Sony TV: Stuck on Boot Loop, Keeps Restarting or Rebooting? Let's Factory Reset with NO REMOTE

If your Sony Smart TV (Android TV version) keeps restarting, constant rebooting or stuck in a boot loop then i show you how to preform a factory reset (hard reset) without the remote, we will use the buttons on the Sony Smart TV (Android TV version). This should work on most Sony Android TVs.
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[@matthew-h]

This worked, thank you Mr. Tech. Would just like to add for the sake of helping others: 1. When the factory reset is in progress, some models won't say "erasing" or anything else while the big circle is on the screen. 2. I suspect the system has to first wipe all of the old data before reinstalling android -- so if there's a lot of data (apps, user files, cookies, old update files, etc.) the process can take quite a long time (mine took over 15 minutes). Morale of the story is don't try to bail out on the reset process once its begun -- it's not "stuck" -- just wait it out. It will work.

[@momobun.]

Thank you for the added note. I currently have the big circle sitting there and it is taking a long time. Good to know it's supposed to do that.

[@yunghollow7234]

Thanks for that info. Waiting rite now. Currently hoping the eagles beat the hawks watching on my new sony 950h

[@T-A-W]

thank you man i thought my tv broke or something

[@kvanp1461]

Thank you, I thought something went wrong with mine.

[@vivekpatel3752]

in my case it goes in booting cycle again by displaying error with a dead android symbol ? is it a hardware problem or a software problem?

[@funryde7892]

My Sony XBR75X900E was rebooting on its own almost every morning for a month. Then 3 days ago, it was stuck in a continual reboot. It would show the Sony graphic for 20 seconds and then reboot...repeat forever. This morning, I did the power+down-button together on the back of the TV and plugged it in...as you demo'd. It then showed the factory reset circle. It finished and finally got to the Android bootup. I went thru the initial setup and right after entering and submitting the WiFi password, it suddenly It did another Factory-Reset on its own. After it finished and booted successfully for the 2nd time, I went thru the initialization again and this time it got past the WiFi setup and allowed me to go all the way to the end. It works now! Thank you for the video.

[@paularodriguez3373]

You, Sir, are an Angel. Thank you so much for posting this.

[@scottsadler3711]

Worked perfect!! Thanks for the video and demonstration.

[@markcanatella7397]

This procedure fixed the reboot problem with my xbr43x800e. It took 10 to 15 minutes. Did not see the word (erase) under the circles. Thanks Mark

[@hanstaceyx195]

Thanks buddy, just had to do this to our TV today and your video was a massive help.

[@iamthelummox]

This is the last Android TV I will ever buy.

[@nycupperes]

Let it finish booting with power on, solved my circles ⭕️ issue. Mine took over 10 minutes.

[@No_facezz]

Same here

[@JRom_19]

Same. Never again

[@YouKlaus1337]

Thank you, Mate. I searched the interwebz and OFC found the Sony howto which doesnt include the Volume down Button. That did the trick here! Glad to unbrick my TV now. Kudos.

[@steadysteadyed]

Thanks for posting this. I thought I was not going to face Saturday night with no tv. Cheers.

[@7nightsvisions782]

this work with my sony bravia led tv,this is a simple solution....now i have a continous display ...a million thanks to you worldoftech..from philippines.

[@stevenmatthews792]

Thank you so much! I was so skeptical my TV didn’t have buttons and this wouldn’t work but it did the trick 🎉

[@pmanameless8184]

It worked. TV was stuck booting in a loop. Did a hard reset as described, but at then it got stuck in the reset too? I walked away & 10 mins later it worked. Just took some time & as a heads up mine never said reset, it just showed the spinning white/multi color circle. Thank you for the support.

[@mwil07]

My multi-color circle doesn’t spin... it’s just there.. maybe a subtle difference between modes? Going to walk away for 10-15 min and see what happens

[@CharlesSmith-io9fp]

Thank you. Only one other video showed how to do this. Every single other video shows the back panel getting removed then screwing around changing parts out. I had a boss years ago who's mantra was the KISS principal. Keep It Simple Stupid. Never make the work harder than you have to, to get a job done. All I needed was for the TV to power up when I hit the power button. Mission accomplished. Thanks again. I will point out that the other person suggested going into the settings and doing a hard reset there before signing in. Something about "possible" program or app loss.

[@adriangomez9791]

Thank you man!!! You saved my dad a headache!!

[@sapkellyd]

Thank you!! I was two seconds away from going ham on my $2k tv lol. Worked perfectly.

[@enoch021]

WORKED THANKS A THOUSAND!!!

[@Pugwash34]

Thank you for posting this.

