Sony 1264-0772, 1264-0774, ST21i User Manual

User guide

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Contents

Important information.....................................................................6

Android™ – what and why?...........................................................7

Applications........................................................................................7

Getting started...............................................................................8

Assembly............................................................................................8

Turning the phone on and off ...........................................................10

Setup guide......................................................................................10

Screen lock.......................................................................................10

Accounts and services......................................................................11

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

Phone overview.................................................................................12

Using the keys..................................................................................13

Battery..............................................................................................13

Using the touchscreen......................................................................15

Home screen....................................................................................17

Accessing and using applications......................................................19

Status and notifications.....................................................................21

Phone settings menu........................................................................23

Typing text........................................................................................23

Keyboard and Phonepad settings.....................................................26

Customizing your phone...................................................................27

Memory............................................................................................30

Using a headset with your phone......................................................30

Internet and messaging settings........................................................31

Controlling data usage......................................................................31

Turning off data traffic.......................................................................32

Data roaming....................................................................................33

Network settings...............................................................................33

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Calling..........................................................................................34

Emergency calls................................................................................34

Call handling.....................................................................................34

Voicemail..........................................................................................35

Multiple calls.....................................................................................36

Conference calls...............................................................................36

Call settings......................................................................................37

Contacts ......................................................................................39

Transferring contacts to your new phone..........................................39

Contacts screen overview.................................................................41

Managing your contacts....................................................................41

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Communicating with your contacts...................................................43

Sharing your contacts.......................................................................43

Backing up contacts.........................................................................43

Messaging....................................................................................45

Using text and multimedia messaging...............................................45

Text and multimedia message options..............................................46

E-mail...........................................................................................47

Using e-mail......................................................................................47

Using email accounts........................................................................50

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

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Google Talk™ ..............................................................................52

Getting started with Google Play™..............................................53

Downloading from Google Play™......................................................53

Clearing your application data...........................................................53

Permissions......................................................................................54

Installing applications not from Google Play™ ..................................54

PlayNow™ service.......................................................................55

Before you download content...........................................................55

Downloading from the PlayNow™ service.........................................55

Getting organized.........................................................................56

Calendar...........................................................................................56

Alarm clock.......................................................................................56

Scanning with the NeoReader™ application...............................59

NeoReader™ application menu overview..........................................59

Synchronizing data on your phone..............................................60

Synchronizing with Google™............................................................60

Synchronizing your corporate email, calendar and contacts..............61

Synchronizing with Facebook™ inside your Xperia™ phone..............61

Synchronizing using SyncML™.........................................................62

Connecting to wireless networks.................................................64

Wi-Fi® .............................................................................................64

Web browser................................................................................67

Browsing the web.............................................................................67

Navigating web pages.......................................................................67

Managing bookmarks.......................................................................68

Managing text and images................................................................70

Multiple windows..............................................................................70

Downloading from the web...............................................................71

Browser settings...............................................................................71

Music............................................................................................73

Copying media files to your memory card..........................................73

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Using the music player .....................................................................73

Identifying music using TrackID technology................................78

Using TrackID™ technology results...................................................78

Using the FM radio.......................................................................80

FM radio overview.............................................................................80

Moving between radio channels........................................................80

Using your favorite radio channels.....................................................81

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

Switching between the speaker and the handsfree...........................81

Identifying radio tracks using TrackID™.............................................81

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Taking photos and recording videos............................................82

Camera controls overview.................................................................82

Adding the geographical position to your photos...............................83

Using still camera settings.................................................................83

Tips on using the camera..................................................................85

Using the video camera.....................................................................85

Viewing photos and videos in Gallery..........................................88

Working with albums.........................................................................88

Working with photos in Gallery..........................................................90

Bluetooth™ wireless technology.................................................93

Naming your phone...........................................................................93

Pairing with another Bluetooth™ device............................................93

Sending and receiving items using Bluetooth™ technology ..............94

Connecting your phone to a computer........................................96

Transferring and handling content using a USB cable........................96

Transferring files using Media transfer mode via Wi-Fi®.....................96

PC Companion.................................................................................97

Media Go™ .....................................................................................97

Using location services to find your position...............................99

Using GPS........................................................................................99

Google Maps™.................................................................................99

Using Google Maps™ to get directions...........................................100

Locking and protecting your phone...........................................101

IMEI number...................................................................................101

SIM card protection........................................................................101

Setting a screen lock.......................................................................102

Updating your phone.................................................................104

Updating your phone wirelessly.......................................................104

Updating your phone using a USB cable connection.......................104

Phone settings overview............................................................106

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Status and notification icons overview......................................108

Status icons....................................................................................108

Notification icons.............................................................................108

Application overview..................................................................110

User support..............................................................................112

Troubleshooting.........................................................................113

My phone is not working as expected.............................................113

Resetting the phone........................................................................113

I cannot charge the phone..............................................................113

No battery charging icon appears when phone starts charging.......113

The battery performance is low.......................................................113

The device does not recognize my wired headset...........................113

I cannot transfer content between my phone and the computer,

when using a USB cable.................................................................114

I cannot use Internet-based services...............................................114

Error messages...............................................................................114

Recycling your phone................................................................115

Legal information........................................................................

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Index...........................................................................................117

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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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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

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Assembly

To remove the battery cover

• Insert the tip of your finger firmly into the opening on the bottom side of the phone,

between the phone and the battery cover. Then lift up the cover slowly but firmly.

Do not use sharp objects that may damage parts of the phone.

To remove the battery

1 Remove the battery cover.
2 Place the tip of your finger into the opening on the bottom side of the battery and

lift up the battery.

To insert a memory card

• Remove the battery cover and insert the memory card with the gold-colored

contacts facing down.

To remove the memory card

1 Remove the battery cover and the battery.
2 Press down the plastic clip that holds the memory card in place. While keeping

the clip pressed, use a fingernail to slide out the memory card.

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To insert the SIM card

Do not insert an incompatible SIM card in the SIM card slot. Doing so could permanently
damage your SIM card or your phone.

• Remove the battery cover, then insert the SIM card into its slot with the gold-

colored contacts facing down.

To remove the SIM card

1 Remove the battery cover and the battery.
2 Place the tip of your finger on the SIM card and slide it out of its slot.

To attach the battery cover

1 Place the cover over the back of the phone so that the camera lens hole in the

cover fits over the camera lens.

2 Press down firmly on all edges of the battery cover to make sure it gets attached

tightly.

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Turning the phone on and off

To turn on the phone

1 Press and hold down the power key on the top of the phone until the phone

vibrates.

2 If your screen goes dark, briefly press the power key to activate the screen.
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To unlock the screen, drag

4 Enter your SIM card PIN when requested, and select OK.

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 while entering your SIM card PIN, tap .

It might take a while for the phone to start up.

To turn off the phone

1 Press and hold down the power key
2 In the options menu, tap Power off.
3 Tap OK.

to the right across the screen.

until the options menu opens.

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

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 skip some steps and access the setup guide manually at a
later stage.

To access the setup guide manually

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From the Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Setup guide.

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
touchscreen when you are not using it. On the lockscreen, you can still view notifications,
for example, notifications of missed calls and messages that arrived since the phone was
last locked.

To activate the screen

• Briefly press the power key .

To unlock the screen

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Drag to the right across the screen.

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To lock the screen manually

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

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
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.

SyncML™ account

Synchronize your phone with an Internet server using SyncML™. View and manage
contacts, calendar events and bookmarks from your phone just as easily as you would
from a computer.

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Getting to know your phone

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Phone overview

1 Ear speaker
2 Proximity sensor 1
3 Proximity sensor 2
4 Notification LED
5 Volume/Zoom key
6 Touchscreen
7 Menu key
8 Home key

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9 Back key
10 Headset connector (CTIA standard)
11 Power key
12 Camera lens
13 Speaker
14 Connector for charger/USB cable
15 Strap hole

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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

Charging the battery

Your phone battery is partly charged when you buy the phone. It may take a few minutes
before the battery icon
cable to a power source, such as a USB port or a phone charger. 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.

appears on the screen when you connect the phone charger

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.

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To charge the phone

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 up. 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 outwards.

Be sure not to bend the connector when removing the cable from the phone.

