Difficulty

Very easy

Steps

2

Time Required

                          5 minutes

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  • Sony Tablet S Factory / Hard reset
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Introduction

Attention!!! This will erase all your data!!! It’s good to do BACKUP first.

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Video Overview

Step 1

              Sony Tablet S Factory / Hard reset
  • Metod 1:
    • Settings
    • Backup & reset
    • Factory data reset
  • The tablet will restart automatically.
  • !!! From the “Backup & reset” menu you can do Back up my data !!!

Metod 1:

  • Settings

  • Backup & reset

  • Factory data reset

The tablet will restart automatically.

!!! From the “Backup & reset” menu you can do Back up my data !!!

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Step 2

  • Metod 2:
  • Power of the tablet. Pres and hold the Power On key and the Volume Up key at the same time.
  • When you see the Sony logo release the Power On button but continue to press the Volume Up button.
  • Now you are in the Android recovery menu. Use Volume keys to scroll and the Power On key to select. From the options select:
    • Reset to Factory Settings
    • Yes - erase all user data
    • The tablet will restart alone
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Metod 2:

Power of the tablet. Pres and hold the Power On key and the Volume Up key at the same time.

When you see the Sony logo release the Power On button but continue to press the Volume Up button.

Now you are in the Android recovery menu. Use Volume keys to scroll and the Power On key to select. From the options select:

  • Reset to Factory Settings

  • Yes - erase all user data

  • The tablet will restart alone

Please SUBSCRIBE to my channel ツ

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Dedu Octavian - Jul 21, 2015

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Hallo , I follow the steps , nothing is happening . Exists a different way ? dedudan@yahoo.com

tunerlezoart4everx - Sep 11, 2015

hi man

i do but its very VERY specific

press power

when te white led upper power flash on quiqkly relase power and press vol up……….

when the display make a very litle flash relase the vol buton

ENJOY AND GIVE THANKS

Kat Hutnik - Oct 24, 2015

Hi, you are my knight in shining armour. You were right, it´s incredibly specific. You have to watch the white light above the power button and be plugged in into a socket. Nobody else mentioned the little white light, I was close to believe my tablet was defect.

Thank you very, very much.

kameswar - Jul 26, 2015

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than q

very use ful

fish luv72 - Aug 18, 2015

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ive tried it many times but still is stuck on sony logo