Sony Xperia Z3 Users guide

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Getting started...............................................................................7

About this User Guide.........................................................................7

Overview.............................................................................................7

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

Screen Protection...............................................................................9

Starting your device for the first time.................................................10

Why do I need a Google™ account?.................................................10

Charging your Device........................................................................11

Device security.............................................................................12

Making sure your device is protected................................................12

Screen Lock......................................................................................12

Unlocking Your Device Automatically.................................................14

SIM card protection..........................................................................17

Finding the identification number of your device................................18

Finding a lost device .........................................................................19

Learning the basics......................................................................21

Using the touchscreen......................................................................21

Locking and Unlocking the Screen....................................................23

Home screen....................................................................................23

Application screen.............................................................................25

Navigating Applications.....................................................................26

Small apps........................................................................................26

Widgets............................................................................................27

Shortcuts and folders........................................................................28

Background and Themes..................................................................29

Battery and power management.......................................................29

Taking a screenshot..........................................................................31

Recording your screen......................................................................31

Notifications......................................................................................32

Icons in the status bar.......................................................................34

Application Overview.........................................................................36

Downloading applications............................................................38

Downloading applications from Google Play™..................................38

Downloading applications from other sources...................................38

Internet and networks..................................................................39

Browsing the web.............................................................................39

Internet and MMS Settings ...............................................................39

Wi-Fi®..............................................................................................40

Sharing your mobile data connection................................................42

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Controlling data usage......................................................................43

Selecting mobile networks................................................................44

Virtual private networks (VPNs)..........................................................45

Synchronizing data on your device..............................................46

Synchronizing with Online Accounts..................................................46

Synchronizing with Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®.....................46

Basic settings...............................................................................48

Accessing settings............................................................................48

Volume settings................................................................................48

Do not disturb mode settings............................................................49

Screen settings.................................................................................50

Application settings...........................................................................51

Resetting Your Applications..............................................................52

Daydream.........................................................................................53

Language settings.............................................................................53

Date and time...................................................................................54

X-Reality™ for mobile........................................................................54

Super-Vivid Mode.............................................................................54

Enhancing the sound output.............................................................55

Noise cancellation.............................................................................55

Multiple User Accounts.....................................................................55

Typing text...................................................................................58

On-Screen Keyboard........................................................................58

Phonepad.........................................................................................59

Entering text using voice input...........................................................60

Editing text........................................................................................60

Personalizing the On-Screen Keyboard.............................................60

Calling..........................................................................................62

Making calls......................................................................................62

Receiving calls..................................................................................63

Ongoing calls....................................................................................65

Using the call log...............................................................................65

Forwarding Calls...............................................................................66

Restricting calls.................................................................................66

Multiple calls.....................................................................................67

Conference calls...............................................................................67

Voicemail..........................................................................................68

Emergency calls................................................................................68

Contacts.......................................................................................69

Transferring contacts........................................................................69

Searching and viewing contacts........................................................70

Adding and editing contacts..............................................................71

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Adding medical and emergency contact information.........................72

Favorites and groups........................................................................73

Sending contact information..............................................................74

Avoiding duplicate entries in the Contacts application.......................74

Backing up Contacts.........................................................................74

Messaging and chat.....................................................................76

Reading and sending messages.......................................................76

Organizing your messages................................................................77

Calling from a message.....................................................................78

Messaging settings...........................................................................78

Instant messaging and video chat.....................................................78

Email.............................................................................................79

Setting up email................................................................................79

Sending and Receiving Email Messages...........................................79

Organizing your email messages.......................................................80

Email account settings......................................................................81

Gmail™.............................................................................................81

Music............................................................................................83

Transferring Music to Your Device.....................................................83

Listening to music.............................................................................83

Music home screen menu.................................................................84

Playlists.............................................................................................85

Sharing music...................................................................................86

Enhancing the sound........................................................................86

Recognizing Music with TrackID™....................................................86

FM radio.......................................................................................88

Listening to the radio.........................................................................88

Favorite radio channels.....................................................................89

Sound settings..................................................................................89

Mobile TV.....................................................................................90

Using the Mobile TV application........................................................90

Getting started..................................................................................90

Settings.............................................................................................90

Camera.........................................................................................92

Taking photos and recording videos..................................................92

Face detection..................................................................................93

Using Smile Shutter™ to capture smiling faces.................................93

Adding the geographical position to your photos...............................94

General camera settings...................................................................94

Still camera settings..........................................................................97

Video camera settings.....................................................................101

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Photos and videos in Album......................................................105

Viewing Photos and Videos.............................................................105

Sharing and Managing Photos and Videos......................................106

Editing photos with the Photo editor application..............................107

Editing videos with the Video editor application...............................108

Hiding photos and videos................................................................108

Album home screen menu..............................................................109

Viewing your photos on a map........................................................110

Videos........................................................................................112

Watching videos in the Video application.........................................112

Transferring video content to your device........................................113

Managing video content..................................................................113

Movie Creator.................................................................................113

Connectivity...............................................................................115

Mirroring the Screen of Your Device on a TV Using a Cable............115

Mirroring the screen of your device wirelessly on a TV.....................115

Sharing Content with DLNA Certified™ Devices..............................116

Connecting Your Device to USB Accessories..................................118

Connecting Your Device to a DUALSHOCK™ Series Wireless

Controller........................................................................................119

NFC................................................................................................119

Bluetooth® Wireless Technology....................................................121

Smart apps and features that save you time.............................124

Controlling Accessories and Settings with Smart Connect™...........124

Using your device as a fitness hub with ANT+™.............................126

Using your device as a wallet..........................................................126

Travel and maps.........................................................................127

Using Location Services..................................................................127

Google Maps™ and Navigation.......................................................127

Using data traffic when traveling......................................................128

Using your device with a car infotainment system............................128

Airplane mode.................................................................................129

Calendar and alarm clock..........................................................130

Calendar.........................................................................................130

Alarm and Clock.............................................................................131

Accessibility...............................................................................134

Magnification Gestures....................................................................134

Large Text.......................................................................................134

Color Correction..............................................................................134

Simple Homescreen........................................................................134

Hearing Aid Compatibility................................................................135

TalkBack.........................................................................................135

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TTY (Teletypewriter) Mode...............................................................135

Slow Talk........................................................................................135

Support and maintenance..........................................................136

Support for your device...................................................................136

Computer tools...............................................................................136

Updating your device......................................................................137

Memory and Storage......................................................................138

Managing files using a computer.....................................................139

Backing up and Restoring Content..................................................140

Running Diagnostic Tests on Your Device.......................................142

Restarting and resetting your device...............................................143

Using Your Device in Wet and Dusty Conditions..............................144

Recycling your device.....................................................................145

Limitations to services and features.................................................145

Legal information.............................................................................145

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Getting started

About this User Guide

This is the Xperia™ Z3 User guide for the Android™ 6.0 software version. If you're not sure which software version your device is running, you can check it via the Settings menu. For more information about software updates, see on the 137 page.

To check the current software version of your device

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > About phone > Android™ version.

Overview

Updating your device

Charging/Notification light

2 Headset jack

3 Second microphone

4 Proximity/Light sensor

5 Ear speaker/Second speaker

6 Front camera lens

7 Cover for nano SIM and memory card slot

8 Power key

9 Volume/Zoom key

10 Camera key

11 Main microphone/Speaker

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12 Main camera lens

13 Camera light

14 GPS antenna area

15 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth antenna area

16 Cover for charger/USB cable port

17 NFC™ detection area

18 Charging dock connector

19 Strap hole

Assembly

Your device only supports nano SIM cards.

Make sure you insert the nano SIM card into the nano SIM card holder before inserting it into the device. Also, don’t confuse the nano SIM card slot with the memory card slot.

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To insert the nano SIM card

If you insert the nano SIM card while the device is powered on, the device restarts automatically.

1 Detach the cover for the nano SIM card holder. 2 Using a fingernail or other similar object, drag out the nano SIM card holder. 3 Place the nano SIM card in the nano SIM card holder, then reinsert the holder. 4 Re-attach the cover.

Make sure you reinsert the nano SIM card holder in the correct orientation. When you drag the holder out to insert the nano SIM card, do not turn the holder around.

To Insert the Memory Card

1 Remove the memory card slot cover. 2 Insert the memory card into the memory card slot, then re-attach the memory

card slot cover.

To remove the nano SIM card

1 Detach the nano SIM card slot cover. 2 Using a fingernail or other similar object, drag the nano SIM card holder out. 3 Remove the nano SIM card. 4 Insert the nano SIM card holder back into its slot. 5 Re-attach the cover.

To Remove the Memory Card

1 Turn off the device and detach the memory card slot cover. 2 Push the memory card inward, and then release it immediately. 3 Draw the memory card fully outward and remove it. 4 Re-attach the cover.

You can also remove the memory card without turning the device off as described in step 1. To use this method, you must first unmount the memory card. Tap Settings > Storage, then tap beside SD card, and then follow the rest of the instructions above.

Screen Protection

Before using your device, remove the transparent protection film by pulling up on the protruding tab.

It is recommended to protect your device with a Sony-branded screen cover or a protector intended for your Xperia™ model. The use of third-party screen protection

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accessories may prevent your device from working correctly by covering sensors, lenses, speakers, or microphones, and can invalidate the warranty.

Starting your device for the first time

The first time you start your device, a setup guide opens to help you configure basic settings, sign in to online accounts, and personalize your device. For example, if you have a Sony Entertainment Network account, you can sign in to it here and get set up straight away.

You can also access the setup guide later from the Settings menu. To access the setup guide on a device with multiple users, you must be logged in as the owner, that is, the primary user.

To turn on the device

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

1 Press and hold down the power key until the device vibrates. 2 Enter your SIM card PIN when requested, then tap . 3 Wait a while for the device to start.

To Turn off the Device

1 Press and hold down the power key

until the options menu opens.

2 In the options menu, tap Power off.

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

Why do I need a Google™ account?

Your Xperia™ device from Sony runs on the Android™ platform developed by Google™. A range of Google™ applications and services is available on your device when you purchase it, for example, Gmail™, Google Maps™, YouTube™ and the Play Store™ application, which gives you access to the Google Play™ online store for downloading Android™ applications. To get the most out of these services, you need a Google™ account. For example, a Google™ account is mandatory if you want to:

• Download and install applications from Google Play™.

• Synchronize email, contacts and the calendar using Gmail™.

• Chat with friends using the Hangouts™ application.

• Synchronize your browsing history and bookmarks using the Google Chrome™ web

browser.

• Identify yourself as the authorized user after a software repair using Xperia™ Companion.

• Remotely find, lock or clear a lost or stolen device using the my Xperia™ or Android™

Device Manager services. For more information about Android™ and Google™, go to

http://support.google.com

It is crucial that you remember your Google™ account username and password. In some situations, you may need to identify yourself for security reasons using your Google™ account. If you fail to give your Google™ username and password in such situations, your device is

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locked. Also, if you have more than one Google™ account, make sure to enter the details for the relevant account.

To Set up a Google™ Account on Your Device

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

already have an account.

You can also sign in to or create a Google™ account from the setup guide the first time you start your device. Or you can go online and create an account at

www.google.com/accounts

Charging your Device

Your device has an embedded, rechargeable battery that should be replaced only by Sony or an authorized Sony repair center. You should never try to open or take apart this device yourself. Opening the device can cause damage that will void your warranty.

The battery is partly charged when the device is shipped from the factory. The battery level may be very low, depending on how long the device was in the box before you purchased it. It is therefore recommended that you charge the battery for at least 30 minutes before starting up your device for the first time. You can still use your device while it is charging. Read more about how to improve battery performance in

and power management

on page 29.

To charge your device

Battery

1 Plug the 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 device, with the

USB symbol facing up. The notification light illuminates when charging begins.

4 When the device is fully charged, disconnect the cable from your device by pulling

it straight outward. Make sure not to bend the connector.

If the battery is completely discharged, it may take a few minutes before the notification light illuminates and the charging icon appears.

Battery notification light status

Green

Red The battery is charging and the battery charge level is less than 15%

Orange The battery is charging and the battery charge level is less than 90%

The battery is charging and the battery charge level is greater than 90%

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Device security

Making sure your device is protected

You can prevent other people from using your device without your permission. For example, if your device is lost, stolen, or wiped, only someone with your Google™ account or screen lock information can use the device. To make sure that your device is protected, it is important that you set a secure screen lock and add your Google™ account on your device. It is crucial that you remember both your screen lock information and your Google™ account credentials. To make sure your device is protected, you can:

• Set a secure screen lock on your device, that is, a PIN, password, or pattern screen lock

to prevent anyone from resetting your device. For more information, see

Screen Lock

page 12.

• Add a Google™ account to prevent others from using your device if it gets stolen and/or

wiped. For more information, see

Why do I need a Google™ account?

on page 10.

• Activate either the “Protection by my Xperia” or the Android™ Device Manager web

service. Using one of these services, you can remotely locate, lock or erase a lost device. For more information, see

Finding a lost device

on page 19.

Verifying the ownership of your device

When your device is protected, you need to either unlock your screen with your PIN, password, pattern, or enter your Google™ account information depending on the protection features you are using. Below are examples of protection features and some of the required credentials:

Factory Data Reset protection

Protection by my Xperia

Android™ Device Manager

Software repair If you use the Xperia™ Companion software to perform a software repair, you’re

For Android™ Device Manager, it is necessary to enter information from a Google™ account. This can be any Google™ account which you have set up on the device. If you cannot provide the relevant account information during a setup process, you won't be able to use the device at all.

You must unlock your screen before you are allowed to perform a Factory Data Reset.

If you remotely reset your device using this service, you must enter the username and password for a Google™ account associated with the service. The device must be connected to the Internet before the setup process can be completed. Otherwise, you will not be able to use your device after the reset.

If you remotely reset your device using this service, you must enter the username and password for a Google™ account. The device must be connected to the Internet before the setup process can be completed. Otherwise, you will not be able to use your device after the reset.

asked to enter your Google™ account username and password when you start the device after the repair is complete.

Screen Lock

There are several ways to lock the screen. The security level of each lock type is listed below in order of weakest to strongest:

• Swipe

– no protection, but you have quick access to the Homescreen

• Pattern

– draw a simple pattern with your finger to unlock your device

• PIN

– enter a numeric PIN of at least four digits to unlock your device

• Password

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– enter an alpha-numeric password to unlock your device

It is very important that you remember your screen unlock pattern, PIN, or password. If you forget this information, it may not be possible to restore important data such as contacts and messages.

To Create a Screen Lock Pattern

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Security > Screen lock > Pattern. 3 Follow the instructions on your device.

If your lock pattern is rejected five times in a row when you try to unlock your device, you must wait 30 seconds before you can try again.

To Change Screen Lock Type

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Security > Screen lock.

To change the screen lock pattern

1 From your Homescreen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings> Security > Screen lock. 3 Draw your screen unlock pattern. 4 Tap Pattern and follow the instructions on your device.

To Create a Screen Lock PIN

1 From your Homescreen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > Security > Screen lock > PIN. 3 Enter a numeric PIN, then tap Continue. 4 Re-enter and confirm your PIN, then tap OK. 5 Select an option to show notifications when the device is locked, then tap Done.

To Create a Screen Lock Password

1 From your Homescreen, tap

> Settings > Security > Screen lock > Password.

2 Enter a password, then tap Continue. 3 Re-enter and confirm your password, then tap OK. 4 Select an option to show notifications when the device is locked, then tap Done.

To Activate the Swipe Unlock Function

1 From your Homescreen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > Security > Screen lock. 3 Draw your screen unlock pattern, or enter your PIN or password if one of these

screen lock types is enabled.

4 Tap Swipe, and then tap Yes, remove if requested.

Resetting a Forgotten Screen Lock

If you forgot your screen lock PIN, password, or pattern, you might be able to reset it using the Protection by my Xperia service. No content on your device is lost after you perform a screen lock reset using the Protection by my Xperia service.

To activate the Protection by my Xperia service, see page.

Finding a lost device

on the 19

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To Reset the Screen Lock using Protection by my Xperia

1 Make sure you know your Google™ account username and password and that

you have enabled the Protection by my Xperia service on your device.

2 Go to 3 Sign in using the same Google™ account you have set up on your device. 4 Click the picture of your device under Your devices. 5 Select Lock or Change PIN2 to replace the current screen lock with a new PIN

6 Follow the on-screen instructions provided by Protection by my Xperia.

myxperia.sonymobile.com

code.

Depending on your security settings, your device may lock after a screen lock reset. You then need to enter your Google™ account username and password in order to use the device.

using any Internet-connected device.

Unlocking Your Device Automatically

The Smart Lock feature makes unlocking your device easier by letting you set it to unlock automatically in certain situations. You can keep your device unlocked, for example, when it’s connected to a Bluetooth® device or when you’re carrying it with you.

To prepare your device to unlock automatically, you first need to perform the following steps in the order given:

• Make sure you have an active Internet connection, preferably a Wi-Fi® connection to

limit data traffic charges.

• Make sure all your apps are updated using the Play Store™ application in order to

ensure that the Google Play™ services app is updated. Having an up-to-date Google Play™ services app ensures that you can use the latest Smart Lock features.

• Enable Smart Lock.

• Set when you want your device to unlock automatically.

The Smart Lock feature is developed by Google™ and the exact functionality may change over time due to updates from Google™.

The Smart Lock feature may not be available in every market, country, or region.