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

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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.
You can do this from Settings > More… > Mobile networks > Data enabled. 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 Status switch widget to your Home screen.
You do not need to turn off 3G.

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• 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 Android Market™ applications also consume
more power.

• Close and exit applications that you are not using.

• Lower the screen display brightness level.

• Turn off your phone or use Airplane mode 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.

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

model.

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 Add > Widgets > Tools.
3 Flick left to find and select the Data traffic widget. You can now turn your data

connection on and off more easily.

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.

To open or highlight an item

• Tap the item.

To mark or unmark options

• Tap the relevant checkbox or list option.

Marked checkbox

Unmarked checkbox

Marked list option

Unmarked list option

Zooming

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

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To zoom

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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.

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.

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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 device has sensors that detect proximity. The proximity sensor turns the touch

screen off during voice calls when your ear is close to the screen. This prevents you from

unintentionally activating other functions on your device when you are engaged in a call.

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

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.

to open your Home screen.

Widgets

Widgets are small applications you can use directly on your Home screen. For example,

the Music player widget allows you to start playing music directly.

To add a widget to the Home screen

1

From your Home screen, press

2 Tap Add > Widgets.
3 Tap a widget.

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.

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.

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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™ Share widget

Share your status through one of the services that you have logged into from your

phone. For example, you can post updates on Facebook™ or Twitter™.

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 to contacts.

To open the options menu of your Home screen

You can open the Home screen options menu in two ways:

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From your Home screen, press

• Touch and hold on any part of your Home screen.

To add a shortcut to the Home screen

1

From your Home screen, press .

2 Tap Add > Shortcuts.
3 Find and select a shortcut.

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

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To add a folder to the Home screen

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From your Home screen, press .

2 Tap Add > Folder.
3 Enter a name for the folder and tap Done.

Drag and drop an item on top of another item on your Home screen to create a folder
automatically.

To add items to a folder

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

item to the folder.

To rename a folder

1 Tap the folder to open it.
2 Touch the folder's title bar to show the Folder name field.
3 Enter the new folder name and tap Done.

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

.

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 Wallpaper, then select a wallpaper.

You can use a photo you have taken, or an animation. Go to Android Market™ and other
sources to download, for example, live wallpapers that change with the changing hours of the
day.

To set a theme

1

From your Home screen, press

.

2 Tap Theme, then select a theme.

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

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.

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To open the Application screen

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From your Home screen, tap .

To browse the Application screen

• Open the Application screen, then 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.

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

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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.

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To open a menu in an application

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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

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 is selected.

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.

to go to the Application screen.

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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.

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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.

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

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Tap .

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View and change your phone settings from the Settings menu.

To access the phone settings

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From the Home screen, tap .

2 Tap Settings.

Typing text

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.

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

3 Display numbers and symbols. Touch and hold to display smileys.

4 Enter a space

5 Open the input settings menu to change, for example, the Writing languages. This key also changes the

writing language when more than one input language is selected.

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

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When the on-screen keyboard is open, press .

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.

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To enter text using the on-screen keyboard

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• 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.

To turn on the caps lock

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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 insert a smiley

1

When you enter text, touch and hold .

2 Select a smiley.

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 select text

1 When you enter text, touch and hold the text field or double-tap within the text

field.

2 The word you touch gets highlighted by tabs on both sides. Drag the tabs left or

right to select more text.

To edit text in portrait orientation

1 When you enter text, touch and hold the text field until an application bar appears.
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

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3 Cut text

1

7

8

’’’.

-

ABC

DEF ?

JKL MNOGHI

!

TUV WXYZPQRS

5

123

3

4 6

2

4 Copy text

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 change the Gesture input settings

1

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

more than one writing language, touch and hold .

2 Tap Text input settings.
3 Mark or unmark the Gesture input checkbox.
4 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.

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 Gesture input, 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.

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

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1 Choose a text input option

2 Change the character case and turn on the caps lock

3 Display numbers

4 Display symbols and smileys

5 Enter a space

6 Open the input settings menu to change, for example, the Writing languages. This key also changes the

writing language when more than one input language is selected.

7 Enter a carriage return or confirm text input

8 Delete a character before the cursor

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

phone.

To open the Phonepad for the first time

•

Tap a text entry field, then tap or touch and hold if you have already

selected more than one input language. Tap Portrait keyboard and select an

option.

Once you’ve made the setting, you can simply activate the Phonepad by tapping a text entry
field.

To switch between the on-screen keyboard and the Phonepad

1

When you enter text, tap , or touch and hold if you have already selected

more than one input language.

2 Tap Portrait keyboard and select an option.

Remember the Phonepad is only available in portrait orientation.

To enter text using the Phonepad

When using the Phonepad, you can choose from two input options:

•

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 keyboard and the Phonepad settings

•

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

have selected more than one writing language, touch and hold instead.

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To change the writing language using the on-screen keyboard or the Phonepad

1

When you enter text, tap

more than one input language.

2 Tap Writing languages and select the languages you want to use for writing.
3

If you have selected more than one input language, tap to switch between the

selected writing languages.

To switch keyboards

1 When you enter text, drag the status bar downward to open the Notification panel.
2 Tap Select input method, and select an option.

, or touch and hold if you have already selected

Text input settings

When entering text, 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.

To change the text input settings

1

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

touch and hold .

2 Tap Text input settings.
3 Select the desired 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.

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.

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.

.

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.

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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 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 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.

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.

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Screen settings

To adjust the screen brightness

1

From your Home screen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > Display > Brightness.
3 To decrease the screen brightness, drag the slider to the left. To increase it, drag

the slider to the right.

4 Tap OK.

The brightness level affects your battery performance. For tips on how to improve battery
performance, see Improving battery performance on page 14.

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 your Home screen, tap .

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

If you select the wrong language and cannot read the menu texts, find and tap the Settings

icon . Then select the entry beside , and select the first entry in the following menu. You

can then select the language you want.

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,

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 .

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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.

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 96.

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.

Using a headset with your phone

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

performance.

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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 and to access the Internet, you must have a

2G/3G mobile data connection and the correct settings. There are different ways to get

these settings:

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

preinstalled on your phone. You can then start using the Internet and send messages

right away.

• In some cases you will get the option to download Internet and messaging settings the

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

the Settings menu.

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

time. Contact your network operator for detailed information on your 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 view the current Access Point Name (APN)

1

From the 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 will be indicated by a

marked button to the right.

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.

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.

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

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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 on data traffic

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Data usage.
3 If the mobile data network connection is not turned on, tap OFF beside Mobile

data so that OFF changes to ON.

You can also turn on data traffic by marking 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.

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.

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 service provider if you

need detailed information about your subscription plan and data traffic costs.

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 network operator, 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

Network settings

Your phone automatically switches between networks depending on available networks

over different locations. Initially, your phone is configured to use the fastest mobile

network mode available for data. But you can configure your phone manually to only use

a slower 2G network mode for data, to extend the life of your battery between charges.

You can also configure your phone to access a different set of network modes entirely,

or to behave in particular ways when roaming.

To select a network mode

1

From your Home screen, tap .

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

To select another network manually

1

From the Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > More… > Mobile networks > Service providers.
3 Tap Search mode.
4 When a popup window appears, tap Manual.
5 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.

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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.

.

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 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.

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.

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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
2 Enter numbers.

To mute the ringtone for an incoming call

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

.

. A keypad appears.

Recent calls

In the call log, you can view recently missed

To view your missed calls

1

When you have missed a call,

downwards.

2 Tap Missed call.

appears in the status bar. Drag the status bar

, received and dialed calls.

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.

.

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.

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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.

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 .

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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 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.

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.

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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 60.

To synchronize your phone contacts with a synchronization account

1

From your Home screen, 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.

, then tap .

To import contacts from a memory card

1

From your Home screen, tap , then tap .

2

Press , then tap Import contacts > Memory 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 Memory 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

5

4

3

2

1

1 Tap this icon to create a contact

2 Contact search field

3 Tap a contact to view its details

4 Tap a contact thumbnail to access the quick contact menu

5 Shortcut tabs

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.

To edit a contact

1

From the Home screen, tap

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

, then tap .

