Assembly, To remove the back cover

13Proximity sensor

14Light sensor

15Notification LED (Battery status)

16Camera lens

17Camera LED light

18Speaker

19Second microphone

20NFC™ detection area

21Main microphone

22Strap hole

Assembly

To remove the back cover

•Using your thumbs, press down on the back cover, then slide it upwards.

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Contents

Xperia S Contents Walkman application About Movies Using Movies Calendar 110 Alarm clockUpdating your device 113 Backup and restore application 114 About the web browser 119 Xperia S User guide Overview Getting startedAndroid what and why? Assembly To remove the back cover Turning the device on and off To insert the micro SIM cardTo remove the micro SIM card To turn on the device Setup guide Screen lock Accounts and services Google accountMicrosoft Exchange ActiveSync account Facebook account Using the keys BatteryCharging the battery Your device has an embedded battery Battery LED status Improving battery performanceTo check the battery level To charge your device Using the touchscreen Reducing battery consumption with Extended Standby Mode Marking options ZoomingScrolling To mark or unmark options Using the lockscreen SensorsTo scroll To flick Home screen Customisation options WidgetsRearranging your Home screen Application screen Accessing and using applicationsChanging the background of your Home screen Recently used applications window Using small appsOpening and closing applications Application menu Rearranging your Application screen To uninstall an application from the Application screen Status and notificationsChecking notifications and ongoing activities To open the Notification panel Settings menu Setting your device from the Notification panelTo adjust sound settings from the Notification panel To control the Wi-Fi function from the Notification panel On-screen keyboard Using the on-screen keyboardTyping text Application bar Using the Gesture input function to write words To enter text using the Gesture input functionTo change the Gesture input settings Phonepad Using the Phonepad Keyboard and Phonepad settings Text input settings Entering text using voice inputAdjusting the volume Customising your device Time and date Adjusting the sound settingsRingtone settings Airplane mode Screen settingsLanguage settings Using Clear Phase technology Using xLOUD technologyEnhancing the sound output Memory Access Point Names APNs Using a headsetInternet and messaging settings Controlling data usage Usage info Mobile network settings Turning off data traffic Data roamingTo turn off all data traffic To activate data roaming Google Play Getting started with Google PlayDownloading from Google Play Clearing your application data Installing applications not from Google Play To delete an installed applicationPermissions To clear all cache for an application Call handling CallingEmergency calls Recent calls Conference calls VoicemailMultiple calls Call settings Barring callsRejecting a call with a message Forwarding calls Showing or hiding your phone number Fixed Dialling Numbers Transferring contacts to your new device ContactsAbout Contacts Receiving contacts from other devices Contacts screen overviewTransferring contacts from a SIM card Managing your contacts Communicating with your contacts Avoiding duplicate entries in the Contacts applicationFavourites Groups Quick contact menu Sharing your contactsBacking up contacts Using text and multimedia messaging Messaging Text and multimedia message options Google Talk To start Google TalkFrom your Home screen, tap Find and tap Talk To reply to an instant message with Google Talk Getting started with Email Using email accountsGmail and other Google services Using email To change email preview pane settings To view an email message attachmentTo save a senders email address to your contacts To reply to an email message To view all folders for one email account To change the inbox check frequency Walkman application About the Walkman applicationTransferring media files to your device Walkman application overview Using the Walkman application Getting more information about a track or artist Using My music to organise your tracksVisualiser To update your music with the latest information Overview of My musicTo add a shortcut to a track To rearrange shortcuts Categorising your music using SensMe channels Using the Friends music function to share musicManaging playlists Playing music in random order Walkman application widget Protecting your hearing Music services Identifying music using TrackID technologyUsing TrackID technology results TrackID technology About the PlayNow service Using Music UnlimitedBefore you download content Downloading from the PlayNow service To download a PlayNow item to your device FM radio overview FM radioAbout the FM radio Using your favourite radio channels Sound settingsSwitching the radio sound between devices Switching between mono and stereo sound mode Identifying radio tracks using TrackID To identify a song on the FM radio using TrackID Using the still camera CameraAbout the camera Camera controls overview