https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/xperia-archive/factory-reset-without-old-app-reinstall/m-p/3272215#M412488 <P>You probably have Google sync enabled so things like Contacts or apps etc will auto reinstall - There is an option to turn this off in Settings then open your Google account then Sync options and untick the one's you don't want to auto sync</P> Wed, 09 Jul 2014 09:39:49 GMT Thommo 2014-07-09T09:39:49Z https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/xperia-archive/factory-reset-without-old-app-reinstall/m-p/3272214#M412487 <P>hi, i tried to factory reset my xperia z1 phone, because i had some issues with some apps installed. but when i logged in my google account, again the same old apps started downloading and being installed. is there a way to clean install with the factory apps the z1? without downloading the old apps? <IMG class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.com.mk/html/images/smilies/011.png" alt="Slightly_smiling_Face" title="Slightly_smiling_Face" /> of course i need my google account because of the contacts. thank you</P> Wed, 09 Jul 2014 09:34:11 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/xperia-archive/factory-reset-without-old-app-reinstall/m-p/3272214#M412487 thenikos 2014-07-09T09:34:11Z https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/xperia-archive/factory-reset-without-old-app-reinstall/m-p/3272215#M412488 <P>You probably have Google sync enabled so things like Contacts or apps etc will auto reinstall - There is an option to turn this off in Settings then open your Google account then Sync options and untick the one's you don't want to auto sync</P> Wed, 09 Jul 2014 09:39:49 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/xperia-archive/factory-reset-without-old-app-reinstall/m-p/3272215#M412488 Thommo 2014-07-09T09:39:49Z