3 Edit the desired information. When you are finished, tap Done.

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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

4 When you have added the picture, tap Done.

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 , then 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.

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.

and select the desired method for adding the contact picture.

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

, then tap .

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.

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 In the Contacts application, touch and hold the contact that you want to assign to

a group.

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

tap Done.

4 Tap Done.

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Favorites

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

Contacts application.

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

To view your favorite contacts

1

From your Home screen, tap

2

Tap Groups, then tap

.

, then tap .

, then tap .

.

Communicating with your contacts

To search for a contact

1

From your Home screen, tap , then tap .

2 Enter the first few letters of the contact name in the Search field. All contacts

beginning with those letters appear.

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.

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.

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To export all contacts to a memory card

1

From your Home screen, tap , then tap .

2

Press , then tap Back up contacts > Memory 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 31.

To create and send a message

1

From your Home screen, tap

2 Tap New message.
3 To add a recipient, tap Add recipient, then find and mark the checkbox next to

the recipient name. To add more than one recipient, mark the checkboxes for the

desired recipients. You can also enter the number in the search field manually,

then tap Add.

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

If you want to add or remove recipients before sending the message, press .

To add a recipient, tap Add recipient. To remove a recipient, tap Edit recipients

and tap next to a recipient field. When you are finished, tap Done.

8 To send the message, tap Send.

, then find and tap .

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.

When you receive a text or multimedia message, appears in the status bar. To read the
message, you can also drag the status bar downwards and tap the received message when

the status bar is open.

To reply to a message

1

From your Home screen, tap

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

To forward a message

1

From your Home screen, tap , then tap Messaging.

2 Tap the desired conversation.
3 Touch and hold the message you want to forward, then tap Forward message.
4 Select a recipient from the list, or tap Add recipient to add a recipient who is not

in the list.

5 Edit the message and tap Send.

, then find and tap .

, then tap Messaging.

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To delete a message

1

From your Home screen, tap , then tap Messaging.

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

Yes.

To delete conversations

1

From your Home screen, tap , then tap Messaging.

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 to a contact

1

From your Home screen, tap , then tap Messaging.

2 Tap a conversation.
3 Tap the sender's number at the top of the screen.
4

Tap

5

Select an existing contact, or tap if you want to create a new contact.

6 Edit the contact information and tap Done.

To call a message sender

1

From your Home screen, tap

2 Tap a conversation.
3 Tap the recipient's name or number at the top of the screen.
4 If the recipient is saved in your contacts, tap the phone number you want to call. If

you have not saved the recipient in your contacts, tap

.

, then tap Messaging.

.

To save a file contained in a message you receive

1

From your Home screen, tap

2 Tap the desired conversation.
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.

, then tap Messaging.

Text and multimedia message options

To change the notification settings for messages

1

From your Home screen, tap , then tap Messaging.

2

Press , then tap Settings.

3 If desired, tap Notification tone and select a notification sound.
4 If desired, tap Notification vibration and mark the checkbox to activate.

To change the delivery report settings for outgoing messages

1

From your Home screen, tap , then tap Messaging.

2

Press , then tap Settings.

3 Tap Delivery report to activate or deactivate the delivery report.

When a message has been delivered to the 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 tap Messaging.

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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 61 for more information.

To set up an email account in your phone

1

From your Home screen, tap

2

Find and tap .

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 email account in your
phone on page 50.

.

Using e-mail

To create and send an email message

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap . The inbox of your default

email account appears. If you want to use another email account that you have

set up on your phone, tap the bar containing , then select the account you want

to send the message from.

2

Tap .

3 Tap To and start typing the recipient's email 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 the subject field and enter the email subject.
6

To attach a file, press

file you want to attach from the list that appears.

7 Tap the body text field and enter your message text.
8

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

9

To send the email, tap .

, then tap Attach file. Select the type of file, then tap the

.

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To receive email messages

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap . The inbox of your default email account appears.

3 If you want to check another email account that you have set up on your phone,

tap the bar containing , then select the account you want to check. If you want

to check all your email accounts at once, tap the bar containing , then tap

Combined view.

4

To download new messages, tap .

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

To read your email messages

1

From your Home screen, tap

2

Find and tap . The inbox of your default email account appears. If you want to

.

check another email account that you have set up on your phone, tap the bar

containing , then select the account you want to check.

3 In the email inbox, scroll up or down and tap the email you want to read.
4 In the body text field, spread two fingers apart, or pinch them together, to zoom in

or out.

5 Use the forward and backward arrows to read your next or previous message.

To view an email message attachment

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap . The inbox of your default email account appears. If you want to

check another email account that you have set up on your phone, tap the bar

containing , then select the account you want to check.

3 Find and tap the desired message in your email inbox. Emails with attachments

are identified by .

4 Tap the attachment tab in the email body. All attachments appear in a list.
5 Tap Load below an attachment item.
6 When the attachment is downloaded, tap View or Save.

To save a sender's email address to your contacts

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap . The inbox of your default email account appears. If you want to

check another email account that you have set up on your phone, tap the bar

containing , then select the account you want to check.

3 Find and tap the desired message in your email inbox.
4 Tap the name of the sender.
5 Tap OK when you are prompted to add the name to your contacts.
6 Select an existing contact, or tap Create new contact if you want to create a new

contact.

7 Edit the contact information and tap Done.

To reply to an email message

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap . The inbox of your default email account appears. If you want to

check another email account that you have set up on your phone, tap the bar

containing , then select the account you want to check.

3

Find and tap the message you want to reply to, then tap .

4

To reply to all, tap , then tap Reply all.

5

Enter your reply, then tap .

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To forward an email message

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap . The inbox of your default email account appears. If you want to

check another email account that you have set up on your phone, tap the bar

containing , then select the account you want to check.

3 Find and tap the message you want to forward.
4

Tap , then tap Forward.

5 Tap To and enter the recipient's address.
6

Enter your message text, then tap .

To delete an email message

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Tap . The inbox of your default email account appears. If you want to check

another email account that you have set up on your phone, tap the bar containing

, then select the account you want to check.

3 In your email inbox, mark the checkbox for the email you want to delete, then tap

.

To search for emails

1

From your Home screen, tap

. Then find and tap . The inbox of your default
email account appears. If you want to check another email account that you have
set up on your phone, tap the bar containing , then select the account you want
to check.

2

Tap .

3 Enter your search text, then tap the search key, or tap the confirm key on your

keyboard.

4 The search result appears in a list sorted by date. Tap the email you want to open.

To mark a read email as unread

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap . The inbox of your default email account appears. If you want to
check another email account that you have set up on your phone, tap the bar
containing , then select the account you want to check.

3

Mark the checkbox for the desired email, then tap

To mark an unread email as read, mark its checkbox, then tap .

.

To star an email

1

From your Home screen, tap

2

Find and tap . The inbox of your default email account appears. If you want to

.

check another email account that you have set up on your phone, tap the bar
containing , then select the account you want to check.

3

Mark the checkbox for the email you want to star, then tap .

To unstar an email, check it, then tap .

To view all starred emails

1

From your Home screen, tap

2

Tap , then tap Starred. Starred emails from all your accounts appear in a list.

, then find and tap .

To manage your email in batches

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap . The inbox of your default
email account appears. If you want to check another email account that you have
set up on your phone, tap the bar containing , then select the account you want
to check.

2 Mark the checkboxes for the emails you want to select.
3 When you are finished, tap one of the icons in the tool bar to, for example, move

the selected emails to another folder.

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To view all folders for one email account

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap . The inbox of your default
email account appears. If you want to check another email account that you have
set up on your phone, tap the bar containing , then select the account you want
to check.

2

Tap to view all the folders in the account.

To change the inbox check frequency

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap .

3

Press , then tap Settings.

4 If you are using several email accounts, tap the account you want to adjust.
5 Tap Inbox check frequency and select an option.

Using email accounts

To add an extra email account in your phone

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap .

3

Press , then tap Settings.

4 Tap Add account.
5 Enter the email address and password, then tap Next.
6 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.

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

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

8 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 .

3

Press , then tap Settings.

4 Tap 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 email account from your phone

1

From your Home screen, tap

2

Find and tap .

