User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Important information
- Android™ – what and why?
- Getting started
- Getting to know your phone
- Phone overview
- Using the keys
- Battery
- Using the touchscreen
- Home screen
- Accessing and using applications
- Status and notifications
- Phone settings menu
- Typing text
- Keyboard and Phonepad settings
- Customising your phone
- Memory
- Using a headset with your phone
- Internet and messaging settings
- Turning off data traffic
- Data roaming
- Network settings
- Calling
- Contacts
- Messaging
- Google Talk™
- Timescape™
- Getting started with Google Play™
- PlayNow™ service
- Video Unlimited™
- Music Unlimited™
- Getting organised
- Scanning with the NeoReader™ application
- Synchronising data on your phone
- Connecting to wireless networks
- Web browser
- Music
- Identifying music using TrackID technology
- Taking photos and recording videos
- Viewing photos and videos in Gallery
- Bluetooth™ wireless technology
- Connecting your phone to a computer
- Using location services to find your position
- Backing up and restoring
- Locking and protecting your phone
- Updating your phone
- Phone settings overview
- Status and notification icons overview
- User support
- Troubleshooting
- My phone is not working as expected
- Resetting the phone
- I cannot charge the phone
- No battery charging icon appears when phone starts charging
- The battery performance is low
- I cannot transfer content between my phone and the computer, when using a USB cable
- I cannot use Internet-based services
- Error messages
- Recycling your phone
- Legal information
- Index

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For most mobile phone networks and operators, Internet and messaging settings come
preinstalled on your phone. You can then start using the Internet and send messages
right away.
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In some cases you will get the option to download Internet and messaging settings the
first time you turn on your phone. It is also possible to download these settings later from
the Settings menu.
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You can manually add and change Internet and network settings in your phone at any
time. Contact your network operator for detailed information on your Internet and
messaging settings.
To download Internet and messaging settings
1
From your Home screen, tap .
2
Find and tap Settings > Xperia™ > Internet settings.
To view the current Access Point Name (APN)
1
From the Home screen, tap .
2
Find and tap Settings > More… > Mobile networks.
3
Tap Access Point Names.
If you have several available connections, the active network connection will be indicated by a
marked button to the right.
To configure APN settings manually
1
From the Home screen, tap
.
2
Find and tap Settings > More… > Mobile networks > Access Point Names.
3
Press
.
4
Tap New APN.
5
Tap Name and enter the name of the network profile you want to create.
6
Tap APN and enter the access point name.
7
Enter all other information required by your network operator.
8
Press
and tap Save .
Contact your network operator for detailed information about your network settings.
To reset the default Internet settings
1
From the Home screen, tap .
2
Tap Settings > More… > Mobile networks > Access Point Names.
3
Press .
4
Tap Reset to default.
Usage info
For quality purposes, Sony collects anonymous bug reports and statistics regarding your
phone usage. None of the information gathered includes personal data. By default, the
usage info sending option is not activated. But you can choose to activate it if you like.
To send usage info
1
From your Home screen, tap .
2
Find and tap Settings > Xperia™ > Usage info settings.
3
Mark the Send usage info checkbox.
Turning off data traffic
You can disable all data connections over 2G/3G networks with your phone to avoid any
unwanted data downloads and synchronisations. Contact your network operator if you
need detailed information about your subscription plan and data traffic costs.
When data traffic is turned off, you can still use Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth™ connections. You can
also send and receive multimedia messages.
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