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