How to reset and restore data to factory mode on the Sony Xperia Z

hard reset sony xperia z

Are you looking for how to Hard Reset Sony Xperia Z? As we mentioned before, the Xperia Z did very well on the sales charts. Possibly many of you already have it in your hands and therefore, in this guide for android, we are going to learn how to do the reboot and reset to factory mode el Sony Xperia Z.

We explain below, several resources in the event of a possible problem that arises in the mobile phone and that does not allow us to recover its normal operation.

How to reset and restore data to factory mode on the Sony Xperia Z, Hard Reset

The called action Hard reset or hard reset, we will do it only when we have no other solution to the problem we have. This can happen as a result of some badly installed or uninstalled application, because let's not remember the unlock pattern or the password of the telephone. That is, any circumstance that blocks the mobile and does not respond.

Remember that the Hard reset will erase all mobile data, so before doing it, if possible, it is essential to carry out a copy de fullfilment of security requirements of all our data, documents, contacts, messages, files, tones, etc. This is for Sony phones as well as other brands.

How to unlock a Sony Xperia Z, with errors or locked by pattern, PIN or password

El first step What should we do if the device freezes or does not respond, remove the SIM card and on the home screen, press:

  1. Menu and select Settings → Backup and reset → Factory data reset → Reset phone → Erase everything.
  2. The phone will notify us that If at this moment we press ACCEPT, all the data on the phone will be erased.

If this doesn't work try this second step.

In this model, Sony has quite clearly simplified the total reset of the phone if the most standard option, the previous one, through the terminal's own menu, does not respond.

Just hold down the button de on off of the smartphone during 10 a 15 seconds. This action will cause the normal reset of the device.

Please note that you will not be able to undo this process and all data on your phone will be erased, so be careful! Was this guide useful to you? Have you had to Hard reset the Sony Xperia Z? Tell us about your experience in a comment at the bottom of the page.


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  1.   Manuel Mendez Toyos said

    Not working
    It doesn't work don't do it.

  2.   lianny mcd said

    mcd
    [quote name=”Didier_hg”]Well in my previous comment I want to clarify that option one is impossible since the mobile battery is internal and with the protection against water the battery cannot be removed, I am not saying that this option is wrong but I think it should be pointed out that neither in the manual does it show how to remove the battery.[/quote]
    even more so when the actions are less conbentional

  3.   victor calderon said

    problem with my mobile
    I have already tried all the methods but I still cannot restore my cell phone, what else can I do, thanks and I will wait for your suggestions

  4.   yoshay said

    RE: How to reset and restore data to factory mode on the Sony Xperia Z
    Hello, none of the options work for my Xperia Z.
    The first: You need the password to be able to restore as factory.
    LA second: Nothing happens when you press the button for 10 to 15 seconds
    Help me is that I do not have a password and neither does the Gmail account of the old owner.

  5.   irmaramos said

    Sony Experia Z turned off and locked
    Hello, it's been several days since my mobile turned off and when I try to turn it on the son screen appears and from there it no longer gives me an option, nor does the home screen appear to be able to put the pin or anything. And I also tried to do the Hard Reset and there was no way.
    I beg you if you can help me, you would do me a huge favor,

    Thanks in advance

  6.   Mario santiago said

    X
    I don't know what I did because the cell phone is locked and I can't access anything, I don't have the password, how do I unlock it

  7.   Angie Bermudez said

    Help
    Hello, I have an xperia z3 and when I go to restore it, it asks for a password. could you please help me

  8.   Xperia Z said

    it doesn't work for me
    Hello, none of the options work for my Xperia Z.
    The first: You need the password to be able to restore as factory.
    The second: Nothing happens when you press the button for 10 to 15 seconds :/

  9.   Rocio1910 said

    Xperia Dead
    Hello, your article has not been of much use to me since what happens to it is that even when it is 100% charged, I turn it on and it does not go beyond the sony xperia screen. I have sometimes managed to get to the pattern but it would not let me put it on since it would turn off right away. At first it only worked plugged into the light, now not even that. Then I tried to remove the sim and the sd and it worked but I put it on and it didn't work anymore but now not even that. I don't know what it is... can you help me??

  10.   Noelia belen speedy said

    I want to unlock my cell phone
    I want to unlock my cell phone how to unlock a sony xperia ce0682 cell phone I forgot the pattern and I don't remember how to recover my cell phone.

  11.   carla miranda said

    sony z
    Does all these steps help to remove the safe mode of the cell phone?

  12.   Roy Javier Villanueva said

    Pirated
    Hello, I have a pirated xperia z1 compact, I would like to know how to depirate it. Is it just doing a factory data reset or do I have to do something?

