How to Hard Reset Sony Xperia Phones

In this guide check out how to hard Reset Sony Xperia Phones.

Hard reset also is known as the Factory reset, this option is used only when you are having any problem with your device software like Phone become slow, bugs & lags, and many other situations which need to be solved as soon as possible.

Hard Reset Sony Xperia Phones

Using hard reset function you will wipe out all your device data which you have installed after you purchased the device. so, by making a hard reset you are actually restoring your Z5 back to its initial state. That’s why, you can fix problems like boot loops, lags, bugs, force close errors, battery drain, heating problems, screen freeze, total blackouts and more. This can be also called as Factory reset Sony Xperia phones.

There are few methods discussed below for how to Hard reset Xperia Z5, Z5 Compact, Z5 Premium. Follow this steps carefully.

Procedure to Hard Reset Xperia Phones:

Method 1:

1. Power on your device.
2. Go to Settings on your device.
3. In Settings go to Backup & Reset.
4. Now choose Factory Data Reset in Backup & Reset.
5. Select the Reset Phone option.
6. Click on Erase Everything and agree to the terms.
7. Wait while the factory reset process is automatically completed.

Method 2:

1. Install the Xperia Z5 USB drivers and the Sony Flastool software on your PC you get it from Sony’s official website.
2. Switch off the Phone.
3. Reboot the device by Pressing and holding Volume Down and while doing that connect your device to computer via USB cable.
4. Enter into recovery mode.
5. From recovery menu select “wipe data factory reset”.
6. Choose “wipe cache partition”.
7. After completing the process select “reboot system now” from the Recovery menu.

Method 3:

1. Download and install PC Companion on your computer from Sony website and Open it.
2. In main interface screen choose “Support Zone New” and select “Start”.
3. In the new window select “Phone / Tablet Software Update”, and click “Start”.
4. Select “repair my phone / tablet”.
5. Wait a few seconds till the software initiate the selected process.
6. Now, select the model of your device.
7. When prompted, connect your Xperia Z5 with your computer.
8. Now follow the on-screen instruction to complete the process.

Method 4:

1. Power on your device.
2. Launch the phone Dialer app.
3. Type *#*#7378423#*#*.
4. A menu will be displayed select Customization Settings and then Reset customization.
5. Agree with the terms and conditions by clicking on Reset customization and reboot.
6. The process will now complete wait till it does.

Also Read:

Backup Sony Xperia

Compatibility

Works great on all the Sony Xperia phones

This how you can achieve Sony Xperia Hard Reset your device by using any of this method which is comfortable for you.