Tutorial how to hard reset sony xperia using Sony PC Companion. This way is easy than other ways to hard reset sony xperia device. As we know to enter recovery mode, we must unlocked the sony xperia boot loader first to enter recovery mode. You will need Sony PC Companion when you can not enter recovery mode or you can not access menu settings normally or forgot your unlock pattern. You can hard reset sony xperia using Flash Tools but this is not easy.
Step by step to use Sony PC Companion :
- Download load it from http://support.sonymobile.com/gb/tools/pc-companion/
- Install it, during installation make sure your PC connected to internet
- Run it, make sure your PC connected to internet too. This software will download some components to your pc.
Now follow this step and see the images:
Run Sony PC Companion
On the Support Zone click Start
Phone / Tablet Software Update click Start
On the Pop up click repair my phone / tablet
Read this important information carefully and the thick the agreement like the image then click Next
Read this carefully and then click Continue
In this confirmation screen thick the box and click Next to continue
Wait a moment when PC preparing computer for the software update then you will see the screen above. Read the important information and thick the box then click Continue
Read the battery information and thick the box then click Next
Now choose your device and then click Next
Follow the instructions on the screen to connect your Sony Xperia to PC
Wait a few minutes until hard resetting completed
Finish! Now disconnect the device from PC
Note: The first the phone start after perform a hard reset needs more time that usual