Sony LT26w User Guide

User guide

Xperia™ acro S

LT26w

Contents

Important information..................................................................7

Water resistance..........................................................................8

IP (Ingress Protection) rating................................................................8

Android™ – what and why?.......................................................10

Applications......................................................................................10

Getting started............................................................................11

Assembly..........................................................................................11

Turning the phone on and off ...........................................................11

Screen lock.......................................................................................12

Setup guide......................................................................................12

Accounts and services......................................................................12

Getting to know your phone......................................................14

Phone overview.................................................................................14

Using the keys..................................................................................15

Battery..............................................................................................15

Using the touchscreen......................................................................17

Using the lockscreen.........................................................................19

Home screen....................................................................................20

Accessing and using applications......................................................22

Status and notifications.....................................................................24

Phone settings menu........................................................................25

Typing text........................................................................................25

Customizing your phone...................................................................30

Memory............................................................................................33

Using a headset with your phone......................................................34

Internet and messaging settings........................................................34

Controlling data usage......................................................................35

Mobile network settings....................................................................36

Calling..........................................................................................38

Emergency calls................................................................................38

Call handling.....................................................................................38

Voicemail..........................................................................................40

Multiple calls.....................................................................................40

Conference calls...............................................................................40

Call settings......................................................................................41

Contacts .....................................................................................43

Transferring contacts to your new phone..........................................43

Contacts screen overview.................................................................45

Managing your contacts....................................................................45

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Communicating with your contacts...................................................47

Sharing your contacts.......................................................................47

Backing up contacts.........................................................................48

Messaging...................................................................................49

Using text and multimedia messaging...............................................49

Text and multimedia message options..............................................50

E-mail..........................................................................................52

Using e-mail......................................................................................52

Using email accounts........................................................................55

Gmail™ and other Google™ services ...............................................55

Google Talk™ ............................................................................57

Timescape™...............................................................................58

Timescape™ main view....................................................................58

Using Timescape™...........................................................................58

Timescape™ settings........................................................................60

Timescape™ Feed widget.................................................................60

Timescape™ Friends widget.............................................................61

Timescape™ Share widget...............................................................62

Getting started with Google Play™..........................................63

Downloading from Google Play™......................................................63

Clearing your application data...........................................................63

Permissions......................................................................................64

Installing applications not from Google Play™ ..................................64

PlayNow™ service.....................................................................65

Before you download content...........................................................65

Downloading from the PlayNow™ service.........................................65

Video Unlimited™.......................................................................66

Video Unlimited™ menu overview.....................................................66

Creating a Video Unlimited™ account...............................................66

Exploring the Video Unlimited™ selection..........................................66

Renting or buying a video..................................................................66

Watching a video from Video Unlimited™..........................................67

Music Unlimited™......................................................................68

Getting organized.......................................................................69

Calendar...........................................................................................69

Alarm clock.......................................................................................69

Scanning with the NeoReader™ application...........................72

NeoReader™ application menu overview..........................................72

Synchronizing data on your phone...........................................73

Synchronizing with Google™............................................................73

Synchronizing your corporate email, calendar and contacts..............74

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Synchronizing with Facebook™........................................................74

NFC..............................................................................................76

NFC detection area...........................................................................76

Connecting to wireless networks.............................................78

Wi-Fi® .............................................................................................78

Virtual private networks (VPNs)..........................................................80

Web browser...............................................................................82

Browsing the web.............................................................................82

Navigating web pages.......................................................................82

Managing bookmarks.......................................................................83

Managing text and images................................................................85

Multiple windows..............................................................................85

Downloading from the web...............................................................86

Browser settings...............................................................................86

Listening to music with Walkman™ player..............................88

Protecting your hearing.....................................................................88

Copying media files to your memory card .........................................88

Using the Walkman™ player ............................................................88

Identifying music using TrackID technology...........................95

Using TrackID™ technology results...................................................95

Using the FM radio.....................................................................97

FM radio overview.............................................................................97

Using your favorite radio channels.....................................................97

Making a new search for radio channels............................................98

Switching the radio sound between devices......................................98

Switching between mono and stereo sound mode............................98

Identifying radio tracks using TrackID™.............................................98

Sharing the details of music you like on Facebook™.........................99

Taking photos and recording videos......................................100

Camera controls overview...............................................................100

Using the still camera......................................................................100

Using the video camera...................................................................107

3D camera.................................................................................111

Viewing photos and videos in Album.....................................113

Album tab overview.........................................................................113

Mobile BRAVIA® Engine.................................................................113

Viewing photos and videos saved in the phone ..............................113

Viewing your photos on a map........................................................117

Viewing your online albums.............................................................118

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Playing video clips in Movies..................................................120

Sharing content with DLNA Certified™ devices...................122

Playing files from DLNA Certified™ devices on your phone.............122

Preparing to play phone content on DLNA Certified™ devices........122

Playing phone content on other DLNA Certified™ devices..............123

Bluetooth™ wireless technology............................................124

Naming your phone.........................................................................124

Pairing with another Bluetooth™ device..........................................124

Sending and receiving items using Bluetooth™ technology.............125

Connecting your phone to a computer..................................127

Transferring and handling content using a USB cable......................127

Transferring files using Media transfer mode via Wi-Fi®...................127

PC Companion...............................................................................128

Media Go™ ...................................................................................128

Connecting your phone to a TV set........................................130

Using location services to find your position........................131

Using GPS......................................................................................131

Google Maps™...............................................................................131

Using Google Maps™ to get directions...........................................132

Backup and restore application..............................................133

Types of content you can back up..................................................133

Preparing to use the Backup and restore application......................133

Restoring backed up content using the Backup and restore

application......................................................................................133

Locking and protecting your phone.......................................135

IMEI number...................................................................................135

SIM card protection........................................................................135

Setting a screen lock.......................................................................136

Updating your phone...............................................................138

Updating your phone wirelessly.......................................................138

Updating your phone using a USB cable connection.......................138

Phone settings overview.........................................................140

Status and notification icons overview..................................142

Status icons....................................................................................142

Notification icons.............................................................................142

Application overview................................................................144

User support.............................................................................146

Troubleshooting.......................................................................147

My phone is not working as expected.............................................147

Resetting the phone........................................................................147

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No battery charging icon appears when phone starts charging.......148

The battery performance is low.......................................................148

My wired headset does not work....................................................148

I cannot transfer content between my phone and the computer,

when using a USB cable.................................................................148

I cannot use Internet-based services...............................................148

Error messages...............................................................................148

Recycling your phone..............................................................150

Legal information.....................................................................151

Index..........................................................................................152

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Important information

Please read the Important information leaflet before using your cell phone.

Some of the services and features described in this User Guide are not supported in all
countries/regions or by all networks and/or service providers in all areas. Without limitation,
this applies to the GSM International Emergency Number, 112. Please contact your network
operator or service provider to determine availability of any specific service or feature and
whether additional access or usage fees apply.

Use of certain features and applications described in this guide may require access to
the Internet. You may incur data connection charges when you connect to the Internet
from your phone. Contact your wireless service provider for more information.

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Water resistance

In order for your phone to be water-resistant, the covers for the micro USB port, the
headset connector, the HDMI™ connector, the microSD™ card slot, and the SIM card
slot must be firmly closed. Also, make sure that the bottom cover is attached correctly.

Avoid exposing your device to environments with excessive dust or moisture. Normal
wear and tear, along with damage to your device, can reduce its ability to resist dust or
moisture. Do not use your phone in the following conditions:

Ocean water Swimming pool Diving

Hot water Sand/mud Other liquid

chemicals

Never submerge the mobile phone, the micro USB port, the headset connector, the
HDMI™ connector, the microSD™ card slot, or the SIM card slot in water. Never expose
the mobile phone to any liquid chemicals, and never expose your mobile phone to moist
environments with extreme high or low temperatures. If water or liquid gets on the micro
USB port, the headset connector, the HDMI™ connector, the microSD™ card slot, and
the SIM card slot, wipe it off with a dry cloth. The water resistance of the micro USB
port, the headset connector, the HDMI™ connector, the microSD™ card slot, and the
SIM card slot is not guaranteed in all environments or conditions.

All compatible accessories, including chargers, handsfree devices, micro USB cables,
and microSD™ cards, are not dust- and water-resistant on their own.

Your warranty does not cover damage or defects caused by abuse or improper use of
your device. If you have any further questions about the use of your products, refer to
our Customer support service for help.

IP (Ingress Protection) rating

Your phone has an IP rating, which means it has undergone certified tests to measure its
resistance levels to water. The digit after X indicates how resistant the phone is to water.
The higher the numbers, the higher the respective protection.

The IP ratings of your phone are IPX5, IPX7 and IP5X. This means that your phone is
dust protected and is protected against the effects of immersion and low-pressure water
stream. So you can use the phone in extreme weather conditions, for example, when it's
snowing or raining, or when humidity levels are high. You can also use the phone in
dusty or sandy environments, and when your fingers are wet. See the table for more
details.

Water resistance

IPX0. No special protection

IPX1. Protected against dripping water

IPX2. Protected against dripping water when tilted up to 15 degrees from normal position

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IPX3. Protected against spraying water

IPX4. Protected against splashing water

IPX5. Protected against water jet spray

IPX6. Protected against heavy jet spray

IPX7. Protected against the effects of immersion

IPX8. Protected against submersion

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Android™ – what and why?

Your Xperia smartphone from Sony runs on the Android platform. Android phones can
perform many of the same functions as a computer and you can customize them to your
own needs. For example, you can add and delete applications, or enhance existing
applications to improve functionality. On Google Play™ you can download a range of
applications and games from a constantly growing collection. You can also integrate
applications on your Android™ phone with other applications and with online services
that you use. For example, you can back up your phone contacts, access your different
email accounts and calendars from one place, keep track of your appointments, and
engage in social networking.

Android™ phones are constantly evolving. When a new software version is available and
your phone supports this new software, you can update your phone to get new features
and the latest improvements.

Your Android™ phone is pre-loaded with Google™ services. To get the most out of the
provided Google™ services, you should have a Google™ account and sign in to it when you
first start your phone. You also need to have Internet access to use many of the features in
Android™.

New software releases may not be compatible with all phones.

Applications

An application is a phone program that helps you perform a task. For example, there are
applications to make calls, take photos and download more applications.

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Getting started

Assembly

To insert the SIM card

Do not insert an incompatible SIM card, for example, a micro SIM card, in the SIM card slot.
Doing so could permanently damage your SIM card or your phone.

1 Insert a fingernail into the gap between the SIM card slot cover and the side of the

phone, then detach the cover.

2 Using a fingernail, pull out the SIM card holder.
3 Insert the SIM card on the holder, with the gold-colored contacts facing down.
4 Insert the SIM card holder back into the phone.
5 Re-attach the SIM card slot cover.

To insert a memory card

1 Insert a fingernail into the gap between the memory card slot cover and the side of

the phone, then detach the cover from the slot.

2 Insert the memory card into the memory card slot, with the gold-colored contacts

facing up.

3 Push the memory card further into the slot until you hear a locking sound.
4 Re-attach the memory card slot cover.

A memory card may not be included at purchase in all markets.

Turning the phone on and off

To turn on the phone

Make sure the battery is charged for at least 30 minutes before you turn on the phone for the
first time.

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1

Press and hold down the power key on the right side of the phone until the
phone vibrates.

2

If your screen goes dark, briefly press the power key to activate the screen.

3

To unlock the screen, drag

4 Enter your SIM card PIN when requested, and select OK.
5 Wait a while for the phone to start.

Your SIM card PIN is initially supplied by your network operator, but you can change it later
from the Settings menu. To correct a mistake made entering your SIM card PIN, tap .

To turn off the phone

1

Press and hold down the power key

2 In the options menu, tap Power off.
3 Tap OK.

It may take a while for the phone to shut down.

to the right across the screen.

until the options menu opens.

Screen lock

When your phone is on and left idle for a set period of time, the screen darkens to save
battery power, and locks automatically. This lock prevents unwanted actions on the
touch screen when you are not using it.

To activate the screen

•

Briefly press the power key .

To unlock the screen

•

Drag to the right across the screen.

To lock the screen manually

•

When the screen is active, briefly press the power key .

Setup guide

The first time you start your phone, a setup guide opens to explain basic phone functions
and helps you enter essential settings. This is a good time to configure the phone to your
specific needs. You can also access the setup guide later from the Application screen.

To access the setup guide manually

1

From the Home screen, tap

2 Find and tap Setup guide.

.

Accounts and services

Sign in to your online service accounts from your phone and benefit from a range of
services. Combine services and get even more out of them. For example, collect

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contacts from your Google™ and Facebook™ accounts and integrate them into your
phonebook, so you have everything in one place.

You can sign up to online services from your phone as well as from a computer. When
you sign up for the first time, an account is created with your user name, password,
settings and personal information. The next time you sign in, you get a personalized view.

Google™ account

Having a Google™ account is key to using a range of applications and services with your
Android phone. You need a Google™ account, for example, to use the Gmail™
application in your phone, to chat with friends using Google Talk™, to synchronize your
phone calendar with your Google Calendar™, and to download applications and games,
music, movies and books from Google Play™.

Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® account

Synchronize your phone with your corporate Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® account.
This way, you keep your work email, contacts, and calendar events with you at all times.

Facebook™ account

Facebook™ is a social networking service that connects you with friends, family and
colleagues around the world. Set up Facebook to work on your phone so that you can
stay in touch from anywhere.

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Getting to know your phone

Phone overview

1. Notification LED

2. Connector for charger/USB cable

3. Proximity sensor

4. Light sensor

5. Headset connector

6. Ear speaker

7. HDMI™ connector

8. Front camera lens

9. Power key

10. Volume/Zoom key

11. Camera key

12. Menu key

13. Main microphone

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14. Home key

15. Back key

16. Touchscreen

17. Speaker

18. Camera lens

19. Second microphone

20. microSD™ card slot

21. SIM card slot

22. Connector for Charging Dock

23. Strap hole

24. Camera LED light

25. NFC™ detection area

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Using the keys

Back

• Go back to the previous screen

• Close the on-screen keypad, a dialog box, an options menu, or the Notification panel

Home

• Go to the Home screen

• Press and hold to open a window showing your most recently used applications

Menu

• Open a list of options available in the current screen or application

Battery

Your phone has an embedded battery.

Charging the battery

Charge your phone for at least 30 minutes before you turn it on for the first time. When
you connect the phone charger cable to a power source, such as a USB port or a phone
charger, it may take a few minutes before the battery icon appears on the screen.
You can still use your phone while it is charging. Charging the phone over a long period
of time, for example, overnight, does not damage the battery or the phone.

The battery will start to discharge a little after it is fully charged and then it charges again after
a certain time when the phone charger is connected. This is to extend battery life and may
result in the charge status showing a level below 100 percent.

To charge the phone

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1 Plug the phone charger into a power outlet.
2 Plug one end of the USB cable into the charger (or into the USB port of a

computer).

3 Plug the other end of the cable into the micro USB port on your phone, with the

USB symbol facing down. The battery status LED lights up when charging starts.

4 When the battery status LED is green, the phone is fully charged. Disconnect the

USB cable from your phone by pulling it straight outward. Be sure not to bend the
connector when removing the cable from the phone.

If the battery is completely discharged, it may take a few minutes before the LED lights up
after you connect the phone charger cable to a power source.

Battery LED status

Green The battery is fully charged

Flashing red The battery level is low

Orange The battery is charging. The battery level is between low and full

To check the battery level

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > About phone > Status > Battery level.

Improving battery performance

The following tips can help you improve battery performance:

• Charge your phone frequently. This will not affect the lifetime of the battery.

• Downloading data from the Internet is power consuming. When you're not using the

Internet, you can save power by disabling all data connections over mobile networks.
This setting does not prevent your phone from transmitting data over other wireless
networks.

• Turn off GPS, Bluetooth™, and Wi-Fi® when you don't need these features. You can

turn them on and off more easily by adding the Quick settings widget to your Home
screen. You do not need to turn off 3G.

• Use the Power Saver feature to reduce battery consumption. You can select the power

saving mode that best suits the way you use your phone. You can also customize the
settings of each power saving mode.

• Set your synchronization applications (used to synchronize your email, calendar and

contacts) to synchronize manually. You can also synchronize automatically, but increase
the synchronization intervals.

• Check the battery usage menu in the phone to see which applications use the most

power. Your battery consumes more power when you use video and music streaming
applications, such as YouTube™. Some applications downloaded from Google Play™
may also consume more power.

• Close and exit applications that you are not using.

• Lower the screen display brightness level.

