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How to Easily Master Format SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL with Safety Hard Reset?

Tips and solutions for SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL problem. There are 2 kind of Samsung Galaxy Core, first type is using single card GSM, and the other type using dual card GSM-GSM. Both type of Samsung Galaxy Core have same specifications at 4.3 inches LCD screen and have processor Dual-Core 1.2Ghz from Qualcomm. SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL have dual camera as 5 megapixel at back and from have VGA camera which good for video conference.

 

What is Main Advantage of SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL Specifications :

Dual On GSM GSM Simcard (Active together) for GT-I8262
Single GSM 3G HSDPA for GT-I8260
LCD 4.3 inches TFT capacitive touchscreen
Processor Dual Core 1.2 GHz
Memory Internal 8GB with 1GB RAM
External Memory Slot MicroSD up to 64GB
Main Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Front Camera VGA
Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Battery Li-Ion 1800 mAh

 

How to Fix and Problem Solving for Recovery SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL hang or not responding or malfunctions or stuck or freezing or bricked ?

Using dual-core 1.2Ghz processor with 1GB RAM at SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL will make this phone can work easily for almost any applications from Google Play Store. But please remember, we do not suggest user to always download any applications from Google Play Store without read well the review from user, because some applications maybe can make problem with SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL like hang or stuck or bricks or lcd touch screen not responsive or frozen or blank. If at the first time you get this problem, please try to do soft reset or reboot or restart SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL to remove any temporary files or file cache from the memory. If the problem still happen then you need to do hard reset or master format.

 

How to Soft Reset or Reboot or Restart SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL ?

There are several ways to do soft reset or restart, the easy way to soft reset or reboot or restart SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL by remove the battery and then put again to the place then turn on the SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL. If you do not want to open the battery, you can do easily with pressing Power Button for several seconds and the option menu to turn off or reboot will appear.

 

#Option 1, How to Hard Reset  SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL with software menu:

  1. Turn on SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL
  2. Make sure SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL battery is not empty
  3. Go to menu: Setting > Backup and reset  > Factory Data Reset > Reset Device
  4. Choose Erase Everything
  5. SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL will do the process to Master Reset to Factory Default, wait for several minutes.

 

#Option 2, How to Hard Reset SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL with Hardware key button:

  1. Make sure the battery of SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL charge properly
  2. Turn off SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL
  3. Press and hold together : Volume Up Button + Home Button & continue with Power Button (together)
  4. Release all button at no.3 above when you feel vibrate at this phone, then wait until recovery menu appear
  5. If we see the menu at LCD screen, choose Wipe Data/Factory Reset with Volume Button to select and use Power Button to ok or enter.
  6. The SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL will doing the process of restoring to factory default.

 

#Option 3, How to Hard Reset SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL with Secret Key Code Security:

  1. Turn on SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL
  2. Make sure the battery of SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL not empty
  3. dial or press number to call: *2767*3855#
  4. That number code will force format SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL

 

How to Restore and Reinstall Clean Android Operating system / firmware at SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL ?

Do not worry to do reinstall or restore the clean and default setting Android operating system or firmware at SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL because the file source already saved inside the SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL ROM. If we think the phone really need to be reinstall or restore the default Android operating system or firmware, then we can do it easily by doing hard reset or master format step above, because the operating system will be reinstall by itself.

 

How to Unlock or Fix or Bypass or Solutions for SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL forgot password code or security lock screen pattern or pin?

We are really suggest everyone who have important data at SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL need to give security protection. The recommended one are using screen lock pattern or maybe some people still find that give password pin is more convenience. The problem happen when we forget the answer of screen lock pattern or password pin protection code. Do not worry, because we can bypass or unlock it using Android help with Forget Password / Pattern button. When we can not find it, try to do several time wrong answer continuously, then SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL will be locked and the Forget Password / Pattern button will be appear. Press that button that we need to answer the Google account username and password (Gmail account). If we can not access Google account then the only way to unlock is doing hard reset or master format.

 

How to Improve Performance SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL to make run more faster?

With the SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL processor and big ram, the normal speed is quite fast, but some user maybe have experience SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL reduce the speed or become slowly. This problem usually happen because there are too many background process applications which run together. Some applications need more resource when they do the job like updating the internet or something like that. Please try to uninstall some not use applications. If we need to make the SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL performance back to faster again, please try to do hard reset to make it back like new again with default setting and default installed applications.

 

Is That Any Secret Code for Doing Format SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL ?

The secret code for doing hard reset SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL is *2767*3855#. But please remember to always becareful typing that code, because the SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL will doing hard reset and remove all data and installed applications.

 

How to make Longer Life for SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL Battery ?

SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL have 1800 mAh battery capacity. In some test, we can use this smartphone more than 8 – 12 hours in normal use with 3G data connection active or always on. If we need to extended battery life for SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL, we can do several option. First do not make the LCD screen brightness to light. For some reason we suggest to use non automatic brightness. Try to use the low brightness light. Second option is using only 2G data connection will save a lot of energy of the SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL battery, but or course this option will make our Internet or browsing speed become reduced. The other option that you need to do is turn off all not use connection such as GPS or Wifi. If the are many background process applications also will eat too much battery capacity, so better to reduce the installed applications. That options are important to improve SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL battery live performance.

