Hard reset Samsung Galaxy Note7 (USA)

OS: Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); TouchWiz UI

CPU: Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)

Display: 5.7 inches, 89.6 cm²

Battery: Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery

For Hard reset Samsung Galaxy Note7 (USA) use following steps

1. Using the Power button - turn off the smartphone

2. Press simultaneously and hold for a few seconds the 2 buttons Volume up and Power

3. After the SAMSUNG logo appears on the screen, you can release all the keys

4. Recovery Mode, opens after pressing the Volume Up and Power buttons

5. You need to go to the menu line "wipe data / factory reset", the Volume Up / Down keys are used to navigate the menu, and the Power key is used to confirm the choice made

6. Move the cursor to the "yes" menu item and press the Power button

7. You must go to item "reboot system now"

8. Data reset operation completed

Thomas Nilan
Smartphone Expert

Thomas Nilan is a mobile phone expert with in-depth knowledge of the Android and iOS operating systems, who understands the settings of various hidden features that allow you to expand the capabilities of your smartphone, as well as get information about what is going on inside the phone for future repairs. He is an authority in his field, which has allowed him to become a ghostwriter for several technology publications, and he enjoys writing small mobile applications for testing smartphones.