You may have only recently heard of the Recovery Mode or recovery mode on your Sony Xperia 8. This mode has been around for several years and gives a lot of phone users the opportunity to get out of difficult situations or to personalize their experience. smartphone. If you are on this guide, you will surely have some problems with this mode. We will precisely show you everything in this guide and above all assist you in unlock a Sony Xperia 8 from Recovery Mode.

For that, to start, we will learn what will bring you this mode, after that how to activate it and access it, and, to finish how to fix Sony Xperia 8 stuck in recovery mode.

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What is the role of recovery mode on a Sony Xperia 8?

We start our guide by explaining the reason for this mode to you. You must have been interested in it a minimum before accessing it and blocking yourself. The Recovery Mode on a Sony Xperia 8 is particularly relevant when you encounter bugs. Indeed, whether it is a touch bug, or an application bug, the recovery mode will offer you the option of using the "systems" functions of your smartphone anyway.

The big advantage of this mode, especially for smartphone users who have touch screen problems, is that it works via the physical keys of the smartphone and not thanks to the touch, so it is particularly relevant for this type of concern. It will also allow you to reset your Sony Xperia 8. Really efficient operation when your device does not work at all. You can also clean the cache of your smartphone, install a ROM ...

How to activate the recovery mode on a Sony Xperia 8?

We now move on to the practical part of this guide, we will, before specifying you the solutions to get out of recovery mode on your Sony Xperia 8, show you how to access it. Nothing could be easier, there are several methods which may be different depending on the version of Android installed on your device.

The only thing to integrate is that your Sony Xperia 8 must be turned off to access Recovery Mode (if it is blocked wait for the battery to discharge completely before doing so). Try one of these methods to activate it:

  • Hold down the volume up button and the Power button for several seconds
  • Hold down the volume up button, volume down button and the power button for several seconds
  • Hold down the volume up button, Bixby button, and Power button for several seconds

How to fix Sony Xperia 8 stuck in recovery mode?

We move on to the part that probably interests you the most, What are the solutions if you cannot get your Sony Xperia 8 out of Recovery Mode? Do not panic, even if this mode gives the impression that you have lost everything from your smartphone and that only the basic program remains, it is rather easy to get out of it.

How to exit recovery mode on a Sony Xperia 8?

First solution, we will first show you how to exit recovery mode on a Sony Xperia 8 in the normal way. There is the common procedure of using the function Reboot System Now , this is the function that allows you to restart your Sony Xperia 8 normally and exit Recovery Mode, here is how to use it:

  • Once you have finished what you want to do on the recovery mode navigate with the volume up and down arrows to position yourself on the option "Reboot System Now"
  • Confirm the operation by clicking on the Power button
  • Your Sony Xperia 8 should exit recovery mode and restart normally

In the event that it doesn't work, check that your physical buttons are working well and that there is no dust or other small particles which would prevent contact from being made correctly. You can also try to discharge the battery of your Sony Xperia 8 and restart it in normal mode.

Use software to unlock your Sony Xperia 8 from recovery mode

Finally, in the hypothesis that all the alternatives seen a little above do not correct your concerns, we will expose you a last solution which consists in using software to get you out of it, you will have to activate the debugging mode. USB to your Sony Xperia 8 and connect it to a computer. Now follow the few instructions below to repair it:

  • Download and install on your computer Reiboot For Android , free software for this function, however chargeable for other functions
  • Connect your Sony Xperia 8 to your computer and launch the software
  • Click on the option "Repair Android System"
  • Enter the information on your smartphone
  • Download the correct firmware
  • Wait until the end of the process to recover your repaired Sony Xperia 8

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