Sony is often considered to be one of the most underrated OEMs. Time after time Sony comes out with some incredible handsets but it doesn’t get the appreciation and respect that it deserves. The OEM keeps on releasing impressive devices with long lists of impressive features. The Sony Xperia 1 handsets have gathered quite a major reception, however, despite that, it is rarely mentioned in the same category as the likes of Pixels, Samsung, and OnePlus.
While it may still take a while before it is accepted in that category by the general audience, it still deserves credit for having a useful debugging menu. Referred to as the Service Test menu, it’ll give you complete information regarding different devices’ hardware elements, including the likes of Fingerprint, Battery Health, Camera, GPS, Infrared, SIM, and more.
By default, this menu will be hidden, so that general users don’t end up stumbling upon it unintentionally. Moreover, Sony has made sure that tech enthusiasts can easily access this menu without any issues. If you’re looking to find out how you can access Service Test Menu in Sony Xperia 1 handsets, then this guide will be helpful.
Steps to access Service Test Menu in Sony Xperia 1 handsets
Method 1: Without rooting
- First, you need to launch the dialer/phone app
- Type in *#*#service#*#*
- It will bring the Service Test menu on your Sony Xperia 1 handsets
Method 2: After rooting
- Root your smartphone using patched boot (if it was launched with Android 12 or below)
- Root your smartphone using patched init_boot (if it was launched with Android 13)
- Download and install Activity Launcher from Google Play Store
- After that, launch it and then tap “Grant” in the magisk prompt
- You can now access the desired service tests from the list of processes
