How to Reset Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro [Guide]

Samsung recently upgraded its smartwatch, the newest iteration of the Galaxy Watch are the Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro. One of the best things about the new Galaxy Watch 5 is that it comes with One UI Watch 4.5 based on watchOS 3.5. It is a feature-packed operating system and runs smoothly on the latest Galaxy Watch. But just in case your watch got frozen, hang, or stuck somewhere, or if you’re looking for a fresh start, then read along to know how to reset Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro.

There are four different ways to reset the Galaxy Watch 5 and you can perform any method as per your requirement. Apart from the reset methods, we’ll also tell you an easy way that helps you perform a soft reset or soft reboot on your watch by which you’ll not lose any of your health or fitness data. The process is going to be the same for both Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro.

There are plenty of reasons behind the laggy behavior or frozen issue on a smartwatch and there’s a simple reboot troubleshoot you can perform to not lose the important health data. In this article, I am going to share four ways of resetting the Galaxy Watch 5.

Note: Resetting the Watch will also delete data, so before hard reset, make sure to take backup of your Watch data from the Galaxy Wearable app.

How to Reset Galaxy Watch 5 [Soft Reset]

Soft Reset, as the name suggests, you’ll not lose your fitness data. Soft Reset comes in handy when an app is weirdly behaving in the background or consuming more battery than usual, so performing a soft reset will clear the background activity and cache. This method is also useful if you’re facing issues with GPS. So, if you want to perform a quick soft reset, then you can follow the below steps.

Press and hold both side keys on your Galaxy Watch 5 or 5 Classic.
Then tap Turn off.
Now, wait for the watch to turn off.
Once turned off, wait for a few seconds.
Press and hold the power button / home button at the top right corner on your Galaxy Watch 5.
That’s it.

Now check the watch, if you’re still facing the same issues, then you can try resetting up your watch by following the below listed methods.

How to Reset Galaxy Watch 5 [Hard Reset] (from Watch Settings)

If you’re looking for a fresh start, then you can do a master reset, once done, you need to pair your Galaxy Watch 5 again with your smartphone. If you want to pair it up with a new phone, then here’s a step by step guide on how to set up the Galaxy Watch 5. By performing a hard reset, all your watch data will be deleted. So, I suggest you take a backup of your personal data, here’s how you can reset your Galaxy Watch 5 from the Watch Settings.

Raise the wrist or tap on the watch, or press the power button to see the Watch Face.
Unlock your Galaxy Watch if a Pin or Pattern is set.
Now from the Watch Face screen, use a swipe-down gesture.
Tap on the Settings icon.
Scroll down a bit, then tap General.
Select Reset, you can tap on the backup option if you want to save your data.
Tap Reset again.
Enter the Pin or Pattern if asked.
That’s it.

Wait for a few minutes to complete the process. During setup, you can restore the data that you have stored in the backup.

How to Reset Galaxy Watch 5 from Phone [Hard Reset]

If your Galaxy Watch 5 is not responding but is paired with your smartphone, then you can use your device to perform a master reset aka hard reset. Yes, you will lose all data stored on the watch, but before resetting the watch, you can take a backup that you can restore later. So let’s take a look at the steps on how you can factory reset your Galaxy Watch 5 with your phone.

Place your Galaxy Watch 5 near your phone, and make sure to turn on the Bluetooth on both the watch and the phone. And your Watch is connected to your phone.
Open the Galaxy Wearable app on your phone, and make sure your watch appears in the app.
Tap Watch Settings.
Inside the Watch Settings, scroll down a bit then tap General.
Scroll down and tap Reset.
Select Reset.
That’s it.

How to Factory Reset Galaxy Watch 5 [on Power Off]

If your Galaxy Watch 5 is not responding or is in a frozen state, then the only way to get it back in the working situation is by performing a factory reset. Yes, there is a way by which you can reset your watch without turning it on. Follow the below-mentioned workaround to reset the Galaxy Watch 5 on power off using the reboot mode method.

Turn off your Galaxy Watch 5 or 5 Pro.
Now Press and Hold the Home key (Power button) and Back key together until you see rebooting on the display.
Quickly press the Home key repeatedly until you see the reboot mode.
Again use the Home key to switch between different modes and select Recovery.
While Recovery is selected long press the Home key to reboot the Galaxy Watch 5 in recovery mode.
Now press the Back key to switch between different options, and select the Wipe data/factory reset option.
Then press the Home key to confirm.
Now, wait until the wiping process is complete.
Once done, select Reboot system now by pressing the Home button.
That’s it.