I want to perform a HARD RESET on my Z3 compact.
I wanna perform hard reset as suddenly my on-screen buttons arent responsive. They work rarely or occasionally.
Wanted to do via Sony PC Companion but it updates the phones software to lollipop which I dont want to.
Cant I repair and hard reset using Sony PC Companion but without upgrading phones software?
Or is there any third-party tool or other ways to hard reset or repair my phone?
Simple flash a 4.4.4 firmware via flashtool. Make a backup before of internal sd. This should bring u to the position that pc comp should do.
Ok, thanks. :good:
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How to set back the phone back to factory settings? When you root your phone and delete stuff its an great idea to have the possibility to reset it. It only stand you have the latest upgrade, and dont give me the chanse to upgrade it anyway why?
My old Xperia Mini X10 there i could reset it with latest upgrade
my friend have rooted my Xperia sp , but after rooted i feels something wrong with my screen ( like insufficiency battery,screen brightness go down and up ), when i want to find my friend he already go military army and i don't know how to un-root back. When i watch utube tutorial about unroot xperia phone , it seem not working.Before my friend root my phone ,he told me to keep (blob_fs)<-i have no ideal what is this and he told me to use Pc companion and flashtools, and if i root my phone my warranty will spoil can't be claim.
If un-root my phone do my warranty still working ? if it does, i need to claim my warranty vry soon....bcz my phone have abit trouble with internal memory.
Use FlashTool to flash a stock ftf file, that will bring you back to stock and unroot if you want to relock boot loader you need to have a backup of ta partition without the backup no relocking!
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Easy method to Unroot Sony Xperia SP & Restore original firmware
Easy method to Unroot Sony Xperia SP & Restore original firmware
I rooted my Sony Xperia SP smartphone and I wanted to unroot the phone and remove Superuser. The phone had a Chinese Superuser after I followed instructions on a YouTube video: "How to Root Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean (Universal Method)"
I tried to flash the phone with the latest firmware (currently 12.0.A.2.254). I found software to flash the phone (Flashtool), but I could not find the drivers required by the program FlashTool. (No need to do this).
Sony has software (Emma) to flash xperia phones, but the Sony Xperia SP is not supported.
The above methods were NOT necessary for me to unroot my Xperia SP phone.
I used the following method:
1. This step may not be necessary. You can probably just go to step 2
1.1 Delete all data on SD card: On Phone go to Settings, Storage, Erase SD card.
1.2 Reset the phone: On the Xperia: Settings + (Under Personal) Backup & Reset.
2. USE SONY PC COMPANION TO REPAIR PHONE :good:
2.1 Install Sony PC Companion.
( This software loads automatically on your PC when you connect your phone to a PC. This software is used to upgrade the software on the phone. The phone promps to install this software when it is connected to a PC.)
2.2 I did not make any changes to any settings on the phone after the reset done in step 1. No need to make any changes of any settings on phone.
2.3 Connect the phone with USB cable to PC, and wait for PC companion to show its connected to phone.
2.4 On SONY PC COMPANION, just go to SUPPORT ZONE, and click on START
Under the heading PHONE TABLET SOFTWARE UPDATE, click on START and follow the instructions.
2.5 Software downloads and reinstall the latest software for the phone.
2.6 Disconnect phone from PC when prompted.
3. IT took me about 10 minutes to UNROOT the phone.
4. I downloaded Root Checker Basic from the Android App store. I received the info, Sorry! This device does not have proper root access.
5. (Chinese) Super user (blue shield) application is deleted.
I hope this will help. It's a very quick, easy and effective solution to unroot Sony Xperia SP (C5303).
I believe you can use this method with other Sony Xperia phones supported by the Sony PC companion software.
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ovrzzz said:
my friend have rooted my Xperia sp , but after rooted i feels something wrong with my screen ( like insufficiency battery,screen brightness go down and up ), when i want to find my friend he already go military army and i don't know how to un-root back. When i watch utube tutorial about unroot xperia phone , it seem not working.Before my friend root my phone ,he told me to keep (blob_fs)<-i have no ideal what is this and he told me to use Pc companion and flashtools, and if i root my phone my warranty will spoil can't be claim.
If un-root my phone do my warranty still working ? if it does, i need to claim my warranty vry soon....bcz my phone have abit trouble with internal memory.
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I updated and posted my reply in this new post:
Unroot Sony Xperia SP (C5303) & Remove Superuser. Restore original firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48945879
I also noted the following error: "Android Store" should be "Google Play"
I also tried to use unroot apps from Google Play, but it didn't work. Sony PC companion did the trick.
You shall have SuperSU app and in settings there is an option called "complete unroot" (or similar)
Maybe try that : P
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I was using cm12 rom almost one week and everything was working great. Yesterday my phone started lag extremly. When i tried reset by reset buton my phone turned off without any vibration and after it died. He doesnt respond for anything. What it can be? Looking forward for responds!
lorkan126 said:
I was using cm12 rom almost one week and everything was working great. Yesterday my phone started lag extremly. When i tried reset by reset buton my phone turned off without any vibration and after it died. He doesnt respond for anything. What it can be? Looking forward for responds!
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Flash .ftf with flashtools
To recover your device from any further damage that a software may have imposed onto the hardware, I recommend you to flash an .ftf file to return back to the Stock ROM by utilizing Flashtool. To learn and understand the process to using the Flashtool Utility, head over to my Wiki and navigate to the corresponding wiki page for the Xperia SP - Flashtool Wiki Guide.
