User Manual

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Table Of Contents

Contents
Getting started
- About this User guide
- Overview
- Assembly
- Screen protection
- Starting your device for the first time
- Why do I need a Google™‎ account?
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
- Widgets
- Shortcuts and folders
- Background and themes
- Taking a screenshot
- Notifications
- Icons in the status bar
- Applications overview
Battery and maintenance
- Charging your device
- Battery and power management
- Updating your device
- Maintenance using a computer
- Storage and memory
- Backing up and restoring content
Downloading applications
- Downloading applications from Google Play™‎
- 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)
Synchronising data on your device
- Synchronising with online accounts
- Synchronising with Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®
Basic settings
- Accessing settings
- Volume settings
- Do not disturb mode
- Screen settings
- Application settings
- Resetting your applications
- Screen saver
- Language settings
- Date and time
- Enhancing the sound output
- Multiple user accounts
Typing text
- On-screen keyboards
- Editing text
Calling
- Making calls
- Receiving calls
- Ongoing calls
- Using the call log
- Forwarding calls
- Restricting calls
- Multiple calls
- Conference calls
- Voicemail
- Emergency calls
Contacts
- Searching and viewing contacts
- Adding and editing contacts
- Transferring contacts
- Backing up contacts
- Adding medical and emergency contact information
- Favourites
- Sending contact information
- Avoiding duplicate entries in the Contacts application
Messaging and chat
- Reading and sending messages
- Organising your messages
- Calling from Messaging
- Messaging settings
- Video chat
Email
- Setting up email
- Sending and receiving email messages
- Organising your email messages
- Email account settings
- Gmail™‎
Music and FM radio
- Transferring music to your device
- Listening to music
- Music menu
- Playlists
- Sharing music
- Enhancing the sound
- Listening to the radio
- Favourite radio channels
- Radio sound settings
Camera
- Taking photos and recording videos
- General camera settings
- Still camera settings
- Video camera settings
Photos and videos in Album
- Viewing photos and videos
- Album home screen menu
- Sharing and managing photos and videos
- Editing photos with the Photo editor application
- Editing videos with the Video editor application
- Hiding photos and videos
- Viewing your photos on a map
Videos
- The Video application
- Transferring video content to your device
- Managing video content
Connectivity
- Mirroring the screen of your device wirelessly on a TV
- Connecting your device to USB accessories
- NFC
- Bluetooth® wireless technology
Smart apps and features that save you time
- Google Search & Now
- Using your device as a wallet
Travel and maps
- Using location services
- Google Maps™‎ and navigation
- Using data traffic when travelling
- Airplane mode
Clock and Calendar
- Calendar
- Clock
Accessibility
- Magnification gesture
- Font size
- Display size
- Colour correction
- TalkBack
- Mono audio
- TTY (Teletypewriter) mode
- Switch Access
Support and legal
- Support application
- Xperia™‎ Tips
- Help in menus and applications
- Running diagnostic tests on your device
- Restarting, resetting and repairing
- Help us improve our software
- Warranty, SAR and usage guidelines
- Recycling your device
- Legal information

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Title To browse the Home screen

Changes For nxtstp UG

Version 5

Author zzWangT

Status Released

Home screen panes

You can add new panes to your Home screen (up to a maximum of twenty panes)

and delete panes. You can also set the pane that you want to use as the main Home

screen pane.

ID: SCR-SONY-HOMESCREEN-CHANGE-PANE

GUID GUID-FC173B6A-92B3-401B-8E4C-873BA14F1B11

Title Home screen panes

Changes home pane number limit is 20 - valid for all projects onwards

Version 3

Author AdelK

Status Released

To set a pane as the main Home screen pane

Touch and hold any area on your Home screen until the device vibrates.

Flick left or right to browse to the pane that you want to set as your main Home

screen pane, then tap ID: ICN-SONY-AND-HOMESCREEN-SET-MAIN-HOMESCREEN in the top left

corner of the screen.

When Google Search & Now is enabled, the left-most pane is reserved for this service and the

main Home screen pane cannot be changed. For more information, see

Google Search & Now

on page 185.

GUID GUID-40544E7E-58CD-4F30-8E08-BCFB412676EB

Title To set a pane as the main Home screen pane

Changes N update / Editorial comments implemented for Google Now

Version 9

Author PalG

Status Released

To add a pane to your Home screen

Touch and hold any area on your Home screen until the device vibrates.

To browse the panes, ﬂick all the way to the right or left, then tap ID: ICN-SONY-

AND-HOMESCREEN-ADD-PANE .

When Google Search & Now is enabled, the left-most pane is reserved for this service and

additional panes cannot be added to the left. For more information, see

Google Search & Now

on page 185.

GUID GUID-4E45CAB7-4294-4269-9495-60D6F8413FA3

Title To add a pane

Changes Google Now note update based on editorial comments

Version 6

Author PalG

Status Released

To delete a pane from your Home screen

Touch and hold any area on your Home screen until the device vibrates.

Flick left or right to browse to the pane that you want to delete, then tap ID:

ICN-SONY-AND-HOMESCREEN-DELETE-PANE on the top right corner of the pane.

GUID

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