{"id":378,"date":"2013-05-22T12:20:28","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T16:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gazelle.com\/thehorn\/?p=378"},"modified":"2024-03-06T14:40:53","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T22:40:53","slug":"how-to-back-up-and-reset-your-galaxy-smartphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gazelle.com\/thehorn\/2013\/05\/22\/how-to-back-up-and-reset-your-galaxy-smartphone\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Back Up and Reset Your Galaxy Smartphone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before trading in your phone to Gazelle, we always recommend that you back up and reset your Galaxy smartphone. Gazelle does data wipe each and every device that comes through the door just in case you forget to do so. Below we will show you a variety of different options on how to back up and reset your Galaxy smartphone. Depending on your specific device, carrier, and model number, one of the steps below should work for you. We always recommend formatting the device via the software method first, as that is the least complex operation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Software Method 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On the main home screen, select <strong>Menu<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select settings, and then select <strong>Privacy<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Factory Data Reset<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Reset Phone<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>If the password is required, please enter it. Then confirm by selecting <strong>Erase Everything<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Software Method 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On the main home screen, select <strong>Menu<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select settings, and then select <strong>Back Up and Reset<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Factory Data Reset<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Reset Phone<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>If the password is required, please enter it. Then confirm by selecting <strong>Erase Everything<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"400\" width=\"225\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gazellethehorn.com\/thehorn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Screenshot_2013-04-23-18-01-51.png\" title=\"galaxy s3 back up and reset\" style=\"float: center;\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"400\" width=\"225\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gazellethehorn.com\/thehorn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Screenshot_2013-04-23-18-01-022.png\" title=\"galaxy s3 back up and reset\" style=\"float: center;\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"400\" width=\"225\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gazellethehorn.com\/thehorn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Screenshot_2013-04-23-18-01-131.png\" title=\"galaxy s3 factory data reset\" style=\"float: center;\"\/><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Software Method 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open Dial Pad<\/li>\n<li>Enter <strong>*2767*3855#<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Confirm data erase and reset<\/li>\n<li><em>This method will work on select Galaxy smartphone handsets<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hardware Method 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Power off your device<\/li>\n<li>Hold the Volume Up + Home buttons simultaneously<\/li>\n<li>Now press and hold the Power button without releasing Volume Up and Home<\/li>\n<li>When you see Android log, release all the buttons<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Wipe Data\/Factory Reset<\/strong> option<\/li>\n<li>Select Volume Up for <strong>Yes<\/strong> and Volume Down for <strong>No<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hardware Method 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Power off your device<\/li>\n<li>Hold the Volume Down button<\/li>\n<li>Briefly press and release the Power button<\/li>\n<li>A menu will then appear that lets you allow for Fastboot, Recovery, Clear Storage, and SIMlock<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Clear Storage<\/strong> by pressing the Volume Down button<\/li>\n<li>Quickly press and release the Power button<\/li>\n<li>Select Volume Up for <strong>Yes<\/strong> and Volume Down for <strong>No<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check out the video below on how to back up and reset your Galaxy smartphone using the various methods from above.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <object codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"><param value=\"true\" name=\"allowFullScreen\"\/><param value=\"always\" name=\"allowscriptaccess\"\/><param value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/ppkMcOGnAtw?hl=en_US&amp;version=3\" name=\"src\"\/><param value=\"true\" name=\"allowfullscreen\"\/><param value=\"transparent\" name=\"wmode\"\/><embed wmode=\"transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/ppkMcOGnAtw?hl=en_US&amp;version=3\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\/><\/object> <\/p>\n<p>[cf]skyword_tracking_tag[\/cf]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Before trading in your phone to Gazelle, we always recommend that you back Up and reset your Galaxy Smartphone. 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