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How to Recovery Mode — Samsung Galaxy S III CDMA

Recovery ModeAndroid 4.1 (Jelly Bean)

How to Recovery Mode — Samsung Galaxy S III CDMA

⏱ ~5 min📋 5 steps

The Samsung Galaxy S III CDMA is a 2012 Android 4.1 smartphone powered by the Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus with 2GB and 16GB | 32GB internal storage. It features a 4.8", Super AMOLED, 720.0x1280.0 display and is available in Pebble blue, Marble white, Purple.

The Galaxy S III CDMA is equipped with a Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery, a 8 MP, 1080p@30fps main camera, a 9 MP, 720p@30fps front camera. The device uses a Micro-SIM configuration. It weighs 133.2 g.

Recovery Mode on the Samsung Galaxy S III CDMA is a special bootable partition that operates independently from the main Android system. It allows you to perform advanced operations including cache wipes, factory resets, and software repairs even when the phone cannot boot normally. Access it carefully as some options will erase all data.

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Used for cache wipes, factory resets, and advanced repairs.

1

Power off Samsung Galaxy S III CDMA

2

Hold Volume Up + Power for 3–5 seconds

3

Release when Samsung Recovery appears (connect to a PC via USB first if this doesn't work on models from 2021 onward)

4

Navigate with Volume Up/Down — confirm with Power

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To exit: select 'Reboot system now'

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