To rename or secure your portable hotspot | Sony 1264-0774 specification

USB tethering is active

Portable Wi-Fi® hotspot is active

To share your phone’s data connection using a USB cable

1Deactivate all USB cable connections to your phone.

2Using the USB cable that came with your phone, connect your phone to a computer.

3From your Home screen, tap .

4Find and tap Settings > More… > Tethering & portable hotspot.

5Mark the USB tethering checkbox. The phone starts sharing its mobile network data connection with the computer over the USB connection. An ongoing notification appears in the status bar and the Notification panel.

6Unmark the USB tethering checkbox, or disconnect the USB cable to stop sharing your data connection.

You cannot share your phone’s data connection and SD card over a USB cable at the same time. For more information, see Connecting your phone to a computer on page 98.

You may need to prepare your computer to establish a network connection via USB cable. Go to android.com/tether to get the most current information.

To share your phone’s data connection as a portable Wi-Fi® hotspot

1From the Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > More… > Tethering & portable hotspot.

3Tap Configure Wi-Fi hotspot.

4Enter the Network SSID for the network. Tap the Security field to select a security type.

5If required, enter a password.

6Tap Save.

7Mark the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot checkbox. The phone starts broadcasting its Wi-Fi® network name (SSID). You can now connect to this network with up to 8 computers or other devices.

8Unmark the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot checkbox when you want to stop sharing your data connection via Wi-Fi®.

To rename or secure your portable hotspot

1From the Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > More… > Tethering & portable hotspot.

3Tap Configure Wi-Fi hotspot.

4Enter the Network SSID for the network.

5To select a security type, tap the Security field.

6If required, enter a password.

7Tap Save.