• Turn off your phone or activate the Airplane mode setting if you are in an area with no

network coverage. Otherwise, your phone repeatedly scans for available networks, and
this consumes power.

• Use a Sony original handsfree device to listen to music. Handsfree devices demand less

battery power than the phone's loudspeakers.

• Keep your phone in standby whenever possible. Standby time refers to the time during

which the phone is connected to the network and is not being used.

• Disable any live wallpaper.

• Go to www.sonymobile.com to get the latest battery performance tips for your phone

model.

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To access the battery usage menu

1

From your Home screen, tap

.

2 Find and tap Settings > Battery to see which installed applications consume the

most battery power.

To add the Data traffic widget to your Home screen

1

From your Home screen, press .

2

Tap .

3 Tap Tools > Data traffic.

To add the Quick settings widget to your Home screen

1

From your Home screen, press .

2

Tap > Tools.

3 Select theQuick settings widget.

Reducing battery consumption with Power Saver

Use pre-set power saving modes to manage power consuming applications and reduce
battery consumption. With Power Saver, you can also customize the settings within each
power saving mode to the way you use your phone.

To activate a power saving mode

1

From your Home screen, tap

2 Find and tap Power Saver.
3 Tap the icon next to the power saving mode that you want to activate.

.

To deactivate a power saving mode

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Power Saver.
3 Tap the illuminated icon next to the active power saving mode to turn it off.

To change the settings for a power saving mode

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Power Saver.
3 To open the settings menu, tap the name of a power saving mode.
4 Adjust the settings as desired to save power.
5

Tap

.

To display power saver notifications

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Power Saver.
3

Tap .

4 Mark the Status bar checkbox.

Using the touchscreen

A protective plastic sheet is attached to the screen of your phone when you buy it. You
should peel off this sheet before using the touchscreen. Otherwise, the touchscreen
might not function properly.

When your phone is on and left idle for a set period of time, the screen darkens to save
battery power, and locks automatically. This lock prevents unwanted actions on the
touchscreen when you are not using it. You can also set personal locks to protect your
subscription and make sure only you can access your phone content.

Your phone screen is made from glass. Do not touch the screen if the glass is cracked or
shattered. Avoid trying to repair a damaged screen yourself. Glass screens are sensitive to
drops and mechanical shocks. Cases of negligent care are not covered by the Sony warranty
service.

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To open or highlight an item

• Tap the item.

To mark or unmark options

• Tap the relevant checkbox or the switch beside the option name.

Marked checkbox

Unmarked checkbox

Switched on

Switched off

Zooming

The zoom options available depend on the application you are using.

To zoom

•

When available, tap or to zoom in or out.

You may have to drag the screen (in any direction) to make the zoom icons appear.

To zoom with two fingers

• Place two fingers on the screen at once and pinch them together (to zoom out) or

spread them apart (to zoom in).

Use the zoom function when viewing photos and maps, or when browsing the Web.

Scrolling

Scroll by moving your finger up or down on the screen. On some web pages you can
also scroll to the sides.

Dragging or flicking will not activate anything on the screen.

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To scroll

• Drag or flick your finger in the direction you want to scroll on the screen.

To scroll more quickly, flick your finger in the direction you want to go on the screen.

To flick

• To scroll more quickly, flick your finger in the direction you want to go on the

screen. You can wait for the scrolling movement to stop by itself, or you can stop
it immediately by tapping the screen.

Sensors

Your phone has sensors that detect both light and proximity. The light sensor detects the
ambient light level and adjusts the brightness of the screen accordingly. The proximity
sensor turns the touchscreen off when your face touches the screen. This prevents you
from unintentionally activating phone functions when you are engaged in a call.

Using the lockscreen

On the lockscreen, you can still view notifications, for example, notifications of missed
calls and messages that arrived since the phone was last locked. You can also control
the playback of audio tracks without unlocking the screen.

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To view missed calls from the lockscreen

1

To activate the screen, briefly press the power key

2

Drag to the right across the screen.

To view new text messages from the lockscreen

1

To activate the screen, briefly press the power key .

2

Drag

To play an audio track from the lockscreen

1

To activate the screen, briefly press the power key .

2 To display music player controls, place a finger on the time and date area and flick

to the left.

3

Tap .

To pause an audio track from the lockscreen

1

To activate the screen, briefly press the power key .

2

When the music player controls appear, tap .

To change the currently playing audio track from the lockscreen

1

To activate the screen, briefly press the power key .

2

When the music player controls appear, tap or .

to the right across the screen.

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Home screen

Your phone's Home screen is the equivalent of the desktop on a computer. It's the
gateway to your phone's main features. You can customize your Home screen with
widgets, shortcuts, folders, themes, wallpaper, and other items.

The Home screen extends beyond the regular screen display width, so you need to flick
left or right to view content in one of the screen's four extensions.
part of the Home screen you are in.

The items in the bar at the bottom of the screen are always available for quick access.

shows which

To go to the Home screen

•

Press .

To browse the Home screen

• Flick right or left.

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To share an item from your Home screen

1

Press to open your Home screen.

2 Touch and hold an item until it magnifies and the phone vibrates, then drag the

item to

.

3 Select an option and confirm, if necessary. You can now share the applications

and widgets you like with your friends so they can download and use them.

Widgets

Widgets are small applications that you can use directly on your Home screen. For
example, the Music player widget allows you to start playing music directly.

Some widgets are resizable, so you can expand them to view more content or shrink
them to save space on your Home screen.

To add a widget to the Home screen

1

From your Home screen, press

2

Tap

.

3 Find and tap the widget you want to add.

To resize a widget

1 Touch and hold a widget until it magnifies and the phone vibrates, then release the

widget. If the widget can be resized, a highlighted frame and resizing dots appear.

2 Drag the dots inward or outward to shrink or expand the widget.
3 To confirm the new size of the widget, tap anywhere on the Home screen.

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To get an overview of all widgets on your Home screen

• Pinch on any area of your Home screen. All widgets from different parts of your

Home screen are now displayed in one view.

When all Home screen widgets are combined in one view, tap on any widget to go to the part
of the Home screen containing that widget.

Rearranging your Home screen

Customize the appearance of your Home screen and change the features you can
access from it. Change the screen background, move items around, create folders, and
add shortcuts and widgets.

To view customization options from the Home screen

•

From your Home screen, press , then tap .

•

Touch and hold on any part of the Home screen, then tap .

To add a shortcut to your Home screen

1

From your Home screen, press .

2

Tap .

3 Tap Shortcuts, then find and select a shortcut.

Add an application shortcut directly from the Application screen by touching and holding the
application.

To move an item on the Home screen

1

Press to open your Home screen.

2 Touch and hold an item until it magnifies and the phone vibrates, then drag the

item to the new location.

To delete an item from the Home screen

• Touch and hold an item until it magnifies and the phone vibrates, then drag the

item to .

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Changing the background of your Home screen

Adapt the Home screen to your own style using wallpapers and different themes.

To change your Home screen wallpaper

1

From your Home screen, press

2

Tap , then tap Wallpaper and select an option.

To set a theme for your Home screen

1

From your Home screen, press .

2

Tap , then tap Theme and select a theme.

When you change a theme, the background also changes in some applications.

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Accessing and using applications

Open applications from shortcuts on your Home screen or from the Application screen.

Application screen

The Application screen, which you open from your Home screen, contains the
applications that come installed with your phone as well as the applications you
download.

The Application screen extends beyond the regular screen width, so you need to flick left
and right to view all content.

To open the Application screen

•

From your Home screen, tap

To browse the Application screen

• From the Application screen, flick right or left.

To create a shortcut to an application on the Home screen

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Touch and hold an application until it appears on your Home screen, then drag it

to the desired location.

To share an application from your Application screen

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Touch and hold an application until it appears on your Home screen, then drag

the item to .

3 Select an option and confirm, if necessary. You can now share the applications

you like with your friends so they can download and use them.

.

Opening and closing applications

To open an application

• From your Home screen or the Application screen, tap the application.

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To close an application

•

Press .

Some applications are paused when you press to exit, while other applications may
continue to run in the background. In the first case, the next time you open the application,

you can continue where you left off. Remember that some applications may cause data
connection charges when they are running in the background, for example, social networking
services.

Recently used applications window

You can view and access recently used applications from this window.

To open the recently used applications window

•

Press and hold down

.

Application menu

You can open a menu at any time when you are using an application by pressing the

key on your phone. The menu will look different depending on which application you

are using.

To open a menu in an application

•

While using the application, press

A menu is not available in all applications.

.

Rearranging your Application screen

Move the applications around on the Application screen according to your preferences.

To arrange applications on the Application screen

1

From your Home screen, tap to go to the Application screen.

2

Tap and select an option.

To move an application on the Application screen

1

Open the Application screen, then tap .

2 Touch and hold an item until it magnifies and the phone vibrates, then drag the

item to the new location.

3

Tap to exit edit mode.

You can only move your applications when

To uninstall an application from the Application screen

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Tap . All uninstallable applications are marked with a icon.

3 Tap the application you want to uninstall, then tap OK.

is selected.

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Status and notifications

The status bar at the top of your screen shows what's going on in your phone. To the left
you get notifications when there is something new or ongoing. For example, new
message and calendar notifications appear here. The right side shows the signal
strength, battery status, and other information.

A notification light also gives you battery status information and some notifications. For
example, a flashing blue light means there is a new message or a missed call. The
notification light may not work when the battery level is low.

Checking notifications and ongoing activities

You can drag down the status bar to open the Notification panel and get more
information. For example, you can use the panel to open a new message or view a
calendar event. You can also open some applications that run in the background, such
as the music player.

To open the Notification panel

• Drag the status bar downwards.

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To close the Notification panel

• Drag the tab at the bottom of the Notification panel upward.

To open a running application from the Notification panel

• Tap the icon for the running application to open it.

To open the phone settings menu from the Notification panel

•

Tap

.

To dismiss a notification from the Notification panel

• Place your finger on a notification and flick left or right.

To clear all notifications from the Notification panel

•

Tap .

Phone settings menu

View and change your phone settings from the Settings menu.

To access the phone settings

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Tap Settings.

You can also drag the status bar downward on the Home screen and tap
phone settings.

to access the

Typing text

You can select from a number of keyboards and input methods to type text containing
letters, numbers and other characters.

On-screen keyboard

Tap the keys of the on-screen QWERTY keyboard to enter text conveniently. Some
applications open the on-screen keyboard automatically. You can also open this
keyboard by touching a text field.

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Using the on-screen keyboard

1 Change the character case and turn on the caps lock. For some languages, this key is used to access

extra characters in the language.

2 Close the on-screen keyboard view. Note that this icon does not appear in portrait mode.

3 Display numbers and symbols.

4 Personalize your keyboard. This key disappears after the keyboard is personalized.

5 Enter a space.

6 Enter a carriage return or confirm text input.

7 Delete a character before the cursor.

All illustrations are for illustration purposes only and may not accurately depict the actual
phone.

To display the on-screen keyboard to enter text

• Tap a text entry field.

To hide the on-screen keyboard

•

When the on-screen keyboard is open, press .

To personalize the on-screen keyboard

1

Open the on-screen keyboard, then tap .

2 Follow the instructions to personalize your on-screen keyboard, for example, mark

the Smiley key checkbox.

If you don't mark the Smiley key checkbox when you personalize the on-screen keyboard, the
smiley icon will not appear.

To use the on-screen keyboard in landscape orientation

• When you enter text, turn the phone sideways.

For the keyboard to support this feature, landscape mode must be supported by the
application you are using, and your screen orientation settings must be set to automatic.

To enter text using the on-screen keyboard

• To enter a character visible on the keyboard, tap the character.

• To enter a character variant, touch and hold a regular keyboard character to get a

list of available options, then select from the list. For example, to enter "é", touch
and hold "e" until other options appear, then, while keeping your finger pressed on
the keyboard, drag to and select "é".

To shift between upper-case and lower-case letters

•

Before you enter a letter, tap to switch to upper-case , or vice versa.

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To turn on the caps lock

•

Before you type a word, tap

or until appears.

To enter numbers or symbols

•

When you enter text, tap . A keyboard with numbers and symbols appears.
Tap to view more options.

To enter common punctuation marks

1 When you finish entering a word, tap the space bar.
2 Select a punctuation mark from the candidate bar. The selected mark is inserted

before the space.

To quickly enter a full stop, tap the space bar twice when you finish entering a word.

To delete characters

•

Tap to place the cursor after the character you want to delete, then tap

.

To enter a carriage return

•

When you enter text, tap

to enter a carriage return.

To use the magnifier

• When you enter text, tap and hold on the text field to view the text magnified and

to place the cursor where you want within the text field.

To select text

1 When you enter text, double-tap within the text field.
2 The word you tap gets highlighted by tabs on both sides. Drag the tabs left or

right to select more text.

To edit text in landscape orientation

1 When you enter text, double-tap the text field until Edit... appears.
2 Select the text you want to work with, then tap Edit... and select an option.

To paste text from the clipboard, you can also hold the text field until Paste appears, then tap
Paste.

To edit text in portrait orientation

1 When you enter text, double-tap the text field to make application bar appear.
2 Select the text you want to edit, and then use the application bar to make your

desired changes.

To paste text from the clipboard, you can also hold the text field until Paste appears, then tap
Paste.

Application bar

1 Close the application bar

2 Select all text

3 Cut text

4 Copy text

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5 Paste text

only appears when you have text stored on the clipboard.

Using the Gesture input function to write words

You can input text by sliding your finger from letter to letter on the on-screen keyboard.
You can lift your finger between words so that the phone recognizes them.

Gesture input is only available when you use the on-screen keyboard.

To enter text using the Gesture input function

1 When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, slide your finger from letter to

letter to trace the word you want to write. Lift up your finger when you’ve finished
entering a word.

2 The phone suggests a word based on the letters you have traced. If necessary,

select the correct word in the candidate bar. To view more options, scroll right or
left in the word candidate bar. If you cannot find the desired word, tap once to
delete the entire word. Then try again to trace the word using the Gesture input
function, or tap each letter to enter the word.

3 If the Space between gestures setting is activated, trace the next word that you

want to enter. If not, tap the space bar and then trace the next word you want to
enter.

To enter joined compound words when the Space between gestures setting is activated, you
may need to slide to enter the first part of the word, then tap each letter to enter the rest of
the word.

To change the Gesture input settings

1

When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, tap .

2

Tap , then tap Keyboard settings.

3 Tap Text input settings.
4 Mark or unmark the Gesture input checkbox.
5 If you want to automatically add a space between gestures without having to tap

the space bar each time, mark the Space between gestures checkbox.

Phonepad

The Phonepad is similar to a standard 12-key telephone keypad. It gives you predictive

text and multi-tap input options. You can activate the Phonepad text input method via

the keyboard settings. The Phonepad is only available in portrait orientation.

Using the Phonepad

1 Choose a text input option

2 Change the character case and turn on the caps lock

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3 Display numbers

4 Display symbols and smileys

5 Enter a space

6 Enter a carriage return or confirm text input

7 Delete a character before the cursor

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phone.

To open the Phonepad for the first time

1

Tap a text entry field, then tap .

2

Tap , then tap Keyboard settings.

3 Tap Keyboard appearance > Keyboard layout.
4 Select the Phonepad.

The Phonepad can only be used in portrait mode.

To enter text using the Phonepad

•

When appears in the Phonepad, tap each character key only once, even if the

letter you want is not the first letter on the key. Tap the word that appears or tap

to view more word suggestions and select a word from the list.

•

When

appears in the Phonepad, tap the on-screen key for the character you
want to enter. Keep pressing this key until the desired character is selected. Then
do the same for the next character you want to enter, and so on.

To enter numbers using the Phonepad

•

When the Phonepad is open, tap . A Phonepad with numbers appears.

To insert symbols and smileys using the Phonepad

1

When the Phonepad is open, tap . A grid with symbols and smileys appears.

2 Scroll up or down to view more options. Tap a symbol or smiley to select it.

Keyboard and Phonepad settings

You can select settings for the on-screen keyboard and the Phonepad, such as writing
language and automatic correction.

To access the on-screen keyboard and Phonepad settings

1

When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard or Phonepad, tap or .

2

Tap , then tap Keyboard settings.

To add a writing language for text input

1

When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard or Phonepad, tap or .

2

Tap

, then tap Keyboard settings.

3 Tap Languages > Writing languages and mark the relevant checkboxes. Tap

OK to confirm.

To switch between languages, tap the input language key, for example,

.

Text input settings

When entering text using the on-screen keyboard or the Phonepad, you can access a
text input settings menu that helps you set options for text prediction. For example, you
can decide how you want the phone to present word alternatives and correct words as
you type, or enable the text input application to remember new words you write.

