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How to Easily Master Format SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 / GT-I9192 / GT-I9195 with Safety Hard Reset?

Tips and tricks for SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 / GT-I9192 / GT-I9195 problem solving. What is the different between GT-I9190 vs GT-I9192? The different of each SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI, one which use single simcard (GT-I9190), and the other one is using dual simcard (GT-I9192). This is the mini spec of Samsung Galaxy S4, because it use 4.3 inches LCD screen with Super AMOLED and powered with dual core processor at 1.7 Ghz clock speed.

 

Main Advantage of  SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 / GT-I9192 / GT-I9195 Specifications:

LCD 4.3 inch Super AMOLED
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 305
Main 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Front Camera  1.9 MP
Operating system Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Internal Memory 8 GB
RAM 1.5GB
External microSD slot up to 64GB
Battery Li-Ion 1900 mAh

 

How to Fix or Problem Solving for Recovery SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 / GT-I9192 / GT-I9195 hang or not responding or malfunctions or stuck or freezing or bricked ?

With dual-core 1.7Ghz processor, this smartphone can run for almost all applications at Google Play Store. SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 & GT-I9192 also have GPU Adreno 305 for playing Game HD with good performance. But not all applications are good and compatible with SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 & GT-I9192. If by any reason we’ve downloaded that incompatible applications than maybe some problem will be happen such as hang or stuck or bricks or frozen or LCD touch screen not responding. You can try to fix this problem by doing soft reset or reboot or restart for delete some cache and temporary files. If the problem still happen, we need to do hard reset or master format.

 

How to Soft Reset or Reboot or Restart SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 / GT-I9192 / GT-I9195 ?

This step is easy, because SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 & GT-I9192 battery is 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 S4 MINI GT-I9190 & GT-I9192, 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 S4 MINI GT-I9190 & GT-I9192 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 S4 MINI GT-I9190 / GT-I9192 / GT-I9195 with software menu:

  1. Turn on  SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 & GT-I9192
  2. Make sure SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 & GT-I9192 battery already charge properly
  3. Go to menu: Setting > Backup & Reset > Factory Data Reset > Reset Device
  4. Choose Delete All
  5. SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 & GT-I9192 will do the process to Master Reset to Factory Default

 

#Option 2, How to Hard Reset SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 / GT-I9192 / GT-I9195 with Hardware key button:

  1. Make sure the battery of  SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 & GT-I9192 charge properly
  2. Turn off  SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 & GT-I9192
  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 together Power Button + Volume Up Button
  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 S4 MINI GT-I9190 & GT-I9192 will doing the process of restoring to factory default.

 

#Option 3, How to Hard Reset  SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 / GT-I9192 / GT-I9195 with Secret Key Code Security:

  1. Turn on SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 & GT-I9192
  2. Make sure the battery of SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 & GT-I9192 not empty
  3. dial or press number to call: *2767*3855#
  4. That number code will force format SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 & GT-I9192

 

How to Restore and Reinstall Clean Android Operating system / firmware at SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 / GT-I9192 / GT-I9195 ?

For some reason, maybe we need to do reinstall or restore the clean and factory default setting Android operating system for SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 & GT-I9192. It is also easy to do because the file source of default Android operating system already saved safely inside ROM. So, we do not need to copy anything from outside SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 & GT-I9192. Just do master format or hard reset with the step above, then the clean default Android operating system will be reinstall or restore again from beginning. Please remember, doing reinstall or restore the operating system will make all data remove or wipe or clean from SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 & GT-I9192. Better for you to do backup first before doing reinstall or restore the operating system.

 

How to Unlock or Fix or Bypass or Solutions for SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 / GT-I9192 / GT-I9195 forgot password code or security lock screen pattern or pin (lost password)?

After giving security protection such as password pin or screen lock patter, some user might be forget about the answer of that security protection. Do not worry, because Android already prepare for bypass forgotten security password or pattern. Try to find Forget Password / Pattern button. If that button is hiding at our SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 & GT-I9192, we need to do several time wrong answer continuously, then for specific counting, it will stop and show Forget Password / Pattern. After pressing that button, the SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 & GT-I9192 will ask for Google account username and password. If we can not access Google account, then we have to do hard reset or master format.

 

What is PIN BACKUP at SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 / GT-I9192 / GT-I9195 ?

When we set our security protection at our SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI, this phone will ask us to give and setup Backup unlock PIN, this PIN Backup will help use to unlock or bypass forgotten security protections at later time, so we do not need to do hard reset or master format. Use above steps to unlock forgot password or screen lock pattern security protection using Google account or Gmail username and password.

 

How to Improve Performance SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 / GT-I9192 / GT-I9195 to make run more faster?

