{"id":21832,"date":"2017-05-24T11:16:42","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T05:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=21832"},"modified":"2017-05-24T11:16:42","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T05:46:42","slug":"how-to-boot-android-safe-mode-and-how-it-can-be-useful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/how-to-boot-android-safe-mode-and-how-it-can-be-useful\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Boot Android in Safe Mode and How It Can be Useful"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cSafe mode\u201d, feel like you\u2019ve heard that some time recently? Well, you might have, as safe mode is not exactly a new thing. It has been a part of\u00a0PC OS for a long time and always helps you in the time of PC crisis. There is a good chance you must have utilized the safe mode on your PC at least once by now, probably when you required to troubleshoot a problem or your system was just going haywire. Trust me, we have all been there. If you have utilized it in the past, you must be aware of just how valuable safe mode can be in a bad position. It\u2019s fundamentally like a lifebuoy for your system \u2013\u00a0you can utilize it to float and make your way to the shore.<\/p>\n<p>Safe mode in computer OS is not a new thing but what may intrigue you is that a similar feature exists even in your Android phone. Yes, your Android is capable of running in safe mode when you require it to. Safe mode for Android will make your phone keep running with all the default settings and applications that it initially accompanied. It resembles taking your phone back to the past yet still leaving it with the capability to tamper with the present.<\/p>\n<p>We will explain that point in just a while, but first let\u2019s have a look at how to boot in safe mode.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"how-to-boot-android-into-safe-mode\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>How To Boot Android Into Safe Mode<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Sometimes, if your system is seriously corrupted or an application is malfunctioning, your Android may boot into safe mode by itself and that\u2019s like a fail-safe mechanism. But if that\u2019s not the case, to do the same manually on all gadgets running Jellybean 4.1 and above just follow these steps:<\/p>\n<p><label class=\"label label-success\">STEP 1:<\/label>\u00a0Make sure your device\u2019s screen is\u00a0<strong>on<\/strong>, now\u00a0<strong>press and hold the power button<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><label class=\"label label-success\">STEP 2:<\/label>\u00a0In the box that appears,\u00a0<strong>touch and hold \u201cPower off\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21856\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Power-off-box_thumb.png\" alt=\"How to Boot Android in Safe Mode and How It Can be Useful\" width=\"297\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Power-off-box_thumb.png 297w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Power-off-box_thumb-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><label class=\"label label-success\"><\/label><\/p>\n<p><label class=\"label label-success\">STEP 3:<\/label>\u00a0You\u2019ll see an option saying \u201c<strong>Reboot to safe mode<\/strong>\u201d box. Tap\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong>\u00a0to continue.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21864\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Reboot-to-safe-mode_thumb.png\" alt=\"How to Boot Android in Safe Mode and How It Can be Useful\" width=\"297\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Reboot-to-safe-mode_thumb.png 297w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Reboot-to-safe-mode_thumb-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><label class=\"label label-success\">STEP 4:<\/label>\u00a0That\u2019s all it takes. Your device will now reboot in safe mode.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21857\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Safe-mode-1_thumb.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Safe-mode-1_thumb.png 297w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Safe-mode-1_thumb-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<h4 id=\"for-devices-still-running-older-android-version\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>For Devices Still Running Older Android\u00a0Version<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><label class=\"label label-success\">STEP 1:<\/label>\u00a0<strong>Power off<\/strong>\u00a0your device as usual.<\/p>\n<p><label class=\"label label-success\">STEP 2:<\/label>\u00a0Press and hold the power button to restart your device.<\/p>\n<p><label class=\"label label-success\">STEP 3:<\/label>After rebooting, when you see a logo on the screen, release the power button and<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>simultaneously press and hold both the volume keys.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><label class=\"label label-success\">STEP 4:<\/label>\u00a0If everything went fine, your device will start up in safe mode.<\/p>\n<p>However the first technique is more generally utilized, the second one should also work with latest versions of android. This one can be valuable if your phone is stuck on a force close screen and you are not getting the choice to power off or any similar situation where the screen is frozen.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"what-good-is-safe-mode\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>What Good Is Safe Mode?