How to Easily Master Format SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 with Safety Hard Reset?

Tips and tricks solutions for SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 (SIII) MINI I8190 problem. Before we start share how to solving problem at SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190, we have to know that this product have several type with special different functions. There are SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 with N (I8190N), this is SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI which also have NFC which is sold in specific country. Of course the price for SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190N with NFC will more expensive then I8190 without NFC. According the the name SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 is the smaller smartphone if compare with SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 I9300 because the LCD screen wide for S3 Mini I8190 is 4 inches while the S3 I9300 have 4.8 inches LCD screen. The processor also reduce to make the battery still ok for daily usage.

What is Main Advantage of SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 :

GSM 3G HSDPA
LCD 4 inches Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Processor 1 GHz dual-core Cortex-A9 with GPU
Memory Internal 8 or 16 GB ROM with 1GB RAM
External Memory slot Micro SD up to 32GB
Main Camera 5 MP, 2592×1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Front camera for Video Conference
Operating System Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Battery Li-Ion 1500 mAh

How to Fix or Problem Solving for Recovery SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 hang or not responding or malfunctions or stuck or freezing or bricked ?

For doing daily work with SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 such as check and send email, chatting and texting, browsing, playing game, watch movie, listen to the music, take and edit picture and many activity can be done smoothly. But not all applications at Google Play Store are compatible with SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190. The applications can make SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 become stuck or hang or frozen or bricks or LCD touch screen not responding. If the problem happen, you need to try doing soft reset or reboot or restart SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 to delete any temporary files and cache. If the problem is still happening than you need to do hard reset with master format.

How to Soft Reset or Reboot or Restart SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 ?

When our SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 got problem, sometime we need to do soft reset or restart for clean unresponsive applications cache or temporary files. Thanks to Samsung who create SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 battery removable, so for anyone who get problem or stuck at their phone, can do soft reset or restart easily by remove the battery and plug it again after several seconds. If the phone still ON and we need to soft reset or restart SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190, press the POWER BUTTON KEY for several seconds, we will see the menu to restart or turn off. Choose restart/reboot than the SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 will do the soft reset or restart. This is safe to do because all data or installed applications will not removed.

#Option 1, How to Hard Reset SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 with software menu:

  1. Turn on SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190
  2. Make sure SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 battery already charge properly
  3. Go to menu:Setting > Backup & Reset > Factory Data Reset > Reset Device
  4. ChooseDelete All
  5. SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 will do the process to Master Reset to Factory Default

#Option 2, How to Hard Reset SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 with Hardware key button:

  1. Make sure the battery of SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 charge properly
  2. Turn off SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190
  3. Press and hold together :Power Button + Volume Up + Home Button
  4. If the button at number 3 not work, you can try with press and hold togetherPower Button + Volume Up Button
  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 S3 MINI I8190 will doing the process of restoring to factory default.

#Option 3, How to Hard Reset SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 with Secret Key Code Security:

  1. Turn on SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190
  2. Make sure the battery of SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 not empty
  3. dial or press number to call:*2767*3855#
  4. That number code will force format SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190

How to Restore and Reinstall Clean Android Operating system / firmware at SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 ?

The clean and factory default Android operating system of SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 already saved in ROM. So if the SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 got problem and we need to do reinstall or restore the default Android operating system or firmware, then we can do it easily with just do hard reset or master format, the operating system inside ROM will be automatically reinstall to SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190. Please remember, doing this step will make all important data and applications will be wipe, so you need to do backup as you can.

How to Unlock or Fix or Bypass or Solutions for SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 forgot password code or security lock screen pattern or pin (lost password)?

When we need to give more protection for secure our SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190, we can choose several way, but we recommended to protect you Android SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 with screen lock pattern or password pin protection. We think screen lock pattern is faster than password and able to use at any situations. If we forget about the answer of screen lock pattern or password pin protection, we can restore or by pass it by pressing Forget Password / Pattern buttonanswering Google account username and password which already saved before. That button is sometime hiding, to make it appear, please try answer wrong password answer continuously then the Forget Password / Pattern button will be appear. If we can not answer the Google account username and password at SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190, than we need to do hard reset or master format step above.

How to Improve Performance SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 to make run more faster?

