How to force a factory reset or hard reset on Sony Ericsson devices

Force restore, also called “hard reset” of an Sony Ericsson brand device is necessary when the device does not turn on, shows an error or does not respond and it is not possible to reset it from the device settings.

Keep in mind that force restoring an Sony Ericsson device will erase everything on it and you need to know the passkey to be able to turn it back on even after force restoring.

Use the search engine or browse through the list to find your device among the 20 devices and get the steps to do a hard reset.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Duo Sony Ericsson Xperia Duo
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Sony Ericsson Xperia X10
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro
Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 Sony Ericsson Xperia X8
Sony Ericsson A8i Sony Ericsson A8i
Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY CDMA Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY CDMA
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo
Sony Ericsson Xperia pro Sony Ericsson Xperia pro
Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY
Sony Ericsson W8 Sony Ericsson W8
Sony Ericsson WT18i Sony Ericsson WT18i
Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro
Sony Ericsson Xperia mini Sony Ericsson Xperia mini
Sony Ericsson Xperia active Sony Ericsson Xperia active
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray Sony Ericsson Xperia ray
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman
Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S