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. ChooseErase 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 withPower 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, chooseWipe Data/Factory ResetwithVolume Buttonto select and usePower Buttonto 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.

172 thoughts on “How to Easily Master Format SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL with Safety Hard Reset?”

  1. sir m havng samsung glaxy 18262 .often its getng swtcd of in my pocket.m really worring about that.plz say wat may b the pblm

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    • Hi, this trouble can be happen because of applications or battery problems at your Samsung Galaxy Core. Please try to hard reset or reformat using sofware menu, then try to use it again. If the problems still happen then ypur battery might be broken, try to use different battery or bring to. Samsung authorized service center.

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  2. I reset my galaxy core to factory settings but while trying to boot, it always get stopped after date and time settings appears showing “unfortunately, samsung account has been stopped”. so am unable to proceed to the next step. Pls, what do i do? Thanks for the quick response

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    • Hi, please try to do reformat or hard reset again, usually this problems comes from synchronization or other operating system things. After finish master format, please do not login to any account either Google or Samsung account or others. Then please use it just for sms or phonecall or use default applications. If everything works well, then open Google Play Store, and your Samsung Galaxy Core will ask for Google account username and password.

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    • Hi, by default only several applications data can move to external micro SD at your Samsung Galaxy Core, all of them will use internal memory as default storage. Why this is happen? Because the apps developer need to make sure all applications run faster using internal memory, because some users does not aware to use faster microSD card because usually the faster speed microSD card will costly.

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  3. May Allah bless this community for replying all issues.
    I served many people for mobile problems but I am now in great trouble. After rooting my GT-I8260, I tried to install some app for custom rom. Then my phone got stuck. I tried hard format but it can’t install default ROM. After showing Samsung logo, it stucks at install applications…
    How can I get my phone working again ?
    Thank you sir.

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    • Hi, unfortunately we can not give good answer for non standard phone because there are many possibilities that can make your Samsung Galaxy Core get trouble, either from custom rom itself or because some other tweak. Please consult with your previous website or community that give manual steps when you use their custom rom, or you can consult with XDA Developer community people.

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  4. Hi,
    Im using samsung galaxy GT-I8262 mobile for past 18 months.Now i got a problem with vibration mode.If i change themode to vibratemy mobile is not vibrating.How to solve this problem?please give me some information.

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    • Hi, this problems can be happen because wrong setting or an applications make the vibration not work properly. Please uninstall suspected applications, or backup all important data and do hard reset or master format at your Samsung Galaxy Core.

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    • Hi, we suggest you to do hard reset to reinstall factory default Android operating system and settings for your Samsung Galaxy core.

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  5. hi, my samsung galaxy core I8262 have a light problem in the night I can see something but in a day i can’t see. so I just want to know what is the problem in my Phone. touch is working every thing is working good. the problem is only dispaly light. give me the solution pls.

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    • Hi, usually that because your Samsung Galaxy Core display brightness is too low, therefore your LCD screen will not show when your phone bellow the sun light. Please try to adjust the brightness level of your display as bright as possible.

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    • Hi, you can try to unlock or bypass forgotten security pin at your Samsung Galaxy Core by using Google account. Please turn on your Samsung Galaxy Core, when it ask for pin, try to give several time wrong answer continuously until your phone locked or freezing. At this time you can find Forgot Password button, press this button then type your Gmail username and password that you have already signed-in before. If you still can not unlock your Samsung Galaxy Core pin protections, then please try to do hard reset using hardware button combination key.

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  6. my phone gt-i8262 hang and i remove a battery..when i again put battery on phone its automatically vibrate but phone not fully on and got off?

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    • Hi, perhaps your Samsung Galaxy Core operating system has damaged or corrupted, therefore it can not boot properly again. Please try to do hard reset or master format using hardware button combination key to reinstall the factory default Samsung Galaxy Core operating system from your phone ROM or internal memory. Please make sure your battery is fully charge before flashing the firmware.

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  7. When i try to turn on my samsung galaxy core ,it vibrates and samsung comes on screen then screen again turns off,then i put battery off from phone and then i again insert battery and same happens,what to do now?