Some user ask about how good SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 to run many applications or multitasking application, the answer is SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 good to run multitasking, since it have dual core processor and 1GB RAM are enough to do that job. But in some situations, the SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 still become run slowly. Yes this problem can be happen at any situations, although SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 spec is good, but we not recommended user to install as many applications as you can, because some applications who run in the background can take a lot of resource and sometime it will make SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 become slower. To make SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 performance back to faster again, you can try to delete some applications and do soft reset. If you can not deal with the speed, than you may consider performing hard reset or master format.

Is That Any Secret Code for Doing Format SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 ?

The secret code for doing hard reset SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 is*2767*3855#.But please remember to always becareful typing that code, because the SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 will doing hard reset and remove all data and installed applications.

How to make Longer Life for SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 Battery ?

Long lasting battery usage is important when using SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190. Since it use only 1500 mAh battery capacity will make our experience become stop when the battery start to drain. There are some tips for make SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 battery life longer or not to fast to drain. Please do not choose auto brightness if you can, because the auto brightness in some situation will make it force to maximum brightness. Of course maybe you need that bright, but it will make our SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 battery drain faster. Also choose the best place to use 3G or 2G data connection. Turn off all not use connection such as GPS or Wifi or Bluetooth or NFC (for I8190N). Make the screen auto sleep is not more than 30 seconds. Also reducing the background process applications will give impact for make SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 battery more longer to life before need to recharge. That steps are important to improve SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 battery live performance.

How to Upgrade SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 to New and Latest Android Version OS ?

The first time release in the market, SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 use Android Jelly Bean. Officially we can not get above version of Android Jelly Bean for official firmware upgrade at SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 like official Android Lollipop or Android Marshmallow or Android Nougat. However, the usage of official firmware will make this phone still work fine without any problems, just we will not get any new facilities or display. There are some community website give options to flash with other Android version like Android Nougat or Android Oreo, but there are some bugs when we use that custom ROM. Please consider to always use official firmware Android operating system if we want to use stable SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190.

Other FAQ of SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190:

  • How to remove or wipe all data at SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190? Please follow steps at #option 1 or 2 above, and also choose the options of wipe all data.
  • How to remove or erase Google account from SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190? Doing hard reset also remove all account including Google / Gmail account from SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190.

51 thoughts on “How to Easily Master Format SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 MINI I8190 with Safety Hard Reset?”

  1. i just want to know that,is it possible to remove the flash screen in samsung galaxy s3 mini. because recently i bought one of this mobile from vodacome mobile network in south africa. there is no other issue in using this mobile with other network. but only i wanted is to remove the vodacome flash screen. kindly help me if possible.

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    • Hi, if your Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini is first time locked with network provider bundle, then they already install their logo at boot screen. Basically this Logo include with the bootloader. If you wish to remove it, you should do root and flash the firmware or operating system with the other one. But we are really not recommend to do that because some wrong steps can make problems at your phone. Some custom rom could make your phone functions can not work perfectly as well. Therefore, if you still can use your Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini without problems, then we suggest leave the network provider Boot Logo appear and you can use your phone for daily activity.

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    • Hi, please try to use either Power button or Home button to select the factory reset at Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini recovery menu.

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  2. I got my samsung s iii mini just a month ago and issued a pattern on it. But its quite unfortunate a friend of my tried several wrong pattern to lock the phone. Now my problem is i tried a hard factory reset but my home key does not work and i’m at quite a bit of a loss here. So what else can i do in replace of my malfunctioning home key.pls help me out.

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    • Hi, you can try to unlock forgotten screen lock protection at your Samsung Galaxy S III mini using Google account / Gmail username and password that you have already signed-in before. Please try again to give several time wrong answer until the phone locked or freeze for 30 seconds, then you will find Forgot Pattern button. Press this button to unlock using Google account. If you still can not access Google account, then you have to do hard reset with hardware button like steps at #Option 2 above.

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  3. i have a problem with my s3 mini i cant delete some files, reformatting is not working also. and my phone is turning on and off i dont know if what is the problem plss help

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    • Hi, just to make sure, when you want to delete some files, you need to use File Manager from your Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini, at this time your operating system should run normally. But if read again your problem that your phone always turn On and Turn Off, then it should something happen that make you can not access software menu and file manager above. Therefore, please try to do hard reset or reformat your Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini using hardware button key like steps at #Option 2 above.

