Whenever our computers act up, one of the easiest way to resolve any potential issue would be to restart it. The same can be done with our phones, where soft resetting it can help fix some issues that you might be having.
But there are times when a soft reset won’t work and the problem is big enough where it might require you to hard reset it. Alternatively, you might be looking to sell off your device and a factory reset is required and recommended.
Either way, if you want to know how to soft and hard reset your Samsung Galaxy S20, then read on to find out as we’ll be showing you a few different ways that you can go about it.
Soft reset the Samsung Galaxy S20
Press and hold down the power and volume down button at the same time
The power menu should appear, so tap on the Power Off button
Tap Power Off again to confirm
Your phone should now be turned off
To turn it back on, give it a few seconds and press and hold the power button until the Samsung logo appears
Factory reset the Samsung Galaxy S20
Like we said, the hard/factory reset basically wipes your phone of all its data and brings it back to the state the day you got it. This is useful if the problem persists and a soft reset doesn’t work, or if you want to sell off your phone and want to make sure that none of your data is left behind.
Before you begin, it’s always a good idea to make sure that all your data is backed up either to the cloud or to an external storage. This is so that if something goes wrong, your data like your photos and videos will be safely stored elsewhere and you won’t lose it in the event you aren’t backing things up to the cloud.
Launch Settings
Scroll down until you see General management and tap on it
Scroll until you see Reset and tap on it
Tap on Factory data reset
Tap the blue Reset button
Give it a few minutes for it to complete and your phone and all of its data should have been wiped clean
Hard reset the Samsung Galaxy S20
Now in the event that for whatever reason, your phone won’t boot up properly and you still need to wipe its contents, don’t worry, there is another option called a hard reset.
Make sure your phone is powered down
Hold the Volume Up button and power button together until the Samsung logo appears
Once the logo appears, release the power button but continue holding the Volume Up button
You should now be in the Android Recovery screen
Use the Volume Up or Down button to navigate the menu
Scroll down until you have selected Wipe data/factory reset
Press the power button to confirm your selection
Scroll down and select Factory data reset and click the power button again
Give it a few minutes to complete the reset and wiping of data
Once the factory reset is complete, you should be taken back to the Android Recovery page
Select Reboot system now and press the power button to confirm
Your phone should now be rebooted and all of its contents are gone