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    • Hi, maybe your os get trouble or damaged, please reformat using hardware button combination steps for your Samsung Galaxy Core.

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  8. Hi my phone i8260 got a very big problem my accelerometer is not responding. I soft and hard reset it but in vain it is still not working . I can’t play any games I am really furious! !!

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    • Hi, it seems that your Samsung Galaxy Core accelerometer sensor get hardware trouble, you should check it more at Samsung authorize service center.

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  9. Hi

    I had formatted my samsung galaxy GT-I8262 but not its unable to reboot. Its stucked on the screen where “Samsung” Appears on the screen and keep on changing color.

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    • Hi, above steps to hard reset will work if your Samsung Galaxy Core hardware not get trouble or never get rooted or not use custom rom. Please ask Samsung service center to check your Samsung Galaxy Core hardware.

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  10. hii sir..i have problem with my samsung core gt i8262 , i tried to root my phone by using iroot After that i cwm using rashr pro by recover.img fiile but after rebooting my phone is not getting started and also whenever i on with start button it shows samsung with vibrating and automatically poweroffing sir…..plzz sir give me the solution

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    • Hi, unfortunately rooted at your Samsung Galaxy Core or using any custom rom tweak will make several non standard problems happen, and it can not fix with standard steps that we have talk above. Please recovery back your Samsung Galaxy Core to factory default firmware if you can to ignore some not standard trouble, you may ask help from Samsung authorize service center to flash it back to factory default firmware.

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    • Hi, if you never do custom rom tweak or rooted at your Samsung Galaxy Core, then please try to hard reset using hardware button combination key.

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  11. hi my mobile phone is samsung core i8262 unfortunately my mobile screen keypad is not working now so how to unlocked my phone..? pls help me

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    • Hi, if ypu can not touch anything at your Samsung Galaxy Core, then you can not unlock using Google account for forgotten security protection. Therefore you have to do hard reset with hardware button combination key like steps at #option 2 above.

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  12. In my galaxy core I have inserted my sim but it does not show network to me.i have scan manually and scan network automatic also but it doesn’t show any type network it show only blank.i have try factoral reset also it does get the network. Please help me.it shows your network does not connected

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    • Hi, first you can try to use different simcard to make sure your simcard is not get any trouble. If your phone still can not detect any network then you should bring your Samsung Galaxy Core to Samsung authorize service center.

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    • Hi, to hard reset your Samsung Galaxy Core, please press Volume Up Button + Home Button + Power Button together carefully. If still can not go to recover mode, then maybe your hardware get trouble and need to check at Samsung authorize service center.

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  13. Hi i did a factory reset on my GT-I8262 using phone option and the screen goes blank after booting. the screen seems to be working as i can see the Samsung logo during booting ,but only make sounds when i press the left and right menu key.

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    • Hi, maybe you should try to do hard reset one more time using hardware button combination key, but please make sure the battery if fully charge or please connect power charger when you want to do hard reset.

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  14. Dear Sir,
    in my phone i have reset so many time by #Option 1 to avoid unwanted apps ie. game loft, Cricket& sexy app and many more but when i connect to internet it install automatic (mentioned apps) & also i am unable to format by #Option 2 & #Option 2. please help me to avoid this.
    waiting for kind response.

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    • Hi, maybe your cloud backup automatically restored back to your Samsung Galaxy Core. Please try to do hard reset one more time either with #option 1 or #option 2 is not different, after your Samsung Galaxy Core already finish and boot normally, try to not login with old Gmail account. You can try to make new Google account to make your phone can download applications from Google Play Store.

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    • Hi, try to change using different GSM simcard and see still have trouble or not. If your Samsung Galaxy Core still can not work properly, then you have to consult with Samsung authorize service center.

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  15. plz help me… I deleted my automatic call recording amr format files. how to restore all that files. i used some restore software but i can’t restore it.

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    • Hi, if you mean that you have remove recording files, then you can not restore it, although you can try to use uninstall apps from Google Play Store, but it is hard to recover. If you mean you have deleted recording applications, then it is very easy to install again from Google Play Store free 3th party recording applications which have good rating and good review from many users.