The specifications of SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 & GT-I9192 is good and fast to run normal Android applications which can be download from Google Play Store. Some user report that their SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 & GT-I9192 become slowly after several months of use. This problem happen because there are some applications who run in the background and always do some activity such as update the database and also do other work. If some applications do that process together, of course that will make SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 & GT-I9192 resource become low and become more slowly. If we need to make it back to fast again, try to uninstall some not use applications. If the SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 & GT-I9192 need to make it back to faster again, you may consider doing hard reset or master format.

 

Is That Any Secret Code for Doing Format SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 / GT-I9192 / GT-I9195 ?

The secret code for doing hard reset SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 & GT-I9192 is *2767*3855#. But please remember to always becareful typing that code, because the SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 / GT-I9192 / GT-I9195 will doing hard reset and remove all data and installed applications.

 

How to make Longer Life for SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 / GT-I9192 / GT-I9195 Battery ?

Of course we need to make our SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 & GT-I9192 battery lasting longer and not drain to fast. After try to install only important applications, you can set the LCD brightness from Setting menu to specific number, not more that 50%.  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.  Make the screen auto sleep is not more than 30 seconds. Also reducing the background process applications will give impact for make SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 & GT-I9192 battery more longer to life before need to recharge. That steps are important to improve SAMSUNG SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 MINI GT-I9190 & GT-I9192 battery live performance.

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  • Hi i accidentally press install on software update on my sg s4mini gt i9192. So i remove the battery to stop. When i turn on my phone it gave me an error message now the screen is blue completly. Only have my phone for a week. Please help me get it back to normal?

    • Hi, it seems that you stop the update process at your Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini. If the process has stopped while installing firmware to internal memory, then your phone will become trouble and get bricks. At this time, you can try to hard reset or reformat or reinstall firmware again with hardware button combination key. If this problem still happen, then please bring to Samsung authorize service center, they have repair software to reinstall bricked operating system.

  • Hi friends,
    i am using Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini(GT-I9192). I used the keys required for hard reset in order to factory reset my phone from security pattern, the volume up down and home keys are function OK. but if i press power key as a sellection key is not responding...

    • Hi, please try to use Power Button or Home button for selection or Enter to choose menu at your Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini.

  • hello..my Gt 19190 doesn't minimize applications again...doesn't turn off data again and also got hang when i play games...any help...plsss??

    • Hi, it seems that your Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini hang or freeze when running some applications, please force soft reset or force shutdown to restart all installed applications, after that run again one apps to make sure everything work fine. You also need to uninstall some not use applications or maybe few last installed applications which you suspect can make your phone in trouble. If you still get the same trouble, then please do hard reset or reformat your Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini to factory default.

  • hi..pls my phone dosent reset even when i press the keys..what else can i do cause its always stucked in that samsung logo.

    • Hi, the steps to hard reset using hardware combination key above is the standard steps to reformat or master reset to factory default if your Samsung S4 Mini get trouble and hang or can not boot properly. If you phone ever get non standard tweak like root or install custom rom with custom recovery apps, then maybe hard reset with hardware button can not work. Please consult it with Samsung authorize service center.

    • Hi, maybe your Samsung Galaxy S4 mini already get some other tweak that can make this functions code can not work properly. Mostly this code can make our phone go to Phone Information menu.

  • I have samsung s4 mini gt-i9192 model

    I am using the any application so my mobile restarting , hanging and heating problem so i can solve this problem

    • Hi, please consider doing hard reset your Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini, because this problems usually happen because applications troubles. You can use hard reset using software menu if your phone still can boot up normally. Otherwise you have to use hardware button combination key at your Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini.

  • Hi
    I was using my Samsung s4 mini 19192 battery was almost 35% suddenly it turned off I put on charging and try to turn on but it didn't. I tried to restart by pressing home+power+volume up keys together then I released power key as I felt vibration
    But screen not responding I mean I don't get anything on d screen only that vibration
    Help me if possible

    • Hi, first you have to try test change your charger with different Android charger with 1A current output. After charger minimum 1 hour, please try again to hard reset your Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini using hardware button combination key. However, this options may not work if your Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini get hard bricks or hardware trouble, please consult this trouble with Samsung authorize service center.

  • I want to change the network mode to GSM/WCDMA(auto mode) but it is stuck in GSM mode only I have a G T-19190 s4 mini

    • Hi, have you ever try to change the GSM/WCDMA mode from setting menu? Or you can try to use secret code at your Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini using *#*#3646#*#* choose Phone Information, choose Set preffered network type: GSM/WCDMA auto

  • Hi I am using samsung galaxy s4mini gti9195 I tried both but not reseting or not . recovery booting . I has flasher a Cwm recovery . Please help me.

    • Hi, unfortunately we can not give good advice if you use custom rom or some root tweak, because there are some not standard possibilities that may happen at your Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini.

    • Hi, please press and hold HOME button then your Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini will show recent applications. You can press and remove that apps one by one.

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