[@whutdafuq1545]

Thank you so mutch ! this Worked Perfectly ! 🥰

[@Pertamax7-HD]

great detail

[@lany_07gaming]

Nice info for Sony smart TV.👍

[@Tunsmandie]

Thanks a million 🙏🏿

[@chanmyaeaye6688]

Thanks for your sharing . I'm appreciate that 👍

[@detroid89]

Thank you my good sir! I was having this issue with the xd70 series and it's all good now :)

[@umerop349]

thanks but it take too much time and after rotation its reset/

[@brianwoods881]

Great, Many Thanks it’s worked a treat !

[@raybitting3469]

Much appreciated as I was using a lot of 4 letter words! Right now I’m good to go. FYI…after I did the power down and the 2 button technique it did go to a Sony logo and then got a green power light and the screen went to the erase mode. It started up and as I was going thru the setup, it powered down again and went back to a short erase function again. After that it went back thru the start of the setup functions and I was able to complete the steps. It was interesting that it kept my WIFI connection. Thank you again.

[@malarselvim9765]

Worked for me bro! But my tv had green light...but then i did follow all the steps you guided....finnally it worked thanks a lot! Peace

[@janetknowlton5228]

You are a genius! My 4 year old $1600 TV started turning off and on constantly. The men in my house said the TV is broken. I refused to believe it and found your video. I have the TV that resets with the green light and circles. IT WORKED! Thank you so much. Yes, be patient during the reset...

[@anonymousperson6642]

For Sony TVs with more than 4 buttons, like my XBR-490x830c, unplug the TV, press and hold the "power button" and "volume down button simultaneously while plugging the TV on. Wait until the LED under the center of the TV turns green, and then release the buttons. Like the troubleshooting steps of the OP, have the TV unplugged for awhile, before turning it on.

[@jonathanlee2775]

THANK YOU!!! TV (that i just bought 18 months ago XBR55X800E) seems to be working now after following your instructions to force a hard reboot and resetting to factory defaults. Now it appears I just need to set it back up again, which is better than buying a new motherboard or TV. Hopefully it keeps working, but if this happens again I'll know what to do. THANKS

[@prashantsinghpal]

Thank You sir,This video was a big help.

[@pcapran3866]

XBR-65X930E - Worked exactly as described in this video. So far so good. 👍🏼

[@KellyJoyceSr]

Was about to junk my 60” until I found this video! Thanks !

[@ro0st3r_yt25]

Thank you so much this worked so well you deserve way more u saved my life

[@rjdasilva]

Awesome! Thank you.

[@juliaarmstrong2646]

Great job I think it’s going to work!

[@cyndyb3650]

Thank you so much for your video!!! It worked for my TV.

[@andys4279]

It worked! After trying everything. I have the XBR 800.

[@joelburns348]

You’re the best, thanks.

[@nadia5633]

so so useful!! thank u so muchh

[@kelleypayne759]

this worked perfectly! thank you

[@MonicaWinkle]

Thank you so much!!

[@kvanp1461]

Thank you so so much for posting this fix. I was about to trash it.

[@chrisnevil4420]

Thank you! This saved us frustration and a potentially needless and expensive repair call.

[@infinitegaming24]

Same 2 me..

[@linupinu5436]

Thank you its really work

[@scottwest5256]

Thanks!

[@Sandraivonnedesigns]

Thank you !

[@PeacefulMamba]

Hi! I wanted to ask you one question When ps4 pro connected and I push settings button or volume some horizontal lines appears for couple seconds, if I reconnect cable that issue might go away but not for long Cables are fine, I tried two different cables Even when I connect laptop to my TV same lines appears The picture feels and looks good until I use the remote control and lines appears

[@sihamsarkis6206]

Thank you so much for your video. You solved my problem today.

[@MtBArN]

Thanks for the video.

[@pinodublado2723]

This work a lot thank you❤

[@SkyDivedParcel]

Not great for Sony and Google thay so many people had this issue but i am grateful for this advice. My tv was stuck in a rebootimg cycle after i initiated a factory reset and i thought the tv was a goner. Like ithers have said wait for the green light then lst go. My tv screen then went black and into a stand by phase for about 5 minutes eventually rebooting and reinstating itself. Thanks again!

[@malcolmpetrie1589]

Perfect guide. My Bravia TV did reset go through the factory reset a second time (unprompted) but after this reset all went well. Life saver - thanks.

[@tonidexter6043]

Hey what do u suggest for a nsx40gt1? It was factory reset and there isn’t a original remote to assist in the set up.

[@philkaiser2313]

Thank you so much! It worked!

[@RaviPaudel69]

useful tutorial for many peoples, wish this video get manyy views

[@mahdidahmani8021]

Thank you so much for your help big man 🎉

[@pastelia_games2014]

It worked. Thanks!

[@justinlloydsalvador7804]

Woah it worked. thanks a lot for this video 👍

[@Sailo-11]

tried your suggestion and it works, thank you sir

[@yunghollow7234]

Not the hero we asked for..... But the hero we needed! Thank you, you heaven sent angel

[@andys4279]

It actually worked. Thank you !!!

