Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ plus are now available to purchase. These Samsung flagships feature improved cameras, infinity display, powerful performance, and software features. A phone having a powerful hardware like Snapdragon 845 chipset can run superbly fast. That's why you won't be having issues while multitasking on your Galaxy S9 and S9+. But it also doesn't mean that your Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus can't become unresponsive or get frozen while using.

There is a common problem with high-end Samsung smartphones including the Galaxy S series. This problem is when the phone becomes unresponsive and the screen gets frozen. The phone doesn't accept any touch input and sometimes gets restarted. In such situation, the Galaxy S9 internal safety system comes into play and restarts the phone automatically to rectify the problem and save battery.

However, in most cases, the phone doesn't restart automatically. This is the time when you have to intervene and take control of your unresponsive Galaxy S9 by applying the manual override. If your Galaxy S9 or S9+ has become unresponsive or frozen then wait for at least 10 seconds. If nothing happens then try the manual override below.

Force Restart an Unresponsive/Frozen Galaxy S9 or S9+ Plus

When the phone becomes unresponsive then press the 'Volume down' and 'Power' button simultaneously for more than 7 seconds.
Release the buttons when the phone vibrates or the screen gets black.
This is it, you have successfully restarted your frozen Galaxy S9 and S9 plus.
Now you can use it normally.

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How to Start Galaxy S9 or S9 Plus in Safe Mode

Safe mode is sometimes needed to test the Android app functionalities. All downloaded apps are disabled in safe mode and only system apps are allowed to run. You can run the system apps like the phone call app, SMS app, browser app, camera app to check if they are working properly. If system apps show no errors then some other downloaded app may be causing the problem. One by one check the downloaded apps from play store. Update the apps if a new version is available. Clear the app cache when possible. To enter safe mode on your Galaxy S9 and S9+ follow the tutorial below.

If your phone is powered on then press and hold the 'Power' button. Release the button when you see 'Power off' on the screen. Tap and hold this 'Power off' button on the screen. A safe mode prompt will appear on the screen. To confirm, tap Safe mode.

Another method applies when your phone is powered off. Tap and hold the 'Power' button to switch on the phone. When the Galaxy S9 logo appears on the screen tap and hold the 'Volume down' button. Release the button when safe mode appears on the screen.

To exit the safe mode simply restart the phone by using the power button.

How to Enter in Recovery Mode on Galaxy S9 or S9 Plus

You can enter the recovery mode on your Galaxy S9 or S9+ to factory reset or hard reset. Hard reset wipes all the data stored on the phone. A hard reset should only be done when the 'OEM unlocking' option is enabled in 'Developer options'. Otherwise, factory reset protection will lock the device forever which can only be opened through the previously synced Google account but 24 hours after the hard reset. To enable OEM unlocking and know more about FRP read this article about - Factory Reset Protection.

Power off your phone. Now press and hold 'Bixby', 'Volume Up', and 'Power' button at the same time.
Release the buttons when you see the recovery menu.
Use the recovery options wisely to prevent any data loss.

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Samsung has unveiled the 9th flagship Galaxy smartphone in the Galaxy S series at MWC 2018. There would be two variants which are Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ Plus. Both these Samsung Galaxy smartphones have hardware differences, the Galaxy S9 plus being the superior. Both these smartphones run the Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box. Both these smartphones use the same chipset. The EMEA variants use Exynos 9810 Octa while the USA and China variant use Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845.

The Galaxy S9 features 4 GB RAM and the plus variant has 6 GB RAM. The storage variants come in 64/128/256 GB storage which is further expandable to 200 GB via micro SD card. One thing to note here is that none of these smartphones use a hybrid SIM slot. Which means you can either use a SIM or micro SD card in the SIM 2 slot. The USP of these smartphones will be their cameras. Samsung claims that camera of the Galaxy S9+ Plus is just like a human eye which changes the aperture according to the lighting conditions for stunning photos even in low light.

Both these Galaxy smartphones will be released to retail on March 16th, 2018. The prices start from 840 EUR.

Right now this post will tell you about the common indicator icons in Galaxy S9/S9+. These indicator icons appear in the notification panel which shows some specific information related to the phone or apps. Some indicator icons denote a caution or a problem that needs to be fixed by the user. You should know about all these indicator icons because if any of them appears in the notification panel then you can better understand it and can perform the required task. There are a total of 22 indicator icons in Galaxy S9 however if you see some new ones then don't forget to notify us. This tutorial applies to SM-G960U and SM-G965U models.

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