You can turn off Safe Mode on Android by simply restarting your phone.
You can also exit Safe Mode through the notification panel, but this doesn’t work on all phones.
While in Safe Mode, you can troubleshoot apps by clearing their cache and data or uninstalling them.
Android devices are immensely customizable, but it can be easy to run into errors or buggy applications.
The easiest way to rule out if the issues you’re experiencing are from third-party apps is to block them from operating by putting the phone in Safe Mode.
You can put an Android device into Safe Mode by holding down its power button, then pressing and holding the Power off button until the Safe Mode button appears.
Once you tap it, your phone will switch off and then boot into Safe Mode.Putting your Android into Safe Mode is easy — but how do you get out of Safe Mode?
Here’s a step-by-step-guide on how to turn off Safe Mode on an Android phone or tablet.
How to troubleshoot apps from Safe Mode
While you’re in Safe Mode, though, you should take care of any app causing problems on your phone. There are a couple things you can try.
Wipe the app’s cache
If an app is causing problems due to a corrupted or overloaded cache, clearing the Android device’s cache is the best way to solve the problem.
1. Open the Settings app on your Android device.
2. Scroll down and tap Apps.
Select “Apps” in the Android Settings app.
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3. Tap on the troublesome app to select it.
4. Tap Storage.
Choose the troublesome app’s storage settings.
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5. Tap Clear Cache in the bottom right corner.
Clear the cache.
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Delete the app’s storage
If clearing the cache doesn’t work, then deleting its data might help in case that’s also contributing to the app misbehavior.
1. Open the Settings app on your Android device.
2. Scroll down and tap Apps.
Choose “Apps” in the Android’s settings.
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3. Tap on the troublesome app to select it.
4. Tap Storage.
Go to the app’s storage settings.
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5. Tap Clear data in the bottom left corner.
Tap “Clear data.”
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Quick tip: You can also delete an app’s data and cache at once by tapping and holding its icon on the home screen or in the app draw and selecting Disable.
Uninstall the app
If all else fails, then the only option is to remove the app from your Android phone.
1. Tap and hold the app’s icon on the home screen or in the app drawer.
2. In the menu that shows up, tap Uninstall.
3. You’ll see a prompt asking to confirm your decision to uninstall the app. Tap OK.
How to turn off Safe Mode on an Android
The easiest way to turn off Safe Mode is to simply restart your device. You can turn off your device in Safe Mode just like you can in normal mode — just press and hold the power button until a power icon appears on the screen, and tap it.
The normal power menu should still appear in Safe Mode.
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When it turns back on, it should be in normal mode again.
The other way to exit Safe Mode is to swipe down from the top of the screen to reveal the notification panel, and it will have a tab reading Safe mode is on – Tap here to turn Safe mode off.
Turning off Safe Mode can be as easy as tapping one notification.
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Tap on said tab, and the phone will restart in its normal mode.
This isn’t available on every Android device, but many of the most popular brands allow you to disable Safe Mode in this way.
Quick tip: If there’s a bug that keeps forcing you into Safe Mode no matter what you do, try resetting your Android to the factory default settings.