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How to Hard Reset — Sony Xperia 10 III Lite

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How to Hard Reset — Sony Xperia 10 III Lite

⏱ ~5 min📋 6 steps

The Sony Xperia 10 III Lite is a 2021 Android 11 smartphone powered by the Qualcomm SM6350 Snapdragon 690 5G (8 nm) with 6GB and 64GB internal storage. It features a 6.0", OLED, 1B colors, HDR, 1080.0x2520.0 display and is available in Black, White, Blue, Pink.

The Xperia 10 III Lite is equipped with a Li-Po 4500 mAh, a 12 MP, 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps main camera, a 8 MP, 1080p@30fps front camera. The device uses a Nano-SIM + eSIM configuration. It weighs 169 g.

Hard resetting your Sony Xperia 10 III Lite via Recovery Mode will completely wipe all data, apps, accounts and settings, restoring the device to its original factory state. This is commonly used to fix persistent software issues, boot loops, prepare the phone for sale, or recover from a forgotten screen lock. Back up your data before proceeding as this cannot be undone.

All data will be permanently erased. Back up first.

1

Power off Sony Xperia 10 III Lite

2

Hold Volume Up + Power — wait for first vibration, keep holding

3

On second vibration: release Power, keep holding Volume Up

4

Navigate to 'Wipe data/factory reset'

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Press Power — confirm

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Select 'Reboot system now'

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