Learn how to perform a soft or hard reset on the Samsung Galaxy S9 smartphone.
Data will not be cleared from the unit after a soft reset.
Press and hold Volume Down + Power buttons for about 10 seconds.
The gear should restart.
Hard Reset
A hard reset will set the rig to factory default options.
All data will be cleared from the gadget when performing a factory reset.
Factory Reset Protection prevents access to your machine without your permission.
It locks the equipment to your Google account.
If youre changing ownership of the phone, you will want to turn this feature off.
This tutorial applies to the SM-G960V, SM-G965V models of the Samsung Galaxy S9.