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Clear App Data / Cache:
NOTE: In case one of your applications doesnt work as intended, it crashes, freezes, or takes up too much storage inexplicably, you can try solving these issues by clearing the apps data / cache.
WARNING! When you clear an applications data, all personal data stored within the app including settings, profiles, save files, high scores, credit card and login information etc. will be deleted. To avoid losing personal data, clear ONLY the applications cache.
- Open the apps drawer
- Go to Settings
- Scroll to Device and tap Applications
- Tap Application manager and swipe to Downloaded or All
- Select the desired application
- Tap Clear cache
- If clearing the apps cache didnt solve the issues, yap Clear data > OK to confirm (read WARNING above)
Clear the Phones Cache Partition:
NOTE: If your phone crashes, freezes, runs out of storage inexplicably or otherwise doesnt work as intended and youre considering factory resetting it, alternatively you can try clearing the phones cache partition. This can yield the same results as a factory reset, without losing any personal data stored on the phones internal memory.
- Turn the phone OFF
- Press and hold Power, Volume Up, and Home at the same time
- When the Samsung logo appears, release Power
- At the Android screen, release Volume Up and Home too
- Once in Recovery, navigate the menu by pressing Volume down repeatedly and highlight wipe cache partition
- Press Power to confirm the highlighted option
- After the cache partition is clear, highlight Reboot system now
- Press Power to confirm
NOTE: If clearing the cache didnt solve the problems, you can visit this thread for instructions on how you can factory reset the phone instead.
Reboot to Safe Mode and Uninstall an App:
NOTE: If you have installed a third party app that causes issues and prevents you from uninstalling it, you should be able to uninstall application from within Safe Mode. In Safe Mode, all third party applications are turned off by default.
- Turn the phone OFF
- Press and hold Power
- At the Samsung logo, release Power and immediately press and hold Volume Down instead
- Once the device reboots, release all button. NOTE: a Safe Mode label should be visible in the lower-left corner of the screen
- To uninstall an app, first go to Settings
- Then scroll to Device and tap Applications
- Tap Application manager
- Go to Downloaded and select the app you want to remove
- Tap Uninstall two times to remove the app from the phone
- To exit Safe Mode, press and hold Power and tap Reboot in the pop-up window
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