In case that your Sony Xperia Z2a starts experiencing troubles, really do not stress! Before you think watching for fussy errors located in the Android operating system, you should check to perform a Soft and Hard Reset of your Sony Xperia Z2a. This adjustment can be relatively user-friendly and could very well solve troubles that could impact your Sony Xperia Z2a.
Before executing any of the actions in this article, don’t forget that it truly is imperative to create a backup of your Sony Xperia Z2a. Even if the soft reset of your Sony Xperia Z2a does not lead to data loss, the hard reset will clear the whole data. Make an entire backup of the Sony Xperia Z2a with its software or on the Cloud (Google Drive, DropBox, …)
We will begin with the soft reset of your Sony Xperia Z2a, the easiest process.
How to Soft Reset your Sony Xperia Z2a
The soft reset of the Sony Xperia Z2a probably will allow you to solve small complications like a crashed application, a battery that heats, a screen that stop, the Sony Xperia Z2a that becomes slow…
The method is undoubtedly quite simple:
- Concurrently press the Volume Down and Power key until the Sony Xperia Z2a restarts (about 20 seconds)
How to Hard Reset your Sony Xperia Z2a (Factory Settings)
The factory settings reset or hard reset is without question a bit more radical solution. This method will clear off all the information of the Sony Xperia Z2a and you are going to get a smartphone as it is when it is manufactured. You really should save your principal documents like your images, emails, conversation, movies, … in your pc or on a hosting site like Google Drive, DropBox, … before commencing the hard reset operation of your Sony Xperia Z2a.
To restore all your documents following the reset, you can actually conserve your data to your Google Account. For that, go to:
- Settings -> System -> Advanced -> Backup
- Activate the backup
Once you completed the backup, all you must do is:
- System -> Advanced -> Reset options.
- Erase all data (factory reset) -> Reset phone
You will need to type your security code (or PIN) and now that it is completed, go with Erase Everything.
Your Sony Xperia Z2a will get rid of all the data. It will last a little while. As soon the process is done, the Sony Xperia Z2a is likely to reboot with factory configuration.
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About the Sony Xperia Z2a
The size of your Sony Xperia Z2a is 72.0 mm x 137.0 mm x 11.0 mm (width x height x depth) for a net weight of 163 g. The screen offers a resolution of 1080 x 1920px (FHD) for a usable surface of 70%.
The Sony Xperia Z2a smartphone works with one Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AB v3 processor and one Krait 400 (Quad-Core) with a 2.3 GHz clock speed. This mobile phone hasn’t got a 64-bit architecture processor.
Regarding the graphic part, the Sony Xperia Z2a includes the Qualcomm Adreno 330 graphics card with 3 GB. You can use 16 GB of memory.
The Sony Xperia Z2a battery is Li-Ion type with a full charge capacity of 3000 mAh amperes. The Sony Xperia Z2a was presented on June 2014 with Android 5.0 Lollipop
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