Enter Sony Xperia Z3 Recovery Mode in a minute or less

How to Enter Sony Xperia Z3 Recovery Mode in a minute or less

Method 1

1. Turn off your Xperia Z3: press power key and select “power off” or press and hold power key for a few moments.
2. Power on your device and when the LED notification lights turn on press several times Volume Up or Volume down buttons.
3. At the end, your Xperia Z3 will be rebooted into recovery mode.

Method 2

This method will imply in executing a few ADB commands. So, a computer will be required, while your phone and its USB cable must be near you. On your computer you have to temporarily deactivate the antivirus and other security feature and on your smartphone you need to enable USB debugging option – just go to “menu – settings – developer options”. Also, on your computer install Android SDK:install Android SDK on Windows or set up ADB on MAC OS X / Linux.

1. Connect your Xperia Z3 with your computer.
2. On your computer navigate towards the Android SDK folder.
3. From there open a command prompts window (press and hold Shift keyboard key while right clicking on any blank space).
4. Now, on the cmd window type: “adb reboot recovery”.
5. That’s it; from recovery you can go back to Android by selecting “reboot system now”.

Method 3

This last solution will work only if your Sony Xperia Z3 is rooted. So, ensure root access if you want to use the steps from below for entering recovery mode.

1. On your phone, access Google Play.
2. From there search for the Quick Boot app.
3. Download and install the software on your smartphone.
4. Launch the same.
5. If prompted, grant root access.
6. In the end select “reboot recovery”.
7. That’s it.

Congratulations; you have completed our step by step guide. So, now you know how to easily enter recovery mode on your Sony Xperia Z3. Stay close for further tutorials and useful Android related tips and tricks.