Having problem with your SONY mobile. Here is generic tutorial on how to unlock or hard reset SONY Android mobile phone. T hese are common unlock and reset methods. To hard reset specific SONY smartphone model, select model from list below and check details.
Table of ContentList of SONY Mobile Models
- Sony T2 Ultra Dual
- Sony Xperia 10
- Sony Xperia 10 II
- Sony Xperia 10 Plus
- Sony Xperia 1
- Sony Xperia 1 II
- Sony Xperia 5
- Sony Xperia A2
- Sony Xperia A4 SO-04G
- Sony Xperia Ace
- Sony Xperia Acro HD SO-03D
- Sony Xperia Acro S
- Sony Xperia A
- Sony Xperia AX SO-01E
- Sony Xperia C3 Dual SIM
- Sony Xperia C3
- Sony Xperia C4
- Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual
- Sony Xperia C5 Ultra
- Sony Xperia C
- Sony Xperia E1
- Sony Xperia E3
- Sony Xperia E4g
- Sony Xperia E4
- Sony Xperia E
- Sony Xperia go
- Sony Xperia GX
- Sony Xperia ion
- Sony Xperia J1 Compact
- Sony Xperia J
- Sony Xperia L1
- Sony Xperia L2
- Sony Xperia L3
- Sony Xperia L4
- Sony Xperia L
- Sony Xperia M2 Aqua
- Sony Xperia M2 Dual
- Sony Xperia M2 LTE
- Sony Xperia M2
- Sony Xperia M2 S50h
- Sony Xperia M4 Aqua Dual
- Sony Xperia M4 Aqua E2303
- Sony Xperia M4 Aqua
- Sony Xperia M5
- Sony Xperia M Dual
- Sony Xperia miro
- Sony Xperia M
- Sony Xperia Neo L
- Sony Xperia NX SO-02D
- Sony Xperia P
- Sony Xperia R1 Dual
- Sony Xperia R1 Plus
- Sony Xperia SL
- Sony Xperia sola
- Sony Xperia SP LTE
- Sony Xperia SP
- Sony Xperia S
- Sony Xperia SX
- Sony Xperia T2 Ultra dual
- Sony Xperia T2 Ultra
- Sony Xperia T3 LTE
- Sony Xperia T3
- Sony Xperia Tablet S
- Sony Xperia Tablet Z SO-03E
- Sony Xperia Tablet Z WiFi
- Sony Xperia T HSPA
- Sony Xperia tipo
- Sony Xperia T LTE
- Sony Xperia TX
- Sony Xperia UL
- Sony Xperia U
- Sony Xperia V
- Sony Xperia XA1 Plus
- Sony Xperia XA1
- Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra
- Sony Xperia XA2 Plus
- Sony Xperia XA2
- Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra
- Sony Xperia X Dual
- Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact
- Sony Xperia XZ1
- Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact
- Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium
- Sony Xperia XZ2
- Sony Xperia XZ3
- Sony Xperia XZ Premium
- Sony Xperia XZ
- Sony Xperia XZs
- Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
- Sony Xperia Z1f SO-02F
- Sony Xperia Z1
- Sony Xperia Z1s
- Sony Xperia Z2a
- Sony Xperia Z2
- Sony Xperia Z2 SO-03F
- Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet HSPA+
- Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet LTE
- Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet
- Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
- Sony Xperia Z3 L55t
- Sony Xperia Z3 L55u
- Sony xperia z3 plus
- Sony Xperia Z3
- Sony Xperia Z3+
- Sony Xperia Z3 SO-01G
- Sony Xperia Z3 SOL26
- Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact
- Sony Xperia Z3v
- Sony Xperia Z4
- Sony Xperia Z4 SoftBank
- Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet
- Sony Xperia Z4v
- Sony Xperia Z5 Compact
- Sony Xperia Z5 Dual
- Sony Xperia Z5 Premium
- Sony Xperia Z5
- Sony Xperia Z5 SO-01H
- Sony Xperia ZL2
- Sony Xperia ZL
- Sony Xperia Z
- Sony Xperia ZR LTE
- Sony Xperia ZR
- Sony Xperia Z Ultra C6802
- Sony Xperia Z Ultra
- Sony Xperia Z Ultra WiFi
Hard reset wipes out all the data on mobile phone. Following data is completely deleted on hard reset.
- Settings
- System Data
- App data
- Downloaded Apps
- SMS
- Music
- Pictures
- Videos
- WhatsApp Data
- Call Records
- Network Settings
Hard reset fixes many problems like slow mobile phone, frequest restart, virus infection, frequent hanging or freezing, memory usage etc.
Hard Reset
- Power off SONY mobile using Power button.
- After SONY smartphone is switched off, press Power and Volume Up button together and hold them.
- After few seconds, phone will boot and you will see SONY or Android logo.
- When you see boot options, release all the buttons at that time.
- Navigate to wipe data/factory reset option using Volume buttons.
- Press Power button to confirm it.
- You will see Yes and No option on screen to wipe all the data. Select Yes using Volume button and press on Power
- button to confirm it.
- Next you will get option to reboot system. Select Reboot System Now option using Volume buttons and press on Power button.
- This will reboot phone and complete hard reset of SONY mobile.
Factory Reset
If your SONY smartphone is properly responding to its display screen then attempt this method. This method is much preferred.
Step 1
Firstly go the Home screen of your SONY, and there select the Menu icon.
Step 2
In the Menu option, select the Settings icon.
Step 3
Next, in the Settings option, select the Privacy icon.
Step 4
Now, under the above selected option, touch the Factory Data Reset icon.
Step 5
There select the Reset Phone option.
Step 6
Finally, touch and select the Erase Everything option to wipe off all of the data and all the information from your phone memory.
Step 7
After the completion of this process, SONY will reboot to finish the reset process.
Reset SONY Mobile using Google Find My Device
There is an option to reset SONY phone using Google Find My Device service. This is useful when you have lost your phone and want to reset phone from remote place.
Here is instructions to reset device remotely.
- Open Google Find My Device service in a browser.
- If you are not logged into Google, you will be asked to login. Login using your Google username and password.
- After logging in you will see three options such as Play Sound, Secure Device and Erase Device.
- Click on Erase Device option.
- Now you will see Erase All Data option.
- Now select Erase option and click on it.
- This will wipe all data on SONY mobile remotely.