Sony LT22i hard reset: TOP 3 methods (Sony XPERIA P)

Sony LT22i hard reset is used in cases when you need to fix a bug on your smartphone. Also you can use hard reset to clear the personal data from your smartphone, such as photos, videos, contacts, applications and more. It is recommended to perform a factory reset before selling smartphone.

In this article we will look at three ways to make Sony LT22i hard reset.

Sony LT22i hard reset through Settings menu

1. Open the Settings
2. Go to “Backup & reset”
3. Press “Reset” at the bottom of the screen.
4. Enter a password or pattern, if you set a password on your smartphone.
5. Click on “Erase all data“.

Sony LT22i hard reset remotely

If for any reason you do not have direct access to your phone, you can remotely hard reset. This method is used in cases when you lose your phone.

1. On your computer, tablet or other smartphone, go to web-site Android Device Manager and log in with your account, which is connected to your smartphone Sony LT22i.
2. The site will try to find the location of your smartphone. At the same time you will have three options:

• Ring
• Lock
• Erase

3. Click “Erase” to do Sony LT22i hard reset. Thus, you will clear your personal data from the internal memory of smartphone.

Note! If your smartphone is not activated, then the hard reset will not be executed immediately, but at a time when the mobile device will appear on the network.

Sony LT22i hard reset using combination of buttons

If you cannot go to the Settings menu on your phone, then there is another way to reset with a special key combination.

Attention! The combination of buttons may differ for each smartphone model. The most commonly used combination of Volume UP/Down button + Power button.

1. Turn off your smartphone.
2. Press and hold the key combination to switch to recovery mode.
3. Select Recovery menu. If your screen will display the Android robot with No Command, you should press and hold the power button at the same time once you press Volume UP button.
4. After a while, you’ll be in recovery mode. In the new menu, you need to select “Wipe data / factory reset”.
5. In the next menu, select «Yes – delete all user data».
6. When the hard reset is complete, you must restart your smartphone. To do this, select the «Reboot system now».

That’s all! Use one of three methods to make Sony LT22i hard reset.

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