Samsung Galaxy S10 issues are pretty imminent. Every new device is bound to run into some sort of issue once in a while. This includes fast battery loss, random apps force closing and even a bootloop. Use the guide below to fix all of these errors on 3 devices in current series: Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+ and Galaxy S10E. This guide assumes that you are using stock recovery, therefore, it does not have any risk whatsoever.
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What is Recovery Mode?
As the name suggests, the recovery mode is in place to recover the phone in case something goes south. Lets assume that someone installs a new update on on one of the three devices and phone gets stuck in bootloop. It is when you try to turn the phone on and it keeps reloading Samsung logo again and again.
Other issues include the phone’s battery draining fast, apps force closing and even trying to reset the phone. The phone may get stuck in bootloop even after installing an Odin update. Sometimes, the bootloop error pops up due to no apparent reason. In order to fix all of these and lot of other issues, use the guide below to learn how to enter and use recovery on Galaxy S10/S10+/S10E.
Recommended Links
- How to clear cache of Galaxy S10 without losing data
- How to Hard Reset or Factory reset Galaxy S10, S10+ and S10E
- Guide to install Update.zip via “Apply update from SD Card” on S10
- How to fix Galaxy S10/S10+/S10E stuck in bootloop
Types of recoveries
There are two main types of recoveries: stock and custom. Every Android system comes pre-installed with a stock recovery. The overall interface is 99% same across all manufactures. Therefore, it is very easy to learn and use. However, the functionality of stock recovery is very limited. It does not support root access actions.
A custom recovery is for power users. The most notable custom recovery these days is TWRP. It gets rid of traditional volume/power button navigation. You can use it directly as a touchscreen. Moreover, it is only available for rooted users. Get access to plethora of features from a custom recovery that a stock recovery cannot provide.
Steps to enter Recovery Mode
The recovery mode in Galaxy S10 and its other variants S10+ and S10E are all accessed the same way. It is in place to help users ‘recover’ their phones from various bugs and errors. Moreover, stock recovery there to install update zips for new OS updates. The method below is to enter recovery mode on Galaxy S10, S10+ and S10E. Follow the steps carefully.
Time needed: 2 minutes.
Follow the steps below to enter recovery on Galaxy S10/S10+ and S10E.
- Hold the power button for few seconds until you see the power off button. Press it to turn off the phone.
The recovery menu opens when the phone is already turned off. Therefore, turn it off before next step.
- Press and hold Volume Up + Power + Bixby buttons together. Hold these buttons until you see the Samsung logo and then recovery screen.
This is a unique button combination to open recovery on Samsung Galaxy smartphones including of course S10, S10 Plus and S10E.
- Use the volume up and down to navigate between different menu options in recovery.
The touchscreen does not work inside stock recovery. This guide assumes that you are using stock and not a custom recovery.
- Press the Power button on any menu item to activate / select that option.
Instead of tapping with thumb on screen, use the power button to select any option.
- That’s it. Now you can do stuff like wiping cache, installing update zips and even factory resetting the phone.
The recovery menu is there even when the phone does not turn on. Use this to fix you phone in case of any error.
- Use the Reboot option once you’re done in recovery menu.
The reboot option is also located on the recovery screen. Use it to restart the phone to normal home screen.
Conclusion
This is pretty much it. The recovery menu in Galaxy S10 series is there to fix almost any kind of issue. It covers stuff like wiping cache, resetting the phone and even installing update zips. Feel free to leave your feedback and queries in the comments below.
