smartdroid: February 2018

Sunday 11 February 2018

Guide Hard Reset Samsung Galaxy A8/A8 Plus (2018) Android 7.1.1

Guide Hard Reset Samsung Galaxy A8/A8 Plus (2018) Android 7.1.1

Factory Reset Samsung Galaxy A8/A8+ (2018). There are several reasons why someone is performing a hard reset on their Android device. For example, the Android system is not responsively to process running applications. Or you have forgotten the PIN, password, and pattern lock screen. A quick step to fix the current problem is performing a hard reset or master reset. By resetting your Android devices, you will wipe or delete all user data stored at the phone internal memory. And, the following guide will show you how to perform hard reset or factory reset on Samsung Galaxy A8/A8+ (2018). 

Actually, you can apply this method to the other Samsung Galaxy models. because most of the Samsung Galaxy devices have the same hard reset method. Before this guide starts, let's we show the Samsung Galaxy A8/A8 Plus (2018) specifications.

Specifications
Detail
Product Released- 2017, December
Display- 6.0 inches
- Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
CPU- Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU- Mali-G71
Chipset- Exynos 7885 Octa
Operating System
- Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Memory- 64 GB, 6 GB RAM or 32 GB, 4 GB RAM
Camera- 16 MP (Main Camera)
- 16 MP (Secondary Camera)
Battery- Removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery
Versions- A730F (Global Single-SIM)
- A730F/DS (Global Dual-SIM)
- Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

Hard Reset Guide.

  1. This guide only applied for Samsung Galaxy A8/A8 Plus (2018), but you can also apply this guide to the other Samsung Galaxy phone.
  2. To avoid all data lost, we highly recommend to backup everything before proceeding the hard reset.
  3. Make sure your battery is fully charged, or at least has 78% of battery capacity.
  4. Now, turn off your Samsung Galaxy A8 or A8+
  5. If you can't turn off the phone due forgotten PIN or password, you can follow this step.
    • How to turn off the Samsung Galaxy A8 or A8+ if you forgot the PIN or password?
      • From standby screen.
      • Press and hold the Power button + Volume Down button at the same time.
      • Release all button when your phone screen goes black.
  6. Then turn it on again by pressing and holding the following 2 buttons at the same time.
    • Power Button + Volume Up 
    Reset Samsung Galaxy A8/A8 Plus (2018)
    Reset Samsung Galaxy A8/A8 Plus (2018)
  7. Now, release all button when Samsung Galaxy A8 Logo comes up on the screen.
    Samsung A8 Logo
    Samsung A8 Logo
  8. Then your phone will show the animated white Android logo.
  9. Now, your phone will show a yellow exclamation and no command text. 
    Reset Samsung Galaxy A8 Plus 2018
    Reset Samsung Galaxy A8 Plus 2018
  10. Just wait for a second, your phone will enter Android system recovery.
  11. Once your  Samsung Galaxy A8 / A8+ 2018 enter Android system recovery screen, you can use the volume up and volume down button to navigate the menu and use the power button to confirm.
  12. Now, highlight wipe data/ factory reset using volume button, and press the power button to confirm.
    Reset Samsung Galaxy A8 Plus 2018
    Reset Samsung Galaxy A8 Plus 2018
  13. On the next screen highlight yes, and press power button to confirm.
  14. The hard reset process will start, and you can see this progress at the bottom of the phone screen.
  15. Once the wipe data complete, you can highlight reboot system now, and press the power button to reboot your phone.
  16. Finish.

Saturday 10 February 2018

Guide Hard Reset Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro 2018

Guide Hard Reset Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro 2018.

Factory Reset Samsung J2 Pro 2018. Almost all electronic devices have procedures to restore the user settings to factory settings. This can help the user to restore the initial settings in case of setting errors. Restore device settings to the factory settings called hard reset or master reset. This will delete all user data stored in phone memory. Therefore you need to backup all data before performing a hard reset. And now, this guide will show you how to perform Hard Reset Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro 2018. Please take a good look at how to do it.

Before this guide starts, let's we show the Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro (2018) specifications. This phone is also known as Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018) or Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Pro

Specifications
Detail
Product Released- 2018, January
Display- 5.0 inches
- Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
CPU- Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU- Adreno 308
Chipset- Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425
Operating System
- Android 7.1 (Nougat)
Memory- 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Camera- 8 MP (Main Camera)
- 5 MP (Secondary Camera)
Battery- Removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery
Versions- Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018),
- Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Pro

Hard Reset Guide.