To Enable Smart Lock

1 Make sure you’ve set a pattern, PIN, or password for your screen lock. 2 From your Homescreen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Security > Trust agents. 4 Drag the slider beside Smart Lock (Google) to the right. 5 Tap the back arrow next to Trust agents. 6 Find and tap Smart Lock. 7 Enter your pattern, PIN, or password. You need to enter this screen lock every

time you want to change your Smart Lock settings.

8 Select a Smart Lock type.

Setting When to Keep the Device Automatically Unlocked

You can set Smart Lock to keep your device unlocked using the following settings:

• Trusted devices – Keep your device unlocked when a trusted Bluetooth® device is

connected.

• Trusted places – Keep your device unlocked when you're in a trusted location.

• On-body detection – Keep your device unlocked when you're carrying your device with

you.

• Trusted face – Unlock your phone by looking at it.

• Trusted voice – Set up voice recognition to search in any screen.

You have to manually unlock your device when you don't use it for 4 hours and after you restart it.

Connecting to trusted Bluetooth® devices

You can designate a connected Bluetooth® device as a trusted device and keep your Xperia™ device unlocked while it’s connected to it. So if you have Bluetooth® devices

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that you connect to regularly, such as a car speaker or home entertainment system, a Bluetooth® watch or a fitness tracker, you can add them as trusted devices and bypass the added security of the lockscreen to save time. This feature is suitable if you’re normally in a relatively secure place when you use these devices. In some cases, you may still need to manually unlock your device before a trusted device can be connected.

It is not recommended to add devices that are constantly connected to your device as trusted devices, such as Bluetooth® keyboards or cases.

As soon as a trusted Bluetooth® device is switched off or moves out of range, your screen locks and you need your PIN, pattern, or password to unlock it.

To Add a Trusted Bluetooth® Device

1 Make sure your device is paired and connected to the Bluetooth® device you

want to add as a trusted device.

2 In the Smart Lock menu, tap Trusted devices. 3 Tap Add trusted device > Bluetooth. 4 Tap a device name to select it from the list of connected devices. Only paired

devices appear in this list.

5 Depending on the security of your connection, you may need to manually unlock

your device before the trusted device can keep it unlocked.

To Remove a Trusted Bluetooth® Device

1 From your Homescreen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > Security > Smart Lock > Trusted devices. 3 Tap the device you want to remove. 4 Tap Remove trusted device.

Making Sure You're Secure when Using Trusted Devices

Different Bluetooth® devices support different Bluetooth® standards and security capabilities. There's a chance someone could keep your Xperia™ device unlocked by imitating your Bluetooth® connection, even if your trusted device is no longer nearby. Your device is not always able to determine whether your connection is secure from someone trying to imitate it.

When your device can't determine that you're using a secure connection, you'll get a notification on your Xperia™ device and may need to manually unlock it before the trusted device can keep it unlocked.

Bluetooth® connectivity range can vary depending on factors like the model of your device, the connected Bluetooth® device, and your environment. Depending on these factors, Bluetooth® connections can work over distances of up to 325 feet (100 meters). If someone takes your Xperia™ device while it's near a trusted device, they may be able to access your Xperia™ device if the trusted device has unlocked it.

Connecting to Trusted Places

When the Trusted places feature is set up, the lockscreen security on your Xperia™ device gets disabled when you are in a designated trusted location. For this feature to work, you must have an Internet connection (preferably over Wi-Fi®) and allow your device to use your current location.

To set up trusted places, first make sure high-accuracy location mode or battery-saving location mode is enabled on your device before you add home or custom locations.

The exact dimensions of a trusted location are an estimate and may extend beyond the physical walls of your home or other area you have added as a trusted location. This feature can keep your device unlocked within a radius of up to 260 feet (80 meters). Also, be aware that location signals can be replicated or manipulated. Someone with access to specialized equipment could unlock your device.

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To Add Your Home Location

1 Make sure location mode is turned on and you are using either the High accuracy

or Battery saving setting.

2 From your Homescreen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Security > Smart Lock >Trusted places > Home. 4 Tap Turn on this location.

To Edit Your Home Location

1 Make sure location mode is turned on and you are using either the High accuracy

or Battery saving setting.

2 From your Homescreen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Security > Smart Lock > Trusted places. 4 Select your home location. 5 Tap Edit. 6 In the search bar, enter the location you want to use as your home location.

If your home has multiple buildings at the same address, the trusted place you want to add might be different from the actual address. To ensure better location accuracy, you can add the actual location of your home within the building complex as a custom place.

To Remove Your Home Location

1 Make sure location mode is turned on and you are using either the High accuracy

or Battery saving setting.

2 From your Homescreen, tap

3 Find and tap Settings > Security > Smart Lock >Trusted places > Home. 4 Tap Turn off this location.

Using Custom Locations

You can add any location as a trusted, custom place where your device can remain unlocked.

To Add a Custom Place

1 Make sure location mode is turned on and you are using either the High accuracy

or Battery saving setting.

2 From your Homescreen, tap 3 Find and tap Settings > Security > Smart Lock > Trusted places. 4 Tap Add trusted place. 5 To use your current location as a trusted, custom place, tap Select this location. 6 Alternately, to enter another location, tap the magnification glass icon and type the

address. Your device searches for the entered location. To use the suggested address, tap the address.

7 To fine-tune the location, tap the back arrow next to the address, then drag the

location pin to the desired location and tap Select this location.

To Edit a Custom Place

1 Make sure location mode is turned on and you are using either the High accuracy

or Battery saving setting.

2 From your Homescreen, tap 3 Find and tap Settings > Security > Smart Lock > Trusted places. 4 Select the place you want to edit. 5 Tap Edit address. 6 To enter another location, tap the magnification glass icon and type the address.

Your device searches for the entered location. To use the suggested address, tap the address.

7 To fine-tune the location, tap the back arrow next to the address, then drag the

location pin to the desired location and tap Select this location.

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To Remove a Custom Place

1 Make sure location mode is turned on and you are using either the High accuracy

or Battery saving setting.

2 From your Homescreen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Security > Smart Lock > Trusted places. 4 Select the place you want to remove. 5 Tap Delete.

Keeping Your Device Unlocked while You’re Carrying It

Using the On-body detection feature, you can have your device stay unlocked when you have it on you, for example, if you're carrying it in your hand, pocket, or bag. The accelerometer in your device keeps your device unlocked when it senses that it's being carried. The device locks when the accelerometer detects that the device has been put down.

The On-body detection feature can't distinguish whose body is connected. If you give your device to someone else while it's unlocked using On-body detection, your device may stay unlocked for the other user. Keep in mind that On-body detection as a security feature is less secure than a pattern, PIN, or password.

To enable On-body detection

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Security > Smart Lock > On-body detection. 3 Drag the slider beside Off to the right, then tap Continue.

Using On-body Detection

When you use the On-body detection feature, you need to be aware of the following behaviors:

• When your device senses that it's on your body, it stays unlocked after you unlock it.

• Any time you put your device down and it senses that it's no longer on your body, your

device locks automatically.

• After you put your device down, for example, if you place it on a table, your device can

take up to one minute to lock.

• After you get into a car, bus, train, or other land vehicle, your device can take between 5

and 10 minutes to lock.

• Note that when you get on an airplane or a boat (or other non-land-based vehicles), your

device may not lock automatically, so be sure to lock it manually if needed.

• When you pick up your device again or get out of the vehicle, just unlock it once and

your device then stays unlocked for as long as you have it on you.

To turn off On-body detection

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Find and tap Settings > Security > Smart Lock > On-body detection. 3 Drag the slider beside On to the left.

SIM card protection

You can lock and unlock each SIM card that you use in your device with a PIN (Personal Identity Number). When a SIM card is locked, the subscription linked to the card is protected against misuse, meaning that you have to enter a PIN every time you start your device.

If you enter the PIN incorrectly more times than the maximum number of attempts allowed, your SIM card will become blocked. You then need to enter your PUK (Personal Unblocking Key) and a new PIN. Your PIN and PUK are supplied by your network operator.

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To Set up a SIM Card Lock

1 From the Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Security > Set up SIM card lock. 3 Drag the slider beside Lock SIM card to the On position. 4 Enter the SIM card PIN and tap OK. The SIM card lock is now active and you will

be prompted to enter this lock every time you restart the device.

To Remove a SIM Card Lock

1 From the Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Security > Set up SIM card lock. 3 Drag the slider beside Lock SIM card to the Off position. 4 Enter the SIM card PIN and tap OK.

To change the SIM card PIN

1 From the Homescreen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > Security > Set up SIM card lock. 3 Tap Change SIM PIN. 4 Enter the old SIM card PIN and tap OK. 5 Enter the new SIM card PIN and tap OK. 6 Retype the new SIM card PIN and tap OK.

To unlock a blocked SIM card using the PUK code

1 Enter the PUK code and tap

2 Enter a new PIN code and tap . 3 Re-enter the new PIN code and tap .

If you enter an incorrect PUK code too many times, you need to contact your network operator to get a new SIM card.

Finding the identification number of your device

Your device has a unique ID (identification) number. On your device, this number is referred to as the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity). You should keep a copy of this number. You may require it, for example, when you access the Xperia™ Care support service and need to register your device. Also, if your device is stolen, some network providers can use this number to stop the device from accessing the network in your country.

To view your IMEI number

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1 Detach the cover of the SD card slot. 2 Using a fine-tipped pen or other similar tool, press the memory card inwards and

then release it quickly.

3 Draw the memory card outwards and remove it fully. 4 Insert a fingernail, or a sharp object such as a pen, into the hole in the label tray,

then drag the tray outwards to view your IMEI number.

To view the IMEI number, you can also open the phone dialer on your device and enter *#06#.

To View Your IMEI Number via the Device Settings

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > About phone > Status > IMEI information.

Finding a lost device

If you have a Google™ account, the my Xperia web service can help you locate and secure your device if you ever lose it. You can:

• Locate your device on a map.

• Sound an alert, even if the device is in silent mode.

• Remotely lock the device and make the device display your contact information to

anyone who finds it.

• As a last resort, remotely clear the internal and external memory of the device.

The my Xperia service may not be available in all countries/regions.

To Activate the My Xperia Service

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Security > Protection by my Xperia > Activate. 3 Mark the checkbox, then tap Accept. 4 If prompted, sign in to your Sony Entertainment Network account, or create a new

one if you don’t have one.

5 Enable location services on your device if this function is not already enabled.

To verify that the my Xperia service can locate your device, go to and sign in using either the Google™ account or the Sony Entertainment Network account that you have set up on your device.

If you are using a device with multiple users, my Xperia service can only be used by the owner.

myxperia.sonymobile.com

Finding a lost device using Android™ Device Manager

Google™ offers a location and security web service called Android™ Device Manager. You can use it in parallel with, or as an alternative to, the my Xperia service. If you lose your device, you can use Android™ Device Manager to:

• Find and show where your device is located.

• Ring or lock your device, erase everything on it, or add a phone number to the lock

screen.

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For additional information about Android™ Device Manager, go to

www.support.google.com

Android™ Device Manager does not work if your device is turned off or if it does not have a connection to the Internet. The Android™ Device Manager service may not be available in all countries or regions.

To Activate Android™ Device Manager

1 If you are using a device with multiple users, be sure you are logged in as the

owner.

2 Make sure you have an active data connection and that location services are

enabled.

3 From your Homescreen, tap

4 Find and tap Settings > Google > Security. 5 Drag the sliders beside Remotely locate this device and Allow remote lock and

erase to the On position.

6 If prompted, agree to the terms and conditions by tapping Activate. 7 To verify that Android™ Device Manager can locate your device after you activate

the service, go to

www.android.com/devicemanager

and sign in using your

Google™ account.

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Learning the basics

Using the touchscreen

Tapping

• Open or select an item.

• Mark or unmark a checkbox or option.

• Enter text using the on-screen keyboard.

Touching and holding

• Move an item.

• Activate an item-specific menu.

• Activate selection mode, for example, to select several items from a list.

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Pinching and spreading

• Zoom in or out on web pages, photos, and maps, and when you’re taking photos or

shooting videos.

Swiping

• Scroll up or down a list.

• Scroll left or right, for example, between Home screen panes.

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Flicking

• Scroll quickly, for example, in a list or on a web page. You can stop the scrolling

movement by tapping the screen.

Locking and Unlocking the Screen

When your device 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. When you buy your device, a basic screen swipe lock is already set. This means you have to swipe upward on the screen to unlock it. You can change the security settings later and add other kinds of locks. See the 12 page.

Screen Lock

To activate the screen

• Briefly press the power key .

To lock the screen

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

Home screen

The Homescreen is the starting point for using your device. It's similar to the desktop on a computer screen. Your Home screen can have up to seven panes, which extend beyond the regular screen display width. The number of Home screen panes is represented by a series of dots at the lower part of the Home screen. The highlighted dot shows the pane that you are currently in.

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To go to the Home screen

• Press .

To browse the Home screen

Home screen panes

You can add new panes to your Home screen (up to a maximum of seven panes) and delete panes. You can also set the pane that you want to use as the main Home screen pane.

To set a pane as the main Home screen pane

1 Touch and hold an empty area on your Home screen until the device vibrates. 2 Flick left or right to browse to the pane that you want to set as your main Home

screen pane, then tap

To add a pane to your Homescreen

1 Touch and hold an empty area on your Homescreen until the device vibrates. 2 To browse the panes, flick all the way to the right or left, then tap

To Delete a Pane from your Homescreen

1 Touch and hold any area on your Homescreen until the device vibrates. 2 Flick left or right to browse to the pane you want to delete, then tap

right corner of the pane.

in the top-

Home screen settings

You can use the Home Settings shortcut to adjust some basic Home screen settings. For example, you can adjust the size of icons on your Home screen.

To Uninstall an Application from the Homescreen

1 Touch and hold any area on your Homescreen until the device vibrates. 2 Flick left or right to browse the panes. All uninstallable applications are indicated

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

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To Adjust the Size of Icons on Your Homescreen

1 Touch and hold any area on your Homescreen until the device vibrates, then tap

2 Tap Icon size, then select an option.

Application screen

The Application screen, which you open from the Homescreen, contains the applications that come pre-installed on your device as well as applications that you download.

To view all applications on the Application screen

1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Flick left or right on the Application screen.

To open an application from the Application screen

• Flick left or right to find the application, then tap the application.

To Search for an Application from the Application Screen

1 When the Application screen is open, tap Search applications. 2 Enter the name of the application you want to search for.

To open the Application screen menu

• When the Application screen is open, drag the left edge of the screen to the right.

To Move an Application on the Application Screen

1 When the Application screen is open, tap 2 Make sure Own order is selected under Sort apps. 3 Touch and hold the application until it becomes selected, then drag it to the new

location.

To add an application shortcut to the Home screen

1 On the Application screen, touch and hold an application icon until it becomes

selected, then drag the icon to the top of the screen. The Home screen opens.

2 Drag the icon to the desired location on the Home screen, then release your

finger.

To Arrange Applications on the Application Screen

1 When the Application screen is open, tap 2 Tap Sort apps, then select an option.

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To uninstall an application from the Application screen

1 Touch and hold any area on the Application screen until the device vibrates. All

applications that can be uninstalled are then indicated by .

2 Select the application that you want to uninstall, then tap Delete.

Navigating Applications

You can navigate between applications using the navigation keys, the favorites bar, and the recently used applications window, which lets you switch easily between all recently used applications. The navigation keys are the Home key, the Recent apps key, and the Back key. Some applications get closed when you press the Home key to exit, while others are paused or continue to run in the background. If an application is paused or running in the background, you can continue where you left off the next time you open the application.

Recently used applications window – Open a recently used application

2 Recent apps key – Open the recently used applications window and the favorites bar

3 Home key – Exit an application and go back to the homescreen

4 Back key – Go back to the previous screen within an application or close the application

To open the recently used applications window

• Press .

To Close All the Recently Used Applications

• Tap

and then tap .

To open a menu in an application

• While using the application, press

A menu is not available in all applications.

Small apps

Small apps are miniature apps that run on top of other applications on the same screen, to enable multi-tasking. For example, you can have a webpage open showing details of currency exchange rates, and then open the Calculator small app on top of it and perform calculations. You can access your small apps via the favorites bar. To download more small apps, go to Google Play™.

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To open a small app

1 To make the favorites bar appear, press . 2 Tap the small app that you want to open.

You can open several small apps at the same time.

To close a small app

• Tap on the small app window.

To download a small app

1 From the favorites bar, tap , then tap and tap . 2 Search for the small app that you want to download, then follow the instructions

to download it and complete the installation.

To move a small app

• When the small app is open, touch and hold the top left corner of the small app,

then move it to the desired location.

To minimize a small app

• When the small app is open, touch and hold the top left corner of the small app,

then drag it to the right edge or to the bottom edge of the screen.

To rearrange the small apps in the favorites bar

• Touch and hold a small app and drag it to the desired position.

To remove a small app from the favorites bar

1 Touch and hold a small app, then drag it to 2 Tap OK.

To restore a previously removed small app

1 Open the favorites bar, then tap 2 Touch and hold the small app you want to restore, then drag it into the favorites

bar.

To add a widget as a small app

1 To make the favorites bar appear, press 2 Tap 3 Select a widget. 4 Enter a name for the widget, if desired, then tap OK.

> > .

Widgets

Widgets are small applications that you can use directly on your Homescreen. They also function as shortcuts. For example, the Weather widget allows you to see basic weather information directly on your Homescreen. But when you tap the widget, the full Weather application opens. You can download additional widgets from Google Play™.

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To add a widget to the Home screen

1 Touch and hold an empty area on your Homescreen until the device vibrates, then

tap Widgets.

