User guide
ST27i/ST27a
Xperia go User guide
Contents
Getting to know your device
Getting started
Contacts
Music services
WALKMAN application
Messaging
Synchronising data on your device
Calendar and alarm clock
Support and maintenance
Maps and locations
Important information
Reference
Index
Xperia go User guide
Getting started
Android - what and why?
Overview
To insert the SIM card
Assembly
To remove the back cover
13 Touchscreen 14 Headset connector 15 Camera LED light
3 Insert the SIM card and the holder into the phone
Turning the device on and off
To insert a memory card
To turn on the device
To access the setup guide manually
Setup guide
Accounts and services
Screen lock
Google account
Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account
Facebook account
Charging the battery
Using the keys
Battery
Getting to know your device
To check the battery level
Battery LED status
Improving battery performance
To charge your device
To add the Quick settings widget to your Home screen
Using STAMINA mode
To access the battery usage menu
To change the settings for STAMINA mode
To activate Low battery mode
Using the touchscreen
Using Low battery mode
To deactivate Low battery mode
To mark or unmark options
Zooming
Scrolling
To zoom
To flick
Using the lockscreen
Sensors
To take a photo from the lockscreen
To go to the Home screen
Home screen
Widgets
To browse the Home screen
To add a widget to the Home screen
Rearranging your Home screen
Customisation options
To resize a widget
Application screen
Accessing and using applications
Changing the background of your Home screen
To add items to a folder on the Home screen
Recently used applications window
To uninstall an application from the Application screen
Opening and closing applications
Application menu
Status and notifications
Checking notifications and ongoing activities
To open the Notification panel
To open the device settings menu from the Notification panel
Settings menu
Setting your device from the Notification panel
To adjust sound settings from the Notification panel
Typing text
Using the on-screen keyboard
To access your device settings
On-screen keyboard
To use the on-screen keyboard in landscape orientation
To enter text using the on-screen keyboard
Application bar
To shift between upper-case and lower-case letters
To change the Gesture input settings
Using the Gesture input function to write words
To enter text using the Gesture input function
Phonepad
To enter text using the Phonepad
Using the Phonepad
Keyboard and Phonepad settings
To enter numbers using the Phonepad
Adjusting the volume
Text input settings
Entering text using voice input
To access the on-screen keyboard and Phonepad settings
To enhance the speaker volume using xLOUD
Adjusting the sound settings
To adjust the media playing volume with the volume key
Time and date
Language settings
Ringtone settings
Screen settings
To enable touch tones
Memory card
Memory
Airplane mode
Safely removing the memory card
To download Internet and messaging settings
Using a headset
Internet and messaging settings
To reset the default Internet settings
To access data usage settings
Access Point Names APNs
To add Internet settings manually
Controlling data usage
To set a data usage limit
Mobile network settings
To set a data usage warning
To control the data usage of individual applications
To turn off all data traffic
Turning off data traffic
Data roaming
To activate data roaming
Downloading from Google Play
Google Play
Getting started with Google Play
Clearing your application data
To allow the installation of applications not from Google Play
Installing applications not from Google Play
To delete an installed application
Permissions
Emergency calls
To make a call using smart dial
Calling
Call handling
To turn on the loudspeaker during a call
Recent calls
To answer a call
To mute the microphone during a call
Voicemail
To call your voicemail service
To switch between multiple calls
Multiple calls
Forwarding calls
Call settings
Rejecting a call with a message
Showing or hiding your phone number
To enable or disable fixed dialling
To access the list of accepted call recipients
Fixed Dialling Numbers
Transferring contacts using an Apple Mac computer
Transferring contacts using a PC
Using the PC Companion program to transfer contacts
Transferring contacts using synchronisation accounts
Transferring contacts from a SIM card
To receive contact data sent using Bluetooth technology
To receive contacts sent using a messaging service
Transferring contacts from a memory card
To view your contacts
Contacts screen overview
Managing your contacts
To select which contacts to display in the Contacts application
To associate a picture with a contact
Avoiding duplicate entries in the Contacts application
Favourites
To view your communication with a contact
Backing up contacts
