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Gmail™ and other Google™ services

If you have a Google™ account, you can use the Gmail™ application in your phone to read, write and organise email messages. After you set up your Google™ account to work in the phone, you can also chat to friends using the Google Talk™ application, synchronise your phone calendar application with your Google Calendar™, and download applications and games from Android Market™.

The services and features described in this chapter may not be supported in all countries or regions, or by all networks and/or service providers in all areas.

To set up a Google™ account in your phone

1From your Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > Accounts & sync > Add account > Google.

3Follow the registration wizard to create a Google™ account, or sign in if you already have an account. Your phone is now ready to use with Gmail™ , Google Talk™ and Google Calendar™.

You can also sign in or create a Google™ account from the setup guide the first time you start your phone. Or you can go online and create an account at www.google.com/accounts.

To open the Gmail™ application

1From the Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Gmail .

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Contents

User guide Contents Calendar Alarm clock Wi-FiNeoReader application menu overview Copying media files to your memory card Using TrackID technology results Using the music playerWorking with albums Working with photos in Gallery Troubleshooting 115 Status icons 110 Notification icons Important information Android what and why? Applications Assembly To remove the battery coverTo remove the battery Getting started To insert the SIM card To remove the memory cardTo remove the SIM card Turning the phone on and off Setup guideScreen lock Accounts and services Google accountMicrosoft Exchange ActiveSync account Facebook account Getting to know your phone Phone overview Battery Using the keysCharging the battery Battery LED status Improving battery performanceTo check the battery level To charge the phone Using the touchscreen To access the battery usage menuTo add the Data traffic widget to your Home screen To open or highlight an item Zooming ScrollingTo zoom To zoom with two fingers Home screen SensorsTo flick To go to the Home screen Widgets Timescape Friends widgetTimescape Share widget Rearranging your Home screen Changing the background of your Home screen Accessing and using applicationsApplication screen Recently used applications window Opening and closing applicationsApplication menu Status and notifications Rearranging your Application screen Checking notifications and ongoing activities To open the Notification panel Phone settings menu Using the on-screen keyboardTyping text On-screen keyboard To enter text using the on-screen keyboard To use the on-screen keyboard in landscape orientationTo shift between upper-case and lower-case letters To enter common punctuation marks Using the Gesture input function to write words To change the Gesture input settingsTo enter text using the Gesture input function Application bar Using the Phonepad To switch between the on-screen keyboard and the PhonepadTo enter text using the Phonepad To enter numbers using the Phonepad Keyboard and Phonepad settings Text input settingsAdjusting the volume Customising your phone Ringtone settings Time and date Airplane mode Screen settingsPhone language Memory card MemoryFormatting the memory card Using a headset with your phone Internet and messaging settingsTo download Internet and messaging settings To view the current Access Point Name APN Controlling data usage Turning off data traffic Network settingsData roaming To select another network manually To activate automatic network selection Emergency calls CallingCall handling Voicemail Recent calls Multiple calls Conference calls Call settings Barring callsRejecting a call with a message Forwarding calls To enable or disable fixed dialling To access the list of accepted call recipientsFixed Dialling Numbers To show or hide your phone number Transferring contacts using a PC Using the PC Companion program to transfer contactsContacts Transferring contacts to your new phone To receive contact data sent using Bluetooth technology To receive contacts sent using a messaging serviceTo import contacts from a SIM card To import contacts from a memory card Contacts screen overview Managing your contactsTo view your contacts To add a contact Avoiding duplicate entries in the Contacts application Groups Communicating with your contacts Sharing your contactsBacking up contacts Favourites To export all contacts to a memory card To export contacts to a SIM card Using text and multimedia messaging Messaging Text and multimedia message options To set up an email account in your phone Using emailTo create and send an email message To receive email messages To read your email messagesTo view an email message attachment To save a senders email address to your contacts To forward an email message To delete an email messageTo search for emails To mark a read email as unread Using email accounts To set up a Google account in your phone Gmail and other Google servicesTo open the Gmail application To start Google Talk Google TalkTo reply to an instant message with Talk Getting started with Google