Samsung phone repair will become safer. But not everywhere

Have you ever taken your phone in for repair? I handed over and honestly I was a little uneasy when they told me that I had to turn off the unlock password or tell it to the service center specialists. This happened at the official Huawei service center in Moscow. At the same time, one of my acquaintances did not hand over his iPhone for repair for a long time because he was worried about his photos and applications. But now many of these problems are in the past. Manufacturers have learned to make a service mode. Of course, not everyone has such an opportunity, but now there is more than one manufacturer whose devices can be safely handed over for repair.

Is it safe to send your phone in for repair?

This time, Samsung was noted, which decided rethink your approach to device repair. Now the company is adding a new repair mode to Galaxy phones to appease anxious customers who don’t trust their devices to technicians.

Do I need to clean my phone before taking it in for repair?

It’s always nerve-wracking when you have to take your phone to a repair center not knowing if your personal data will be safe or not. You also don’t want repair technicians looking through your device looking for personal photos, messages, or financial information.

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Samsung recovery mode closes all these problems at once and fights with them. The mode will appear in the settings in the “Battery and device care” menu. After activating it, the phone will reboot and restrict access to personal data. In this mode, anyone who picks up the device will only have access to pre-installed default applications. Photos, separately installed applications, personal data, correspondence – all this will be inaccessible until you yourself remove the phone from this mode.

Now the one who disassembles the phone will not get access to its most important parts.

Will materas in repair be able to see my photos

As long as the phone is in the hands of the masters, they be able to use it only within the limits of the minimum. Then, when you take your device out of repair, you can exit recovery mode and get access to your personal data and all applications again. They are not removed, but only hidden.

In order to regain access, you just need to restart phone in normal mode and unlock it with your password that you normally use to unlock your phone. You can also use fingerprint, face or other biometrics of your choice.

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In the end, it is worth mentioning one small minus that accompanies this function. So far, it only works in South Korea and only on Galaxy series devices. The feature is not yet available in other markets. According to Samsung’s official announcement, recovery mode for the first time will appear in the Galaxy S21 series. It will be expanded to other devices in the future.

Will it be possible to block the phone before repair

It can be expected that the function will be available outside the home region companies. Its further deployment does not require large investments and can be implemented literally with the click of a button. Most likely, such restrictions are related to the testing of the function and the fact that it must be tested before it is made public.

While not all phones can be repaired according to the new scheme

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Why You Shouldn’t Take Your Locked Phone in for Repair

Perhaps, while reading this article, you have a question, and why does a service employee need to turn on the phoneif he, for example, changes the battery. The fact is that with any repair of the phone, you need to check its operation. Especially if the camera or screen changes. In this case, you need to turn on the phone, check if everything workswhether all areas of the screen respond to taps. But all this does not require full access to the phone. And that’s what this mode is for.

It’s nice that manufacturers have begun to think about this and Samsung will be followed by other manufacturers who will introduce similar functions.