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Introduction
!!! This will erase all your personal data (phone book, accounts, pictures, etc.) and will remove all after installed applications.
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Step 1
How to Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 Factory Reset
- Switch off the tablet.
- Press and hold the Home + Volume UP + Power buttons simultaneously.
- When you see the Galaxy logo, release only the Power button.
- In Android System Recovery menu use |Volume Up/Down keys for navigation and the Power button a choice. Select one after one:
- wipe data/factory reset
- Yes – delete all user data
- reboot system now
- That’s all.
Switch off the tablet.
Press and hold the Home + Volume UP + Power buttons simultaneously.
When you see the Galaxy logo, release only the Power button.
In Android System Recovery menu use |Volume Up/Down keys for navigation and the Power button a choice. Select one after one:
wipe data/factory reset
Yes – delete all user data
reboot system now
That’s all.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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frank richardson - Sep 8, 2016
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my t800 is rooted I may have the wrong twrp app. this method did not bring me to reset. Frank in Fla
finnimore3 - Mar 30, 2017
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My tablet was factory reset by me. It came on after this with everything in (I think) Hong Kong Chinese. I need to know how to restore my Tablet to English. None of the above achieved this for me.
Eric Hogarth - Aug 30, 2019
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I have a galaxy s 10.5 with qn unresponsive touchscreen I heard I might need to get out of power save mode but I’m stuck near the end of the setup wizard where it says my current account is activecand gives me the option to add a account on several different apps and the option to skip…which I want but my keyboard will not allow me to highlight any of the options on that screen accept back??? Any ideas would he great maybe I’m missing a button combo on the keyboard I don’t know.