You may get stuck in a situation where you need to factory reset your smartphone without knowing the lock screen pin or pattern. You may forget the unlock pin. Sometimes, professionals can also be in a situation where they need to factory reset a smartphone without knowing the password. What is the way to do that? If you are an Android phone user, don’t worry too much, as there are methods for doing that. In this article, we have mentioned how to factory reset Samsung phones and other Android phones without using a password. Let’s start.
Note- When you factory reset your Android smartphone, please remember that it will wipe out all your data, including images and files.
How to Factory Reset Samsung phones and other Android based smartphones Without a Password
If you don’t know the Android device’s password and still need to factory reset that Android smartphone, you can do it by simply using the power buttons. In that case, the brand of your Android smartphone matters a lot, as the system can differ depending on the brand. Here are the steps to wipe all the data on various Android smartphones.
Samsung
First, we will learn how to factory reset Samsung phones without knowing that device’s password.
You can factory reset your Samsung Galaxy device in 3 easy ways, and all these ways are explained below one by one.
Method 1: Factory reset using the buttons
Some Galaxy phones come with Home buttons, while this button is not present on some devices. So, here we will explain the process for both types of devices.
Galaxy phone with home buttons:
- First, press the Power, Volume up and Home buttons altogether for around 7-10 seconds till you can feel a vibration on your phone
- Release all these keys as soon as you see the Samsung logo on the screen. The phone will then present the Android Recovery screen
- This screen will present several options, including wipe data/factory reset option
- Select that option using the Volume up/down button and confirm the action using the Power button
- On the next page, select ‘YES’ when you see the option ‘wipe all user data’
- It will start resetting your phone, and the process may take a few minutes
- Once done, reboot your system, and you are done.
Galaxy phone without home buttons:
- When completely off, press+hold the Power and Volume down button together for around 7-10 seconds till you can feel a vibration on your phone
- Release all these keys as soon as you see the Samsung logo on the screen. The phone will then present the Android Recovery screen
- This screen will present several options, including wipe data/factory reset option
- Select that option using the Volume up/down button and confirm the action using the Power button
- On the next page, select ‘YES’ when you see the option ‘wipe all user data’
- It will start resetting your phone, and the process may take a few minutes
- Once done, reboot your system, and you are done.
Method 2: Factory reset using Samsung Find My Mobile
This is another method to factory reset your Samsung phone remotely from another device. But, ensure that your Samsung account is logged in and Find My Mobile is turned on on your phone. Also, the Samsung phone should be on for this process to work. Now, follow the below steps:-
- First, head to this website https://findmymobile.samsung.com/ from your PC or any other device
- Now, log into your Samsung account using the same login id and password as your phone
- If you have set a two-step authentication process, then verify before logging into the browser
- Once logged in, you can see your Samsung phone on the screen
- Under your phone in the right pane, you will notice an option ‘Erase data’. Click on that
- Again click on ‘Erase’ when the ‘Erase phone data’ option appears and your phone will start resetting back to it’s default factory settings.
Method 3: Factory reset using Google Find My Device
The third method requires your Samsung phone to have a Google account that you have access to(signed in) and the Google Find My device option turned on. Next, follow the below steps:-
- Launch this website https://www.google.com/android/find from any other device
- Next, log into this page using your same Google account id and password
- Once logged in, you can see your phone on the screen on the left panel
- Click on erase device and confirm that action by pressing erase again
- Your device will start resetting and this may take a few minutes before your phone powers back on and it will be back to it’s default factory settings.
So, this is how to factory reset Samsung phones without a password.
OnePlus
If you have a oneplus smartphone, here are the steps below that you can follow to factory reset:
- First, long press the power button and hold it for a few seconds until your phone switches off.
- Now, press and hold that volume down button and the power button, depending on the model you are using.
- Release both the buttons when the OnePlus logo appears on your phone display.
- Now, choose and tap on the preferred language from the given option on your phone screen.
- You will need to tap on the wipe data option on the recovery menu that will now appear on your screen.
- Now, select Erase everything and confirm your action
- On the next page, select ‘Reboot system now’ and wait for a few moments until the process is complete.
- You are good to go now.
LG
If you have an LG smartphone, follow the below steps to factory reset your device:-
- First, switch off your LG smartphone
- Now, press and hold the volume down and the power button together until you can see the LG logo appearing on your phone display screen
- Once you see the LG logo appearing on your screen, release the buttons.
- For some models(newer) of LG phones, the process can be entirely different, such as using adb commands to boot into recovery mode. For the LG G6 models, it has to be done this way. You can check out a guide on how to do this here
- Use the volume up/down buttons to navigate to the factory data reset option.
- Press the power button to confirm your action
- Once your device gets rebooted, the system will ask you to enter the Google account password if you have to restore data, or you can continue. As you are willing to wipe all your data, you can skip this process
Xiaomi
If you have a Xiaomi smartphone, follow the below steps to factory reset your device:-
- First, long press the power button of your smartphone to switch it off
- Now, press the power and volume up buttons of your device together and hold them until you can see the MI logo appearing on your screen
- Now, you can see a main menu option on your screen
- With the help of the volume button, you will need to navigate to the wipe data option and confirm your action by pressing the power button
- Now, the wipe data option will appear on your screen
- Here, press the volume up or down button to select the wipe all data option
- Press the power button to confirm your action
- Wait for a few minutes until the process is done
How to Factory Reset Android With Password?
If you know your lock screen password and want to factory reset your smartphone, you can easily do that by following the below steps. Remember that once you factory reset your smartphone, it will delete your entire data from your device. Here are the steps to factory reset any Android smartphone:-
Note– Before starting the process, ensure your phone has a good battery percentage.
- First, go to the settings option of your device, followed by going to the about phone option
- Now, tap on the factory reset option
- Click on the erase all data option to continue
- Again, click on the erase all data option to confirm your action
- Wait for a few moments, as the process can take a while
How to bypass the previously synced Google account on the Android device?
Android devices allow users to restore all the data from the Google account that is synced to the smartphone after a factory reset. If you want to start fresh and reset your phone completely, you must remove your Google account first. Here are the steps below for that:-
- First, go to the settings option of your phone, followed by going to the users and accounts option.
- Now, tap on your Google account
- On the top right corner of your phone screen, tap on the three dots to open the menu.
- From here, you can remove your Google account
How to factory reset Samsung phones and other Android Stolen Phone Using Android Device Manager
We are adding this question to this article as it is a great problem people often face. If your device is anyhow stolen, you will need to wipe out all the data you have on that smartphone. Fortunately, you can do that by using the Android device manager. By using this option, you can locate and reset your phone data. Before you proceed with that, make sure that your Google account is synced to turn on find my device on your phone. Here are the steps below for that:-
- First, open a web browser on your smartphone and go to the android.com/find
- Now, log in to your Google account and choose the preferred Android phone for the factory reset option
- Next click on the erase device option to reset your phone
- Again, tap on the erase device option to confirm and log in to your Google account
- Go to the erase all data menu and tap on the yes button to reset your smartphone and wipe all the data from your device
Ending words
So, that’s it. Here we have mentioned how you can factory reset your Android device without using a password, depending on the brand you have. Also, the article explains how you can do the process when you know the password. We hope that this article was helpful to you.
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