How to Soft & Hard Reset your Samsung Galaxy Note 4

If ever your Samsung Galaxy Note 4 appears experiencing issues, you should not worry! Before you start seeking for deep complications found in the Android operating system, you can also try to perform a Soft and Hard Reset of your Samsung Galaxy Note 4. This manipulation is quite simple and will often resolve issues that could threaten your Samsung Galaxy Note 4.

Before engaging in any of the task just below, understand that it is essential to make a copy of your Samsung Galaxy Note 4. Albeit the soft reset of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 does not cause data loss, the hard reset is going to get rid of all of the data. Do a complete copy of your Samsung Galaxy Note 4 with its program or simply on the Cloud (Google Drive, DropBox, …)

We are going to begin with the soft reset of your Samsung Galaxy Note 4, the least complicated process.

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How to Soft Reset your Samsung Galaxy Note 4

The soft reset of your Samsung Galaxy Note 4 probably will allow you to fix simple concerns such as a crashed application, a battery that heats, a display that freeze, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 that becomes slow…

The methodology is going to be very easy:

  • Simultaneously press the Volume Down and Power button until the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 restarts (roughly 20 seconds)

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How to Hard Reset your Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (Factory Settings)

The factory settings reset or hard reset is undoubtedly a more radical option. This method is going to remove all the information of your Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and you will get a smartphone as it is when it is produced. You should save your essential data such as your pics, apps, chat, movies, … on your pc or on a hosting site such as Google Drive, DropBox, … before you begin the hard reset job of your Samsung Galaxy Note 4.

To retrieve all your document following the reset, you should conserve your documents to your Google Account. To do that , look at:

  • Settings -> System -> Advanced -> Backup
  • Activate the backup

Once you finished the backup, all you need to do is:

  • System -> Advanced -> Reset options.
  • Erase all data (factory reset) -> Reset phone

You will be required to write your security code (or PIN) and once it is completed, choose Erase Everything.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is going to delete all your information. It will normally take a short time. Immediately after the procedure is finished, your Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is likely to restart with factory setup.

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About the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

The size of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is 78.6 mm x 153.5 mm x 8.5 mm (width x height x depth) for a net weight of 176 g. The screen offers a resolution of 1440 x 2560px (QHD) for a usable surface of 74%.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 mobile phone works with one Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5433 processor and one 4×1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A15+ 4×1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7 (Octa-Core) with a 1.9 GHz clock speed. The following smartphone provides a 64-bit architecture processor.

Concerning the graphic part, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 takes advantage of ARM Mali-T760 graphics card with 3 GB. You are able to use 32 GB of memory.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 battery is Li-Ion type with a full charge capacity of 3220 mAh amperes. The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 was presented on September 2014 with Android 5.0 Lollipop

A problem with the Samsung Galaxy Note 4? Contact the support: Samsung Support

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