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    • Hi, it seems that you have uninstalled GPS applications at your Samsung Galaxy S3, however the GPS hardware still at your phone and it will work without any additional applications, just try to activate your GPS hadware at menu Setting > Location and turn it on. Usually some other applications which have GPS detection will use the GPS hardware. You can also download some other 3th party GPS applications at your Samsung Galaxy Mini S3 from Google Play Store, like Google Map or WAZE for give the path to go for some locations.

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  4. Hi , please help! to fix my galaxy s3 mini . I do all options above but my phone still not formatting, and nothing happens at all. Please help. Thankslo

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    • Hi, you should try to hard reset Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini using hardware button combination key at #Option 2 above carefully, because in some case we have to do it several time. But please note, this standard steps to hard reset will not work at some Custom ROM or some other tweak or Root.

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  5. Pls i have galaxy s3 mini and any time i turn on the data it shows “E” but when i go to mobile network mode and change to WCDMA then it will quickly switch back to GSM only i have tried several methods in order to fix this problem but yet still I can’t get it fixed,is there any body who can help me to fix it.I will be very grateful if you assist me to fix this problem.

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    • Hi, first you can try to use different simcard which already have Internet subscriptions and of course has already tested with 3G HSDPA at different smartphone, if your phone still get the same problems then you have to make sure the APN of your phone has been use the right setting. At last, if the problem still like that with E or GSM/2G only, then you have to consider doing hard reset or master format, but please backup all important data before performing backup or hard reset.

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  6. I put privacy protection password on my samsung galaxy s3 mini and I forgot the password so I tried several wrong password but is still not open,please help me.

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    • Hi, after try to give several tries for wrong answer continuously maybe about 5 times, then your Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini will freezing and locked about 30 seconds. At this moment you will find Forgot Password button. Please make sure your internet data connection is active while unlock forgot security password using Google account, because your Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini will get authentication at Google server. If you still can not access Google account, then you have to do hard reset or master format using hardware button combination key.

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  7. Hey, please i need your assistance i tried all method but there is still no solution to my PHONE and it’s locked.

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    • Hi, please make sure your Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini still at official normal firmware, no root and no custom rom. Because some tweak will not compatible with standard method to hard reset above.

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  8. Hi pls help. i am not able to download anything from play store. Cleared data, cleared cache, even reset my phone to factory setting and still no luck. What can i do?

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    • Hi, you have done hard reset but still can not download anything from Google Play Store, please try to reformat again and try to sign-up with new Google account, to make sure whether this problems happen because your Google account or not. The other alternative if try to change the Wifi connection or use GSM Internet data network to use download anything using Google Play Store at your Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini.

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  9. my samsung galaxy s3 mini is asking of a privacy protection password and i dont know it.what should i do.pleas help me

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    • Hi, if you have to try doing hard reset first to reformat the operating system of your Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini to factory default. If you phone still get the some problems, then maybe you have to bring to Samsung authorize to remove anti theft protections.

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  10. i would like to ask some help about my s3 mini…
    the internal storage turned 0.00 bytes
    i can’t download any apps even root apps
    hard reset is not working
    it keeps restarting
    please help

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    • Hi, it seems that you have rooted your Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini, unfortunately we can not give good answer for your trouble because there are many non standard possibilities that might happen to your rooted Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini. Please try to consult with previous community that give advice to root because they may have solutions for your trouble.

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    • Hi, unfortunatelly you can not hard reset with reformat your Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini using hardware button combination key if the home key button is broken. However, you can try to bypass or restore pattern lock using Google account. Please try to give several time wrong answer continuously until your Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini freezing, then you can find Forgot Pattern button, press this button and you can give your Gmail username and password that you have already signed-in before. If still can not unlock, then please bring your Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini to Samsung authorize service center.

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  11. i was using app lock on my galaxy s3 mini,gt 18190. i have uninstall it and then after 1 week my phone was asking for privacy protection password so i cannot even use it now. i tried the app lock password and the hard reset process but non of them work. help me please

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    • Hi, we are not sure about 3th party applications lock like AppLock, but if you can not fix this trouble, then you have to do hard reset. Please do not forget to backup all data at your Samsung Galaxy S3 before doing hard reset or master format.