2 Find and tap the widget that you want to add.

To resize a widget

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

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

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

To move a widget

• Touch and hold the widget until it magnifies and the device vibrates, then drag it

to the new location.

To Remove a Widget

• Touch and hold the widget until it is selected, then drag it to Remove from Home

screen.

Shortcuts and folders

Use shortcuts and folders to manage your applications and keep your Home screen tidy.

1 Access an application using a shortcut

2 Access a folder containing applications

To Add an Application Shortcut to Your Homescreen

1 Touch and hold an empty area on your Homescreen. 2 In the customization menu, tap Widgets > Shortcuts. 3 Scroll through the list of applications and select an application. The selected

application gets added to the Homescreen.

In step 3, alternatively, you can tap the list available. If you use this method to add shortcuts, some of the applications available allow you to add specific functionality to the shortcut.

Widgets > Shortcuts and then select an application from

To Move an Item on the Homescreen

• Touch and hold the item until it is selected, then drag the item to the new location.

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To Remove an Item from the Homescreen

• Touch and hold the item until it becomes selected, then drag the item to Remove

from Home screen at the top of the screen.

To Create a Folder on the Homescreen

• Touch and hold an application icon or a shortcut until it is selected, then drag and

drop it on top of another application icon or shortcut.

To Add Items to a Folder on the Homescreen

• Touch and hold an item until it is selected, then drag the item to the folder.

To rename a folder on the Home screen

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

Background and Themes

You can adapt the Homescreen to your own style using wallpapers and different themes.

To change your Home screen wallpaper

1 Touch and hold an empty area on your Homescreen until the device vibrates. 2 Tap Wallpapers and select an option.

To set a theme

1 Touch and hold an empty area on your Homescreen until the device vibrates. 2 Tap Themes. 3 Select an option and follow the instructions in your device.

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

Battery and power management

Your device has an embedded battery. You can keep track of your battery consumption and see how much power applications are using. You can remove apps and activate Battery saver to get more out of your battery. You can also view an estimate of how much battery time is left and adjust your settings to improve performance and make your battery last longer.

To view your battery consumption and estimated battery time

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Find and tap Settings > Battery usage. An overview appears showing battery

usage data and an estimated battery time.

3 Review the information, then proceed as required, for example, uninstall an

application or restrict its usage.

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To view how much battery power applications use

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Apps. 3 Select an application and review its battery consumption via App info > Battery

usage.

Doze and App Standby

Doze and App Standby are powerful and convenient built-in modes which improve your battery life significantly by reducing battery consumption when you are not using the device or certain apps.

Doze

Doze suspends battery draining network activities, such as location services, syncing and Wi-Fi® scanning in the background when you have not been using your device for a long time.

Phone calls and SMS messaging are not affected. Doze is activated when all of the following conditions are met:

• Your device’s screen is off,

• Your device is not charging,

• You have not used your device for more than 1 hour.

Doze is canceled when you resume using the device. The mode is also paused periodically when the device is being updated.

This feature is enabled by default and is recommended for best performance. However, if you wish to make exceptions for certain applications, see

from optimization

on page 30.

To make specific applications exempt

App Standby

App Standby suspends the network activity of unused applications in the background, thus preserving battery life for the activities that are important to you.

Phone calls and SMS messaging are not affected. App Standby marks an app as idle if:

• The app has not been used for more than 2 days.

• The app has not shown a notification for more than 12 hours.

This feature is enabled by default and is recommended for best performance. However, if you wish to make exceptions for certain applications, see

from optimization

on page 30.

To make specific applications exempt from optimization

You can make applications exempt from being optimized by Doze and App Standby.

1 From your Homescreen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > Battery usage. 3 Tap the

and select Battery optimization. You will see a list of applications that

are not optimized.

4 To add or remove applications from this list, tap Not optimized > All apps and

select an application from the list to edit its optimization settings.

5 The list of applications that are not optimized will get updated according to your

settings. These settings are valid for both Doze and App Standby.

You can also configure

Battery optimization from the Apps menu by tapping .

To make specific applications exempt

Battery saver

Battery saver is a powerful feature to improve battery life by reducing battery draining

services, like vibration, location services and most background data. You can turn it on manually, or set it to turn on automatically when a certain battery level percentage is reached. Battery saver turns off when your device is charging.

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To turn on/off Battery saver

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Battery usage. 3 Tap the and select Battery saver. 4 Tap the on-off switch to turn it on/off. appears in the status bar when this mode

is active. To set it to turn on automatically just tap Turn on automatically and select the preferred

option.

Taking a screenshot

You can capture still images of any screen on your device as a screenshot. Screenshots you take are automatically saved in Album.

To Take a Screenshot

1 Press and hold down the power key until a prompt window appears. 2 Tap

• Drag the status bar fully downwards, then tap the screenshot you want to view.

You can also take a screenshot by pressing and holding down the power key and volume down key at the same time. Once the screenshot is captured, you can release the keys.

To view your screenshot

You can also view your screenshots by opening the Album application.

Recording your screen

You can use the screen recording feature to capture videos of what’s happening on your device’s screen. This feature is useful, for example, when you want to create tutorials or record videos of you playing a game on your device. Recorded video clips are automatically saved in Album.

Shortcuts and folders overview

1 Minimize/Restore the screen recording window

2 Record your screen

3 Record your screen when the front camera is activated

4 Record your screen with audio

5 Access the screen recording settings

6 Close the screen recording window

To record your screen

1 Press and hold down the power key until a prompt window appears. 2 Tap 3 After the screen recording window opens, tap . The record screen function

4 To stop the recording, tap the timer button, then tap

starts and a timer button is displayed.

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To record your screen when the front camera is activated

1 When the screen recording window opens, tap . A window opens showing a

viewfinder for the front camera.

2 To start recording your screen and video captured by the front camera, tap . 3 To stop recording, tap the timer button, then tap . 4 To close the front camera viewfinder window, tap

To view recent screen recordings

• Drag the status bar downward, then tap to view the most recent recordings of

your screen.

You can also view your screen recordings in the Album application.

Notifications

Notifications inform you of events such as new messages and calendar notifications as well as activities in progress, such as file downloads. Notifications appear in the following places:

• The status bar

• The Notification panel

• The lockscreen

To open or close the Notification panel

1 To open the Notification panel, drag the status bar downward. 2 To close the Notification panel, drag the panel upward.

To Take Action on a Notification in the Notification Panel

• Tap the notification.

To dismiss a notification from the Notification panel

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

To Expand a Notification on the Notification Panel

• Drag the notification downward.

Not all notifications are expandable.

To Clear All Notifications from the Notification Panel

• Tap

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To Take Action on a Notification from the Lockscreen

• Double-tap the notification.

To dismiss a notification from the lockscreen

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

To Expand a Notification on the Lockscreen

• Drag the notification downward.

Not all notifications are expandable.

Managing Notifications on the Lockscreen

You can set up your device so that only selected notifications get displayed on your lockscreen. You can make all notifications and their content accessible, hide sensitive content for all notifications or specific apps, or choose not to show any notifications at all.

To Select the Notifications to Display on the Lockscreen

1 From your Homescreen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification > When device is locked. 3 Select an option.

Notification Display Options on the Lockscreen

Show all notification content

Hide sensitive notification content

Don't show notifications at all

Get all notifications on the lockscreen. When you have this setting turned on, keep in mind that all content (including the content of incoming email and chat messages) will be visible on your lockscreen unless you designate the relevant apps as Hide sensitive content in the App notifications settings menu.

You must have a PIN, password, or pattern set up as your screen lock in order for this setting to be available. Contents hidden is displayed on the lockscreen when sensitive notifications arrive. For example, you'll get a notification for an incoming email or chat, but the content won't be visible on your lockscreen.

You won't get any notifications on the lockscreen.

Setting the Notification Level for an App

You can set different notification behaviors for individual applications. For example, you can block all email notifications, prioritize Facebook™ notifications, and make the content of messaging notifications invisible on the lockscreen.

To Set the Notification Level for an App

1 From your Homescreen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification > App notifications. 3 Select the app you want to change the notification settings for. 4 Drag the relevant slider to the right.

Notification levels and options for specific applications

Treat as priority

Let this app’s notifications be heard when Do not disturb is set to Priority only.

Allow peeking Let this app emphasize certain notifications by sliding them briefly into view on the

Hide sensitive content

current screen.

When the device is locked, hide content in this app’s notifications that might reveal private information.

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Notification Light

The notification light informs you about battery status and some other events. For example, a flashing white light means there is a new message or a missed call. The notification light is enabled by default but can be disabled manually.

When the notification light is disabled, it only lights up when there is a battery status warning, such as when the battery level falls below 15 percent.

To Enable the Notification Light

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification. 3 Drag the slider beside Notification light to the right.

Icons in the status bar

Status Icons

No SIM card

Signal strength

No signal

Roaming

Sending and downloading LTE data

Sending and downloading GPRS data

Sending and downloading EDGE data

Sending and downloading 3G data

Sending and downloading mobile data

A Wi-Fi® connection is enabled and data is being transmitted

Battery status

The battery is charging

Battery saver is activated

Low battery mode is activated

Airplane mode is activated

The Bluetooth® function is activated

The microphone is muted

The speakerphone is on

Do not disturb mode

Vibrate mode

An alarm is set

GPS is activated

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Synchronization is ongoing

Problem with sign-in or synchronization

Your device is ready to connect to supported ANT+™ devices

Depending on your service provider, network and/or region, the functions or services represented by some icons in this list may not be available.

To Manage Status Bar Icons

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Display > System icons. 3 Mark the checkboxes for the system icons that you want to appear in the status

bar.

Notification Icons

New text message or multimedia message

Missed call

Call on hold

Call forwarding is turned on

New voicemail message

New email message

Downloading data

Uploading data

Cellular data is disabled

Perform a basic setup of your device

A software update is available

System updates are available

Downloading system updates

Tap to install the downloaded system updates

Ultra STAMINA mode is activated

Noise canceling is on

Screenshot captured

A new Hangouts™ chat message has arrived

Video chat with friends using the Hangouts™ application

Upcoming calendar event

A small app is running

Smart Connect is activated

A song is playing

The radio is playing

The device is connected to a computer via a USB cable

Internal storage is 75% full. Tap to transfer data to the memory card

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Warning

More (undisplayed) notifications

Not all icons that may appear on your device are listed here. These icons are for reference purposes only, and changes may be made without notice.

To block an application from sending notifications

1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification> App notifications. 3 Select an application. 4 Drag the slider beside Block all to the right.

Application Overview

Use the Clock application to set various kinds of alarms.

Use the web browser to navigate and view web pages, and manage bookmarks, text, and images.

Use the Calculator application to perform calculations.

Use the Calendar application to keep track of events and manage your appointments.

Use the Camera application to take photos and record video clips.

Use the Contacts application to manage phone numbers, email addresses, and other information related to your contacts.

Use the Downloads application to access your browser’s download history.

Use the Email application to send and receive email through both private and corporate accounts.

Use the Facebook™ application to engage in social networking with friends, family members, and co-workers around the world.

Use the FM radio application to browse and listen to FM radio stations.

Use the Album application to view, edit, and share your photos and videos.

Use the Gmail™ application to read, write, and organize email messages.

Use the Google application to search your device and the web.

Use the Google Maps application to view your current location, find other locations and places, and calculate routes.

Use the Play Store™ application to download free and paid applications for your device.

Use the Messaging application to send and receive text and multimedia messages.

Use the Video application to play videos on your device and share content with your friends.

Use the Music application to organize and play music, audio books, and podcasts.

Use the News & Weather application to read news and check the weather forecast.

Use the Phone application to make phone calls by dialing the number manually or by using the smart dial function.

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Use the Settings application to customize your phone’s settings.

Use the Hangouts™ application to chat with friends online.

Use the TrackID™ application to identify music tracks you hear playing in your surroundings, and to get artist, album, and other info.

Use the YouTube™ application to share and view videos from around the world.

Use the Backup and restore application to back up or restore content on your device, such as contacts, text messages, bookmarks, calendar data, etc.

Use the Smart Connect™ application to set what happens in your device when you connect or disconnect an accessory.

The Xperia® Movie Creator automatically creates short videos around 30 seconds long using existing photos and videos. The application automatically determines the timeline to create its movie.

Use the Lifelog application to automatically log events about your daily life. For example, you can set goals and track your progress in achieving them, or bookmark special moments.

Use the Support application to access user support on your device. For example, you can access a User guide, troubleshooting information, plus tips and tricks.

Some applications are not supported or listed by all networks and/or service providers in all areas.

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Downloading applications

Downloading applications from Google Play™

Google Play™ is the official online Google store for downloading applications, games, music, movies, and books. It includes both free and paid applications. Before you start downloading from Google Play™, make sure that you have a working Internet

connection, preferably over Wi-Fi® to limit data traffic charges.

To use Google Play™, you need to have a Google™ account. Google Play™ may not be available in all countries or regions.

To download an application from Google Play™

1 From the Homescreen, tap 2 Find and tap Play Store. 3 Find an item you wish to download by browsing categories, or by using the search

function.

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

installation.

Some applications may need to access data, settings and various functions on your device in order to work properly. Only install and give permissions to applications that you trust. You can view the permissions granted to a downloaded application and also change their status by tapping the application under Settings > Apps.

Downloading applications from other sources

When your device is set to allow downloads from sources other than Google Play™, you can download applications directly from other websites by following the relevant download instructions.

Installing applications of unknown or unreliable origin can damage your device. Only download applications from reliable sources. Contact the application provider if you have any questions or concerns.

If you are using a device with multiple users, only the owner, that is, the primary user, can allow downloads from sources other than Google Play™. Changes made by the owner affect all other users.

To allow downloading of applications from other sources

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Security. 3 Drag the slider beside Unknown sources to the right. 4 Tap OK.

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Internet and networks

Browsing the web

The Google Chrome™ web browser for Android™ devices comes pre-installed in most markets. Go to http://support.google.com/chrome and click the "Chrome for Mobile" link to get more detailed information about how to use this web browser.

To browse with Google Chrome™

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Find and tap 3 If you are using Google Chrome™ for the first time, select to either sign in to a

Google™ account or browse with Google Chrome™ anonymously.

4 Enter a search term or web address in the search and address field, then tap Go

on the keyboard.

Internet and MMS Settings

To send multimedia messages, or to access the Internet when there is no available WiFi® network, you must have a working cellular data connection with the correct Internet and MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) settings. Here are some tips:

• For most cellular networks and operators, Internet and MMS settings come pre-installed

on your device. You can then start using the Internet and send multimedia messages right away.

• It is possible to download Internet and MMS settings later from the Settings menu.

• You can manually add, change, or delete Internet and MMS settings on your device at

any time. If you change or delete an Internet or MMS setting by mistake, download the Internet and MMS settings again.

• If you cannot access the Internet over a cellular network or if multimedia messaging is

not working, even though the Internet and MMS settings have been downloaded successfully to your device, refer to the troubleshooting tips for your device at

www.sonymobile.com/support/

If STAMINA mode is activated to save power, all cellular data traffic gets paused when the screen is off. If this causes connection problems, try excluding some applications and services from being paused, or deactivate STAMINA mode temporarily. For more information, see

Battery and power management

for network coverage, cellular data, and MMS issues.

on the 29 page.

If you are sharing a device with multiple users, only the owner, that is, the primary user, can download Internet and messaging settings from the Settings menu, but the downloaded settings are applicable to all users.

To download Internet and MMS settings

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > More > Internet settings. 3 Tap Accept. Once the settings have been downloaded successfully,

the status bar and mobile data traffic is turned on automatically.

If the settings cannot be downloaded to your device, check the signal strength of your mobile network. Move to an open location free from obstructions or get close to a window and then try again.

To add Internet and MMS settings manually

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Find and tap Settings > More > Mobile networks. 3 Tap Access Point Names > . 4 Tap Name and enter a name as desired. 5 Tap APN and enter the access point name. 6 Enter all other information as required. If you don’t know what information is

required, contact your network operator for more details.

7 When you're done, tap

, then tap SAVE.

appears in

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To view the downloaded Internet and MMS settings

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > More > Mobile networks. 3 Tap Access Point Names. 4 To view more details, tap any of the available items.

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

Wi-Fi®

Use Wi-Fi® connections to surf the Internet, download applications, or send and receive email. Once you have connected to a Wi-Fi® network, your device remembers the network and automatically connects to it the next time you come within range.

Some Wi-Fi® networks require you to log in to a web page before you can get access. Contact the relevant Wi-Fi® network administrator for more information.

Available Wi-Fi® networks may be open or secured:

• Open networks are indicated by

• Secured networks are indicated by

Some Wi-Fi® networks do not show up in the list of available networks because they do not broadcast their network name (SSID). If you know the network name, you can add it manually to your list of available Wi-Fi® networks.

next to the Wi-Fi® network name.

To Turn on Wi-Fi®

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi. 3 Tap the on-off switch to turn on the Wi-Fi® function.

It may take a few seconds before Wi-Fi® is enabled.

To Connect to a Wi-Fi® Network Automatically

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi. 3 Tap the on-off switch to turn on the Wi-Fi function. All available Wi-Fi® networks

are displayed.

4 Tap a Wi-Fi® network to connect to it. For secured networks, enter the relevant

password.

To search for new available networks, tap network successfully, refer to the relevant troubleshooting tips for your device at

www.sonymobile.com/support/

is displayed in the status bar once you are connected.

, then tap Refresh. If you cannot connect to a Wi-Fi

To add a Wi-Fi® network manually

1 From your Homescreen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi. 3 Tap

> Add network.