3

Press , then tap Settings.

4 Tap the account you want to remove.
5 Find and tap Remove 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 Android Market™.

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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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 51.

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 , then tap My Apps.

2 Tap the downloaded application.

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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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 60.

To set the calendar view

1

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

2

Press and select an option.

To view multiple calendars

1

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

2

Press , then tap More > My calendars.

3 Tap to select the calendars you want to view.

To create a calendar event

1

From your Home screen, tap , then tap Calendar.

2

Press , then tap New event.

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 More > Settings.

3 Tap to open the setting you want to change, and 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 Clock.
3 Tap Set alarm.

To set a new alarm

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Clock.
3 Tap Set alarm.
4 Tap Add alarm.
5 Tap Time and adjust the time by scrolling up and down.
6 Tap Set.
7 If desired, edit other alarm settings.
8 Tap OK.

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To edit an existing alarm

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Clock.
3 Tap Set alarm.
4 Tap the alarm you want to edit.
5 Tap Time.
6 Scroll up or down to adjust the time.
7 Tap Set.
8 If desired, edit other alarm settings.
9 Tap OK.

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 Clock.
3 Tap Set alarm.
4 Unmark the checkbox next to the alarm you want to deactivate.

To activate an existing alarm

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Clock.
3 Tap Set alarm.
4 Mark the checkbox next to the alarm you want to activate.

To delete an alarm

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Clock.
3 Tap Set alarm.
4 Touch and hold the alarm you want to delete.
5 Tap Delete alarm, then tap OK.

To set the ringtone for an alarm

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Clock.
3 Tap Set alarm.
4 Tap the alarm you want to edit.
5 Tap Ringtone and select an option.
6 Tap Done, then tap OK.

To set a recurring alarm

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Clock.
3 Tap Set alarm.
4 Tap the alarm you want to edit.
5 Tap Repeat.
6 Mark the checkboxes for the desired days, then tap OK.
7 Tap OK.

To set the title for an alarm

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Clock.
3 Tap Set alarm.
4 Tap the alarm you want to edit.
5 Tap Label and enter a name for the alarm.
6 Tap OK.

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To activate the vibrate function for an alarm

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Clock.
3 Tap Set alarm.
4 Tap the alarm you want to edit.
5 Mark the Vibrate checkbox, then tap OK.

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

1

From your Home screen, tap . .

2 Find and tap Clock.
3 Tap Set alarm.
4

Press . , then tap Settings.

5 Mark the Alarm in silent mode checkbox.

To snooze an alarm when it sounds

• When the alarm sounds, tap Snooze.

To turn off an alarm when it sounds

• When the alarm sounds, tap Dismiss.

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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

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 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™.

to scan the code manually.

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 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.

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.

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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 Mail, 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™ inside your Xperia™ phone

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
Facebook™ inside Xperia™ 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.

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To set up a Facebook™ inside Xperia™ 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 Facebook™ inside Xperia™ account,

or sign in if you already have an account.

You can also set up a Facebook™ inside Xperia™ account on your phone by marking the

Facebook integration checkbox under Settings > Xperia™ > Sony™ Facebook integration.

To synchronize manually with your Facebook™ inside Xperia™ 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 Facebook™ inside Xperia™ 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.

Synchronizing using SyncML™

Synchronize your phone with an Internet server using SyncML™. View and manage
contacts, calendar, and bookmarks from your phone just as easily as you would from a
computer.

To set up a SyncML™ account in your phone

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Accounts & sync.
3 Make sure that synchronization is turned on so your data synchronizes

automatically according to the interval you set.

4 Tap Add account > SyncML.
5 Tap the account, server address, username and password fields, and enter the

information required.

6 Tap Sync interval and select how often you want the phone to synchronize

automatically.

7 Tap an item that you want to synchronize, for example, contacts. Then enter the

server address, username, and password. Repeat this step for each item you
want to synchronize.

8 When you're finished, tap Done.

Contact your SyncML™ service provider for more information about your account settings.

To synchronize manually with your SyncML™ account

1

From your Home screen, tap

.

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

Press , then tap Sync now.

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To set a synchronization interval

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Tap Settings > Accounts & sync, then tap your SyncML™ account.
3 Tap Account settings.
4 Tap Sync interval and select an interval option.

To remove a SyncML™ account from your phone

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Tap Settings > Accounts & sync, then tap your SyncML™ account.
3

Press , then tap Remove account.

4 Tap Remove account again to confirm.

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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 OFF beside Wi-Fi so that OFF changes to ON. The phone scans for available

Wi-Fi® 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
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.

.

and secured networks are indicated

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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

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 96.

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.

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Web browser

1
2

3

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.

If the memory card is not available, the web page cannot be saved.

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 next to the search and address bar.

3

Tap

, then tap the Saved pages tab.

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

3

Tap in the window you want to close, or flick the window left or right off the

next to the search and address bar. A list of all open windows appears.

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 60.

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 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 web page

1 Touch and hold part of the text you want to copy until it becomes highlighted.

Tabs appear at each end of the selection. Drag the tabs accordingly to select all
the text you want to copy.

2

Tap , then tap Copy.

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 you want to copy is part of a link to another web page, a menu appears where 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.

If the memory card is not available, the image cannot be saved.

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

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

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

3 Scroll up and down to browse a list of all open windows.
4 Tap the window you want to switch to.

next to the search and address bar, then tap .

, then tap New incognito tab.

next to the search and address bar.

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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 Make sure that you have inserted a memory card in your phone before viewing

any previously downloaded files (to the card).

2

From your Home screen, tap .

3 Find and tap Downloads.

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.

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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 Mark the On demand checkbox.

You may need to restart your browser for the setting to take effect.

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Music

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Get the most out of your music 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 music 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 96.

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 one of the
following methods:

• Use a file manager application, for example, Windows Explorer.

See To transfer content between a phone and computer using a USB cable on page 96

• Use the Media Go™ computer application.

See Media Go™ on page 97

See Connecting your phone to a computer on page 96 for more general information
about connecting your phone and transferring files.

Using the music player

To play audio content

1

From your Home screen screen, tap Media >
is not displayed, tap , then find and tap .

2

Tap to open the music library.

3

Tap to browse audio by artist. Tap to browse by album. Tap to browse
by playlist. Tap to browse audio by track.

4 To browse to a track, scroll up or down.
5 Tap a track to play it.

to open the music player. If

Music player overview

1 Browse the music on your memory card

2 Tap the infinite button to find related information online

3 Cover art (if available)

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4 Go to the previous track in the current play queue, or rewind

5 Play/Pause button

6 Progress indicator – drag or tap to fast forward and rewind

7 Elapsed time of current track

8 Go to the next track in the current play queue, or fast forward

9 View the current play queue

To change tracks

•

In the music player, tap

or .

To pause a track

•

In the music player, tap .

To fast forward and rewind music

•

In the music player, touch and hold or .

You can also drag the progress indicator marker right or left.

To adjust the audio volume

• When the music player is playing a track, press the volume key.

To improve the sound with the equalizer

1

When the music player is open, press

.

2 Tap Equalizer.
3 Select a music style.

To view a current playlist

•

In the music player, tap .

To minimize the music player

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When the music player is playing, press

to go to the previous screen, or press

to go to the Home screen. The music player stays playing in the background.

To return to the music player when it is playing in the background

1 Drag the status bar downwards to open the Notification panel.
2 Tap the track title to open the music player.

Alternatively, you can press and hold and then tap to return to the music player.

To delete a track

1 Open the music 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 delete one or more tracks at the same time

1

In the music player, tap .

2

Press

.

3 Tap Delete several.
4 Select one or more tracks that you want to delete.
5 Tap Delete.

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To share a track

1 When browsing your tracks in the music 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 copy, send or transfer copyright-protected items.

To share one or more tracks at the same time

1

When browsing your tracks in the music player library, press

2 Tap Send several.
3 Tap one or more tracks that you want to share.
4 Tap Send.
5 Select an available transfer method, and follow the on-screen instructions.

You might not be able to copy, send or transfer copyright-protected items.

To recommend a track on Facebook™

1 While the track is playing in the music player, tap the album art.
2

Tap to show that you "Like" it 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™.

will display on the screen after you've liked the track.

