If you use this method to wipe your phone, you will have to sign in with your Google account during setup. Just be aware that you will lose anything you have not backed up. Wipe data/factory reset: As a last resort, you can use recovery mode to factory reset your Android phone, which will wipe all apps, data, and files, including text messages and photos. Select Reboot system now when it has finished to find out if it solved your problem. Not every Android manufacturer supports seamless updates, most notably Samsung phones, so you will still see this option on a Galaxy S21, for example. Google changed the way this works with Android 7.0 Nougat by introducing seamless updates. Wipe cache partition: Temporary system files are stored here, but you won’t find the option to wipe the data on every Android device.

You should see the recovery menu now, and you can use the Volume buttons to highlight options and the Power button to select them.

You may have to enter your PIN or password.

Hold down the Power and Volume Down buttons together for a few seconds.

You should see the recovery menu now, and you can use the Volume buttons to highlight options and the Power button to trigger them.

If you see an Android mascot on its back with the words No command, then you need to press and hold the Power button and press the Volume Up button once, then let go of both buttons.

Use the Volume Down button to cycle through the options until you find Recovery mode and press the Power button to load it.Press and hold down the Volume Down button and keep holding it, then press and hold the Power button as well for a few seconds, and let go when you see the Android mascot on its back on screen.

You should briefly see the Android mascot on screen before the recovery menu appears, and you can use the Volume buttons to highlight options and the Power button to trigger them.If your phone has a Bixby button, then you must hold that down as well. Hold down the Power and Volume Up buttons together for a few seconds, and let go when you see the Samsung logo and feel a vibration.Plug a USB-C cable into your phone and connect it to your computer.

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