How to factory reset a samsung galaxy a11 without password

A step-by-step guide with screenshots on how to reset the Samsung Galaxy A11 if you have forgotten the PIN/Pattern/Face/Screen lock password. You might also be planning to sell your phone, or experiencing an issue after an update, and need to wipe data factory reset, then this is a perfect guide for you.

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What you’ll learn:
Forgot Password, Pattern or PIN? Samsung A11 Hard Reset
Factory Reset
Unlock Samsung Galaxy A11 by Answering Google Security Questions
Unlock Samsung Galaxy A11 Using your Gmail Account
Unlock Samsung Galaxy A11 by Hard Reset (Factory Reset)
Unlock Samsung Galaxy A11 Using Googe Find My Device
How do you factory reset a Samsung A11 phone that is locked?
How do I reset my Samsung phone to factory settings without password?

A factory reset will erase all data on your phone, including contacts, messages, Whatsapp data, photos, application data, and other media content stored on the internal storage. It is therefore highly recommended to backup your important data. (We also have method without losing data but that might be a bit complicated for some beginners).

What you’ll learn:

Unlock your phone using Hard Reset method
Factory Reset to default settings
Remove Pattern Lock
Reset Network Settings

Forgot Password, Pattern or PIN? Samsung A11 Hard Reset

Hard reset is different from Factory Reset, because it is done through Android recovery mode. Hard reset can be useful in case you’ve forgotten patter lock on your phone and there is no way to get into phone settings.

When you wipe data factory reset through Android recovery, it triggers FRP lock on your device. Right after rebooting your device, it will ask you to verify your account. You must add the Google account that was previously synced on the device If you don’t remember the account, then follow the latest guide to bypass the Google account on the Galaxy A11 without using a computer.

When your phone is screen locked, you won’t be able to power off your phone, like you normally do when it is unlocked. It will ask you to enter or draw pattern to turn off phone. So to restart your phone you need to press and hold Volume down+Power buttons simultaneously, a few seconds later screen turns black. As you see it turns black, immediately leave Volume down and hold Volume up key to boot into recovery mode. See more detailed instructions below.

Reboot your phone using Volume down+Power
Once the screen turns black, leave Vol down and press Volume up with Power button for at least 5-10 seconds.
Use Volume up and down to navigate between options and Power button to choose an option.
Now select Wipe data/ factory Reset. You’ll get a warning as mentioned earlier,

If your phone is reset, you may need to enter the Google account information (email address and password) associated with this phone to be able to use it again.
It will ask for confirmation, wipe all user data? Select Factory data reset.
That’s it, now reboot your Samsung A11 SM-A115A.

Factory Reset

Follow these steps to factory reset a Samsung A11. These instructions are for devices running Android 11 One UI 3.1 & lower versions. If you’ve added a Samsung account to your device, it may ask for Samsung account password so make sure you already know the password.

These instructions are for users who have already full access to the device phone Settings, if you have forgotten the password then follow the above instructions, where you need to use Android recovery.

Tap on the Settings app on your device.
Scroll down and find Device management
Tap on Reset
Tap Factory Data Reset
Scrolling down the page, tap Reset

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Forgot your Samsung Galaxy A11 password or pattern lock? This article explains easy methods to unlock your Samsung Galaxy A11 without reset or losing any data.

Let’s get started!

There are basically multiple methods to unlock your Samsung Galaxy A11 smartphone, and what method to opt for depends on you.

Unlock Samsung Galaxy A11 by Answering Google Security Questions

If you have security questions set during under your Google account security, then you will be able to unlock your device by answering these questions.

Step 1: After multiple wrong attempts, you will get “Forgot Pattern” or “Forgot PIN/Password” option.

Step 2: Tap on it, and then select “Answer Questions” option.

Step 3: You will be presented with your Google security questions which you have added in your account. Answer them accordingly.

Step 4: If you answer the security questions correctly, you Samsung Galaxy A11 will unlock.

Step 5: After successful unlock, you will be asked to create new PIN, Password or Pattern Lock for your Samsung Galaxy A11.

Unlock Samsung Galaxy A11 Using your Gmail Account

To unlock Galaxy A11 using your Gmail account, follow below-mentioned steps:

Step 1: After multiple wrong attempts, you will get “Forgot Pattern” or “Forgot PIN/Password” option.

Step 2: Login with your Google (Gmail) account by entering its details such as username/password.

Step 3: Once you are logged in successfully, your smartphone will be unlocked.

Unlock Samsung Galaxy A11 by Hard Reset (Factory Reset)

If none of the aforementioned methods works in your case, unfortunately, you are left with only option of doing factory reset/hard reset on your Samsung Galaxy A11. To do this, follow these steps:

Step 1: Turn Off your Samsung Galaxy A11.

Step 2: Now turn it ON by pressing “Power + Volume Up button” combinations for few seconds until you see Samsung logo on the screen.

Step 3: Select “Yes” option to factory data reset message.

Please note that this will erase all the data and settings on your Samsung Galaxy A11.

Unlock Samsung Galaxy A11 Using Googe Find My Device

While you may be able to unlock your Galaxy A11 using Google Find My Device, this method will erase all the data on your phone.

Here’s how you can do so:

Step 1: Open Google Find My Device and sign in with your Google account.

Step 2: After successful login, you need to select “Erase device” option followed by “Erase all data”.

Step 3: As soon as you hit “Erase” button, the data deletion on your Android device will begin.

Launch

Samsung Galaxy A11 was released on May 1, 2020.

Body

It has a 6.4 inches PLS IPS screen running a resolution of 720 x 1560 pixels. The phone weighs about 177g. It has a plastic back.

Platform

The phone runs Android 10 by default powered by an Octa-Core processor running at a clock speed of 1.8GHz. Adreno 506 is the featured GPU in Samsung Galaxy A11.

It comes in 2GB and 3GB memory variants with 32GB/64GB of storage.

Camera

On the back, it features a triple camera – 13MP, 5MP and 2MP. The camera is capable of running 1080p@30fps. The front camera is 8MP.

Conclusion

To conclude, there is no issue at all if you have forgotten your Samsung Galaxy A11 pattern lock or password. You can still unlock it and do not lose any of your important data like photos, contacts etc.

However, you will need to have your Google security questions answer in your mind, or username/password of your Gmail account linked with your Samsung Galaxy A11.

How do you factory reset a Samsung A11 phone that is locked?

With your device powered off, press and hold the Volume up and Side buttons simultaneously until the Android Recovery screen appears. 2. Press the Volume down button until Wipe data/factory reset is highlighted, then press the Side button.