How To Enable Auto Factory Reset on your Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
One of the security features of your Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 that you can turn on is the auto factory reset. This starts a factory reset on your phone after 15 incorrect attempts to unlock it. All of your personal data including files and apps will be erased preventing it from being accessed by unauthorized individuals.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 is one of the newest premium Android devices available in the market that makes use of a foldable display form factor. It’s a smartphone and tablet device that can even become act as a desktop PC with the help of Samsung DeX. Some of its best features include its use of a Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 chip, 4400 mAh battery, and has a storage of up to 1TB.
Turning on the automatic factory data reset feature of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
Samsung Galaxy devices are well known for the security features that they have. The company’s latest Galaxy Z Fold 4 is one such device that has a lot of security measures available. It has Secure Folder and several methods to unlock the phone.
In case you lose your phone there’s the Find My Mobile feature which you can use to search for your Galaxy Z Fold 4. Sometimes though, the phone will be lost forever and can’t be found. If you are concerned about your phone data falling in the wrong hands, then you can enable the automatic factory data reset feature of the phone.
When the automatic factory data reset option is enabled it makes it harder for anyone to access the data stored in your device as 15 incorrect attempts to unlock your phone will trigger the factory reset.
Take note that this is an extreme security feature that you should enable with care. It’s not recommended to have your phone do a factory reset if your child accidentally triggers it by incorrectly typing the PIN or pattern to unlock your device.
Turn on auto factory reset Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
Here’s how to turn on the auto factory data reset on your phone.
- Open the Settings app.
- Scroll to find then tap Lock screen.
- Continue by tapping Secure lock settings on the succeeding menu. If prompted, enter your primary PIN, pattern or password to proceed.
- Find Auto factory reset from the given options then tap to turn on the switch next to it.
- When the switch turns blue (highlighted), the automatic factory reset function is already enabled.
Your phone will now perform a factory data reset after 15 incorrect attempts to unlock it.
Turning off auto factory reset Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
If you want to turn off this feature, then here’s what you need to do.
- Open the Settings app.
- Scroll to find then tap Lock screen.
- Continue by tapping Secure lock settings on the succeeding menu. If prompted, enter your primary PIN, pattern or password to proceed.
- Find Auto factory reset from the given options then tap to turn off its switch.