How to Reset Samsung Galaxy Tab to Factory Settings

A factory reset will reset your Samsung Galaxy Tab to factory settings and your all data on the device will be removed. So before doing the reset process, it’s better to backup your all data like Contacts, Emails, SMS, etc. from your device. If you are ready, then let’s see how to reset Samsung Galaxy Tab.

reset-galaxy-tabIf your device hangs and unresponsive some time due to any application, then try to remove this application. To reboot unresponsive Samsung Galaxy Tab, press and hold the “Power” button for about 10 seconds your device will reboot automatically.

If the problem persists and Galaxy Tab is unresponsive again then its better to hard reset / restore to factory settings.

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Reset Galaxy Tab from Android OS

  • Menu > Settings > Privacy > Factory data reset
  • Read and follow the on screen instruction carefully.

Reset Galaxy Tab with Hardware Keys

If Android OS is not loading, then you can hard reset Galaxy Tab using hardware Keys combination.

  • Make sure tab is turned off, Press and hold the Power button for about 10 seconds to turn it off.
  • Press and hold the “Volume-up” and “Power” buttons at the same time, when logo appears on the screen release the “Power” button but keep pressing the “Volume-up” button
  • When recovery screen appears you can press “Volume Up/Down” buttons to navigate and select “wipe data / Factory reset” by pressing the “Home” or “Power” button (Depends on Galaxy Tab model).

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How to reset Samsung Galaxy S

How to root Galaxy Tab

How to capture Galaxy Tab screenshot

How to create custom ringtone for Galaxy Tab

and even more Galaxy Tab tricks

53 comments… add one
kjs1977 December 14, 2010, 12:17 am

“When recovery screen appears use “Volume Up/Down” buttons to navigate and select “wipe data / Factory reset” by pressing the “Power” button.”

You actually need to press the home key on the Tab, not the power button

trickYguY December 14, 2010, 3:02 am

Can you tell me model# of Galaxy Tab you are using, so i can fix the guide.

Tracymom March 6, 2016, 10:12 am

For mine, Tab S, Model # SM-T807V, you have to hold volume up, power, and then the home button. When the Samsung logo appears, let go of the power button and the home button, and the reboot menu will appear in small, blue letters in the top left corner (holding it horizontally). Then use the volume up and down buttons to scroll to wipe data/factory reset on the menu..

Liam April 18, 2016, 4:16 am

I have a SM-T530NU

Julio C Solorzano Zeledon February 21, 2017, 2:28 am

THANK YOU!!!. I was trying The power button for the past 3 weeks. Stupid P1000

kjs1977 December 14, 2010, 3:04 am

The model is GT-P1000

trickYguY December 14, 2010, 3:28 am

Thanks for notifying another model, now its fixed.

napstery January 9, 2011, 8:30 pm

how many minutes do i wait.. i did it but it shows an icon and nothings happen.. my model is g-p1000..tnx

Zamuel January 27, 2011, 11:08 am

My SGT z4root already, then i try to u a bettery icon for SGS only, then i reboot, it just hold at ” SAMSUNG ” logo.
i have try to use “Power” key + “Volume” Up to reset, but not work.. please help me ASAP. thanks

zeroLink February 17, 2011, 9:45 am

how long that i have to wait when i wipe data/restore factory setting?

my model is GT-P1000

hoam May 3, 2011, 7:26 am

I have the same problem. When I select the wipe data option. The icon shows up but never goes away. I waited in excess of 1 hour.

Any one with an insight into this issue?

NETO June 13, 2011, 8:17 pm

I have the same problem. Have you figure it out ?

xHET July 19, 2011, 12:55 am

And me. Device stuck with Downloading… Do not turn off Target!!

Scuzzy October 13, 2011, 11:00 pm

Here’s some trick for GT-P1000….

wipe data option > touch the android icon on screen > confirm wipe of all user data? > choose “YES” by Volume Down Key > press “Home” key to confirm > touch the android icon on screen again > choose “reboot the system now” >press “Home” key to confirm

latty April 1, 2012, 9:16 pm

awwwwww thanks sooooooo much that was very helpful. it helped me to get my phone back

Toyin Iletogbe October 22, 2014, 8:58 pm

Thanks Scuzzy! it worked, you’ve been very helpful.

Calvyin September 8, 2011, 4:41 am

I need help whit how change the tab to chinees version GT-P1000R 2..2 P1000RUXJJ6

vionanci September 19, 2011, 11:25 am

Hi, I had the “Freeze” problem and I follow this guide to do the factory reset using the volume & power button, to get the wipe data option…and I succeeded. Nice!! Works fine with my Samy P1000

Thanks for the sharing…!

ako October 21, 2011, 9:21 am

I pressed that thing and now I have my problem. How can I translate my galaxy tab in english again? Help me please

trickYguY October 21, 2011, 4:19 pm
darryl November 13, 2011, 9:22 pm

thnx it worked :D!!

Tom April 20, 2012, 5:56 am

Hi, I am having a bit of a problem with my Samsung Galaxy Tab. It is stuck on the boot screen (Galaxy Tab and underneath says SAMSUNG). It is also not responding when trying to make it go into recovery mode.

Any help would be great,
Thanks.

-Tom

JASON August 1, 2012, 10:53 pm

Hi could you help me I just rooted my phone and everytime I get to open my gt p1000 their is a 6sec blank screen after the Samsung logo please help I’m really desperate.

Jose November 19, 2012, 3:50 pm

Hi, I have tried to restore my P1000 using the wipe data / factory reset process and now my tablet is showing “flashing” the provider logtype and don’t working properly. He didn’t restore.