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To change the text input settings

1

When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard or the Phonepad, tap

.

2 Tap Keyboard settings > Text input settings and select the relevant settings.

or

Entering text using voice input

When you enter text, you can use the voice input function instead of typing the words.
Just speak the words that you want to enter. Voice input is an experimental technology
from Google™, and is available for a number of languages and regions.

You must have a data connection on a mobile or Wi-Fi® network to use this service. Additional
charges may apply.

To enable voice input

1

When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard or the Phonepad, tap or

.

2

Tap

3 Mark the Google voice typing key checkbox.
4

Press to save your settings. A microphone icon appears on your on-screen
keyboard or Phonepad.

To enter text using voice input

1 When you enter text, make sure that the voice input function is enabled and that

you have a working data connection.

2

When appears on your on-screen keyboard or Phonepad, tap it. When the input
language key, for example, , appears, touch and hold it.

3

When appears, speak to enter text or select dictation language. When you're
finished, tap Done.

4 The suggested text appears. Tap the suggested text to make the search results

list appears, then select the words you want.

, then tap Keyboard settings.

Customizing your phone

Adapt the phone to your needs by adjusting, for example, your personal ringtone, phone
language and your Privacy settings.

Adjusting the volume

You can adjust the ringtone volume for phone calls and notifications as well as for music
and video playback.

To adjust the ring volume with the volume key

• Press the volume key up or down.

To adjust the media playing volume with the volume key

• When playing music or watching video, press the volume key up or down.

Adjusting the sound settings

You can adjust the sound settings in your phone. For example, you can set your phone
to silent mode so that it doesn't ring when you're in a meeting.

To set the phone to silent mode

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Sound.
3 Select Silent mode, then select Mute.

You can also tap
access the Phone options menu, press and hold down the power key .

from the Phone options menu to set the phone to silent mode. To

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To set the phone to vibrate mode

1

From your Home screen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > Sound.
3 Select Silent mode, then select Vibrate.

You can also tap from the Phone options menu to set the phone to vibrate mode. To
access the Phone options menu, press and hold down the power key .

To set the phone to vibrate and ring mode

1

From your Home screen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > Sound.
3 Select Silent mode, then select Off.
4 Mark the Vibrate on ring checkbox.

To enhance the speaker loudness

1

From your Home screen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > Sound.
3 Mark the xLOUD™ checkbox.

.

.

.

Time and date

You can change the time and date in your phone.

To set the date manually

1

From the Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Date & time.
3 Unmark the Automatic date & time checkbox, if it is marked.
4 Tap Set date.
5 Adjust the date by scrolling up and down.
6 Tap Set.

To set the time manually

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Date & time.
3 Unmark the Automatic date & time checkbox if it is marked.
4 Tap Set time.
5 Scroll up or down to adjust the hour and minute.
6 If applicable, scroll up to change AM to PM, or vice versa.
7 Tap Set.

To set the time zone

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Date & time.
3 Unmark the Automatic time zone checkbox, if it is marked.
4 Tap Select time zone.
5 Select an option.

To set the date format

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Date & time > Select date format.
3 Select an option.

Ringtone settings

To set a phone ringtone

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Sound > Phone ringtone.
3 Select a ringtone.
4 Tap Done.

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To enable touch tones

1

From your Home screen, tap

.

2 Find and tap Settings > Sound.
3 Mark the Dial pad touch tones and Touch sounds checkboxes.

To select a notification ringtone

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Sound > Default notification.
3 Select a ringtone.
4 Tap Done.

Screen settings

To adjust the screen brightness

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Display > Brightness.
3 Drag the slider to adjust the brightness.
4 Tap OK.

The brightness level affects your battery performance. For tips on how to improve battery
performance, see Improving battery performance on page 16.

To set the screen to vibrate

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Sound.
3 Mark the Vibrate on touch checkbox. The screen now vibrates when you tap soft

keys and certain applications.

To adjust the idle time before the screen turns off

1

From your Home screen, tap

.

2 Find and tap Settings > Display > Sleep.
3 Select an option.

To turn off the screen quickly, briefly press the power key

.

To keep the screen active while the phone is charging

1

From the Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Developer options.
3 Mark the Stay awake checkbox.

Phone language

You can select a language to use in your phone.

To change the phone language

1

From the Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Language & input > Language.
3 Select an option.
4 Tap Done.

If you select the wrong language and cannot read the menu texts, find and tap
the text beside , and select the first entry in the following menu. You can then select the
language you want.

. Then select

Flight mode

In Airplane mode, your phone's network and radio transceivers are turned off to prevent
disturbance to sensitive equipment. However, you can still play games, listen to music,

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watch videos and other content, as long as all this content is saved on your memory
card or internal storage. You can also be notified by alarms, if alarms are activated.

Turning on Airplane mode reduces battery consumption.

To turn on Airplane mode

1

From your Home screen, tap

.

2 Find and tap Settings > More….
3 Mark the Airplane mode checkbox.

You can also select Airplane mode from the Phone options menu. To access the Phone
options menu, press and hold down the power key .

Memory

You can save content to a memory card, to your phone's internal storage, and to the
phone memory. Music, video clips, and photos are saved to the internal storage or the
memory card while applications, contacts, and messages are saved to the phone
memory.

You can move some applications from the phone memory to the internal storage.

To move an application to the phone's internal storage

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Apps.
3 Select the application that you want to move to the internal storage.
4 Tap Move to internal storage.

It is not possible to move some applications from the phone memory to the internal storage.

Memory card

You may have to purchase a memory card separately.

Your phone supports a microSD™ memory card, which is used for media content. This
type of card can also be used as a portable memory card with other compatible devices.

Safely removing the memory card

You can safely remove the memory card from your phone any time when the phone is
turned off. If you want to remove the memory card when your phone is on, you must first
unmount the memory card before you physically remove it from the phone. This can
prevent damaging the memory card or losing data stored on the memory card.

To unmount the memory card

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Storage > Unmount SD card.

Formatting the memory card

You can format the memory card in your phone, for example, to free up memory. This
means that you erase all data on the card.

All content on the memory card gets erased when you format it. Make sure you make backups
of everything you want to save before formatting the memory card. To back up your content,
you can copy it to your computer. For more information, refer to the chapter Connecting your
phone to a computer on page 127.

To format the memory card

1

From your Home screen, tap

.

2 Find and tap Settings > Storage > Unmount SD card.
3 After you have unmounted the memory card, tap Erase SD card.

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Using a headset with your phone

Use the accessories provided with your phone, or other compatible accessories, for optimal
performance.

To use a headset

1 Connect the headset to your phone.
2 To answer a call, press the call handling key.
3 To end the call, press the call handling key.

If a headset is not included with the phone, you may purchase one separately.

If you are listening to music, the music stops when you answer a call and resumes after you
end the call.

Internet and messaging settings

To send text and multimedia messages or to access the Internet, you must have a 2G or
3G mobile data connection with the correct settings. There are different ways to adjust
these settings:

• For most mobile phone networks and operators, Internet and messaging settings come

preinstalled on your phone. You can then start sending messages or using the Internet
right away.

• In some cases you will have the option to adjust Internet and messaging settings the first

time you turn on your phone. It is also possible to adjust these settings later from the

Settings menu.

• You can manually adjust or change Internet and network settings in your phone at any

time. Contact your network operator for detailed information about Internet and
messaging settings.

To download Internet and messaging settings

1

From your Home screen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > Xperia™ > Internet settings.

To reset the default Internet settings

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Tap Settings > More… > Mobile networks.
3

Tap Access Point Names, then press .

4 Tap Reset to default.

.

Access Point Names (APNs)

An APN is used to establish data connections between your phone and the Internet. The
APN defines which type of IP address to use, which security methods to invoke, and
which fixed-end connections to use. Checking the APN is useful when you cannot
access the Internet, have no data connection, or cannot send or receive multimedia
messages.

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To view the current APN

1

From your Home screen, tap

.

2 Find and tap Settings > More… > Mobile networks.
3 Tap Access Point Names.

If you have several available connections, the active network connection is indicated by a
marked button.

To configure APN settings manually

1

From the Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > More… > Mobile networks.
3

Tap Access Point Names, then press .

4 Tap New APN.
5 Tap Name and enter the name of the network profile you want to create.
6 Tap APN and enter the access point name.
7 Enter all other information required by your service provider.
8

Press and tap Save.

Contact your service provider for detailed information about your network settings.

Usage info

For quality purposes, Sony collects anonymous bug reports and statistics regarding your
phone usage. None of the information gathered includes personal data.

To allow the sending of usage info

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Xperia™ > Usage info settings.
3 Mark the Send usage info checkbox if it is not already marked.
4 Tap Agree to allow the sending of usage information.

Controlling data usage

Keep track of and control the amount of data transferred to and from your phone during
a given period. For example, you can set data usage warnings and limits for your phone
to avoid additional charges. You can also limit the amount of data used by individual
applications.

Adjusting data usage settings can help you keep greater control over data usage but cannot
guarantee the prevention of additional charges.

To access data usage settings

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Data usage.

To turn data traffic on or off

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Data usage.
3 To turn data traffic on or off, tap the on-off switch beside Mobile data

accordingly.

You can also turn data traffic on or off by marking or unmarking the Data enabled checkbox
under Settings > More… > Mobile networks.

To set a data usage warning

1 Make sure that you have turned on data traffic.
2

From your Home screen, tap .

3 Find and tap Settings > Data usage.
4 To set the warning level, drag the lines to the desired values. You receive a

warning notification when the amount of data traffic approaches the level you set.

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To set a data usage limit

1 Make sure that you have turned on data traffic.
2

From your Home screen, tap

.

3 Find and tap Settings > Data usage.
4 Mark the Set mobile data limit checkbox if it is not marked, then tap OK.
5 To set the data usage limit, drag the lines to the desired values.

Once your data usage reaches the set limit, data traffic on your phone will be turned off
automatically.

To control the data usage of individual applications

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Data usage.
3 Find and tap the desired application.
4 Make the necessary adjustments to change the data usage limit, restrict

background data, or restrict all data traffic for the application.

5 To access more specific settings for the application, tap View app settings and

make the desired changes.

Specific settings for an application may not always be accessible.

The performance of individual applications may be affected if you change the related data
usage settings.

Mobile network settings

Your phone automatically switches between mobile networks depending on what mobile
networks are available in different areas. You can also manually set your phone to access
a particular mobile network type, for example, WCDMA or GSM.

To select a network type

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > More… > Mobile networks.
3 Tap Network Mode.
4 Select a network type.

To select another network manually

1

From the Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > More… > Mobile networks > Service providers.
3 When a pop-up window appears, tap Search mode > Manual.
4 Select a network.

If you select a network manually, your phone will not search for other networks, even if you
move out of range of the manually selected network.

To activate automatic network selection

1

From the Home screen, tap

.

2 Find and tap Settings > More… > Mobile networks > Service providers.
3 When a pop-up window appears, tap Search mode.
4 Tap Automatic.

Turning off data traffic

You can disable all data connections over 2G/3G networks with your phone to avoid any
unwanted data downloads and synchronizations. Contact your network operator if you
need detailed information about your subscription plan and data traffic charges.

When data traffic is turned off, you can still use Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth™ connections. You can
also send and receive multimedia messages.

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To turn off all data traffic

1

From your Home screen, tap

.

2 Find and tap Settings > More… > Mobile networks.
3 Unmark the Data enabled checkbox.

Data roaming

Depending on your service provider, it might be possible to allow mobile data
connections via 2G/3G outside of your home network (roaming). Please note that data
transmission charges may apply. Contact your network operator for more information.

Applications may sometimes use the Internet connection in your home network without any
notification, for example, when sending search and synchronization requests. Additional
charges may apply for data roaming. Consult your service provider.

To activate data roaming

1

From the Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > More… > Mobile networks.
3 Mark the Data roaming checkbox.

You can’t activate data roaming when data connections have been deactivated

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Calling

Emergency calls

Your phone supports international emergency numbers, for example, 112 or 911. You
can normally use these numbers to make emergency calls in any country, with or without
the SIM card inserted if you are within range of a network.

To make an emergency call

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Phone.
3

Enter the emergency number and tap Call. To delete a number, tap .

You can make emergency calls when no SIM card is inserted or when outgoing calls are
barred.

To make an emergency call while the SIM card is locked

1 Tap Emergency call.
2

Enter the emergency number and tap Call. To delete a number, tap .

Call handling

You can make a call by manually dialing a phone number, by tapping a number saved in
your phone's contact list, or by tapping the phone number in your call log view. You can
also use the smart dial feature to quickly find numbers from your contact list and call
logs.

When you make a call, your phone's main microphone works together with the second
microphone to suppress noise and background sound.

Do not cover the second microphone while making a call.

To make a call by dialing

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Phone.
3

Enter the number of the recipient and tap Call. To delete a number, tap

To make a call using smart dial

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Phone.
3 Use the dialpad to enter letters or numbers that correspond to the contact you

want to call. As you enter each letter or number, a list of possible matches
appears.

4 Tap the contact you want to call.

To end a call

•

Tap .

To make an international call

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Phone.
3 Touch and hold 0 until a “+” sign appears.
4 Enter the country code, area code (without the first 0), and phone number, then

tap Call.

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To answer a call

• Drag to the right across the screen.

If you are using regular headphones without a microphone, you have to remove the
headphones from the headset connector to be able to answer the call.

To decline a call

• Drag to the left across the screen.

To reject a second call

• When you hear repeated beeps during a call, tap Busy.

To change the ear speaker volume during a call

• Press the volume key up or down.

To turn on the loudspeaker during a call

•

Tap

.

To mute the microphone during a call

•

Tap

.

To activate the screen during a call

•

Press .

To enter numbers during a call

1

During a call, tap . A keypad appears.

2 Enter numbers.

To mute the ringtone for an incoming call

• When you receive the call, press the volume key.

Recent calls

In the call log, you can view recently missed , received and dialed calls.

To view your missed calls

1

When you have missed a call, appears in the status bar. Drag the status bar
downwards.

2 Tap Missed call.

To call a number from your call log

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Phone.The call log view appears on the upper part of the screen.
3 To call a number directly, tap the number. To edit a number before calling, touch

and hold the number, then tap Edit number before call.

You can also call a number by tapping

> Call back.

To add a number from the call log to your contacts

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Phone.The call log view appears on the upper part of the screen.
3 Touch and hold the number, then tap Add to Contacts.
4 Tap the desired contact, or tap Create new contact.
5 Edit the contact details and tap Done.

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Voicemail

If your subscription includes a voicemail service, callers can leave voice messages for
you when you can't answer calls. Your voicemail service number is normally saved on
your SIM card. If not, you can get the number from your service provider and enter it
manually.

To enter your voicemail number

1

From the Home screen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > Call settings > Voicemail settings > Voicemail

number.

3 Enter your voicemail number.
4 Tap OK.

To call your voicemail service

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Phone.
3 Touch and hold 1.

.

Multiple calls

If you have activated call waiting, you can handle multiple calls at the same time. When it
is activated, you will be notified by a beep if you receive another call.

To activate or deactivate call waiting

1

From the Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Call settings > Additional settings.
3 To activate or deactivate call waiting, tap Call waiting.

To answer a second call and end the ongoing call

• When you hear repeated beeps during a call, tap End current call and answer.

To answer a second call and put the ongoing call on hold

• When you hear repeated beeps during a call, tap Answer.

To make a second call

1

During an ongoing call, tap .

2 Enter the number of the recipient and tap .
3 If the recipient answers, the first call is put on hold.

The same procedure applies to subsequent calls.

To switch between multiple calls

• To switch to another call and put the current call on hold, tap the desired number

or contact.

To end the ongoing call and return to the next call on hold

•

Tap

.

Conference calls

With a conference or multiparty call, you can have a joint conversation with two or more
people.

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To make a conference call

1

During an ongoing call, tap

2 Dial the number of your second participant and tap .
3 If the second participant answers, the first call is put on hold.
4

Tap .

To add more participants, repeat steps 1 to 4.

To have a private conversation with a conference call participant

1 During an ongoing conference call, tap the button showing the number of

participants. For example, tap 3 participantsif there are three participants on the
call.

2 Tap the name of the participant you want to talk to privately.
3

To end the private conversation and return to the conference call, tap .

To release a participant from a conference call

1 During an ongoing conference call, tap the button showing the number of

participants. For example, tap 3 participants if there are three participants.

2

Tap next to the participant you want to release.

To end a conference call

•

During the call, tap

.

.