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Music player widget

The music player widget is a miniature application that gives you direct access to the
music player from your Home screen. You need to add this widget to your Home

screen before you can use it.

To add the music player widget to your Home screen

1

From your Home screen, press .

2 Tap Add > Widgets.
3 Tap Music player.

Discovering related audio content

In the music 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 are browsing
the music player. The music 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

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.

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To play tracks in random order

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In the music player, tap

2

Tap and navigate to an album, or tap and browse to a playlist.

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3 Open the album or playlist by tapping its name.
4

Tap .

You can also tap and shuffle all tracks in the list.

Playlists

The music player automatically creates Smart playlists on the playlist tab
music player library. The music player also creates a playlist (called Most played) of the
most played songs of each artist in your audio library. You can create your own playlists
from the music on your memory card.

In addition, you can copy playlists from a computer to the memory card if you have the
Media Go™ application installed on the computer. When you connect and mount your
phone to the computer using a USB cable connection, your memory card appears in the
Media Go™ application on the computer. For more information, see Connecting your
phone to a computer on page 96.

To play smart playlists

1

In the music player, tap .

2

Tap .

3 Under Smart playlists, tap a playlist.
4 Tap a track to play it.

in the

To play the most played songs of an artist

1

In the music player, tap .

2

Tap and tap an artist.

3 Tap Top tracks. Up to ten tracks by the artist are displayed.
4 Tap a track to play it.

To create your own playlist

1

In the music player, tap .

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 to open a menu.

3 Tap Add to playlist > Create new playlist.
4 Enter a name for the playlist and tap OK > Save as playlist. You have now

created a playlist and added an artist, an album or a track to that playlist. View
your playlists by tapping in the music player library.

To add tracks to a playlist

1 When browsing the music 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 music player, tap .

2

Tap .

3 Under My 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.

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To delete a playlist

1

In the music player, tap

, then select Playlists.

2 Touch and hold the playlist you want to delete.
3 Tap Delete.
4 Tap Delete again to confirm.

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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 114.

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.

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To return to the TrackID™ start screen, press .

To view TrackID™ charts

1

When the TrackID™ application is open, tap the
chart, it is set to your own region.

2

To see charts of the most popular searches in other regions, tap

3 Select a country or region.

tab. The first time you view a

> Regions.

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 delete a track from the track history

1

When the TrackID™ application is open, tap

2 Tap a track title, then tap Delete.
3 Tap Yes.

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Using the FM radio

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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

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1 Move upwards to the previous favorite (available when favorites are saved)

2 The tuned frequency

3 Save or remove a channel as a favorite

4 Move downwards to the next favorite (available when favorites are saved)

5 An saved favorite channel

6 Radio on/off key

7 RDS (Radio Data System) information – not available in all countries/regions

8 Open the TrackID™ application

Moving between radio channels

You can move between radio channels along a frequency band by:

• Flicking up and down.

• Dragging.

• Tapping a channel or, if available, the RDS information (station identification).

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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.

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 .

To remove a channel as a favorite

1 When the radio is open, navigate to the channel that you want to remove as a

favorite.

2

Tap .

To move between favorite channels

•

When the radio is open, tap

To move between favorites, you need to save at least two channels as favorites.

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.

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Switching between the speaker and the handsfree

You can choose to listen to the radio either through the portable handsfree or
headphones, or through the speaker in the phone.

To switch between the speaker and handsfree

1

When the radio is open, press .

2 Tap Play in speaker.
3

To play the sound through the portable handsfree or headphones again, press
and tap Play in headphones.

Identifying radio tracks using TrackID™

Use TrackID™ technology to identify music tracks as they play on your phone's FM
radio.

To identify a song on the FM radio using TrackID™

1

While the song is playing on your phone's FM radio, tap

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 the FM Radio.

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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.

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Taking photos and recording videos

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Take a photo or record a video with the camera in your phone. You can hold the camera
horizontally or vertically. All photos and videos are saved automatically on the memory
card. Share a photo or a video with friends, or upload your photos and videos to a web
service.

Camera controls overview

1 Switch between still and video camera

2 Display all settings

3 Take photos or record video clips

4 Go back a step or exit the camera

5 View photos and videos

6 Camera setting icons

7 Zoom in or out

8 Main camera screen

To open the camera

•

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

To close the camera

•

Press

from the main camera screen.

To take a photo by tapping the on-screen button

1 Activate the camera.
2 If the still camera is not selected, drag
3

To display all settings, press .

to .

4 Tap Capturing method and select On-screen button if it is not already selected.
5 Point the camera toward the subject.
6

Tap the on-screen button . The photo is taken as soon as you release your
finger.

To use the zoom function

• When the camera is open, press the volume key up or down to zoom in or out.

The zoom is not available for all picture resolutions.

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To view your photos and videos

1 Open the camera, then tap a thumbnail at the bottom of the screen to open a

photo or video.

2

Flick left or right to view your photos and videos. Videos are identified by

In step 1, you can also flick the thumbnails from right to left and then select the one you want
to view.

To delete a photo

1 Open the photo you want to delete.
2

Press

, and then tap .

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Adding the geographical position to your photos

Turn on geotagging to add the approximate geographical location (a geotag) to photos
when you take them. The geographical location is determined either by wireless
networks (mobile or Wi-Fi® networks) or GPS technology.

When
position has not been found. When appears, geotagging is turned on and the
geographical location is available, so your photo can get geotagged. When neither of

these two symbols appear, geotagging is turned off.

To turn on geotagging

1 Activate the camera.
2 If the still camera is not selected, drag
3

Press , then tap Geotagging > On.

4 Tap OK to agree to enable GPS and/or wireless networks.
5 Check the options you want to select under Location services.
6

After you confirm your settings, press to return to the camera screen.

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If appears on the camera screen, your location is available and your photo can
get geotagged. If not, check your GPS and/or wireless network connection.

appears on the camera screen, geotagging is turned on but the geographical

to .

Using still camera settings

To adjust the still camera settings

1 Activate the camera.
2 If the still camera is not selected, drag to .
3 Tap one of the settings icons on the left of the screen.
4

To display all settings, press .

5 Select the setting you want to adjust, then edit as desired.

To customize the still camera settings panel

1

When the camera is open, press to display all settings.

2 Touch and hold the setting you want to move and drag it to the desired position.

If you drag the setting outside of the settings panel, the change is canceled.

Still camera settings overview

Scenes

Use the Scenes feature to quickly set up the camera for common situations using pre­programmed scenes. The camera determines a number of settings for you to fit the
selected scene, ensuring the best possible photo.

Off

The Scenes feature is off and photos can be taken manually.

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Night scene

Use when taking photos at night or in poorly lit environments. Due to long exposure time, the camera
must be held still or placed on a stable surface.

Beach and snow

Use in bright environments to avoid underexposed photos.

Sports

Use for photos of fast-moving objects. Short exposure time minimizes motion blurring.

Exposure value

Determine the amount of light in the photo you want to take. A higher value indicates an increased
amount of light.

Metering

This function automatically determines a well-balanced exposure by measuring the
amount of light striking the image you want to capture.

Center

Adjust the exposure to the center of the image.

Average

Calculate the exposure based on the amount of light striking the whole image.

Spot

Adjust the exposure in a very small part of image you want to capture.

White balance

The white balance setting adjusts the color balance according to the lighting conditions.

Auto

Adjust the color balance automatically to the lighting conditions.

Incandescent

Adjusts the color balance for warm lighting conditions, such as under light bulbs.

Fluorescent

Adjust the color balance for fluorescent lighting.

Daylight

Adjust the color balance for sunny outdoor conditions.

Cloudy

Adjust the color balance for a cloudy sky.

Self-timer

With the self timer you can take a photo without holding the phone. Use this function to
take self-portraits, or group photos where everyone can be in the photo. You can also
use the self-timer to avoid shaking the camera when taking photos.

On (10 sec.)

Set a 10-second delay from when you tap the camera screen until the photo is taken.

On (2 sec.)

Set a 2-second delay from when you tap the camera screen until the photo is taken.

Off

The photo is taken as soon as you tap the camera screen.