Communicating with your contacts
Sharing your contacts
Groups
To export all contacts to a memory card
To export contacts to a SIM card
To create and send a message
Using text and multimedia messaging
Messaging
To read a received message
Text and multimedia message options
To change your message notification settings
To change the delivery report settings for outgoing messages
To delete conversations
Google Talk
To start Google Talk
To reply to an instant message with Google Talk
To set up an email account on your device
Using email accounts
Gmail and other Google services
To set an email account as your default account
To open the Gmail application
Using email
To set up a Google account on your device
To create and send an email message
To save a senders email address to your contacts
To change email preview pane settings
To view an email message attachment
To reply to an email message
To view all folders for one email account
To change the inbox check frequency
To set an Out of Office auto-reply in an Exchange Active Sync account
Transferring media files to your device
WALKMAN application
About the WALKMAN application
WALKMAN application overview
To adjust the audio volume
Using the WALKMAN application
To play audio content
To improve the sound quality using the equaliser
Getting more information about a track or artist
Using My music to organise your tracks
Visualiser
To send a track
To add a shortcut to a track
To update your music with the latest information
Overview of My music
To rearrange shortcuts
To enable the SensMe channels application
Categorising your music using SensMe channels
Using the Friends music function to share music
Managing playlists
Protecting your hearing
To turn off the volume level warning
WALKMAN application widget
To play your own playlists
Using TrackID technology results
Music services
Identifying music using TrackID technology
To search for track information using TrackID
Before you download content
About the PlayNow service
Using Music Unlimited
Downloading from the PlayNow service
To download a PlayNow item to your device
1 From your Home screen, tap 2 Find and tap PlayNow
FM radio overview
FM radio
About the FM radio
To start the FM radio
Identifying radio tracks using TrackID
Using your favourite radio channels
Sound settings
Switching the radio sound between devices
To identify a song on the FM radio using TrackID
1 While the song is playing on your devices FM radio, tap TrackID
About the camera
Using the still camera
Camera
Camera controls overview
To use the zoom function
Adding the geographical position to your photos
To take a photo by tapping the on-screen button
To use the still camera flash
Resolution
Using still camera settings
Still camera settings overview
To adjust the still camera settings
Self-timer
Flash
Focus mode
Exposure value
White balance
Metering
Capturing method
Using the video camera
Geotagging
Shutter sound
Video resolution
Using video camera settings
Video camera settings overview Scenes
To adjust video camera settings
Quick launch
Photo light
Self-timer
Focus mode
Exposure value
Image stabiliser
Microphone
White balance
Shutter sound
Mobile BRAVIA Engine
Album
About Album
Viewing photos and videos in the Pictures tab
To view photos and videos in grid view
Viewing photos and videos in the My albums tab
Overview of Pictures tab
To change the size of the thumbnails in Album
To view content in list view in the Camera albums tile
To view content in list view in the Internal memory tile
Overview of My albums tab
To view photos with faces in list view in the Faces tile
To view content in list view in the My SD card tile
Working with photos in Album
To zoom a photo
To use a photo
Analysing photos with faces in Album
To crop a photo
To edit a photo
Working with videos in Album
To adjust the volume of a video
Viewing your photos on a map
To edit a face name
To view geotagged photos on a map in Album
To enable location detection
Overview of Maps tile
To view geotagged photos on a globe in Album
To view photos from online services in Album
Overview of online services
To add a geotag when viewing the map in Album
Viewing online albums
To view and add comments to online album content
To Like a photo or video on Facebook
2 To view more comments, scroll down the screen
About Movies
Using Movies
Movies
Overview of Movies
To clear information about a video
To change the sound settings while a video is playing
To get movie information manually
To play a video on an external device
Renting or buying a video
Video Unlimited
About Video Unlimited
Video Unlimited menu overview
Watching a video from Video Unlimited
Video menu overview
Web browser
About the web browser
To open the web browser
To turn on Wi-Fi
Connecting to wireless networks
Before using Wi-Fi
To connect to a Wi-Fi network
To add a Wi-Fi network manually
