Reset xperia z1 compact. How to reset Sony Xperia to factory settings. Other methods for different Sony phone models

It's very easy to forget a password or pattern. This is a common problem that causes some to even run to service center. But in fact, you shouldn’t waste time looking for such a center in your city. Below are instructions for owners Sony Xperia, with which you can easily bypass the lock screen. By the way, This is what they use in service centers.

Please note that this text is intended specifically for unlocking Xperia smartphones. On devices from other manufacturers, you will have to try to bypass the blocking in other ways.

Step-by-step instruction

1. The operation begins by pressing the emergency call button. On the keyboard that appears, enter the code:
2. After entering last character will be displayed service menu. It is also called engineering. Here select “Service Tests”.
3. In the list that appears, find the “NFC” item. In it we are interested in the sub-item “NFC Diag Test”. It runs a diagnostic test. Wait for it to finish, then click on the “Home” button.

That's all, so you will find yourself on the desktop. This trick works on all Xperias. If you have new model, wherein this operation does not lead to the desired result, then try on the screen emergency calls enter the code *#*#73556673#*#* . It does not work for all smartphones; on some models it only leads to a normal reboot of the device.

Updated: If no codes work on your device, 100% will help. It puts the device into operation even from the “brick” state.

If you have any difficulties, watching this video should help. You can also write your questions or thoughts in the comment form below!

But the guy demonstrates in a video how everything is done on the XPeria Z:

Warning: This will remove ALL data on the phone (but not the MicroSD card).

To perform a hard reset, or factory reset, then there are a number of methods to try:

1) From the home screen, press Menu – Backup and reset – Factory data reset – Reset phone. It may ask for a password. Then select Erase everything

If the phone is totally unresponsive, even after a reboot, then try the following methods.

2) While the phone is turned off, press and hold the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons together. Then, while holding these, press and release the Power button(keep holding the volume buttons). The phone should turn on and a menu will appear. Press the Volume down button to navigate to the Recovery option. Press the Volume Up to select (if that doesn’t work, use the Power button to select). A yellow triangle and an Android logo will appear. Press the Volume Down and Volume Up button together and a recovery menu should appear. Use the Volume buttons to move to the Wipe data/Factory reset option and then press Power to select. Again, use the Volume Down key to choose Yes and press the Power button again to select.

3) While the phone is turned off, press and hold the Volume Down button. Then, while holding, press and release the Power button. A menu should appear. Use the Volume down key to go to Clear Storage. Use the Power button to select the option. Then when asked to confirm, press Volume Up for Yes.

4) While the phone is off, press and hold down Volume Up + Home + Power buttons at the same time. Then release the buttons when you see the Logo. Use the Volume Down button to go down and the Home or Power key to select. Choose the Wipe data/Factory reset option. Then Select Yes to delete all user data. Then choose to reboot the phone.

5) A final method is to enter the code into your phone’s dialler: *2767*3855# This method will not give you an option to reverse the process, so be careful! This method will only work if you can boot into your phone.

Sony Xperia Z1 is a smartphone from a Japanese brand that runs on Android 4.2. Here you can find the firmware, reset the settings, instructions, and also have information on how to get root rights. Moreover, you will find out full specifications your Sony Xpiria.

Root Sony Xperia Z1

How to get root for Sony Xperia Z1 see instructions below.

Below are universal programs to obtain root rights for devices on Qualcomm Snapdragon

• (need PC)
• (Root using PC)
• (popular)
• (root in one click)

If you could not obtain superuser (root) rights or the program did not appear (you can install it yourself) - ask a question in the topic. You may need to flash a custom kernel.

Characteristics

1. Standard: GSM 900/1800/1900, 3G, LTE
2. LTE bands support: Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17
3. Type: smartphone
4. Operating system: Android 4.2
5. Case type: classic
6. Design: waterproof
7. SIM card type: Micro-SIM
8. Number of SIM cards: 1
9. Weight: 170 g
10. Dimensions (WxHxT): 74x144x8.5 mm
11. Screen type: color TFT, 16.78 million colors, touch
12. Type touch screen: multi-touch, capacitive
13. Diagonal: 5 inch.
14. Image size: 1080x1920
15. Pixels per inch (PPI): 441
16. Automatic screen rotation: yes
17. Scratch-resistant glass: yes
18. Type of ringtones: polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
19. Vibration alert: yes
20. Camera: 20.70 million pixels, LED flash
21. Camera functions: autofocus, digital Zoom 8x
22. Recognition: faces, smiles
23. Video recording: yes
24. Max. video resolution: 1920x1080
25. Geo Tagging: yes
26. Front camera: yes, 2 million pixels.
27. Video playback: 3GPP, MP4
28. Audio: MP3, AAC, WAV, FM radio
29. Voice recorder: yes
30. Games: yes
31. Headphone Jack: 3.5mm
32. Video output: MHL
33. Interfaces: USB, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0
34. USB charging: yes
35. Satellite navigation: GPS/GLONASS
36. A-GPS system: yes
37. Internet access: WAP, GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, email POP/SMTP, email IMAP4, HTML
38. Synchronization with computer: yes
39. Use as a USB drive: yes
40. DLNA support: yes
41. Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974, 2200 MHz
42. Number of processor cores: 4
43. Video processor: Adreno 330
44. Built-in memory: 16 GB
45. Volume random access memory: 2 GB
46. Memory card support: microSD (TransFlash), up to 64 GB
47. Additional SMS features: text entry with dictionary
48. MMS: yes
49. Battery capacity: 3000 mAh
50. Talk time: 14 h
51. Standby time: 880 h
52. Operating time while listening to music: 110 hours
53. A2DP profile: yes
54. Sensors: light, proximity, gyroscope, compass
55. Search by book: yes
56. Exchange between SIM card and internal memory: There is
57. Organizer: alarm clock, calculator, task planner
58. Features: degree of protection - IPX5

