Hi there,
I have this old device a friend gave me. Her father passed away and unfortunately the phone is still locked, which means we can't use the phone at all.
I emailed Sony Support, they told me to use Xperia Companion and fastboot mode to reset the phone, but unfortunately the phone is not supported by Xperia Companion anymore.
I managed to unlock the bootloader, but don't know where to go from here. Any way I can make this old thing fly again?
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hi all,i got an xperia miro and i cant use it since it asks me for a google password which i dont know so i cant go to the settings and make an hard reset i need the procedure to make an hard reset while turning on the phone,can anybody please give me an help?
thanks a lot in advance
JUST INSTALL PC COMPANION.AND GO TO UPDATE OPTION.THEN GO TO REPAIR OPTION.THEN CONNECT U R PHONE....AND REPAIR THROUGH INTERNET. Thats it!!!!
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it doesnt let me connect to the pc companion cause it says that the phone has a code lock and it tells me to remove the code lock but thats my problem i cant take out the code lock,is this companion solution the only one or(as i hope) there is the way to hard reset the phone directly from the phone?
thanks a lot
Try this. Turn the phone off. Hold both vol up and vol down. While holding it, press power on.
Now using:
Sony Xperia tipo ST21i
stock 4.0.4
11.0.A.4.22
(rooted, locked bootloader)
Current problem:
Cant get past installing flash drivers in xp.
dear bro we have only screen lock (like pattern lock) so we want only hard reset to phone not firmware update you suggest us for update by pc companion your idea is not wrong but its very long process and need high speed internet but in now days almost android phone have bootmenu key ( power.volume up down camera home etc) and using this keys we reset the phone easily and within seconds ......so why we go for pc companion ????
No. Sony do not have this kind of recovery in stock unrooted rom. If you did root it and have installed CWM, then you can hard reset from it. The only way is to use pc companion - repair.
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Hey guys,
I have a xperia E (C1504)
I forgot it's screen lock pattern, entered no Google account before so that cannot be used to gain back the phone.
I want to hard reset it bt the reset method all over the Internet none of them is working even I tried flash tool bt it says that "bootloader cannot be officially unlocked".
To connect to pc companion I need the password. So basically I want a way out to hard reset this piece.
I need it very urgently.
Any help would be appreciated. Thnx in advance
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sahilq said:
Hey guys,
I have a xperia E (C1504)
I forgot it's screen lock pattern, entered no Google account before so that cannot be used to gain back the phone.
I want to hard reset it bt the reset method all over the Internet none of them is working even I tried flash tool bt it says that "bootloader cannot be officially unlocked".
To connect to pc companion I need the password. So basically I want a way out to hard reset this piece.
I need it very urgently.
Any help would be appreciated. Thnx in advance
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if u have enabled USB debugging then follow this
http://www.howtohacksecure.com/how-to-bypass-pattern-pin-lock-android/
If not then flash original stock ftf :good:
Ok, so here is the problem.
I forgot the PIN number for screen unlocking on my phone. So 1st thing i tried is to reset the code via Android Device Manager, but Google tells me that there is no need to reset the screen unlock password because it already exists , and it does not allow me to reset my password although i am in my account and i entered my email and password :silly:
Anyway, next thing i tried is to do something via Sony PC Companion, but the app does not register the phone because i can't unlock its screen(which is the essential problem). Next thing i tried is to enter the Guest account and try something that way. And i didn't success anything that way. Sony PC companion recognized the phone while its in Guest mode, but it does not allow me to do anything backup reset update, nothing, it asks for an Owner profile. I can use the file manager, but it only shows me files on the phone memory as shortcuts i can't access them or copy them.
I really ran out of ideas, and i searched a lot online and no success so i figured XDA must have some kind of solution for my headache, or i am doomed...
p.s i think the problem may be in the OS, because on KItKat something like this wouldnt happen but on Lolipop it does ...
sir ljove said:
Ok, so here is the problem.
I forgot the PIN number for screen unlocking on my phone. So 1st thing i tried is to reset the code via Android Device Manager, but Google tells me that there is no need to reset the screen unlock password because it already exists , and it does not allow me to reset my password although i am in my account and i entered my email and password :silly:
Anyway, next thing i tried is to do something via Sony PC Companion, but the app does not register the phone because i can't unlock its screen(which is the essential problem). Next thing i tried is to enter the Guest account and try something that way. And i didn't success anything that way. Sony PC companion recognized the phone while its in Guest mode, but it does not allow me to do anything backup reset update, nothing, it asks for an Owner profile. I can use the file manager, but it only shows me files on the phone memory as shortcuts i can't access them or copy them.
I really ran out of ideas, and i searched a lot online and no success so i figured XDA must have some kind of solution for my headache, or i am doomed...
p.s i think the problem may be in the OS, because on KItKat something like this wouldnt happen but on Lolipop it does ...
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Hi.
Can i someway unlock the bootloader without getting in to the phone settings?
It's protected by My Xperia it's take about 10 seconds before the Protectected screens shows.
I did a System recovery for a month ago and now it's only troubles.
Try to root with flashtool but its dosen't work Usb-debugging must be on.
I cant go to the developers settings in the phone because it's locked.
Anybodu have a solution on this? :crying:
I'm in the same position.
Hello, help request !
I recently tried to use my old Xperia XA again. I think the last thing I did to it was a factory reset, and store it away.
Now, when I start it, it boots past the logo, displays the flashy XPERIA animation and…does nothing else but the animation.
I connected both Sony Companion and Emma(aka FlashTool).
Sony Companion tells me the phone is locked and I should unlock it with a schema… but well, how could I draw a schema on the animated logo?
Emma when in the appropriate mode does see the phone on USB and reports its IMEI etc… but tells me "This phone is locked" and refuses to do anything.
How can I get my phone working back ?
Thanks for any advice, your help will be appreciated !