If you are having trouble with your Sony Xperia 5 IV, or if you want to reset it, whether to sell it or lend it to a loved one, you have certainly already heard of the process of resetting a smartphone. . This procedure allows in a few clicks to recover an almost new smartphone. In this guide, we are going to show you how to reset your Sony Xperia 5 IV? In this context, first, we will show you in which situations it may be appropriate for you to do so. Then, how to reset your smartphone, first in the classic way, then to conclude if ever your Sony Xperia 5 IV is blocked.
Why reset your Sony Xperia 5 IV?
We start suddenly by quickly learning the goal how to reset a Sony Xperia 5 IV . As we told you briefly in the introduction this procedure, which is not trivial, will have the effects of reset your Sony Xperia 5 IV to factory settings . It will suddenly be empty of any content, applications, photos, settings... It is therefore an ideal technique if you want to replace your smartphone and you do not want to delete all the files one by one or for fear of forget some personal documents.
However, this manipulation can also be useful in other situations. Indeed, You can reset your Sony Xperia 5 IV when it bug or becomes too slow , this can be caused by an Android update or a virus, an overloaded memory... Various reasons can cause a smartphone to be slow, however in the event that you have tried to solve the problem by conventional means and that this has not been sufficient, resetting may be the last alternative for you. We advise you, however, beforehand to try to empty the cache of your Sony Xperia 5 IV to see if this is enough to solve your problem.
How to reset your Sony Xperia 5 IV?
We will now move on to the part that probably interests you the most in this guide, you will learn the procedure to restore your Sony Xperia 5 IV to factory settings. To do this, we will first discover the classic procedure and to conclude how to do it even if your Sony Xperia 5 IV is blocked.
How to reset your Sony Xperia 5 IV normally?
Let's go, we will show you the procedure to follow to reset your smartphone in a normal way. Apply the following few instructions to achieve it:
- Go to the “Settings” of your Sony Xperia 5 IV
- Depending on the Android version installed on your smartphone, you must either go through "Global management" then "Reset" or then "Advanced parameters" then "Backup and reset"
- We advise you of course upstream to save all the data that are to be kept for you because they will all be deleted
- Now click on "Restore factory configuration"
- Confirm the procedure with your PIN code
How to restore your Sony Xperia 5 IV to factory settings when it is blocked?
If your Sony Xperia 5 IV is frozen and you still want to perform a reset, there is a second procedure which is to use the Recovery Mode to achieve it. You will need to empty the battery of your Sony Xperia 5 IV beforehand so that it turns off and recharge it without turning it on, for the rest, follow these few instructions:
- Turn on your Sony Xperia 5 IV by pressing and holding "Volume up" + "Power" for several seconds, if this does not work, try replacing the volume up with the bottom or with the Bixby key if your smartphone is in is equipped
- Once in recovery mode, you will need to use the volume arrows to navigate and the Power button to validate
- Go to "Wipe data factory" and validate the procedure with the Power button
- Let the operation be validated to recover a Sony Xperia 5 IV restored to factory settings
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