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Firmware for Sony Xperia Z1

Official Android firmware 4.2 [stock ROM file] -
Custom Sony firmware -

Firmware Sony Xperia Z1 can be implemented in several ways. If the firmware file has not yet been uploaded here, then create a topic on the forum, in the section, specialists will help you and add the firmware. Don’t forget to write a 4-10 line review about your smartphone in the subject line, this is important. The official Sony website, unfortunately, will not help solve this problem, but we will solve it for free. This Sony model has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974, 2200 MHz on board, so there are the following flashing methods:

1. Recovery - flashing directly on the device
2. A special utility from the manufacturer, or

We recommend the first method.

What custom firmware are there?

1. CM - CyanogenMod
2. LineageOS
3. Paranoid Android
4. OmniROM
5. Temasek's

1. AICP (Android Ice Cold Project)
2. RR (Resurrection Remix)
3. MK(MoKee)
4. FlymeOS
5. Bliss
6. crDroid
7. Illusion ROMS
8. Pacman ROM

Problems and shortcomings of a Sony smartphone and how to fix them?

• If the Xperia Z1 does not turn on, for example, you see White screen, hangs on the screensaver or the notification indicator only blinks (possibly after charging).
• If stuck during update / stuck when turned on (needs flashing, 100%)
• Doesn't charge (usually hardware problems)
• Does not see the SIM card (SIM card)
• The camera does not work (mostly hardware problems)
• The sensor does not work (depends on the situation)

For all these problems, contact (you just need to create a topic), specialists will help for free. You can do it in a very simple way:

1. Settings->Backup and reset
2. Reset settings (at the very bottom)

How to reset a pattern key

How to reset graphic key, if you forgot it and now cannot unlock your Sony smartphone. On the Xperia Z1, you can remove the key or PIN in several ways. You can also remove the lock by resetting the settings; the lock code will be deleted and disabled.

1. Reset graph. blocking -
2. Password reset -

How to hard reset Sony Xperia Z1.

As we know, any digital device can sooner or later become damaged, or rather its system will stop working correctly. The same applies to Sony smartphone Xperia Z1.

To correct most errors, the Hard Reset operation is suitable. On this model it has become even easier to perform this operation, since the manufacturers have provided a special button for a complete reset.

"Magic Button"

But it is worth remembering that such a reset entails complete removal their memory data.

Not everyone Sony models Xperia have a similar button. It can be found on the Xperia Z Ultra, Xperia ZL and Xperia SP models and of course the Sony Xperia Z1. Thanks to this, there is no need to do any complex manipulations with system menu. All you have to do is press this button.

The small red key is located near the SIM card slot. Just press it for a few seconds. You can't do this with your finger, but you can use something like a pencil. Wait for vibration and lower the button. After this, the reboot will begin.

Also remember not to poke it with sharp objects or press the button too hard. This may damage the functionality of the button in the future.

Hard reset using a computer

Resetting your smartphone using buttons is a necessary measure due to accumulated bugs and full smartphone memory. This measure is considered an extreme measure and is not used to revive a frozen device.

To revive a frozen device:

First of all, I would like to note that Sony Xperia smartphones (quite a lot of models) have an emergency reset button, it is located in the SD card slot.

To emergency reboot your device:

1. Turn off your smartphone. Open the memory card slot.
2. There is a small metallic colored button in the corner. Take a toothpick or similar pointed object and hold it for 3-5 seconds.
3. Now you can turn on the phone; it will reboot, even if you didn’t want to turn on before.

However, if you have a number of problems, forgetting your password, clogged memory, suspected viruses, or just to sell or give your parents a smartphone, you will need to completely reset your Sony Xperia smartphone to its out-of-the-box state.

Sony Xperia reset to factory settings using buttons

There are many ways to hard reset your Sony Xperia, but the most convenient ones are using buttons.

Let us remind you that before resetting, you need to transfer all valuable data from your smartphone to the memory card, and also copy phone book to the SIM card, otherwise everything will be permanently erased.

• Majority Xperia models can be reset using the buttons after turning off the device.
• Press and hold the volume “+” and lock buttons at the same time, after a few seconds the logo will appear on the smartphone monitor.
• Release the lock button and hold the sound key “-“. After 3-5 seconds, press and hold the lock button until the Sony icon appears on the screen, and after a couple of seconds the Android icon appears. Now release the buttons.
• Press the camera key - a list of possible actions in “system restore” will appear.
• Using the “-” sound button, select the sub-item on the screen: Wipe data/factory reset - confirm with the power key.

• A menu will appear, in it, using the volume button, select: Yes - delete all user data - press confirmation with the start key.
• Next, a new menu will be displayed, in it, use the sound button to go down to the item: Wipe cache partition - then press the start button to confirm the choice.
• We mark the next selection item: Reboot system now, and click confirm actions.
• The smartphone will reboot for a while and then turn on as if in zero store mode. Reset buttons Sony Xperia completed.

There is another original way to reset the settings on Sony Xperia. When a smartphone does not allow you to get into the recovery menu without a password, and suppose you forgot it.

• ⦁ We enter the password six times, a warning will appear on the screen that 6 incorrect entries were made and with the next 24 unsuccessful attempts the smartphone will be reset to factory settings.
• After 30 attempts to enter an incorrect password, the phone will begin to reboot, reset all settings and reset the data, bringing the Sony Xperia to its initial state.