4 Ways to Reset Message Settings on Samsung Galaxy Phones

Fix 1. Clear Data to Reset All Settings

If you want to completely reset the Samsung message settings to their default values, you must clear the data of the Samsung Messages app. Doing so will not delete your messages but reset all the customizations you made in the Messages app to default values.

Step 1: Open Settings on your phone.

Step 2: Go to Apps > Messages.

Step 3: Tap on Storage > Clear data. A confirmation pop-up will appear. Tap on Clear to reset text message settings.

Tip: Some Samsung Galaxy phones come with Google Messages app pre-installed. If you use the Google Messages app instead of Samsung Messages, select the Google Messages app in step 2 instead of the Samsung app.

Fix 2. Reset Chat Room Background

If you’ve customized the chat room background in the Messages app, follow these steps to reset it to the default setting:

Step 1: In the Samsung Messages app, open the chat room whose chat background you want to reset to default.

Step 2: Tap on the three-dot icon and select Customize chat room.

Step 3: Tap on Reset at the top. A confirmation pop-up will appear. Tap on Reset to change the chat room’s appearance.

Step 4: If you have applied the custom background to all the chat threads, clear the data of the Messages app to reset the background of all conversations.

Tip: Check out other cool text message settings on Samsung.

Fix 3. Reset Pinned Messages

Samsung allows you to change the order of pinned messages. But if you want to reset the pinned messages to their original order, follow the steps outlined below:

Step 1: Open the Samsung Messages app on your phone.

Step 2: Tap on the three-dot icon at the top and select Reorder pinned.

Step 3: Press the Reset button at the top to revert to the default order.

Fix 4. Reset Custom Notification Sound for Individual Contacts

If you have set a custom notification sound for a contact, you can easily switch back to the original one by following the steps mentioned below:

Step 1: Open the message thread of the designated person in the Samsung Messages app.

Step 2: Tap the three-dot icon > select Notification sound.

Step 3: Select the Default notification sound option.

Tip: Learn how to set custom notification sound for different apps on Samsung Galaxy phones.