Geotagging

Tag photos with details of where you took them.

On

When geotagging is turned on, the approximate geographical location is added to photos when you
take them. To use geotagging, you must enable location features from the Settings menu.

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See Using location services to find your position on page 99.

For geotags to be added to a photo, the location must be determined before you take the photo. Your
location is determined when

position, appears.

Off

When geotagging is turned off, you cannot view the location where you took a photo.

appears on the camera screen. When the phone is searching for your

Capturing method

Select the method you use to take photos.

On-screen button

Take a photo by tapping the on-screen button on the camera screen. The photo is taken as soon as
you release your finger.

Touch capture

Identify a particular focus area by touching the camera screen with your finger. The photo is taken as
soon as you release your finger. This applies only when focus mode is set to touch focus.

Tips on using the camera

Rule of thirds

Don’t place your subject in the middle of the frame. By placing it a third of the way in,
you achieve a better result.

Hold it steady

Avoid blurry photos by holding the camera steady. Try to steady your hand by leaning it
against a solid object.

Get closer

By getting as close as possible to your subject, you can fill the camera screen view with
your subject.

Consider variety

Think about different angles, and move towards the subject. Take some vertical photos.
Try different positions.

Use a plain background

A plain background helps highlight your subject.

Keep your lens clean

Cell phones are used in all kinds of weather and places, and carried in pockets and
bags. This results in the camera lens becoming dirty and covered with fingerprints. Use a
soft cloth to clean the lens.

Using the video camera

To record a video by tapping the screen

1 Activate the camera.
2 If the video camera is not selected, drag to .
3

To display all settings, press .

4 Tap Capturing method > Touch capture if it is not already selected.
5 Tap the camera screen to start recording.
6 Tap the camera screen to stop recording.

Shoot your videos in landscape orientation to get the best results.

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To record a video by tapping the on-screen button

1 Activate the camera.
2 If the video camera is not selected, drag to .
3

To display all settings, press .

4 Tap Capturing method, then select On-screen button if it is not already

selected.

5 Point the camera toward the subject.
6

Tap to start recording.

7

Tap to stop recording.

Shoot your videos in landscape orientation to get the best results.

To play recorded videos

1 Activate the camera.
2 If the video camera is not selected, drag

to .

3 Tap the thumbnails on the bottom of the screen.
4

Flick left or right to browse all photo and video files. Videos are identified by .

5

Tap to play a video.

6

To stop playing the video, tap , or .

You can also flick the thumbnails from right to left to find the file you want to play.

To delete a recorded video

1 Browse to the video that you want to delete.
2

Press

, then tap .

Using video camera settings

To adjust video camera settings

1 Activate the camera.
2 If the video camera is not selected, drag to .
3 Tap one of the settings icons on the left of the screen.
4

To display all settings, press .

5 Select the setting you want to adjust, then make your changes.

To customize the video camera settings panel

1

When the video camera is open, press to display all settings.

2 Touch and hold the setting you want to move and drag it to the desired position.

If you drag the setting outside of the settings panel, the change is canceled.

Video camera settings overview

Scenes

The Scenes feature helps you to quickly set up the camera for common situations using
preprogrammed scenes. The camera determines a number of settings for you to fit the
selected scene, ensuring the best possible video.

Off

The Scenes feature is off and you can shoot videos manually.

Night scene

When turned on, light sensitivity is increased. Use in poorly lit environments. Videos of fast moving
objects may get blurred. Hold your hand steady, or use a support. Turn off night mode when lighting
conditions are good, to improve the video quality.

Beach and snow

Use in bright environments to avoid underexposed videos.

Sports

Use for videos of fast moving objects. Short exposure time minimizes motion blurring.

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Exposure value

This setting allows you to determine the amount of light in the image you capture. A higher value
indicates an increased amount of light.

Metering

This function automatically determines a well-balanced exposure by measuring the
amount of light striking the image you want to capture.

Center

Adjust the exposure to the center of the image.

Average

Calculate the exposure based on the amount of light striking the whole image.

Spot

Adjust the exposure in a very small part of image you want to capture.

White balance

The white balance setting adjusts the color balance according to the lighting conditions.

Auto

Adjust the color balance automatically to the lighting conditions.

Incandescent

Adjusts the color balance for warm lighting conditions, such as under light bulbs.

Fluorescent

Adjust the color balance for fluorescent lighting.

Daylight

Adjust the color balance for sunny outdoor conditions.

Cloudy

Adjust the color balance for a cloudy sky.

Self timer

With the self timer you can record a video without holding the phone. Use it to record
group videos where everyone can be in the video. You can also use the self-timer to
avoid shaking the camera when recording videos.

On (10 sec.)

Set a 10-second delay from when you tap the camera screen until the video begins to record.

On (2 sec.)

Set a 2-second delay from when you tap the camera screen until the video begins to record.

Off

The video begins to record as soon as you tap the camera screen.

Capturing method

Select the method you use to record a video.

On-screen button

Record a video by using the on-screen button on the camera screen.

Touch capture

Identify a particular focus area by touching the camera screen with your finger.

Microphone

Select whether to pick up the surrounding sound when recording videos.

Shutter sound

Choose whether to turn on or turn off the shutter sound when you record a video.

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Viewing photos and videos in Gallery

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Use Gallery to view photos and play videos that you’ve taken with your phone camera, or
to view similar content that you've downloaded or copied to the memory card. In Gallery,
you can also view photos and videos that you've uploaded to an online service, for
example, to a Picasa™ web album or to Facebook™.
From Gallery, you can also share your favorite photos and videos with friends by using
Bluetooth™ wireless technology, email, or messaging. And you can perform basic
editing tasks on photos and set them as wallpaper or contact pictures. For more
information, see Connecting your phone to a computer on page 96.

To open Gallery and view your albums

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Xperia™ Gallery. Photos and videos on your memory card,

including those you’ve taken with the camera and those you’ve downloaded from
the web or other locations, appear in albums.

If the screen orientation does not change automatically when you turn the phone sideways,
mark the Auto-rotate screen checkbox under Settings > Display.

1 Tap to open the camera

2 An album of the photos and videos you shot using the camera

3 Peek into a stack by touching it with two fingers and spreading them apart

4 Flick left or right on the screen to view more albums

Working with albums

You can rearrange your photos and videos within albums as well as move content
between albums. You can also upload content from your Gallery albums to online
services such as Picasa™ and Facebook™, and you can view content from such online
services in Gallery.

To open an album in Gallery

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Xperia™ Gallery.
3 Tap the album you want to view. The album opens displaying its photo and video

content in a chronologically ordered grid. The name of the album appears at the
top of the screen.

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1 Tap to switch from grid to stack view

2 Tap a photo or video to view it

3 Tap an arrow to scroll a screen at a time. Drag left or right to scroll rapidly.

To view photos and videos in Gallery

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Xperia™ Gallery.
3 Tap an album. Photos and videos are displayed in a chronologically ordered grid.

Videos are indicated by

.

4 Tap a photo or video to view it.
5 Flick left to view the next photo or video. Flick right to view the previous photo or

video.

If the screen orientation does not change automatically when you turn the phone sideways,
mark the Auto-rotate screen checkbox under Settings > Display.

To view photos from online services in Gallery

1 Make sure you are signed in to the relevant online service, for example,

Facebook™.

2

From your Home screen, tap

.

3 Find and tap Xperia™ Gallery.
4

Tap any album showing an icon for the relevant online service, for example, .

5 To view a photo, tap it.
6 In the photo viewer, flick left to view the next photo or video. Flick right to view the

previous photo or video.

To change how the contents of an album are displayed in Gallery

1

When viewing an album in Gallery, drag the album view switch

to the

right to view the contents of the album in stacks.

2

Drag the album view switch

to the left to view the album contents in a

chronological grid.

Working with batches of content in Gallery

You can select several photos or videos in an album and work on them in batches, for
example, to send a few photos from an album to a friend.

To work with batches of photos or videos in Gallery

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Xperia™ Gallery.
3 Open the album containing the content that you want to work with.
4 To activate selection mode, touch and hold one of the items that you want to

work with.

5 Check or uncheck the items that you want to work with.
6

Press , then use the tools in the toolbar to work with your selected items.

