Sony ST26a, ST26i Customizing your phone

To change the text input settings

1When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard or the Phonepad, tap , or

touch and hold .

2Tap Text input settings.

3Select the desired settings.

Customizing your phone

Adapt the phone to your needs by adjusting, for example, your personal ringtone, phone

language and your Privacy settings.

Adjusting the volume

You can adjust the ringtone volume for phone calls and notifications as well as for music

and video playback.

To adjust the ring volume with the volume key

•Press the volume key up or down.

To adjust the media playing volume with the volume key

•When playing music or watching video, press the volume key up or down.

To set the phone to silent mode

1From your Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > Sound.

3Select Silent mode, then select Mute.

To set the phone to vibrate mode

1From your Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > Sound.

3Select Silent mode, then select Vibrate.

To set the phone to vibrate and ring mode

1From your Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > Sound.

3Select Silent mode, then select Off.

4Mark the Vibrate on ring checkbox.

To enhance the speaker loudness

1From your Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > Sound.

3Mark the xLOUD™ checkbox.

Time and date

You can change the time and date in your phone.

To set the date manually

1From your Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > Date & time.

3Unmark the Automatic date & time checkbox, if it is marked.

4Tap Set date.

5Adjust the date by scrolling up and down.

6Tap Set.

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Contents

Main Contents Getting to know your phone.........................................................13 Google Play..............................................................................35 Calling..........................................................................................37 Contacts ......................................................................................42 Messaging....................................................................................48 Email.............................................................................................51 Music player ................................................................................56 FM radio.......................................................................................63 Camera.........................................................................................65 Page Page Page Getting started What is Android? Phone overview Assembly Page Page Turning the phone on and off Screen lock Setup guide Accounts and services Google account Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account Facebook account Getting to know your phone 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 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 Application bar Using the Gesture input function to write words Phonepad Using the Phonepad Keyboard and Phonepad settings Text input settings Customizing your phone Adjusting the volume Time and date Ringtone settings Screen settings Phone language Flight mode Memory Memory card Formatting the memory card Using a headset with your phone Internet and messaging settings Controlling data usage Mobile network settings Turning off data traffic Data roaming Google Play Getting started with Google Play 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 Dialing Numbers Contacts About Contacts Contacts screen overview Transferring contacts to your new device Transferring contacts using a PC Using the PC Companion program to transfer contacts Transferring contacts using an Apple Mac computer Transferring contacts using synchronization accounts Transferring contacts from a SIM card Transferring contacts from a memory card Managing your contacts Avoiding duplicate entries in the Contacts application Favorites 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 e-mail Page Page Page Music player About Music Music player overview Copying media files to your memory card Using the music player Discovering related audio content Using My music to organize your tracks Overview of My music Categorizing your music using SensMe channels Playing music in random order Playlists Music 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 favorite 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 Still camera settings overview Scenes Exposure value White balance This setting is only available in Normal capturing mode. Self-timer Geotagging Tag photos with details of where you took them. Capturing method Select the method you use to take photos. Recording videos Video camera settings Video camera settings overview Scenes Exposure value White balance The white balance setting adjusts the color balance according to the lighting conditions. Self timer Capturing method 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 Browsing the web Search and address bar Navigating web pages Managing bookmarks Managing text and images Multiple windows Downloading from the web Browser settings Auto-fitting web pages Auto-filling text Plugin settings Connectivity Connecting to wireless networks Wi-Fi Advanced Wi-Fi settings Wi-Fi network status Wi-Fi sleep policy Sharing your phones mobile data connection 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 PC Companion Media Go Scanning barcodes with the NeoReader application About scanning with the NeoReader application NeoReader application menu overview Synchronizing data on your phone About synchronizing data on your phone Synchronizing with Google Synchronizing your corporate email, calendar and contacts Synchronizing with Facebook Synchronizing 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 About the calendar Alarm clock About the alarm clock Page Page Support and maintenance Updating your phone 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 Help application Recycling your phone 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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