4 Enter the Network name (SSID) information. 5 To select a security type, tap the Security field. 6 If required, enter a password. 7 To edit advanced options, such as proxy and IP settings, tap Advanced options

and then edit the options as desired.

8 Tap Save.

Contact your Wi-Fi® network administrator to get the network SSID and password.

Increasing Wi-Fi® signal strength

There are a number of things you can do to increase the strength of a Wi-Fi® signal:

• Move your device closer to the Wi-Fi® access point.

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• Move the Wi-Fi® access point away from any potential obstructions or interference.

• Don’t cover the Wi-Fi® antenna area of your device (the highlighted area in the

illustration).

Wi-Fi® settings

When you are connected to a Wi-Fi® network or when there are Wi-Fi® networks available in your vicinity, it is possible to view the status of these networks. You can also enable your device to notify you whenever an open Wi-Fi® network is detected.

If you are not connected to a Wi-Fi® network, your device uses a cellular data connection to access the Internet (if you have set up and enabled a cellular data connection on your device). By adding a Wi-Fi® sleep policy, you can specify when to switch from Wi-Fi® to cellular data.

To Enable Wi-Fi® Network Notifications

1 Turn on Wi-Fi®, if it is not already on. 2 From your Homescreen, tap 3 Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi. 4 Tap > Advanced. 5 Drag the slider beside Network notification to the right.

To view detailed information about a connected Wi-Fi® network

1 From the Homescreen, 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.

To add a Wi-Fi® sleep policy

1 From the Homescreen, tap 2 Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi. 3 Tap , and then tap Advanced > Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep. 4 Select an option.

WPS

WPS (Wi-Fi® Protected Setup) is a wireless networking standard that helps you establish secure wireless network connections. If you have little background knowledge of wireless security, WPS makes it easy for you to set up Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption to secure your network. You can also add new devices to an existing network without entering long passwords.

Use one of these methods to enable WPS:

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• Push button method – simply push a button on a WPS-supported device, for example, a

router.

• PIN method – your device creates a random PIN (Personal Identification Number), which

you enter on the WPS-supported device.

To connect to a Wi-Fi® network using a WPS button

1 From the Homescreen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi. 3 Tap

, tap Advanced > WPS Push Button, and then press the WPS button on the

WPS-supported device.

To connect to a Wi-Fi® network using a WPS PIN

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi. 3 Turn on Wi-Fi® if it is not already on. 4 Tap

> Advanced > WPS PIN Entry.

5 On the WPS-supported device, enter the PIN that appears on your device.

Sharing your mobile data connection

You can share your mobile data connection with other devices in several ways:

• USB tethering

– share your mobile data connection with a single computer using a USB cable.

• Bluetooth® tethering

– share your mobile data connection with up to five other devices via Bluetooth®.

• Portable Wi-Fi® hotspot

– share your mobile data connection simultaneously with up to 8 other devices, including devices that support WPS technology.

To Share Your Data Connection Using a USB Cable

1 Deactivate all USB cable connections to your device. 2 Using the USB cable that came with your device, connect your device to a

computer.

3 From your Homescreen, tap

4 Find and tap Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot. 5 Drag the slider beside USB tethering to the right, then tap OK if prompted.

displayed in the status bar once you are connected.

6 To stop sharing your data connection, drag the slider beside USB tethering to the

left or disconnect the USB cable.

You cannot share your device's data connection and SD card over a USB cable at the same time.

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To share your mobile data connection with another Bluetooth® device

1 Make sure that your device and the Bluetooth® device are paired with each other

and that mobile data traffic is activated on your device.

2 Your device: From your Homescreen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot and then drag the

slider beside Bluetooth tethering to the right.

4 Bluetooth® device: Set up the device so that it obtains its network connection

using Bluetooth®. If the device is a computer, refer to the relevant instructions to complete the setup. If the device runs on the Android™ operating system, tap the settings icon beside the name of the device that it is paired with under Settings >

Bluetooth > Paired devices, then mark the Internet access checkbox.

5 Your device: Wait for to appear in the status bar. Once it appears, the setup is

complete.

6 To stop sharing your mobile data connection, drag the slider beside Bluetooth

tethering to the left.

The Bluetooth tethering function is turned off every time you turn off your device or turn off the Bluetooth® function.

For more information about pairing and turning on mobile data traffic, see

with another Bluetooth® device

on page 45.

on page 122 and

To add a virtual private network

To pair your device

To Use Your Device as a Portable Wi-Fi® Hotspot

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot. 3 Tap Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings > Configure Wi-Fi hotspot. 4 Enter the Network name (SSID) information. 5 To select a security type, tap the Security field. If required, enter a password. 6 Tap Save. 7 Tap

, and drag the slider beside Portable Wi-Fi hotspot to the right.

8 If prompted, tap OK to confirm. appears in the status bar once the portable Wi-

Fi® hotspot is active.

9 To stop sharing your data connection via Wi-Fi®, drag the slider beside Portable

Wi-Fi hotspot to the left.

To Alow a WPS-Supported Device to Use Your Cellular Data Connection

1 Ensure your device is functioning as a portable Wi-Fi® hotspot. 2 From your Homescreen, tap

3 Find and tap Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot > Portable Wi-Fi

hotspot settings.

4 Drag the slider beside Discoverable to the right. 5 Under Configure Wi-Fi hotspot, make sure your portable hotspot is secured by a

password.

6 Tap WPS Push Button, then follow the relevant instructions. Alternately, tap

WPS PIN Entry, then enter the PIN that appears on the WPS-supported device.

To rename or secure your portable hotspot

1 From the Homescreen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot. 3 Tap Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings > Configure Wi-Fi hotspot. 4 Enter the Network name (SSID) for the network. 5 To select a security type, tap the Security field. 6 If required, enter a password. 7 Tap Save.

Controlling data usage

You can keep track of the amount of data transferred to and from your device over your

mobile data or Wi-Fi® connection during a given period. For example, you can view the

amount of data used by individual applications. For data transferred over your mobile

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data connection, you can also set data usage warnings and limits to avoid additional

charges.

Adjusting data usage settings can help you keep greater control over data usage but cannot

guarantee the prevention of additional charges.

To turn data traffic on or off

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Data usage. 3 Drag the slider beside Mobile data traffic to turn data traffic on or off.

When data traffic is turned off, your device can still establish Wi-Fi®, NFC and Bluetooth® connections.

To Set a Data Usage Warning

1 Make sure cellular data traffic is turned on. 2 From your Homescreen, tap

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

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

To Set a Cellular Data Usage Limit

1 Make sure cellular data traffic is turned on. 2 From your Homescreen, tap

3 Find and tap Settings > Data usage. 4 Drag the slider beside Set mobile data limit to the right, then tap OK. 5 To set the cellular data usage limit, drag the data limit line to the desired value.

Once your cellular data usage reaches the set limit, cellular data traffic on your device gets

turned off automatically.

To Control the Data Usage of Individual Applications

1 From your Homescreen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > Data usage. 3 Tap the Mobile or Wi-Fi tab. 4 Tap the application you want to control, and then drag the slider beside Restrict

app background data to the right and tap OK.

5 To access more specific settings for the application (if available), tap App settings

and make the desired changes.

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

To Check Your Data Usage

1 From your Homescreen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > Data usage. 3 Tap , then tap Show Wi‑Fi. 4 To view information about the amount of data transferred via Wi-Fi®, tap the Wi-Fi

tab.

5 To view information about the amount of data transferred via cellular data

connection, tap the Mobile tab.

Selecting mobile networks

Your device automatically switches between mobile networks depending on which

mobile networks are available where you are. You can also manually set your device to

use a particular mobile network mode, for example, WCDMA or GSM.

Different status icons are displayed in the status bar depending on the type or mode of

network that you are connected to. Refer to

Status Icons

on page 34 to see what the

different status icons look like.

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To select a network mode

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > More > Mobile networks. 3 Tap Preferred network type, then select a network mode.

To select another network manually

1 From your Homescreen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > More > Mobile networks > Network operators. 3 Tap Search mode, then select Manual. 4 Select a network.

If you select a network manually, your device 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 your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > More > Mobile networks > Network operators. 3 Tap Search mode, then select Automatic.

Virtual private networks (VPNs)

Use your device to connect to virtual private networks (VPNs), which allow you to access

resources inside a secured local network from a public network. For example, VPN

connections are commonly used by corporations and educational institutions for users

who need to access intranets and other internal services when they are outside of the

internal network, for example, when they are traveling.

VPN connections can be set up in many ways, depending on the network. Some

networks may require you to transfer and install a security certificate on your device. For

detailed information about how to set up a connection to your virtual private network,

contact the network administrator of your company or organization.

If you are using a device with multiple users, you may need to log in as the owner, that is, the

primary user, to adjust the settings for VPN.

To add a virtual private network

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > More > VPN. 3 Tap

4 Select the type of VPN to add. 5 Enter your VPN settings. 6 Tap Save.

To connect to a virtual private network

1 From your Homescreen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > More > VPN. 3 In the list of available networks, tap the VPN you want to connect to. 4 Enter the required information. 5 Tap Connect.

To disconnect from a virtual private network

1 Drag the status bar downwards. 2 Tap the notification for the VPN connection to turn it off.

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Synchronizing data on your device

Synchronizing with Online Accounts

Synchronize your device with contacts, email, calendar events, and other information

from online accounts, for example, email accounts such as Gmail™ and Exchange

ActiveSync, Facebook™, Flickr™, and Twitter™. You can synchronize data

automatically for such accounts by activating the auto-sync function. Or you can

synchronize each account manually.

To Set Up an Online Account for Synchronization

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Tap Settings > Accounts > Add account, then select the account you want to

add.

3 Follow the instructions to create an account, or sign in if you already have an

account.

To synchronize manually with an online account

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Under Accounts, tap the name of the account that you want to synchronize with.

A list of items appears showing what can be synchronized with the account.

3 Tap the items that you want to synchronize.

To remove an online account

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Under Accounts tap the name of the account that you want to remove. 3 Tap 4 Tap Remove account again to confirm.

, then tap Remove account.

> Settings > Accounts.

Synchronizing with Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®

Using a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account, you can access your corporate email

messages, calendar appointments, and contacts directly on your device. After setup,

you can find your information in the Email, Calendar, and Contacts applications.

To Set Up an EAS Account for Synchronization

1 Be sure to have your domain and server details available (as provided by your

corporate network administrator).

2 From your Homescreen, tap 3 Tap Settings > Accounts > Add account > Exchange ActiveSync. 4 Enter your corporate email address and password. 5 Tap Next. Your device begins to retrieve your account information. If a failure

occurs, enter the domain and server details for your account manually and then

tap Next.

6 Tap OK to allow your corporate server to control your device. 7 Select what data you want to sync with your device, such as contacts and

calendar entries.

8 If desired, activate the device administrator to allow your corporate server to

control certain security features on your device. For example, you can allow your

corporate server to set password rules and set storage encryption.

9 When the setup is done, enter a name for the corporate account.

When you change the login password for an EAS account on your computer, you have to log

in again to the EAS account on your device.

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To change the settings of an EAS account

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Tap Email, then tap . 3 Tap Settings and select an EAS account, then change the settings of the EAS

account as desired.

To set a synchronisation interval for an EAS account

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Tap Email, then tap . 3 Tap Settings and select an EAS account. 4 Tap Check frequency > Check frequency and select an interval option.

To Remove an EAS Account

1 From your Homescreen, tap

> Settings > Accounts.

2 Under Accounts, tap Exchange ActiveSync, then select the EAS account you

want to remove.

3 Tap

, then tap Remove account.

4 Tap Remove account again to confirm.

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Basic settings

Accessing settings

View and change settings for your device from the Settings menu. The Settings menu is

accessible from both the Application screen and the Quick settings panel.

To open the device settings menu from the Application screen

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Tap Settings.

To view information about your device

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > About phone.

To Activate the Screen Using Tap to Wake Up Mode

1 Be sure that Tap to Wake Up mode is turned on. To turn it on, tap Settings >

Display, then drag the slider beside Tap to wake up to the right.

2 Double-tap the screen.

To open the Quick settings panel

• Using two fingers, drag the status bar downward.

To Select which Settings to Display on the Quick Settings Panel

1 Using two fingers, drag the status bar downward, then tap 2 In the bar at the top of the screen, touch and hold the icon for the quick setting

you want to add, then drag and drop it in the lower part of the screen.

To Rearrange the Quick Settings Panel

1 Using two fingers, drag the status bar downward, then tap 2 Touch and hold an icon, then move it to the desired position.

Volume settings

You can adjust the ringtone volume for incoming calls and notifications as well as for

music and video playback.

To adjust the ringtone 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, even

when the screen is locked.

To Turn On Vibrate Mode

• Press the volume key down or up until

To Adjust the Volume Levels

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification. 3 Drag the volume sliders to the desired positions.

appears in the status bar.

You can also press the volume key up or down and then tap

playback, or alarm volume levels separately.

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to adjust the ringtone, media

To Set Your Device to Vibrate for Incoming Calls

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification. 3 Drag the slider beside Also vibrate for calls to the right.

To Set a Ringtone

1 From your Homescreen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification > Phone ringtone. 3 Select an option from the list or tap

and select a music file that is saved on your

device.

4 To confirm, tap Done.

To Select the Notification Sound

1 From your Homescreen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification > Notification sound. 3 Select an option from the list or tap

and select a music file that is saved on your

device.

4 To confirm, tap Done.

Some applications have their own specific notification sounds, which you can select from the application settings.

To Enable Touch Tones

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification > Other sounds. 3 Drag the sliders beside Dialpad tones and Touch sounds to the right.

Do not disturb mode settings

You can set your device to Do not disturb mode and decide how long your device will be

in Do not disturb mode manually. You can also preset when your device will be in Do not

disturb mode automatically.

No time limit Keep the device silent until you manually turn the sound back on.

For one hour Keep the device silent for one hour. You can tap the minus and plus icons to adjust the

To Activate Do Not Disturb Mode

• Press the volume key down until

To Quickly Shift Between Do Not Disturb/Vibrate/Sound Mode

1 Press the volume key down or up until , or appears. 2 Tap

activate Do not disturb mode, press the volume key down when in vibrate mode.

To Schedule Do Not Disturb Mode Time Intervals

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification > Do not disturb > Automatic rules. 3 Select the time or event to schedule Do not disturb mode for, or add a new rule. 4 Find and tap Days and mark the checkboxes for the relevant days, then tap

Done.

5 To adjust the start time, tap Start time and select a value, then tap OK. 6 To adjust the end time, tap End time and select a value, then tap OK. Your device

stays in Do not disturb mode during the selected time interval.

duration.

appears.

, , or to quickly shift between Do not disturb/Vibrate/Sound mode. To

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Setting Exceptions for Do Not Disturb Mode

You can select which types of notifications are allowed to sound in Do not disturb mode

and you can filter exceptions based on who the notifications come from. The most

common types of exceptions include:

• Events and reminders

• Calls

• Messages

• Alarms

To Allow Exceptions in Do Not Disturb Mode

1 From the Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification > Do not disturb > Priority only

allows.

3 Drag the slider beside the desired option.

To Set Notifications as Exceptions in Do Not Disturb Mode

1 From the Homescreen, tap 2 Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification > Do not disturb > Priority only

allows.

3 Select an option.

To Associate Exceptions with Specific Contact Types

1 From the Homescreen, tap 2 Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification > Do not disturb > Priority only

allows.

3 Tap Calls or Messages. 4 Select an option.

To Allow Alarms to Sound in Do Not Disturb Mode

1 Press the volume key down until 2 Tap , and then adjust the slider beside .

appears.

Screen settings

To Adjust the Screen Brightness

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Find and tap Settings > Display > Brightness level. 3 Drag the slider to adjust the brightness.

Lowering the brightness level increases battery performance.

To Set the Screen to Vibrate on Touch

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification > Other sounds. 3 Drag the slider beside Vibrate on touch to the right. 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 Homescreen, tap 2 Find and tap Settings > Display > Sleep. 3 Select an option.

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

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Smart backlight control

The smart backlight control keeps the screen on as long as the device is held in your

hand. Once you put down the device, the screen turns off according to your sleep

setting.

To Turn on the Smart Backlight Control Function

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Display > Smart backlight control. 3 Drag the slider to the right.

Screen Pinning

Use screen pinning to set your device to display only the screen for a specific

application. For example, if you are playing a game and you accidentally touch the Home

navigation key, the screen pinning feature prevents the active game app screen from

being minimized. You can also use this feature when you lend your device to another

person to make it harder for them to access more than one application. For example,

you can lend your device to somebody to take a photo and pin the screen to the Camera

application so that the person can't easily use other apps such as Email.

Screen pinning is not a security feature and does not fully prevent other users from unpinning

a screen and accessing your device. To protect your data, you should set up your device to

request a screen lock PIN, password, or pattern before someone can unpin the screen.

To Activate Screen Pinning

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Security > Screen pinning. 3 Drag the slider to the right. 4 If you haven't set up a pattern, PIN, or password screen lock on your device, drag

the slider beside Lock device when unpinning to the right, then select an option. If

you already have a screen lock enabled, then drag the slider to activate the

relevant security option after you activate screen pinning.

A pattern, PIN, or password is not mandatory for screen pinning to work.

To Pin a Screen

1 Make sure screen pinning is activated on your device. 2 Open an app and go to the screen you want to pin. 3 Tap 4 To display the screen pinning icon 5 Tap . 6 In the pop-up window that appears, tap Got it.

1 On the pinned screen, touch and hold 2 Release both buttons.

, swipe upward.

