How to Easily Format SONY XPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2 with Safe Hard Reset?

Sony Xperia Tipo family get 2 product, one is single card GSM with code Xperia Tipo ST21i (ST21a) and the other one is Xperia Tipo with dual slot simcard GSM-GSM with code Xperia Tipo ST21i2 (ST21a2). Basically the specifications is almost the same, and the operation method also not different.

The main Advantage for SONY XPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2 Specifications:

LCD 3.2 inch with Scratch-resistant glass
GSM Slot for ST212i or GSM GSM Dual Slot for ST21i2
Processor 800 MHz Cortex-A5
GPU Adreno 200
Internal Memory 2.9 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB
RAM 512 MB
Operating System Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Battery Li-Ion 1500 mAh

How to Solved SONY XPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2 Problem Hang or Stuck or Freezing ?

XPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2 already have good specifications of processor, for daily usage it will run in good conditions. Some user got problem with XPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2 like hang or freezing or not responding or screen can not respond with touch or stuck while booting or at applications. When this problem appear in SONY XPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2, better try to do soft reset or reboot XPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2 by pressing power button and choose reboot/restart at LCD menu. If this problem not gone, you have to do more with perform factory default with master reset SONY XPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2.

#Option 1, Hard Reset SONY XPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2 with Software Menu :

  1. Turn on XPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2
  2. Make sure you already backup all important data
  3. Go to menu: Setting > Backup & Reset > Factory Data Reset
  4. Choose Erase everything to continue and confirm you ready to do the format XPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2.
  5. The XPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2 will continue the step until ready to use in clean factory default.

#Option 2, Hard ResetSONYXPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2 with Flashtool applications.

  1. Flashtool applications have to be installed in you computer and ready with data cable
  2. Make sure XPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2 battery is charge properly or full charge
  3. Power off XPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2
  4. Boot XPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2 to flashmode with using: Volume Down Button and connect to USB cable at No.1 above
  5. Follow the menu at you computer display, it is easy to understand the steps.

#Option 3, Hard Reset SONYXPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2with PC Companion Software from Computer

  1. Please Make Sure the Battery not Empty
  2. PC Companionis default applications for Sony Smartphone which can be download from Sony Website
  3. After install at our computer, openPC CompanionApplications
  4. Before connect to phone, please choosePhone Updateand follow several step atPC Companion
  5. At some menu,PC Companionwill tell us how to connect the phone withPC Companionusing USB cable and press theVolume Downbutton
  6. Finish thePC Companionstep and until it doing Factory Reset to XPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2 to factory default Android operating system.

#Option 4, Hard Reset SONY XPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2 with Hardware Key Button:

  1. Make sure the battery fully charge
  2. Do not forget to backup all important data
  3. Turn off the SONY XPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2
  4. Press and Hold together:Power Button + Volume UpButton for several seconds
  5. Follow the menu at LCD screen to continue the hard reset SONY XPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2

Please remember, by doing the master reset or format to factory default, all downloaded applications and important data will be remove or erase from Sony XPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2. If you don not want to loose any important data, better try to backup data as much as you can before doing the factory reset.

How to Fix forgot password SONY XPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2 or security lock screen or pin?

When using XPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2 and get problem with forget password security lock, this is the way to unlock ONY XPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2 security password or screen lock pattern, what you can do is find the Forget Password button, you will ask for Gmail account password which already installed in that phone. If you can not access the Gmail account, then doing the factory reset have to be done with master reset procedure above.

How to Restore or Unlock SONY XPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2 with Step by Step process?

Try to read the 2 options to restore or doing the hard reset XPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2, if you still can access the menu, better use safe procedure at Option 1. Always make sure your important data already backup before doing the process.

Can I Get Hidden Secret Code of SONY XPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2?

We do not this information, please tell us if you have secret code to do the hard reset of SONY XPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2.

50 thoughts on “How to Easily Format SONY XPERIA TIPO ST21i & ST21i2 with Safe Hard Reset?”

    • Hi, you can try to manually backup all contact at SONY XPERIA TIPO ST21i with default contact application, and choose Manage Contact, and do export contact to simcard or phone storage. If you choose to backup contact to phone storage, after finish do the backup, please copy new created the contact files from storage to other locations (maybe copy to PC computer hard drive).

      If you already sure that backup contact files already move to your computer, then you can easily do next step to hard reset SONY XPERIA TIPO ST21i. After finish doing hard reset, try to import the files from storage (if the files still there) with default contact application.

      Other option to backup, you can try to download good rating contact backup applications from Google Play Store, and follow the instructions to backup and restore contact with safety step.

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    • Hi, the ram at SONY XPERIA TIPO can not added more, it is already manufacture with 512MB RAM, but I think this RAM still ok to run Android applications like Chat or Email or Browsing or Gaming or something like that. Usually something that can make your smartphone become slowly becuase there are a lot of background process applications. You should check under setting > apps, and uninstall the not use applications there to make it run more faster.