Furrydaus Wiki ->
Furrydaus said:
To recover your device from any further damage that a software may have imposed onto the hardware, I recommend you to flash an .ftf file to return back to the Stock ROM by utilizing Flashtool. To learn and understand the process to using the Flashtool Utility, head over to my Wiki and navigate to the corresponding wiki page for the Xperia SP - Flashtool Wiki Guide.
Furrydaus Wiki ->
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I cant, i was flashing kernels previusly, its not the same problem, because both flash and fast boot modes dont works, led just dont light up. So i think it can be mechanical problem with reset button pressed too strong and blocked/damaged phone, i used this very often so..
lorkan126 said:
I cant, i was flashing kernels previusly, its not the same problem, because both flash and fast boot modes dont works, led just dont light up. So i think it can be mechanical problem with reset button pressed too strong and blocked/damaged phone, i used this very often so..
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Then the best course of action for you is to seek help from your nearest Sony service center and get it repaired. Or alternatively, purchase a new phone
1. What is the difference between a hard and soft reset? As far as I know, a soft resets is done through the backup and restore feature in Options while a hard reset is done through the recovery menu. Does a soft reset only reset options and delete data while a hard reset wipes the phone and then reinstalls everything again?
2. Is it possible to do a hard reset without going into the recovery menu which I think the phone has to be rooted before access is available?
3. Can I do a hard reset with the Companion software?
4. When the phone was new, calls through the speaker phone were loud. Now even at max volume is can barely hear when in a car. I've read that a hard reset fixes this. Is this true?
One more question...
If I do a software "repair" or reinstall the OS using PC Companion, does it always install the latest version of the OS available for the phone or does it install 4.4.4 regardless? Meaning, if 5.0 is finally officially released for the phone, would wiping/repairing or reinstalling the OS result in PC Companion installing 5.0 or would it still install 4.4.4 (since that is what the phone launched with)?
Sprkd1 said:
One more question...
If I do a software "repair" or reinstall the OS using PC Companion, does it always install the latest version of the OS available for the phone or does it install 4.4.4 regardless? Meaning, if 5.0 is finally officially released for the phone, would wiping/repairing or reinstalling the OS result in PC Companion installing 5.0 or would it still install 4.4.4 (since that is what the phone launched with)?
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If you repair via PC Companion, it will stay on the OS version it currently runs. Repair on 4.4.4 will keep 4.4.4 and 5.0.2 will keep 5.0.2.
For calls use this combo of settings
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Soft reset means it will wipe data, keep current OS version.
Hard Reset means it will wipe data and bring the phone to its initial OS. As far as i know, pc companion "repairs" are soft resets. Because that's what repairing is supposed to do. It's supposed to fix current problems, so 5.0.2 will stay on 5.0.2
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Thanks.
I did some reading/researching and it seems the the repair feature of PC Companion actually replaces/reinstalls the operating system. Here is an old guide for the "repair" feature:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504809
Well I tried the "repair" feature on PC Companion. It downloaded the latest software and reinstalled everything from scratch. It booted up like a new phone (even with apps I hadn't seen before). I guess it does wipe and reinstall everything.
Yes but did the firmware version change? Or are you on the same firmware as you were before?
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Actually, I first updated the phone to 5.0.2 with PC Companion from 4.4.4. The update changed the firmware version. While installing, there was a point where the phone displayed "Optimizing apps" and went through 300 or so of them. Then, I tried the "repair" function of PC Companion. It performed a similar install process but when I booted it up, it was like a new phone (along with the "rituals" that you have to do when you turn on a new phone for the first time) along with apps I hadn't seen before. This time there was no "Optimizing apps" during the install/repair. Obviously, the firmware stayed the same because there is no new version currently available. Pretty sure that the repair function reinstalls everything vs. resetting everything.
Sprkd1 said:
Actually, I first updated the phone to 5.0.2 with PC Companion from 4.4.4. The update changed the firmware version. While installing, there was a point where the phone displayed "Optimizing apps" and went through 300 or so of them. Then, I tried the "repair" function of PC Companion. It performed a similar install process but when I booted it up, it was like a new phone (along with the "rituals" that you have to do when you turn on a new phone for the first time) along with apps I hadn't seen before. This time there was no "Optimizing apps" during the install/repair. Obviously, the firmware stayed the same because there is no new version currently available. Pretty sure that the repair function reinstalls everything vs. resetting everything.
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Any idea as to how to reach recovery mode to implement wipe process (hard reset) ?
mimdali said:
Any idea as to how to reach recovery mode to implement wipe process (hard reset) ?
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This is what I found. Haven't tried them so don't know if they work.
http://www.android.gs/enter-sony-xperia-z3-recovery-mode-in-a-minute-or-less/
Hello all
I hope you can help me!
I have had my Z3C since November and therefore I have made many updates on it and it now has 5.1.1 running.
It's not rooted and therefore I will be using pc companion.
My question is: I am having some problems with the icons being too bright when I turn on the phone from standby - and some would say it's also about time I made a factoryreset on my phone - and I therefore would like to try if resetting it could solve this problem.
My plan is to make a backup of the phones data using PC companion, then make a factoryreset of my Z3C and then restore the phone's data again using pc companion...
But will this bring back the problems, that might be on the phone now or will the Android software just restore/reset/fix it self (or what ever the reason for resetting is) and then afterwards not be able to go back to the faulty software...?
I hope you understand my question and will help me...