Picture of the TracFone Samsung Galaxy J7 Sky Pro phone, showing its -Power Options- screen, with the -Restart- button highlighted.

How to Restart Samsung Galaxy J7 Phone

In this piece, we run though how to restart TracFone Samsung Galaxy J7 Sky Pro Android phone. You might do this to fix strange behaviors on this smart phone, or to answer the weekly prompts to restart it to maintain reliable operation.  There’s no physical Restart button on the Sky Pro. So restarting it is a bit more rigorous than simply pressing a button, but not much more so. It’s easy.  Here’s how to do it.

How to Restart Samsung Galaxy J7 Phone

1. Find the Sky Pro’s   Power / Wake   Button

Locate the   Power / Wake   button on the J7, as highlighted by the green arrow in the next picture. It’s on this Galaxy’s top right edge.

How to install SD card in Samsung Galaxy J7 Tracfone. Picture of the Samsung Galaxy J7 Sky Pro smart phone, right side view, showing Power-Wake-Sleep button highlighted.
Samsung Galaxy J7 Sky Pro smart phone, right side view, showing Power-Wake-Sleep button highlighted.

2. Press and Hold   Power / Wake   Button Until the   Power Options   Screen Appears

This   Power Options   screen comes up as shown next.

Picture of the phone's -Power Options- screen, with the -Restart- button highlighted. How to Restart Samsung Galaxy J7.
Showing the phone’s -Power Options- screen, with the -Restart- button highlighted.

3. Touch the Onscreen   Restart  Button

Next, tap the    Restart   button on the screen, shown in the last picture.

Then, the   Restart Confirmation   screen comes up, as shown next.

Showing the phone's -Restart Confirmation- screen, with the -Restart- button highlighted.
Showing the phone’s -Restart Confirmation- screen, with the -Restart- button highlighted.

4. Again, Tap the Onscreen  Restart   Button to Continue with How to Restart Samsung Galaxy J7

Finally, tap the large, green   Restart   button on the screen, as pointed at by the green arrow in the last picture.





The phone then begins restarting, as shown next.  First, it appears to power down.  But when the screen finally goes dark, the phone turns itself back on again.

Picture of the phone's -Powering Down- screen. How to Restart Samsung Galaxy J7.
The phone’s -Powering Down- screen.

After several seconds, the J7 completely shuts down. It’s screen then goes totally dark, as shown next.

Front view of the phone, powered off.
Front view of the phone, powered off.

Then, the phone begins a new start-up, as shown next.

Picture of the phone, powering up, displaying its introduction screen. How to Restart Samsung Galaxy J7.
The phone, powering up, displaying its introduction screen.

Then, the Galaxy J7 displays the Samsung logo screen as its firmware is loaded.  Shown next.

Picture of the smart phone, displaying its logo screen while powering on.
The smart phone, displaying its logo screen while powering on.

Then, the blue TracFone logo screen appears while the software related to the TracFone service loads.

Showing the phone's -Powering Down- screen.
Showing the phone’s -Powering Down- screen.

Finally, the J7’s lock screen appears, as captured in the next screenshot.

Picture of the phone's lock screen after restart. How to Restart Samsung Galaxy J7.
Showing the phone’s lock screen after restart.

5. Done with How to Restart the Samsung Galaxy J7 Smart Phone !

If your J7 phone’s lock or home screen appeared, as ours did in the last picture, then you successfully restarted your Samsung Galaxy J7 Sky Pro TracFone.

Related Posts to How to Restart Samsung Galaxy J7 Tracfone

  1. How to Restart Echo Dot Smart Speaker
  2. Restarting Chromecast Audio
  3. How to Restart Amazon Echo Dot 3rd Generation
  4. Restarting Charge 4 Bluetooth Speaker
  5. How to Restart Echo Dot 3rd Generation

Other Posts About the Samsung Galaxy J7 Tracfone

  1. Unboxing the Samsung Galaxy J7 Sky Pro TracFone Smart Phone
  2. TracFone Samsung Galaxy J7 Sky Pro Picture Gallery
  3. How to Install SD Card in Samsung Galaxy J7 TracFone Sky Pro Smart Phone




References for How to Restart Samsung Galaxy J7 Tracfone

  1. Galaxy J7 TracFone Sky Pro Phone Official Product Page on Samsung.com
  2. Samsung Galaxy J7 Sky Pro Mobile Phone on TracFone.com

Revision History

  • 2019-04-09: Added tags.
  • 2019-03-19: Improved key phrase targeting.
  • 2018-06-01: First published.