How To Reset and Unlock Samsung C160

This post will help you to unlock and hardreset/factory reset your Samsung C160. Simply, go through this complete guide and you will end up unlocking and hard resetting your phone.

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What is Hard Reset/Factory Reset ?

Hard reset and factory reset are similar operations that you do perform on your phone to restore the factory default setting.

In simple words, after hard resetting, you phone will turn into the state, It was at the time of unboxing, totally original with no user data.

Hard resetting will also cause data loss available on your phone. You will no longer be able to access you data stored on your phone after hard resetting/ factory resetting, as this operation will completely wipe your data.

In case of avoiding the data loss, you should make a complete back-up of your phone.

Need For Hard Reset/Factory Reset

Well, you might stuck around in several situations, where you will need to hard reset your phone in order to get rid of the particular problem completely. Some of the common issues are stated below:

  • Forgot Password/Pin
  • Software Related Issue
  • Lagging
  • Battery Drainage Problem
  • Black Screen Issue

Above are the most common issues out there every user faces. Beside that, there might be other rare issues that could be easily solved through the hard reset/factory reset operation.

Guide To Hard Reset/Factory Reset Samsung C160

There are several methods by following which you can easily hard reset or factory reset your phone.

Hard Reset (Factory Reset) Samsung C160 to Unlock

If none of the aforementioned methods works in your case, unfortunately, you are left with only option of doing factory reset/hard reset on your Samsung C160. To do this, follow these steps:

Step 1: Simply, press and hold the power key for (10-15) seconds to Power OFF the phone. Note: It will reboot automatically.

Step 2: Now use these codes *2767*3855#   OR *2767*2878#.

Step 3: By executing the above codes will further reset the security code to 0000. Now, you will be able to hard reset or factory reset your phone easily.

If the above code doesn’t work, you can also try the below codes for many of the phone models available out there.

*2767*3855#

*7465625*638*00000000*00000000#

#7465625*638*00000000#

Step 4: Once done with it, now your default security code will reset to “0000” or “1234” or “12345” or “54321” or “00000000”

Now, you can easily perform the hardreset/factory reset on your phone.

Please note that hard resetting will erase all the data and settings on your Samsung C160.

Method 1: Hard Reset/Factory Reset Using Phone Settings

Step 1: Go to settings on your Samsung C160.

Step 2: In settings, find and select the “Restore Factory Settings” option.

Step 3: Now, It will ask you to type your phone password in order to proceed with the factory resettings operation.

Step 4: Simply, type in these codes 0000, 1122, 4321, 12345. These are the default security codes set by the manufacturer.

Step 5: At last, proceed with the “Yes” option to factory reset your Samsung C160.

Step 6: Once, the process completes, then you are good to go.

Method 2: Hard Reset/Factory Reset Using Master Reset Code (One)

Step 1: Grab your Samsung C160.

Step 2: Now, dial the code *2767*3855#.

Step 3: After dialing the above code, you will see the option “Restore Factory Settings”.

Step 4: Simply, choose the option in order to start the factory resetting process.

Step 5: When ask about the password, simply type in any code from the following.

0000, 1122, 4321, 12345

Method 3: Hard Reset/Factory Reset Using Master Reset Code (Two)

Step 1: Grab your Samsung C160.

Step 2: Now, dial the code *#*#7780#*#*.

Step 3: After dialing the above code, you will see the option “Restore Factory Settings”.

Step 4: Simply, choose the option in order to start the factory resetting process.

Step 5: When ask about the password, simply type in any code from the following.

0000, 1122, 4321, 12345

Above of all this, one method that can be really helpful in solving different kinds of issues instantly is the hard restarting or rebooting your phone. Proceed to the below section in order to find out how to hard restart/reboot your Samsung C160 phone.

Hard Restart/Reboot Samsung C160

Step 1: Make sure, that your Samsung C160 is in “ON” state.

Step 2: Now, remove the battery from your Samsung C160 for a while. (5 mins)

Step 3: After the five minutes time interval, simply insert the battery into your Samsung C160.

Step 4: Turn your Samsung C160 “ON” by pressing and holding the “Power” button.

Step 5: When your phone turned ON, the hard restarting/rebooting process successfully completes.

Conclusions

Conclusion

If you have got this particular Samsung C160 and have forgotten the password/pin, then following this guide might help you in an easy way.

By following this guide, you will be able to Hard reset/Factory reset your Samsung C160 by different methods.

Above all, you will also learn how to Hard restart/reboot Samsung C160.

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