XPERIA S RECOVERY MODE • • • A recovery is a separate bootable partition on your Android device that you can use to install system updates and repair (factory reset) your device. A lot more can be done using a custom recovery, but the stock recovery that comes pre-installed on Android devices is limited to these features only.
How can you use recovery mode on a Xperia Play? How do I put my phone in recovery mode? How do I enter the recovery mode on a Sony Xperia SGP311?
And FYI, these features are integrated into the Android OS as well — when you choose to factory reset your device from device settings or install an OTA update, your device reboots and boots into the stock recovery to finish the job. The recovery installed on your device may not be touch-friendly.
You’ll have to use the Power and Volume buttons available on your device to select and navigate between options in the recovery. There are multiple methods to boot your Xperia S in recovery mode. The most handy (and hardware coded) method is about pressing a particular hardware button a couple of times while booting up your Xperia S. Others are software based, let’s have a look at them below. NOTE Sony Xperia devices don’t ship with a pre-installed recovery. So unless you’ve installed a custom recovery like CWM or TWRP on your device, you won’t be able to boot into recovery mode.
1) Boot into Xperia S Recovery Mode Using HARDWARE BUTTONS This method is a fail-proof method that’ll always work for you, unless you’ve broken one of hardware keys. In such a case you’d be left with only the other two methods discussed on this page.
• Switch off your Xperia S first • Switch it back on and the time when you see your phone’s LED notification light turn Pink! (or changes to any other color) — start pressing either the Volume UP or Volume Down button a couple of times to make your phone boot into recovery mode • Once you’re in recovery mode. Use Volume buttons to navigate Up and Down between options and Power button to select an option in recovery. 2) Boot into Xperia S Recovery Mode Using ADB ADB stands for Android Debug Bridge, a tool used to send terminal commands to a Android device via a PC command line.
ADB requires a bit of setup, but it gets the job done with much lesser effort than hardware buttons, so pretty useful in cases when you’ve to boot into recovery mode frequently. Also, if (for some reason) your hardware buttons aren’t working than this is a very good alternative to boot into recovery mode. First off, And make sure you’ve proper drivers installed for your device. 3) Boot into Xperia S Recovery Mode Using Quick Boot (Reboot) APP Yes! There’s an app for rebooting your phone into recovery mode, and it’s the most easier of the methods we discussed above.
But it won’t work unless you’ve root access on your device, and since not everyone roos their device, we’ve put this as the last method here. ROOT ACCESS REQUIRED • Install the Quick Boot (Reboot) app from Play Store on your Xperia S| • Open the app and grant Root Access • Select ‘ Recovery‘ from the list of options and it’ll boot your device into recovery mode That’s all.