Flash & Recovery Mode for Sony Phones

SONY Xperia S, Xperia Mini, Xperia Mini Pro, Xperia Ray

To enter into Fastboot : (while turned off) Press and hold Volume Up, at the
same time plug in the micro USB cable which is already connected to PC. You should
see a blue LED. You�re in Fastboot mode now.
To enter into Flash Mode : (while turned off) Press and hold the Volume Down
button, at the same time plug in the micro USB cable which is already connected to
PC.
To enter into Recovery:
� Xperia S : (while turned off) Power on and when you see blue LED lit up,
press Volume UP
� Xperia Mini, Xperia Mini Pro, Xperia Ray : (while turned off) Power on and
keep pressing Volume Down key few times to land into recovery.

SONY Xperia Arc, Xperia Arc S, Xperia Neo, Xperia Neo V, Xperia Pro
To enter into Fastboot : (while turned off) Press and hold the Menu button, at
the same time plug in the micro USB cable which is already connected to PC. You
should see a blue LED. You�re in fastboot mode now.
To enter into Flash Mode : (while turned off) Press and hold the Volume Down
button, at the same time plug in the micro USB cable which is already connected to
PC.
To enter into Recovery:
� Xperia Arc, Xperia Arc S : (while turned off) Power on and press and hold
Volume Down key
� Xperia Neo, Xperia Neo V, Xperia Pro : (while turned off) Power on and keep
pressing Volume Down key few times to land into recovery.

SONY Xperia Play

To enter into Fastboot : (while turned off) Press and hold the Search button, at
the same time plug in the micro USB cable which is already connected to PC. You
should see a blue LED. You�re in fastboot mode now.
To enter into Flash Mode : (while turned off) Press and hold the Volume Down
button, at the same time plug in the micro USB cable which is already connected to
PC.
To enter into Recovery: (while turned off) Power on and keep pressing (depends on
which recovery you flashed) Volume Down or Volume Up key few times to land into
recovery.

SONY Xperia P, Xperia U, Xperia Sola, Xperia Go

To enter into Fastboot : (while turned off) Press and hold the Volume Up button,
at the same time plug in the micro USB cable which is already connected to PC.
To enter into Flash Mode : (while turned off) Press and hold the Volume Down
button, at the same time plug in the micro USB cable which is already connected to
PC.
To enter into Recovery: (while turned off) Power on and keep pressing (depends on
which recovery you flashed) Volume Down or Volume Up key few times to land into
recovery.

SONY Xperia X10, Xperia X10 Mini, Xperia X 10 Mini Pro, Xperia X8
To enter into Fastboot : (while turned off) Press and hold the Volume Up button,
at the same time plug in the micro USB cable which is already connected to PC.
To enter into Flash Mode : (while turned off) Press and hold the Volume Down
button, at the same time plug in the micro USB cable which is already connected to
PC.
To enter into Recovery:
� Xperia X10: (while turned off) Power on and keep the Back key pressed
� Xperia X10 Mini, Xperia X 10 Mini Pro, Xperia X8: (while turned off) Power on
and keep pressing Back key repeatedly
SONY Tablets
To enter into Recovery: (while turned off) Power on and keep pressing Volume Up
key few times to land into recovery.
Fastboot is not yet available for Tablets

SONY Xperia Miro, Xperia Tipo, Xperia Tipo Dual, Xperia J, Xperia E
To enter into Fastboot : (while turned off) Press and hold the Volume Up button,
at the same time plug in the micro USB cable which is already connected to PC.
To enter into Flash Mode : (while turned off) Press and hold the Volume Down
button, at the same time plug in the micro USB cable which is already connected to
PC.
To enter into Recovery: (while turned off) Power on or plug into charger and keep
pressing Volume Down repeatedly.

SONY Xperia T, Xperia TL, Xperia TX, Xperia V

To enter into Fastboot : (while turned off) Press and hold the Volume Up button,
at the same time plug in the micro USB cable which is already connected to PC.
To enter into Flash Mode : (while turned off) Press and hold the Volume Down
button, at the same time plug in the micro USB cable which is already connected to
PC.
To enter into Recovery: (while turned off) Power on or plug into charger and keep
pressing Volume Down repeatedly.

SONY Xperia Z, Xperia ZL

To enter into Fastboot : (while turned off) Press and hold the Volume Up button,
at the same time plug in the micro USB cable which is already connected to PC.
To enter into Flash Mode : (while turned off) Press and hold the Volume Down
button, at the same time plug in the micro USB cable which is already connected to
PC.
To enter into Recovery: (while turned off) Power on or plug into charger and keep
pressing Volume Up repeatedly.