Hard Reset Samsung Galaxy S8+

Did you forget your password, Stuck at the Lock screen and cannot access your Samsung Galaxy S8+? Do you want to know how to factory reset or Hard Reset your Samsung Galaxy S8+ to bypass the lock screen.

Or You just want data soft reset your phone to your defaults. Then you have to learn how to restore defaults in your Samsung Galaxy S8+.

Force Restarting, Hard Resetting or Force Rebooting all refer to the same hard reset procedure on your Samsung Galaxy S8+ smartphone.

Note Your data will be erased when you do a Hard Reset / Wipe Data, Factory Reset on your Galaxy S8 plus. Do it at your own risk. Make sure you Backup your data if you can access your phone.

Your smartphone supports Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One U OS version. You can follow the procedure related to the android version you are running on your phone.

How To Hard Reset Galaxy S8 plus

Let’s learn how to do a Hard Reset or factory reset your Galaxy S8 plus by following the below steps.

Hard Reset Galaxy S8 plus Using Hardware Buttons

1. First you have to switch off your Galaxy S8 plus before doing a hard reset. Charge your phone to at least 50% before doing the hard reset.
2. Once your Galaxy S8 plus is switched off, press the power button and the Volume Down button and Home Button at the same time and hold them until the phone starts.
3. Release them when you see the Samsung boot screen logo, you will now be taken to the Samsung System Recovery option.
4. Once you are in recovery mode selection, 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.
5. After that it will confirm to Wipe all user data. Select the “Factory Data Reset” Option and press the power button again to confirm.
6. Your Galaxy S8 plus phone will restart and all the data will be wiped and the Factory Reset will be completed in a few minutes depending on the data stored on your device.

Hard Reset Galaxy S8 plus on TouchWiz UI

1. If you are able to access your Galaxy S8 plus smartphone, then we can use the software hard reset option.
2. Click on the Apps >> Settings app and navigate to General Management Tab.
3. Then Choose the Backup and reset option 
4. Then click on the Factory data reset option under Personal Data. And choose Reset Device >> Erase Everything option.
5. Your device will reboot and this will reset Galaxy S8 plus smartphone.

Hard Reset Galaxy S8 plus on OneUI Software

1. Turn on your Galaxy S8 plus phone, and verify if it’s running the OneUI software version.
2. Then go to the Settings app and click on General Management option.
3. Then Choose the Backup and reset option.
4. Then click on the Reset option and then on the next window, Click on Factory Data Reset.
5. And confirm reset by clicking on the Reset button.
6. Your phone will reboot and all your data will be erased. Now your Galaxy S8 plus phone will be fully reset.

Galaxy S8 plus Frequently Asked Questions:

I hope this article was helpful. If you had any problems with resetting your Galaxy S8 plus.

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Gowtham V

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