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.
1Remove the battery cover.
2Place the tip of your finger into the opening on the bottom side of the battery and
lift up the battery.
To attach the battery cover
1
Place the cover over the back of the phone, then fit it into the slots.
2Slide the cover downward.
Turning the phone on and off
To turn on the phone
1Press and hold down the power key on the right side of the phone until the
phone vibrates.
2If your screen goes dark, briefly press the power key to activate the screen.
3To unlock the screen, drag to the right across the screen.
4Enter your SIM card PIN when requested, and select OK.
5Wait a while for the phone to start.
Your SIM card PIN is initially supplied by your network operator, but you can change it later
from the Settings menu. To correct a mistake made entering your SIM card PIN, tap .
•Use a Sony original handsfree device to listen to music. Handsfree devices demand less
battery power than the device's loudspeakers.
•Keep your device in standby whenever possible. Standby time refers to the time during
which the device is connected to the network and is not being used.
To access the battery usage menu
1From your Home screen, tap .
2Find and tap Settings > Battery to see which installed applications consume the
most battery power.
To add the Data traffic widget to your Home screen
1From your Home screen, press .
2Tap Add > Widgets > Tools.
3Flick left to find and select the Mobile data widget. You can now turn your data
connection on and off more easily.
To add the Quick settings widget to your Home screen
1From your Home screen, press .
2Tap Add > Widgets > Tools.
3Select theQuick settings widget.
Reducing battery consumption with Power Saver
Use pre-set power saving modes to manage power consuming applications and reduce
battery consumption. With Power Saver, you can also customize the settings within each
power saving mode to the way you use your phone.
To activate a power saving mode
1From your Home screen, tap .
2Find and tap Power Saver.
3Tap the icon next to the power saving mode that you want to activate.
To deactivate a power saving mode
1From your Home screen, tap .
2Find and tap Power Saver.
3Tap the illuminated icon next to the active power saving mode to turn it off.
To change the settings for a power saving mode
1From your Home screen, tap .
2Find and tap Power Saver.
3To open the settings menu, tap the name of a power saving mode.
4Adjust the settings as desired to save power.
5Tap .
To display power saver notifications
1From your Home screen, tap .
2Find and tap Power Saver.
3Tap .
4Mark the Status bar checkbox.
Using the touchscreen
A protective plastic sheet is attached to the screen of your phone when you buy it. You
should peel off this sheet before using the touchscreen. Otherwise, the touchscreen
might not function properly.
When your phone is on and left idle for a set period of time, the screen darkens to save
battery power, and locks automatically. This lock prevents unwanted actions on the
1From your Home screen, press .
2Tap Wallpaper, then select a wallpaper.
You can use a photo you have taken, or an animation. Go to Google Play™ and other sources
to download, for example, live wallpapers that change with the changing hours of the day.
To set a theme
1From your Home screen, press .
2Tap 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.
To open the Application screen
•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
1From your Home screen, tap .
2Touch 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
1From your Home screen, tap .
2Touch and hold an application until it appears on your Home screen, then drag
the item to
.
3Select 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
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
•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.
To enter text using the on-screen keyboard
•To enter a character visible on the keyboard, tap the character.
•To enter a character variant, touch and hold a regular keyboard character to get a
list of available options, then select from the list. For example, to enter "é", touch
and hold "e" until other options appear, then, while keeping your finger pressed on
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
•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
1When you finish entering a word, tap the space bar.
2Select 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
1When you enter text, touch and hold .
2Select 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
1Enter some text, then tap and hold the text. The word you tap gets highlighted by
tabs on both sides.
2Drag the tabs left or right to select more text.
To edit text in portrait orientation
1When you enter text, touch and hold the text field until an application bar appears.
2Select 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
1Close the application bar
2Select all text
3Cut text
4Copy text
5Paste text
only appears when you have text stored on the clipboard.
You can input text by sliding your finger from letter to letter on the on-screen keyboard.
You can lift your finger between words so that the phone recognizes them.
Gesture input is only available when you use the on-screen keyboard.
To enter text using the Gesture input function
1When 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.
2The 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.
3If the Space between gestures setting is activated, trace the next word that you
want to enter. If not, tap the space bar and then trace the next word you want to
enter.
To enter joined compound words when the Space between gestures setting is activated, you
may need to slide to enter the first part of the word, then tap each letter to enter the rest of
the word.
To change the Gesture input settings
1When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, tap . If you have selected
more than one writing language, touch and hold .
2Tap Text input settings.
3Mark or unmark the Gesture input checkbox.
