topic Re: XA wont read SD card in XA Series

SD Card not recognized

tokeru — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 18:02:04 GMT

Hi,

I just switched from my Xperia Z1 compact to an Xperia XA. So I wanted to transfer my micro SD card, but apparently my XA doesnt recognize any SD card. When I put it back into my Z1 everything is fine, so the SD isnt damaged. Any Ideas on what I can do?

Regards

Alex

Re: SD Card not recognized

Uliwooly — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 18:03:06 GMT

@tokeru

backup everything on a computer > reformat the SD card > check again.

Re: SD Card not recognized

tokeru — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 21:19:51 GMT

Apparently still the same.

Re: SD Card not recognized

Uliwooly — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 21:25:36 GMT

@tokeru

could you test a different SD card with your new Xperia?

Re: SD Card not recognized

tokeru — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 21:28:24 GMT

Would have done this if I have had one here. Seems that I have to get me one somehow.

Re: SD Card not recognized

Didrik — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 06:25:11 GMT

Hello @tokeru,

Are you inserting the SD-card in your new Xperia with the phone turned on? If so, do it with the phone turned off instead. Is it still not recognized? In that case I agree with @uliwooly, check with another SD-card to see if the same thing happens.

XA wont read SD card

peanut1919 — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 19:41:36 GMT

HI I'm not sure if anyone can help but ive just bought a xperia XA and want to install some apps onto my SD card. Unfortunately i cant get the phone to see the card. I've taken the card from my previous phone and formatted it to exFAT which the computer does see. Any ideas would be great

Re: XA wont read SD card

CameronT — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 01:05:17 GMT

Hi @peanut1919,

Welcome to the community.

Try formatting it in the phone itself.

To do this please go to Settings > Storage > 3 Dots > Advanced > Storage > SD Card > 3 Dots > Settings > Format.

Re: XA wont read SD card

Adidhamode — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 03:17:32 GMT

I have same problem for xperia xa....In that SD card has shows my device but did not permission to access for deleting and pasting activities..

Re: XA wont read SD card

Didrik — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 14:05:32 GMT

Hi @Adidhamode,

Looks like your reply was merged with this topic. I'd recommend you check out the replies here! Let me know how it goes and if it helped!

Problem with SD card- not supported

x8052 — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 19:47:01 GMT

I just purch. a 32 GB sd card. the phone when inserting the card gives a message is initialy checking card for issues, . Then it promts for formating the card and the then it says unsupported sd card. The card works on other phone. Tried formating the card and also tried other 3 cards all with the same problem. Also tried hard reset.

What should i do ?is this a software bug of a hw problem ? any suggestions ?

Re: Problem with SD card- not supported

CameronT — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 23:12:40 GMT

Hi @x8052,

Welcome to the community.

I am sorry to hear your XA won't read any SD cards at all.

You can try running a software repair using Xperia Companion to see if that helps. If it is a software problem this should resolve it. If this does not work, I recommend you contact your Local support team to arrange a repair.

Re: Problem with SD card- not supported

Marcito — Thu, 20 Jul 2017 13:01:56 GMT

Same thing with my XA Ultra. In fact, that is a lame excuse for a piece of hardware. Bought this headset in London while on vacations and it worked fine for about 3 months. After that everything went sour. The left side of the screen died, no response at all followed by ghost touches which were a pain, but I kept things going. Two days ago I was browsing some pics stored on my sd card (a 32Gb sandisk Ultra) and got an error message saying that there was a problem with the card. The phone went dead after that. No response from nothing. Found a video on youtube where the guy told me to press volume up AND down plus the power button. The phone came back to life, BUT yesterday it couldn’t see the sd card anymore. Restart the phone? Nothing happened. Hard reset? Also nothing. Try another card? Nope. Format the card on the PC? Nay. THE CARD READER IS DEAD! Take the phone to support? How? Sony does not warrant their equipment outside the venue of purchase. I live in Brazil and I’m not sending it to London to get it fixed. But what amazes me the most is how Sony refuses to address their problems. A quick google search shows A LOT of the same problem, and here I am with a very expensive paperweight. All of that considering that my previous phone was a Z1 which had all sorts of other hardware related problems. So, yeah… Cheers, Sony. You just lost a customer! Asus here I come!

Re: SD Card not recognized

Rulesy — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 21:28:29 GMT

It's the SD card and it's compatibility...

I had this problem for a long time and it drove me nuts. Here's the answer:

The Xperia XA1 doesn't take 'some' SD cards but does take others, it's a compatibility issue. This is also a problem across all Xperia models, in that my SD card works in other Xperia's, just not in my XA1, which is very frustrating.

I tried various Xperia models and 3 SD cards, my XA1 only worked with one of the SD cards but other Xperia's were fine with all 3.

Hope this helps...

Re: SD Card not recognized...even with new sd card

HelenOfRoy — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 00:42:41 GMT

...i recently upgraded my 16gb sd card for my xperia xa. i bought a kingston 128 gb sd card. but when i use it on my xperia xa, the phone just deletes the contents of some of the folders. and my music files wont play. so i inserted my old 16gb, and it's back to normal. even on other phones. i'm considering it must be the compatibility. do you know of any sd card brands compatible with xperia xa?

Re: SD Card not recognized

1154260019 — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 10:16:50 GMT

I tried 3 other sd cards but they all can't be recognised by my sony xperia l1

Re: SD Card not recognized

Jarny — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 14:16:03 GMT

~~My sd card is not working what should i do~~