Difficulty

Very easy

Steps

1

Time Required

                          3 - 5 minutes

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  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3 - Wipe Data / Factory Reset
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Introduction

If your device keeps freezing,

If you’ve forgotten the Password, security PIN, pattern drill,

or it just doesn’t work, take it back to factory settings.

!!! This procedure will erase all your personal data !!!

Video Overview

Step 1

              Samsung Galaxy Note 3 - Wipe Data / Factory Reset
  • Turn off the device completely
  • Press and hold the Volume Up, Home and Power keys at the same time.
  • When the logo “GALAXY Note 3” appears on the screen, release the Power key but continue to press and hold the Volume Up key and the Home key.
  • When the Android System Recovery menu appears, release the Volume Up and Home keys.
  • Use the Volume Up/Down keys for navigation in the menu and the Power key to select “‘wipe data / factory reset”.
  • In the next menu select “Yes – erase all user data” and “reboot system now”.

Turn off the device completely

Press and hold the Volume Up, Home and Power keys at the same time.

When the logo “GALAXY Note 3” appears on the screen, release the Power key but continue to press and hold the Volume Up key and the Home key.

When the Android System Recovery menu appears, release the Volume Up and Home keys.

Use the Volume Up/Down keys for navigation in the menu and the Power key to select “‘wipe data / factory reset”.

In the next menu select “Yes – erase all user data” and “reboot system now”.

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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Sam Siriwardena - Dec 11, 2016

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My samsung galaxy note 3 phone. cant opend how can i find this.?

Levin Palermo - Dec 20, 2016

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but os is crashed

Michael Ayeh Lartey - Jun 27, 2017

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How can I get in ? After factory reset my galaxy note 3 demands email and password set at first, meanwhile I have forgotten the password

Alberto Soliman - Aug 28, 2017

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Thank youuuuuu

Gurinder Singh Singh - Oct 7, 2017

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Will this hard factory reset make my phone fadter and smoother