Hard Reset Sony Xperia - what does it mean? The phrase “Hard reset” should be understood as a complete reboot of a smartphone or tablet running a particular operating system. Literally, by the way, these two words are translated from English in this way - “hard setting” or “hard restart”. Today we'll talk about how to make a Hard Reset Sony Xperia (on smartphones from other companies, a similar operation is carried out in a similar way).
Hard Reset Sony Xperia. Introduction to the operating system of the Android family
Flagships, as well as conventional devices manufactured by the Japanese company in the Sony Xperia product line, operate on the basis of the corresponding OS using their own developed user interface. Due to this feature, Hard Reset Sony Xperia may have some differences in the process of carrying out a similar operation from other devices with a different userinterface. Differences may also be due to a different version of the operating system.
How to Hard Reset a Sony Xperia
First of all, each user must clearly understand that he conducts all operations at his own peril and risk. The probability that with a “hard reset” the device will turn into an unnecessary and useless, in general, piece of metal and plastic, of course, is very, very small. However, a certain percentage of it still exists. But the risk of losing the functionality of the device plays a far from the most important role here. There are other issues that come to the fore. One of them is the retention of personal information and data.
What is a “Hard Reset”?
This is a reset of all smartphone settings straight to factory settings. In other words, turning on your device after this operation, you will see everything as it was when you bought it. Standard background, standard icon layout, brightness settings, volume settings and everything else - all this will be waiting for you after the “hard reset” operation of absolutely any device. It becomes impossible to save personal data, such as media files, for example. After a hard reset, you will have to reinstall third-party apps and update built-in apps.
Step by step instructions for users
First of all, before conducting a “Hard Reset“, take care of the safety of information. This means that you need to either create a backup copy of it, ormove multimedia files to the appropriate directories on a personal computer or laptop. Or a tablet computer. If you saved the information (or it does not have sufficient importance), then you can proceed to the reset process itself. To do this, turn off the device using the power control button. When the screen goes blank, hold down three keys at once. These are the power, menu and volume down buttons. This combination should be held for ten seconds. After that, the device is activated with the menu displayed on the screen. There we select the Reboot item, wait for the operation to complete and start using the device with the “thrown” to the factory settings.