Advanced Wi-Fi settings Wi-Fi network status
Wi-Fi sleep policy
To enable Wi-Fi network notifications
Virtual private networks VPNs
To share your data connection using a USB cable
To use your device as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot
To rename or secure your portable hotspot
Playing files from DLNA Certified devices on your device
Sharing content with DLNA Certified devices
Preparing to play content from your device on DLNA Certified devices
To connect to a virtual private network
To change the access level of a registered device
To set up file sharing with other DLNA Certified devices
To set access permissions for a pending device
To get help about sharing content with other DLNA Certified devices
To adjust your devices visibility time to other Bluetooth devices
Bluetooth wireless technology
To turn on the Bluetooth function and make your device visible
Playing files on a Digital Media Renderer device
To pair your device with another Bluetooth device
Pairing with another Bluetooth device
Sending and receiving items using Bluetooth technology
To connect your device to another Bluetooth device
To send items using Bluetooth
Connecting your device to a computer
Transferring and handling content using a USB cable
To receive items using Bluetooth
Transferring files using Media transfer mode via Wi-Fi
To transfer content between internal storage and an SD card via USB
To connect paired devices wirelessly in Media transfer mode
To transfer content using the Media Go application
To disconnect a wirelessly paired device in Media transfer mode
To remove a pairing with another device
Scanning barcodes with the NeoReader application
About Smart Connect
Smart Connect
NeoReader application menu overview
To start the NeoReader application
To create a Smart Connect event
To edit a Smart Connect event
2 On the Events tab, tap 3 Give the event a name, then tap Create
About synchronising data on your device
To set up a Google account for synchronisation
Synchronising data on your device
Synchronising with Google
To set up an Xperia with Facebook account on your device
To set up corporate email, calendar and contacts
To edit the setup of corporate email, calendar and contacts
Synchronising with Facebook
To remove an Xperia with Facebook account
To enable GPS
About location services
Using GPS
Maps and locations
Using the Wisepilot application
Using Google Maps to get directions
Using the Navigation application
Viewing your friends’ locations with Google Latitude
To change the calendar settings
Calendar and alarm clock
Alarm clock
To open the alarm clock
To activate an existing alarm
To edit an existing alarm
To deactivate an alarm
To delete an alarm
To set alarms to sound when the device is in silent mode
To snooze an alarm when it sounds
To turn off an alarm when it sounds
Updating your device using a USB cable connection
Support and maintenance
Updating your device wirelessly
To download software updates manually from Update center
To download software updates using a USB cable connection
Resetting your device
About resetting your device
To update your device using an Apple Mac computer
To view your IMEI number
To enable the SIM card PIN lock
SIM card protection
To view your IMEI number in the phone
To disable the screen unlock pattern
Setting a screen lock
To unlock the screen using a screen unlock pattern
To disable the screen unlock PIN
To access the support application
To create a screen lock password
To disable the screen unlock password
Support application
Settings overview
Reference
Status and notification icons overview
Status icons
Notification icons
Application overview
Navigate your way using spoken, turn-by-turn instructions
Important information leaflet
Limitations to services and features
Important information
Water resistance
Legal information
IP Ingress Protection rating
Sony ST27i/ST27a
Content owners use Windows Media digital rights management technology WMDRM to protect their intellectual property, including copyrights. This device uses WMDRM software to access WMDRM-protected content. If the WMDRM software fails to protect the content, content owners may ask Microsoft to revoke the softwares ability to use WMDRM to play or copy protected content. Revocation does not affect unprotected content. When you download licenses for protected content, you agree that Microsoft may include a revocation list with the licenses. Content owners may require you to upgrade WMDRM to access their content. If you decline an upgrade, you will not be able to access content that requires the upgrade
Index
Microsoft Exchange synchronisation
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business cards
music using TrackID
listening to with the speaker
video camera
using the equaliser
volume
videos recorded using the camera
viewing
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