Computer Tricks and Secrets

Short answer: Safe Mode starts Android with only the built-in system apps, all your downloaded apps are temporarily disabled. If your phone's problem (crashing, freezing, draining, pop-ups) disappears in Safe Mode, a downloaded app is the cause. Here is how to enter and exit Safe Mode and use it to fix your phone. How to enter Safe Mode The method varies slightly by phone, but the most common way: Press and hold the power button until the power menu appears. Press and hold the Power off option on screen. A prompt asks if you want to reboot into Safe Mode , tap OK. The phone restarts, and you will see "Safe Mode" in a corner of the screen. If that does not work, search your exact phone model, some require holding volume-down during boot. What Safe Mode does It loads only the original system software and disables every app you installed. Your apps and data are not deleted, they are just switched off temporarily, so you can test whether one of them is causin...