User Guide

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Table Of Contents

Contents
Getting started
- About this User guide
- Overview
- Assembly
- Starting your device for the first time
- Why do I need a Google™‎ account?
- Charging your 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
- Taking a screenshot
- Status and notifications
- Icons in the status bar
- Application overview
Downloading applications
- Downloading applications from Google Play™‎
- Downloading applications from other sources
Internet and networks
- Browsing the web
- Internet and messaging settings
- Wi-Fi®
- Sharing your mobile data connection
- Controlling data usage
- Selecting cellular networks
- Virtual private networks (VPNs)
Synchronizing data on your device
- Synchronizing with online accounts
- Synchronizing with Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®
- Synchronizing with Outlook using a computer
Basic settings
- Accessing settings
- Sound, ringtone, and volume
- SIM card protection
- Screen settings
- Screen lock
- Language settings
- Date and time
- X-Reality™‎ for mobile
- Enhancing the sound output
- Noise cancellation
Typing text
- On-screen keyboard
- Entering text using voice input
- Editing text
- Personalizing the Xperia keyboard
Calling
- Making calls
- Receiving calls
- Ongoing calls
- Using the call log
- Forwarding calls
- Restricting calls
- Multiple calls
- Conference calls
- Voicemail
- Emergency calls
Contacts
- Transferring contacts
- Searching and viewing contacts
- Adding and editing contacts
- Favorites and groups
- Sending contact information
- Avoiding duplicate entries in the Contacts application
- Backing up contacts
Messaging and chat
- Reading and sending messages
- Organizing your messages
- Calling from a message
- Messaging settings
- Instant messaging and video chat
Email
- Setting up email
- Sending and receiving email messages
- Email preview pane
- Organizing your email messages
- Email account settings
- Gmail™‎
Music
- Transferring music to your device
- Listening to music
- WALKMAN homescreen
- Playlists
- Sharing music
- Enhancing the sound
- Visualizer
- Recognizing music with TrackID™‎
- Music Unlimited online service
FM radio
- Listening to the radio
- Favorite radio channels
- Sound settings
Camera
- Taking photos and recording videos
- Face detection
- Using Smile Shutter™‎ to capture smiling faces
- Adding the geographical position to your photos
- General camera settings
- Still camera settings
- Video camera settings
Photos and videos in Album
- Viewing photos and videos
- Sharing and managing photos and videos
- Editing photos with the Photo editor application
- Photo albums
- Viewing your photos on a map
Videos
- Watching videos in the Movies application
- Transferring video content to your device
- Managing video content
- Video Unlimited service
Connectivity
- Mirroring the screen of your device on a TV using a cable
- Mirroring the screen of another Xperia™‎ device wirelessly on your device
- Mirroring the screen of your device wirelessly on a TV
- Sharing content with DLNA Certified™‎ devices
- Playing games on a TV using a DUALSHOCK™‎3 wireless controller
- NFC
- Bluetooth® wireless technology
- One-touch Setup
Smart apps and features that save you time
- Controlling accessories and settings with Smart Connect
- Using your device as a fitness hub with ANT+™‎
- Using your device as a wallet
Travel and maps
- Using location services
- Google Maps™‎ and navigation
- Using data traffic when traveling
- Using your device with a car infotainment system
- Airplane mode
Calendar and alarm clock
- Calendar
- Alarm and clock
Support and maintenance
- Support for your device
- Computer tools
- Updating your device
- Finding a lost device
- IMEI number
- Battery and power management
- Memory and storage
- Managing files using a computer
- Restarting and resetting
- Using your device in wet and dusty conditions
- Recycling your device
- Limitations to services and features
- Legal information

3 View more options

4 List of contacts

5 Sent and received messages

6 Take a photo and attach it or attach a photo saved on your device

7 Attach a location

8 Tap to enter text

9 Select symbols and smileys

To start an instant message or a video call

1 From your Home screen, tap .

2 Find and tap Hangouts.

3 Tap , then enter a contact name, email address, phone number or circle name

and select the relevant entry from the suggested list.

4 To start an instant messaging session, enter your message text in the text field,

then tap .

5 To start a video call, tap .

To reply to a chat message or join a video call

1 When someone contacts you on Hangouts, , or appears in the status bar.

2 Drag the status bar downward, then tap the message or video call and begin to

chat.

To learn more about Hangouts™

• When the Hangouts™ application is open, tap , then tap Help.