To Unpin a Screen

and at the same time.

If you selected a security option when you activated the screen pinning function, you have to enter your pattern, PIN, or password to unlock the device before the screen can be unpinned.

Application settings

Some apps will ask for permissions once you start using them. You can allow or deny

permissions individually for each app, either from the Settings menu or from the

Permission confirm dialog. Permission requirements depend on the app’s design.

Allowing or denying permissions

You can choose whether to allow or deny permissions when the dialog is shown. If you

have used another Android version previously, most apps will have already been granted

the necessary permissions.

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To allow a permission

1 To allow a permission, tap Allow. 2 When the confirm dialog appears for the second time, you can choose the Never

ask again option if you wish.

3 A dialog will also explain why the app needs the permissions and what it uses

them for specifically. To dismiss this dialog, tap OK.

To deny a permission

• To deny a permission, tap Deny when the dialog is shown.

Some applications can still be used even if you have denied permissions.

Critical permissions

Some permissions are mandatory for apps to work as intended. In such cases, a dialog

will inform you.

To allow critical permissions

1 To allow a permission, tap Continue > App info > Permissions. 2 Find the critical permission you need. 3 Drag the slider to the right.

You can also manage permissions in Settings > Apps. Tap an app and change the permissions

as desired.

To configure applications

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Find and tap Settings > Apps > . 3 Select a configuration option, for example App permissions, then choose an

application that you want to configure.

Application linking

Your device can determine the default app to handle a particular web link. This means

that if the link is set, you don’t need to select an app each time you open a link. You can

change the default app any time you want.

To manage app links from the Settings menu

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Find and tap Settings > Apps. 3 Tap 4 Select the app for which you want to set the supported links. 5 Set the App links property to Open in this app option.

and find App links.

Resetting Your Applications

You can reset an application or clear application data if your application stops

responding or causes issues with your device.

To Reset Application Preferences

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Find and tap Settings > Apps. 3 Tap

, then tap Reset app preferences > RESET APPS.

Resetting application preferences does not delete any application data from your device.

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To Clear Application Data

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Apps. 3 Select an application or service, then tap Storage > CLEAR DATA > OK.

When you clear application data, data for the selected application is deleted from your device

permanently. The option to clear application data is not available for all applications or

services.

To clear application cache

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Apps. 3 Select an application or service, then tap Storage > CLEAR CACHE.

The option to clear the application cache is not available for all applications or services.

To clear the application default setting

1 From your Homescreen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > Apps. 3 Select an application or service, then tap Open by default > CLEAR DEFAULTS.

The option to clear the application default setting is not available for all applications or

services.

Daydream

Daydream is an interactive screen saver that automatically displays colors, photos or a

slideshow while your device is docked or charging and the screen is idle.

On a device with multiple users, each user can have individual Daydream settings.

To Activate the Daydream Screen Saver

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Display > Daydream. 3 Drag the slider to the right.

To Select Content for the Daydream Screen Saver

1 From your Homescreen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > Display > Daydream. 3 Drag the slider to the right. 4 Select what you want to display when the screen saver is active.

To Set when the Daydream Screen Saver Starts

1 From your Homescreen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > Display > Daydream. 3 Drag the slider to the right. 4 To activate the Daydream screen saver immediately, tap

, then tap Start now.

5 To set automatic activation options, tap , then tap When to daydream, and select

an option.

Language settings

You can select a default language for your device and change it again at a later time. You

can also change the writing language for text input. See

Keyboard

on page 60.

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Personalizing the On-Screen

To change the language

1 From the Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Language & input > Language. 3 Select an option. 4 Tap OK.

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

the text beside and select the first entry in the menu that opens. You can then select the

language you want.

Date and time

You can change the date and time on your device.

To Set the Date Manually

1 From the Homescreen, tap 2 Find and tap Settings > Date & time. 3 Drag the slider beside Automatic date & time to the left. 4 Tap Set date. 5 Scroll up and down to select the desired date. 6 Tap OK.

To Set the Time Manually

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Find and tap Settings > Date & time. 3 Drag the slider beside Automatic date & time to the left. 4 Tap Set time. 5 Select the relevant hour and minute values. 6 Tap OK.

To Set the Time Zone

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Find and tap Settings > Date & time. 3 Drag the slider beside Automatic time zone to the left. 4 Tap Select time zone. 5 Select an option.

X-Reality™ for mobile

Sony's X-Reality™ for mobile technology improves the viewing quality of photos and

videos after you take them, giving you clearer, sharper and more natural images. X-

Reality™ for mobile is turned on by default, but you can turn it off if you want to reduce

battery consumption.

To turn on X-Reality™ for mobile

1 From your Home screen, tap 2 Find and tap Settings > Display >Image enhancement. 3 Tap the X-Reality for mobile radio button if it is not already selected.

Super-Vivid Mode

Super-Vivid mode enhances the color brightness and saturation of your photos and

videos while you view them on your device.

To turn on Super-vivid mode

1 From your Home screen, tap 2 Find and tap Settings > Display >Image enhancement. 3 Tap the Super-vivid mode radio button if it is not already selected.

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Enhancing the sound output

You can enhance the sound of your device by manually enabling individual sound

settings such as Equalizer and Surround sound. You can also enable the Dynamic

normalizer to minimize volume differences between songs or videos.

To Enhance the Sound Output Manually

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification > Audio settings. 3 Drag the slider beside ClearAudio+ to the right.

To Adjust the Sound Settings Manually

1 From the Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification > Audio settings. 3 Drag the slider beside ClearAudio+ to the left. 4 Tap Sound effects > Equalizer. 5 Adjust the sound settings by dragging the frequency band buttons up or down.

The manual adjustment of sound output settings has no effect on voice communication applications. For example, there is no change in the voice call sound quality.

To Minimize Volume Differences Using the Dynamic Normalizer

1 From the Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification > Audio settings. 3 Drag the slider beside Dynamic normalizer to the right.

Noise cancellation

Your device supports noise canceling headsets. By using a noise canceling headset with

your device, you can get much clearer audio quality when listening, for example, to

music in a noisy environment, such as on a bus, a train or a plane. You can also use this

feature to create a silent environment in which to study, work or read.

To ensure optimal performance, noise canceling headsets from Sony are recommended.

To Use a Noise-Canceling Headset

1 Connect the noise-canceling headset to your device. 2 From your Homescreen, tap

settings > Noise canceling, then drag the slider beside Noise canceling to the

right.

3 If you want Noise canceling to be enabled only during music or video playback or

when the screen is active, drag the slider beside Power save mode to the right.

4 If you want Noise canceling to be enabled for as long as the headset is

connected, drag the slider beside Power save mode to the left.

A noise-canceling headset may not be included with your device at purchase.

To Adjust the Settings to the Noise Environment

1 Make sure a noise-canceling headset is connected to your device. 2 From your Homescreen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification > Accessory settings >Noise

canceling > Noise environment.

4 Select the relevant noise environment type, then tap OK.

> Settings > Sound & notification > Accessory

Multiple User Accounts

Your device supports multiple user accounts so that different users can log in separately

to the device and use it. Multiple user accounts work well in situations where you share

the same device with other people or lend your device to someone to use for a while.

The user who sets up the device for the first time becomes the owner of the device. Only

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the owner can manage the accounts of other users. Apart from the owner account, there

are two different types of accounts:

• Regular User: This account type is suitable for someone who regularly uses your device.

• Guest User: Enable the guest account option for someone who just wants to use your

device temporarily.

Some features are only available to the owner. For example, only the owner can access the SD

card.

About the Regular User Account

By adding Regular User accounts, you can allow different users to have different

homescreens, wallpapers, and general settings. They also get separate access to

applications and memory storage for files such as music and photos. You can add up to

three regular user accounts on your device.

To Add a Regular User Account

1 Make sure you are logged in as the owner, that is, the user who set up the device

for the first time.

2 From your Homescreen, tap 3 Find and tap Settings > Users > Add user. 4 Tap OK. The new account is created. 5 Tap SET UP NOW. The screen locks and an icon representing the newly added

user appears in the top-right corner.

6 Unlock the screen by swiping upward. 7 Follow the on-screen instructions to set up the account for the user.

In cases where the person using the new account wants to set up the account but is not available at the time, you can tap NOT NOW in step 5. When the user is ready, they can select Users under Settings and see the new account, which appears as New user. Just tap the account and follow the instructions to finish setting it up.

You can also add a regular user account from the status bar on any screen. Just drag the status bar downward using two fingers and tap the user icon, then tap Add user.

To Allow a Regular User to Make Phone Calls

1 Be sure you are logged in as the owner. 2 From your Homescreen, tap

3 Find and tap Settings > Users. 4 Tap beside the name of the relevant user, and then drag the slider beside Turn

on phone calls to the right.

To Delete a Regular User Account from Your Device

1 Be sure you are logged in as the owner. 2 From your Homescreen, tap

3 Find and tap Settings > Users. 4 Tap

beside the name of the user you want to delete, then tap Remove user >

Delete.

About the Guest User Account

If someone just wants to use your device temporarily, you can enable a guest account

for that user. In Guest mode, your device starts up as a freshly installed system with only

the preinstalled apps. Once your guest is finished using your device, you can wipe the

session clean so that the next guest can start fresh. The Guest User account is

preinstalled and cannot be deleted.

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To Activate the Guest User Account

1 Make sure you are logged in as the owner, that is, the user who set up the device

for the first time.

2 From your Homescreen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Users > Guest.

You can also activate the guest user account from the status bar on any screen. Just drag the status bar downward using two fingers and tap the user icon, then tap Add guest.

To Allow the Guest User to Make Phone Calls

1 Be sure you are logged in as the owner. 2 From your Homescreen, tap

3 Find and tap Settings > Users. 4 Tap

beside Guest, then drag the slider beside Turn on phone calls to the right.

To clear the guest session data

1 Make sure you are logged in to the guest account. 2 From your Home screen, tap

3 Find and tap Settings > Users. 4 Find and tap Remove guest. 5 Tap Remove.

You can also clear the guest session from the status bar on any screen as long as you are logged in to the guest account. Just drag the status bar downwards using two fingers and tap the user icon, then tap Remove guest.

Switching between Multiple User Accounts

To Switch between Multiple User Accounts

1 To view the list of users, drag the status bar downward using two fingers, then tap

the user icon at the top right of the screen.

2 Tap the icon representing the user account you want to switch to. The lockscreen

for that user account appears.

When you switch to the guest account, tap session, or tap Yes, continue to continue the previous session.

Each user can set their own lockscreen. See

Start over if you want to wipe the previous

Screen Lock

on the 12 page.

Settings for Multiple User Accounts

There are three different types of settings on devices with multiple users:

• Settings that can be changed by any user but affect all users. Examples include

language, Wi-Fi®, Airplane mode, NFC, and Bluetooth®.

• Settings that only affect an individual user account. Examples include automatic data

syncing, screen lock, various accounts added, and wallpaper.

• Settings that are only visible to the owner but affect all users, such as VPN settings.

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Typing text

On-Screen Keyboard

You can enter text with the on-screen QWERTY keyboard by tapping each letter

individually, or you can use the Gesture input feature and slide your finger from letter to

letter to form words. If you prefer to use a smaller version of the on-screen keyboard and

input text using only one hand, you can activate the one-handed keyboard instead.

You can select up to three languages for text input. The Smart language detection

feature detects the language you are using and predicts the words for that language as

you type. Some applications open the on-screen keyboard automatically, such as email

and text messaging applications.

Delete a character before the cursor.

2 Enter a carriage return or confirm text input.

3 Enter a space.

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

Display numbers and symbols. For even more symbols, tap .

Switch between lower-case , upper-case , and caps . For some languages, this key is used to access extra characters in the language.

To display the on-screen keyboard to enter text

• Tap a text entry field.

To use the on-screen keyboard in landscape orientation

• When the on-screen keyboard is displayed, turn the device sideways.

You may need to adjust the settings in some applications to enable landscape orientation.

To enter text character by character

1 To enter a character visible on the keyboard, tap the character. 2 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 enter a period

• After you enter a word, double-tap the space bar.

To enter text using the Gesture input function

1 When the on-screen keyboard is displayed, slide your finger from letter to letter to

trace the word that you want to write.

2 After you finish entering a word, lift up your finger. A word suggestion appears

based on the letters that you have traced.

3 If the word that you want does not appear, tap

to see other options and select accordingly. If the desired option does not appear, delete the entire word and trace it again, or enter the word by tapping each letter individually.

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To Change the Gesture Input Settings

1 When the on-screen keyboard is displayed, tap . 2 Tap , then tap Keyboard settings. 3 To activate or deactivate the Gesture input function, drag the slider beside

Gesture input to the on or off position.

To use the one-handed keyboard

1 Open the on-screen keyboard in portrait mode, then tap . 2 Tap , then tap One-handed keyboard. 3 To move the one-handed keyboard to the left or right side of the screen, tap or

accordingly.

To return to using the full on-screen keyboard, tap .

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.

Choose a text input option. You can tap each character once and use word suggestions, or keep tapping the key until the desired character is selected.

2 Delete a character before the cursor.

3 Enter a carriage return or confirm text input.

4 Change the character case and turn on the caps lock.

5 Display numbers.

6 Display symbols and smileys.

7 Enter a space.

To open the Phonepad for the first time

1 Tap a text entry field, then tap . 2 Tap

, then tap Keyboard settings.

3 Tap Portrait keyboard, then select the Phonepad option.

To Enter Text using the Phonepad

• When

appears in the Phonepad, tap each character key only once, even if the letter you want is not the first letter on the key. Tap and hold the candidates row 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 tapping this button 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 displayed, tap

. A Phonepad with numbers appears.

To insert symbols and smileys using the Phonepad

1 When the Phonepad is displayed, 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.

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Entering text using voice input

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

To Enable Voice Input

1 When the on-screen keyboard is displayed, tap . 2 Tap , then tap Keyboard settings. 3 Drag the slider beside Google™ voice typing key to the right. 4 Tap to save your settings. A microphone icon now appears on your on-

screen keyboard.

To enter text using voice input

1 Open the on-screen keyboard. 2 Tap 3 When you're done, tap 4 Edit the text manually if necessary.

. When appears, speak to enter text.

again. The suggested text appears.

To make the keyboard appear and enter text manually, tap .

Editing text

You can select, cut, copy and paste text as you write. You can access the editing options by double-tapping the entered text. The editing options then become available via an application bar.

Application bar

The following actions are available on the selected text:

• Cut

• Copy

• Paste

• Share

• Select all

Paste option only appears when you have text saved on the clipboard.

The

To select text

1 Enter some text, then double-tap the text. The word you tap gets highlighted by

tabs on both sides.

2 Drag the tabs to the left or right to select more text.

To edit text

1 Enter some text, then double-tap the entered text to make the application bar

appear.

2 Select the text that you want to edit, then use the application bar to make your

desired changes.

To use the magnifier

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

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

Personalizing the On-Screen Keyboard

When entering text using the on-screen keyboard, you can access keyboard and other text input settings that help you, for example to set options for writing languages, text prediction and correction. You can get word suggestions for one language at a time by deactivating the Smart language detection feature.

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The keyboard can use text that you have written in messaging and other applications to learn your writing style. There is also a Personalization guide that runs you through the most basic settings to get you started quickly. You can select to use other keyboards and switch between keyboards. For example, you can select the Xperia™ Chinese keyboard or the Xperia™ Japanese keyboard.

To access the on-screen keyboard settings

1 When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, tap . 2 Tap , then tap Keyboard settings and change the settings as desired. 3 To add a writing language for text input, tap Writing languages and mark the

relevant checkboxes.

4 Tap OK to confirm.

To change the word suggestion settings

1 When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, tap 2 Tap

, then tap Keyboard settings > Word suggestions.

3 Select an option.

To Select a Keyboard

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

at the bottom-right of

the screen.

2 Select an option.

To enable more keyboard options, tap More keyboards, then drag the relevant sliders to the right.

To Change Writing Language Using the On-Screen Keyboard

This feature is only available if you have added more than one input language and the Smart language detection feature is off, or if the languages that you selected include non-Latin languages.

• When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, tap the writing language icon

to switch between the selected writing languages. For example, tap until the desired writing language appears.

To use your writing style

1 When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, tap 2 Tap

, then tap Keyboard settings > Use my writing style and select a source.

To Change the Smart Language Detection Settings

To use Smart language detection, more than one language must be selected in

languages. Also note that only languages using the Latin alphabet are supported.

Writing

1 When the on-screen keyboard is displayed, tap . 2 Tap

, then tap Keyboard settings .

3 To activate or deactivate the Smart language detection function, drag the slider

beside Smart language detection to the on or off position.

To Select a Keyboard Layout Variant

Layout variants for the on-screen keyboard may not be available for all writing languages. You can select different keyboard layouts for each writing language.

1 When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, tap . 2 Tap

, then tap Keyboard settings.

3 Tap Writing languages, then tap beside a writing language. 4 Select a keyboard layout variant. 5 Tap OK to confirm.

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Calling

Making calls

You can make a call by manually dialing a phone number, by tapping a number saved in your contacts list, or by tapping the phone number in your call log view. You can also use the smart dial function to quickly find numbers from your contacts list and call logs by entering part of a contact number or name and selecting from the suggestions that appear. To make a video call, you can use the Hangouts™ instant messaging and video chat application on your device. See

Instant messaging and video chat

on page 78.

2 Delete number

3 Dialpad

4 Call button

To Open the Dialpad

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Find and tap . 3 If the dialpad does not appear, tap .

