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

1 Clear all – Close all the recently used applications

2 Recently used applications window – Open a recently used application

3 Recent apps key – Open the recently used applications window and the favourites bar

4 Home key – Exit an application and go back to the Home screen

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

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Title Navigating applications overview

Changes N update 7.0 CLEAR ALL button mentioned in the list

Version 6

Author DoraM

Status Released

To open the recently used applications window

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Press

ID: ICN-SONY-KEY-OPEN-RECENT-APPS .

GUID GUID-A60AC121-B7D1-4A48-859B-F8CA4DC4C077

Title To open the recently used applications window

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Version 5

Author zzWangT

Status Released*

To quickly switch between recently used applications

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Quickly press

ID: ICN-SONY-KEY-OPEN-RECENT-APPS twice.

GUID GUID-96B12493-0700-47CC-9810-C5746807E0B7

Title To quickly switch between recent applications

Changes For N Update 1

Version 1

Author PeterK

Status Released

To close all the recently used applications

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Tap ID: ICN-SONY-KEY-OPEN-RECENT-APPS and then tap CLEAR ALL [clear_all_notifications_text] .

GUID GUID-C1E6FA9A-E606-47A6-8C92-7BC933B2B682

Title To close all the recently used applications

Changes For Android N update 1

Version 6

Author PeterK

Status Released

To open a menu in an application

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While using the application, tap ID: ICN-SONY-KEY-MENU .

A menu is not available in all applications.

GUID GUID-C5E4E280-0AA6-4076-B7F6-8777FD219744

Title To open a menu in an application

Changes Functional review comment implemented (Kagura)

Version 1.1.1

Author DoraM

Status Released

Split screen mode

Split screen mode enables you to view two applications at once, for example, if you

want to view your email inbox and a web browser at the same time.