How To Hard Reset / Factory Reset Samsung Galaxy Ace II GT-I8160

How To Hard Reset / Factory Reset Samsung Galaxy Ace II GT-I8160 - Key Combination Method

The Hard Reset / Factory Reset operation can fix many software related errors and problems:
- After installing bad or unsupported application into your Samsung mobile phone which causes your phone to be frozen.
- Your Samsung mobile phone doesn't respond to any order after booting because of some software errors.
- Forgotten pattern lock in Samsung Android mobile phones.
- Forgotten user code.
- Forgotten phone code.
- Before or after installing new firmware updates into your device.
- Before selling the device to Wipe all your saved data.

Before performing the Hard Reset:
- In case your Samsung mobile phone can connect to a computer then it is better to make a backup of your saved data using Samsung kies software.
- But in case that is not possible then you can check that your phone's battery has enough charging, Otherwise you should charge it.

Samsung Galaxy Ace II GT-I8160 Hard Reset Steps:

- Take out your phone's battery, SIM-card and memory card too.

- After 10 seconds put the battery back into your phone.

- Press and hold Volume Up key + Home key then press Power key.

- Keep pressing the above keys until Samsung logo appears,Then release all keys.

- You will get Factory reset / System Recovery menu on screen.

- Use Volume Down key to select Wipe Data / Factory Reset option.

- Use Home key to confirm the operation.

- You need to use the Volume Down key again to select "Yes -- delete all user data"

- Use Home key to confirm.

- After performing the hard reset, Select Reboot System Now option, And confirm it using Home key.

- Now the phone will reboots, Wait for it to be fully on and then you can start using it.

Notice: The Hard Reset / Factory Reset operation will delete anything that are saved in your phone's internal memory, So make a backup of your data in case you can access them.