Boot Your Android Device Into Safe Mode [How To]
Android is a relatively most stable mobile operating system as compared to Windows, Symbian or iOS. But every now and then, performance issues arise. Safe Mode is a great tool by which you can use to troubleshoot these issues. Safe mode boots your phone running only with the default apps that came with the phone, means no third party apps. So, if your phone runs without an issue when you’re in safe mode then it’s a pretty good bet that the problem is not system related and can be solved by uninstalling a third party app you downloaded.
Unfortunately, not all the phones have the same method to enter into safe mode. Most Jelly Bean devices use the method below. But some of the devices with older versions of Android and some newer devices like Galaxy S 4 and HTC One use the alternate method to boot into Safe Mode.
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2 - Long press the “Power Off” option that appears on the screen.
3 - A dialog box will apead asking you if you want to reboot your device into Safe mode. Tap OK. (Note - If the box doesn’t appears, go on to the alternate method. Alternate Method will be posted soon.)
4 - When the phone reboots, you should see a “Safe Mode” watermark at the bottom left side of the screen, to let you know that you are in safe mode.
You can’t use third party apps in safe mode. You can uninstall them if they are having any problem. So if your phone is giving you problems as bad as freezing or not letting you to uninstall installed apps, you can uninstall the problem app or apps in safe mode. In addition, if you need to, you can backup your data or factory reset your android device in safe mode .
To exit safe mode, you just Restart your device as you normally would.
Let me know if you have any questions!
Unfortunately, not all the phones have the same method to enter into safe mode. Most Jelly Bean devices use the method below. But some of the devices with older versions of Android and some newer devices like Galaxy S 4 and HTC One use the alternate method to boot into Safe Mode.
Read this article for related tricks - TOP 10 USEFUL ANDROID HIDDEN TIPS AND TRICKS
Steps To Enter Into Safe Mode -
1 - Press and hold down the physical Power button on your device.2 - Long press the “Power Off” option that appears on the screen.
3 - A dialog box will apead asking you if you want to reboot your device into Safe mode. Tap OK. (Note - If the box doesn’t appears, go on to the alternate method. Alternate Method will be posted soon.)
4 - When the phone reboots, you should see a “Safe Mode” watermark at the bottom left side of the screen, to let you know that you are in safe mode.
You can’t use third party apps in safe mode. You can uninstall them if they are having any problem. So if your phone is giving you problems as bad as freezing or not letting you to uninstall installed apps, you can uninstall the problem app or apps in safe mode. In addition, if you need to, you can backup your data or factory reset your android device in safe mode .
To exit safe mode, you just Restart your device as you normally would.
Let me know if you have any questions!
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