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How to Easily Master Format SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL with Safety Hard Reset?

Tips and solutions for SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL problem. There are 2 kind of Samsung Galaxy Core, first type is using single card GSM, and the other type using dual card GSM-GSM. Both type of Samsung Galaxy Core have same specifications at 4.3 inches LCD screen and have processor Dual-Core 1.2Ghz from Qualcomm. SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL have dual camera as 5 megapixel at back and from have VGA camera which good for video conference.

 

What is Main Advantage of SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL Specifications :

Dual On GSM GSM Simcard (Active together) for GT-I8262
Single GSM 3G HSDPA for GT-I8260
LCD 4.3 inches TFT capacitive touchscreen
Processor Dual Core 1.2 GHz
Memory Internal 8GB with 1GB RAM
External Memory Slot MicroSD up to 64GB
Main Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Front Camera VGA
Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Battery Li-Ion 1800 mAh

 

How to Fix and Problem Solving for Recovery SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL hang or not responding or malfunctions or stuck or freezing or bricked ?

Using dual-core 1.2Ghz processor with 1GB RAM at SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL will make this phone can work easily for almost any applications from Google Play Store. But please remember, we do not suggest user to always download any applications from Google Play Store without read well the review from user, because some applications maybe can make problem with SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL like hang or stuck or bricks or lcd touch screen not responsive or frozen or blank. If at the first time you get this problem, please try to do soft reset or reboot or restart SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL to remove any temporary files or file cache from the memory. If the problem still happen then you need to do hard reset or master format.

 

How to Soft Reset or Reboot or Restart SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL ?

There are several ways to do soft reset or restart, the easy way to soft reset or reboot or restart SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL by remove the battery and then put again to the place then turn on the SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL. If you do not want to open the battery, you can do easily with pressing Power Button for several seconds and the option menu to turn off or reboot will appear.

 

#Option 1, How to Hard Reset  SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL with software menu:

  1. Turn on SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL
  2. Make sure SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL battery is not empty
  3. Go to menu: Setting > Backup and reset  > Factory Data Reset > Reset Device
  4. Choose Erase Everything
  5. SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL will do the process to Master Reset to Factory Default, wait for several minutes.

 

#Option 2, How to Hard Reset SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL with Hardware key button:

  1. Make sure the battery of SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL charge properly
  2. Turn off SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL
  3. Press and hold together : Volume Up Button + Home Button & continue with Power Button (together)
  4. Release all button at no.3 above when you feel vibrate at this phone, then wait until recovery menu appear
  5. If we see the menu at LCD screen, choose Wipe Data/Factory Reset with Volume Button to select and use Power Button to ok or enter.
  6. The SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL will doing the process of restoring to factory default.

 

#Option 3, How to Hard Reset SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL with Secret Key Code Security:

  1. Turn on SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL
  2. Make sure the battery of SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL not empty
  3. dial or press number to call: *2767*3855#
  4. That number code will force format SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL

 

How to Restore and Reinstall Clean Android Operating system / firmware at SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL ?

Do not worry to do reinstall or restore the clean and default setting Android operating system or firmware at SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL because the file source already saved inside the SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL ROM. If we think the phone really need to be reinstall or restore the default Android operating system or firmware, then we can do it easily by doing hard reset or master format step above, because the operating system will be reinstall by itself.

 

How to Unlock or Fix or Bypass or Solutions for SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL forgot password code or security lock screen pattern or pin?

We are really suggest everyone who have important data at SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL need to give security protection. The recommended one are using screen lock pattern or maybe some people still find that give password pin is more convenience. The problem happen when we forget the answer of screen lock pattern or password pin protection code. Do not worry, because we can bypass or unlock it using Android help with Forget Password / Pattern button. When we can not find it, try to do several time wrong answer continuously, then SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL will be locked and the Forget Password / Pattern button will be appear. Press that button that we need to answer the Google account username and password (Gmail account). If we can not access Google account then the only way to unlock is doing hard reset or master format.

 

How to Improve Performance SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL to make run more faster?

With the SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL processor and big ram, the normal speed is quite fast, but some user maybe have experience SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL reduce the speed or become slowly. This problem usually happen because there are too many background process applications which run together. Some applications need more resource when they do the job like updating the internet or something like that. Please try to uninstall some not use applications. If we need to make the SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL performance back to faster again, please try to do hard reset to make it back like new again with default setting and default installed applications.

 

Is That Any Secret Code for Doing Format SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL ?

The secret code for doing hard reset SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL is *2767*3855#. But please remember to always becareful typing that code, because the SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL will doing hard reset and remove all data and installed applications.

 

How to make Longer Life for SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL Battery ?

SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL have 1800 mAh battery capacity. In some test, we can use this smartphone more than 8 – 12 hours in normal use with 3G data connection active or always on. If we need to extended battery life for SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL, we can do several option. First do not make the LCD screen brightness to light. For some reason we suggest to use non automatic brightness. Try to use the low brightness light. Second option is using only 2G data connection will save a lot of energy of the SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL battery, but or course this option will make our Internet or browsing speed become reduced. The other option that you need to do is turn off all not use connection such as GPS or Wifi. If the are many background process applications also will eat too much battery capacity, so better to reduce the installed applications. That options are important to improve SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL battery live performance.

 

How to Update or Upgrade SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL to Android Kitkat or Android L ?

Unfortunately until we make this information, Samsung still does not release official Android Kitkat update. If we see many Kitkat Update information at other community, mostly they are custom ROM or 3th party ROM. Please be careful when flash custom ROM to our SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL because some wrong steps can make our phone become trouble. Read carefully the bug release when choosing custom ROM, because usually not all functions will run smoothly. About Android L, then maybe Samsung will not release Android L update for SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE GT-I8260 / GT-I8262 DUAL.

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  • sir m havng samsung glaxy 18262 .often its getng swtcd of in my pocket.m really worring about that.plz say wat may b the pblm

    • Hi, this trouble can be happen because of applications or battery problems at your Samsung Galaxy Core. Please try to hard reset or reformat using sofware menu, then try to use it again. If the problems still happen then ypur battery might be broken, try to use different battery or bring to. Samsung authorized service center.

  • I reset my galaxy core to factory settings but while trying to boot, it always get stopped after date and time settings appears showing "unfortunately, samsung account has been stopped". so am unable to proceed to the next step. Pls, what do i do? Thanks for the quick response

    • Hi, please try to do reformat or hard reset again, usually this problems comes from synchronization or other operating system things. After finish master format, please do not login to any account either Google or Samsung account or others. Then please use it just for sms or phonecall or use default applications. If everything works well, then open Google Play Store, and your Samsung Galaxy Core will ask for Google account username and password.

    • Hi, by default only several applications data can move to external micro SD at your Samsung Galaxy Core, all of them will use internal memory as default storage. Why this is happen? Because the apps developer need to make sure all applications run faster using internal memory, because some users does not aware to use faster microSD card because usually the faster speed microSD card will costly.

  • May Allah bless this community for replying all issues.
    I served many people for mobile problems but I am now in great trouble. After rooting my GT-I8260, I tried to install some app for custom rom. Then my phone got stuck. I tried hard format but it can't install default ROM. After showing Samsung logo, it stucks at install applications...
    How can I get my phone working again ?
    Thank you sir.

    • Hi, unfortunately we can not give good answer for non standard phone because there are many possibilities that can make your Samsung Galaxy Core get trouble, either from custom rom itself or because some other tweak. Please consult with your previous website or community that give manual steps when you use their custom rom, or you can consult with XDA Developer community people.

  • Hi,
    Im using samsung galaxy GT-I8262 mobile for past 18 months.Now i got a problem with vibration mode.If i change themode to vibratemy mobile is not vibrating.How to solve this problem?please give me some information.

    • Hi, this problems can be happen because wrong setting or an applications make the vibration not work properly. Please uninstall suspected applications, or backup all important data and do hard reset or master format at your Samsung Galaxy Core.

    • Hi, we suggest you to do hard reset to reinstall factory default Android operating system and settings for your Samsung Galaxy core.

  • hi, my samsung galaxy core I8262 have a light problem in the night I can see something but in a day i can't see. so I just want to know what is the problem in my Phone. touch is working every thing is working good. the problem is only dispaly light. give me the solution pls.

    • Hi, usually that because your Samsung Galaxy Core display brightness is too low, therefore your LCD screen will not show when your phone bellow the sun light. Please try to adjust the brightness level of your display as bright as possible.

    • Hi, you can try to unlock or bypass forgotten security pin at your Samsung Galaxy Core by using Google account. Please turn on your Samsung Galaxy Core, when it ask for pin, try to give several time wrong answer continuously until your phone locked or freezing. At this time you can find Forgot Password button, press this button then type your Gmail username and password that you have already signed-in before. If you still can not unlock your Samsung Galaxy Core pin protections, then please try to do hard reset using hardware button combination key.

  • my phone gt-i8262 hang and i remove a battery..when i again put battery on phone its automatically vibrate but phone not fully on and got off?

    • Hi, perhaps your Samsung Galaxy Core operating system has damaged or corrupted, therefore it can not boot properly again. Please try to do hard reset or master format using hardware button combination key to reinstall the factory default Samsung Galaxy Core operating system from your phone ROM or internal memory. Please make sure your battery is fully charge before flashing the firmware.

  • When i try to turn on my samsung galaxy core ,it vibrates and samsung comes on screen then screen again turns off,then i put battery off from phone and then i again insert battery and same happens,what to do now?

    • Hi, maybe your os get trouble or damaged, please reformat using hardware button combination steps for your Samsung Galaxy Core.

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