How to Factory Data Reset my Watch Active 2?

[userEFo0erLaEG]

I need help connecting my Galaxy watch active 2. I let someone else use it and now I getting an connecting error. How can I reset to factory 

[userEFo0erLaEG]

Galaxy watch Active 2

[userEFo0erLaEG]

How do I reset watch

[cwinkler]

I think you can do this through the Wear app on your phone. Here's a link to a Samsung article that gives lots of options ... Perform a reset on your Samsung smart watch

[userEFo0erLaEG]

The link isn't showing

[cwinkler]

Sorry Copied and pasted link. Just do a search online for factory reset watch2. Here's link to YouTube video instead. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bk3ApioKrKo

[userEFo0erLaEG]

The setting isn't allows me to choose it

[XFWH]

Just plo it off

[realaud]

What kind of connecting error?

[z5lar]

To reset your Galaxy Watch Active 2 to factory settings, follow these steps:

### Using the Watch Settings

1. **Wake Up the Watch**: Press the Home button (Power button) to wake up the watch.
2. **Open Settings**:
- Swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Quick Settings panel.
- Tap the **Settings** icon (gear icon).
3. **General**: Scroll down and tap on **General**.
4. **Reset**:
- Scroll down and tap on **Reset**.
- Confirm by tapping **Reset** again.

### Using the Galaxy Wearable App

1. **Open Galaxy Wearable App**: Open the Galaxy Wearable app on your paired smartphone.
2. **Connect to Watch**: Ensure your watch is connected to the app. If it’s not connected, try to reconnect it first.
3. **Reset Watch**:
- In the app, tap on **Watch settings** or **About watch** (depending on your app version).
- Tap on **Reset** and confirm the reset.

### Hard Reset (if the watch is not responsive)

1. **Power Off the Watch**: If the watch is still responsive, turn it off by holding the Home button until the options menu appears, then tap on **Power off**.
2. **Enter Recovery Mode**:
- Press and hold the Home button until you see "Rebooting..." on the screen.
- Quickly press the Home button repeatedly until the "Recovery" menu appears.
3. **Factory Reset**:
- Use the Home button to scroll to **Wipe data/factory reset**.
- Press and hold the Home button to select it.
- Use the Home button again to scroll to **Yes**, then press and hold the Home button to confirm.

After the reset is complete, your Galaxy Watch Active 2 will restart and you can set it up as a new device.