Getting to know your phone, Phone overview

Getting to know your phone

Phone overview

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1.	Front camera lens	11.	Camera lens
2.	Ear speaker	12.	Camera LED light
3.	Light sensor/Proximity sensor	13.	Connector for charger/USB cable
4.	Touchscreen	14.	Battery cover opening
5.	Search Key	15.	Microphone
6.	Menu key	16.	Strap hole
7.	Home key	17.	Volume key
8.	Back key	18.	Power key
9.	Notification LED	19.	Speaker

10. Headset connector

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Sony MT25i manual Getting to know your phone, Phone overview

Contents

Xperia neo L Contents Sharing your contacts Backing up contacts Calendar Alarm clockNeoReader application menu overview Using TrackID technology results Wi-Fi Virtual private networks VPNsTypes of content you can back up 105 Working with albums Working with photos in Gallery Status icons 113 Notification icons SIM card protection 106 Setting a screen lock 107 Important information Applications Android what and why? To remove the battery cover AssemblyTo remove the battery Getting started To remove the memory card To insert a memory cardTo insert the SIM card To remove the SIM card Turning the phone on and off Setup guideScreen lock Google account Accounts and servicesMicrosoft Exchange ActiveSync account Facebook account Phone overview Getting to know your phone Battery Using the keysCharging the battery To charge the phone Improving battery performance Battery LED statusTo check the battery level Zooming Using the touchscreen To zoom ScrollingTo zoom with two fingers To scroll Sensors Home screenTo flick To go to the Home screen Rearranging your Home screen Widgets 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 uninstall an application from the Application screenChecking notifications and ongoing activities To move an application on the Application screen Typing text Phone settings menuOn-screen keyboard Using the on-screen keyboard Application bar Using the Gesture input function to write words To change the Gesture input settings Using the PhonepadTo enter text using the Gesture input function Phonepad Keyboard and Phonepad settings Adjusting the volume Text input settingsCustomising your phone Time and date Screen settings Ringtone settings Memory Airplane modePhone language Internet and messaging settings Using a headset with your phoneMemory card Formatting the memory card Usage info Turning off data traffic Data roaming Network settings Emergency calls CallingCall handling Recent calls Multiple calls VoicemailConference calls Barring calls Call settingsRejecting a call with a message Showing or hiding your phone number Forwarding callsFixed Dialling Numbers Using the PC Companion program to transfer contacts Transferring contacts using a PCContacts Transferring contacts to your new phone To receive contacts sent using a messaging service To receive contact data sent using Bluetooth technologyTo import contacts from a SIM card To import contacts from a memory card Managing your contacts Contacts screen overviewTo view your contacts To add a contact Groups Avoiding duplicate entries in the Contacts application Sharing your contacts Communicating with your contactsFavourites Quick contact menu To send several contacts at once Backing up contactsTo export all contacts to the memory card To export contacts to a SIM 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 read your email messages To receive email messagesTo view an email message attachment To save a senders email address to your contacts To delete an email message To forward 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 Timescape Using TimescapeTimescape main view Timescape event filter Downloading new services for Timescape Timescape widget Timescape settingsInfinite button in Timescape To add the Timescape widget to your Home screen Timescape widget viewTo remove the Timescape widget from your Home screen Downloading from Google Play Getting started with Google PlayClearing your application data Before you download applications To delete an installed application Installing applications not from Google PlayPermissions To clear all cache for an application Before you download content PlayNow serviceDownloading from the PlayNow service To start PlayNow Video Unlimited menu overview Video UnlimitedCreating a Video Unlimited account Exploring the Video Unlimited selection Video menu overview Watching a video from Video Unlimited To open Music Unlimited Music Unlimited Getting organised Alarm clockCalendar To edit an existing alarm To set a new 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 NeoReader application menu overview Scanning with the NeoReader applicationTo start the NeoReader application To scan a barcode Synchronising with Google Synchronising data on your phoneTo synchronise manually with your Google account To synchronise your browser with Google Chrome Synchronising your corporate email, calendar and contacts To edit the setup of corporate email, calendar and contactsSynchronising with Facebook inside your Xperia phone To set a synchronisation interval for a corporate account To set up a Facebook inside Xperia account on your phone Synchronising using SyncMLTo set up a SyncML account in your phone To remove a Facebook inside Xperia account from your phone To remove a SyncML account from your phone To set a synchronisation interval Wi-Fi Connecting to wireless networksBefore using Wi-Fi Wi-Fi network status Advanced Wi-Fi settingsWi-Fi sleep policy Connected devices Sharing your phone’s mobile data connection Virtual private networks VPNs To share your phone’s data connection using a USB cableTo rename or secure your portable hotspot To connect to a virtual private network To add a virtual private networkTo disconnect from a virtual private network Browsing the web Web browserNavigating web pages Search and address bar Managing bookmarks To open a bookmark To bookmark a webTo edit a bookmark To add a bookmarked web page to your Home screen Multiple windows Managing text and images Downloading from the web Browser settingsAuto-fitting web pages To enable plug-ins on demand Plug-in settingsAuto-filling text To create text for auto-filling To play audio content Using the music playerMusic Copying media files to your memory card To change tracks To adjust the audio volumeTo 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 create your own playlist To play smart playlistsTo add tracks to a playlist To play your own playlists Using TrackID technology results Identifying music using TrackID technology To delete a track from the track history Using the still camera Using the cameraTaking photos and recording videos Camera controls overview Still camera settings Using still camera settingsTo adjust the still camera settings Tips on using the camera Using the video cameraUsing video camera settings Video camera settings To take a photo in panorama mode Using panorama mode Working with albums Viewing photos and videos in GalleryTo open Gallery and view your albums To open an album in Gallery To view photos and videos in Gallery Working with batches of content in GalleryTo work with batches of photos or videos in Gallery Working with photos in Gallery Working with videos Viewing your photos on a map To fast forward and rewind a video To adjust the volume of a videoTo share a video To delete a video Pairing with another Bluetooth device Bluetooth wireless technologyNaming your phone To give your phone a name To pair your phone with another Bluetooth device Sending and receiving items using Bluetooth technologyTo connect your phone to another Bluetooth device To unpair a 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 100 Media Go PC Companion 102 To transfer content using the Media Go application Using GPS Using location services to find your positionGoogle Maps Getting the best performance Using the Navigation application Using Google Maps to get directionsUsing the Wisepilot application Viewing your friends’ locations with Google Latitude Backing up and restoring Types of content you can back up105 Imei number Locking and protecting your phoneSIM card protection Setting a screen lock To disable the screen unlock pattern To unlock the screen using a screen unlock patternTo disable the screen unlock PIN To create a screen lock password Updating your phone using a USB cable connection Updating your phone wirelesslyUpdating your phone To update your phone using an Apple Mac computer To download software updates using a USB cable connectionTo download the PC Companion application from your phone 110 111 Phone settings overview 112 Status icons Status and notification icons overviewNotification icons 113 114 User support To access the Help application115 Troubleshooting Error messages Cannot use Internet-based services 118 Recycling your phone Sony MT25i Legal information119 120 Index MMS 121 SOS See emergency numbers 122 123