Call settings

Barring calls

You can bar all or certain categories of incoming and outgoing calls. When you use call
barring for the first time, you need to enter your PUK (Personal Unblocking Key) and then
a new password to activate the call barring function.

To bar incoming or outgoing calls

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Call settings > Call blocking.
3 Select an option.
4 Enter the password and tap Enable.

Rejecting a call with a message

You can reject a call with a predefined message. When you reject a call with such a
message, the message is automatically sent to the caller and saved on your phone.

Six messages are predefined in the phone. You can select from these predefined
messages, which can also be edited if necessary.

To reject a call with a predefined message

• Drag Reject with message upward, then select a message.

To reject a second call with a predefined message

• When you hear repeated beeps during a call, drag Reject with message upward,

then select a message.

To edit the message used to reject a call

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Call settings > Reject call with message.
3 Tap the message you want to edit, then make the necessary changes.
4 When you're done, tap OK.

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Forwarding calls

You can forward calls, for example, to another phone number, or to an answering
service.

To forward calls

1

From your Home screen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > Call settings > Call forwarding.
3 Select an option.
4 Enter the number you want to forward the calls to, then tap Enable.

To turn off call forwarding

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Call settings > Call forwarding.
3 Select an option, then tap Disable.

.

Showing or hiding your phone number

You can select to show or hide your phone number on call recipients' devices when you
call them.

To show or hide your phone number

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Call settings > Additional settings > Caller ID.

Fixed Dialing Numbers

If you have received a PIN2 code from your service provider, you can use a list of Fixed
Dialing Numbers (FDN) to restrict outgoing calls.

To enable or disable fixed dialing

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Call settings > Fixed dialing numbers.
3 Tap Activate fixed dialing or Deactivate fixed dialing.
4 Enter your PIN2 and tap OK.

To access the list of accepted call recipients

1

From your Home screen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > Call settings > Fixed dialing numbers > Fixed dialing

numbers.

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Contacts

Use the Contacts application to store and manage all your numbers, email addresses,
and other contact data in one place. Just tap on a contact to see all communications
with that contact in one easy overview.

You can add new contacts in your phone and synchronize them with contacts saved in
your Google™ account, Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® account, or other accounts

that support synchronization. The Contacts application automatically creates new entries
and also helps you match data such as email addresses with existing entries. You can
also manage this process manually. For more information, go to
www.sonymobile.com/support.

Transferring contacts to your new phone

There are several ways to transfer contacts to your new phone. Select a transfer method
that best suits your situation.

Transferring contacts using a PC

You can use a PC to transfer contacts from several phone brands, including iPhone,
Samsung, HTC and Nokia.

You need:

• An Internet-connected PC running Windows®

• A USB cable for your old phone

• A USB cable for your new Android™ phone

• Your old phone

• Your new Android™ phone

If you don't have access to all of the items listed above, go to www.sonymobile.com/support/
contacts to find out about other ways to transfer your contacts.

Using the PC Companion program to transfer contacts

If you are transferring contacts using a PC, use the PC Companion program. It's free,
and the installation files are already saved on your new phone. PC Companion also offers
a range of other features, including help with updating your phone software.

To install PC Companion

1 New phone: Turn on your new Android™ phone and connect it to a PC using a

USB cable.

2 New phone: Tap Install to install PC Companion on the PC.
3 Computer: If a popup window appears, select Run Startme.exe. In the new

popup window that appears, click Install to start the installation and then follow
the instructions to complete the installation.

To transfer contacts to your new phone using PC Companion

1 Make sure that PC Companion is installed on your PC.
2 Open the PC Companion program on the PC, then click Contacts Setup and

follow the instructions to transfer your contacts.

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Transferring contacts using an Apple® Mac® computer

For detailed instructions on how to use an Apple Mac computer to transfer contacts from
your old phone, go to www.sonymobile.com/support/contacts.

Transferring contacts using synchronization accounts

Your phone works with popular online synchronization accounts such as Google Sync™,
Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®or Facebook™. If you have synced the contacts in

your old phone or your computer with an online account, you can transfer your contacts
to your new phone using that account. For more detailed information about
synchronization, see Synchronizing data on your phone on page 73.

To synchronize your phone contacts with a synchronization account

1

From your Home screen, tap , then tap .

2

Press , then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.

3 To set up a synchronization account, tap Add account and follow the on-screen

instructions. If you have already set up a synchronization account and you want to
sync with that account, tap the account, press , and tap Sync now.

To import contacts from a SIM card

1

From your Home screen, tap . , then tap .

2

Press . , then tap Import contacts > SIM card.

3 If you have set up a synchronization account, you can choose to add the SIM card

contacts under that account. Or you can choose to only use these contacts in the
phone. Select your desired option.

4 To import an individual contact, find and tap the contact. To import all contacts,

tap Import all.

To import contacts from a memory card

1

From your Home screen, tap , then tap .

2

Press , then tap Import contacts > SD card.

3 If you have set up a synchronization account, you can add the imported memory

card contacts under that account. Or you can choose to only use the imported
contacts in the phone. Select your desired option.

4 If you have more than one vCard file on the SD card, a list appears showing

different batches of phone contacts, with the corresponding dates for when they
were created. Select the batch you want to import.

To receive contact data sent using Bluetooth™ technology

1 Make sure you have the Bluetooth™ function turned on and your phone set to

visible. If not, then you cannot receive data from other devices.

2 When you are asked to confirm whether you want to receive the file, tap Accept.
3 Drag down the Notification panel and tap the file you received to import the

contact data.

To receive contacts sent using a messaging service

1 When you receive a new text message, multimedia message, or email message,

open the message.

2 The received contact data appears as a vCard attachment. Tap, or touch and

hold the vCard file to open a menu so you can save the contact data.

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Contacts screen overview

1 Shortcut tabs

2 Touch a contact to view its details

3 Alphabetical index for browsing contacts

4 Tap a contact thumbnail to access the quick contact menu

5 Tap to search contacts

6 Tap here to create a contact

Managing your contacts

You can create, edit and synchronize your contacts in a few simple steps. You can
select contacts saved in different accounts and manage how you display them in the
phone.

If you synchronize your contacts with more than one account, you can join contacts in
your phone to avoid duplicates.

Some synchronization services, for example, some social networking services, do not allow
you to edit contact details.

To view your contacts

•

From your Home screen, tap , then tap . Your contacts are listed here.

To select which contacts to display in the Contacts application

1

From your Home screen, tap , then tap .

2

Press , then tap Filter.

3 In the list that appears, mark and unmark the desired options. If you have

synchronized your contacts with a synchronization account, that account appears
in the list. You can tap the account to further expand the list of options. When you
are finished, tap OK.

To add a contact

1

From your Home screen, tap , then tap .

2

Tap .

3 If you have synchronized your contacts with one or more accounts, select the

account to which you want to add this contact, or tap Phone contact if you only
want to use this contact in your phone.

4 Enter or select the desired information for the contact.
5 When you are finished, tap Done.

If you add a plus sign and the country code before a contact phone number, you can use the
number when you make calls from other countries.

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To edit a contact

1

From the Home screen, tap

2 Touch and hold the contact you want to edit, then tap Edit contact.
3 Edit the desired information. When you are finished, tap Done.

To associate a picture with a contact

1

From your Home screen, tap , then tap .

2 Touch and hold the contact you want to edit, then tap Edit contact.
3

Tap and select the desired method for adding the contact picture.

4 When you have added the picture, tap Done.

You can also add a picture to a contact directly from the Gallery application.

To view your communication with a contact

1

From the Home screen, tap

2 Tap the contact you want to view.
3 To view your communication with the contact for different media, tap or flick

through the filter items at the bottom of the screen.

To delete contacts

1

From your Home screen, tap

2

Press , then tap Delete contacts.

3 Mark the contacts you want to delete, or tap Mark all if you want to delete all

contacts.

4 Tap Delete > OK.

, then tap .

, then tap .

, then tap .

To edit contact information about yourself

1

From your Home screen, tap , then tap .

2 Touch and hold Myself at the top of the contact list, then tap Edit contact.
3 Enter the new information or make the changes you want.
4 When you are done, tap Done.

Avoiding duplicate entries in the Contacts application

If you synchronize your contacts with a new account or import contact information in
other ways, you could end up with duplicate entries in the Contacts application. If this
happens, you can join such duplicates to create a single entry. And if you join entries by
mistake, you can separate them again later.

To link contacts

1

From your Home screen, tap , then tap .

2 Touch and hold the contact you want to link with another contact, then tap Link

contact.

3 From the list that appears, tap the contact whose information you want to join with

the first contact, then tap OK to confirm. The information from the first contact is
merged with the second contact, and the first contact is no longer displayed in the
Contacts list.

To separate linked contacts

1

From your Home screen, tap , then tap .

2 Touch and hold the linked contact you want to edit, then tap Edit contact.
3 Tap Unlink contact.
4 Tap OK.

Favorites

You can mark contacts as favorites so that you can get quick access to them from the
Contacts application.

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To mark or unmark a contact as a favorite

1

From the Home screen, tap

2 Tap the contact you want to add to or remove from your favorites.
3

Tap .

, then tap .

Groups

You can assign contacts to groups to get quicker access to them from within the
Contacts application.

To assign a contact to a group

1

From the Home screen, tap , then tap .

2 Touch and hold the contact that you want to assign to a group, then tap Edit

contact.

3 Tap the bar directly under Assign to group.
4 Mark the checkboxes for the groups to which you want to add the contact, then

tap Done.

Communicating with your contacts

To search for a contact

1

From your Home screen, tap

2

Tap
contacts beginning with those letters appear.

and enter the first few letters of the contact name in the Search field. All

, then tap .

The quick contact menu

Tap a contact's thumbnail to view quick communication options for a particular contact.
Options include calling the contact, sending a text or multimedia message, and starting a
chat using the Google Talk™ application.

For an application to appear as an option in the quick contact menu, you may need to set up
the application in your phone and be logged in to the application. For example, you need to
start the Gmail™ application and enter your login details before you can use Gmail™ from the
quick contact menu.

Sharing your contacts

To send your business card

1

From your Home screen, tap , then tap .

2 Tap Myself.
3

Press , then tap Send contact > OK.

4 Select an available transfer method and follow the on-screen instructions.

To send a contact

1

From your Home screen, tap , then tap .

2 Tap the contact whose details you want to send.
3

Press , then tap Send contact > OK.

4 Select an available transfer method and follow the on-screen instructions.

To send several contacts at once

1

From your Home screen, tap , then tap .

2

Press , then tap Send contacts.

3 Mark the contacts you want to send, or select all if you want to send all contacts.
4 Tap Send, then tap OK to confirm.
5 Select an available transfer method and follow the on-screen instructions.

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Backing up contacts

You can use a memory card, a SIM card, or an online synchronization tool such as
Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® to back up contacts.

To export all contacts to a memory card

1

From your Home screen, tap , then tap .

2

Press , then tap Back up contacts > SD card.

3 Tap OK.

To export contacts to a SIM card

1

From your Home screen, tap , then tap .

2

Press , then tap Back up contacts > SIM card.

3 Mark the contacts you want to export, or tap Mark all if you want to export all

your contacts.

4 Tap Back up.
5 Select Add contacts if you want to add the contacts to existing contacts on your

SIM card, or select Replace all contacts if you want to replace the existing
contacts on your SIM card.

When you export contacts to a SIM card, not all information may get exported. This is due to
memory limitations on SIM cards.

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Messaging

Using text and multimedia messaging

You can send and receive text messages from your phone using SMS (Short Message
Service). If your subscription includes MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service), you can also
send and receive messages that contain media files, for example, pictures and videos.
The number of characters you can send in a single text message varies depending on
the operator and the language you use. If you exceed the character limit, then all your
single messages are linked together and sent as one message. You are charged for
each single text message you send. When you view your messages, they appear as
conversations, which means that all messages to and from a particular person are
grouped together.

To send multimedia messages, you need the correct MMS settings in your phone. See Internet
and messaging settings on page 34.

To create and send a message

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap .

2

Tap .

3

To add a recipient, tap , then find and mark the checkbox next to the recipient
name. To add more than one recipient, mark the checkboxes for the desired
recipients.

4 When you are finished adding recipients, tap Done.
5 Tap Write message and enter your message text.
6

If you want to add a media file, tap and select an option.

7 To send the message, tap Send.

If you exit a message before sending, it gets saved as a draft. The conversation gets tagged
with the word Draft.

To read a received message

1

From your Home screen, tap

2 Tap the desired conversation.
3 If the message is not yet downloaded, tap and hold the message, then tap

Download message.

You can also open messages from the status bar when
bar and tap the message.

To reply to a message

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap .

2 Tap the conversation containing the message.
3 Enter your reply and tap Send.

To forward a message

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap .

2 Tap the conversation containing the message you want to forward.
3 Touch and hold the message you want to forward, then tap Forward message.
4

Tap to select a recipient from the list, or tap to add a recipient who is not in
the list.

5 Edit the message and tap Send.

, then find and tap .

appears there. Just drag down the

You can also tap To and enter the recipient's phone number manually.

To delete a message

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap .

2 Tap the conversation containing the message you want to delete.
3 Touch and hold the message you want to delete, then tap Delete message >

Yes.

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To delete conversations

1

From your Home screen, tap

2

Press , then tap Delete several.

3 Mark the checkboxes for the conversations you want to delete, then tap Delete.

To save a sender's number

1

From your Home screen, tap

2

Tap

3 Select an existing contact, or tap Create new contact and select Phone contact

or SIM contact.

4 Edit the contact information and tap Done.

To call a message sender

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap .

2 Tap a conversation.
3 Tap the recipient name or number at the top of the screen, then select the

recipient name or number from the list that appears.

4 If the recipient is saved in your contacts, tap the phone number that you want to

call. If you have not saved the recipient in your contacts, tap .

To save a file contained in a message you receive

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap .

2 Tap the conversation you want to open.
3 If the message has not been downloaded yet, tap and hold the message, then tap

Download message.

4 Touch and hold the file you want to save, then select the desired option.

> Save.

, then find and tap .

, then find and tap .

To star a message

1

From your Home screen, tap

2 Tap the conversation you want to open.
3

In the message you want to star, tap .

4

To unstar a message, tap .

To view starred messages

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap .

2

Press , then tap Starred messages.

3 All starred messages appear in a list.

To search for messages

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap .

2

Press , then tap Search.

3 Tap Search Messaging.
4 Enter your search keywords, then tap Go.

, then find and tap .

Text and multimedia message options

To change your message notification settings

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap .

2

Press , then tap Settings.

3 To set a notification sound, tap Notification tone and select an option.
4 For other notification settings, check or uncheck the relevant checkboxes.

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To change the delivery report settings for outgoing messages

1

From your Home screen, tap

2

Press , then tap Settings.

, then find and tap .

3 Tap Delivery report to activate or deactivate delivery reports.

When a message has been delivered to a recipient, appears in the message.

To view messages saved on the SIM card

1

From your Home screen, tap

2

Press , then tap Settings > SIM messages.

, then find and tap .

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E-mail

Use the Email application in your phone to send and receive emails through your regular
email account or through your corporate account. Or you can do both. Your phone can
handle several email accounts at the same time. You can set up these accounts to run
through one combined inbox, or through separate inboxes. Note that emails you receive
to your Gmail™ account can be accessed in the phone from both the Email and the
Gmail™ applications.

Your corporate Microsoft® Outlook® email messages have to be stored on a
Microsoft® Exchange server for the functionality described above to work. See Synchronizing
your corporate email, calendar and contacts on page 74 for more information.

To set up an email account in your phone

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Email.
3 Enter your email address and password, then tap Next.
4 If the settings for the email account cannot be downloaded automatically,

complete the setup manually. If necessary, contact your email service provider for
detailed settings. For corporate email setup on your phone, select Exchange

Active Sync as the account type.

5 When you are prompted, enter a name for your email account, so that it is easily

identifiable. The same name shows in the emails you send from this account.
When you are finished, tap Next.

You can set up more than one email account. See To add an extra e-mail account in your
phone on page 55.

Using e-mail

To create and send an email message

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap Email.

2

If you are using several email accounts, tap at the top of the screen and select
the account you want to send the message from, then tap

3 Tap To and start typing the recipient's address. Matches are displayed in a

dynamic list. Tap the relevant match or continue typing the complete email
address. To add more recipients, enter a comma ( , ) or a semicolon ( ; ) and start
typing another name. To delete a recipient, tap .

4

To select an email address saved in your contacts, tap , then find and mark the
checkbox next to a recipient field. To add more than one recipient, mark the
checkboxes for the desired recipients. When you are finished, tap Done.

