User guide
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ST21i2/ST21a2
Android - what and why?
Contents
Important information
Getting started
E-mail
PlayNow service
Messaging
Google Talk
Identifying music using TrackID technology
Recycling your phone
Troubleshooting
Application overview
User support
Important information
Android - what and why?
Applications
To remove the battery cover
Assembly
Getting started
To remove the battery
To remove the memory card
To insert the SIM cards
To remove SIM card
Screen lock
Setup guide
Turning the phone on and off
To attach the battery cover
Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account
Accounts and services
Google account
Facebook account
Getting to know your phone
Phone overview
Using the keys
Battery
Charging the battery
To check the battery level
Battery LED status
Improving battery performance
To charge the phone
To add the Data traffic widget to your Home screen
Using the touchscreen
To access the battery usage menu
To open or highlight an item
To zoom with two fingers
Scrolling
To zoom
To scroll
To flick
Home screen
Sensors
To go to the Home screen
To resize a widget
To share an item from your Home screen
To add a widget to the Home screen
To get an overview of all widgets on your Home screen
To add items to a folder
Accessing and using applications
To add a folder to the Home screen
To rename a folder
To share an application from your Application screen
To open the Application screen
To create a shortcut to an application on the Home screen
To open an application
To open a menu in an application
Status and notifications
To uninstall an application from the Application screen
To arrange applications on the Application screen
To open the Notification panel
To open the phone settings menu from the Notification panel
Checking notifications and ongoing activities
To dismiss a notification from the Notification panel
To access the phone settings
Phone settings menu
Typing text
Tap Settings
To enter common punctuation marks
To enter text using the on-screen keyboard
To shift between upper-case and lower-case letters
To insert a smiley
To change the Gesture input settings
Using the Gesture input function to write words
Using the Phonepad
To enter text using the Gesture input function
To enter text using the Phonepad
Keyboard and Phonepad settings
To switch between the on-screen keyboard and the Phonepad
To enter numbers using the Phonepad
To change the text input settings
Customizing your phone
To switch keyboards
To enable use of dual SIM cards
To adjust the ring volume with the volume key
To switch between SIM cards manually
To set the phone to switch SIM cards automatically
To adjust the media playing volume with the volume key
To set the time manually
To enable touch tones
To set the date manually
To set the time zone
To set the screen to vibrate
To adjust the screen brightness
To adjust the idle time before the screen turns off
To keep the screen active while the phone is charging
Memory card
Using a headset with your phone
Memory
Formatting the memory card
To view the current Access Point Name APN
Internet and messaging settings
To download Internet and messaging settings
To configure APN settings manually
To access data usage settings
Controlling data usage
To reset the default Internet settings
To turn on data traffic
To control the data usage of individual applications
Mobile network settings
Selecting networks for data traffic
To select your preferred data network
To select another network manually
Turning off data traffic
Data roaming
To activate automatic network selection
Call handling
Calling
Emergency calls
To make an emergency call
To turn on the loudspeaker during a call
Voicemail
To change the ear speaker volume during a call
To mute the microphone during a call
To call your voicemail service
Multiple calls
Conference calls
To switch between multiple calls
To reject a call with a predefined message
Call settings
To bar incoming or outgoing calls
To edit the message used to reject a call
Fixed Dialing Numbers
To enable or disable fixed dialing
To access the list of accepted call recipients
To show or hide your phone number
To install PC Companion
Contacts
Transferring contacts to your new phone
To transfer contacts to your new phone using PC Companion
To synchronize your phone contacts with a synchronization account
To receive contact data sent using Bluetooth technology
To receive contacts sent using a messaging service
To import contacts from a SIM card
To view your contacts
Contacts screen overview
Managing your contacts
To select which contacts to display in the Contacts application
To delete contacts
To associate a picture with a contact
To view your communication with a contact
To edit contact information about yourself
Backing up contacts
Communicating with your contacts
Sharing your contacts
To mark or unmark a contact as a favorite
To export all contacts to a memory card
To export contacts to a SIM card
To switch between SIM cards manually
Using text and multimedia messaging
Messaging
To create and send a message
To change the delivery report settings for outgoing messages
Text and multimedia message options
To view and edit notification settings for messages
To forward a message
2 Press , then tap a SIM card 3 Tap Settings SIM messages
To view messages saved on the SIM card
1 From your Home screen, tap , then tap Messaging
To set up an email account in your phone
Using e-mail
E-mail
To create and send an email message
To view an email message attachment
To receive email messages
To read your email messages
To save a senders email address to your contacts
To search for emails
To forward an email message
To delete an email message
To mark a read email as unread
To set an email account as your default account
Using email accounts
Gmail and other Google services
To view all folders for one email account
From the Home screen, tap
To set up a Google account in your phone
To open the Gmail application
Find and tap Gmail
Google Talk
To start Google Talk
To reply to an instant message with Talk
Clearing your application data
Getting started with Google Play
Downloading from Google Play
To open Google Play
To delete an installed application
Installing applications not from Google Play
Permissions
To allow the installation of applications not from Google Play
Downloading from the PlayNow service
PlayNow service
Before you download content
To start PlayNow
Calendar
Alarm clock
Getting organized
To change the calendar settings
To activate an existing alarm
To edit an existing alarm
To deactivate an alarm
To delete an alarm
To activate the vibrate function for an alarm
To set alarms to sound when the phone is in silent mode
To snooze an alarm when it sounds
To start the NeoReader application
