Sony Xperia Z5 Premium – Hard Reset (Restore to factory default settings)

Today we are going to share how to perform hard reset on Sony Xperia Z5 Premium smartphone. There are few different ways to perform hard reset on Xperia Z5 Premium. Before performing hard reset, we recommend you to prepare the followings:

  • Try to back up important data (hard resetting delete all data and settings)
  • Make sure that your phone is charged more than 50% (Phone might be shut down while resetting)

 

Method 01. Reset by Dial Pad

Step 01. Please open the dial pad (dialer app) on your phone.

Step 02. Now type the following code: *#*#7378423#*#*

Step 03. When you have the menu, please select Customization Settings and then select Reset Customization.

Step 04. Now select OK to process hard resetting.

 

Method 02. Reset by buttons

Step 01. Make sure that the device is turn off completely.

Step 02. If the device is completely turned off, press and hold Volume Up + Volume Down + Power keys at the same time until you have option menu on the screen.

Step 03. Select Recovery option with volume key and select it with power key.

Step 04. When the Android Logo with the yellow triangle appears on the screen, press and hold Volume Up + Volume Down together to boot to recovery mode.

Step 05. In the recovery mode, navigate to wipe data/factory reset using volume button and select it using power button.

Step 06. Select Yes – delete all user data and then select reboot system now.

 

Method 03. Reset by Settings

Step 01. This is the most easiest way to perform factory reset. Go to Settings > Backup & Reset > Factory Data Reset > Reset Phone > Erase Everything