How to reset your Samsung Galaxy tablet
Have an old Samsung tablet you want to give your friends or family? Or maybe you want to sell it and use the money to upgrade toa shiny new Android tablet? If you’re ready to ditch your old tablet, you’ll want to do a factory reset to erase your data. Resetting an Android tablet is pretty straightforward, but there are a few quirks in Samsung’s process that can create a major headache when the lucky person who inherits your slate attempts to set it up. Take a moment to work through this tutorial to ensure your factory reset, and subsequent set up, are seamless.
When should you reset your Samsung tablet?
There can be multiple scenarios when you should consider resetting your Galaxy tablet, apart from selling or passing it to your friends or family. If your Samsung tablet is particularly old and working very slow, you can hard reset it to see if that helps improve performance. You can also try some of thesetips to speed up your slow Android device. Similarly, if the tablet is behaving wonky, and you have exhausted all other troubleshooting steps, you can try a factory reset as a last resort.
If you are getting your hands on a secondhand Samsung tablet from eBay or any other marketplace, it is recommended you reset it before logging in with your Google account. This will ensure there are no rogue apps on the tablet that could potentially steal or snoop on your sensitive data. You should also reset the tablet if you are getting it from your friends or family to ensure no residual data is left on it.
Things you should know before your reset your Galaxy Tab
How to back up your Samsung tablet before your reset
If you want to quickly back up important device settings, home screen pages, apps, and calendar entries on the tablet, you can use Samsung Cloud. All data is saved to your Samsung account and can be easily restored to another Samsung tablet.
App data from non-Samsung apps and calendar and contact entries from synced accounts are not backed up to Samsung Cloud.
This is an ideal option to use if you are selling your current Samsung tablet and upgrading to a newer model from the company.
How to reset your Samsung tablet and remove your data
With your data safe and sound in the cloud, it’s possible to nuke everything on the tablet. It’s good policy to remove your secure lock screen before resetting, which will also disable factory reset protection. This feature stops your device from being used by a thief, and itshouldbe disabled when you enter your password in the steps below. Still, it’s only a few extra taps to ensure the device remains usable after you sell or give it away. With that done, it’s time to reset.
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Your Samsung tablet will now reboot and reset itself. After that, you’ll be greeted with the initial setup process again. If you are upgrading to a new Android tablet, check out thebest tablet apps for Androidthat are specifically optimized for the big screen.
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