topic How to downgrade my software on Xperia S? in Other/General https://community.sony.no/t5/other-general/how-to-downgrade-my-software-on-xperia-s/m-p/2929852#M21850 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><H6 class="uiStreamMessage"><SPAN class="messageBody">Hey guys, anyone knows how - or where - to downgrade my software on my Xperia S after a disastrous upgrade from 6.0.A.3.67 to 6.1.A.0.453 please?? I am desperate. H.E.L.P. please!!!! Can't do another day with this horrific software. It's like I'm having an Alcatel from the 90s......... <SPAN class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":confused_face:"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":confused_face:">😕</span></SPAN> Thanks in advance!<BR /></SPAN></H6></BODY></HTML> Sat, 28 Jul 2012 15:24:58 GMT 2012-07-28T15:24:58Z How to downgrade my software on Xperia S? https://community.sony.no/t5/other-general/how-to-downgrade-my-software-on-xperia-s/m-p/2929852#M21850 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><H6 class="uiStreamMessage"><SPAN class="messageBody">Hey guys, anyone knows how - or where - to downgrade my software on my Xperia S after a disastrous upgrade from 6.0.A.3.67 to 6.1.A.0.453 please?? I am desperate. H.E.L.P. please!!!! Can't do another day with this horrific software. It's like I'm having an Alcatel from the 90s......... <SPAN class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":confused_face:"><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":confused_face:">😕</span></SPAN> Thanks in advance!<BR /></SPAN></H6></BODY></HTML> Sat, 28 Jul 2012 15:24:58 GMT https://community.sony.no/t5/other-general/how-to-downgrade-my-software-on-xperia-s/m-p/2929852#M21850 2012-07-28T15:24:58Z Re: How to downgrade my software on Xperia S? https://community.sony.no/t5/other-general/how-to-downgrade-my-software-on-xperia-s/m-p/2929853#M21851 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Forget that it says Debrand the process is exactly the same</P><P><A href="http://www.xperiablog.net/2012/03/26/debrand-your-xperia-s-tutorial/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.xperiablog.net/2012/03/26/debrand-your-xperia-s-tutorial/</A></P><P></P><P>Now all you need is the firmware for your country if you reply and say then I'm pretty sure I either have it or can get it</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 28 Jul 2012 22:41:33 GMT https://community.sony.no/t5/other-general/how-to-downgrade-my-software-on-xperia-s/m-p/2929853#M21851 Thommo 2012-07-28T22:41:33Z Re: How to downgrade my software on Xperia S? https://community.sony.no/t5/other-general/how-to-downgrade-my-software-on-xperia-s/m-p/2929854#M21852 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello <SPAN class="replyToName" style="font-size: 14px;">kalmanzita</SPAN></P><P></P><P>If you have made a backup of your information go ahead and perform a Factory data reset.</P><P>Then restore your information.</P><P></P><P>Let me know how the phone behaves.</P><P></P><P>Francis.</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 29 Jul 2012 23:23:51 GMT https://community.sony.no/t5/other-general/how-to-downgrade-my-software-on-xperia-s/m-p/2929854#M21852 Francis 2012-07-29T23:23:51Z Re: How to downgrade my software on Xperia S? https://community.sony.no/t5/other-general/how-to-downgrade-my-software-on-xperia-s/m-p/2929855#M21853 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Dear Thommo,</P><P></P><P>Thanks a lot indeed for your help. However as I can't understand the half of what they say at the link you gave, I rather not try to debrand my device, whatever that means... :s</P><P></P><P>Cheers though!!</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:56:22 GMT https://community.sony.no/t5/other-general/how-to-downgrade-my-software-on-xperia-s/m-p/2929855#M21853 2012-07-31T19:56:22Z Re: How to downgrade my software on Xperia S? https://community.sony.no/t5/other-general/how-to-downgrade-my-software-on-xperia-s/m-p/2929856#M21854 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Dear Francis,</P><P></P><P>Thanks a lot for your answer. I haven't intentionally made a backup, but I guess the phone or my computer did when I 'upgraded' the software...</P><P></P><P>Could you please help me with some details on this procedure, as I'm not an infotech guru? <IMG class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.no/html/images/smilies/011.png" alt="Slightly_smiling_Face" title="Slightly_smiling_Face" /></P><P>- How can I make a backup?</P><P>- What does the factory data reset mean? Does that mean that in the end the device will look like when I got it, like it'll run the old software version?</P><P>- Where on the phone will I find the factory data function?</P><P>- When that's done how do I restore my information?</P><P></P><P>Sorry for being so dummy at this, and thanks a million for your help!</P><P></P><P>Zita</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:03:46 GMT https://community.sony.no/t5/other-general/how-to-downgrade-my-software-on-xperia-s/m-p/2929856#M21854 2012-07-31T20:03:46Z Re: How to downgrade my software on Xperia S? https://community.sony.no/t5/other-general/how-to-downgrade-my-software-on-xperia-s/m-p/2929857#M21855 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>A Factory data reset will not downgrade your phone to GB </P><P>If you are willing I could remote network and downgrade your phone for you but you will need the firmware for your phone so we need to know what country you are in or what country you bought your phone in to re-install the correct firmware that the hpone origonaly had</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 01 Aug 2012 08:17:04 GMT https://community.sony.no/t5/other-general/how-to-downgrade-my-software-on-xperia-s/m-p/2929857#M21855 Thommo 2012-08-01T08:17:04Z Re: How to downgrade my software on Xperia S? https://community.sony.no/t5/other-general/how-to-downgrade-my-software-on-xperia-s/m-p/2929858#M21856 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks Francis, I did the factory data reset. Although I had to download all my apps again, now it seems to be working. Thanks to O2 for my unlimited data plan... :smileygrin:</P><P></P><P>Thanks to Thommo too!</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 05 Aug 2012 14:34:38 GMT https://community.sony.no/t5/other-general/how-to-downgrade-my-software-on-xperia-s/m-p/2929858#M21856 2012-08-05T14:34:38Z