[@ShivRajSingh-ll3lm]

Thank you. It helped. 👍🙏

[@mrudontknow3496]

Thank you man!

[@robertonaya9231]

Funciona Perfecto, repetirlo varias veces si no se da a la primera Mi TV salía el logo Sony y hacía por reiniciar pero nada se quedaba en ese ciclo

[@mimicka9034]

Thank you so much

[@babyike37]

OMG! It worked, thank you so much! TV was driving me crazy!

[@ShafiqulIslam-jr3ot]

This worked. Thank you.

[@loco2436]

thank you so much you fix my problem👍

[@nivedithatn4091]

Thank you sir it was perfect one thank you soo much

[@johnnycanelones5334]

Great fix.👍

[@skk272]

Thanks for this video it helped me from purchasing a new tv. Really very helpful video

[@nadagrgic6106]

Yes thank you for your video All working again 😤🤗

[@trikywu]

Wow! Thank you! I've had this Bravia TV for almost 4 years with no issues. Then suddenly , i turn it on and it was in constant reboot. Your reset instructions worked!

[@2009michaellee]

It’s work. Thank you!

[@noddyandbigears2]

Thanks for taking the time to record this video. Really helpful. And worked for me.

[@jrorozco29]

Thanks So much for your video 👍👍👍

[@courtneyw2141]

Thanks you so much, it worked

[@wassnews]

Thank you

[@2010aloy]

Thank you so much....worked for me

[@TGAshish]

Thanks a lot Sir. It worked 👍

[@trialmx]

Thanks, boot looping Sony XBR-75X850D reset with this method. Green light in my case. Reset Circle took awhile to clear but Welcome screen did appear.

[@niharikasagar2179]

Tq so much for this video. It's really working and very helpful.

[@djaravindmusic]

Thank you. It works

[@oswaldoviveros5273]

Yes!!! it worked, thank you sharing this fix…

[@SumitSThakur2105]

It’s helpful !!

[@1getthereboss714]

This work for me thank u

[@davebaggerman894]

Thanks a lot, it worked

[@jhuncruz2007]

Very good Vlog. thanks WorldofTech

[@sumndgl5728]

Thank u so much from 🇳🇵

[@supermario7006]

Thank you 😉😉😉

[@harishh279]

Thanks dear friend....it's really work ...I save my 10k...asking by customer care to replace my tv mother board...heartly thanks 😊

[@Tarun888]

Thank you sir🌠

[@petejones7532]

My issue is the TV keeps going through the android loading sequence every time I turn it on after having switched it off for a few hours. This never happened until the update in Jan. Updated with the latest software release in April, but after a couple of days it resumed the android reboot sequence. Very poor that SONY haven't fixed it. This'll be the last SONY TV I buy!

[@ehyouman]

Yes im getting this exact same issue

[@clements9690]

Exact same issue. However I love the Sony tv. Next one I’ll get is the Vizio oled though

[@KumarAdarshIITV]

Hey bro, getting the same issue. Did you sort it out?

[@poolflorian2235]

Buy LG TV ONLY SONY IS NOSY

[@saradanayak9887]

Thank you sir

[@nickAHA]

Thank god for this video

[@VicZablanVoiceLesson]

Hello Sir. My Sony X80G just turn by itself of while im watching youtube and I cannot turn it on again anymore. What would be the solution for this? I tried unplugging it and plug in again but same it wont turn on. Hope you can help me with this. Thank you!

[@runningthrusincity8642]

Thank you for this video! My tv got stuck in a loop in the middle of a movie.

[@ziontaiaroa8140]

I done all of tht an the green light come on but it does no say erase on the screen

[@Borgscan]

I have the same issue. Did you ever find a solution? Using a USB drive doesn't work either. This all happened because of a Sony update that we shouldn't get once it's out of warranty, now Sony doesn't give a crap but simpy offers a 30% discount on a new TV, that's just insulting.

[@pvgluxury]

Omg 😱 thx so so so much you help us 🙏 🙏

[@lisadouglas3993]

this just fixed my Sony XBR-65A1E that kept attempting to reboot powering off and on, hold the power and volume down at the same time, then plug in, then keep holding till you see the screen change to something you haven't seen thanks!!

[@lisadouglas3993]

this is actually in the manual which you can download from the sony website

[@momobun.]

Thank you for making this video - it saved my sanity!

[@zulphadavids3051]

Thank you so much! This worked on my Sony XBR900F

[@22bpeters]

I have the same model, just started doing this yesterday trying it now did it take a while to load for you?

[@duludopowr1647]

I have the same model x900f, i tried to factory reset with power button and "-" button, it's not working. TV is still rebooting over and over. HELP