To dial a phone number

1 Open the dialpad. 2 Enter the phone number, then tap

To delete a number entered by mistake, tap

To make a call using the smart dial function

1 Open the dialpad. 2 Enter letters or numbers that correspond to the contact you want to call. As you

enter each letter or number, a list of possible matches appears.

3 Tap the contact that you want to call.

To make an international call

1 Open the dialpad. 2 Touch and hold 0 until a “+” sign appears. 3 Enter the country code, area code (without the initial zeros) and phone number,

then tap

View more options

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To Add a Direct Dial Number to Your Homescreen

1 Touch and hold an empty area on your Homescreen until the device vibrates and

the customization menu appears.

2 In the customization menu, tap Widgets > Shortcuts. 3 Scroll through the list of applications and select Direct dial. 4 Select the contact and the number that you want to use as the direct dial number.

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

Receiving calls

If you receive an incoming call when the device is in sleep mode or the screen is locked, the phone application opens in fullscreen format. If you receive an incoming call when the screen is active, the incoming call is displayed as a heads-up notification, that is, in a minimized window that floats at the top of whatever screen is open. When such a notification arrives, you can choose to answer the call and open the phone application screen, or you can reject the call and stay on the current screen.

To Answer an Incoming Call when the Screen is Inactive

• Drag

to the right.

To answer an incoming call when the screen is active

• In the heads-up notification that appears at the top of the screen, tap ANSWER.

Instead of answering the call, you can go to the main phone application screen by tapping the upper part of the heads-up notification window. Using this method, you get more options to manage the call. For example, you can decide to reject the call with a message or forward the call to the answering machine.

To reject an Incoming Call when the Screen is Inactive

• Drag to the left.

To reject an incoming call when the screen is active

• In the heads-up notification that appears at the top of the screen, tap DECLINE.

Instead of rejecting the call, you can go to the main phone application screen by tapping the upper part of the heads-up notification window. Using this method, you get more options to manage the call. For example, you can decide to reject the call with a message or forward the call to the answering machine.

To mute the ringtone for an incoming call

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

Using the answering machine

You can use the answering machine application in your device to answer calls when you are busy or miss a call. You can enable the automatic answering function and determine how many seconds to wait before the calls get answered automatically. You can also manually route calls to the answering machine when you are too busy to answer them. And you can access messages left on your answering machine directly from your device.

Before using the answering machine, you must record a greeting message.

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To Record a Greeting Message for the Answering Machine

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Call > Xperia™ Answering Machine > Greetings. 3 Tap Record new greeting and follow the on-screen instructions.

To Enable Automatic Answering

1 From your Homescreen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > Call > Xperia™ Answering Machine. 3 Drag the slider beside Answering Machine to the right.

If you don't set a time delay for the automatic answering of calls, the default value is used.

To Set a Tme Delay for Automatic Answering

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Call > Xperia™ Answering Machine. 3 Tap Pick up after. 4 Adjust the time by scrolling up and down. 5 Tap Done.

To Forward an Incoming Call to the Answering Machine

• When a call comes in, drag Response options upward, then select Reject with

Answering Machine.

When a call comes in, you can also just wait until the preset time delay elapses so the answering machine picks up the call automatically.

To Listen to Messages on the Answering Machine

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Call > Xperia™ Answering Machine > Messages. 3 Select the voice message you want to listen to.

You can also listen to answering machine messages directly from the call log by tapping

Rejecting a call with a text message

You can reject a call with a text message. When you reject a call with such a message, the message is automatically sent to the caller and stored in the Messaging conversation with the contact.

You can select from a number of predefined messages available on your device, or you can create a new message. You can also create your own personalized messages by editing the predefined ones.

To Reject a Call with a Text Message When the Screen Is Inactive

1 When an incoming call arrives, tap Response options. 2 Select a predefined message or tap Write new message.

To Reject a Call with a Text Message When the Screen Is Active

1 When an incoming call arrives, tap the upper part of the floating notification

window where the phone number or the name of the contact appears.

2 Tap Response options. 3 Select a predefined message or tap Write new message.

To Reject a Second Call with a Text Message

1 When you hear repeated beeps during a call, tap Response options. 2 Select a predefined message or tap Write new message.

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To Edit the Text Message Used to Reject a Call

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Call > Quick Responses. 3 Tap the message you want to edit, then make the necessary changes. 4 Tap OK.

Ongoing calls

1 End a call

2 Make a second call

3 Put the current call on hold or retrieve a call on hold

4 Enter numbers during a call

5 Mute the microphone during a call

6 Turn on the loudspeaker during a call

To change the ear speaker volume during a call

• Press the volume key up or down.

Using the call log

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

To Open the Call Log

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Find and tap .

To view your missed calls

1 When you have missed a call,

downwards.

2 Tap Missed call.

To Call a Number from Your Call Log

• Tap the number.

appears in the status bar. Drag the status bar

To edit the number before calling, touch and hold the number in the call log, then tap

number before call.

To add a number from the call log to your contacts

1 Touch and hold a number displayed in the call log, then tap Add to Contacts. 2 Select an existing contact to which you want to add the number, or tap Create

new contact.

3 Edit the contact details, then tap SAVE.

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Edit

To View Call Log Options

• When the call log is open, tap .

You can also access general call settings using the instruction above.

Forwarding Calls

You can direct calls to a different recipient, such as to another phone number, another device, or an answering service.

To Forward Calls

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Call. 3 Tap Call forwarding and select an option. 4 Enter the number you want to forward calls to, then tap Turn on.

To turn off call forwarding

1 From your Homescreen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > Call > Call forwarding. 3 Select an option, then tap Turn off.

Restricting calls

You can block all or certain categories of incoming and outgoing calls. If you have received a PIN2 code from your service provider, you can also use a list of Fixed Dialing Numbers (FDNs) to restrict outgoing calls. If your subscription includes a voicemail service, you can send all incoming calls from a specific contact directly to voicemail. If you want to block a certain number, you can go to Google Play™ and download applications that support this function.

FDN is not supported by all network operators. Contact your network operator to verify if your SIM card or network service supports this feature.

To Block Incoming or Outgoing Calls

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Call. 3 Tap Call Barring, then select an option. 4 Enter the password and tap OK.

When you set up call barring for the first time, you need to enter a password to activate the call barring function. You must use this same password later if you want to edit call barring settings.

To enable or disable fixed dialing

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Call > 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 Homescreen, tap

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

To change the SIM card PIN2

1 From the Homescreen, tap

2 Find and tap Settings > Call. 3 Tap Fixed dialing numbers > Change PIN2. 4 Enter the old SIM card PIN2 and tap OK. 5 Enter the new SIM card PIN2 and tap OK. 6 Confirm the new PIN2 and tap OK.

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To Send Incoming Calls from a Specific Contact Directly to Voicemail

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap . 3 Select the contact which you want to direct all incoming calls automatically to

voicemail for.

4 Tap 5 Mark the checkbox beside All calls to voicemail. 6 Tap SAVE.

> .

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

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

• When you hear repeated beeps during a call, drag

To reject a second call

• When you hear repeated beeps during a call, drag to the left.

to the right.

To make a second call

1 During an ongoing call, tap 2 Tap to display the dialpad. 3 Enter the number of the recipient and tap

To switch between multiple calls

• To switch to another call and put the current call on hold, tap Switch to this call.

. The call log is displayed.

. The first call is put on hold.

Conference calls

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

For details about the number of participants that you can add to a conference call, contact your network operator.

To Make a Conference Call

1 During an ongoing call, tap . The call log appears. 2 To display the dialpad, tap 3 Dial the number of the second participant and tap . The first participant is put on

hold temporarily.

4 To add the second participant to the call and start the conference, tap 5 To add more participants to the call, repeat the relevant steps as described

above.

To have a private conversation with a conference call participant

1 During an ongoing conference call, tap Manage conference. 2 Tap the telephone number of the participant that you want to have a private

conversation with.

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 Manage conference. 2 Tap

next to the participant you want to release.

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To end a conference call

• During the call, tap .

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

number.

3 Enter your voicemail number. 4 Tap OK.

To Call Your Voicemail Service

1 Open the dialpad. 2 Touch and hold 1 until your voicemail number is dialed.

The first time you call your voicemail number, your service provider’s voicemail system normally prompts you to set up your voicemail. For example, you may be asked to record a greeting and set a password.

Emergency calls

Your device 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 a SIM card inserted if you are within range of a network.

To make an emergency call

1 Open the dialpad. 2 Enter the emergency number, then tap

You can make emergency calls even when no SIM card is inserted or when all outgoing calls are blocked.

To Make an Emergency Call while the SIM Card Is Locked

1 Tap Emergency call. 2 Enter the emergency number and tap

To Make an Emergency Call While the Device Is Locked

1 To activate the screen, briefly press the power key 2 Swipe left or up and tap the Emergency icon . 3 Enter the emergency number and tap

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Contacts

Transferring contacts

There are several ways to transfer contacts to your new device. You can sync contacts from an online account or import contacts directly from another device.

Transferring contacts using a computer

Xperia™ Transfer is an application that helps you to collect contacts from your old device and transfer them to your new device. Xperia™ Transfer, which you can access from within the Xperia™ Companion computer program, supports mobile devices that run on iOS/iCloud and Android™. If you are switching from an iOS device, the App Matching feature suggests the Android equivalents of your iOS apps.

To use Xperia™ Transfer, you need:

• An Internet-connected computer.

• Your new Android™ device.

• A USB cable for your new Android™ device.

• Your old device.

• A USB cable for your old device.

You may not need your old device. For iOS devices, you can connect directly to iCloud or use a local backup. For previously owned Sony devices you can use local backups.

To transfer contacts to your new device

Search and download Xperia™ Companion (on a PC or Mac® computer) from http://support.sonymobile.com/global-en/tools/xperia-companion if the software is not already installed.

2 After successful installation, open the Xperia™ Companion software, then click

Xperia™ Transfer

and follow the relevant instructions to transfer your contacts.

Transferring contacts using an online account

If you sync the contacts in your old device or your computer with an online account, for example, Google Sync™, Facebook™, or Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®, you can

transfer your contacts to your new device using that account.

To synchronize contacts to your new device using a synchronization account

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Tap , then tap Settings > Accounts & sync. 3 Select the account that you want to sync your contacts with, then tap

now.

You need to be signed in to the relevant sync account before you can sync your contacts with it.

, then tap .

> Sync

Other methods for transferring contacts

There are several other ways to transfer contacts from your old device to your new device. For example, you can copy contacts to a memory card, use Bluetooth

technology, or save contacts to a SIM card. For more specific information about transferring the contacts from your old device, refer to the relevant User guide.

To import contacts from a memory card

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Press , then tap Import contacts > SD card. 3 Select where to store your contacts. 4 Select the files that you want to import and tap OK.

, then tap .

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To import contacts using Bluetooth® technology

Make sure you have the Bluetooth® function turned on and that your device is set to visible.

2 When you are notified of an incoming file to your device, drag the status bar

downward and tap the notification to accept the file transfer.

3 Tap Accept to start the file transfer. 4 Drag the status bar downward. When the transfer is complete, tap the notification. 5 Tap the received file and select where to store your contacts.

To import contacts from a SIM card

You may lose information or get multiple contact entries if you transfer contacts using a SIM card.

1 From your Homescreen, tap , then tap . 2 Tap , then tap Import contacts > SIM card. 3 Select where to store your contacts. 4 To import an individual contact, find and tap the contact. To import all contacts,

tap Import all.

Searching and viewing contacts

Search for contacts

2 View more options

3 Contacts, Favorites, and Groups tabs

4 Edit and view medical and emergency contact information

5 View contact details

6 Jump to contacts starting with the selected letter

7 Add a contact

To search for a contact

1 From your Homescreen, tap

, then tap .

2 Tap and enter a phone number, name, or other information in the Search

contacts field. The result list is filtered as you enter each character.

To select which contacts to display in the Contacts application

1 From your Homescreen, tap

, then tap .

2 Press , then tap Filter. 3 In the list that appears, mark or unmark the desired options. If you have

synchronized your contacts with a synchronization account, that account appears in the list. To further expand the list of options, tap the account.

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Adding and editing contacts

To Add a Contact

1 From your Homescreen, tap , then tap . 2 Tap . 3 If you have synchronized your contacts with one or more accounts and you are

adding a contact for the first time, you must select the account you want to add this contact to. Alternately, tap No backup if you only want to use and save this contact on your device.

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

After you select a synchronization account in step 3, that account will show as the default account offered the next time you add a contact. When you save a contact to a particular account, that account will show as the default account to save to the next time you add a contact. If you have saved a contact to a particular account and want to change it, you need to create a new contact and select a different account to save them to.

If you add a plus sign and the country code before a contact's phone number, you do not have to edit the number again when you make calls from other countries.

To Edit a Contact

1 From your Homescreen, tap , then tap . 2 Tap the contact that you want to edit, then tap . 3 Edit the desired information. 4 When you are done, tap SAVE.

Some synchronization services do not allow you to edit contact details.

To Associate a Picture with a Contact

1 From your Homescreen, tap , then tap . 2 Tap the contact that you want to edit, then tap

3 Tap , then select a method for adding the contact picture and edit as desired. 4 After you add the picture, tap SAVE.

You can also add a picture to a contact directly from the add a picture that is saved to an online account, you must download the picture first.

Album application. If you want to

To personalize the ringtone for a contact

1 From your Homescreen, tap , then tap . 2 Tap the contact that you want to edit, then tap . 3 Tap

> Set ringtone.

4 Select an option from the list or tap to select a music file saved to your device,

then tap Done.

5 Tap SAVE.

To Delete Contacts

1 From your Homescreen, tap

, then tap .

2 Touch and hold the contact you want to delete. 3 To delete all contacts, tap the downward arrow to open the drop-down menu,

then select Mark all.

4 Tap

, then tap Delete.

To Edit Contact Information about Yourself

1 From your Homescreen, tap

, then tap .

2 Tap Myself, then tap . 3 Enter the new information or make the changes you want. 4 When you are done, tap SAVE.

To Create a New Contact from a Text Message

1 From your Homescreen, tap , and then find and tap . 2 Tap the icon next to the phone number, and then tap Save. 3 Select an existing contact, or tap Create new contact. 4 Edit the contact information and tap SAVE.

Adding medical and emergency contact information

You can add and edit ICE (In Case of Emergency) information in the Contacts application. You can enter medical details, such as allergies and medications that you are using, plus information about relatives and friends who can be contacted in case of an emergency. After setup, your ICE information can be accessed from the security lockscreen. This means that even if the screen is locked, for example, by a PIN, pattern, or password, emergency personnel can still retrieve your ICE information.

Go back to the main Contacts screen

2 View more options

3 Show your medical and personal information as part of the ICE information

4 Medical information

5 ICE contact list

6 Create new ICE contacts

7 Use existing contacts as ICE contacts

To show your medical and personal information as part of the ICE information

1 From your Homescreen, tap , then tap . 2 Tap ICE – In Case of Emergency. 3 Tap

, then mark the Show personal information checkbox.

To Enter Your Medical Information

1 From your Homescreen, tap

, then tap .

2 Tap ICE – In Case of Emergency. 3 Tap

, then tap Edit medical info.

4 Edit the desired information. 5 When you are done, tap SAVE.

To Add a New ICE Contact

1 From your Homescreen, tap , then tap . 2 Tap ICE – In Case of Emergency, then tap . 3 If you have synchronized your contacts with one or more accounts and you are

adding a contact for the first time, you must select the account you want to add this contact to. Alternately, tap No backup if you only want to use and save this contact on your device.

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

The ICE contact must have at least a phone number which emergency personnel can call. If your device is locked by a security screen lock, emergency personnel can only see the phone number of the ICE contact, even if there is other information entered in the Contacts application about the contact.

To Use Existing Contacts as ICE Contacts

1 From your Homescreen, tap , then tap . 2 Tap ICE – In Case of Emergency, then tap

3 Mark the contacts you want to use as ICE contacts. 4 When you are done, tap Done.

The ICE contacts you select must have a phone number emergency personnel can call, as a minimum. If your device is locked by a security screen lock, emergency personnel can only see the phone number of the ICE contacts, even if there is other information entered in the Contacts application about the contacts.

To make your ICE information visible from the security lockscreen

1 From your Homescreen, tap

, then tap .

2 Tap ICE – In Case of Emergency. 3 Tap

, then tap Settings.

4 Mark the ICE in lock screen checkbox.

Your ICE information is visible from the security lockscreen by default.

To enable calls to ICE contacts from the security lock screen

1 From your Homescreen, tap , then tap . 2 Tap ICE – In Case of Emergency. 3 Tap

, then tap Settings.

4 Mark the Enable call in ICE checkbox.

Some service providers may not support ICE calls.

Favorites and groups

You can mark contacts as favorites so that you can get quick access to them from the Contacts application. You can also assign contacts to groups, to get quicker access to a group of contacts from within the Contacts application.

To mark or unmark a contact as a favorite

1 From the Homescreen, tap 2 Tap the contact you want to add to or remove from your favorites. 3 Tap

, then tap .

To View Your Favorite Contacts

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Tap Favorites.

, then tap .

To Assign a Contact to a Group

1 In the Contacts application, tap the contact that you want to assign to a group. 2 Tap , then tap the bar directly under Groups. 3 Mark the checkboxes for the groups you want to add the contact to. 4 Tap SAVE.

Sending contact information

To Send Your Business Card

1 From your Homescreen, tap , then tap . 2 Tap Myself. 3 Tap 4 Select an available transfer method and follow the on-screen instructions.

