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Clear App Data/Cache:
NOTE: In case one of your applications freezes, crashes, doesnt work as intended or takes up too much storage inexplicably, you can try solving these issues by clearing the apps cache/data.
WARNING! When you clear an apps data, all your personal data stored within the app will be deleted. This includes user profiles, high scores, save files, settings, credit card and login credentials etc. To avoid losing personal app data, clear ONLY the apps cache.
- Open the apps drawer
- Launch Settings
- Scroll to Device and tap Applications
- Tap Application manager
- Swipe to All or Downloaded
- Select the desired app and tap Clear cache
- If clearing the cache didnt help, tap Clear data > OK (check 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 solving these issues by clearing the phones cache partition. This can lead to results similar to a factory reset without losing any personal data on the phone.
- Turn the phone OFF if necessary
- Then, press and hold Power, Volume Up and Home at the same time
- At the Samsung logo, release Power
- At the Android screen, release Home and Volume Up as well
- Once in Recovery, press volume down repeatedly to navigate to and highlight Wipe cache partition
- Press Power to confirm
- Wait for the cache to be cleared and then highlight Reboot system now
- Press Power to confirm
NOTE: If clearing the cache partition didnt help, you can visit this thread for instructions on how to factory reset the smartphone instead.
Reboot to Safe Mode and Remove 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 remove the app from within Safe Mode. In this mode, all third party apps are disabled.
- Turn the phone OFF if necessary
- Press and hold Power
- At the Samsung logo, release Power and immediately press and hold Volume down instead
- Once the phone finishes resetting, release all buttons. NOTE: a Safe Mode label should be shown in the lower-left area of the home screen
- To remove an app, first launch Settings
- Then scroll to Device and tap Applications
- Tap Application manager
- Go to Downloaded
- Select the app you want to remove
- Tap Uninstall two times to confirm and remove the app from the phone
- Once done, you can exit Safe Mode by power-cycling your phone as you would do normally. Simply press and hold Power and tap Reboot
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