Surely, all experienced users working on the Windows operating system know that a safe operating mode of the OS is provided for troubleshooting and solving some problems. But not everyone is aware that mobile gadgets can also be downloaded in a similar design shell.
Let’s try to figure out how to turn on the phone in safe mode (“Android”), and what steps to do this. We will consider ordinary devices - tablets and smartphones running on the official (stock) firmware. If you upgraded the gadget with amateur (custom) firmware, then the actions described below may not respond correctly, or may not work at all.
Why is this mode needed?
Before turning on safe mode on Android, we’ll decide why it may be needed on this platform. As you know, the Android operating system is distinguished by its, so to speak, democratic nature, while other shells try to protect their “inner world” as much as possible from possible mistakes of the new operator. That is, the user has access to almost all software corners of the gadget. With the help of third-party software, you can easily change not only the appearance of the operating system, but also its behavior, and beyond recognition. And as often happens, you have to pay for such beauty.
If after all your interventions the platform began to slow down, freeze, and generally ceased to function normally, then you begin to wonder: “How to enable safe mode on Android to eliminate these lags?”
The fact is that this mode can be called "clean", that is, when it starts, only the main system services are connected, where you can trace the history of installed applications and make some corrections, and then reboot into normal working condition.
So, how to enable safe mode on Android? In total, there are two main ways that will allow you to enter the "clean" system.
First way
You need to press and hold the power button of the gadget until the pop-up reboot menu appears. Then you need to press and hold your finger on the item "Turn off the device." After 5-10 seconds, a dialog box should be displayed, which will warn you about the transition to safe mode after clicking on the "OK" button. Some versions of Android (usually on tablets and phablets) can immediately reboot without any additional windows. Keep this in mind before enabling safe mode on your Android tablet.
After clicking on the “OK” button, your gadget should reboot and start only on the main system services. Moreover, the process may take some time, slightly more than with a normal boot.
Second way
Turn off your mobile gadget completely, as you usually do. Wait a few seconds and then press and hold the power button. After your phone’s brand or brand appears on the screen, hold down the volume rocker in the “+” position (increase).
After that, the Safe Mode icon will appear on the display, and the device will start loading the platform on the main system files. In some versions of the OS, you do not have to hold the power button, just wait for the logo to appear on the screen and hold the volume rocker. Also keep this in mind before enabling safe mode on Android.
How to disable Safe mode?
As a rule, this mode is turned off after the gadget restarts, and there is no need to perform any additional steps. If the phone continues to start in safe mode, then the platform does not want to work correctly with installed third-party applications or the system is completely damaged.
The only way out in this case is to reset all the settings to the factory settings ("Settings" -> "System Reset"). Separately, it is worth noting that all information will be deleted in this case, so worry about transferring the phone book and other important data in advance.