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How to Safely Master Format SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) with Easy Hard Reset?

We are talking about how to fix problem for SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605).  This is an Android smartphone from Sony Xperia with 3.5 inches LCD screen and have Jelly Bean Android version operating system.

 

What is the differences between SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) VS SONY XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) ?

Basically both smartphone have almost identical specifications. The main different of SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) if comparing with XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) is in the sim card slot. At SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) we can only put one simcard number or GSM, while in SONY XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) there are 2 slots for GSM card so we can have two number standby together.

 

What is Advantage of SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) Specifications:

GSM 3G HSDPA for XPERIA E / Dual GSM 3G for XPERIA E DUAL
LCD 3.5 inches with Scratch-resistant glass
Internal memory 4 GB (2 GB user available)
RAM 512 MB
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB
Main Camera 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A5
GPU Adreno 200
Operating system Android Jelly Bean 4.1
Battery Li-Ion 1530 mAh

 

 

How to Solve Problem and Recovery if SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) get hang or not responding or malfunctions or stuck or freezing or bricked ?

SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) is Android which have 1 Ghz processor and 512 RAM to run applications. We can run default applications or we can also add more by download it from Google Play Store. Sometime the applications is not compatible with SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605), this situations can make our smartphone become problem such as hang or stuck or frozen or bricked or not responsive. We have to try doing soft reset or reboot SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) while get this problem, if the problem still happen then we need to do master format with hard reset.

 

How to Soft Reset or Reboot or Restart SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) ?

Press the POWER BUTTON KEY for several seconds, we will see the menu to restart or turn off. Choose restart/reboot than the SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) will do the soft reset or restart. This is safe to do because all data or installed applications will not removed.

 

#Option 1, Hard Reset SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) with Software Menu :

  1. Make sure the battery is charge properly
  2. Turn on SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) smartphone
  3. Don’t forget to backup all important data
  4. Go to menu: Setting > Backup & reset > Factory Data Reset > Reset Phone
  5. Choose Erase everything to continue and confirm you ready to do the format SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605)
  6. The SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) will continue the step until ready to use in clean factory default.

 

#Option 2, Hard Reset SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) with Flashtool applications:

  1. Flashtool in the applications from Sony can be download from Sony website.
  2. Flashtool software need to  installed in you computer and ready with USB data cable
  3. Make sure SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) battery is charge properly or full charge
  4. Power off SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605)
  5. Boot SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) to flashmode with using: Volume Down Button and connect to USB cable at No.1 above
  6. Follow the menu at you computer display, it is easy to understand the steps.

 

#Option 3, Hard Reset SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) 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 E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605)
  4. Press and Hold together: Power Button + Volume Up Button for several seconds
  5. Follow the menu at LCD screen to continue the hard reset SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605)

 

#Option 4, Hard Reset SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) with PC Companion Software from Computer

  1. Please Make Sure the Battery not Empty
  2. PC Companion is default applications for Sony Smartphone which can be download from Sony Website
  3. After install at our computer, open PC Companion Applications
  4. Before connect to phone, please choose Phone Update and follow several step at PC Companion
  5. At some menu, PC Companion will tell us how to connect the phone with PC Companion using USB cable and press the Volume Down button
  6. Finish the PC Companion step and until it doing Factory Reset to SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) to factory default Android operating system.

 

 

Be careful before perform master reset  SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) with the step that already explain above, because all installed applications and any important data will be wipe and removed from this smartphone. You need to do full backup of your important data before doing the master reset step.

 

How to Restore and Reinstall Clean Android Operating system at SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) ?

The default operating system of SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) already saved at internal ROM. If we have problem and need to reinstall the clean factory default SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) Android operating system, than the step is doing the master format or hard reset step, so the SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) will automatically reinstall the clean Android operating system.

 

How to Unlock or Fix or Solutions for SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) forgot password code or security lock screen pattern or pin?

SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) use Android security protection option to make it more secure. We can give password or screen pattern for lock security. Sometime we can forget about the security password pin code or screen lock pattern. We can try to unlock by try to find Forget Password/Pattern button, then the SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) will ask for Google account which installed in it. If we can not access Google account, than we need to do hard reset to factory default with master format.

 

How to Improve Performance SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) to make run more faster?

There are a lot of applications that we can try and download from SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) at Google Play Store. But if we installed and run many multitasking applications sometime will make the smartphone become slowly or act not responsive. Ini this case we need to try removed unused applications or if the problem still make SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) run slowly, then you need to do master format to factory default to make the smartphone become faster again.

 

Is That Any Secret Code for Doing Format SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605)?

There is no secret hidden code for SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) to make it back to factory default. Do the options above to hard reset it.

 

Please becareful while doing the master format with hard reset, because all important data and installed applications will be removed from SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605). We always suggest user to backup as much as you can before performing hard reset this smartphone.

 

How To Make SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) or XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) Battery Work More Stronger (Not Fast To Drain) ?