5 Tap Subject and enter the email subject.
6

To attach a file, tap . Select the type of file, then tap the file you want to attach
from the list that appears.

7 In the message area, enter your message text.
8

To set a priority level, press , then tap Set priority and select an option.

9

To add Cc/Bcc fields, press , then tap Show Cc/Bcc.

10

To send the email, tap .

To receive email messages

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Email.
3

If you are using several email accounts, tap at the top of the screen and select
the account that you want to check. If you want to check all your email accounts
at once, tap Combined view.

4

To download new messages, press , then tap Refresh.

.

If you have set up a corporate email account, you can set the check frequency to Automatic
(Push).

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To read your email messages

1

From your Home screen, tap

.

2 Find and tap Email.
3

If you are using several email accounts, tap at the top of the screen and select
the account you want to check. If you want to check all your email accounts at
once, tap Combined view.

4 In the email inbox, scroll up or down and tap the email you want to read.

To use the email preview pane

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap Email.

2

If you are using several email accounts, tap

at the top of the screen and select
the account you want to check. If you want to check all your email accounts at
once, tap Combined view.

3 Hold your phone horizontally. The email preview pane appears.
4 Scroll up or down in the email inbox and tap the email you want to read. The email

opens in the preview pane. To view more information about the email, tap the
downward arrow next to the sender's name. In the body text field, pinch two
fingers together, or spread them apart, to zoom in or out.

5 To view the email in fullscreen format, tap the split bar (located between the email

list and email body) accordingly. In fullscreen format, use the leftward and
rightward arrows at the top of the screen to read your previous or next message.

6 To return to the inbox view, tap the split bar accordingly.

To hide the preview pane, hold your phone vertically, or change the preview pane settings.

To change email preview pane settings

1

From your Home screen, tap

2

Press , then tap Settings.

, then find and tap Email.

3 Tap General > Preview pane, then select an option.

To view an email message attachment

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Email.
3 Find and tap the email message containing the attachment you want to view.

Emails with attachments are identified by .

4

Tap , then tap View.

To save a sender's email address to your contacts

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Email.
3 Find and tap a message in your email inbox.
4 Tap the name of the sender.
5 Tap OK.
6 Select an existing contact, or tap Create new contact and select Phone contact

or SIM contact.

7 Edit the contact information, then tap Done.

To reply to an e-mail message

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Email.
3

In your email inbox, find and tap the message you want to reply to, then tap .

4 Tap Reply or Reply all.
5

Enter your reply, then tap

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To forward an e-mail message

1

From your Home screen, tap

.

2 Find and tap Email.
3

In your email inbox, find and tap the message you want to forward, tap .

4 Tap Forward.
5

Tap To and enter the recipient's email address manually, or tap to select a
recipient from your contacts.

6

Enter your message text, then tap

.

To delete an email message

1

From your Home screen, tap

.

2 Find and tap Email.
3

In your email inbox, find and tap the message you want to delete, then tap .

4 Tap Yes.

To sort your emails

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Email.
3

If you are using several email accounts, tap at the top of the screen and select
the account that you want to check. If you want to check all your email accounts
at once, tap Combined view.

4

Press , then tap Sort.

5 Select a sorting option.

To search for emails

1

From your Home screen, tap . Then find and tap Email.

2 If you are using several email accounts and want to check just one account, tap

at the top of the screen and select the account name. Press , then tap

Search.

3 Enter your search text, then tap Go on your keyboard.
4 The search result appears in a list sorted by date. Tap the email you want to open.

To change search options, tap

and select a different option.

To manage your email in batches

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap Email.

2

If you are using several email accounts, tap at the top of the screen and select
the account that you want to check. If you want to check all your email accounts
at once, tap Combined inbox.

3

Press , then tap Mark as read/unread or Delete.

4 Mark the checkboxes for the emails that you want to select.
5 When you are done, tap one of the buttons at the bottom of the screen, for

example to mark the selected emails as read or unread, or to delete the selected
emails. For more options, press .

To view all folders for one email account

1

From your Home screen, tap . Then find and tap Email.

2

Tap at the top of the screen and select the account you want to check, then
tap again, and select Show all folders to view all the folders in this account.

To change the inbox check frequency

1

From your Home screen, tap

.

2 Find and tap Email.
3

Press , then tap Settings.

4 Select the account for which you want to change the inbox check frequency.
5 Tap Inbox check frequency and select an option.

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To set an Out of Office auto-reply in an Exchange Active Sync account

1

From your Home screen, tap

2

Press , then tap Settings.

3 Select the EAS (Exchange Active Sync) account for which you want to set an Out

of Office auto-reply.

4 Tap Out of office.
5

Tap

6 If needed, mark the Set time range checkbox and set the time range for the auto

reply.

7 Enter your Out of Office message in the body text field.
8 Tap OK to confirm.

beside Out of office so that changes to .

, then find and tap Email.

Using email accounts

To add an extra e-mail account in your phone

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Email.
3

Tap at the top of the screen, then tap Add account.

4 Enter the email address and password, then tap Next. If the settings for the email

account cannot be downloaded automatically, complete the setup manually.

5 When prompted, enter a name for your email account so that it is easily

identifiable. The same name shows in the emails you send from this account.

6 When you are finished, tap Next.

To set an email account as your default account

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Email.
3

Press , then tap Settings.

4 Select the account you want to use as the default account for composing and

sending emails.

5 Mark the Default account checkbox. The inbox of the default account appears

every time you open the email application.

If you only have one email account, this account is automatically the default account.

To remove an e-mail account from your phone

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Email.
3

Press , then tap Settings.

4 Select the account you want to remove.
5 Tap Delete account > OK.

Gmail™ and other Google™ services

If you have a Google™ account, you can use the Gmail™ application in your phone to
read, write and organize email messages. After you set up your Google™ account to
work in the phone, you can also chat to friends using the Google Talk™ application,
synchronize your phone calendar application with your Google Calendar™, and
download applications and games from Google Play™.

The services and features described in this chapter may not be supported in all countries/
regions or by all networks and/or service providers in all areas.

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To set up a Google™ account in your phone

1

From your Home screen, tap

.

2 Find and tap Settings > Accounts & sync > Add account > Google.
3 Follow the registration wizard to create a Google™ account, or sign in if you

already have an account. Your phone is now ready to use with Gmail™ , Google
Talk™, and Google Calendar™.

You can also sign in or create a Google™ account from the setup guide the first time you start
your phone. Or you can go online and create an account at www.google.com/accounts.

To open the Gmail™ application

1

From the Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Gmail .

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Google Talk™

You can use Google Talk™ instant messaging in your phone to chat with friends who
also use this application.

To start Google Talk™

1

From your Home screen, tap

2 Find and tap Talk.

To reply to an instant message with Talk

1 When someone contacts you on Talk, appears in the status bar.
2 Drag the status bar downwards, then tap the message and begin to chat.

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Timescape™

Timescape™ collects all your communications into one integrated view. Events such as
Facebook™ or Twitter™ updates appear as tiles in a chronological flow on the screen.
Browse the files to get a snack-size preview of events before choosing to open them and
view the full content. Timescape™ also features an infinite button
access to a range of content about the item you are currently viewing.

The services and features described in this chapter may not be supported in all countries or
regions, or by all networks and/or service providers in all areas.

To start Timescape™

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap Timescape™ .

3 If you are starting Timescape™ for the first time, tap the tile in the welcome screen

to set up Timescape.

4 Tap the Services screen to log in to social networking services such as

Facebook™ or Twitter™, or to search for Timescape-related extensions in Google
Play™.

5 If you do not want to log in to any social networking accounts or search Google

Play™, tap Done.

Timescape™ main view

that gives you

1 Shows your most recent update to a social networking service

2 Timescape™ tiles displayed in chronological order

3 Timescape™ event filter

Using Timescape™

To scroll through tiles in Timescape™

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Timescape™.
3 Flick up or down to scroll through the tiles.

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To preview a tile in Timescape™

1

From your Home screen, tap

.

2 Find and tap Timescape™.
3 Scroll to the tile you want to preview, and then tap it.

Timescape™ event filter overview

All events

Updates from your Twitter™ contacts

Updates from your Facebook™ contacts

More events appear in the Timescape™ event filter if you have installed other Timescape
services.

To filter the events displayed in Timescape™

1

From your Home screen, tap

2 Find and tap Timescape™.
3 Tap or flick through the filter icons.

To refresh the main view in Timescape™

•

When the Timescape™ event filter is set to show all events, press , then tap
Refresh.

When you refresh the main view, your phone may connect to the Internet to update
information from web service accounts that you have linked to Timescape™.

.

To log in to Facebook™ or Twitter™ from Timescape™

1

From your Home screen, tap

.

2 Find and tap Timescape™.
3

Press , then tap Settings > Set up services.

4 Tap the service you want to log in to.
5 Enter your login details.

When you have logged in to a web service, you can update your status or view updates from
the web service in Timescape™.

To update your Facebook™ or Twitter™ status in Timescape™

1

From your Home screen, tap

.

2 Find and tap Timescape™.
3

Tap > Update status.

4 Tap the service for which you want to update your status. If you are not signed in

to the service, you need to sign in before proceeding. When you have selected the
desired service, tap Continue.

5 Tap the text field and enter your new status, then tap Post.

To log out of Facebook™ or Twitter™ from Timescape™

1

From your Home screen, tap

.

2 Find and tap Timescape™.
3

Press , then tap Settings > Set up services.

4 Tap the service you want to log out of.

Your account information gets deleted when you log out.

Downloading new services for Timescape™

You can perform an extension search in Google Play™ and download new services for
Timescape™. Such services include applications and plug-ins that add extra features to

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Timescape. For example, you can download applications that update Timescape with
your activities on various social networking sites.

To download and install new services for Timescape™

1

From your Home screen, tap

2 Find and tap Timescape™.
3

Press , then tap Settings > Set up services > Extension search.

4 If you don't have a Google account set up on your phone, follow the on-screen

instructions to add one. Otherwise, you are directed straight to Google Play™.

5 In Google Play™, select a service to download from the list that appears, then

follow the instructions to download and install it.

You can delete installed Timescape services the same way you delete any other installed
application.

To view an event in Timescape™

1

From the Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Timescape™.
3 Scroll to and tap the tile for the desired event so it appears in preview mode. Then

tap the tile again.

.

The infinite button in Timescape™

When you tap a tile, the infinite button appears in the upper right corner. If the tile is
connected to a contact, you can access related content by tapping the infinite button.

To view all communication with a contact in Timescape™

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Timescape™.
3 Tap a tile for an event related to a contact.
4

Tap

5 Tap or flick the filter items at the bottom of the screen to view communication with

the contact through other media.

. All communication with the contact appears.

Timescape™ settings

To access Timescape™ settings

1

From the Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Timescape™.
3

Press , then tap Settings.

To schedule web service content updates in Timescape™

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Timescape™.
3

Press , then tap Settings > Update mode.

4 Tap the desired option. If you select Manual, no automatic updates get

scheduled.

Timescape™ Feed widget

The Timescape™ Feed widget shows all your most recent Timescape™ events in one
view. You can flick up or down within the widget to view the full content of every event.
You can also tap an event to view its content in full screen format or react to it using
comments, likes, and retweets.

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Timescape™ Feed widget view

1 Shortcut to the Timescape™ main view

2 Shortcut to update status

3 Refresh the widget view

4 Most recent online event

To add the Timescape™ Feed widget to your Home screen

1

From your Home screen, press .

2

Tap .

3 Find and tap Timescape™ Feed.

To remove the Timescape™ Feed widget from your Home screen

1 From your Home screen, touch and hold the Timescape™ Feed widget.
2

Drag the widget to .

Timescape™ Friends widget

The Timescape™ Friends widget notifies you of the latest social networking activities
related to you and your friends. You can view all activities and communicate with your
friends using comments, likes, and retweets.

Timescape™ Friends widget view

1 Shortcut to the Timescape™ main view

2 Tap to refresh the view

3 Activity indicator – indicates updates to feeds

4 Tap to show friends with most recent social networking activity

5 Open this tab to show the friends you are following and add other friends

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To add the Timescape™ Friends widget to your Home screen

1

From your Home screen, press .

2

Tap .

3 Find and tap Timescape™ Friends.

To remove the Timescape™ Friends widget from your Home screen

1 From your Home screen, touch and hold the Timescape™ Friends widget.
2

Drag the widget to

.

Timescape™ Share widget

Share your status through one of the services that you have logged in to from your
phone. For example, you can post updates on Facebook™ or Twitter™.

Timescape™ Share widget view

1 Icon showing the service currently used to send posts

2 Shortcut to the Timescape™ main view

3 Enter new posts here

To add the Timescape™ Share widget to your Home screen

1

From your Home screen, press .

2

Tap .

3 Find and tap Timescape™ Share.

To remove the Timescape™ Share widget from your Home screen

1 From your Home screen, touch and hold the Timescape™ Share widget.
2

Drag the widget to .

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Getting started with Google Play™

Open Google Play™ and enter a world of applications and games. You can browse
these applications and games through different categories. You can also rate an
application or game and send feedback on it.

To use Google Play™, you need to have a Google™ account. See To set up a
Google™ account in your phone on page 56.

Google Play™ may not be available in all countries or regions

To open Google Play™

1

From the Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Play Store.

Downloading from Google Play™

You can download all kinds of applications from Google Play™, including free
applications.

Before you download applications

Before you start downloading from Google Play™, make sure you have a working
Internet connection.

Also, remember that you might incur data traffic charges when you download content to
your phone. Contact your operator for more information.

To download a free application

1 In Google Play™, find an item you wish to download by browsing categories, or

by using the search function.

2 Tap the item to view its details, and follow the instructions to complete the

installation.

3 If the application you want to download requires access to your data or control of

any functions on your phone, an additional screen appears with details. Read this
screen carefully because the functionality of your phone may be seriously affected
if you proceed. Tap OK if you agree, or Cancel if you wish to cancel the
download.

To download a paid application

1 In Google Play™, find an item you wish to download by browsing categories, or

by using the search function.

2 Tap the item to view its details, and follow the instructions on your phone to

complete your purchase.

3 If the application you want to download requires access to your data or control of

any functions on your phone, an additional screen appears with details. Read this
screen carefully because the functionality of your phone may be seriously affected
if you proceed. Tap OK if you agree, or Cancel if you wish to cancel the
download.

To open a downloaded application

1

In Google Play™, press

2 Tap the downloaded application.

, then tap My Apps.

You can also access downloaded applications from the Application screen.

Clearing your application data

You may sometimes need to clear data for an application. This might happen if, for
example, the application memory becomes full, or you want to clear high scores for a

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game. You might also want to erase incoming email, text and multimedia messages in
some applications.

To clear all cache for an application

1

From your Home screen, tap

.

2 Find and tap Settings.
3 Tap Apps.
4 Tap the application for which you want to clear all cache.
5 Tap Clear cache.

It is not possible to clear the cache for some applications.

To delete an installed application

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings.
3 Tap Apps.
4 Select the application you want to delete.
5 Tap Uninstall.

It is not possible to delete some preinstalled applications.

Permissions

Some applications need to access parts of your phone to be able to work properly. For
example, a navigation application needs permissions to send and receive data traffic,
and access your location. Some applications might misuse their permissions by stealing
or deleting data, or reporting your location. Make sure you only install and give
permissions to applications you trust.

To view permissions of an application

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings.
3 Tap Apps.
4 Tap the desired application.
5 Scroll down to view the relevant details under Permissions.

Installing applications not from Google Play™

Installing applications of unknown or unreliable origin can damage your phone. By
default, your phone is set to block such installations. However, you can change this
setting and allow installations from unknown sources.

Sony does not warrant or guarantee the performance of any third-party applications or content
transferred via download or other interface to your phone. Similarly, Sony is not responsible for
any damage or reduced performance of your phone attributable to the transfer of third-party
content. Only use content from reliable sources. Contact the content provider if you have any
questions or concerns.

To allow the installation of applications not from Google Play™

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Security.
3 Mark the Unknown sources checkbox.

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PlayNow™ service

You can use the PlayNow™ service to download applications, music, games, ringtones,
and wallpapers. The PlayNow™ service offers both free and non-free downloads.

The PlayNow™ service is not available in all countries.

Before you download content

Before you download, make sure that you have an Internet connection. Also, you may
need to have a memory card inserted in your phone to download content.

When you download content to your phone, you might be charged for the amount of data
transferred. Contact your operator for information about data transfer rates in your country.

To start PlayNow™

1

From the Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap .

