Reset Samsung Galaxy A3 to factory settings - how it works

If you want to sell your Samsung Galaxy A3 or if you experience errors, you must reset your smartphone to the factory settings. We show you how to do this in this guide.

Samsung Galaxy A3 - Reset phone to factory settings

If you reset your Galaxy S3 to the factory settings, all data and settings will be deleted. If you do not want this, you should do a backup beforehand.

1. Then open the app menu of your Galaxy A3 and then the "Settings" app.
2. Here you scroll down to the "User and backup" tab.
3. There is the "Save and reset" option.
4. At the bottom of the "Personal information" item, you can select the "Reset to factory settings" button.
5. You will now receive information about which data will be lost when you reset your Galaxy A3. Confirm the message with "Reset device" and confirm that you are really sure.
6. Then your smartphone will be reset to its original state. This process can take some time.

If you accidentally deleted too much, you can restore important deleted files on Android.