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To share an album in Gallery

If you share an album, do not delete the original copy of the album before the items in the
album are completely sent.

1 From the main Gallery screen, touch and hold an album that you want to work

with. Selection mode is now activated.

2

Check the albums you want to share, then press

.

3 Tap Share.
4 In the menu that opens, tap the application you want to use to share the selected

albums.

To delete an album in Gallery

1 From the main Gallery screen, touch and hold an album that you want to work

with. Selection mode is now activated.

2

Check the albums that you want to delete, then press .

3 Tap Delete. In the dialog that opens, tap Delete again.

Working with photos in Gallery

You can edit and reorganize your photos in Gallery. For example, you can crop photos,
use them as contact pictures and as wallpaper.

To zoom a photo

• When you are viewing a photo, double-tap the screen to zoom in. Double-tap again to

zoom out.

• When you are viewing a photo, spread two fingers apart to zoom in, or pinch two fingers

together to zoom out.

To watch a slideshow of your photos

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Xperia™ Gallery.
3

Tap an album to open it, then tap a photo and press .

4 In the toolbar at the bottom of the screen, tap Slide show.
5 Tap a photo to end the slideshow.

To rotate a photo

1

When you are viewing a photo, press .

2 Tap More, then select Rotate Left or Rotate Right. The photo is saved in the

new orientation.

To use a photo as a contact picture

1

When you are viewing a photo in the photo viewer, press .

2 In the toolbar at the bottom of the screen, tap Set as > Contact picture.
3 Select the contact you want to associate with the photo.
4 Crop the photo, if required.
5 Tap Save.

To use a photo as wallpaper

1

When you are viewing a photo in the photo viewer, press .

2 In the toolbar at the bottom of the screen, tap Set as > Wallpaper.
3 Crop the photo, if required.
4 Tap Save.

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To crop a photo

1

When you are viewing a photo in the photo viewer, press .

2 In the toolbar, tap More > Crop.
3 To adjust the crop frame, touch and hold the edge of the crop frame. When crop

arrows appear, drag inward or outward to resize the frame.

4 To resize all sides of the crop frame at the same time, touch and hold one of the

four corners to make the arrows appear, then drag the corner accordingly.

5 To move the crop frame to another area of the photo, touch and hold inside the

frame, then drag it to the desired position.

6 To save a copy of the photo as you cropped it, tap Save. The original uncropped

version remains on your phone's memory card.

To share a photo

1

When you are viewing a photo in the photo viewer, press .

2 In the toolbar, tap Share.
3 Select one of the available transfer methods.

To delete a photo

1

When you are viewing a photo in the photo viewer, press .

2 In the toolbar at the bottom of the screen, tap Delete.
3 In the dialog that opens, tap Delete.

Viewing your photos on a map

If you enable location detection when taking photos, you can use the information
gathered at a later stage. For example, you can view your photos on a map and show
friends and family where you were when you took the photo. Adding location information
is also referred to as geotagging. When you enable location detection, you can select to
use either GPS satellites or wireless networks, or both, to find your position.

For more information, see Using location services to find your position on page 99.

To enable location detection

1

From your Home screen, press .

2 Tap Settings > Location services.
3 Mark the GPS satellites and/or Google's location service checkboxes.

To view geotagged photos on a map

1

When you are viewing a photo that you have geotagged, press .

2 Tap More > Show on map.

Working with videos

Use Gallery to watch videos that you’ve taken with the camera, downloaded, or copied
to your memory card. You can also share your videos with friends, or upload them to
YouTube™.

To play a video

1 In Gallery, browse to the album containing the video that you want to play.
2 Tap the video to play it.
3 If the playback controls are not displayed, tap the screen to display them. To hide

the controls, tap the screen again.

To pause a video

1 When a video is playing, tap the screen to display the controls.
2

Tap

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To fast forward and rewind a video

1 When a video is playing, tap the screen to display the controls.
2 Drag the progress bar marker left to rewind, or right to fast forward.

Alternatively, you can tap or .

To adjust the volume of a video

• Press the volume key.

To share a video

1 Open a Gallery album containing a video.
2 To activate selection mode, touch and hold an item that you want to work with.
3 Check the video or videos that you want to share.
4

Press .

5 Tap Share.
6 In the menu that opens, tap the application that you want to use to share the

selected video, then follow the relevant steps to send it.

You might not be able to copy, send or transfer copyright-protected items. Also, some items
may not send if the file size is too large.

To delete a video

1 Open a Gallery album containing a video.
2 To activate selection mode, touch and hold an item that you want to work with.
3 Check the video or videos that you want to delete.
4

Press

, then tap Delete.

5 In the dialog that opens, tap Delete.

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Bluetooth™ wireless technology

Use the Bluetooth™ function to send files to other Bluetooth™ compatible devices, or to
connect to handsfree accessories. Turn on the Bluetooth™ function in your phone and
create wireless connections to other Bluetooth™ compatible devices such as
computers, handsfree accessories, and phones. Bluetooth™ connections work better
within a 10 meter (33 foot) range, with no solid objects in between. In some cases you
have to manually pair your phone with other Bluetooth™ devices. Remember to set your
phone to "discoverable" if you want other Bluetooth™ devices to detect it.

Interoperability and compatibility among Bluetooth™ devices can vary.

To turn on the Bluetooth™ function and make your phone visible

1

From your Home screen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings.
3

Tap OFF beside Bluetooth so that OFF changes to ON. appears in the status
bar.

4 Tap Bluetooth.
5 Tap Not visible to other Bluetooth devices.

To adjust your phone's visibility time to other Bluetooth™ devices

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Bluetooth.
3

Press and select Visibility timeout.

4 Select an option.

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Naming your phone

You can give your phone a name. This name is shown to other devices after you have
turned on the Bluetooth™ function and your phone is set to visible.

To give your phone a name

1 Make sure that the Bluetooth™ function is turned on.
2

From your Home screen, tap .

3 Find and tap Settings > Bluetooth.
4

Press and select Rename phone.

5 Enter a name for your phone.
6 Tap Rename.

Pairing with another Bluetooth™ device

When you pair your phone with another device, you can, for example, connect your
phone to a Bluetooth™ handsfree or a Bluetooth™ car kit and use these devices to
make and receive calls.

Once you have paired your phone with a Bluetooth™ device the phone will remember
this pairing. When pairing the phone with a Bluetooth™ device, you may need to enter a
passcode. Your phone will automatically try the generic passcode 0000. If this does not
work, refer to your Bluetooth™ device documentation for the device passcode. You do
not need to re-enter the passcode the next time you connect to a paired Bluetooth™
device.

Some Bluetooth™ devices, for example, most Bluetooth™ headsets, require you to both
pair and connect with the other device.

You can pair your phone with several Bluetooth™ devices, but you can only connect to
one Bluetooth™ profile at the same time.

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To pair your phone with another Bluetooth™ device

1 Make sure that the device you want to pair your phone with has the Bluetooth™

function activated and is visible to other Bluetooth™ devices.

2

From the Home screen, tap .

3 Find and tap Settings > Bluetooth. All available Bluetooth™ devices appear in a

list.

4 Tap the Bluetooth™ device you want to pair with your phone.
5 Enter a passcode, if required. The phone and the Bluetooth™ device are now

paired.

To connect your phone to another Bluetooth™ device

1 If you are connecting to a Bluetooth device that requires you to first pair your

phone before connecting, follow the relevant steps to pair your phone with that
device.

2

From your Home screen, tap .

3 Find and tap Settings > Bluetooth.
4 Tap the Bluetooth™ device you want to connect your phone to.

To unpair a Bluetooth™ device

1

From the Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Bluetooth.
3

Under Paired devices, tap

4 Tap Unpair.

beside the name of the device you want to unpair.

Sending and receiving items using Bluetooth™ technology

Share items with other Bluetooth™ compatible devices such as phones or computers.
You can send and receive several kinds of items using the Bluetooth™ function, such as:

• Photos and videos

• Music and other audio files

• Contacts

• Web pages

To send items using Bluetooth™

1 Receiving device: Make sure the Bluetooth™ device you want to send the item

to has Bluetooth™ turned on and is visible to other Bluetooth™ devices.

