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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?
- Charging your device
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
- Battery and power management
- Taking a screenshot
- Notifications
- Icons in the status bar
- Applications overview
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
- Sound volume and settings
- Do not disturb mode
- Screen settings
- Application settings
- Resetting your applications
- Daydream
- Language settings
- Date and time
- Enhancing the sound output
- Multiple user accounts
Typing text
- On-screen keyboard
- Phonepad
- Entering text using voice input
- Editing text
- Personalising the on-screen 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
- Adding medical and emergency contact information
- 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
- Organising your email messages
- Email account settings
- Gmail™‎
Music
- Transferring music to your device
- Listening to music
- Music home screen menu
- Playlists
- Sharing music
- Enhancing the sound
FM radio
- Listening to the radio
- Favourite radio channels
- Sound settings
Camera
- Taking photos and recording videos
- Adding geographical positions 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
- Editing videos with the Video editor application
- Hiding photos and videos
- Album home screen menu
- Viewing your photos on a map
Videos
- The Video application
- Transferring video content to your device
- Managing video content
Connectivity
- Sharing content with DLNA Certified™‎ devices
- NFC
- Bluetooth® wireless technology
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
Accessibility
- Magnification gestures
- Large text
- Colour correction
- TalkBack
Support and maintenance
- Support for your device
- Computer tools
- Updating your device
- Memory and storage
- Managing files using a computer
- Backing up and restoring content
- Running diagnostic tests on your device
- Restarting and resetting your device
- Warranty, SAR and usage guidelines
- Limitations to services and features
- Legal information

To back up your data using a computer

Make sure that the Xperia™ Companion software is installed on the PC or

Apple

Mac

computer.

Connect your device to the computer using a USB cable.

Computer: Open the Xperia™ Companion software. After a few moments, the

computer detects your device.

Select Backup on the main screen.

Follow the on-screen instructions to back up data from your device.

To restore your data using a computer

Make sure that the Xperia™ Companion software is installed on the PC or on

the Apple

Mac

computer.

Connect your device to the computer using a USB cable.

Computer: Open the Xperia™ Companion software.

Click Restore .

Select a backup file from the backup records, then tap Next and follow the on-

screen instructions to restore data to your device.

Backing up data with the Xperia™ Backup & restore application

Using the Xperia™ Backup & restore application, you can make an online backup or

a local backup of data. For example, you can back up data manually or turn on the

automatic backup function to save data periodically.

The Xperia™ Backup & restore application is recommended for backing up data

before you do a factory data reset. With this application you can back up the

following types of data to an online account, an SD card or to an external USB

storage device that you have connected to your device using a USB Host adapter:

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Bookmarks

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Contacts and call log

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Conversations

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Calendar data

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Email accounts

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Wi-Fi® networks

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Device settings

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Applications

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Xperia™ Home layout

To back up content to an online account

From your Home screen, tap

Find and tap Settings > Backup & reset.

To enable the automatic backup function, tap Automatic backup and then tap

the on-off switch.

To enable the manual backup function, tap More > Manual backup.

Under Where to store files, tap Select storage > Online account.

If prompted, read the relevant terms and provided you agree, tap I agree, then

follow the on-screen instructions to sign in to your Google™ account.

Select the types of data to back up, then tap Back up.

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