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Tap the contact whose details you want to send. 3 Tap 4 Select an available transfer method and follow the on-screen instructions.

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Press , then tap Mark several. 3 Mark the contacts you want to send, or select all if you want to send all contacts. 4 Tap

, then tap Share.

To Send a Contact

, then tap .

, then tap Share.

To send several contacts at once

, then tap .

, then select an available transfer method and follow the on-screen

instructions.

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 Homescreen, tap 2 Tap the contact that you want to link with another contact. 3 Press 4 Tap the contact whose information you want to join with the first contact, then tap

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Tap the linked contact that you want to edit, then tap . 3 Tap Unlink contact > Unlink.

, then tap Link contact.

OK to confirm. The information from the first contact is merged with the second

contact, and the linked contacts are displayed as one contact in the Contacts list.

To separate linked contacts

, then tap .

Backing up Contacts

You can use a memory card, a SIM card, or a USB storage device to back up contacts.

Transferring contacts

See contacts to your device.

on page 69 for more information about how to restore

To export all contacts to a memory card

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Press , then tap Export contacts > SD card. 3 Tap OK.

, then tap .

To export contacts to a 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.

1 From your Homescreen, tap , then tap . 2 Press , then tap Export 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 Export. 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.

To Export All Contacts to a USB Storage Device

When you export contacts using this method, you must first connect your device to a USB storage device, such as a flash drive or an external hard drive, using a USB Host adapter cable. See more information about how to connect your device to a USB storage device.

Connecting Your Device to USB Accessories

on page 118 for

1 From your Homescreen, tap , then tap . 2 Tap

, then tap Export contacts > USB storage.

3 Tap OK.

Messaging and chat

Reading and sending messages

The Messaging application shows your messages 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 on your device. See

Settings

The number of characters that you can send in a single message varies depending on the operator and the language you use. The maximum size of a multimedia message, which includes the size of added media files, is also operator dependent. Contact your network operator for more information.

on page 39.

Internet and MMS

1 Go back to the list of conversations

2 Call the message sender

3 View more options

4 Sent and received messages

5 Send a completed message

6 Add attachments

To Create and Send a Message

1 From your Homescreen, tap

, and then find and tap .

2 Tap . 3 Enter the recipient’s name or phone number, or other contact information you

have saved about the recipient, and then select from the list that appears. If the recipient is not listed as a contact, enter the recipient's number manually.

4 If you want to send a group message, repeat the procedure described above to

add more recipients.

5 Tap Write message and enter your message text. 6 If you want to add an attachment, select the relevant attachment option. 7 To send the message, 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 Homescreen, tap , then find and tap . 2 Tap the desired conversation. 3 If the message is not yet downloaded, tap and hold the message, then tap

Download message.

All received messages are saved by default to the device memory.

To Reply to a Message

1 From your Homescreen, tap , then find and tap . 2 Tap the conversation containing the message. 3 Enter your reply and tap

To Forward a Message

1 From your Homescreen, tap , then find and tap . 2 Tap the conversation containing the message you want to forward. 3 Touch and hold the message you want to forward, then tap Forward message. 4 Enter the recipient’s name or phone number, or other contact information that you

have saved about the recipient, then select from the list that appears. If the recipient is not listed as a contact, enter the recipient's number manually.

5 Edit the message, if necessary, then tap

To save a file contained in a message you receive

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

Download message.

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

, then find and tap .

Organizing your messages

To Delete a Message

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Tap the conversation containing the message you want to delete. 3 Touch and hold the message you want to delete, tap

To delete conversations

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Tap , then tap Delete conversations. 3 Mark the checkboxes for the conversations that you want to delete, then tap

Delete.

To Star a Message

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Tap the conversation you want to open. 3 Touch and hold the message you want to star, then tap Add star. 4 To unstar a message, touch and hold the starred message, then tap Delete star.

To view starred messages

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Tap 3 All starred messages appear in a list.

, then tap Starred messages.

, and then find and tap .

, and then tap Delete.

, then find and tap .

To Search for Messages

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Tap . 3 Enter your search keywords. The search results appear in a list.

, and then find and tap .

Calling from a message

To Call a Message Sender

1 From your Homescreen, tap , and then find and tap . 2 Tap a conversation, and then tap .

To Save a Sender's Number as a Contact

1 From your Homescreen, tap , then find and tap . 2 Tap > Save. 3 Select an existing contact, or tap Create new contact. 4 Edit the contact information and tap Save.

Messaging settings

To Change your Message Notification Settings

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Tap 3 To set a notification sound, tap Notification sound, and then select an option or

4 To confirm, tap Done. 5 For other notification settings, drag the relevant sliders to the right or left.

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Tap 3 Drag the slider beside Delivery report to the right or left.

, and then tap Settings.

tap and select a music file that is saved to your device.

To Turn the Delivery Report Function On or Off for Outgoing Messages

, then tap Settings.

, and then find and tap .

, then find and tap .

After the delivery report function is turned on, a check mark is displayed in messages that have been successfully delivered.

Instant messaging and video chat

You can use the Google Hangouts™ instant messaging and video chat application on your device to chat with friends who also use the application on computers, Android™ devices and other devices. You can turn any conversation into a video call with several friends, and you can send messages to friends even when they are offline. You can also view and share photos easily.

Hangouts™ requires Internet access and a Google™ account. Go to http:// support.google.com/hangouts and click the "Hangouts on your Android" link to get more detailed information about how to use this application.

The video call function only works on devices with a front camera.

To use the Hangouts™ application

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Hangouts.

Email

Setting up email

Use the email application in your device to send and receive email messages through your email accounts. You can have one or several email accounts at the same time, including corporate Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync accounts.

To set up an email account

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Find and tap Email. 3 Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to complete the setup.

For some email services, you may need to contact your email service provider for information on detailed settings for the email account.

To add an extra email account

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Find and tap Email. 3 Tap

, then tap Settings > Add account.

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

account cannot be downloaded automatically, complete the setup manually.

5 When you are finished, tap Next.

Sending and Receiving Email Messages

1 View a list of all email accounts and recent folders

2 Search for email messages

3 Access settings and options

4 List of email messages

5 Write an email message

To download new email messages

• When the email inbox is open, swipe downward on the message list.

Before trying to download new email messages, make sure you have a working data connection. For more information about ensuring successful data connections, see

and MMS Settings

on page 39.

Internet

To Read Your Email Messages

1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Email. 3 If you are using several email accounts, drag the left edge of the screen to the

right and select the account you want to check. If you want to check all your email accounts at once, drag the left edge of the screen to the right, then tap Combined

inbox.

4 In the email inbox, scroll up or down and tap the email message that you want to

read.

To Create and Send an Email Message

1 From your Homescreen, tap , then find and tap Email. 2 If you are using several email accounts, drag the left edge of the screen to the

right and select which account you want to send the email from.

3 Tap

4 Enter the email subject and message text, then tap .

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

2 Enter your reply, then tap

1 In your email inbox, find and tap the message that you want to forward, then tap

2 Enter the recipient's name or email address, then select one or more recipients

3 Enter your message text, then tap

, then type the recipient's name or email address and select one or more

recipients from the drop-down list.

To reply to an email message

Reply or Reply all.

To Forward an Email Message

Forward.

from the drop-down list.

To view an email message attachment

1 Find and tap the email message containing the attachment that you want to view.

Email messages with attachments are indicated by

2 After the email message opens, tap Load. The attachment starts to download. 3 After the attachment finishes downloading, tap View.

To Save a Sender's Email Address to Your Contacts

1 Find and tap a message in your email inbox. 2 Tap the name of the sender, tap Add to Contacts then tap OK. 3 Select an existing contact, or tap Create new contact. 4 Edit the contact information, if desired, then tap Save.

Organizing your email messages

To Sort Your Email

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Find and tap Email. 3 If you are using several email accounts, drag the left edge of the screen to the

right and select the account with the emails you want to sort. If you want to sort email in all your email accounts at once, drag the left edge of the screen to the right, then tap Combined inbox.

4 Tap 5 Select a sorting option.

, then tap Sort.

To Search for Email

1 From your Homescreen, tap , then find and tap Email. 2 If you are using several email accounts, drag the left edge of the screen to the

right and select the account you want to search. If you want to search all your email accounts at once, drag the left edge of the screen to the right, then tap

Combined inbox.

3 Tap . 4 Enter your search text, then tap on the keyboard. 5 The search result appears in a list sorted by date. Tap the email message you

want to open.

To View All Folders for One Email Account

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Drag the left edge of the screen to the right, then select the account you want to

check.

3 Under the account you want to check, select Show all folders.

To delete an email message

• In your email inbox, flick the message that you want to delete to the right.

To move an email message to another folder

1 In your email inbox, flick the message that you want to move to the left. 2 Tap Move, then select a folder.

, then find and tap Email.

Email account settings

To remove an email account from your device

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Find and tap Email. 3 Press 4 Select the account you want to remove. 5 Tap Delete account > OK.

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Find and tap Email. 3 Tap 4 Select the account for which you want to change the inbox check frequency. 5 Tap Check frequency > Check frequency and select an option.

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Press 3 Select the EAS (Exchange Active Sync) account for which you want to set an Out

4 Tap Out of office. 5 Drag the slider beside Out of office to the right to turn on the function. 6 If needed, mark the Set time range checkbox and set the time range for the auto

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

, then tap Settings.

To change the inbox check frequency

, then tap Settings.

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

, then tap Settings.

of Office auto-reply.

reply.

, then find and tap Email.

Gmail™

If you have a Google™ account, you can use the Gmail™ application to read and write

email messages.

1 View a list of all Gmail accounts and folders

2 Search for email messages

3 List of email messages

4 Write an email message

To Learn More About Gmail™

• When the Gmail application is open, tap , and then tap Help.

Music

Transferring Music to Your Device

There are different ways to transfer music from a computer to your device:

•

For Windows® only: Connect the device and computer using a USB cable, and then

drag and drop the music files directly into the file manager application on the computer.

Managing files using a computer

See

• You can use the Xperia™ Companion software to transfer your media files between the

computer and your device. To learn more and to download Xperia™ Companion, go to

www.sonymobile.com/global-en/tools/xperia-companion

The Music application may not support all music file formats. For more information about

supported file formats and the use of multimedia (audio, image, and video) files, download the

White Paper for your device at

www.sonymobile.com/support

Listening to music

Use the Music application to listen to your favorite music and audio books.

on the 139 page.

Go to the Music home screen

2 Search all songs saved to your device

3 View the current play queue

4 Album art (if available)

5 Progress indicator – Drag the indicator or tap along the line to fast forward or rewind

6 Elapsed time of current song

7 Total time length of current song

8 Repeat all songs in the current play queue

9 Tap to go to the next song in the play queue

Touch and hold to fast forward within the current song

10 Play or pause a song

11 Tap to go to the previous song in the play queue

Touch and hold to rewind within the current song

12 Shuffle songs in the current play queue

Music home screen

1 Drag the left edge of the screen to the right to open the Music home screen menu

2 Scroll up or down to view content

3 Play a song using the Music application

4 Play all songs in shuffle mode

5 Return to the music player screen

To Play a Song Using the Music Application

1 From your Homescreen, tap , then find and tap . 2 Drag the left edge of the screen to the right. 3 Select a music category. 4 Tap a song to play it.

You might not be able to play copyright-protected items. Verify that you have the necessary

rights for the material you intend to share.

To Find Song-Related Information Online

• While a song is playing in the Music application, tap the Album art, then tap More

about this.

Online resources related to the song can include videos on YouTube™, song lyrics, and artist information on Wikipedia.

To adjust the audio volume

• Press the volume key.

To minimize the Music application

• When a song is playing, tap

to go to the Homescreen. The Music application

stays playing in the background.

To open the Music application when it is playing in the background

1 While a song is playing in the background, tap the

to open the recently used

applications window.

2 Tap the Music application.

Music home screen menu

The Music home screen menu gives you an overview of all the songs on your device. From here you can manage your albums and playlists.

1 Return to the Music home screen

2 View the current play queue

3 Browse all artists

4 Browse all albums

5 Browse all songs

6 Browse your music library and filter by artist, album or song name

7 Browse all playlists

8 Play a shared music file on another device

9 View all subscribed or downloaded files in Podcast

10 Open the settings menu for the Music application

11 Open the support menu for the Music application

To open the Music homescreen menu

1 From your Homescreen, tap , then find and tap . 2 Drag the left edge of the screen to the right.

To return to the Music homescreen

• When the Music homescreen menu is open, tap Home.

• When the Music homescreen menu is open, tap on the screen to the right of the

menu.

To delete a song

1 From the Music homescreen menu, browse to the song that you want to delete. 2 Touch and hold the song title, then tap Delete in the list that appears. 3 Tap Delete again to confirm.

Playlists

On the Music homescreen, you can create your own playlists from the music that is saved on your device.

To Create Your Own Playlists

1 From the Music homescreen, touch and hold the name of the album or song that

you want to add to a playlist.

2 In the menu that opens, tap Add to playlist > Create new playlist. 3 Enter a name for the playlist and tap OK.

You can also tap the album art and then tap

To play your own playlists

1 Open the Music homescreen menu, then tap Playlists. 2 Under Playlists, select the playlist that you want to open. 3 If you want to play all songs, tap Shuffle all.

Add to playlist to create a new playlist.

To Add Songs to a Playlist

1 From the Music homescreen, browse to the song or album that you want to add

to a playlist.

2 Touch and hold the song or the album title, then tap Add to playlist. 3 Tap the name of the playlist you want to add the album or song to. The album or

song is now added to the playlist.

To remove a song from a playlist

1 In a playlist, touch and hold the title of the song that you want to delete. 2 Tap Delete from playlist.

You might not be able to delete a song that is saved on the memory card or on your device's internal storage.

To delete a playlist

1 Open the Music homescreen menu, then tap Playlists. 2 Touch and hold the playlist that you want to delete. 3 Tap Delete. 4 Tap Delete again to confirm.

You cannot delete smart playlists.

Sharing music

To share a song

1 From the Music homescreen, browse to the song or album that you want to

share.

2 Touch and hold the song title, then tap Share. 3 Select an application from the list, then follow the on-screen instructions.

You can also share albums and playlists in the same way.

Enhancing the sound

To improve the sound quality using the Equalizer

1 Open the Music home screen menu, then tap Settings > Audio settings > Sound

effects > Equalizer.

2 To adjust the sound manually, drag the frequency band buttons up or down. To

adjust the sound automatically, tap

To turn on the Surround sound feature

1 Open the Music home screen menu, then tap Settings > Audio settings > Sound

effects > Surround sound (VPT).

2 Flick left or right to select a setting, then tap OK to confirm.

and select a style.

Recognizing Music with TrackID™

Use the TrackID™ music recognition service to identify a song 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™ in a quiet area.

1 Search for tracks, albums, and artists

2 Create an online TrackID™ profile

3 View current music charts

4 View TrackID™ options

5 View the history of your previous searches

6 Check out what others are tracking

7 Identify the music you’re listening to

The TrackID™ application and the TrackID™ service are not supported in all countries/regions or by all networks and/or service providers. TrackID™ can be connected to music streaming services available in your country.

To Identify Music Using TrackID™ Technology

1 From your Homescreen, tap

2 Find and tap TrackID™, then hold your device close to the music source. 3 Tap . If the song is recognized by the TrackID™ service, the results appear on

the screen.

To return to the

TrackID™ start screen, tap .

To View Artist Information for a Song

1 After a song is recognized by the TrackID™ application, the result is displayed on

the TrackID™ homescreen.

2 Scroll to the result you want to view and then tap to open it.

To Delete a Song from the Track History

1 Open the TrackID™ application, then browse to the song that you want to delete. 2 Touch and hold the screen to make

appear.

3 Tap .

To Use TrackID™ LIVE

You can use TrackID™ LIVE to see real-time LIVE trackings from around the world. There are two ways to start TrackID™ LIVE:

• Tap the map on the TrackID™ homescreen.

• Or press

You can change how fast you want to get the trackings and you can mute or unmute the song previews.

, then tap TrackID™ LIVE.

FM radio

Listening to the radio

The FM radio in your device 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 your device 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 audio to the speaker, if desired.

1 Favorites list

2 Radio on/off button

3 View menu options

4 Tuned frequency

5 Save or remove a channel as a favorite

6 Tuning dial

7 Frequency band – drag left or right to move between channels

8 Move up the frequency band to search for a channel

9 A saved favorite channel

10 Move down the frequency band to search for a channel

To listen to the FM radio

1 Connect a headset or a set of headphones to your device. 2 From your Homescreen, 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.

To move between radio channels

• Drag the frequency band left or right.

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.

To switch the radio sound to the speaker

1 When the radio is open, press . 2 Tap Play in speaker.

To switch the sound back to the wired headset or headphones, press and tap Play in headphones.

To identify a song on the FM radio using TrackID™

1 While the song is playing on your device's FM radio, tap , then select TrackID™. 2 A progress indicator appears while the TrackID™ application samples the song. If

identification is successful, you are presented with a result or a list of possible results.

3 To return to the FM Radio, tap

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.

Favorite radio channels

To save a channel as a favorite

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

favorite.

2 Tap 3 Enter a name and select a color for the channel, then press Save.

To listen to a favorite radio channel

1 Tap 2 Select an option.

1 When the radio is open, navigate to the channel that you want to remove. 2 Tap

To remove a channel as a favorite

, then tap Delete.

Sound settings

To switch between mono and stereo sound mode

1 When the radio is open, press . 2 Tap Enable stereo sound. 3 To listen to the radio in mono sound mode again, press

sound.