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    • Hi, it seem that you already root your Sony Xperia Tipo, please becareful to do anything while the phone already rooted, because you can brick your phone or make something wrong with tweaking. If you can not install any launcher or can not access to install any other apk, better your do hard reset to reinstall clean default Android operating system, and all default applications including default launcher will be reinstall completely.

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    • If you only root,but no change on the official unlock bootloader,you can use the Sony Update Service,find it in the Sonymobile.com.

      If already unlock,use flashtool to flash the unlock bootloader.ftf first,then use Update Service.Or download the official firmware ftf and then flash it directly.

      sorry for my bad english……
      😛

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  1. Some one plzzz help
    Pattern lock problem on my xperia st21i2
    When i connect my phone with flashtool they shows phone is locked plzzzz help urgently

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    • Hi, if your phone is locked, you can try to restore or unlock or bypass with Google account username and password using Forget Password / Pattern Button, sometime the button not appear, so you should do several time wrong answer for forgotten question until the phone freeze and the Forget Password / Pattern Button appear, press that to bypass with Google account.

      But if you can not access Google account then you should try to hard reset your phone with other options. If you can not do with flashtools, you can also try to hard reset or format Sony Xperia Tipo with download PC Companion applications from your computer. This steps are available at #options 3 above, you can follow the steps from download, and install the PC Companion, after that you need to connect your XPERIA TIPO start from Off state, then press the button like what the PC Companion said at computer the screen.

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  2. Hi, my cellphone are automatically updated photos in picasa, what i do for not updating that photos And how remove old photos. pls solve my problem..

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    • Hi, you can try several to stop Google Picasa auto upload or auto backup pictures from your Sony Xperia Tipo. First you can try to remove the account from Menu Setting > Account > Google > choose your Gmail Account, finish it by remove the check mark at Picasa or Google Photo checkbox. The other alternative is try to uninstall the Picasa application from your Sony Xperia Tipo, then the auto update will be stop as well.

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  3. i had format my sony tipo ST21i2 and then my phone keep on and off, after sony xperia appear it will shut down again and on automatically

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    • Hi, you can try to do hard reset using hardware button like steps above. If you still can hard reset using hardware button, then you should try to reinstall or hard reset using PC Companion from your computer, please try to download PC Companion application from Sony official website. After that follow the steps at #Option 3 above.

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    • Hi, you can try to bypass or unlock forgotten password using Gmail username and password that you have already signed in at the first time use Sony Xperia Tipo. Try to give several time wrong answer, then the phone will be freeze or locked for 30 seconds, at this time you will find Forgot Password button, press this button then you will find field to type your username and password of Google account. If you can not access Google account, then you have to do hard reset or master format with hardware button like steps at #Option 4 above or use PC Companion with computer for doing hard reset.

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  4. Im stuck on my xperia st21i screen that says enter mothers maiden name or use gmail i know none of these can u help imei 353809051477427

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    • Hi, it seems that your Sony Xperia Tipo need to sign in with Google account / Gmail account. Please give your Gmail username and password. If you can not access Gmail account then we have to know at what positions you are now. If the problem because of screen lock protections, then you need to hard reset with hardware button key or PC Companion. If the problem because you can not access Google Play Store or some other Google facility at your Sony Xperia then you have to recovery the password, we suggest use browser at Computer. Or you can create new Gmail account to use at your Sony Xpria Tipo.

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    • Hi, if you forgot the security protections answer, then you can bypass or unlock using Google account. Please you have to try give several time wrong answer continuously until your phone freeze or locked 30 seconds. At this locked conditions, you can find Forgot Password button, press this button, then you can unlock your Sony Xperia Tipo using Google account that you have signed in before.

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    • Hi, try to use Gmail account to unlock forgotten security protections at your Sony Xperia Tipo. How to unlock Sony Xperia Tipo using Gmail account? Please give several time wrong answer continuously until your phone locked or freeze 30 seconds. Find Forgot Password button and press it to give your Gmail username and password that you have signed in before. If you can not access your Gmail, then you have to do hard reset using hardware button combination key, please follow the steps to hard reset using hardware button above.

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    • Hi, it seems that your Sony Xperia Tipo already get root and install with custom recovery, there are some possibilities that can happen when you try to use custom rom or doing tweak with root, but some wrong steps can make your Sony Xperia Tipo stuck or boot loop like what you get now. Maybe you can try to reinstall again with previous custom rom (if you ever did that). You also can try to use PC Companion, but mostly it will not work if your phone already use non standard rom, but you can give try.

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    • Hi, please follow several steps to hard reset above, but if your Sony Xperia Tipo can not turn on, then we suggest doing hard reset or reformat using PC Companion applications which need to download from Sony official website and install that apps at you computer PC.

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  5. My sony xperia tipo stucks on xperia logo. I can’t switch on my phone. But it takes charg. I trying to do hard reset. But it didn’t works. Plz help me to fixed this problem.

