Sony 1270-9591 Reference

Reference

Phone settings overview

Get to know the settings in your phone so that you can personalise them to your own

requirements.

Wi-Fi Turn Wi-Fi® on or off, scan available Wi-Fi® networks, or add the

Wi-Fi® network.

Bluetooth Turn Bluetooth™ on or off, search for available Bluetooth™

devices, and make your phone visible or invisible to other

Bluetooth™ devices.

Data usage Turn the mobile data traffic on or off, and keep track of your data

usage details over a specified period of time.

More… Turn Airplane mode on or off, configure settings for VPN and

Mobile networks, and enable your phone to share its mobile data

connection as a portable Wi-Fi® hotspot, or through USB

tethering or Bluetooth™ tethering.

Dual SIM card Enable SIM cards. You can also rename SIM cards, configure

auto switch arrangement for calls, messages and data traffic.

Call settings Manage and configure settings for fixed dialing numbers,

voicemail and Internet calls.

Sound Configure how your phone rings, vibrates, or alerts you when you

receive communications. You can also use these settings to set

the volume level for music, video, games or other media with

audio, and to make related adjustments.

Display Enable your phone screen to switch orientation when you rotate

your phone. You can also set the brightness, font size, wallpaper

and screen timeout.

Storage Check out the available space on your phone's internal storage

and on the SD card. You can also erase the SD card, or unmount

it for safe removal.

Battery View your phone battery and see how different applications

consume battery power.

Apps Manage running applications, downloaded applications and

applications on the SD card.

Xperia™ Configure the USB connection mode, network connection type

and Internet settings. You can also enable Facebook features

inside applications.

Accounts &

sync Enable your phone to synchronise data with the synchronisation

accounts that you add.

Location

services Enable or disable Google's location service, GPS satellites, and

Location & Google search.

Security Protect your phone by setting up different locks and passwords.

You can also allow the installation of applications not from

Google Play™.

Language &

input Select the phone language, adjust text input options, add words

to the personal dictionary and configure speech settings.

Backup & reset Back up your data and reset your phone.

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Contents

Main Contents Getting to know your device.....................................................14 Google Play.............................................................................38 Calling..........................................................................................40 Contacts......................................................................................45 Messaging...................................................................................51 Email............................................................................................54 Music...........................................................................................59 FM radio......................................................................................66 Page Page Page Getting started What is Android? Phone overview Page Assembly Page Turning the phone on and off Screen lock Setup guide Accounts and services Google account Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account Page Getting to know your device Using the keys Battery Charging the battery Battery LED status Improving battery performance Reducing battery consumption with Power Saver Using the touchscreen Marking options Zooming Scrolling Sensors Home screen Widgets Timescape Feed widget Timescape Friends widget Timescape Share widget Rearranging your Home screen Changing the background of your Home screen Taking a screenshot Accessing and using applications Application screen Opening and closing applications Recently used applications window Application menu Rearranging your Application screen Status and notifications Checking notifications and ongoing activities Setting your phone from the Notification panel Phone settings menu Typing text On-screen keyboard Using the on-screen keyboard Page Application bar Using the Gesture input function to write words Phonepad Using the Phonepad Keyboard and Phonepad settings Text input settings Customising your device Using multiple SIM cards Switching between SIM cards Setting the phone to switch between SIM cards automatically Adjusting the volume Adjusting the sound settings Time and date Ringtone settings Screen settings Phone language Airplane mode Memory Memory card Safely removing the memory card Formatting the memory card Using a headset with your phone Internet and messaging settings Controlling data usage Selecting networks for data traffic Mobile network settings Turning off data traffic Data roaming Google Play Getting started with Google Play To set up a Google account in your phone Downloading from Google Play Before you download applications Clearing your application data Permissions Installing applications not from Google Play Calling Emergency calls Call handling Recent calls Voicemail Multiple calls Conference calls Call settings Barring calls Rejecting a call with a message Forwarding calls Showing or hiding your phone number Fixed Dialling Numbers Contacts About Contacts Contacts screen overview Transferring contacts to your new phone Transferring contacts using a PC Using the PC Companion program to transfer contacts Run Startme.exe Transfer your contacts Contacts Setup Install Managing your contacts Avoiding duplicate entries in the Contacts application Favourites Groups Communicating with your contacts The quick contact menu Sharing your contacts Backing up contacts Messaging Using text and multimedia messaging Text and multimedia message options Google Talk Page Email Getting started with Email Using email accounts Gmail and other Google services Using email Page Page Page Music About Music "WALKMAN" application overview Copying media files to your memory card Using the WALKMAN player Discovering related audio content Using My music to organise your tracks Overview of My music Categorising your music using SensMe channels Playing music in random order Playlists WALKMAN player widget Protecting your hearing TrackID technology Identifying music using TrackID technology Using TrackID technology results PlayNow service About the PlayNow service Before you download content FM radio About the FM radio Moving between radio channels FM radio overview Using your favourite radio channels Making a new search for radio channels Sound settings Switching between the speaker and the handsfree Identifying radio tracks using TrackID Camera About the camera Camera controls overview Tips on using the camera Taking photos with the still camera Adding the geographical position to your photos Still camera settings Recording videos Video camera settings Album Viewing photos and videos in Album Album tab overview Viewing photos and videos saved in the phone Overview of Pictures tab Page Working with photos in Album Working with videos in Album Viewing your photos on a map Overview of Maps tab Viewing your online albums Overview of Online tab Page Movies About Movies Using Movies Web browser About the web browser play.google.com/store/apps/ details?id=com.android.chrome Browsing the web Search and address bar Managing bookmarks To synchronise your browser with Google Chrome Page Managing text and images Multiple windows Downloading from the web Browser settings Auto-fitting web pages Auto-filling text Plug-in settings Connectivity Connecting to wireless networks Wi-Fi Advanced Wi-Fi settings Wi-Fi network status Bluetooth wireless technology Naming your phone Pairing with another Bluetooth device Sending and receiving items using Bluetooth technology Connecting your phone to a computer Transferring and handling content using a USB cable Transferring files using Media transfer mode via Wi-Fi Network configuration PC Companion Media Go Media Go Scanning barcodes with the NeoReader application About scanning with the NeoReader application NeoReader application menu overview Synchronising data on your phone About synchronising data on your phone Synchronising with Google Synchronising your corporate email, calendar and contacts Synchronising with Facebook Synchronising using SyncML Page Maps and locations About location services Using GPS Getting the best performance Google Maps Using Google Maps to get directions Using the Navigation application Calendar and alarm clock Calendar Synchronising your corporate email, calendar and contacts About the calendar Alarm clock Page Page Support and maintenance Updating your phone PC Companion Updating your phone wirelessly Updating your phone using a USB cable connection Locking and protecting your phone IMEI number SIM card protection Setting a screen lock Finding your device myxperia.sonymobile.com Page Reference Phone settings overview Status and notification icons overview Status icons Notification icons Application overview Page Important information Important information leaflet This is an Internet version of this publication. 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