4If you want to automatically add a space between gestures without having to tap
the space bar each time, mark the Space between gestures checkbox.
Phonepad
The Phonepad is similar to a standard 12-key telephone keypad. It gives you predictive
text and multi-tap input options. You can activate the Phonepad text input method via
the keyboard settings. The Phonepad is only available in portrait orientation.
Using the Phonepad
1 Choose a text input option
2 Change the character case and turn on the caps lock
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.
All illustrations are for illustration purposes only and may not accurately depict the actual
phone.
To open the Phonepad for the first time
1Tap a text entry field, then tap , or touch and hold if you have already selected
more than one input language.
2Tap Keyboard layout and select an option.
Once you’ve chosen the keyboard layout option, you can simply activate the Phonepad by
tapping a text entry field.
To switch between the on-screen keyboard and the Phonepad
1When you enter text, tap , or touch and hold if you have already selected
more than one input language.
2Tap Keyboard layout 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
1When the Phonepad is open, tap . A grid with symbols and smileys appears.
2Scroll 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.
To change the writing language using the on-screen keyboard or the Phonepad
1When you enter text, tap , or touch and hold if you have already selected
more than one input language.
2Tap Writing languages and select the languages you want to use for writing.
3If you have selected more than one input language, tap to switch between the
selected writing languages.
To switch keyboards
1When you enter text, drag the status bar downward to open the Notification panel.
2Tap Select input method, and select an option.
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
1When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard or the Phonepad, tap , or
touch and hold .
2Tap Text input settings.
3Select 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.
Using multiple SIM cards
The phone works with one or two SIM cards inserted. You get incoming communication
to both SIM cards, and can select from which number you want to place outgoing
communication. You can switch manually between the SIM cards, or make settings so
that the phone switches automatically for you, depending on, for example, time of day or
communication type. Before you can use both SIM cards, you need to enable the SIM
cards in the phone settings.
To enable or disable the use of two SIM cards
1From the Home screen, tap .
2Find and tap Settings > Dual SIM card.
3Mark or unmark the SIM1 and SIM2 checkboxes.
To rename a SIM card
1From the Home screen, tap .
2Find and tap Settings > Dual SIM card.
3Tap a SIM card and enter a name for it.
4Tap OK.
Switching between SIM cards
You can select which SIM card to use, and the selected SIM card will be used for all
outgoing calls and messages. Data traffic can be set to only run on one of the SIM cards.
You will receive calls and messages to both SIM cards, however, during a call, only the
active SIM card is available for communications.
To switch between SIM cards manually
1Make sure both SIM cards are enabled.
2From the Home screen, tap .
3Find and tap Settings > Dual SIM card > SIM for call & messaging, then select
a SIM card.
The currently active SIM card is indicated by a colored icon in the status bar.
Setting the phone to switch between SIM cards automatically
You can set the phone to switch SIM cards automatically at a set time. That way, all
communications are made from the SIM card you select during the hours you want.
To set the phone to switch SIM cards automatically
1From the Home screen, tap .
2Find and tap Settings > Dual SIM card.
3Mark the Call & Messaging and Data traffic checkboxes.
4Under Auto switch, select an option.
5Tap a SIM card and set the time period.
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
1From your Home screen, tap .
2Find and tap Settings > Sound.
3Select Silent mode, then select Mute.
To set the phone to vibrate mode
1From your Home screen, tap .
2Find and tap Settings > Sound.
3Select Silent mode, then select Vibrate.
To set the phone to vibrate and ring mode
1From your Home screen, tap .
2Find and tap Settings > Sound.
3Select Silent mode, then select Off.
4Mark the Vibrate on ring checkbox.
To enhance the speaker loudness
1From your Home screen, tap .
2Find and tap Settings > Sound.
3Mark the xLOUD™ checkbox.
Time and date
You can change the time and date in your phone.
To set the date manually
1From your Home screen, tap .
2Find and tap Settings > Date & time.
3Unmark the Automatic date & time checkbox, if it is marked.
4Tap Set date.
5Adjust the date by scrolling up and down.
6Tap Set.
To set the time manually
1From your Home screen, tap .
2Find and tap Settings > Date & time.
3Unmark the Automatic date & time checkbox if it is marked.
4Tap Set time.
5Scroll up or down to adjust the hour and minute.
6If applicable, scroll up to change AM to PM, or vice versa.
7Tap Set.
To set the time zone
1From your Home screen, tap .
2Find and tap Settings > Date & time.
3Unmark the Automatic time zone checkbox, if it is marked.
4Tap Select time zone.
5Select an option.