The battery of SONY XPERIA E is limited to less then 2000 mAh, the exact is 1530 mAh. We have to know that battery will drop or end of life after use about 2 or 3 years. Therefore we have to replace with new original battery. Please only use correct original battery, because there are also some 3th party battery that have more cheaper price, but the performance and safety are not as good as original battery. You can ask Sony authorized service center for buy proper original battery. If the battery of SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) still work correctly, but we want to make it work more longer, please do some adjustment like make LCD screen brightness as low as possible and do not set auto brightness. Please also disable all not use connections like GPS or Bluetooth or Wifi.

 

How to Remove GOOGLE Account from SONY XPERIA E (C1504/C1505) and XPERIA E DUAL (C1604/C1605) ?

Sometime we want to change or remove Google Account at SONY XPERIA E. Please note we suggest to reset or restore operating system of SONY XPERIA E to factory default for remove all data and also Google account. If this phone still can work properly, then please do hard reset using menu Setting like steps at #option 1 above.

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    • Hi, sorry we still do not understand about problem with your Xperia Logo. However, if you think that your Sony Xperia E always boot at logo loop, then you have to try doing hard reset using hardware button combination. There are also other alternative to do hard reset using PC Companion with your computer, please follow the steps at #Option 4 above.

  • actually i got a problem with sony xperia e3
    my phone is hanged when i was switching off.actually what i did before that i updated my software later some apps did not work properly it shows unfortunately it stops working now my phoe is hanged it takes screen shots also but it was not shutting down so please give solution for my problem

  • hey!I hav put a memory card of 4 GB but wen I use to download anything den it is not copying to memory card instead it's saving in phone data by which my phone is unable to save more items can u please tell how to make sure of saving in memory card...

    • Hi, by default some Internet browser at Android will save the downloaded files into internal memory, but some other Internet browser have additional setup to choose the default save location for downloaded files. At Sony Xperia E, you can try to use other then Google Chrome if it have stock Internet browser, but if it only have Google Chrome, then you have to download others from Google Play Store to try like Firefox or Opera, then find the setting to move default save location to external memory.

  • I can't find about if I forgot screen lock (pin) of sony xperia E C1504 so how to hard reset it....

    • Hi, you can try to unlock forgot security screen lock pin at your Sony Xperia E using Google account. When your phone already on, but locked, try to give several time wrong pin continuously until your Xperia E freezing about 30 seconds, at this time you can find Forgot Password button, press this button then please give your Gmail account username and password that you have signed in before. Make sure your Internet data connection active while unlock your phone, because your Xperia E try to get authentication from Google server. If you can not access Google account, then please use PC Companion steps to hard reset or reformat your phone again. But all of your data will be remove or wipe after doing reformat using PC Companion.

    • Hi, if you forgot the screen lock answer, then first try to answer with Google account. Please try to give several time wrong answer continuously until your Sony Xperia E locked or freezing 30 seconds, at this time you can find Forgot Password / Pattern button, press that button then you will find place to type your Gmail username and password that you have already signed in before. Please make sure your Internet is active while doing unlock with Google account, because your Sony Xperia E will ask authentication at Google server. If you can not access your Gmail account, then you have to do hard reset with hardware button combination key.

    • Hi, please try to unlock forgotten security protections using Google account that you have already signed-in before. Try to do several time wrong answer until your Sony Xperia E locked or freezing 30 seconds, then press Forgot Pattern button to find field for type your Gmail username and password. If you still can not unlock your Sony Xperia E, then please do hard reset with PC Companion like steps at #option 4 above.

    • Hi, please use steps at #option 4 to hard reset or master format your Sony Xperia E to factory defualt. First you have to download PC Companion operating system before continue all steps at #option 4 above.

  • hi ,i forgot my password and my email account to log into my sony experia e c1505,please help cos i cant even restart the phone?

    thank.

    • Hi, first you have to make sure that Internet connection is active at your Sony Xperia E to recover forgotten security protections using Gmail account, because your phone will get authentication at Google server. if you can not use Gmail account to by pass, then please follow steps at #option 4 above to hard reset Sony Xperia E using software PC Companion that you have to install at PC computer with Microsoft Windows operating systems.

  • Hi pls help me i forget my password on my sony c1605 and have done hard reset by pressing power button plus up volume key and is not working pls anybody that have the idea should help me.

    • Hi, please try to reformat your Sony Xperia E using PC Companion software from your Microsoft Windows operating system computer. Follow steps at #option 4 above carefully. You need to prepare USB data cable while follow above steps.

  • I i have a Sony Xperia E C1505 & have just installed a 16gig Micro SDcard what steps do i take now to set it up & have it active for me 2 start using please????

    I have earased SDcard, then pressed mount SDcard but nothing happens & its still not saying SDcard installed.
    What am i doin wrong???
    plz reply 2 my personal email az i cant access any other pages with my network as of yet.
    MANY THANKS!
    RYZY
    alwayzindacloudz@gmail.com

    • Hi, perhaps the microSD itself get trouble. Better you try to use different MicroSD external card just to make sure your old MicroSD still work properly or not.

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