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How to factory/hard reset your Samsung phone
Factory reset, commonly known as hard reset is the last way to fix software-related issues on your smartphone. This method restores your phone to its original factory settings, erasing all your data in the process. However, data present on other media, such as a secure digital card will not be affected by a factory reset.
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You usually won’t need to factory reset your Samsung or other phones, but sometimes it becomes necessary if there’s a major technical problem, freezing or lagging issues, and others that can’t be fixed any other way such as settings reset or software updates.
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Your smartphone or tablet has lots of personal information on it. The resetting process can be very useful in situations that require deleting all the data on the device, such as before the device is sold, you wanna give it away, or otherwise dispose of it.
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Factory reset is also sometimes used in situations such as repairing a bad device, removing a virus or file, clearing memory space, clearing settings, and restoring the device to default settings.
Let’s see how can you Factory Reset your Samsung phone.
How to Factory Reset Samsung phones?
- Go to the Settings of your phone.
- Scroll down and tap on General management.
- Click on the Reset option.
- Tab Factory data reset.
- Scroll down to the bottom and tap on Reset.
- Enter your phone’s password, if enabled.
- Confirm that you understand about all data being lost and cannot be recovered. Tap on Delete All.
- Enter your Samsung Account Password and tap on Confirm.
Factory Resetting a mobile device is not reversible. Also, it will not cause any of your data that is saved on a microSD card (if your phone has one). Still, make sure all of your information is saved to a backup somewhere else before attempting to reset your phone or tablet.
How to backup your Samsung phone?
The backup process is very simple, you can perform it in a few simple steps. To do this:
- Go to the Settings of your phone.
- Enter Accounts and backup.
- Under the Cloud, tap Back up data.
- Select the apps that you would like to backup.
- Tap Back up now.
- Your data will be backed up. The time it takes will depend on how much data is being saved.
- Tap Done when finished.
How to restore your backup on Samsung phone?
- Open your phone’s Settings.
- Tap Accounts and backup >> Restore data.
- If you have multiple Samsung devices backed up to the same account, each of your backups will be displayed.
- Select the backup that you wish to restore, then
- Select the apps that you wish to restore.
- Tap Restore.
- If prompted, tap Install to restore your Apps screen and Home screen.
Make sure that you have entered the correct Google account login information in order to recover contacts, photographs, and apps that are associated with your Google account. It can increase the chances of your phone being permanently locked as well as the possibility of personal information being lost.
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Samsung Galaxy S24 series introduced several new features and enhancements with the One UI 6.1, one of which is Intelligent Optimization. This feature is designed to give users specific control over the image processing levels directly from the camera settings.
The Intelligent Optimization feature allows users to adjust how their photos are processed. Whether capturing everyday moments or professional shots, the Intelligent Optimization feature in One UI 6.1 ensures that your photos meet your standards with minimal effort.
How to activate it?
You can easily enable the Intelligent Optimization feature by following the steps below.
- Open the Camera app, then Settings.
- Tap on Intelligent Optimization.
- Choose the desired optimization level
- Maximum
- Medium: Speed up capture time by doing less optimization
- Minimum: Take pictures as fast as possible by not optimizing pictures after they are taken.
- Optionally, enable or disable the Scene Optimizer.
This feature allows for customization of photo attributes such as sharpness, contrast, and brightness. For example, selecting the minimum level results in more natural-looking images, while the maximum level increases detail and sharpness, which is ideal for zoomed-in shots. Notably, the quality optimization setting of these levels only affects Photo Mode.
If you enable Scene Optimizer, it automatically optimizes the color and contrast of pictures to make dark scenes look brighter, food looks tastier and landscapes look more vivid.
How to use One UI 6.1 Camera Shift feature on your Samsung Galaxy
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Samsung’s One UI 6.1 offers a range of new features and Galaxy AI Suite that significantly improves the user experience. With the latest Galaxy Enhance-X app, users of Samsung One UI 6.1 devices can enhance their photos using an innovative feature called Camera Shift. This feature is designed to provide more flexibility and control over the composition of photos.
The Camera Shift feature allows users to alter the perspective of a photograph after it has been taken. This is mainly useful in situations where capturing the perfect angle in real time is not possible.
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Moreover, the Camera Shift uses advanced AI algorithms to modify the angle and perspective of your photos, providing a result that aligns with your imagination. With events that unfold rapidly and capturing every detail that matters, Camera Shift ensures that you can revisit and adjust those moments.
How to use it?
You can easily use the Camera Shift feature on your Samsung Galaxy smartphone running One UI 6.1, just need to follow a few steps:
- Open the Galaxy Store app and download the Galaxy Enhance-X app.
- Select the photo you wish to edit and choose the “Camera Shift” option.
- A slider will appear, enabling you to change the photo’s perspective as you see fit.
Samsung Galaxy Enhance-X’s Camera Shift feature enhances mobile photography by making it easier to take pictures and expanding the creative options for users. If you have the latest version of Galaxy Enhance-X and One UI 6.1 running Samsung device then you can enjoy this feature.
Samsung Galaxy S24 series introduced a significant enhancement to the user experience with One UI 6.1, which allows extensive customization of lock screen widgets. This impressive feature is a first for the flagship devices, allowing users to personalize their lock screen to a great extent.
One UI 6.1 lets users arrange different widgets on their lock screen according to personal preference. These widgets include a customizable clock display color, battery indicators, calendar, weather forecast, and even Samsung Health’s daily activity graphs.
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Arrange Widgets on Samsung One UI 6.1 Lock Screen
To customize the lock screen, users just need to follow a few steps:
- Simply touch and hold to your phone’s lock screen.
- Select ‘Widgets’ to view the available options and swipe up to see available widgets such as battery, clock and reminders.
Add
- Now, tap on Widgets, then select the desired widget option. You can repeat this process to continue adding widgets.
- To rearrange widgets, touch and hold the selected widget, then drag it to a new place next to the other widgets.
Remove
- If a user decides to remove a widget, they can do so by tapping the red minus icon. This will delete it from your lock screen.
Once the customization is complete, users can save their settings by tapping ‘Done’. This personalized setup allows for efficient access to information directly from the lock screen. If you have a Galaxy device running One UI 6.1, then you can try Lock Screen widget customization.