Scanning with the NeoReader application
NeoReader application menu overview
To scan a barcode
Synchronizing your corporate email, calendar and contacts
Synchronizing data on your phone
Synchronizing with Google
To synchronize manually with your Google account
To edit the setup of corporate email, calendar, and contacts
Synchronizing with Facebook inside your Xperia phone
To set up corporate email, calendar, and contacts in your phone
To set a synchronization interval for a corporate account
To set up a SyncML account in your phone
Synchronizing using SyncML
To set up a Facebook inside Xperia account on your phone
To synchronize manually with your Facebook inside Xperia account
To set a synchronization interval
To remove a SyncML account from your phone
To turn on Wi-Fi
Connecting to wireless networks
Wi-Fi
To connect to a Wi-Fi network
Wi-Fi sleep policy
Advanced Wi-Fi settings
Wi-Fi network status
To enable Wi-Fi network notifications
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is active
To share your phone’s data connection using a USB cable
To share your phone’s data connection as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot
To rename or secure your portable hotspot
Navigating web pages
Web browser
Browsing the web
To open the web browser
To reload the current web page
Managing bookmarks
To zoom in or out on a web page
To save a web page for offline viewing
To open a bookmark
When youre done, tap OK
To bookmark a web page
To edit a bookmark
To switch between browser windows
Managing text and images
Multiple windows
To find text on a web page
To cancel an ongoing download
Browser settings
Downloading from the web
To change your browser settings
Auto-filling text
Plugin settings
To enable plug-ins on demand
To create text for auto-filling
Copying media files to your memory card
Using the music player
Music
To play audio content
To change tracks
To adjust the audio volume
To return to the music player when it is playing in the background
To fast forward and rewind music
Playing music in random order
Discovering related audio content
Music player widget
To share a track
To play the most played songs of an artist
To play tracks in random order
To play smart playlists
To create your own playlist
2 Touch and hold the playlist you want to delete 3 Tap Delete
To delete a playlist
1 In the music player, tap , then select Playlists
4 Tap Delete again to confirm
To search for track information using TrackID
Identifying music using TrackID technology
Using TrackID technology results
To view TrackID charts
1 When the TrackID application is open, tap History
To delete a track from the track history
2 Tap a track title, then tap Delete 3 Tap Yes
Moving between radio channels
Using the FM radio
FM radio overview
To start the FM radio
Identifying radio tracks using TrackID
Using your favorite radio channels
Switching between the speaker and the handsfree
Making a new search for radio channels
To open the camera
Taking photos and recording videos
Camera controls overview
To take a photo by tapping the on-screen button
To adjust the still camera settings
Using still camera settings
Adding the geographical position to your photos
To customize the still camera settings panel
Metering
Self-timer
Exposure value
White balance
See Using location services to find your position on page
Tips on using the camera
Using the video camera
Capturing method
To record a video by tapping the on-screen button
To adjust video camera settings
To customize the video camera settings panel
To play recorded videos
Metering
Self timer
Exposure value
White balance
To open Gallery and view your albums
Viewing photos and videos in Gallery
Working with albums
To open an album in Gallery
To change how the contents of an album are displayed in Gallery
Working with batches of content in Gallery
To view photos from online services in Gallery
To view photos and videos in Gallery
To delete an album in Gallery
Working with photos in Gallery
To share an album in Gallery
To zoom a photo
To share a photo
To enable location detection
To crop a photo
To delete a photo
To share a video
To adjust the volume of a video
To fast forward and rewind a video
To delete a video
Naming your phone
Bluetooth wireless technology
Pairing with another Bluetooth device
To turn on the Bluetooth function and make your phone visible
To connect your phone to another Bluetooth device
Sending and receiving items using Bluetooth technology
To pair your phone with another Bluetooth device
To unpair a Bluetooth device
To receive items using Bluetooth
To view files you have received using Bluetooth
Transferring files using Media transfer mode via Wi-Fi
Connecting your phone to a computer
Transferring and handling content using a USB cable
To transfer content between a phone and computer using a USB cable
To connect paired devices wirelessly in Media transfer mode
PC Companion
Media Go
To disconnect a wirelessly paired device in Media transfer mode
To transfer content using the Media Go application
1 Connect your phone to a computer using a supported USB cable
Google Maps
Using location services to find your position
Using GPS
To enable GPS
Viewing your friends’ locations with Google Latitude
Using Google Maps to get directions
Using the Navigation application
To use Google Maps
SIM card protection
Locking and protecting your phone
IMEI number
To enable the SIM card PIN lock
To unlock the screen using a screen unlock pattern
Setting a screen lock
From your Home screen, tap Settings Security Screen lock
To disable the screen unlock pattern
To create a screen lock password
To disable the screen unlock password
Updating your phone
Updating your phone wirelessly
Updating your phone using a USB cable connection
To download software updates manually from Update center
To update your phone using an Apple Mac computer
1 Connect your phone to a computer using a USB cable
To download software updates using a USB cable connection
To download the PC Companion application from your phone
Phone settings overview
Accessibility Enable your installed accessibility services and adjust related settings
Status and notification icons overview
Status icons
Notification icons
Application overview
Use YouTube to share and view videos from around the world
User support
To access the Help application
No battery charging icon appears when phone starts charging
Troubleshooting
Resetting the phone
The battery performance is low
No network coverage
I cannot use Internet-based services
Error messages
Emergency calls only
Recycling your phone
Legal information
Sony ST21i2/ST21a2
Index
adding tracks to playlists
searching using TrackID
icons
copying to/from a computer
SOS - See emergency numbers
telephony - See calls
zooming
photos
zoom
, then tap Remove account.