If for some reason Sony Xperia ZR starts experiencing complications, really do not overreact! Right before you start watching for complicated issues located in the Android operating system, you can try to do a Soft and Hard Reset of your Sony Xperia ZR. This manipulation is going to be reasonably elementary and could very well fix complications that can affect your Sony Xperia ZR.
Right before accomplishing any one of the task listed below, bear in mind that it is critical to make a backup of your Sony Xperia ZR. Even though the soft reset of the Sony Xperia ZR will not result in loss of data, the hard reset will clear all the data. Generate a total backup of the Sony Xperia ZR with its application or on the Cloud (Google Drive, DropBox, …)
We are going to get started with the soft reset of your Sony Xperia ZR, the simplest solution.
How to Soft Reset your Sony Xperia ZR
The soft reset of the Sony Xperia ZR is likely to let you to fix minor complications such as a blocked apps, a battery that heats, a display that stop, the Sony Xperia ZR that becomes slow…
The solution is undoubtedly quite simple:
- Simultaneously press the Volume Down and Power button until the Sony Xperia ZR restarts (approximately 20 seconds)
How to Hard Reset your Sony Xperia ZR (Factory Settings)
The factory settings reset or hard reset is certainly a more definitive possibility. This method will remove all your data of the Sony Xperia ZR and you will get a cell phone as it is when it is manufactured. You will surely have to keep your principal files such as your images, apps, conversation, videos, … on your own computer or on a hosting site such as Google Drive, DropBox, … before beginning the hard reset operation of your Sony Xperia ZR.
To retrieve all your info after the reset, you should save your documents to your Google Account. For that, head over to:
- Settings -> System -> Advanced -> Backup
- Activate the backup
Right after you finished the backup, all you might want to do is:
- System -> Advanced -> Reset options.
- Erase all data (factory reset) -> Reset phone
You will be needing to enter your security code (or PIN) and as soon it is completed, go for Erase Everything.
Your Sony Xperia ZR will delete all your data. It will last a little while. Now that the operation is done, the Sony Xperia ZR will reboot with factory setup.
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About the Sony Xperia ZR
The size of your Sony Xperia ZR is 67.3 mm x 131.3 mm x 11.0 mm (width x height x depth) for a net weight of 138 g. The screen offers a resolution of 720 x 1280px (HD) for a usable surface of 66%.
The Sony Xperia ZR smartphone makes use of one Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 processor and one Krait 200 (Quad-Core) with a 1.5 GHz clock speed. This smartphone does not have a 64-bit architecture processor.
Related the graphic part, the Sony Xperia ZR uses the Qualcomm Adreno 320 graphics card with 2 GB. You can employ 8 GB of memory.
The Sony Xperia ZR battery is Li-Ion type with a full charge power of 2300 mAh amperes. The Sony Xperia ZR was launched on May 2013 with Android 5.0 Lollipop
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