How to Turn Off/On Safe Mode in Samsung and Other Phones?

In this article, you will encounter below topics:

• What is safe mode on my phone?
• Why is my phone in safe mode?
• How to turn off safe mode?
• How to turn on safe mode?

Are you tired of getting your Samsung phone frequently into Safe Mode? How do you manage to fix it when it really happens? Coming out of the Safe Mode is actually a pain. Since your phone keeps rebooting unless you turn it off, you need to fix that quickly and properly at a time. Although it sounds quite complex but going into Safe mode does not hamper the normal functioning of your device. Neither should you worry about whether your phone will go back to the normal mode or not. But before we tell you about it, let’s learn more about Safe Mode on Android phones.

What is Safe Mode on my phone?   

It is that safety stage which occurs due to improper installation of any app or corrupt software. Safe Mode uses the default settings of your Android phone to boot which, as a result, disables any third party application to work in that mode. Any personalization made on your phone or the custom settings disappear from it. Even the apps downloaded from the Google Play Store will show as uninstalled. Instead of the pre-installed apps and features, any other app or file which is manually downloaded by you will not be displayed in Safe mode. But as you come back to the normal mode, the apps will be lively and your phone will start functioning normally as you used it before.

It is generally used by developers to debug or kill any application which prevents your phone from operating smoothly. You won’t be able to install or run any third party applications in it and a ‘Safe Mode’ watermark will appear at the bottom of your home screen. Sometimes users accidentally stumble upon the Safe mode without knowing what they actually did. This often happens while experimenting with the phone and hence, they become clueless and confused about troubleshooting the issue.

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Why is my phone in Safe Mode?

The reason behind getting into Android Safe Mode might fluctuate in every device. It might occur because of any third party application which is obstructing the normal functioning of the device. Or it might be some malicious link or application which has injected the software. At times, too much of experimenting with the phone with third party tools and apps take your device to Safe mode accidentally.

How to turn off safe mode?

Whatever be the reason of getting your phone into Safe mode, we still have the resolution to come out of it. We have a number of tricks to get off safe mode. These methods can be applied to any Android phone, including the Samsung Galaxy models like Galaxy Note, Galaxy Grand, Galaxy Grand Neo, Galaxy S Series, Galaxy Y Series and the others models like HTC, Nexus, Motorola, Sony Xperia, LG, Lenovo, Xolo, Micromax, etc.

(1) Restart your phone
Before you attempt for the trickiest solutions, look for the simplest one first. Rebooting your Android phone can solve any technical issue, including disabling safe mode Samsung. Look for the last installed application that caused your phone getting into Safe mode and uninstall it before rebooting the phone. To take off safe mode, follow this process:

• Go to your phone Settings > Applications manager.
• Look for the app which you predict caused you the trouble > Click on it.
• Tap on Uninstall and remove the app from your phone.
• Now press and hold the Power button of your phone > tap on Restart.

Wait until your phone reboots to get back the normal environment.

(2) Press and hold the Power Button and Volume button
If you have troubles fixing your phone even after restarting it then try this out this method.

• Long press the Switch off button and tap ‘Power off’.
• Once it turns off, you need to turn it on again by pressing the power button and volume buttons together.

Your phone will probably exit safe mode.

(3) Phone battery and SIM card removal to disable Safe mode
Still if you have trouble having Samsung safe mode turn off then the issue is definitely going serious. But without giving up, you can try another method to get the phone out of safe mode.

• Turn off safe mode turn off by pressing the power off button.
• Remove the back cover > remove the battery and SIM card for 2 minutes. This helps in removing the remaining power from your phone.
• Now put back the SIM card, battery and back cover 2 minutes and turn on the phone by pressing the Power on button.

You won’t find the Safe mode appearing anymore.

(4) Factory reset your phone to exit safe mode Android
In spite of trying all these methods, if the Safe mode still appears on your phone, then it’s better to start afresh. Unless you are a developer and got the core ideas of debugging an app, you should not try to mess up with the app codes to find what is going corrupted. Better you take back your phone to a fresh new look.

Before attempting the factory reset on your phone, it is very necessary to keep a backup of all your files and folders and phonebook contacts.

• Go to your phone Settings > Backup and reset.
• Tap on backup and start the backup process before factory resetting.
• Once the backup process is complete, choose Factory reset.
• Confirm the action and your phone will turn into a fresher device just like a new model.
• Once your phone is rebooted the Safe mode will completely disappear.

(5) How to get out of safe mode with Hard reset?
Hard reset will quite like factory reset but it is done in a developer’s method. A hard reset erases everything from your phone, including the cache and memory which cannot be erased from factory resetting. It cleans up your phone from the core level to make it feel fresher and new. To remove safe mode with hard reset, follow these steps below:

• First turn off your phone.
• Now, you have to start your phone in recovery mode. This varies with every Samsung device. Generally, press the Power + Volume up + Home button to power on your phone and hold the buttons until you see various options on the screen. For other brands like HTC, Motorola and LG, press the Power + Volume down buttons. You can also search for a model specific recovery buttons from the web or from your phone manual.
• Now use the Volume buttons on your phone to highlight ‘wipe data/ factory reset’ and press the Power button to select it.
• Select Yes to confirm the reset > use the Power button to select Yes.

Wait until the reset is completed within a few minutes.

You can apply above techniques to all your android powered Samsung phones including Samsung Galaxy 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and Samsung Galaxy Note 1, 2, 3, 4,5, Galaxy tab, Galaxy Grand, Core, Ace, Pocket, Alpha, S Duos, Star, Young, Sport, Active, Zoom, Express, Fresh, Round, Light, Fame, Exhibit, Mega, Trend, Win, Y Plus, XCover, Premier, Mega etc.  phones.

 

How to turn on safe mode?

Different phone models vary with this technique of enabling the Safe mode.

(1) Enabling safe mode Samsung Galaxy

• Turn off your device.
• Now press the Power button on your phone to turn it on.
• During the starting procedure (When Samsung Galaxy logo appears on the screen), hold the Volume Down button.
• Your Phone will start in safe mode.
• Your phone won’t load any third party apps or games in Safe mode.

To go back to the normal mode, simply restart your phone.

(2) HTC

• Turn off and then turn on the phone by pressing the Power button.
• When the HTC logo appears on the screen, press and hold the Volume Down button.
• Keep it pressed unless the home screen and Safe mode appear.
• You will feel a vibration when it enters the Safe mode.

(3) Nexus Six

• Switch off your phone and remove the battery, as you do it normally.
• Tap and hold the Power off option in the dialog box.
• Touch OK when Reboot to safe mode appears as a confirm box.
• Your device will go into the Safe mode.

 

(4) Sony Xperia

• Turn off your phone.
• Press the Power button to restart the device.
• As soon as you feel the vibration during start up, hold down the Volume Down button.
• Press and hold it unless the device starts into Safe Mode.

(5) Motorola Droid

• Turn off your phone and slide open the hardware keyboard.
• Press the Power + Menu button on the keyboard constantly.
• Hold the Menu button unless you feel the vibration and a Droid Eye appears on the screen.
• Your phone will turn into Safe Mode.

Therefore, from this post you have learned “how to turn safe mode off” on your phone and how to operate it. The only difference is that the third party installations, including the apps and games downloaded from the Play Store, simply won’t work in this mode and neither can you install any third party apps or games. The safe mode takes you devise into the safer zone and it is most used by developers and programmers to debug any app that causes trouble with the phone software. Therefore, the phone should be operated very carefully in this mode and unless you are a developer you should not mess up with the phone systems.

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