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Presently comes the big question, what good is safe mode? Why go through all that inconvenience? Well, safe mode is valuable for troubleshooting application related issues. Suppose you recently downloaded a horde of applications on your phone and now it\u2019s getting into mischief. Whether applications continue crashing, android keeps force closing your applications, your gadget has slowed down, it continues restarting on its own, it has frozen or anything that may even slightly be application related can be solved in the safe mode. In safe mode only the default applications that came preloaded with your phone start up and so none of the issues of the newly downloaded applications can create their way into this territory.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Downaloaded-apps-list_thumb.png\" alt=\"How to Boot Android in Safe Mode and How It Can be Useful\" width=\"297\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Downaloaded-apps-list_thumb.png 297w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Downaloaded-apps-list_thumb-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21854\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Uninstall-app_thumb.png\" alt=\"How to Boot Android in Safe Mode and How It Can be Useful\" width=\"297\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Uninstall-app_thumb.png 297w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Uninstall-app_thumb-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You may have had a tough time deleting applications or even creating a phone call in the original boot mode but in the safe mode, your gadget will work way better. The response time is better plus no third party application related problems. You can just go to\u00a0<strong>settings<\/strong>\u00a0and uninstall any application that you think may be the cause of the problem. The applications you downloaded cannot be run and will not bother you, but you can uninstall\/disable them. The only downside? It may be more of a hit and miss scenario if you are not entirely sure which application is the causing you the trouble, you are going to have to continue uninstalling applications and testing your gadget, till the problem(s) is solved.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21865\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/resetting-phone.png\" alt=\"How to Boot Android in Safe Mode and How It Can be Useful\" width=\"297\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/resetting-phone.png 297w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/resetting-phone-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21859\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Storage_thumb.png\" alt=\"How to Boot Android in Safe Mode and How It Can be Useful\" width=\"297\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Storage_thumb.png 297w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Storage_thumb-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p>Aside from deleting applications, you can also modify your storage. Suppose you end up in a scenario where your gadget wouldn\u2019t even start except for in safe mode and this was caused by malware in your internal storage. In this case, you can utilize safe mode to clear any part of your storage or even format it completely. You can also factory reset your gadget if nothing else works for you. In a nutshell, safe mode can help you with any application related problem and it is also a good method of finding out if your issue is application related or something else. If the difficult is something worse than misbehaving applications then even safe mode won\u2019t function correctly and you can seek help accordingly.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"how-to-exit-safe-mode\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>How To Exit Safe Mode<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Just normally power off your android gadget and turn it back on. Your gadget should automatically boot in normal mode.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"conclusion\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>So there it is, everything you would want to know about safe mode on Android. Now, the next time you have a problem on your Android you should be able to perform some first aid on your own. You can use it if any app keeps on freezing, crashing or you might be facing a lagging problem or even something that may be caused by malware. It is a basic feature of the Android OS and it can be very useful in times of trouble.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Boot Android in Safe Mode and How It Can be Useful &#8211; mobile &#8211; \u201cSafe mode\u201d, feel like you\u2019ve heard that some time recently?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46018],"tags":[69726,69715,69706,69728,69740,69708,69720,69734,69724,69723,69713,69709,69711,69730,69729,69733,69744,69735,69717,69742,69714,69710,69719,69707,69731,69727,69738,69716,69739,69721,69745,69736,69732,69725,69741,69718,69743,69737,69722,69712],"class_list":["post-21832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mobile","tag-android-phone-safe-mode","tag-android-safe-mode","tag-android-safe-mode-boot","tag-android-safe-mode-off","tag-android-tablet-safe-mode","tag-boot-android-in-recovery-mode","tag-exit-safe-mode","tag-galaxy-s5-safe-mode","tag-galaxy-s6-safe-mode","tag-getting-out-of-safe-mode","tag-how-to-boot-android-phone-from-pc","tag-how-to-put-phone-in-safe-mode-iphone","tag-how-to-turn-off-safe-mode-on-android-tablet","tag-htc-safe-mode","tag-lg-g4-safe-mode","tag-mobile-safe-mode","tag-note-4-safe-mode","tag-phone-safe-mode","tag-remove-safe-mode","tag-remove-safe-mode-android","tag-safe-mode-android","tag-safe-mode-android-galaxy-s4","tag-safe-mode-android-phone","tag-safe-mode-android-samsung","tag-safe-mode-android-tablet","tag-safe-mode-for-android","tag-safe-mode-galaxy-s6","tag-safe-mode-off","tag-safe-mode-phone","tag-safe-mode-samsung","tag-safe-mode-samsung-galaxy","tag-samsung-galaxy-s6-safe-mode","tag-samsung-galaxy-safe-mode","tag-samsung-phone-safe-mode","tag-samsung-s6-safe-mode","tag-samsung-safe-mode","tag-tablet-safe-mode","tag-take-safe-mode-off","tag-turn-safe-mode-off","tag-what-does-android-safe-mode-do"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21832\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}