Play Downloading from Google PlayClearing your application data Before you download applications Installing applications not from Google Play To delete an installed applicationPermissions To clear all cache for an application PlayNow service Before you download contentDownloading from the PlayNow service To start PlayNow Getting organised Alarm clockCalendar To edit an existing alarm To deactivate an alarmTo activate an existing alarm To delete an alarm To set alarms to sound when the phone is in silent mode To activate the vibrate function for an alarmTo snooze an alarm when it sounds Scanning with the NeoReader application NeoReader application menu overviewTo start the NeoReader application To scan a barcode Synchronising data on your phone Synchronising with GoogleTo synchronise manually with your Google account To synchronise your browser with Google Chrome To edit the setup of corporate email, calendar and contacts Synchronising your corporate email, calendar and contactsSynchronising with Facebook inside your Xperia phone To set a synchronisation interval for a corporate account Synchronising using SyncML To set up a Facebook inside Xperia account on your phoneTo set up a SyncML account in your phone To remove a Facebook inside Xperia account from your phone To set a synchronisation interval To remove a SyncML account from your phone Wi-Fi Connecting to wireless networksBefore using Wi-Fi Advanced Wi-Fi settings Wi-Fi network statusWi-Fi sleep policy Sharing your phone’s mobile data connection To share your phone’s data connection using a USB cable To rename or secure your portable hotspot Web browser Browsing the webNavigating web pages Search and address bar Managing bookmarks To bookmark a web To open a bookmarkTo edit a bookmark To add a bookmarked web page to your Home screen Managing text and images Multiple windows Downloading from the web Browser settingsAuto-fitting web pages Plug-in settings To enable plug-ins on demandAuto-filling text To create text for auto-filling Using the music player To play audio contentMusic Copying media files to your memory card To adjust the audio volume To change tracksTo fast forward and rewind music To improve the sound with the equalizer Music player widget Discovering related audio contentPlaying music in random order Playlists To delete a playlist Identifying music using TrackID technology Using TrackID technology results To delete a track from the track history Using the FM radio FM radio overviewMoving between radio channels To start the FM radio Using your favourite radio channels Switching between the speaker and the handsfreeIdentifying radio tracks using TrackID Making a new search for radio channels Taking photos and recording videos Camera controls overviewTo open the camera To take a photo by tapping the on-screen button Still camera settings overview Scenes Using still camera settingsAdding the geographical position to your photos Self-timer Exposure valueMetering White balance Tips on using the camera Using the video cameraCapturing method To record a video by tapping the screen Using video camera settings Video camera settings overview Scenes Select the method you use to record a video Microphone Shutter sound Viewing photos and videos in Gallery Working with albumsTo open Gallery and view your albums To open an album in Gallery To view photos from online services in Gallery Working with batches of content in GalleryTo view photos and videos in Gallery Working with photos in Gallery Viewing your photos on a map Working with videos To adjust the volume of a video To pause a videoTo fast forward and rewind a video To share a video Bluetooth wireless technology Pairing with another Bluetooth deviceNaming your phone To give your phone a name Sending and receiving items using Bluetooth technology To pair your phone with another Bluetooth deviceTo connect your phone to another Bluetooth device To unpair a Bluetooth device To receive items using Bluetooth To view files you have received using Bluetooth Transferring and handling content using a USB cable Connecting your phone to a computerTransferring files using Media transfer mode via Wi-Fi To connect paired devices wirelessly in Media transfer mode To remove a pairing with another devicePC Companion Media Go To transfer content using the Media Go application 100 Using location services to find your position Using GPSGoogle Maps Getting the best performance Using the Navigation application Using Google Maps to get directionsViewing your friends’ locations with Google Latitude Imei number Locking and protecting your phoneSIM card protection Setting a screen lock To disable the screen unlock password To create a screen lock password105 Updating your phone using a USB cable connection Updating your phone wirelesslyUpdating your phone To download software updates using a USB cable connection To update your phone using an Apple Mac computerTo download the PC Companion application from your phone 107 Phone settings overview 108 109 Status and notification icons overview Status iconsNotification icons 110 111 Application overview 112 113 User support To access the Help application114 Troubleshooting Error messages No network coverageEmergency calls only SIM card locked Recycling your phone 117 Sony ST21i/ST21a Legal information118 Index 119 120 MMS 121 SOS See emergency numbers 122