Downloading from the PlayNow™ service

Download a range of content from the PlayNow™ service direct to your phone. Choose
from a variety of applications, games, music, ringtones, and other content. Note that
payment options for non-free applications may vary per country.

To download a PlayNow item to your phone

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap PlayNow™.
3 Find an item you want to download by browsing categories, or by using the

search function.

4 Tap the item to view its details.
5 Click “Buy now!” to start the purchase process. After your purchase has been

validated, you can start to download your content.

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Video Unlimited™

Use the Video Unlimited™ service to rent and purchase videos that you can view not
only on your phone, but also on your PC, PlayStation® Portable (PSP®), and
PlayStation® 3. Take your pick from the latest Hollywood releases, action movies,

comedies, classics, and a range of other categories.

Video Unlimited™ might not be available in all countries or regions.

To open Video Unlimited™

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap .

Video Unlimited™ menu overview

View your account information

Search for a video

View the download status for all your items

View and change settings for your account, purchases, and downloads

Add the current video to a wish list

Delete all items in your wish list

Delete the video you're currently viewing from the wish list

Share information about the current video via a social network, email, Bluetooth, or other method

View legal information

The Video Unlimited™ menu is dynamic, which means that all options are not always available.
For example, the option to delete all items in your wish list is only available when you are
viewing the list.

To open the Video Unlimited™ menu

•

Open Video Unlimited, then press .

Creating a Video Unlimited™ account

You need to create a Video Unlimited™ account if you want to buy or rent movies
through the Video Unlimited™ service. If you already have a PlayStation® network

account, then you can use that account instead.

Exploring the Video Unlimited™ selection

Browse videos by category, or enter text to search for a particular item. You can also
choose to preview videos you're interested in.

Renting or buying a video

When you rent a video, you have a fixed amount of time in which to view it. This time
period varies from market to market. You can also choose to download a purchased
video to most Sony™ devices that are connected to your Video Unlimited™ account.

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Video Unlimited™ notifications overview

When you buy or rent videos, the following notifications may appear:

Downloading of video is completed

Downloading has failed. You need to check that, for example, your phone is
connected to a Wi-Fi® network, and you have enough free space on your

memory card.

Downloading of video is ongoing

Downloading is paused

Confirmation of successful purchase

Rental countdown period has started

Watching a video from Video Unlimited™

You can watch your rented or purchased videos on most Sony™ device that are
connected to your Video Unlimited™ account.

Video menu overview

When you watch a video from Video Unlimited™, you can open a menu to get the
following options:

Delete the current video

View information about the current video

Change the audio language

Change the language of subtitles, or remove subtitles

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Music Unlimited™

Music Unlimited™ is a subscription-based service that offers access to millions of songs
over a 3G or Wi-Fi® connection. You can manage and edit your personal music library in

the cloud from a variety of devices, or sync your playlists and music using a PC that runs
the Windows® operating system. Go towww.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com for more

information.

Music Unlimited™ might not be available in all countries or regions.

To open Music Unlimited™

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap .

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Getting organized

Calendar

Your phone has a calendar for managing your time schedule. If you have a Google™
account, you can also synchronize your phone calendar with your web calendar. See
Synchronizing data on your phone on page 73.

To set the calendar view

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap Calendar.

2 Tap Month, Week or Day to select an option.

To view multiple calendars

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap Calendar.

2

Press , then tap My calendars.

3 Select the calendars you want to view.

To create a calendar event

1

From your Home screen, tap , then tap Calendar.

2

Tap .

3 Enter the name, time, location and description for the event.
4 If desired, select another option under Repetition.
5

Select a reminder for the event. To add a new reminder for the event, tap .

6 Tap Save.

When the appointment time approaches, your phone plays a short sound to remind you. Also,

appears in the status bar.

To view a calendar event

1

From your Home screen, tap , then tap Calendar.

2 Tap the event you want to view.

To change the calendar settings

1

From your Home screen, tap , then tap Calendar.

2

Press , then tap Settings.

3 Tap the setting you want to change, then edit as desired.

Alarm clock

Use your phone as an alarm clock and select any sound in your phone as your alarm
signal. The alarm does not sound if your phone is turned off. But it does sound when
your phone is set to silent mode.

To open the alarm clock

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Alarm & clock.

To set a new alarm

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Alarm & clock.
3 Tap Add alarm.
4 Adjust the time by scrolling up and down.
5 If desired, edit other alarm settings.
6 Tap Done.

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To edit an existing alarm

1

From your Home screen, tap

.

2 Find and tap Alarm & clock.
3 Tap the alarm you want to edit.
4 Scroll up or down to adjust the time.
5 If desired, edit other alarm settings.
6 Tap Done.

The alarm time format displayed is the same as the format you select for your general time
settings, for example, 12-hour or 24-hour.

To deactivate an alarm

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Alarm & clock.
3

Tap next to the alarm you want to deactivate.

To activate an existing alarm

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Alarm & clock.
3

Tap

next to the alarm you want to activate.

To delete an alarm

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Alarm & clock.
3 Touch and hold the alarm you want to delete.
4 Tap Delete alarm, then tap Yes.

To set the ringtone for an alarm

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Alarm & clock.
3 Tap the alarm you want to edit.
4 Tap Advanced alarm settings and unmark the Style settings checkbox.
5 Tap Alarm sound and select an option.
6 Tap Done.

To set a recurring alarm

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Alarm & clock.
3 Tap the alarm you want to edit.
4 Tap Repeat.
5 Mark the checkboxes for the desired days, then tap OK.

To set the title for an alarm

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Alarm & clock.
3 Tap the alarm you want to edit.
4 Tap Advanced alarm settings, then tap the Alarm text field and enter a name for

the alarm.

5 Tap Done.

To activate the vibrate function for an alarm

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Alarm & clock.
3 Tap the alarm you want to edit.
4 Tap Advanced alarm settings, then mark the Vibrate checkbox.

To set alarms to sound when the phone is in silent mode

1

From your Home screen, tap .

.

2 Find and tap Alarm & clock, then tap to select an alarm.
3 Tap Advanced alarm settings, then mark the Alarm in silent mode checkbox.

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To snooze an alarm when it sounds

• Tap Snooze - min.

To turn off an alarm when it sounds

•

Slide

to the right.

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Scanning with the NeoReader™
application

Use your phone as a barcode scanner to find out more about items you scan. For
example, you see a coat in a magazine ad and want to find the nearest retail outlet to
buy it. If the ad contains a readable barcode, the NeoReader™ application uses this
code to access mobile web content, such as a web page with more product information
or a map of nearby outlets. NeoReader™ supports most standard barcode types.

To start the NeoReader™ application

1

From the Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap NeoReader™.

To scan a barcode

1 When the NeoReader™ application is open, hold the phone camera over the

barcode until the complete barcode is visible in the viewfinder.

2 The phone automatically scans the barcode, and vibrates when the barcode is

recognized. If the barcode is not recognized, tap to scan the code manually.

To enter a barcode manually

1

When the NeoReader™ application is open, tap .

2 Tap the text field, then enter the numbers of the barcode.

NeoReader™ application menu overview

The following menu options are available in the NeoReader™ application:

Capture the barcode using a higher image resolution in cases where NeoReader™ does not
recognize the barcode automatically

Enter the bar code numbers manually. This option can be used if your camera has difficulty reading
the bar code

View a list of previously scanned bar codes

Select preferences for how you use the NeoReader™ application

View information about the NeoReader™ application

Read more about different bar code types, and about how to use NeoReader™

Select your personal settings, such as language or country. This information is used to personalize
bar code content

Send a text message to invite a friend to download the NeoReader™ application

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Synchronizing data on your phone

You can sync contacts, email, calendar events, and other information with your phone
from multiple email accounts, synchronization services and other kinds of accounts,
depending on the applications installed on your phone. Synchronizing your phone with
other information sources is an easy and practical way to stay up to date.

You can:

• access your Gmail™ , Google Calendar™, Google™ contacts, Google™ Chrome

bookmarks and other Google services you use.

• access your corporate email, contacts, and calendar applications.

• access your Facebook™ contacts, calendar, albums, and other services you use.

• synchronize your phone with an Internet server using SyncML™.

Synchronizing with Google™

Synchronize your phone with your Gmail™ , Google Calendar™, Google™ contacts,
Google™ Chrome bookmarks, and data from other Google services you use. View and
manage them from your phone just as easily as you would from a computer.

After synchronizing, you can find Gmail™ in the Gmail™ application; Google Calendar™
in the Calendar application; Google™ contacts in the Contacts application; and other
data in corresponding Google applications that you have installed.

To set up a Google™ account in your phone for synchronization

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Tap Settings > Accounts & sync.
3 Make sure that synchronization is turned on so that applications can synchronize

data automatically.

4 Tap Add account > Google.
5 Follow the registration wizard to create a Google™ account, or sign in if you

already have an account.

6 Mark the Back up & restore checkbox if you want to back up data to your

Google™ account, then tap Accept.

7 Tap Done.
8 Tap your newly created Google™ account, then tap the items you want to

synchronize.

To synchronize manually with your Google™ account

1

From the Home screen, tap .

2 Tap Settings > Accounts & sync.
3 Tap the Google™ account you want to synchronize.
4

Press , then tap Sync now.

To synchronize an application with a Google™ account

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Tap Settings > Accounts & sync.
3 Tap the Google™ account that you want to synchronize with. A list appears of

applications that can be synchronized with the Google account.

4 Tap the application that you want to synchronize with the selected Google

account.

To synchronize your browser with Google™ Chrome

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Tap Settings > Accounts & sync.
3 Tap the Google™ account, then mark the relevant checkbox to synchronize the

browser.

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To remove a Google™ account from your phone

1

From your Home screen, tap

2 Tap Settings > Accounts & sync.
3 Tap the Google™ account you want to remove from the accounts list.
4

Press , then tap Remove account.

5 Tap Remove account again to confirm.

.

Synchronizing your corporate email, calendar and contacts

Access your corporate email messages, calendar appointments and contacts directly
from your phone. View and manage them just as easily as you would from a computer.
After setup, you can find your information in the Email, Calendar and Contacts
applications.

For you to access the functionality described above, your corporate information must be
stored on a Microsoft® Exchange server.

To set up corporate email, calendar, and contacts in your phone

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Tap Settings > Accounts & sync.
3 Make sure that synchronization is turned on so your data synchronizes

automatically according to the sync interval you set.

4 Tap Add account > Corporate.
5 Enter your corporate email address and password.
6 Tap Next. Your phone begins to retrieve your account information. If a failure

occurs, contact your corporate network administrator for more information such
as the domain name and Exchange server address.

7 Tap OK to allow your corporate server to control your phone.
8 Select what data you want to sync with the phone, such as contacts and calendar

entries.

9 If desired, activate the device administrator to allow your corporate server to

control certain security features in your phone. For example, allow your corporate
server to set password rules and set storage encryption.

10 When the setup is done, you can enter a name for the corporate account so that it

can be easily identified.

To edit the setup of corporate email, calendar, and contacts

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Tap Settings > Accounts & sync and select your corporate account.
3 Tap Account settings, then tap the corporate account you want to edit.
4 Change the desired settings.

To set a synchronization interval for a corporate account

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Tap Settings > Accounts & sync and select your corporate account.
3 Tap Account settings, then tap the corporate account you want to set a

synchronization level for.

4 Tap Inbox check frequency and select an interval option.

To remove a corporate account from your phone

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Tap Settings > Accounts & sync, then tap your corporate account.
3

Press , then tap Remove account.

4 Tap Remove account again to confirm.

Synchronizing with Facebook™

There are two ways to use Facebook™ on your phone. Apart from using the standard
Facebook application to access your online Facebook account, you can also choose to
synchronize your Facebook account with your phone. To do this, you need to set up a

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Sony™ Facebook integration account, which allows you to directly access Facebook
content from a number of other applications in the phone. For example, you can make
Facebook posts from Timescape™ and access your Facebook contacts, photos and
calendar entries from related applications in the phone, such as the Calendar application.

To set up a Sony™ Facebook integration account on your phone

1

From your Home screen, tap

.

2 Tap Settings > Accounts & sync.
3 Make sure that synchronization is turned on so that applications can synchronize

data automatically.

4 Tap Add account > Sony™ Facebook integration.
5 Follow the on-screen instructions to create a Sony™ Facebook integration

account, or sign in if you already have an account.

You can also set up a Sony™ Facebook integration account on your phone by marking the

Facebook integration checkbox under Settings > Xperia™ > Sony™ Facebook integration.

To synchronize manually with your Sony™ Facebook integration account

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Tap Settings > Accounts & sync.
3 Tap the Sony™ Facebook integration account.
4

Press , then tap Sync now.

To remove a Sony™ Facebook integration account from your phone

When you remove a Facebook™ inside Xperia™ account from your phone, the associated
online Facebook account is not deleted and you can still access it from a computer.

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Tap Settings > Accounts & sync.
3 Tap the Sony™ Facebook integration account.
4

Press , then tap Remove account.

5 Tap Remove account again to confirm.

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NFC

NFC (Near-Field Communication) is a short-range wireless technology that lets you
exchange data with other devices, including a web page address, a music file, a contact,
or a link to an application on Google Play™. Using NFC, you can also scan special tags
that give you more information about a product or service.

To scan or share a tag, you have to hold the NFC detection area of your phone right over
the tag or next to the NFC detection area of the other device. The maximum reading
distance is about one centimeter, which helps prevent unauthorized communications.

NFC may not be available in all countries and/or regions.

To turn on the NFC function

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > More….
3 Mark the NFC checkbox.

To turn on the Android Beam function

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > More… > Android Beam.
3

Tap so that changes to .

NFC detection area

The location of the NFC detection area is not the same on all phones. When sharing data with
another phone using NFC, refer to the User guide of the other phone for more information.

To share a contact with another phone using NFC

1 Make sure that both your phone and the receiving phone have the NFC function

and the Android Beam function turned on, and that both phone screens are
active.

2

To view contacts in your phone, go to your Home screen, tap , then tap .

3 Tap the contact that you want to share.
4 Hold your phone and the receiving phone back to back so that the NFC detection

area of each phone touches the other. When the phones connect, they vibrate
and play a short sound. A thumbnail of the contact appears.

5 Tap the thumbnail to start the transfer.
6 When the transfer is done, the contact information is displayed on the screen of

the receiving phone and is also saved on the receiving phone.

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To share a music file with another phone using NFC

1 Make sure that both your phone and the receiving phone have the NFC function

and the Android Beam function turned on, and that both phone screens are
active.

2

To open the music player, go to your Home screen, then tap Media >

. If is

not displayed, tap , then find and tap .

3 Tap the MY MUSIC tab to open the music library.
4 Select a music category and browse to the track you want to share.
5

Tap the track to play it. You can then tap to pause the track. The transfer
works whether the track is playing or paused.

6 Hold your phone and the receiving phone back to back so that the NFC detection

area of each phone touches the other. When the phones connect, they vibrate
and play a short sound. A thumbnail of the track appears.

7 Tap the thumbnail to start the transfer.
8 When the transfer is done, the music file plays immediately on the receiving

phone. At the same time, the file is saved on the receiving phone.

You might not be able to copy, send or transfer copyright-protected items.

To share a photo or video with another phone using NFC

1 Make sure that both your phone and the receiving phone have the NFC function

and the Android Beam function turned on, and that both phone screens are
active.

2

To view photos and videos in your phone, go to your Home screen, tap , then
find and tap Album.

3 Tap the photo or video that you want to share.
4 Hold your phone and the receiving phone back to back so that the NFC detection

area of each phone touches the other. When the phones connect, they vibrate
and play a short sound. A thumbnail of the photo or video appears.

5 Tap the thumbnail to start the transfer.
6 When the transfer is done, the photo or video is displayed on the screen of the

receiving phone. At the same time, the item is saved on the receiving phone.

To share a web address with another phone using NFC

1 Make sure that both your phone and the receiving phone have the NFC function

and the Android Beam function turned on, and that both phone screens are
active.

2

From your Home screen, tap

3

To open the web browser, find and tap .

.

4 Load the web page that you want to share.
5 Hold your phone and the receiving phone back to back so that the NFC detection

area of each phone touches the other. When the phones connect, they vibrate
and play a short sound. A thumbnail of the web page appears.

6 Tap the thumbnail to start the transfer.
7 When the transfer is done, the web page is displayed on the screen of the

receiving phone.

Scanning NFC tags

Your phone can scan various kinds of NFC tags. For example, it can scan embedded
tags on a poster, on a billboard advertisement, or beside a product in a retail store. You
can receive additional information, such as a web address, or a phone number.

To scan an NFC tag

1 Make sure that your phone has the NFC function turned on and that the screen is

active.

