screen, back up data, block access to Samsung Pay, or delete all data (factory reset). The steps in wiping the device using Find My Mobile is very straightforward. The important thing to do first though is to ensure that you set it up. You won’t be able to use Find My Mobile service if you haven’t activated it on the device before losing it.

If it’s your first time to use this service, here’s what you need to do to set it up:

1. Open Settings app.
2. Tap the ‘Biometrics and Security’ icon.
3. Go to ‘Find My Mobile.’
4. Tap ‘Samsung account.’
5. Enter your Samsung account details.

We assume you already have a Samsung account created before this. If you don’t have one, make sure to create a Samsung account first. Then, use your information to enable Find My Mobile.

In the future, if you lose your phone and you want to erase its data remotely, here’s what to do:

1. On your computer, go to Find My Mobile site: //findmymobile.samsung.com.
2. Sign in using your Samsung account credentials. The information should be the same as the ones you used on the phone.

   How do I factory reset my Samsung Galaxy S10 with buttons?

   Hold down the Power button until your Galaxy S10 turns off. Hold down the Volume up and Bixby buttons at the same time, then hold down the Power button, too. After the green Android logo appears, release all the buttons. Navigate up and down with the Volume keys, and highlight the wipe data/factory reset choice.

   How do I factory reset my Samsung Galaxy 10?

   You need to enable Wi-Fi Calling manually if you want to use it..

   Ensure the device is powered off..

   Simultaneously press and hold the. Volume up. ... .

   While continuing to hold Volume up and Bixby, press and hold the. Power button. ... .

   From the Android Recovery screen, select. Wipe data/factory reset. ... .

   Select. Yes. ... .

   Select. Reboot system now..

   How do I force my Samsung to factory reset?

   Turn OFF your phone and remove any charging cables..

   Press and hold the Volume UP, BIXBY, and POWER buttons at the same time. ... .

   Release the 3 buttons after the phone powers on and displays the Android logo. ... .

   Press the Volume DOWN button to highlight Wipe data/factory reset..

   Press the POWER button to select it..