This tutorial will help you to factory data reset your Samsung Galaxy M13 5G SM-M136B from settings menu, recovery menu and using the secret code.
A brief intro to Galaxy M13 5G specs
The Samsung Galaxy M13 5G comes preinstalled with the all new Android 12 and One UI Core 4 on top of it. It has a 6.5 inches PLS LCD touchscreen display having Gorilla Glass 3 protection on top of it. The MediaTek MT6833 Dimensity 700 chipset along with Octa-core 2×2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 processor makes it favourite for medium to high end operations.
The M13 5G comes with two storage and RAM options, 64GB 4GB RAM / 128GB 6GB RAM. It also has all the popular GPS connectivity like A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO & QZSS.
The M13 5G has the following colour options to choose;
- Midnight Blue, Aqua Green, Stardust Brown
As already said this tutorial will help you in factory data resetting/hard resetting your Galaxy M13 5G Smartphone from settings, recovery mode and by using secret code.
Before proceeding with the steps lets get an idea. Why do we need to hard/factory data reset your Galaxy M13 5G? And what is the whole process.
What is a Factory Data Reset/Hard Reset?
A Factory data reset or hard reset will bring back your phone to the way it came from the factory. It will erase all your personal data and settings including but not limited to apps, contacts, messages, call logs, photos etc.
Why do we need to Factory Data Reset/Hard Reset and what are the benefits of it?
Factory Data Reset/Hard Reset will come in handy in situations were phone is lagging. sluggish in performance, facing app crashes frequently, getting error message that certain apps can’t be installed etc. The main and most disturbing condition can be a bootloop after a firmware upgrade or root installation.
A periodic factory data reset may improve your phones performance because it will remove unwanted data accumulated overtime. But always remember to take a backup of all your phone data before performing a Factory Data Reset/Hard Reset.
Now lets proceed to the steps.
Before proceeding make sure that you took complete backup of all your apps, contacts, notes etc of your Galaxy M13 5G.
There are three different methods are available for resetting your M13 5G. So lets split the process based on different methods.
Steps to Hard/Factory Data Reset a Galaxy M13 5G
1st Method:
1. Hard Resetting Galaxy M13 5G From Settings Menu
To reset your Galaxy M13 5G from the settings menu please follow the path, Settings->General Management->Reset->Factory Data Reset->Reset.
For some this maybe a little bit difficult to digest so we have all the screenshots which will give you a visual idea about resetting your M13 5G.
1. Tap on “Settings”.
2. Tap on “General management”.
3. Tap on “Reset”.
4. Tap on “Factory data reset”.
5. Now here tap on “reset” button at the bottom. Your will be asked to enter the phone’s unlock PIN. Just enter it to reset our device.
2nd Method:
2. Hard Resetting Samsung Galaxy M13 5G From The Recovery Menu
For this first you need to switch of your M13 5G. Then you need to press and hold the “Vol Up”+”Power” buttons at the same time and need to release the “Power” button once you see your phone’s model on your screen while holding to the “Vol Up” button. Now you will be entered into the android recovery which will be similar to the one shown below.
Now here select the option “wipe data/factory reset”. You can use the “Vol Up” and “Vol Down” buttons to toggle through the options and “Power” button to confirm a selection.
3rd Method
3. Hard Resetting Samsung Galaxy M13 5G using the Secret Code
This is the 3rd and the final method to factory data reset/hard reset your Galaxy M13 5G. This method uses a secret code for that.
And the code is: *2767*3855#
For some models like the bootloader locked versions this code will not work so don’t panic. If the code is not working for you, you can still try the other two methods.
Also this code will not ask for confirmation, so be very cautious while executing the code.
Hope this tutorial helped you in factory data resetting your Samsung Galaxy M13 5G from settings, recovery mode and using the secret code.
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