Using Smile Shutter to capture smiling faces Face detection Adding the geographical position to your photos Using still camera settingsStill camera settings overview Resolution Self-timerFlash Smile Shutter Metering Exposure valueWhite balance Using the video camera Using the video camera settings Video camera settings overview Scenes Video resolution Focus modeAdjust the video resolution for different formats Photo light Tag videoss with details of where you took them Microphone Touch capture Album About AlbumMobile Bravia Engine Viewing photos and videos in the Pictures tab Viewing photos and videos in the My albums tab Overview of Pictures tabTo view photos and videos in grid view 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 tileOverview of My albums tab Working with photos in Album To zoom a photo To watch a slideshow of your photosTo watch a slideshow of your photos with music To rotate a photo Viewing your photos on a map Working with videos in Album To enable location detection Overview of Maps tileTo view geotagged photos on a map in Album To view geotagged photos on a globe in Album Overview of online services Viewing online albums To view and add comments to online album content To Like a photo or video on Facebook Using Movies MoviesAbout Movies Overview of Movies To change the sound settings while a video is playing To get movie information manuallyTo clear information about a video To play a video on an external device Renting or buying a video Video UnlimitedAbout Video Unlimited Watching a video from Video Unlimited Video menu overview To open the web browser Web browserAbout the web browser Connectivity Connecting to wireless networksBefore using Wi-Fi Sharing your mobile data connection Advanced Wi-Fi settings Wi-Fi network statusWi-Fi sleep policy To share your data connection using a USB cable To use your device as a portable Wi-Fi hotspotVirtual private networks VPNs To rename or secure your portable hotspot Sharing content with Dlna Certified devices Playing files from Dlna Certified devices on your device To set up file sharing with other Dlna Certified devices To set access permissions for a pending deviceTo change the access level of a registered device To stop sharing files with other Dlna Certified devices Playing files on a Digital Media Renderer device To view photos or videos from your device on a DMR deviceTo play a music track from your device on a DMR device To turn on the NFC function NFC detection area To share a contact with another device using NFCTo share a music file with another device using NFC Google Wallet Scanning NFC tagsPaying for items with your device Bluetooth wireless technology Connecting to an NFC compatible deviceOperator wallet Naming your device Pairing with another Bluetooth device Sending and receiving items using Bluetooth technologyTo pair your device with another Bluetooth device To connect your device to another Bluetooth device Connecting your device to a computer Transferring and handling content using a USB cable Transferring files using Media transfer mode via Wi-Fi To connect paired devices wirelessly in Media transfer modeTo remove a pairing with another device PC Companion Connecting your phone to a TV set Media Go Scanning barcodes with the NeoReader application Smart ConnectAbout scanning with the NeoReader application NeoReader application menu overview To start the Smart Connect application From your Home screen, tap Find and tap Smart ConnectTo create a Smart Connect event To edit a Smart Connect event Synchronising data on your device About synchronising data on your deviceSynchronising with Google Synchronising your corporate email, calendar and contacts Synchronising with Facebook To remove an Xperia with Facebook account 107 About location services Using GPSMaps and locations Getting the best performance Using Google Maps to get directions Using the Navigation applicationUsing the Wisepilot application Google Maps Calendar Calendar and alarm clockAlarm clock To edit an existing alarm To deactivate an alarmTo activate an existing alarm To delete an alarm To set alarms to sound when the device is in silent mode To snooze an alarm when it soundsTo turn off an alarm when it sounds 112 Support and maintenance Updating your device wirelesslyUpdating your device using a USB cable connection Updating your device Preparing to use the Backup and restore application Backup and restore applicationTypes of content you can back up About resetting your device Resetting your deviceManaging backup records Imei number Setting a screen lockLocking and protecting your device To set up the Face Unlock feature To unlock the screen using the Face Unlock featureTo disable the Face Unlock protection To unlock the screen using a screen unlock pattern Recycling your device Finding your deviceSupport application 119 Settings overviewReference 120 Status and notification icons overviewStatus icons 121 Application overviewNotification icons 122 Limitations to services and features Important informationImportant information leaflet PlayStation pocket and PlayStation Store 124 Index 125 126 Music 127 MMS 128 Video camera