User's Manual

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Table Of Contents

Contents
Getting started
- 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
- Lock screen
- Shortcuts and folders
- Background and themes
- 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
- Managing bookmarks
- Internet and messaging settings
- Wi-Fi®
- Sharing your mobile data connection
- Controlling data usage
- Selecting mobile networks
- Virtual private networks (VPNs)
Basic settings
- Accessing settings
- Sound, ringtone and volume
- Date and time
- X-Reality™‎ for Mobile
- Screen settings
- Language settings
- Airplane mode
- Enhancing the sound output
Typing text
- On-screen keyboard
- Phonepad
- Entering text using voice input
- Editing text
- Personalising the Xperia keyboard
Calling
- Making calls
- Receiving calls
- Ongoing calls
- Using the call log
- Forwarding calls
- Restricting calls
- Multiple calls
- Conference calls
- Voicemail
- Visual Voicemail
- Emergency calls
- Wi-Fi Calling
Contacts
- Transferring contacts
- Searching and viewing contacts
- Adding and editing contacts
- Favourites and groups
- Sending contact information
- Avoiding duplicate entries in the Contacts application
- Backing up contacts
Messaging and chat
- Reading and sending messages
- Organising 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
- Organising your email messages
- Email account settings
- Gmail™‎
Socialife™‎
- Using the Socialife™‎ application
Music
- Transferring music to your device
- Listening to music
- WALKMAN home screen
- Playlists
- Sharing music
- Enhancing the sound
- Visualiser
- Recognising music with TrackID™‎
- Music Unlimited online service
FM radio
- Listening to the radio
- Favourite 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
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
- Sharing content with DLNA Certified™‎ devices
- NFC
- Bluetooth® wireless technology
- Connecting your device to a computer
- Connecting your device to a TV set using a cable
- Screen mirroring
- Using a headset
- Smart Connect
Synchronising data on your device
- About synchronising data on your device
- Synchronising with Google™‎ services
- Synchronising with Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®
- Synchronising with Facebook™‎
Maps and locations
- Location services and sources
- Using GPS
- Google Maps™‎
- Getting directions
Calendar and alarm clock
- Calendar
- Alarm clock
Locking and protecting your device
- IMEI number
- SIM card protection
- Setting a screen lock
Support and maintenance
- Updating your device
- Finding your device
- Memory
- Backup and restore application
- Resetting and restarting
- Battery and power management
- Hearing Aid Compatibility
- Support application
- TTY
- Accessories
- Usage info
- Recycling your device
Important information
- Important information leaflet
- Limitations to services and features
- Protecting your device from water and dust
- Legal information

To connect to a virtual private network

From your Home screen, tap .

Find and tap Settings > More… > VPN.

In the list of available networks, tap the VPN that you want to connect to.

Enter the required information.

Tap Connect.

To disconnect from a virtual private network

Drag the status bar downwards.

Tap the notification for the VPN connection to turn it off.