topic Re: resetting S8 in Get Support

resetting S8

Caeser — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 21:45:49 GMT

I have an S8 and S10+. i went to my S8 that i am giving to another person but all my current data is still on it even though there is no sim card installed.

I want to clear all data but worry it will clear my S10+ what is my procedure

Re: resetting S8

computergeek541 — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 21:48:04 GMT

@Caeser wrote:
I have an S8 and S10+. i went to my S8 that i am giving to another person but all my current data is still on it even though there is no sim card installed.
I want to clear all data but worry it will clear my S10+ what is my procedure

First please ensure, that you have copied anything on the device that you wish to keep. The factory reset option doesn't affect your other device. The option willl be available in the settings menu of your Galaxy S8.

Re: resetting S8

hTideGnow — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 21:50:46 GMT

,Hi @Caeser they are two different phones, wiping one won't affect another phone

But you can first transfer all the content from one to another. Use the Samsung transfer app

Re: resetting S8

Caeser — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 22:00:10 GMT

Hi while i thank both of you for the responses,all the content is on my S10+ because that's the phone i use.It kinda shocked me to charge my S8 and see all data still on it without a sim installed.

Re: resetting S8

hTideGnow — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 22:02:39 GMT

Hi @Caeser it could be the Wifi and background download

But again , no worry, just wipe the S8 and it won't affect the s10

Re: resetting S8

dust2dust — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 22:33:44 GMT

Very little is actually stored on the sim. Texts are stored locally in your texting app. Phone usage history is locally stored in the phone app. Apps will store their data on the phone locally. Locally could be either the built-in memory or an sd card.

Having a sim or not doesn't affect what is stored locally.

What do you mean "current data"? Are these two devices sync-ed somehow? Or is the data on the S8 just a snapshot of the last activity that was done on it?