Is your Samsung Galaxy C5 phone running slow or did you forget your password? We can do a factory Data Reset or Hard Reset on your Samsung Galaxy C5 to bypass the lock screen and make your phone fast.
Sometimes soft reset or hard reset of your Samsung Galaxy C5 phone can also fix many smartphone problems like lagging software.
Force Restart, Hard Reset or Force Data Reset all refer to the same hard reset procedure on your Samsung Galaxy C5 smartphone.
Note that all your data will be erased if you do a Hard Reset / Factory Reset or Data Reset on Galaxy C5. Do it at your own risk. Backup your phone data if you can access your phone via google account or using phone backup software on your computer.
Your Samsung Galaxy C5 smartphone runs on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) OS. You can follow the hard reset procedure related to the android version you are running on your phone.
To do a Hard Reset or factory reset on your Galaxy C5 we can follow few methods. One is by using hardware buttons and another by using software.
How To Hard Reset Galaxy C5
- First you have to switch off your Galaxy C5 and Charge your phone to at least 50% before doing the hard reset.
- Once your Galaxy C5 is switched off, press the power button and Volume Down button at the same time and hold them until the phone starts as shown in screenshot above.
- Release them when you see the Samsung boot screen logo, you will now be taken to the Samsung Android Recovery mode.
- Once you are in Android recovery mode, Use the Volume Up and Down buttons to move up and down the list and select the Wipe Data/Factory reset option and press the Power button to confirm.
- After that there will be a confirmation to Wipe all user data. Select the “Factory Data Reset” Option and press the power button again to confirm.
- Your Galaxy C5 phone will restart and all the data will be wiped and the Factory Reset will be completed after 10 to 20 minutes depending on your phone speed.
Factory Reset Galaxy C5 using OneUI 2.0
- Turn on your Galaxy C5 phone and go to the Settings app.
- Then click on General Management option and choose the Backup and reset option. ( Or you can choose Settings > About Phone and Under Looking for Something Else Choose the Reset option )
- Then click on the Reset option and then on the next window, Click on Factory Data Reset.
- And that confirm the reset by clicking on the Reset button as shown in images below.
- Your phone will reboot and all your data will be erased. Now your Galaxy C5 phone will be fully reset and all settings will be restored to defaults including network settings.
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