Last Updated on December 23, 2022 by Mathew Diekhake

You can hard reset the Sony Xperia smartphones to restore the factory settings and wipe all data from the smartphone including photos, settings, and app data. Hard resetting the Sony Xperia series is common among those who wish to sell the device or hand it over to someone else. It means when you hand the smartphone over to them, they won’t know any of your device history and no data will be on the smartphone at all. Sometimes people will also hard reset to troubleshoot their devices. If you suffer from software freezes, for instance, you can try curing that with a hard reset. If your software problems persist, we recommend checking for software updates from the Settings app. Software updates update the Android firmware and the new firmware version will likely solve the problem. If that doesn’t work, you need to send it to Sony for a service. They will update or downgrade the firmware themselves and try a few more things to solve the issues for you.

This tutorial demonstrates how to hard reset the Sony Xperia XA Ultra F3211 smartphone.

How to Hard Reset Sony Xperia XA Ultra F3211

You can hard reset the Sony Xperia XA Ultra F3211 from the Backup & reset section of the settings app. Here is how:

1. With the Sony Xperia XA Ultra turned on, tap Settings > Backup & reset.

2. Tap Factory data reset > Reset phone.

3. Tap Erase everything.

Wait for the Android operating system to restart. When it does, the smartphone’s data will be completely wiped and the factory settings will be restored.

The Sony Xperia XA Ultra F3211 smartphone does not come with a traditional Recovery Mode section for hard resetting. Instead, they want you to use the Sony Xperia Companion app where you can factory reset from there. If you do not want to use the Xperia Companion app, you can hard reset one other way from the phone dialer. This phone dialer method is important for anyone who cannot get access to the Settings app. Here is how to hard reset/factory reset with the phone dialer:

1. With the Sony Xperia XA Ultra turned on, hold the Power button until a phone dialer appears.

2. In the phone dialer, type the following code:

*#*#7378423#*#*

3. Select Customize settings.

4. Select Reset customization and reboot.

In conclusion, that is how to hard reset the Sony Xperia XA Ultra F3211 smartphone.