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The first step is to press the volume up, Home, and Power buttons. You must hold all three buttons at once until the phone turns on.
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From the Android system recovery screen, select Wipe Data/Factory Reset. Use the Volume Up/Down keys to highlight and the Power button to select.
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Choose Yes — delete all user data. The factory reset may take minute or so to complete.
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Select Reboot System Now. Allow several minutes for the reboot process to complete.
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You are good to go now.
From the Android system recovery screen, select Wipe Data/Factory Reset. Use the Volume Up/Down keys to highlight and the Power button to select.
Choose Yes — delete all user data. The factory reset may take minute or so to complete.
Select Reboot System Now. Allow several minutes for the reboot process to complete.
You are good to go now.