How to Hard Reset Sony Xperia P

Sony Xperia P

This post will tell you how to hard reset a Sony Xperia P Android Smart phone. Before you hard reset your phone, you should take a backup for whatever data you may need later, especially contacts. You may backup your contacts using 'export' option in options menu of 'contacts'. You may also use the 'PC companion' software provided by Sony to take backup. Another option is to use the backup service provided by Google server.

Android Phone Secret Codes

Dialing the code

Here in this post, I am listing down some secret codes for Android phones.

*#*#4636#*#*   :Phone info (packet data), batttery info,usage statistics,wifi info

*#*#7780#*#*  :Factory reset

*2767*3855#   :Format Phone

*#*#197328640#*#*  :Service mode (version info,Factory test,and many debugs)

Sony Xperia Secret Menu for Service Test and Hard Reset

In Xperia series phones of Sony, there is a secret menu which has options for Service test and Hard reset of the phone. This menu is available almost all Xperia phones including Xperia Z, Xperia J, Xperia P, Xperia U, Xperia ION, Xperia S,Xperia E, Xperia L, Xperia tipo, Xperia arc, Xperia zola The menu can be made available by dialing a secret code in the dial-pad of the phone.

Dial pad of Sony Xperia P

The code is *#*#7378423#*#*. When you dial this code in the dialpad, the secret menu will appear which contains options:

1. Service Info
2. Service Settings
3. Service Tests
4. Customisation Settings