System & Reset

How to Turn Off Safe Mode on Android

Stuck in Safe Mode? Here are the four ways to get back to normal mode.

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Safe Mode is temporary, but sometimes a phone seems stuck in it. In almost every case a clean restart solves it; when it doesn't, a stuck volume button is the classic hidden cause.

  1. 1Restart normally: hold Power → Restart.
  2. 2If it returns to Safe Mode, power off completely, wait 30 seconds, and power on.
  3. 3Check the volume-down button, a jammed button (or a tight case pressing it) re-triggers Safe Mode at boot.
  4. 4Pull down the notification shade: some phones show a 'Safe mode is on' notification you can tap to disable.
  5. 5Last resort: back up and factory reset.

Tip: If Safe Mode keeps returning by itself, an app crashing at startup may be forcing it, uninstall the most recent apps.