  1. This guide only applied for Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro 2018, but it is possible to apply on most any Samsung Galaxy type.
  2. Hard reset will wipe everything on your phone, we highly recommend to backup it as soon as possible.
  3. Make sure your battery is fully charged, or at least has 78% of battery capacity.
  4. Now, power off your device.
  5. Once it completely powers off, turn on it again by press and hold simultaneously the following button located on the phone side body.
    • Power Button + Volume Up  + Home Button
    Reset Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro 2018
    Reset Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro 2018
  6. Now, release all button when Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro Logo comes up on the screen.
    Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro 2018 Logo
    Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro 2018 Logo
  7. Then your phone will show the animated white Android logo.
  8. Now, your phone will show a yellow exclamation and no command text. 
    Reset Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro 2018
    Reset Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro 2018
  9. Just wait for a second, your phone will enter Android system recovery.
  10. Once your  Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro 2018 enter Android system recovery screen, you can use the volume up and volume down button to navigate the menu and use the power button to confirm.
  11. Now, highlight wipe data/ factory reset using volume button, and press the power button to confirm.
    Reset Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro 2018
    Reset Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro 2018
  12. On the next screen highlight yes, and press power button to confirm.
  13. The hard reset process will start, and you can see this progress at the bottom of the phone screen.
  14. Once the wipe data complete, you can highlight reboot system now, and press the power button to reboot your phone.
  15. Finish.

Friday 9 February 2018

Guide to Reset Garmin Forerunner 230 / 235 to The Default Factory Setting.

Guide to Reset Garmin Forerunner 230 / 235 to The Default Factory Setting.

Reset Garmin Forerunner 230 / 235. Reset on an electronic device will return all settings to the factory default settings. So, if your device is having problems due to incorrect settings, or the device becomes unresponsive, you can try to reset the device. By resetting or master reset, all settings will be deleted and restored to the original factory settings. And now, we will show you how to perform reset on Garmin Forerunner 230 / 235.

Reset the device will clear all user data. Now, let's start how to reset Garmin Forerunner 230 / 235.

Reset Garmin Forerunner 230 / 235.

  1. Turn off your device first. How to turn off Garmin Forerunner 230 / 235 device?
    • Simply press and hold the power button.
    • If you see the power off menu comes on the screen, then select Yes.
      Reset Garmin Forerunner 230 / 235
      Reset Garmin Forerunner 230 / 235
    • Now, the device will turn off.
  2. Once the device completely Powers off, now turn it on again by press and hold the following button.
    • Power Button + Lap Button
      Reset Garmin Forerunner 230 / 235
      Reset Garmin Forerunner 230 / 235
  3. Keep holding until your device shows the Clear User Data menu.
    Reset Garmin Forerunner 230 / 235
    Reset Garmin Forerunner 230 / 235
  4. From this screen, you need to select Yes. Use the scroll button on the left side of your device to highlight the menu.
  5. Now, your Garmin Forerunner 230 / 235 will reboot.

Guide to Reset or Restore Garmin Nuvi GPS to Factory Settings (With Picture)

Guide to Reset or Restore Garmin Nuvi GPS to Factory Settings (With Picture).

Reset Garmin Nuvi GPS to Factory Settings. The following guide will show you how to perform reset a Garmin GPS to the default factory settings. Once the reset process is done all user settings will be reset or wipe. Factory reset or hard reset is also known as master reset. this applies to any electronic device. There are two ways or methods you can use to perform reset on your Garmin Nuvi GPS device.

Ok, now let's start to reset the Garmin Nuvi GPS device.

Reset Garmin Nuvi GPS (First Method)

  1. Shut the devices off or get it out of standby. 
    • How to shut off Garmin Nuvi GPS?
      • Hold the Power Button.
      • Then you will see Turn off the device prompt at your Garmin Nuvi GPS.
        Turn Off Garmin Nuvi GPS
        Turn Off Garmin Nuvi GPS
      • Now, select Off
      • And wait for a while
      • Now, the Garmin Nuvi GPS completely Power Off.
  2. Once the Garmin Nuvi GPS power off, now hold down the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
  3. Then hold the Power button On.
  4. Reset Garmin Nuvi GPS
    Reset Garmin Nuvi GPS
  5. Wait for a moment and be patient here because it will take a little bit. Then the system will prompt it's happening there.
  6. Don't release all button until you see a dialog box that asks you to erase all user data.
    Reset Garmin Nuvi GPS
    Reset Garmin Nuvi GPS
  7. From the current screen, select Yes
  8. Now, wait for the hard reset process runs.
  9. Once the Hard reset process is done. Your Garmin Nuvi GPS will be back to the default factory settings.

Reset Garmin Nuvi GPS (Second Method)

  1. Turn on the Garmin Nuvi GPS device.
  2. Now, select View Map
    Reset Garmin Nuvi GPS
    Reset Garmin Nuvi GPS
  3. Then, select speed or speedometer icon.
    Reset Garmin Nuvi GPS
    Reset Garmin Nuvi GPS
  4. Then press and hold the speedometer button with your finger.
    Reset Garmin Nuvi GPS
    Reset Garmin Nuvi GPS
  5. Now, you will get the actual menu on the screen.
    Reset Garmin Nuvi GPS
    Reset Garmin Nuvi GPS
  6. From this screen, select Clear All User Data.
  7. If you see that your Garmin Nuvi GPS screen show the confirmation box as show the picture below, you need to select Yes.
  8. Reset Garmin Nuvi GPS
    Reset Garmin Nuvi GPS
    Now, your device will reboot.