How To Perform A Battery Cycle Reset Repair Guide

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Easy

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Time Required

                          2 - 5 minutes

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How to Install the Self Repair Assistant App
4 steps
How to Perform a Battery Cycle Reset
4 steps

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Introduction

This procedure currently only works for the S20, S21, and Tab S7+ models. This guide will update as Samsung adds more compatibility. For more information, refer to the Samsung Self-Repair document.

Note: the device used is a Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+, but the procedure is identical across all Samsung devices.

Step 1

              Download the app

Download the Self Repair Assistant app here.
You may be prompted with a “File might be harmful” warning. If so, select “Download anyway.”
Open the “My Files” app.
Navigate to the “Installation files” tab on the left side of the screen.

Download the Self Repair Assistant app here.

You may be prompted with a “File might be harmful” warning. If so, select “Download anyway.”

Open the “My Files” app.

Navigate to the “Installation files” tab on the left side of the screen.

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Step 2

              Install the app

Select the app on the right side of the screen.
If the app doesn’t show up on this panel, skip to the next step.
Select “Install” to confirm the app’s installation.
Skip the next two steps.

Select the app on the right side of the screen.

If the app doesn’t show up on this panel, skip to the next step.

Select “Install” to confirm the app’s installation.

Skip the next two steps.

Step 3

              Rename the app

If your app didn’t show up on the “Installation files” tab, follow the next two steps to rename the file.
Navigate to the “Downloads” tab on the left side of the screen.
Long press the download file until an orange checkmark appears to the left of it.
Navigate to the bottom of the screen and select the “More” option.

If your app didn’t show up on the “Installation files” tab, follow the next two steps to rename the file.

Navigate to the “Downloads” tab on the left side of the screen.

Long press the download file until an orange checkmark appears to the left of it.

Navigate to the bottom of the screen and select the “More” option.

Step 4

Select the “Rename” option.
Delete the .jar at the end of the app’s name.
Your file should now appear in the “Installation files” tab.

Select the “Rename” option.

Delete the .jar at the end of the app’s name.

Your file should now appear in the “Installation files” tab.

Step 5

              Open the Galaxy Cal app

Select the Galaxy Cal app.

Select the Galaxy Cal app.

Step 6

              Agree to the terms and conditions

Select “Agree” to accept the Terms and Conditions.

Select “Agree” to accept the Terms and Conditions.

Step 7

              Select the procedure

Select the “Battery” icon.
Select “Calibrate” to continue.
If you want to perform a fingerprint sensor calibration instead, follow this guide.

Select the “Battery” icon.

Select “Calibrate” to continue.

If you want to perform a fingerprint sensor calibration instead, follow this guide.

Step 8

Select the “Start” button.
Select the “Start” button again.
Select “Ok” to finalize the battery cycle reset.
Wait until the battery cycle reset finishes.
You may need to reset your device for battery cycle reset to apply.

Select the “Start” button.

Select the “Start” button again.

Select “Ok” to finalize the battery cycle reset.

Wait until the battery cycle reset finishes.

You may need to reset your device for battery cycle reset to apply.

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Rabe - Aug 9, 2022

Dead link to Samsung Self-Repair document.

Arthur Shi - Aug 10, 2022

Thanks for catching that! I fixed the link in the introduction.

Pierre-Luc Thibeault - Oct 9, 2022

I installed the galaxy cal app on an S20 and when opening the app I get a message to try again after getting new version

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