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User guide Contents Copying media files to your memory card Calendar Alarm clockWi-Fi NeoReader application menu overview Using TrackID technology results Using the music playerWorking with albums Working with photos in Gallery Status icons 110 Notification icons Troubleshooting 115 Important information Applications Android what and why? Getting started AssemblyTo remove the battery cover To remove the battery To insert the SIM card To remove the memory cardTo remove the SIM card Turning the phone on and off Setup guideScreen lock Facebook account Accounts and servicesGoogle account Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account Phone overview Getting to know your phone Battery Using the keysCharging the battery To charge the phone Battery LED statusImproving battery performance To check the battery level To open or highlight an item Using the touchscreenTo access the battery usage menu To add the Data traffic widget to your Home screen To zoom with two fingers ZoomingScrolling To zoom To go to the Home screen Home screenSensors To flick Rearranging your Home screen WidgetsTimescape Friends widget Timescape Share widget Changing the background of your Home screen Accessing and using applicationsApplication screen Recently used applications window Opening and closing applicationsApplication menu Rearranging your Application screen Status and notifications To open the Notification panel Checking notifications and ongoing activities On-screen keyboard Phone settings menuUsing the on-screen keyboard Typing text To enter common punctuation marks To enter text using the on-screen keyboardTo use the on-screen keyboard in landscape orientation To shift between upper-case and lower-case letters Application bar Using the Gesture input function to write wordsTo change the Gesture input settings To enter text using the Gesture input function To enter numbers using the Phonepad Using the PhonepadTo switch between the on-screen keyboard and the Phonepad To enter text using the Phonepad Customising your phone Keyboard and Phonepad settingsText input settings Adjusting the volume Time and date Ringtone settings Airplane mode Screen settingsPhone language Memory card MemoryFormatting the memory card To view the current Access Point Name APN Using a headset with your phoneInternet and messaging settings To download Internet and messaging settings Controlling data usage Turning off data traffic Network settingsData roaming To activate automatic network selection To select another network manually Emergency calls CallingCall handling Recent calls Voicemail Conference calls Multiple calls Forwarding calls Call settingsBarring calls Rejecting a call with a message To show or hide your phone number To enable or disable fixed diallingTo access the list of accepted call recipients Fixed Dialling Numbers Transferring contacts to your new phone Transferring contacts using a PCUsing the PC Companion program to transfer contacts Contacts To import contacts from a memory card To receive contact data sent using Bluetooth technologyTo receive contacts sent using a messaging service To import contacts from a SIM card To add a contact Contacts screen overviewManaging your contacts To view your contacts Groups Avoiding duplicate entries in the Contacts application Favourites Communicating with your contactsSharing your contacts Backing up contacts To export contacts to a SIM card To export all contacts to a memory card Messaging Using text and multimedia messaging Text and multimedia message options To set up an email account in your phone Using emailTo create and send an email message To save a senders email address to your contacts To receive email messagesTo read your email messages To view an email message attachment To mark a read email as unread To forward an email messageTo delete an email message To search for emails 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 Before you download applications Getting started with Google PlayDownloading from Google Play Clearing your application data To clear all cache for an application Installing applications not from Google PlayTo delete an installed application Permissions To start PlayNow PlayNow serviceBefore you download content Downloading from the PlayNow service Getting organised Alarm clockCalendar To delete an alarm To edit an existing alarmTo deactivate an alarm To activate an existing 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 To scan a barcode Scanning with the NeoReader applicationNeoReader application menu overview To start the NeoReader application To synchronise your browser with Google Chrome Synchronising data on your phoneSynchronising with Google To synchronise manually with your Google account To set a synchronisation interval for a corporate account To edit the setup of corporate email, calendar and contactsSynchronising your corporate email, calendar and contacts Synchronising with Facebook inside your Xperia phone To remove a Facebook inside Xperia account from your phone Synchronising using SyncMLTo set up a Facebook inside Xperia account on your phone To set up a SyncML account in your phone To remove a SyncML account from your phone To set a synchronisation interval Wi-Fi Connecting to wireless networksBefore using Wi-Fi Sharing your phone’s mobile data connection Advanced Wi-Fi settingsWi-Fi network status Wi-Fi sleep policy To rename or secure your portable hotspot To share your phone’s data connection using a USB cable Search and address bar Web browserBrowsing the web Navigating web pages Managing bookmarks To add a bookmarked web page to your Home screen To bookmark a webTo open a bookmark To edit a bookmark Multiple windows Managing text and images Downloading from the web Browser settingsAuto-fitting web pages To create text for auto-filling Plug-in settingsTo enable plug-ins on demand Auto-filling text Copying media files to your memory card Using the music playerTo play audio content Music To improve the sound with the equalizer To adjust the audio volumeTo change tracks To fast forward and rewind music Music player widget Discovering related audio contentPlaying music in random order Playlists To delete a playlist Using TrackID technology results Identifying music using TrackID technology To delete a track from the track history To start the FM radio Using the FM radioFM radio overview Moving between radio channels Making a new search for radio channels Using your favourite radio channelsSwitching between the speaker and the handsfree Identifying radio tracks using TrackID To take a photo by tapping the on-screen button Taking photos and recording videosCamera controls overview To open the camera Still camera settings overview Scenes Using still camera settingsAdding the geographical position to your photos White balance Self-timerExposure value Metering To record a video by tapping the screen Tips on using the cameraUsing the video camera Capturing method Video camera settings overview Scenes Using video camera settings Select the method you use to record a video Shutter sound Microphone To open an album in Gallery Viewing photos and videos in GalleryWorking with albums To open Gallery and view your albums 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 Working with videos Viewing your photos on a map To share a video To adjust the volume of a videoTo pause a video To fast forward and rewind a video To give your phone a name Bluetooth wireless technologyPairing with another Bluetooth device Naming your phone To unpair a Bluetooth device Sending and receiving items using Bluetooth technologyTo pair your phone with another Bluetooth device To connect your phone to another Bluetooth device To view files you have received using Bluetooth To receive items using Bluetooth Transferring and handling content using a USB cable Connecting your phone to a computerTransferring files using Media transfer mode via Wi-Fi Media Go To connect paired devices wirelessly in Media transfer modeTo remove a pairing with another device PC Companion 100 To transfer content using the Media Go application Getting the best performance Using location services to find your positionUsing GPS Google Maps 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 107 To download software updates using a USB cable connectionTo update your phone using an Apple Mac computer To download the PC Companion application from your phone 108 Phone settings overview 109 110 Status and notification icons overviewStatus icons Notification icons 111 112 Application overview 113 User support To access the Help application114 Troubleshooting SIM card locked Error messagesNo network coverage Emergency calls only 117 Recycling your phone Sony ST21i/ST21a Legal information118 119 Index MMS 120 SOS See emergency numbers 121 122