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    • Hi, your Samsung Galaxy Core will ask for pin code backup after you can not unlock security lock screen. If you also forgot backup pin code of your Samsung Galaxy Core, then try to unlock or bypass using Google account, press Forgot Password or Patter button, then you can find field to type Gmail username and password that you have signed-in before. Please make sure your internet connection at Samsung Galaxy Core is active because your phone will ask for authentication at Google server. If everything still not solve the problem, then you have to do hard reset using hardware button combination key like steps at #option 2 above.

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  16. Hi i forgot the pin of my core and i try it several times i don’t find any forgot password button and i want all data in my phone.what i want to do?????.
    i think the pin is 4 digit.

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    • Hi, maybe you have to make sure your Internet connection is active while restore forgotten security screen pin or password from your Samsung Galaxy Core using Gmail account, because your phone will ask authentication with Google server.

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    • Hi, please try to do hard reset using hardware button combination key to reformat your Samsung Galaxy Core operating system to factory default.

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  17. I have a new problem in my galaxy core phone how to resolve it anyone know means please tell me. While calling outgoing or income call the call is automatically cut within 1 minute. How to resolve it.

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    • Hi, it is strange condition. You can try to find phone limitation or call block or something like that installed applications. Please uninstall that suspected apps. Otherwise you can try to backup all important data and perform hard reset using menu Setting because your Samsung Galaxy Core still can boot properly.

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  18. Q] Dear Sir,
    in my phone i have reset so many time by hard reset to avoid unwanted apps ie. flipkart apus launcher superb cleaner super manager sexy app and many more but when i connect to internet it install automatic (mentioned apps) after i reset or after i unstall them. And my apps always crashes even after i hard reset so many times and it happens even if i add new email account.

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    • Hi, we suspect your phone have automatically restore Google cloud backup. Please try to reformat again one more time, after your Samsung Galaxy core can boot again from beginning, please do not login with any previous Google account to make sure your previous Google Cloud Backup is not restored automatically. You can try to create new Google account to make your phone able download any interesting applications from Google Play Store.

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  19. hi, i am having samsung galaxy gt18262 dual sim model. i have phone hanging prblem prior but to day another problem occurs. only emergency calls screen appeared on the screen i can not do anything now from this phone. please help me to come out of this problem. how can i format this phone and get rid from problem.

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    • Hi, at this situations, we suggest to do hard reset to reformat your Samsung Galaxy Core operating system to factory default. Mostly your problems happen because application crash or operating system damage/corrupt.

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  20. Sir my mobile GT 18262 not installing any app downaleded by not app was installed and shows that your dowaload manager is not working.

    Please solve my problem

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    • Hi, before you can download apps, you have to make sure your Google account is working or already signed in. If you are sure Google account is working then you have to make sure you Samsung Galaxy Core internal memory still have enough capacity to keep downloaded apps.

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  21. Dear community,
    I’ve tried to hard reset my phone using option#2 but a warning appear saying that “custom Os cause a critical problems in phone and installed application”
    the system required me to download a custom OS and I did. But nothing happens. What should I do?

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    • Hi, perhaps your Samsung Galaxy Core Dual has been installed using custom ROM, therefore the standard procedure can not fix your problems. Please consult with Samsung authorized service center.

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  22. I have a samsung gt 18262 and recently the wifi button do not want to activate and if the button works it just shows turning on but doesn’t turn on. I tried hard reset but doesn’t fix the problem and the wifi I’m using is working in other smartphones ad computer and the scan option in my phone is disactivated which mean I don’t see any network available. what can I do!? pleaaase help

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    • Hi, it seems that your wifi hardware got troubles and need to do further check at Samsung authorized service center. Because you have done hard reset but it still can not work. Therefore you can not access any wifi network from your Samsung Galaxy Core.

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  23. Hi,
    I tried the hard reset on my Samsung Galaxy core 18262 and it’s stuck on
    Downloading
    Do not disconnect USB cable during the software update

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    • Hi, it seems that you have tried to do hard reset using computer. There are several apps that you can try for reformat your Samsung Galaxy Core using PC. But some wrong procedure can make your phone get troubles. If the problems still happen, we suggest to consult with Samsung authorized service center.

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