How to Boot Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus into Safe Mode

  • All you need to know about Samsung Galaxy S8.
  • What is Safe Mode?
  • How to boot Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus to Safe Mode.

Samsung Galaxy S8 Smartphone comes with a 5.80-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1440 pixels by 2960 pixels at a PPI of 570 pixels per inch. It
 was launched in March 2017. Samsung Galaxy S8 packs with a 12-megapixel primary camera on the rear and an 8-megapixel front shooter for selfies.

The Samsung Galaxy S8 is powered by 1.9GHz octa-core Exynos 8895 processor and it has 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 256GB via a microSD card. This Smartphone runs Android Version 7.0 and is powered by a 3000mAh non-removable battery.


Before we discuss How to Boot Samsung Galaxy S8 or S8 Plus into Safe Mode? let we know what is Safe Mode in android?

What is Safe Mode?

Safe Mode is an Advanced feature. It is a special function which disables all user installed apps (Third party). Only default system apps are functional in Safe mode. Sometimes third-party apps will break down your phone causing system errors, frequently restart, etc. Then, you can boot your Android device into safe mode and uninstall third-party apps. In this way, you can remove a malware app which can’t be uninstalled under normal conditions of your Android smartphone.

How to Boot Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus into Safe Mode

Boot your Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus into Safe Mode is especially for those using third-party apps, may be fixed by starting your device in Safe mode. However, when it’s booted up in normal mode, the problems may occur again. it would just give you an insight as to whether the problem is caused by third-party elements or caused by pre-installed apps and the firmware itself. 



But just because it won’t fix any problem doesn’t mean you won’t do it. The fact is that most of our troubleshooting guides may start with this procedure as it immediately isolates the problem. So, these are the following steps to successfully boot your Samsung Galaxy S8+ in safe mode.

  • Power off your Galaxy S8 /S8+ until all lights are gone.
  • Now press and hold the Power key until phone name and powered by Android screen appears. Release the power button just when this screen appears
  • Immediately after releasing power button, quickly press and hold “Volume Down” key. Keep pressing it until phone boots into Safe mode.
  • Release the Volume down button when Lock screen with Safe mode watermark at the bottom left corner appears. Now your phone is in Safe mode.
  • The timing of pressing buttons is vital, it may not the success on the first attempt. But try again if not successful at first. To exit from Safe mode at any time, just restart your phone that's it. You will enter into normal mode.
This method will work in all Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ models including international, unlocked and Carrier-locked (Cricket, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T, Vodafone etc) variants.

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