2 In the sending device, open the application which contains the item you want to

send and scroll to the item.

3 Depending on the application and the item you want to send, you may need to,

for example, touch and hold the item, open the item or press
send an item may exist.

4 Select a share or send menu item.
5 In the menu that appears, select Bluetooth.
6 Turn on Bluetooth™, if you are asked to do so.
7 Tap the name of the receiving device.
8 Receiving device: If asked, accept the connection.
9 If asked, enter the same passcode on both devices, or confirm the suggested

passcode.

10 Receiving device: Accept the incoming item.

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To receive items using Bluetooth™

1 Make sure there is a memory card in your phone. If you don't have a memory card

inserted, you cannot send or receive items using Bluetooth wireless technology.

2

From your Home screen, tap .

3 Make sure the Bluetooth™ function is on and is visible to other Bluetooth™

devices.

4 The sending device now starts sending data to your phone.
5 If prompted, enter the same passcode on both devices, or confirm the suggested

passcode.

6 When you are notified of an incoming file to your phone, drag the status bar

downward and tap the notification to accept the file transfer.

7 Tap Accept to start the file transfer.
8 To view the progress of the transfer, drag the status bar downward.
9 To open a received item, drag the status bar downward and tap the relevant

notification.

To view files you have received using Bluetooth™

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Bluetooth.
3

Press and select Show received files.

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Connecting your phone to a computer

Connect your phone to a computer and start transferring pictures, music and other file
types. The easiest ways to connect are using a USB cable or Bluetooth wireless
technology.

When you connect your phone to the computer using a USB cable, you are prompted to
install the PC Companion application on your computer. PC Companion helps you
access additional computer applications to transfer and organize media files, update
your phone, synchronize phone content, and more.

You might not be able to transfer some copyright-protected material between your phone and
computer.

Transferring and handling content using a USB cable

Use a USB cable connection between a computer and your phone for easy transfer and
management of your files. Once the two devices are connected, you can drag and drop
content between them using the computer's file explorer. If you're transferring music,
video, pictures, or other media files to your phone, it's best to use the Media Go™
application on your computer. Media Go™ converts media files so you can use them on
your phone.

To transfer content between a phone and computer using a USB cable

1 Connect your phone to a computer using a USB cable. SD card connected

appears in the status bar.

2 Computer: Open Microsoft® Windows® Explorer from the desktop and wait until

your phone's SD card appears as an external disk in Microsoft® Windows®
Explorer.

3 Computer: Drag and drop the desired files between your phone and the

computer.

Transferring files using Media transfer mode via Wi-Fi

You can transfer files between your phone and other MTP compatible devices, such as a
computer, using a Wi-Fi® connection. Before connecting, you first need to pair the two

devices. If you're transferring music, video, pictures, or other media files between your
phone and a computer, it's best to use the Media Go™ application on the computer.
Media Go™ converts media files so you can use them on your phone.

In order to use this feature, you need a Wi-Fi® enabled device that supports Media transfer,
for example, a computer running Microsoft® Windows Vista® or Windows® 7.

To pair your phone wirelessly with a computer using Media transfer mode

1 Make sure Media transfer mode is enabled on your phone. It is normally enabled

by default.

2 Connect your phone to the computer using a USB cable.
3 Computer: Once the phone name appears on the screen, click Network

configuration and follow the instructions to pair the computer.

4 When you are finished pairing, disconnect the USB cable from both devices.

The above instructions only work if Windows® 7 is installed on your computer and the
computer is connected to a Wi-Fi® Access Point via a network cable.

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To connect paired devices wirelessly in Media transfer mode

1 Make sure Media transfer mode is enabled on your phone. It is normally enabled

by default.

2

From your Home screen, tap .

3 Find and tap Settings > Xperia™ > Connectivity.
4 Tap the paired device that you want to connect to under Trusted devices.
5 Tap Connect.

Make sure your phone's Wi-Fi® function is turned on.

To disconnect a wirelessly paired device in Media transfer mode

1

From your Home screen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > Xperia™ > Connectivity.
3 Tap the paired device that you want to disconnect from under Trusted devices.
4 Tap Disconnect.

To remove a pairing with another device

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Settings > Xperia™ > Connectivity.
3 Tap the paired device that you want to remove.
4 Tap Forget.

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PC Companion

PC Companion is a computer application that gives you access to additional features
and services which help you transfer music, video and pictures to and from your phone.
You can also use PC Companion to update your phone and get the latest software
version available. The installation files for PC Companion are saved on your phone and
the installation is launched from the phone when you connect it to a computer via USB
cable.

You need a computer running one of the following operating systems to use the PC
Companion application:

• Microsoft® Windows® 7

• Microsoft® Windows Vista®

• Microsoft® Windows® XP (Service Pack 3 or higher)

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 start PC Companion

1 Make sure that PC Companion is installed on your PC.
2 Open the PC Companion application on the PC, then click Start to open one of

the features you want to use.

Media Go™

The Media Go™ computer application helps you transfer and manage media content in
your phone and computer. You can install and access Media Go™ from within the PC
Companion application. See PC Companion on page 97 for more information.

You need one of these operating systems to use the Media Go™ application:

• Microsoft® Windows® 7

• Microsoft® Windows Vista®

• Microsoft® Windows® XP, Service Pack 3, or higher

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To transfer content using the Media Go™ application

1 Connect your phone to a computer using a supported USB cable.
2 Phone: SD card connected appears in the status bar.
3 Computer: The PC Companion application launches automatically. In

PC Companion, click Media Go to start the Media Go™ application. In some
cases, you may have to wait for Media Go™ to install.

4 Using Media Go™, drag and drop files between your computer and phone.

Media Go™ can also be downloaded from www.sonymobile.com.

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Using location services to find your position

Use your phone to find out where you are. There are two methods: GPS and wireless
networks. Enable the wireless networks option if you only need your approximate
location, and want it fast. If you want a more exact position, and have a clear view of the
sky, enable the GPS option. In situations where the wireless network connection is weak,
you should enable both options to ensure that your location is found.

Sony does not warrant the accuracy of any location services including but not limited to
navigational services.

To enable GPS

1

From your Home screen, tap

2 Tap Settings > Location services.
3 Mark the GPS satellites checkbox.

Using GPS

Your phone has a global positioning system (GPS) receiver that uses satellite signals to
calculate your location.

When you use features that require the GPS receiver to find your location, make sure you have
a clear view of the sky.

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Getting the best performance

The first time you use the GPS it can take 5 to 10 minutes for your location to be found.
To help the search, make sure you have a clear view of the sky. Stand still and don't
cover the GPS antenna (the highlighted area in the image). The GPS signals can pass
through clouds and plastic, but not through most solid objects such as buildings and
mountains. If your location isn't found after a few minutes, move to another location.

Google Maps™

Track your current location, view real-time traffic situations and receive detailed
directions to your destination. Before taking trips, you can download and save maps to
your memory card to avoid high roaming costs.

The Google Maps™ application requires an Internet connection. You may incur data
connection charges when you connect to the Internet from your phone. Contact your service
provider for more information. The Google Maps™ application may not be available in every
market, country or region.

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To use Google Maps™

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Maps.

If you want to use Google Maps™, you have to enable one of the location methods available
under Settings > Location services.

To learn more about Google Maps™

•

When you use Google Maps™, press

, then tap Help.

Viewing your friends’ locations with Google Latitude™

Join Google Latitude™ to view your friends’ locations on maps and share your location
and other information with them.

Using Google Maps™ to get directions

Use the Google Maps™ application to get directions when you travel by foot, public
transportation, or car. You can add a shortcut to a destination on your Home screen to
get quick directions from wherever you are.

When you view a map, you make an Internet connection, and data is transferred to your
phone. So it's a good idea to download and save maps to your phone before you take a
trip. This way, you can avoid high roaming costs.

Sony does not warrant the accuracy of any directional services.

Using the Navigation application

Use the Navigation application in your phone to get turn-by-turn instructions on how to
get places. The directions are both spoken and displayed on the screen.

The Navigation application may not be available in every market.

To start Navigation

1

From your Home screen, tap

2 Find and tap Navigation.

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