2 Place your phone over the tag so that the phone's NFC detection area touches it.

Your phone scans the tag and displays the content collected. Tap the content of
the tag to open it.

3 To open the tag, tap it.
4 To save the tag and return to the previous screen, tap Done.

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Connecting to wireless networks

You can access the Internet wirelessly from your phone using Wi-Fi® technology. This
way you can browse the web and access cheaper call and data rates.

If your company or organization has a virtual private network (VPN), you can connect to
this network with your phone. You can use a VPN to access intranets and other internal
services at your company.

Wi-Fi®

Using Wi-Fi® technology you can access the Internet wirelessly with your phone. To
access the Internet using a Wi-Fi® connection, you first need to search for and connect
to an available Wi-Fi® network. The signal strength of the Wi-Fi® network may differ
depending on your phone's location. Moving closer to the Wi-Fi® access point may
increase the signal strength.

Before using Wi-Fi®

To browse the Internet using a Wi-Fi® connection, you need to search for and connect
to an available Wi-Fi® network and then open the Internet browser. The signal strength
of the Wi-Fi® network may differ depending on your phone's location. Move closer to the
Wi-Fi® access point to increase the signal strength.

To turn on Wi-Fi®

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings.
3

Tap beside Wi-Fi so that changes to . The phone scans for available Wi­Fi® networks.

It may take a few seconds before Wi-Fi® is enabled.

To connect to a Wi-Fi® network

1

From the Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings.
3 Make sure the Wi-Fi® function is on. Tap Wi-Fi.
4 Available Wi-Fi® networks are displayed. The available networks may be open or

secured. Open networks are indicated by and secured networks are indicated
by next to the Wi-Fi® network name.

5 Tap a Wi-Fi® network to connect to it. If you are trying to connect to a secure Wi-

Fi® network, you are asked to enter a password. is displayed in the status bar
once you are connected.

Your phone remembers Wi-Fi® networks you connect to. The next time you come within reach
of a previously connected Wi-Fi® network, your phone automatically connects to it.

In some locations, open Wi-Fi® networks require you to log in to a web page before you can
get access to the network. Contact the relevant Wi-Fi® network administrator for more
information.

To connect to another Wi-Fi® network

1

From your Home screen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi. Detected Wi-Fi® networks are displayed.
3 Tap another Wi-Fi® network to connect to it.

To scan for Wi-Fi® networks manually

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi.
3 Tap Scan. The phone scans for Wi-Fi® networks and displays available networks

in a list.

4 Tap a Wi-Fi® network in the list to connect to it.

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Advanced Wi-Fi® settings

Before you add a Wi-Fi® network manually, you need to turn on the Wi-Fi® setting in
your phone.

Wi-Fi® network status

When you are connected to a Wi-Fi® network or when there are Wi-Fi® networks
available in your vicinity, it is possible to see the status of these Wi-Fi® networks. You
can also enable the phone to notify you whenever an open Wi-Fi® network is detected.

To enable Wi-Fi® network notifications

1 Turn on Wi-Fi®, if it is not already on.
2

From your Home screen, tap .

3 Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi.
4

Press .

5 Tap Advanced.
6 Mark the Network notification checkbox.

To add a Wi-Fi® network manually

1

From the Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi.
3 Tap Add network.
4 Enter the Network SSID for the network.
5 Tap the Security field to select a security type.
6 If required, enter a password.
7 Tap Save.

Contact your Wi-Fi® network administrator to get the Network SSID name and password.

To view detailed information about a connected Wi-Fi® network

1

From the Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi.
3 Tap the Wi-Fi® network that you are currently connected to. Detailed network

information is displayed.

Wi-Fi® sleep policy

By adding a Wi-Fi® sleep policy, you can specify when to switch from Wi-Fi to mobile
data.

If you are not connected to a Wi-Fi® network, the phone uses mobile data connection to
access the Internet (if you have set up and enabled a mobile data connection in your phone).

To add a Wi-Fi® sleep policy

1

From the Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi.
3

Press .

4 Tap Advanced.
5 Tap Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep.
6 Select an option.

Sharing your phone’s mobile data connection

You can share your phone’s mobile data connection with a single computer using a USB
cable. This process is called USB tethering. You can also share your phone’s data
connection with up to eight devices at once, by turning your phone into a portable Wi­Fi® hotspot.

When your phone is sharing its data connection, the following icons may appear in the
status bar or in the Notification panel:

USB tethering is active

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Portable Wi-Fi® hotspot is active

Both USB tethering and portable hotspot are active

To share your phone’s data connection using a USB cable

1 Deactivate all USB cable connections to your phone.
2 Using the USB cable that came with your phone, connect your phone to a

computer.

3

From your Home screen, tap .

4 Find and tap Settings > More… > Tethering & portable hotspot.
5 Mark the USB tethering checkbox. The phone starts sharing its cellular data

connection with the computer over the USB connection. An ongoing notification
appears in the status bar and the Notification panel.

6 Unmark the USB tethering checkbox, or disconnect the USB cable to stop

sharing your data connection.

You cannot share your phone’s data connection and SD card over a USB cable at the same
time. For more information, see Connecting your phone to a computer on page 127.

You may need to prepare your computer to establish a network connection via USB cable. Go
to android.com/tether to get the most current information.

To share your phone’s data connection as a portable Wi-Fi® hotspot

1

From the Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > More… > Tethering & portable hotspot.
3 Tap Configure Wi-Fi hotspot.
4 Enter the Network SSID for the network. Tap the Security field to select a

security type.

5 If required, enter a password.
6 Tap Save.
7 Mark the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot checkbox. The phone starts broadcasting its

Wi-Fi® network name (SSID). You can now connect to this network with up to 8
computers or other devices.

8 Unmark the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot checkbox when you want to stop sharing

your data connection via Wi-Fi®.

To rename or secure your portable hotspot

1

From the Home screen, tap

.

2 Find and tap Settings > More… > Tethering & portable hotspot.
3 Tap Configure Wi-Fi hotspot.
4 Enter the Network SSID for the network.
5 To select a security type, tap the Security field.
6 If required, enter a password.
7 Tap Save.

Virtual private networks (VPNs)

Use your phone to connect to virtual private networks (VPNs), which allow you to access
resources inside a secured local network from outside the actual network. For example,
VPN connections are commonly used by corporations and educational institutions for
users who need to access intranets and other internal services when they are outside of
the internal network, for example, when they are travelling.

VPN connections can be set up in many ways, depending on the network. Some
networks may require you to transfer and install a security certificate in your phone. See
Connecting your phone to a computer on page 127 for more information on how to
transfer content to your phone. For detailed information on how to set up a connection
to your virtual private network, please contact the network administrator of your
company or organization.

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To add a virtual private network

1

From your Home screen, tap

.

2 Find and tap Settings > More… > VPN.
3 Tap Add VPN network.
4 Select the type of VPN to add.
5 Enter your VPN settings.
6 Tap Save.

To connect to a virtual private network

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > More… > VPN.
3 In the list of available networks, tap the VPN you want to connect to.
4 Enter the required information.
5 Tap Connect.

To disconnect from a virtual private network

1 Drag the status bar downwards.
2 Tap the notification for the VPN connection to turn it off.

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Web browser

Use your web browser to view and navigate web pages, add pages as bookmarks, and
save pages for offline viewing. You can open up to 16 windows at the same time and
switch among them easily. You can also request the desktop version of a web page if
you don't want to view the mobile version.

To open the web browser

1

From your Home screen, tap

2

Find and tap .

Browsing the web

Search and address bar

Use the search and address bar to browse the web.

1 View the download progress of the current web page

2 Enter a search word to search for a web page, or enter a web page address to load a web page

3 Cancel the download of the current web page

.

Sometimes the search and address bar is not displayed after a web page finishes
downloading. It appears again if you flick downwards on the screen.

To go to a web page

1 Tap the search and address text field to activate the keypad.
2 Enter a web address.
3 Tap Go.

To search a web page

1 Tap the search and address text field to activate the keypad.
2 Enter a search word.
3 Tap Go.

To exit the web browser

•

While browsing, press .

When you open the browser again, even after restarting the phone, the browser appears
exactly as it did before you exited. For example, the same number of windows will be open.

Navigating web pages

To select a link

• To select a link in a web page, tap the link. The selected link gets highlighted, and

the web page starts to load after you release your finger.

If you select a link by mistake before releasing your finger, you can drag your finger away from
the link to deselect it.

To go to the previous page while browsing

•

Press .

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To zoom in or out on a web page

Use one of the following methods to zoom in or out on a web page:

• Double-tap to zoom in on the web page, or double-tap again to zoom out.

• Touch an area of the page with two fingers at once and spread them apart to

zoom in, or pinch them together to zoom out.

To reload the current web page

•

Press

, then tap Refresh.

To save a web page for offline viewing

1

After the web page has loaded, press .

2 Tap Save for offline reading. You are then directed to the Saved pages tab,

where you can view all saved web pages.

To view a previously saved web page

1 When the browser is open, flick downward on the screen to make the search and

address bar appear.

2

Tap

3

Tap , then tap the Saved pages tab.

next to the search and address bar.

4 Find and select a web page you want to view.

To load the live version of an offline web page

1

When an offline web page is open, press .

2 Tap Go live.

To request the desktop version of a web page

1

While browsing the web page, press .

2 Tap Request desktop site.

Once you choose to view the desktop version of a web page in a window, any other web
pages that you view later in the same window will also show their desktop versions. Tap

Request desktop site again to change the setting back.

To share a link to the current web page

1

While browsing, press .

2 Tap Share page.
3 Select an available transfer method, then follow the on-screen instructions.

To close a browser window

1 When the browser is open, flick downward on the screen to make the search and

address bar appear.

2

Tap next to the search and address bar. A list of all open windows appears.

3

Tap in the window you want to close, or flick the window left or right off the
screen to close it.

Managing bookmarks

Bookmarks let you access your favorite and frequently visited web pages quickly. You
can add bookmarks directly from your phone browser. You can also synchronize your
phone browser with Google Chrome™ bookmarks that you have synchronized to your
Google account using a computer. See To synchronize your browser with Google™
Chrome on page 73.

Depending on your network operator, some bookmarks may be preinstalled on your
phone.

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To bookmark a web page

1

While you are viewing the web page, press .

2 Tap Save to bookmarks.
3 If desired, edit the bookmark.
4 When you're done, tap OK.

To open a bookmark

1 When the browser is open, flick downward on the screen to make the search and

address bar appear.

2

Tap

next to the search and address bar, then tap . The names of any

accounts that you have synchronized with Google Chrome™ are displayed.
Bookmarks that you have saved directly on the phone are listed under the Local
account.

3 To show an account's bookmarks, tap the account. All bookmarks in the account

are displayed.

4 To open a bookmark, tap it.

To edit a bookmark

1 When the browser is open, flick downward on the screen to make the search and

address bar appear.

2

Tap next to the search and address bar, then tap .

3 Touch and hold a bookmark.
4 In the menu that appears, tap Edit bookmark.
5 Edit the bookmark as desired.
6 When you're done, tap OK.

To add a bookmarked webpage to your Home screen

1 When the browser is open, flick downward on the screen to make the search and

address bar appear.

2

Tap next to the search and address bar, then tap .

3 Tap and hold a bookmark that you want to add to your Home screen.
4 In the menu that appears, tap Add shortcut to home.

To delete a bookmark

1 When the browser is open, flick downward on the screen to make the search and

address bar appear.

2

Tap next to the search and address bar, then tap .

3 Touch and hold a bookmark.
4 In the menu that appears, tap Delete bookmark to delete the selected bookmark.

To bookmark a previously visited web page

1 When the browser is open, flick downward on the screen to make the search and

address bar appear.

2

Tap

next to the search and address bar, then tap .

3 Tap the History tab, then tap one of the down arrows to view a list of previously

visited web pages.

4

Tap beside the web page you want to add as a bookmark.

5 If desired, edit more detailed information such as the name and location of the

bookmark.

6 When you're done, tap OK.

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Managing text and images

To find text on a web page

1

When you are viewing a web page, press

2 Tap Find on page.
3 Enter your search text. Characters that match your search get highlighted on the

web page.

4 Tap the up or down arrows to go to the previous or next highlighted item.
5

Tap

To copy text from a webpage

1 Touch and hold part of the text you want to copy until it is highlighted. Tabs

appear at each end of the selection. Drag the tabs accordingly to select all the text
that you want to copy.

2

Tap .

3 To paste text into an email, text message or multimedia message, touch and hold

the text field in the relevant application and tap Paste in the menu that appears.

If the text that you want to copy is part of a link to another web page, a menu appears in which
you need to tap Select text before you can continue.

To save an image from a web page

1 On the active web page, touch and hold the desired image until a menu appears.
2 Tap Save image.

to close the search bar.

.

Multiple windows

Your browser can run up to 16 different windows at the same time. You can, for
example, log in to your webmail in one window and read the daily news in another. You
can easily switch from one window to another. If you want to browse the web with more
privacy, you can use the incognito tab to open a window that saves no personal
information or cookies while you’re connected through it.

To open a new browser window

1 When the browser is open, flick downward on the screen to make the search and

address bar appear.

2

Tap next to the search and address bar, then tap .

To open an incognito window

1 When the browser is open, flick downward on the screen to make the search and

address bar appear.

2

Tap next to the search and address bar.

3

Press , then tap New incognito tab.

To open a link in a new browser window

1 Touch and hold a link until a menu appears.
2 Tap Open in new tab.

To switch between browser windows

1 When the browser is open, flick downward on the screen to make the search and

address bar appear.

2

Tap next to the search and address bar.

3 Scroll up and down to browse a list of all open windows.
4 Tap the window you want to switch to.

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Downloading from the web

You can download applications and content when you browse the web using the web
browser in your phone. Usually you have to touch a download link for the desired file and
the download then starts automatically.

To view your downloaded files

1

From your Home screen, tap

2

Find and tap .

To cancel an ongoing download

1 When your phone starts downloading a file, drag down the status bar and tap the

file you are downloading.

2 Mark the checkbox beside the downloading file that you want to cancel.
3

Tap .

.

Browser settings

You can change the browser settings and customize your browser view. For example,
you can change the size of the text displayed to suit your needs, or you can clear cache,
cookies, browser history, and other data linked to the websites you visit.

To change your browser settings

1

When the browser is open, press

2 Tap Settings.

.

To change the text size on web pages

1

When the browser is open, press .

2 Tap Settings > Accessibility.
3 Adjust the text size settings as desired.

To clear the cache memory from your phone

1

When the browser is open, press .

2 Tap Settings > Privacy & security.
3 Tap Clear cache, then tap OK to confirm.

To clear your browser cookies

1

When the browser is open, press .

2 Tap Settings > Privacy & security.
3 Tap Clear all cookie data, then tap OK to confirm.

To clear your browser history

1

When the browser is open, press .

2 Tap Settings > Privacy & security.
3 Tap Clear history, then tap OK to confirm.

Auto-fitting web pages

Your browser has an auto-fit option which makes it easier to read large web pages with
lots of text and images, such as news pages. When this option is enabled, your browser
automatically refits images and columns of text on the screen when you double-tap the
screen directly after zooming with your fingers. If auto-fit is disabled, you may need to
scroll sideways to read a full sentence.

To auto-fit web pages

1

When the browser is open, press

2 Tap Settings > Advanced > Auto-fit pages.

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Auto-filling text

Auto-filling allows you to automatically enter data such as names and addresses on
various web forms, so you don’t have to enter the same information repeatedly on
different web pages.

To create text for auto-filling

1

When the browser is open, press

2 Tap Settings > General.
3 Mark the Form auto-fill checkbox, if it is not already marked.
4 Tap Auto-fill text, then enter text that you want to use for auto-filling on web

forms, for example, your name and address.

5 When you're done, tap Save.

.

Plugin settings

You can adjust how a plugin functions on a web page. For example, you can enable
plugins to get optimal visual effect when you view a web page. Alternatively, to increase
browsing speed, you can configure your browser to only run plugins on demand, or you
can disable plugins completely.

To enable plug-ins on demand

1

When the browser is open, press

2 Tap Settings > Advanced > Enable plug-ins.
3 Tap On demand.

.

You may need to restart your browser for the setting to take effect.

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Listening to music with Walkman™
player

Get the most out of your Walkman™ player. Listen to and organize music, audio books
and podcasts that you have transferred to your memory card from a computer, or
purchased and downloaded from online stores.

To make content easily available to the Walkman™ player, you can use the Media Go™
application. Media Go™ helps transfer music content between a computer and a phone.
For more information, see Connecting your phone to a computer on page 127.