To select the radio region

1 When the radio is open, press 2 Tap Set radio region. 3 Select an option.

and tap Force mono

Mobile TV

Using the Mobile TV application

Mobile TV is a terrestrial digital TV broadcasting service which allows you to receive and play digital TV programs on your mobile device. Before you get started, you must connect the dedicated Mobile TV antenna cable and then connect a headset to your device.

The Mobile TV application is not available in all markets.

To connect the Mobile TV antenna cable

• Plug the male connector of the Mobile TV antenna cable into the headset jack of

your mobile device.

To connect a headset

• Plug the headset connector into the Mobile TV antenna cable.

Getting started

The first time you start the Mobile TV application, your device scans for available channels before the application is ready to use.

To get started using the Mobile TV application

1 From your Homescreen, tap

available channels automatically.

2 When the scan is complete, select the desired channel to start watching Mobile

TV.

To View Mobile TV Content

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Tap Channel List, and then select a channel to start watching Mobile TV. 3 On the Mobile TV screen, tap

, then tap Mobile TV. Your device scans for the

, and then tap Mobile TV.

or to switch between channels.

Settings

You can edit a number of settings for the Mobile TV application.

To edit the aspect ratio

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Tap > Settings > Aspect Ratio. 3 Select an option. 4 When you are done, tap

, then tap Mobile TV.

To Edit the Parental Controls

1 From your Homescreen, tap , and then tap Mobile TV. 2 Tap > Settings > Parental Control. 3 Enter your PIN, and then tap OK. 4 Edit the information as desired. 5 When you are done, tap

Camera

Taking photos and recording videos

1 Front camera lens

2 Select capturing mode

3 Switch between the front and main camera

4 Zoom in or out

5 Camera key – Activate the camera/Take photos/Record videos

6 View photos and videos

7 Take photos or record videos

8 Go back a step or exit the camera

9 Capturing mode settings icon

10 Flash settings

To Take a Photo from the Lockscreen

1 To activate the screen, briefly press the power key

2 To activate the camera, touch and hold the camera icon , then drag it to the left. 3 After the camera opens, tap .

To take a photo using the camera key

1 Activate the camera. 2 Press the camera key fully down.

To take a photo by tapping the on-screen camera button

1 Activate the camera. 2 Point the camera toward the subject. 3 Tap the on-screen camera button

. The photo is taken as soon as you release

your finger.

To take a selfie using the front camera

1 Activate the camera. 2 Tap

3 To take the photo, press the camera key. The photo is taken as soon as you

release your finger.

To use the still camera flash

1 When the camera is open, tap

2 Select your desired flash setting. 3 Take the photo.

To use the zoom function

• When the camera is open, press the volume key up or down.

• When the camera is open, pinch in or pinch out on the camera screen.

To record a video using the camera key

1 Activate the camera. 2 Swipe the screen to Video mode. 3 To start recording a video, press the camera key. 4 To stop recording, press the camera key again.

To record a video

1 Activate the camera. 2 Point the camera towards the subject. 3 To start recording, tap . 4 To pause when recording a video, tap . To resume recording, tap . 5 To stop recording, tap

To take a photo when recording a video

• To take a photo when recording a video, tap

you release your finger.

To view your photos and videos

1 Activate the camera, then tap a thumbnail to open a photo or video. 2 Flick left or right to view your photos and videos.

To delete a photo or recorded video

1 Browse to the photo or video that you want to delete. 2 Tap the screen to make 3 Tap . 4 Tap Delete to confirm.

. The photo is taken as soon as

appear.

Face detection

You can use face detection to bring an off-center face into focus. The camera automatically detects up to five faces, indicated by white frames. A colored frame shows which face has been selected for focus. Focus is set to the face closest to the camera. You can also tap one of the frames to select which face should be in focus.

To Turn on Face Detection

1 Swipe the screen to select 2 Tap . 3 Tap More > Focus mode > Face detection.

To take a photo using face detection

1 When the camera is open and Face detection turned on, point the camera at your

subject. Up to five faces can be detected, and each detected face is framed.

2 Press the camera key halfway down. A colored frame shows which face is in

focus.

3 To take the photo, press the camera key fully down.

Manual capturing mode.

Using Smile Shutter™ to capture smiling faces

Use Smile Shutter™ technology to photograph a face just as it smiles. The camera detects up to five faces and selects one face for smile detection and auto-focus. When the selected face smiles, the camera automatically takes a photo.

To turn on Smile Shutter™

1 Activate the camera. 2 Tap 3 Find and tap Smile Shutter and select a smile level.

To take a photo using Smile Shutter™

1 When the camera is open and Smile Shutter™ is turned on, point the camera at

your subject. The camera selects which face to focus on.

2 The face selected appears inside a colored frame and the photo is taken

automatically.

3 If no smile is detected, press the camera key to take the photo manually.

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 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 appears, geotagging is turned off.

To Turn on Geotagging

1 From your Homescreen, tap 2 Tap Settings > Location. 3 Tap the on-off switch. 4 Activate the camera. 5 Tap 6 Tap More > Save location. Drag the slider to the right.

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

General camera settings

Capturing Modes

Superior auto

Optimize your settings to suit any scene.

Manual

Adjust camera settings manually.

Sound Photo

Take photos with background sound.

Multi camera

Record the same scene from multiple angles on a single screen.

Face in picture

Take photos using the front and rear cameras at the same time.

4K video

Take videos with 4K ultra-high definition.

Timeshift video

Take high frame-rate videos and apply slow-motion effects.

AR effect

Take photos or videos with virtual scenes and characters.

Creative effect

Apply effects to photos or videos.

Timeshift burst

Find the best photo from a burst of images.

Sweep Panorama

Take wide-angle and panoramic photos.

Background defocus

Blur the background of your photos to make your subject look sharper in comparison.

Style portrait

Take photos with real-time portrait styles.

To learn more about how to take better photos, go to

www.sonymobile.com/support

To switch between capturing modes

1 Press and hold down the camera key. 2 Swipe the screen to the desired capturing mode.

Superior Auto

Superior auto mode detects the conditions you are shooting in and automatically adjusts the settings to ensure you take the best photo possible.

The highest resolution that Superior auto mode supports is 8MP. If you want to take photos with a higher resolution, use Manual mode.

Manual mode

Use Manual mode when you want to manually adjust your camera settings for photos and videos.

AR effect

You can apply AR (augmented reality) effects to your photos or videos and make them more fun. When using the camera, this setting lets you integrate 3D scenes into your photos or videos. Just select the scene you want and adjust its position in the viewfinder.

Creative effect

You can apply different effects on your photos or videos. Add a Nostalgic effect to make photos look older, or a Sketch effect for a more fun image.

Sweep Panorama

You can take wide-angle and panoramic photos from the horizontal or vertical direction in an easy press-and-sweep motion.

To take a panoramic photo

1 Activate the camera. 2 Swipe the screen to go to 3 To select a shooting direction, tap . 4 Press the camera key and move the camera slowly and steadily in the direction of

movement indicated on the screen.

, then select .

Timeshift Burst

The camera takes a burst of 61 photos in a window of two seconds—one second before and after you tap the on-screen camera button. So you can go back and find the perfect image.

To Use Timeshift Burst

1 Activate the camera. 2 Swipe the screen to go to 3 Take photos. The photos taken appear in thumbnail view. 4 Scroll through the thumbnails and select the photo you want to save, and then tap

, and then select .

Timeshift video

You can record video at the high frame rate of 120 frames per second and then apply effects so you can play back parts or all of the video in slow motion.

Background Defocus Mode

Use your camera's blurred background effect to make your subjects look sharper and more vivid in comparison with their background. In Background defocus mode, the camera takes two shots, identifies the background, and then blurs it while keeping the subject sharp and in focus, like shooting with a digital SLR camera. You can select from three different blur variations and tune the blur level in the preview display.

Face in Picture

You can use the Face in Picture mode to turn on the front and main cameras at the same time, so you can take a photo of yourself together with the subject.

Multi-Camera Mode

Multi-camera mode lets you take a photo that combines images from two different angles and devices. You see two images in the camera viewfinder of your device—one from your own camera and one from a connected Xperia™ device or a Sony camera that supports NFC and Wi-Fi Direct™ technology. You can then edit what you see in the viewfinder before taking a photo.

So if you’re at a concert venue, for example, and you want to capture a photo that combines a view of the band from one angle and the audience from another, you can use multi-camera mode for the best effect.

You can set up multi-camera mode using NFC, which launches the pairing of the two devices using Wi-Fi Direct™ technology.

To use Multi camera mode

1 Turn on the NFC functions on both devices that you want to connect. 2 Activate the camera on your device. 3 Swipe the screen to go to 4 On the screens of both devices, tap 5 Touch the NFC detection areas of each device to one other. Both devices should

now connect using Wi-Fi Direct™ technology.

6 Once the devices are connected, two images appear in the viewfinder of your

device – one from the viewfinder of your camera and another from the viewfinder of the connected device.

7 To edit the images in your viewfinder, tap 8 Edit the images as desired. For example, you can tap and hold an image and drag

it to the other side of the viewfinder to change the order.

9 When you are finished editing and are ready to capture the final combined image,

tap Done >

, then select .

Downloading camera applications

You can download free or paid camera applications from Google Play™ or other sources. Before you start downloading, make sure that you have a working Internet connection, preferably over Wi-Fi® to limit data traffic charges.

To download camera applications

1 Open the camera application. 2 Swipe the screen to go to 3 Select the application that you want to download, and follow the instructions to

complete the installation.

, then tap .

Quick Launch

Use Quick launch settings to launch the camera when the screen is locked.

Launch only

When this setting is activated, you can launch the camera when the screen is locked by pressing and holding down the camera key.

Launch and capture

When this setting is activated, you can launch the camera and capture a photo automatically when the screen is locked by pressing and holding down the camera key.

Launch and record video

When this setting is activated, you can launch the camera and start capturing video when the screen is locked by pressing and holding down the camera key.

Off

Save location

Add geographical location (geotag) information to your photos when you take them.

Touch capture

Identify a focus area, and then touch the camera screen with your finger. The photo is taken as soon as you release your finger.

Sound

Choose to turn on or turn off the shutter sound.

Data storage

You can choose to save your data either to a removable SD card or to your device's internal storage.

Internal storage

Photos or videos are saved on the device memory.

SD card

Photos or videos are saved on the SD card.

Touch Block

You can disable the touchscreen to avoid unintended touches when you are using the camera.

White Balance

This setting, which is only available in Manual capturing mode, adjusts the color balance according to the lighting conditions. It also allows you to adjust the exposure manually in the -2.0 EV to +2.0 EV range. For example, you can increase the image brightness or decrease the overall exposure by tapping the plus or minus controls accordingly when the white balance setting icon

Auto

Adjusts the color balance automatically to suit the lighting conditions.

Incandescent

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

Fluorescent

Adjusts the color balance for fluorescent lighting.

Daylight

Adjusts the color balance for sunny outdoor conditions.

Cloudy

Adjusts the color balance for a cloudy sky.

is displayed.

Still camera settings

To adjust the still camera settings

1 Activate the camera. 2 To display all settings, tap 3 Select the setting that you want to adjust, then edit as desired.

Still camera settings overview

Resolution

Choose between several resolutions and aspect ratios before taking a photo. A photo with a higher resolution requires more memory.

20.7MP 5248×3936(4:3)

20.7-megapixel resolution with 4:3 aspect ratio. Suitable for photos you want to view on non-widescreen displays or print in high resolution.

15.5MP 5248×2952(16:9)

15.5-megapixel resolution with 16:9 aspect ratio. Suitable for photos you want to view on widescreen displays.

8MP 3264×2448(4:3)

8-megapixel resolution with 4:3 aspect ratio. Suitable for photos you want to view on non-widescreen displays or print in high resolution.

8MP 3840×2160(16:9)

8-megapixel resolution with 16:9 aspect ratio. Suitable for photos you want to view on widescreen displays.

3MP 2048×1536(4:3)

3-megapixel resolution with 4:3 aspect ratio. Suitable for photos you want to view on non-widescreen displays or print in high resolution.

2MP 1920×1080(16:9)

2-megapixel resolution with 16:9 aspect ratio. Suitable for photos you want to view on widescreen displays.

This setting is only available in Manual capturing mode.

Self-Timer

With the self-timer you can take a photo without holding the device. Use this function to take self-portraits, or group photos where everyone can be in the photo. You can also use the self-timer if you want 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.

0.5 sec.

Set a half-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.

Smile Shutter™

Use the Smile Shutter™ function to determine what kind of smile the camera reacts to before taking a photo.

Focus Mode

The focus function controls which part of a photo should be sharp. When continuous autofocus is on, the camera keeps adjusting focus so that the area within the focus frame stays sharp.

Single autofocus

The camera automatically focuses on the selected subject. Continuous autofocus is on. Touch and hold the camera screen until the focus frame changes color, indicating that the focus is set. The photo is taken when you release your finger.

Multi autofocus

The focus is automatically set on several areas of the image. Touch and hold the camera screen until the focus frame changes color, indicating that the focus is set. The photo is taken when you release your finger. Continuous autofocus is off.

Face detection

The camera automatically detects up to five human faces, indicated by frames on the screen. The camera automatically focuses on the nearest face. You can also select which face to focus on by tapping it on the screen. When you tap the camera screen, a colored frame shows which face is selected and in focus. Face detection cannot be used for all scene types. Continuous autofocus is on.

Touch focus

Touch a specific area on the camera screen to set the area of focus. Continuous autofocus is off. Touch and hold the camera screen until the focus frame changes color, indicating that the focus is set. The photo is taken when you release your finger.

Object tracking

When you select an object by touching it in the viewfinder, the camera tracks it for you.

This setting is only available in Manual capturing mode.

HDR

Use the HDR (High Dynamic Range) setting to take a photo against strong backlight or in conditions where the contrast is sharp. HDR compensates for the loss of detail and produces a picture that is representative of both dark and bright areas.

This setting is only available in Manual capturing mode.

ISO

You can reduce image blurring caused by dark conditions or moving subjects by increasing the ISO sensitivity.

Auto

Sets the ISO sensitivity automatically.

Sets the ISO sensitivity to 50.

100

Sets the ISO sensitivity to 100.

200

Sets the ISO sensitivity to 200.

400

Sets the ISO sensitivity to 400.

800

Sets the ISO sensitivity to 800.

1600

Sets the ISO sensitivity to 1600.

3200

Sets the ISO sensitivity to 3200.

This setting is only available in Manual capturing mode.

Metering

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

Center

Measures the center of the image, and determines the exposure based on the brightness of the subject there.

Spot

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

Face

Measures the amount of light on the face, and adjusts the exposure so that the face is neither too dark or too bright.

Multi

Divides the image into multiple regions, and measures each region to determine a well-balanced exposure.

This setting is only available in Manual capturing mode.

Image stabilizer

When taking a photo, it can be difficult to hold the device steady. The stabilizer helps you by compensating for small movements of the hand.

This setting is only available in Manual capturing mode.

Preview

You can choose to preview photos just after you shoot them.

Unlimited

The preview of the photo or video appears after you shoot it.

5 seconds

The preview of the photo or video appears for 5 seconds after you shoot it.

3 seconds

The preview of the photo or video appears for 3 seconds after you shoot it.

Edit

The photo or video opens for editing after you shoot it.

Off

The photo or video is saved after you shoot it, and no preview appears.

Face Recognition

You can register faces in the Camera application so that the camera automatically focuses on these faces when they appear in the viewfinder.

Flash

Use the flash to take photos when lighting conditions are poor or when there is a backlight. The following options are available when you tap the flash icon camera screen:

Auto

The camera automatically determines if the lighting conditions require the use of a flash.

Fill flash

Use this setting when the background is brighter than the subject. This setting removes unwanted dark shadows.

Red-eye reduction

Reduces the red color of eyes when taking a photo.

Off

The flash is turned off. Sometimes photo quality can be better without the flash, even if lighting conditions are poor. Taking a good photo without using the flash requires a steady hand. Use the selftimer to avoid blurred photos.

on the

Flashlight

The flash light is turned on when you take photos.

Scene selection

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

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Sony Xperia Z3 Users guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Getting started

About this User Guide

Overview

Assembly

Screen Protection

Starting your device for the first time

Charging your Device

Device security

Making sure your device is protected

Screen Lock

Unlocking Your Device Automatically

SIM card protection

Finding the identification number of your device

Finding a lost device

Learning the basics

Using the touchscreen

Locking and Unlocking the Screen

Home screen

Application screen

Navigating Applications

Small apps

Widgets

Shortcuts and folders

Background and Themes

Battery and power management

Taking a screenshot

Recording your screen

Notifications

Icons in the status bar

Application Overview

Downloading applications

Downloading applications from other sources

Internet and networks

Browsing the web

Internet and MMS Settings

Wi-Fi®

Sharing your mobile data connection

Controlling data usage

Selecting mobile networks

Virtual private networks (VPNs)

Synchronizing data on your device

Synchronizing with Online Accounts

Synchronizing with Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®

Basic settings

Accessing settings

Volume settings

Do not disturb mode settings

Screen settings

Application settings

Resetting Your Applications

Daydream

Language settings

Date and time

Super-Vivid Mode

Enhancing the sound output

Noise cancellation

Multiple User Accounts

Typing text

On-Screen Keyboard

Phonepad

Entering text using voice input

Editing text

Personalizing the On-Screen Keyboard

Calling

Making calls

Receiving calls

Ongoing calls

Using the call log

Forwarding Calls

Restricting calls

Multiple calls

Conference calls

Voicemail

Emergency calls

Contacts