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Table Of Contents

Contents
Xperia™‎ Z1 Compact User guide
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
- 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 mobile networks
- Virtual private networks (VPNs)
Synchronising data on your device
- About synchronising data on your device
- Synchronising with Google™‎ services
- Synchronising with Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®
- Synchronising with Facebook™‎
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
Typing text
- On-screen keyboard
- 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
- Emergency calls
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™‎
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
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
- 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
- Connecting your device in a car using MirrorLink™‎
- Using a headset
- Smart Connect
Travel and maps
- Using location services
- Google Maps™‎ and navigation
- Using data traffic when travelling
- Airplane mode
Calendar and alarm clock
- Calendar
- Alarm and clock
Support and maintenance
- Support for your device
- Updating your device
- Finding a lost device
- IMEI number
- Battery and power management
- Memory and storage
- Backing up and restoring content
- Restarting and resetting
- Recycling your device
Important information
- Important information leaflet
- Limitations to services and features
- Using your device in wet and dusty conditions
- Legal information

Charging your device

The battery is partly charged when you buy the device. You can still use your device

while it is charging. Read more about the battery and how to improve the

performance in

Battery and power management

on page 112.

To charge your device

Plug the charger into a power outlet.

Plug one end of the USB cable into the charger (or into the USB port of a

computer).

Plug the other end of the cable into the micro USB port on your device, with

the USB symbol facing up. The notification light illuminates when charging

begins.

When the device is fully charged, disconnect the cable from your device by

pulling it straight outwards. Make sure not to bend the connector.

If the battery is completely discharged, it may take a few minutes before the notification light

illuminates and the charging icon appears.

Battery notification light status

Green

The battery charge level is greater than 90%

Flashing red The battery is charging and the battery charge level is less than 15%

Orange The battery is charging and the battery charge level is less than 90%