How to Permanently Delete Everything on Samsung Galaxy S7

The Samsung Galaxy S8 amazed the world immediately after released to the public. Its fashionable appearance and powerful function reaped wide praise and plenty of fans. Many Samsung S7 users updated their S7 to S8 excitedly, and some of them choose to sell the old S7 or give it to others. But do you know how to deal with the contacts, messages, photos and other personal data on the S7 properly to prevent them from being revealed? This article will introduce a professional method to wipe a Samsung S7 completely.

Factory reset the galaxy S7 doesn’t work

The majority users will factory reset their Samsung S7 before selling or donating it , and believe this can permanently erase all the personal information. However, it is disappointing that factory reset makes little sense on protecting their privacy, because there are many recovery tools in the market which can restore android data after factory reset. Let’s perform an experiment:

1. Factory reset your Samsung S7 by “Settings” > “Backup and reset” > “Factory data reset”.
2. Install an android data recovery tool--take Jihosoft Android Phone Recovery for example.
3. Select a file type you want to recover and connect your S7 to computer.
4. Scan your S7 for deleted data.
5. You will find all the deleted data is listed by category and will be retrieved by clicking “Recover”.

Completely wipe all data from Samsung Galaxy S7

Since the built-in factory reset cannot work as expected, resorting to third-party Samsung data erasing tools is a better choice for you. Jihosoft Mobile Privacy Eraser is highly recommended. With 3 erasing plans and 5 erasing algorithms, it can permanently clean private data on your Samsung S7 and make them unrecoverable.

Step 1: Install and launch Jihosoft Mobile Privacy Eraser.

Download this software and install it under the guidance. After installation has finished, double click the icon desktop to run it.

Step 2: Connect your Samsung S7 to computer.

Having opened this software, you will be asked to plug your phone to computer via a USB cable. To make sure your S7 can be identified by Jihosoft Mobile Privacy Eraser, please turn on USB debugging mode on it. If you have any problems, please follow this guide.

Step 3: Select an erasing plan.

This software offers 3 different erasing plans to fulfill different demands. You can choose to erase existing, deleted or all the data on your Samsung S7.

Step 4: Scan and choose data you want to erase.

After you choose one erasing plan, this software will scan your device automatically, and the result will be listed by category. Please mark those you want to erase.

Step 5: Choose a erasing algorithm and confirm erasing.

There are 5 alternative erasing algorithms ranked from low to high. The higher level algorithm you choose, the less possible to recover your data. 

After this, please type “Erase” in the blank and your data will be permanently deleted.

How to Permanently Wipe Samsung Phone Data

“Help! I would like to sell my Samsung Galaxy S6 because I updated to the fascinating Note 8 several days ago. But there stored many personal data on the old S6. What should I do with them. Can any one help me wipe my Samsung S6 without recovery?”

I believe this is not a rare scene because the newly released Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is so excellent that numerous of Samsung fans have replaced their old Samsung phone with a note 8. However, for the reason that mobile phone, which plays an indispensable role in modern life, records too much personal information, they are also troubled in how to dealing with the old Samsung phone. Then what should we do to permanently erase data on a Samsung phone?

Is factory reset enough to wipe a Samsung phone permanently?

To be honest, simply deleting or factory reset cannot remove all data from Samsung completely. There are many recovery tools like EaseUS Data Recovery could recover your deleted data, because they are still kept in the internal storage after factory reset, as though become invisible for you. 

Delete everything on Samsung phone by Samsung data eraser.

Since, factory reset doesn’t work, a reliable Samsung data erasing software is the best choice for you. Here I would like to introduce 2 powerful tools to delete everything on Samsung phone.

Method 1: Erase a Samsung phone with Wondershare SafeEraser.

Wondeshare SafeEraser is designed to protect your privacy, which can clean your android data in one click.

Step 1: Connect your Samsung phone to computer.

Step 2: Click the "Erase All Data" button.

Step 3: Please type “delete” to confirm and click “Erase Now”.

Note: There are some limitations to free trial version, so you cannot erase all of your data.

Method 2: Erase Samsung phone with Jihosoft Mobile Privacy Eraser.

Jihosoft Mobile Privacy Eraser offers 3 cleaning options and 5 erasing algorithm to help you delete all data on Samsung phone beyond recovery. What’s more, a free trial version is also available.

Step 1: Connect your Samsung phone to computer.

Connect your Samsung to computer with a well-functioned USB cable, and please make sure the USB debugging mode is turned on, so that your phone could be recognized by this software. If you meet any difficulties, follow this guide: how to to enable USB debugging on your Samsung phone.

Step 2: Choose a erasing plan, then choose data you want to erase

Jihosoft Mobile Privacy Eraser provides you 3 erasing plans, which allow you to delete existing or deleted data.

Then this software will automatically scan your your Samsung phone, and the result will be listed by category. Please mark what you want to wipe.

Step 3: Choose a data erasing algorithm.

There are 5 erasing algorithms ranked from low to high for you to choose. The higher level algorithm you choose, the less possibility to recover these data.

Step 4: Confirm Erasing.

After choosing a erasing algorithm, type “Erase” in the blank and click “Confirm” to remove your data.

How to Delete All Contacts from Android Phone

With the developing of smart phones, mobile phone has become an indispensable tool and is playing a more and more important role in modern life. Many people use an android phone to communicate with others and record important contacts for convenience. However, it will also become a big trouble when we switch to a new phone and deal with the old one by selling, donating or giving it away. How can we delete contacts on android phone without recovery to prevent them from being filched?

Can deleted contacts get recovered? 

Actually, yes. It is possible and quite easy to recover deleted contacts from android with a data recovery software like Jihosoft Android Phone Recovery. Do you know the reason? Your contacts won’t be wiped out immediately because the operation of deleting just means the space they took up is available for new data. Although become invisible, they still exist in the internal storage, and won’t disappear completely until some new data is written over them and take up their space. Therefore, you cannot erase contacts from android permanently by simply deleting.

2 methods to clean up contacts on android thoroughly 

Method 1: Clear contacts on android by Android Mobile Eraser 

Considering the powerful function of data recovery tools, it is a safer choice to use an Android Mobile Eraser to clean up contacts on android. Here Jihosoft Mobile Privacy Eraser is highly recommended. Just a few steps and you can delete not only contacts but also photos, call logs, messages, videos and more from android beyond recovery.

Step 1: Install and run Jihosoft Mobile Privacy Eraser on your computer.

Step 2: Connect your android phone to computer.

Plug your phone to computer with a USB cable, and turn on the USB debugging mode to identify your device. If you have any problem, click here for guidance

Step 3: Select a erasing plan, then choose data you want to erase.

You can choose a erasing type according to need. Here are 3 options for you, which allow you to delete existing or deleted contacts. 

Once erasing plan is chosen, the software will automatically scan your your device, and the result will be listed by category. Select “Contacts”.

Step 4: Choose a data erasing algorithm, and confirm erasing.

There are 5 erasing algorithms ranked from low to high for you to choose. The higher level algorithm you choose, the less possibility to recover these contacts.

After choosing a easing algorithm, type “Erase” in the blank and click “Confirm” to remove your contacts.

Method 2: Clear contacts on android by factory reset.

Factory reset is a built-in program to clear your android phone data, but it will wipe not only contacts but also all the data on your android phone.

Step 1: Encrypt your phone to decrease the possibility of recovery.

Go to the “Settings” and tap on “Security”. Then tap on “Encrypt” at the bottom of the screen.

Step2: Factory reset your android phone.

Please operate follow “Settings” > “Back up and reset” > “Factory data reset”