A hard reset is necessary if you’re want to sell your phone or have problems with it: forgot password, pattern, frozen screen, not responding apps.
However, there are some problems that cannot be solved by just doing a soft reset and that’s when you have to Hard reset Samsung Galaxy J1.
A hard reset involves wiping your Samsung galaxy j1 of everything in its memory. It’s will be like a new phone.
To do a Samsung j1 hard reset and similar device involves two methods:
First Method hard reset Samsung j1
This is the simplest and some people overlook this because they think that it’s not a proper hard reset but it is.
Just go to Menu->Settings-> and then Clear Storage. Enter 1234 and then press yes. That’s it.
However, there are times that your phone becomes so unresponsive that it won’t even get past the start-up screen. That’s when the second method comes in handy.
Second Method Samsung j1 factory reset
Press the Camera and the Communication button on the right side of the device simultaneously.
While keeping the buttons pressed, press the hole at the bottom of the device with the stylus.
Release the stylus but don’t release your hold on the camera and communication buttons.
The screen will turn black and then a message will appear that says to press the send button.
Press the call button (green phone button) on the device and while keeping the button pressed, release the camera and communication buttons.
There will be a message stating that the phone is being formatted. Release the send button.
You are now finished doing a hard reset on the Samsung galaxy j1.