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Format Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime

Answer 1

Even though the Samsung Galaxy Prime is a device with good specifications for daily use, over time it could slow down due to the excess of installed applications or simply because it has been a long time since the device was first configured.

In these cases, it is advisable to make a backup of all the information to keep and then proceed to a hard reset , which is nothing more than a reset to the factory settings of the device . Below we will see what are the safest methods to format the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime , in addition to the considerations and reasons for doing so. It is important to know that this action will erase all the information that we have stored and we will not be able to recover it.

Content

• Methods
  • Hard reset (button combination)
  • From the settings
  • Speed ​​Dial
• Reasons to format your mobile

Methods

There are several ways to format the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime to its original factory settings, however only two are the best known and the most used by people who do not have extensive knowledge of the subject and who want to do it themselves, but in a way simple and in which you can be confident that you will not be wrong.

The first of these methods can be done with the equipment turned off by means of a combination of buttons, while the second is through the settings menu while we are using the cell phone. Whichever method we are going to use, let's never forget to back up our information in a backup, remember that a hard reset consists of deleting all the information on the phone and restoring the configuration that it originally brought from the factory.

By doing a hard reset on your Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime you would be deleting your music, documents, ringers, books, applications, contacts, messages, downloads and any information that we have stored in the internal storage of the equipment, however, the content is not deleted of SIM cards and external SD memory.

Hard reset (button combination)

This method of restoring the initial settings of the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime is much more effective than performing it through the settings since it works in any case, even when the phone has a fault and does not work properly. This method is accessible even if you have forgotten your PIN or your access pattern.

This " force formatting " or hard reset allows the restoration of the equipment to its initial configuration values ​​and does not need that we have the equipment turned on to be able to execute it. What we must consider, in addition to making the previous backup of our data, is that the cell phone has a charged battery to prevent it from turning off during the reset procedure. In this case the steps that we must do are the following:

1. Turn off your Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime .
2. Press and hold the VOLUME UP + START BUTTON buttons at the same time . Without releasing both buttons, press the POWER button and keep all 3 buttons pressed.
3. When the Samsung Galaxy logo appears, just release the power button .
4. When the Android logo or Android doll appears , release all the buttons. Wait a few seconds for recovery mode to start.
5. Using the VOLUME DOWN button, scroll down to the “ Wipe data / factory reset” option . Once the option is selected, press the POWER key to select this option.
6. Again, using the VOLUME DOWN button go down to “ Yes - delete all user data ” and confirm the selection with the POWER button .
7. Wait for the process to finish. Various texts will appear on the screen.
8. In the menu that will appear again, highlight the option " Reboot system now " and press the power button to restart the system.

With these steps we can reset the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime to its original configuration and it will be like new.

From the settings

This first method is the simplest, however we cannot use it if the phone has some type of security active, such as a lock pattern, since we could not enter the phone's settings menu, to do so we must:

1. Make a security backup for the information we have in the internal storage of the cell phone.
2. Access Applications.
3. Enter Settings.
4. Search for Personnel and press Backup and Restore.
5. Press Backup my data to move the switch to the On or Off positions according to our preference.
6. Press Reset to move the switch to the On or Off positions as preferred.
7. Press the option Reset factory data.
8. Press Reset phone.
9. Enter the phone's password, key or PIN if the screen lock is activated.
10. Press Continue.
11. Press Delete all.

Following these steps, our cell phone will return to its original factory values .

Speed ​​Dial

This option is a "shortcut" way to format without having to go through the phone settings. Simply open the telephone keypad and dial the number * 2767 * 3855 # , then press the button to call. Once you confirm the phone will proceed to delete all user data.

Reasons to format your mobile

When we restore the factory settings of our cell phone, the configuration of your software will be as when we used it for the first time the day we bought it, with this the equipment will be much faster . on the other hand, we will also have the advantage of being able to eliminate any malware that is affecting its normal operation.

You can also forget the access PIN or lock pattern of your Grand Prime, a fact that makes the only way to continue using it is to do a hard reset through the physical buttons as described in this article. .

Finally, if we want to sell our Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime we are not going to want to deliver it with our personal data or other important information to another person, we are sure that the buyer will also want a device ready to enter their data and information in an original device , so in these cases it is also appropriate to do a hard reset of the device.

We must remember that every time we go to restore the factory conditions of the software of our cell phone, we must previously make a back up or backup copy of the files stored in it.