[email protected] July 23, 2014, 2:09 am

I have galaxy tablet 3 GT-6100……..its not starting. when I turn it on, its stopping at “ANROID” … please help me reset it… please

TrickyWays August 5, 2014, 8:24 pm

It seems like software issue, Please try to Factory reset your Galaxy Tab GT 6100.

ryan February 27, 2013, 1:11 pm

HELLO MY I RESET MY GALAXY TAB AND NOW IT WONT LET ME WATCH ANY INTERNET MOVIES AT ALL, PLEASE HELP

nana October 31, 2013, 1:15 pm

hi, may i ask u what to do if the upper part of the screen( galaxy tab p1000)do not respond to touch?the part where it show time and wireless connection, i can’t slide it downward,plizz help me

agus December 4, 2013, 8:08 pm

I am having trouble i clicked on the reboot icon because i wanted to restart my Samsung galaxy tab3 it turns on but it wont load to the home screen,its only stays on the Samsung icon loading screen

Anyo December 11, 2013, 6:27 am

Once you reset your Galaxy Tab, it will take some to settings things again. So be patient, give it some time.

elvis July 22, 2014, 12:49 am

please i have samsung gt 27.0 and i have, hard reset but it cannot reset. please help me, thank you

TrickyWays August 5, 2014, 8:34 pm

What you mean can not reset, did you go through the process of resting it or you don’t know know to do that?

Julie August 6, 2014, 7:45 pm

Hi there – can you help me please! I have Galaxy tab 2 which i have tried to reboot. Not sure if have done properly. I pressed wipe data/factory settings etc. Then reboot system now. The screen then goes blank. On pressing the power on button again, the little Android appears but has ‘fallen over’ with a red triangle stating there is ‘no command’. It then asks for me to forward a command file? I have no idea what this means!!!! Any ideas what i can do will be VERY gratefully appreciated. The tablet is used by my son who has ASD and is devastated this is now not working.n Thanks.

TrickyWays August 6, 2014, 9:30 pm

Install Samsung Kies, and fresh restore your Galaxy Tab 2.

julie August 6, 2014, 11:56 pm

Thank you for response ……but how do I do that?

Atif October 28, 2014, 8:56 pm

Hi, I have tried to restore my Samsung Tab P-1000 using the wipe data / factory reset process but its failed to wipe the existing software and data. By rebooting the tab all the applications appears again and didn’t working properly. please help me.

TrickyWays October 30, 2014, 3:55 pm

Did you get any failed message or you just saying failed because all the old apps appears again after reset?

wan December 16, 2014, 9:02 am

Mine is p7300.. my tab stuck on #Manual Mode# –updating application… after i doing a reboot…how long should i need to wait for this? Or i need to redo all over again? Can u email me atleast i can take a photo and show it to so u understand what i trying to explain?

TrickyWays December 17, 2014, 9:41 pm

Hi, It seems Did you tried any custom ROM on it and then installed official ROM or update through Samsung Kies?

joeyxaza December 20, 2014, 7:42 pm

Hi, I hv a samsung galaxy 10.1 GT-P7500, been using it for a while, all of a sudden it stopped working anymore, it was always hanging on the logo screen, I could nt log on to the recovery screen either, so I download the official firmware from samsung update and used odin to install it, the process went fine and completes, but when the tablet restarts, it gets stuck on the #manual mode# — updating applications screen, then it reboots nd , stops on d above screen nd reboots again continously in a loop. Please help me out

Betty McG January 6, 2015, 4:32 am

I am in Android system recovery and vol up and down buttons only select three options i cant select wipe data/factory reset which i want to do please help

TrickyWays January 8, 2015, 10:12 pm

Would you please tell me the Galaxy Tab model? Then I can help you to reset your tablet easily.

Jim Stinson April 16, 2015, 7:12 am

SM-T330NU –

Galaxy Tab 4. 8 in. 16Gb
Can’t find software reset and none of these seem to apply to this Tab. Please help.

Ahmed April 23, 2015, 10:50 pm

To hard reset samsugn galaxy tab SM-T330NU
1- Turn off you tablet.
2- Press the Volum-up + Home + Power buttons at the same time.
3- Once you see the Samsung logo on the screen release the Power button but keep holding the others.
4- When you see the Android recovery menu then release the other keys as well.

Dragontaz November 12, 2015, 11:41 pm

I have a Galaxy Tab2 CE0168 and I have tried to factory reset it. It does that and comes back to the language select. When I select the language it says The Samsung setup wizard has stopped and returns to the language select. Any idea on how to fix it?

Terry G. Tody January 23, 2016, 11:02 pm

i can not hard reset my Tab3 sm T2105, all format are not working with the system, Should i use the download mod

Athenkosi February 7, 2017, 1:44 am

My phone is lighting but not becoming on . What i must do?

TrickyWays February 7, 2017, 11:18 pm

This might be LCD problem when you can’t see anything on display but notification and subkey lights are turning on.

Randy foreman May 13, 2020, 4:03 am

I have a samsung Galaxy tab a t290 it is stuck in boot loop so I tried to factory reset it now it won’t do anything but boot loop anf go to installing software update and stop at 28% and say failed

Promise September 14, 2017, 4:09 am

Hi.. I have a CE0168 Samsung galaxy tab 2 7.0___I forgot my patten and now it shows (too many pattern attempts!) And now its asking for a username (email) and a backup pin..and I don’t have a backup pin.. And I totally forgot the Gmail I used to start the tab.. I tried your method of factory reset… But believe the tab just turns on and goes through to were it was.. It does not show any the stuff for mentioned.. Plz help plz

Promise September 14, 2017, 4:13 am

Plz it doesn’t show the factory reset and stuff…. It just continues going on..

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