 

How to Update or Upgrade SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL to Android Kitkat or Android L ?

Unfortunately until we make this information, Samsung still does not release official Android Kitkat update. If we see many Kitkat Update information at other community, mostly they are custom ROM or 3th party ROM. Please be careful when flash custom ROM to our SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL because some wrong steps can make our phone become trouble. Read carefully the bug release when choosing custom ROM, because usually not all functions will run smoothly. About Android L, then maybe Samsung will not release Android L update for SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL.

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    • Hi, if your Samsung Galaxy Core give the information for update firmware at notification bar, then you should finish the OTA (over the air) update process first, usually the update will fix some bugs or for major update, it will give latest version for Android operating system or firmware. If the update talk about Google Play Store applications, then you can turn it off at Google Play Store > Setting > Auto Update apps > choose Do Not auto update.

    • Hi, there are several options to do hard reset or full reset for Samsung Galaxy Core. If you can not access it using software menu, then you can try to do with hardware button key like #option 2 above. Please remember, doing hard reset with hardware button should start from OFF position, and press the Volume Up Button + Home Button + Power Button together until the phone vibrate, then you can release the button. Try it carefully and you can do several time (turn off again the phone) if you still can not go to recovery menu.

  • Please help me.coonect mobile to system install windows 7, but proablem in coonect mobile in system but facing the Eroor usb device not recoming ..please help me

    • Hi, usually when you connect the Samsung Galaxy Core to Microsoft Windows 7 computer PC, it will try to find the driver. Please connect the computer to Internet and force the computer to find the driver from Online using Device Manager at your computer. From Device Manager, try to find USB device which have yellow mark.

  • Why my samsung galaxy core i8262 is noy hang but it is switched off automatically and some time automatically restart this is happen only when my phone place on the table or in my pokit when I using it then it is not switch off please tell me the solution

    • Hi, if your Samsung Galaxy Core get trouble with the switching off by itself, there are two problem, one is software and the other one is hardware. The software usually come from applications crash, the hardware can be happen from battery or charger or the power switch. Some users get the same problem because the switch is damage or not working properly because using 3th party hardcase or softcase. However, you can try to do hard reset to make sure your applications back to factory default and the os is reinstall with clean one from the source. If this problems come from apps, then it will work normal again. Otherwise, you should consult with Samsung authorize service center.

    • Hi, if your Samsung Galaxy core LCD screen is not always responsive, first you have to make sure to remove any screen protections, if the problem still happen then maybe some applications can make trouble with it. You can make sure by doing hard reset or reformat your Samsung Galaxy Core. If after reformat the LCD screen still not responsive, it might be some trouble with your LCD digitizer and need to be check at Samsung authorize service center.

  • My samsung Galaxy Core 18262, automatically has gone to the SAFE MODE, due to which the Downloads are not working, especially Watsap.Please rectify

    • Hi, Safe Mode is usually happen when Samsung Galaxy Core applications run with some strange behavior, it will try to boot without running all non default installed applications. However, you can try to turn off your phone or batter also remove the battery and wait about 2-3 minutes, after that please try to put the battery in the right positions, and turn it on again. If the phone still can not boot normally, then you should consider to do hard reset, at Safe Mode, you can use software menu to do hard reset or master format.

  • Hi,
    My samsung galaxy core is been notified with "Update Device Information" from past ten days with a dialog box notifying
    ___________________________________________________
    PDA: 18262XXBNJ1 |
    Phone: 18262DDNH1 |
    CSC:...... |
    H/W: |
    R/F CAL DATE: |
    SMD: 01N, PBA 04N, CAL: 07N, FINAL: 11N |
    UN:....... |
    Rear CAM: SLSI_S5K4ECGX NA |
    Front CAM: SF_SR030PC50 NA |
    TSP:...... ......... |
    TSK:........... | _________________________________________________

    I tried updating software & restoring factory settings, but it's still appearing. But no obstacle to any application. Device is fine. It is appearing on homescreen unavoidably. Consuming battery & avoiding unlocking feature.

    Kindly help me sorting this issue.

    Thanks.

    • Hi, sometime this situation also happen in some moment, but it will disappear after rebooted. We still do not have idea about the causes, maybe some other members or users can give advice.

  • Hi Team,
    From last few days I am unable to download any vedio or audio files from any site (I tried different sites eg whatsapp masti. Com etc)
    when I try to download files it shows standard messages 'download started' but can not see down side moving arrow at the top of screen
    Which previously I could see after download message.

    Please help to resolve this problem

    • Hi, usually this problem happen because there are no additional free space at your internal memory. Therefore your download can not start correctly. Please note, although your external memory still have many available space, but the download progress from browser usually will automatically save files inside internal memory. Please check your internal memory capacity fron Setting > Storage.

  • My device samsung GT-i8262 not start.
    When i am inserting battery ,its vibrate and showing samsung screen for few second. ann then off.

    • Hi, please make sure your battery of Samsung Galaxy Core already charge properly. You can try to change your phone and press POWER on while charging. If you phone do not give any notification while charger connected, then you should try to use different Android charger for test your phone. If you are sure the charger is fine, then you have to do hard reset using hardware button combination key like steps at #Option 2 above.

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