How to Factory Reset Samsung Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge

In an ideal world, your Android phone would run like a dream forever. This being real life, we can't always expect that sort of robust performance out of our devices. Things can happen that slow your phone and damage the experience. Maybe you install a lot of apps, and some of them are acting a little mischievous, or maybe something has just gone wrong deep down in the system where you have little chance of fixing it. At times like this, you could agonize over tweaks and possible fixes, or you could spend time uninstalling different combinations of apps. But maybe wiping the phone clean and starting over is the best overall option sometimes. 

If that happen hard resetting your device can fixes almost all of the issues and is a recommended and easy fix before taking your phone to a support center for professional technical assistance. 

Important: Factory reset takes your device to its original / factory condition which means your data will be wiped off. Once you have created a backup of your Galaxy S7, it’s time to proceed with the Galaxy S7 factory reset.

How to hard reset Galaxy S7 and S7 edge

Please note that hard resetting erases all the data on your device. Text messages, photos, videos, settings, everything will be removed in the process. So, don’t forget to create a backup of your Samsung Galaxy S7 or S7 edge before proceeding.

Also make sure to charge up your smartphone to at least 60% or keep it plugged in during the process. You don’t want to have your device turned off when you hard reset Galaxy S7 or S7 edge, or it will create further issues.

Factory reset Galaxy S7 or S7 edge the easy way

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Choose Backup & Restore > Factory Data Reset.
3. Now select Reset Device > Erase Everything.
4. Confirm the warnings and wait for the process to finish.
5. Once done, reboot your phone.

Hard reset Galaxy S7 or S7 edge using recovery mode

1. Power off your device.
2. Wait for a few seconds while your phone is shutting down.
3. Press and hold the Power, Volume Up and Home buttons simultaneously to get into Recovery mode. 
4. Use Volume keys to navigate and Power button to select an option in Recovery mode.
5. Once in, from the main menu, using Power key, select wipe data factory reset.
6. If you want to clear app data cache too, choose wipe cache partition. Clearing cache often fixes various software related issues.
7. When done, go back to main recovery menu.
8. Select reboot system now and that’s about it.