How To Fix Samsung Downloading Do Not Turn Off Target Issue

tayiba
Jul 15, 2022

The “downloading do not turn off target” issue is faced by many Samsung users. It usually occurs when the phone reboots after accessing the recovery by pressing the wrong button to access the recovery mode, you could face this error. This can also occur due to software glitches but this error usually occurs in downloading mode.

The most common causes of Samsung downloading do not turn off target involves inaccurate key combinations to access the recovery mode, software glitch, messing up sensitive files of the device to the extent that it can’t boot up, corrupted internal partition, or corrupted internal partition

If you are looking for an immediate solution to fix Samsung downloading do not turn off the target issue then we have given all the possible fixes that you can apply by yourself easily and quickly.

How To Fix Samsung Downloading Do Not Turn Off Target Issue?

You don’t need to apply them all at once, just try your way one by one and see which fix best suits you.

Fix 1. Exit the download mode

This fix should solve the Samsung S7, S6, S5, and S4 models problems. You can apply this by following the below steps.

Make sure you’re on the screen with “Downloading… Do not turn off target“
Press and hold the Power button + Home button + Volume Down button. It’s important to press them at the same time
Keep them pressed until the screen goes black, then release all buttons
If your device doesn’t automatically reboot, press the power button yours

Ensure that the downloading does not turn off the target issue still occurs after you exit the download mode.

Fix 2. Perform a Soft Reset

Sometimes the stored data in the phone becomes corrupted and can cause this problem. So you need to restart the phone which will remove corrupt temporary data and also reset the phone connected to the network.

Press and hold the Power and Volume down key for up to 45 seconds.
Wait as the device restarts.

Fix 3. Start the Phone in Safe Mode

Applying this fix can only allow the pre-installed app to run in this mode and disallow the newly downloaded app which may cause this issue.

Here’s how you can apply this fix:

Turn the device off.
Press and hold the Power key past the model name screen appearing on the screen
When SAMSUNG appears on the screen, release the Power key
Immediately after releasing the Power key, press and hold the Volume down key
Continue to hold the Volume down key until the device finishes restarting
When Safe mode appears in the bottom left corner of the screen, release the Volume down key

In case the issue mitigates then it means that this occurred by a recently downloaded app. Find out the app and uninstall it.

Fix 4. Wipe the Cache Partition

This problem may occur due to a firmware glitch. In order to eliminate this cause you need to wipe the cache partition of the phone from the recovery mode.

Turn off the phone
Press and hold the Volume Up key and the Home key, then press and hold the Power key
When the device logo screen displays, release only the Power key

When the Android logo displays, release all keys (‘Installing system update’ will show for about 30 – 60 seconds before showing the Android system recovery menu options)
Press the Volume down key several times key to highlight the wipe cache partition
Press the Power key to select
Press the Volume down button to highlight yes and press the Power key to select
When the wipe cache partition is complete, the Reboot system now is highlighted.
Press the Power key to restart the Samsung Galaxy device

Fix 5. Perform a factory reset

If the above fixes fail to fix the problem you need to perform a factory reset. This may delete your phone data so you need to back up your data.

Turn off the phone
Press and hold the Volume Up key and the Home key, then press and hold the Power key
When the device logo screen displays, release only the Power key
When the Android logo displays, release all keys (‘Installing system update’ will show for about 30 – 60 seconds before showing the Android system recovery menu options)
Press the Volume down key several times key to highlight ‘wipe data/factory reset.
Press the Power button to select
Press the Volume down key until ‘Yes — delete all user data is highlighted.
Press the Power button to select and start the master reset
When the master reset is complete, the ‘Reboot system now is highlighted.
Press the Power key to restart the device
With no apps installed on the phone, try to check if the issue still occurs.

Fix 6. Repair Android System

In order to mitigate this issue you need to install the software and once it finishes, then follow the below steps for system repair

Launch the UltFone Android system repair tool and connect your phone to the system. Check that the USB debugging option is enabled on your phone and click on the “Repair Android System” function. Start the process by hitting the “Repair Now” button
The software will prompt you to enter the device information. Check the device info carefully; otherwise, you’ll risk bricking your phone
With the device info, UltFone software will start downloading the firmware package
Then, when the firmware is ready, hit the Repair Now button. Before the repair starts, you’ll be instructed to manually enter into download mode
Finally, this program starts repairing Android to fix Downloading Do Not Turn OFF Target On Android. The whole process takes a few minutes. Your device will reboot to a normal state after repairing
The software will notify you when the repair finishes, and your device will reboot. If not, you can restart it manually as well.