  13.   samuel jarquin said

    xperia z2
    I forgot the unlock pattern of my xpeira z2 and my password is not accepted by the mail and I tried typing *#*#7378423#*#* and it doesn't work I pressed the volume buttons + the power button and nothing I can do

  14.   john citi said

    xperia zl
    Hello my phone froze from one moment to another and I can not unfreeze it I read many forums of guys but none of them work there is a way to enter recovery mode with the buttons only the truth I do not understand help please

  15.   dena said

    I forgot my code
    I put a code and I forgot I would like to know how to reset any of the options. Serve the first xq more difficult to enter. A menu and the second xq does not pass nd when I press the button

  16.   android said

    RE: How to reset and restore data to factory mode on the Sony Xperia Z
    [quote name=”Jose Serrano”]How can I reset the sony xperia Z, with the lock code on.[/quote]
    By buttons.

  17.   Joseph Serrano said

    pattern unlock
    How can I reset the sony xperia Z, with the lock code set.

  18.   john faber said

    I want to put a Sony Xperia z to the factory point
    Hello, I have found a Sony Xperia z and I want it ready to be manufactured as I do it
    Thanks and best regards

  19.   roy said

    the second option does not work for me
    Hello, the second option does not work for me and the first one I cannot do because it does not let me access the settings menu, how can I reset my phone? Is there an option, thanks

  20.   butter said

    RE: How to reset and restore data to factory mode on the Sony Xperia Z
    [quote name=”carloz”]nc k ize with my cell phone I want to take pictures but I get a stopped camera nc what to do[/quote]
    Try resetting to factory mode.

  21.   butter said

    RE: How to reset and restore data to factory mode on the Sony Xperia Z
    [quote name=”Maria Guadalupe”]I have an Orange Xperia Z and I want to unlock it. Can I reset it to remove everything I have from Orange? I hope your help. Thank you.[/quote]
    Orange is not deleted.

  22.   butter said

    RE: How to reset and restore data to factory mode on the Sony Xperia Z
    [quote name=”lion”]If I restart it it will erase the update from android 4.3 to the previous one which was android 4.2[/quote]
    No, 4.3 stays

  23.   liliata said

    My phone doesn't work
    I'm sorry, what happens is that my cell phone is blocked, it asks me for a code when I turn it on to be able to use it.

  24.   leo said

    downgrade android system
    If I restart it, it will erase the update from android 4.3 to the previous one that was android 4.2

  25.   gaizka19999 said

    unlock
    and tried with the second option but it has not been reset

  26.   Maria Guadalupe said

    resetear
    I have an Xperia Z from Orange and I want to unlock it. Can I reset it to remove everything I have from Orange? I hope your help. Thanks.

  27.   carloz said

    xk he doesn't want to shoot the camera
    nc k ize with my cell phone I want to take photos but I get a stopped camera nc what to do

  28.   May said

    blocked by macaffe
    [quote name=”Didier_hg”]:oops: I have tried the third step, which is to press and hold the on/off button of the Smartphone for 10 to 15 seconds, but it has not worked for me, my mobile has been caught with the macafee and It does not allow me to pass the lock screen and I do not know if pressing the button is while the mobile is off, on, restarting or at what point since while it is on, I ask for some confirmation, I cannot do it since the ·$% &&&/»·$» of macaffe application won't let me do anything :cry:[/quote]
    Hello, I have the same problem, have you found a solution?

  29.   butter said

    Thank you
    [quote name=”Didier_hg”]Well in my previous comment I want to clarify that option one is impossible since the mobile battery is internal and with the protection against water the battery cannot be removed, I am not saying that this option is wrong but I think it should be pointed out that neither in the manual does it show how to remove the battery.[/quote]

    Hello, thanks for the data, error in the manual, we corrected it in the article.

  30.   Didier_hg said

    Point out that in the Xperia Z the battery cannot be removed
    Well in my previous comment I want to clarify that option one is impossible since the mobile battery is internal and with the protection against water the battery cannot be removed, I am not saying that this option is wrong but I think it should be pointed out that neither The manual shows how to remove the battery.

  31.   Didier_hg said

    I don't have any of the options
    😳 I have tried the third step, which is to press and hold the on/off button of the Smartphone for 10 to 15 seconds, but it has not worked for me, my mobile has been caught with the macafee and it does not allow me to get past the lock screen and I don't know if pressing the button is while the mobile is off, on, restarting or at what point since while it's on, I ask for some confirmation, I can't do it because the Macaffe application ·$%&&&/»·$» won't let me do anything 😥

  32.   Edgar1993 said

    THIRD STEP
    I have tried the third step because I don't remember the pattern or the google gmail :/ so thank you but we will have to keep looking vv'