How to Factory Reset your Samsung Galaxy S3 Wipe Data and Restore to Original Settings

If you wanted to Factory reset your Samsung Galaxy S3 or return it back to its original factory default settings. You can simply do it in these three easy ways. This method is only advisable on some part for it will wipe some data stored from your Galaxy S3 phone's internal memory and cannot be taken slightly. But performing A factory reset is also useful to fix some issues that you might encountered with your phone like, frozen or severe hang problems due to excessive applications that you might have installed on your device.

Important: Just ensure that you make a back -up copy of all your important files stored from your Galaxy S3. You can use google sync and Kies to sync or back up all of your files, like contacts, messages, photos, videos, music, apps and etc.

3 Ways on how to perform factory reset on your Samsung Galaxy S3

Activate Factory data reset via your Galaxy S3 settings
Tap on Settings.
Tap on Privacy.
Tap on Factory data reset.
Then choose Reset phone.
Finally, confirm your decision > Tap on Erase everything.

Using a code on a dialpad to factory reset your Galaxy S3
On your keypad just type this code: *2767*3855#
Once the code entered, your Galaxy S3 will then reboot and it will restore to its original factory settings like the way you first bought it.

Factory data reset by using your Galaxy S3 buttons
This is another much more deeper techniques, by using the three button combination of your Galaxy S3 you can quickly do a factory reset in no time.
To do this:
First Turn off your Samsung Galaxy S3 Phone or you can either Remove the battery, in couple of seconds then place it back again.
Now while the phone is completely shut down.
Gently Press and hold down Volume Up + Home + Power buttons at the same time.
You will be taken to recovery mode screen.

This area is the Android system recovery will you can perform some service modes.

Now, just simply select wipe data/factory reset.
You may use the Volume control keys make a selection and then the Home button to select.
Next select Yes — to delete all user data.
Then finally, select reboot system now.

That's it! Wait until the phone completely reboots. Once its finishes rebooting, you'll will noticed that it now returns to its original factory default settings just like when you freshly bought it.