Protecting your hearing

Listening to the Walkman™ player or other media players at excessive volume or for a
prolonged period of time can damage your hearing, even when the volume is at a
moderate level. To alert you to such risks, a volume level warning appears when the
volume is too high, and after the Walkman™ player is used for over 20 hours.

To turn off the volume level warning

•

When appears, tap OK to dismiss the warning.

Every time you restart your phone, the media volume is automatically set to moderate level.

Copying media files to your memory card

Copy all your favorite media content from computer to phone and start using your
phone's entertainment features to the full. It's easy to transfer music, photos, videos and
other files. Just connect your phone to a computer with a USB cable and use either the
computer's file manager application or the Media Go™ application to transfer your files.

See Connecting your phone to a computer on page 127 for more general information
about connecting your phone to a computer and transferring files.

Using the Walkman™ player

To play audio content

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap .

2 Tap MY MUSIC to open the music library.
3 Select a music category and browse to the track that you want to open.
4 Tap a track to play it.

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Walkman™ player overview

1 Browse the music on your memory card

2 Search all tracks saved on your phone's internal storage

3 Tap the infinite button to find related information online and plug-ins on Google Play™

4 Album art (if available)

5 Go to the next track in the current play queue, or fast forward

6 Total time length of the track

7 Elapsed time of current track

8 Progress indicator – drag the indicator or tap along the line to fast forward or rewind

9 Play/Pause button

10 Go to the previous track in the current play queue, or rewind

To change tracks

•

When a track is playing, tap

or .

• When a track is playing, swipe the album art left or right.

To pause a track

•

In the Walkman™ player, tap .

Visualizer

The Visualizer adds visual effects to your music tracks as you play them. The effects for
each track are based on the characteristics of the music. They change, for example, in
response to changes in the music’s loudness, rhythm, and frequency level. You can also
change the background theme.

To use the Visualizer

1

In the Walkman™ player, press .

2 Tap Visualizer to enable the Visualizer.

to switch to full screen view.

Tap

To change the background theme

1

In the Walkman™ player, press .

2 Tap Visualizer.
3

Press > Theme and select a theme.

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To fast forward and rewind music

•

In the Walkman™ player, touch and hold

You can also drag the progress indicator marker right or left.

or .

To adjust the audio volume

• When the Walkman™ player is playing a track, press the volume key.

To improve the sound quality using the equalizer

1

When the Walkman™ player is open, press .

2 Tap Sound enhancements.
3 If you want to adjust the sound manually, drag the frequency band buttons up or

down. If you prefer to adjust the sound automatically, tap and select a style.

To turn on the Surround sound

1

When the Walkman™ player is open, press .

2

Tap Sound enhancements > > More > Headphone surround.

3 Select a setting.
4 Tap OK.

To view the current play queue

• While a track is playing in the Walkman™ player, tap the album art and then tap

.

To minimize the Walkman™ player

•

When the Walkman™ player is playing, press to go to the previous screen, or
press to go to the Home screen. The Walkman™ player stays playing in the
background.

To return to the Walkman™ player when it is playing in the background

1 While a track is playing in the background, drag the status bar downward to open

the Notification panel.

2 Tap the track title to open the Walkman™ player.

Alternatively, you can press and hold

and then tap to return to the Walkman™ player.

To delete a track

1 Open the Walkman™ player library and browse to the track you want to delete.
2 Touch and hold the track title, then tap Delete.

You can also delete albums this way.

To share a track

1 When browsing your tracks in the Walkman™ player library, touch and hold a

track title.

2 Tap Send.
3 Select an available transfer method, and follow the on-screen instructions.

You can also share albums and playlists this way.

You might not be able to play copyright-protected items. Please verify that you have
necessary rights in material that you intend to share.

To recommend a track on Facebook™

1 While the track is playing in the Walkman™ player, tap the album art.
2

Tap to show that you "Like" the track on Facebook™. If desired, add a
comment in the comments field.

3 Tap Share to send the track to Facebook™. If the track is received successfully,

you will get a confirmation message from Facebook™.

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Discovering related audio content

In the Walkman™ player, you can discover audio content that is related to the artist you
are listening to by tapping the infinite button

.

You can also search for audio content related to a particular artist while you're browsing
the Walkman™ player. The Walkman™ player searches for and lists the following types
of results:

• Music videos on YouTube™

• Artist info on Wikipedia

• Lyrics on Google

• Karaoke videos on YouTube™

• Extension searches on the web

• Content from the Playnow™ service

To search for related content using the infinite button

•

When a track is playing in the Walkman™ player, tap .

Overview of My music

1 Go back to the current track in the music track

2 Picture of the currently playing artist (if available)

3 Browse your music by artist

4 Categorize your music using SensMe™ channels

5 Manage and edit your music using Music Unlimited™

6 Browse your favorite playlists

7 Collect links to music and music-related content that you and your friends have shared using online

services

8 Browse all playlists

9 Browse audio by track

10 Browse by album

Using My music to organize your tracks

Tap the My Music tab in the Walkman™ player to get an overview of all the tracks you've
saved to your phone's memory card. In My Music you can manage your albums and
playlists, create shortcuts, and arrange music by mood and tempo.

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To add a music track as a shortcut

1 In the Walkman™ player, tap MY MUSIC.
2

Tap

, , or , then browse to the track that you want to save as a

shortcut.

3 Touch and hold the track title.
4 Tap Add as shortcut. The shortcut now appears in the My music main view.

To rearrange shortcuts

1 In the Walkman™ player, tap MY MUSIC.
2 Touch and hold a shortcut until it magnifies and the phone vibrates, then drag the

item to a new location.

To delete a shortcut

1 In the Walkman™ player, tap MY MUSIC.
2 Touch and hold a shortcut until it magnifies and the phone vibrates, then drag the

item to .

You can't delete the following tabs: Tracks, Albums, Artists, Playlists, Music Unlimited,
Friends' music and SensMe™ channels.

To update your music with the latest information

1

In the Walkman™ player, tap MY MUSIC, then press .

2 Tap Download music info > Start. Your phone searches online and downloads

the latest available album art and track information for your music.

The SensMe™ channels application gets activated when you download music information.

Categorizing your music using SensMe™ channels

The SensMe™ channels application helps you arrange your music by mood and tempo.
SensMe™ groups all your tracks into several categories, or channels, so you can select
music that matches your mood or suits the time of day.

To enable the SensMe™ channels application

1 In the Walkman™ player, tap MY MUSIC.
2

Press , then tap Download music info.

This application requires a mobile or Wi-Fi® network connection.

Using the Friends' music application to share music

The Friends’ music application collects links to music and music-related content that you
and your friends have shared using online services such as Facebook™, YouTube™,
Spotify™, last.fm™, izlesene™, and Pandora™. You may need to sign in to the relevant
online service before you can use it.

Some online services may not be available in all countries or regions.

To manage music from your friends

1 In the Walkman™ player, tap MY MUSIC > Friends' music > Recent.
2 Tap an item to open it, then work on it as desired.
3

Tap to show that you "Like" the track on Facebook™. If desired, add a
comment in the comments field.

To view your shared music

1 In the Walkman™ player, tap MY MUSIC > Friends' music > My shares.
2 Scroll to an item you want to open, then tap it. All comments about the item, if

any, are displayed.

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Playing music in random order

You can play tracks in playlists in random order. A playlist can be, for example, a playlist
you have created yourself, or an album.

To play tracks in random order

1 In the Walkman™ player, tap MY MUSIC.
2

Tap

3 Open the album or playlist by tapping its name.
4

Tap to turn on Shuffle mode.

To turn off shuffle mode

1

When tracks are playing in random order, press .

2 Tap Shuffle mode > Shuffle off.

and navigate to an album, or tap and browse to a playlist.

Playlists

The Walkman™ player automatically creates Smart playlists on the playlist tab in the
Walkman™ player library. You can also create your own playlists from the music that is
saved on your phone's memory card.

In addition, you can install the Media Go™ application on a computer, and use it to copy
playlists from the computer to your phone's internal storage. For more information, see
Connecting your phone to a computer on page 127.

To create your own playlists

1 In the Walkman™ player, tap MY MUSIC.
2 To add an artist, album or a track to a playlist, touch and hold the name of the

artist or the title of the album or track.

3 In the menu that opens, tap Add to playlist > Create new playlist.
4 Enter a name for the playlist and tap OK.

To add tracks to a playlist

1 When browsing the Walkman™ player library, touch and hold the name of the

artist or the title of the album or track you want to add.

2 Tap Add to playlist.
3 Tap the name of the playlist to which you want to add the artist, album or track.

The artist, album or track is added to the playlist.

To play your own playlists

1 In the Walkman™ player, tap MY MUSIC.
2

Tap .

3 Under Playlists, tap a playlist.
4 Tap a track to play it.

To remove a track from a playlist

1 In a playlist, touch and hold the title of the track you want to delete.
2 Tap Delete from playlist.

To delete a playlist

1 In the Walkman™ player, tap MY MUSIC, then select Playlists.
2 Touch and hold the playlist you want to delete.
3 Tap Delete.
4 Tap Delete again to confirm.

You cannot delete default playlists.

Walkman™ player widget

The Walkman™ player widget is a miniature application that gives you direct access to
the Walkman™ player from your Home screen. You need to add this widget to your
Home screen before you can use it.

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To add the Walkman™ player widget to your Home screen

1

From your Home screen, press .

2

Tap .

3 Find and tap WALKMAN.

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Identifying music using TrackID technology

Use the TrackID™ music recognition service to identify a music track you hear playing in
your surroundings. Just record a short sample of the song and you’ll get artist, title and
album info within seconds. You can purchase tracks identified by TrackID™ and you can
view TrackID charts to see what TrackID users around the globe are searching for. For
best results, use TrackID™ technology in a quiet area. If you have problems using this
application, see I cannot use Internet-based services on page 148.

The TrackID™ application and the TrackID™ service are not supported in all countries/
regions, or by all networks and/or service providers in all areas.

To open the TrackID™ application

1

From your Home screen, tap . .

2 Find and tap TrackID™.

You can also use the TrackID™ widget to open the TrackID™ application.

To search for track information using TrackID™

1 When the TrackID™ application is open, hold the phone toward the music

source.

2

Tap . If the track is recognized by the TrackID™ service, the results appear on
the screen.

To return to the TrackID™ start screen, press

To view TrackID™ charts

1 When the TrackID™ application is open, tap Charts. The first time you view a

chart, it is set to your own region.

2

To see charts of the most popular searches in other regions, tap > Regions.

3 Select a country or region.

.

Using TrackID™ technology results

Track information appears when the TrackID™ application recognizes a track. You can
select to purchase the track or share it using email or SMS. You can also get more
information about the track's artist.

To buy a track using TrackID™ technology

1 When the TrackID™ application is open, tap a track title.
2 In the track information screen, tap Download.
3 Follow the instructions in your phone to complete your purchase.

The track purchase feature may not be supported in all countries/ regions, or by all networks
and/or service providers in all areas.

To share a track using email or SMS

1 When the TrackID™ application is open, tap a track title.
2 Select a sharing method.
3 Follow the instructions in your phone to complete the procedure.

To view the artist information for a track

1 When the TrackID™ application is open, tap a track title.
2 Tap Artist info.

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To recommend a track on Facebook™

1 When the TrackID™ application is open, tap a track title.
2

In the track information screen, wait for the

tab to appear, then tap this tab.

3 Log in to Facebook and recommend the track.

The feature may not be supported in all countries/regions, or by all networks and/or service
providers in all areas.

To delete a track from the track history

1 When the TrackID™ application is open, tap History.
2 Tap a track title, then tap Delete.
3 Tap Yes.

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Using the FM radio

The FM radio in your phone works like any FM radio. For example, you can browse and
listen to FM radio stations and save them as favorites. You must connect a wired
headset or headphones to the phone before you can use the radio. This is because the
headset or headphones act as an antenna. After one of these devices is connected, you
can then switch the radio sound to the phone speaker, if desired.

When you open the FM radio, available channels appear automatically. If a channel has RDS
information, it appears a few seconds after you start listening to the channel.

To start the FM radio

1 Connect a headset or a set of headphones to your phone.
2

From your Home screen, tap .

3

Find and tap FM radio . The available channels appear as you scroll through
the frequency band.

When you start the FM radio, available channels appear automatically. If a channel has RDS
information, it appears a few seconds after you start listening to the channel.

FM radio overview

1 Tuned frequency

2 A saved favorite channel

3 Tuning dial

4 Move down the frequency band to search for a channel

5 Move down the frequency band to the next favorite channel

6 Move up the frequency band to the next favorite channel

7 Save or remove a channel as a favorite

8 Move up the frequency band to search for a channel

9 Radio on/off button

To move between radio channels

• Flick your finger left or right along the frequency band.

• Drag the tuning dial right or left.

Using your favorite radio channels

You can save the radio channels you most frequently listen to as favorites. By using
favorites you can quickly return to a radio channel.

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To save a channel as a favorite

1 When the radio is open, navigate to the channel that you want to save as a

favorite.

2

Tap

3 Enter a name for the channel, then press Save.

To remove a channel as a favorite

1

When the radio is open, tap .

2

Tap next to the channel you want to remove.

3 Tap Delete.

To move between favorite channels

•

When the radio is open, tap

To move between favorites, you must first save at least two channels as favorites.

, then select .

or .

Making a new search for radio channels

If you have moved to a new location or the reception has improved in your current
location, you can start a new scan for radio channels.

Any favorites you have saved are not affected by a new scan.

To start a new search for radio channels

1

When the radio is open, press

2 Tap Search for channels. The radio scans the whole frequency band, and all

available channels are displayed.

.

Switching the radio sound between devices

You can listen to the radio through a wired headset or through wired headphones. Once
either device is connected, you can switch the sound to the phone speaker, if desired.

To switch the radio sound to the phone speaker

1

When the radio is open, press

2 Tap Play in speaker.

To switch the sound back to the wired headset or headphones, press
headphones.

.

and tap Play in

Switching between mono and stereo sound mode

You can listen to your FM radio in either mono or stereo mode. In some situations,
switching to mono mode can reduce noise and improve sound quality.

To switch between mono and stereo sound mode

1

When the radio is open, press .

2 Tap Enable stereo sound.
3

To listen to the radio in mono sound mode again, press and tap Force mono
sound.

Identifying radio tracks using TrackID™

Use TrackID™ technology to identify music tracks as they play on your phone's FM
radio.

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To identify a song on the FM radio using TrackID™

1

While the song is playing on your phone's FM radio, press , then select

TrackID™.

2 A progress indicator appears while the TrackID™ application samples the song. If

successful, you are presented with a track result, or a list of possible tracks.

3

Press to return to the FM Radio.

The TrackID™ application and the TrackID™ service are not supported in all countries/regions,
or by all networks and/or service providers in all areas.

Sharing the details of music you like on Facebook™

When you listen to music using the FM Radio, you can share details of tracks you like on

Facebook. You need to be a Facebook user and must be logged in to Facebook.

To share details of music you like on Facebook™

1 When the FM radio is playing a music track that you want to share, find and tap

.

2 Add a comment in the comment field, if desired.
3 Tap Share to send details of the track to Facebook.
4 Tap Cancel to return to the FM radio application.
5 Once you have posted a track to your Facebook account, a confirmation

message appears on the FM radio screen.

will not appear on the FM radio screen if you are not logged in to Facebook.

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Taking photos and recording videos

Your phone camera is equipped with the highly sensitive Exmor R™ sensor, which helps
you capture sharp photos and videos even in low lighting conditions. With your phone
camera, you can take regular 2D photos or you can shoot 3D photos in 3D Sweep
Panorama mode and Sweep Multi Angle mode. Send your photos and videos to friends
as multimedia messages, or upload them to a web service. Your phone also has a front
camera, which is useful for self-portraits.

Camera controls overview

1 Camera key – Activate the camera/Take photos/Record videos

2 Switch between still and video camera

3 Display all settings

4 Take photos or record video clips

5 Go back a step or exit the camera

6 View photos and videos

7 Camera setting icons

8 Front camera

9 Zoom in or out

10 Main camera screen

To open the camera

• When the screen is active, press and hold down the camera key.

To close the camera

•

Press from the main camera screen.

Using the still camera

There are three ways to take photos with the still camera. You can press the camera key,
tap the on-screen camera button, or touch a spot on the screen.

To take a photo using the camera key

1 Activate the camera.
2 If the still camera is not selected, drag to .
3 Press the camera key halfway down to activate auto-focus.
4 When the focus frame or frames are green, press the camera key fully down.

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