Sony SGP311, SGP312 manual Contacts, Transferring contacts using a computer

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Contacts

Transferring contacts using a computer

Xperia™ Transfer and Contacts Setup are applications within the PC Companion and the Sony™ Bridge for Mac applications which help you to gather contacts from your old device and transfer them to your new device. The applications support several device brands, including iPhone, Samsung, HTC, BlackBerry, LG, Motorola and Nokia.

You need:

•An Internet-connected computer.

•A USB cable for your old device.

•A USB cable for your new Android™ device.

•Your old device.

•Your new Android™ device.

To transfer contacts to your new device using a computer

1Make sure that PC Companion is installed on the PC or that Sony™ Bridge for Mac is installed on the Apple® Mac® computer.

2Open the PC Companion application or the Sony™ Bridge for Mac application, then click Xperia™ Transfer or Contacts Setup and follow the instructions to transfer your contacts.

Synchronizing contacts with your device

If you have synced the contacts from your old device or from a computer with an

online synchronization account, for example, Google Sync™, Microsoft® Exchange

ActiveSync® or Facebook™, you can transfer these contacts to your new device using that account.

To synchronize contacts to your new device using a synchronization account

1From your Home screen, tap , then tap .

2Tap , then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.

3If you have already set up a synchronization account and you want to sync with that account, tap the account, then tap , and tap Sync now.

Other methods for transferring contacts

Refer to the User guide of your old device for information about how to copy contacts to a memory card or initiate a transfer of contacts using Bluetooth®.

To import contacts from a memory card

1 From your Home screen, tap , then tap .

2Press , then tap Import contacts > SD card.

3If you have set up a synchronization account, you can add the imported memory card contacts under that account. Or you can choose to only use the imported contacts on your device. Select your desired option.

4If you have more than one vCard file on the SDTM card, a list appears showing different batches of contacts saved on your device, with the corresponding dates for when they were created. Select the batch that you want to import.

To receive contact data sent using Bluetooth® technology

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