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  12. sir
    *2767*3855# code nt working
    to hard reset

    nd volume buton nd home butn
    process nt working

    help me to reset it hardly

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    • Hi, we recommended to do hard reset using hardware button for reinstall factory default operating system at your Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini

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  13. My samsung s3 mini had a pattern but my brother locked it with too many attempts. I cant remember my email that I used in the phone. I have tried the hard reset steps but to no success. On following the steps it be passes the hard reset menu and displays the screen asking for google acc. What do I do?

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    • Hi, if you can not unlock your forgotten pattern using Google account, then the only steps to recover your Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini is using hardware button combination key to restore factory default operating system. Please follow steps at #option 2 above carefully because that steps are working for almost all Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini, unless you have use custom rom or done some rooted tweak.

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  14. I am using samsumg gt 18190.I formatted it. now everything works but I cant make calls nor send or receive messages.at any moment in time a pop up menu appears at the top screen saying.”restricted access change”. pls I need help.

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    • Hi, maybe you should try to use different simcard network provider just to make sure this problems is not comes from your simcard. However, if still can not work, then please consult with Samsung authorize service center.

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    • Hi, usually after finish reformat or hard reset, your Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini will reinstall from beginning to factory default. Please make sure your follow the correct steps and your ROM is official (not using custom rom). After your phone already done hard reset, please do not login with any previous Google account, because sometime it may restore previous old cloud backup from Google server. You may try to create new Google account and test to use your phone for several hours.

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  15. my samsang s3 has freezed on the samsang start up …it doesn’t continue…..I have tried pressin the volume up powwer n home buttons together bt it shows norhing just restarts again. some help pliz

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    • Hi, it seems that your Samsung Galaxy S3 mini get hardware trouble, because you can not perform hardware button combination key to do hard reset. Please check your hardware to Samsung authorize service center.

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  16. Hi , i have a problem with my samasung s3 mini . It switched off and then when I switched it on showed me just samasung galaxy and it stayed just like that . Now i tryed hard reset and it’s downloading … But it ll stay like that for houers . It doesnt work . What can i do ?

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    • Hi, hard reset with hardware button combinations key is recommended to do at this situation. If still can not work then you should come to the Samsung authorized service center.

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  17. Hello reboot or hard reset isnt working in my phone. I forgot my password an i need reboot, but when i push vol up+middle button+turn om \off button phone just turns on and all.

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    • Hi, you should do hard reset using hardware button combination key when you are forget the security protections at Samsung Galaxy S3. Please do again carefully steps at #option 2 above. Please note this you have to turn off your phone first before performing master format using hardware button combination key.

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  18. Hi can anyone help please my s3 mini can’t boot up its stuck on a loop and won’t go past Samsung galaxy s3 mini gt-i8190 screen I’ve tried to hard reset by vol up home and power button but it won’t go into the boot menu just stays on same screen as above, it shouldn’t be a custom os as I haven’t changed anything. Thanks in advance

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    • Hi, usually if your phone still use official rom/os, then your Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini will be reformat when you follow steps at #Option 2 above. However, if some trouble happen from hardware, then something the standard procedure can not work. Please ask help from Samsung authorized service center.

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    • Hi, when you can not open menu Setting, then you have to do hard reset your Samsung S3 Mini using hardware button combination key like steps at #option 2 above.

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  19. Hi, I have “hard reset” my Samsung Galaxy SIII Mini GT-18190N several times but cannot get the problem to stop.
    If I leave the phone for 30 seconds, the panel dims for about 2 seconds, switches of for about half-a-second, then comes full bright again, for another 30 seconds, and repeats the whole process again, over and over again, non-stop, all night long.
    Id this a known problem, and, if so, do youi know how I can fix it?

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    • Hi, perhaps you ever install some kind of applications to save battery usage or something like that. Please find that kind of apps and uninstall. If still can not find that apps, then please do hard reset or master format your menu Setting either using #Option 1 if you can go to menu Setting or using #Option 2 using hardware button combination key.

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  20. Hi,my gt 18190 has the problem that when itake a 5 photos it writes that your sd card is full ,but when ilook at the storage space its about 15gb storage space left ,pls help me whats the matter

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    • Hi, please note that some smartphone including your Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini may have internal storage and data, also this phone can work with external memory. I suggest your to setup Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini camera setting to store captured photos or videos at proper location or better at external memory if you already put MicroSD on it.

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