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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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.

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To take a screenshot

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

Tap

ID: ICN-SONY-TAKE-SCREENSHOT .

You can also take a screenshot by pressing and holding the power key and volume down key

at the same time.

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To view your screenshot

Double-tap the status bar to display the Notiﬁcation panel.

Tap the screenshot.

You can also view your screenshots in the Album application.

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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 lock screen

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