Useful key combinations
| Flash Key Volume down | Fastboot Key Volume up* | Recovery Mode Key Volume down + Power key |
Flash mode
To enter Flash Mode, make sure your phone is turned off and press and hold the Flash key Volume down when you connect your phone to the computer.
Fastboot Mode
To enter Fastboot mode, make sure your phone is turned off and press and hold the Fastboot key Volume Up* when you connect your phone to the computer.
* For the following devices the Fastboot key is:
Live with Walkman - Menu
Xperia Arc - Menu
Xperia Arc S - Menu
Xperia Neo - Menu
Xperia Neo V - Menu
Xperia Pro - Menu
Xperia PLAY - Search
Recovery Mode
After you have flashed the latest Sony software version with the Sony Flash Tool, your device is capable of booting a recovery image by pressing a key. To use the recovery mode the device must be turned off and you must hold the key Volume down while you press the Power key.
Note: The recovery image is built automatically with the AOSP code. The phone has to be disconnected from the USB cable
Xperia Touch
See where to find the keys on the Xperia Touch.
Power key
Volume keys