    What application n firmware can i use for flashing sony xperia tipo st21i. I m trying to flash it with xperia flashing application. But it didn’t work. It seems like same problem is occuring. Someone plz help me to flash it. Thanks in advance.

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    • Hi, first you can try to do reformat or re-flash your Sony Xperia Tipo to factory default firmware using PC Companion. Please download this applications from Sony official website, then install it at PC Computer using Windows operating system. Prepare USB cable and make sure your Computer PC already connected to Internet, because once you running the process, then your computer which run PC Companion will download latest file source operating system from Sony website. After you finish prepare everything, then please run process with steps at #Options 3 above.

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  6. What application n firmware can i use for flashing sony xperia tipo st21i. I m trying to flash it with xperia flashing application. But it didn’t work. It seems like same problem is occuring. Someone plz help me to flash it. Thanks in advance.

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    • Hi, please try to use PC Companion to re-flashing your Sony Xperia Tipo. Follow steps at #Option 3 above. You also can try to reflash using Flashtool but you need to download manually the Sony Xperia Tipo Flashtool firmware, but using PC Companion is more easy because that software will try to find the latest firmware automatically.

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  7. I’ve been tryin to do the reset but not the one that wipes any off your personal stuff an dnt know the pin as I’ve never used this or set it myself so is it a standard code if so wat would is be please? I have a Sony Xperia tipo an need to reset cause its not been excepting my freebies fully so gunna try an see if this helps so sum help would be awesome thank you!

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    • Hi, please try to hard reset using PC Companion like steps at #Option 3 above. You need to prepare computer PC and download PC Companion applications from Sony official website, install it at your computer and follow #Option 3 steps.

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    • Hi, please try to use #option 3 to hard reset Sony Xperia Tipo Dual ST21i2 with PC Companion. But you have to prepare computer with Microsoft Windows operating system.

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  8. Hi my phone xperia tripo get pattern lock..how to do manual reset by volume +power.I tryed it but it geeting strucked by showing xperia pls help he

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    • Hi, please follow steps to hard reset or reformat uaing PC Companion above, your Sony Xperia Tipo os will restore to factory default.

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  9. I have a huge problem 🙁 my Sony Xperia Tipo keeps restarting and not logging. I guess I have to hard reset it. The problem is how can I save my data before reseting it?

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    • Hi, yes you right for hard reset your Sony Xperia Tipo. This is some steps to backup data at your Sony Xperia Tipo, for phone contact, as far as you have sign-in with Google account, then your contact will backup automatically, but to make sure please check your data at https://contacts.google.com using computer. For backup important data at your sony Xperia Tipo, please use microSD external simcard and use file manager (or download it from Google Play Store it not available) and find and choose your photos, video, downloaded files and other important data. After backup finish, then please do hard reset using menu Setting.

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    • Hi, you can try to unlock forgotten security protections at Sony Xperia Tipo using Gmail account. Please try to give several time wrong answer at your phone until it locked or freezing 30 seconds. At this time you will find Forgot Password button, please press that button, then you will find field to type your Gmail username and password that your have already signed in before. If your Sony Xperi Tipo still can not work, then you have to do hard reset or reformat with factory default operating system using PC Companion. Please follow steps at #option 4 above.

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  10. Hi after update my sony xperia tipo dual phone not able to open my mobile…always keep on loading sony xperia logo alone…what to do next to recovery my sony tipo mobile please can you tell me the solution ??

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    • Hi, maybe there are some upgrade trouble. Please try to recover or reinstall Sony Xperia Tipo operating system to factory default using PC Companion using steps at #option 4 above. It will reformat and refresh your Sony Xperia Tipo using latest official factory default operating system.

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  11. nothing is happening after following 4 option still phone is struck at sony logo and also i installed emma software that isn’t opening. and please do reply me in my mail waiting for the reply so eagerly.

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    • Hi, if you have done all steps carefully to reformat your Sony Xperia Tipo operating system using PC Companion (start from your phone off), then you can try to use other computer one more time, because sometime your previous computer have trouble with driver connections to recognize your phone. If still can not work, then maybe your Sony Xperia Tipo get trouble with hardware, please consult with Sony authorize service center.

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    • Hi, there are some message inside your Sony Xperia Tipo. If you need to backup your sms, please use SMS backup application which can downloaded from Google Play Store. It can backup all SMS to file which saved inside external MicroSD. Please remove that MicroSD then you can firmware hard reset to reformat your Sony Xperia Tipo operating system. After finish getting fresh operating system, then please try to install again same SMS backup apps from Google Play Store then after that you can restore with previous data backup files from MicroSD.

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    • Hi, unfortunately at your problems, then you should use PC Companion which need to install at personal computer which use Microsoft Windows operating system. Otherwise, you can try to bring your Sony Xperia Tipo to Sony authorized service center.

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