Sony Xperia SP - Contents

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Contents

Xperia™ SP User guide...............................................................6
Getting started..............................................................................7

About this User guide.........................................................................7
Android™—what and why?................................................................7
Device overview.................................................................................7
Assembly............................................................................................8
Turning the device on and off...........................................................10
Locking and unlocking the screen....................................................11
Setup guide......................................................................................11
Accounts and services.....................................................................11

Getting to know your device.....................................................13

Using the keys..................................................................................13
Using the touchscreen.....................................................................13
Battery..............................................................................................15
Lock screen......................................................................................18
Home screen....................................................................................18
Taking a screenshot.........................................................................21
Accessing and using applications....................................................21
Status and notifications....................................................................23
Accessing settings...........................................................................25
On-screen keyboard.........................................................................26
Phonepad.........................................................................................27
Entering text using voice input.........................................................28
Editing text.......................................................................................28
Personalizing the Xperia keyboard..................................................29
Customizing your device..................................................................29
Memory............................................................................................32
Using a headset ..............................................................................33
Internet and messaging settings......................................................33
Controlling data usage.....................................................................34
Mobile network settings....................................................................35

Downloading applications.........................................................37

Downloading applications from Google Play™................................37
Downloading applications from other sources.................................37

Calling..........................................................................................38

Making calls.....................................................................................38
Receiving calls.................................................................................39
Ongoing calls...................................................................................40
Using the call log..............................................................................40

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Forwarding calls...............................................................................41
Restricting calls................................................................................41
Multiple calls.....................................................................................41
Conference calls..............................................................................42
Voicemail..........................................................................................42
Emergency calls...............................................................................43

Contacts......................................................................................44

Transferring contacts.......................................................................44
Searching and viewing contacts.......................................................45
Adding and editing contacts.............................................................46
Favorites and groups.......................................................................47
Sending contact information.............................................................47
Avoiding duplicate entries in the Contacts application.....................47
Backing up contacts.........................................................................48

Messaging and chat...................................................................49

Reading and sending messages......................................................49
Organizing your messages..............................................................50
Calling from a message...................................................................51
Messaging settings..........................................................................51
Instant messaging and video chat....................................................51

Email............................................................................................53

Setting up email...............................................................................53
Sending and receiving email messages...........................................53
Email preview pane..........................................................................54
Organizing your email messages.....................................................55
Email account settings.....................................................................56
Gmail™............................................................................................56

Music...........................................................................................57

Transferring music to your device....................................................57
Listening to music............................................................................57
WALKMAN home screen ................................................................58
Playlists............................................................................................59
Sharing music..................................................................................60
Enhancing the sound.......................................................................61
Visualizer .........................................................................................61
Recognizing music with TrackID™..................................................61
Music Unlimited online service.........................................................63

FM radio......................................................................................64

Listening to the radio........................................................................64
Favorite radio channels....................................................................65
Sound settings.................................................................................65

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Camera........................................................................................66

Taking photos and recording videos................................................66
Face detection..................................................................................67
Using Smile Shutter™ to capture smiling faces...............................67
Adding the geographical position to your photos.............................68
General camera settings..................................................................68
Still camera settings.........................................................................69
Video camera settings......................................................................72

Album..........................................................................................74

Viewing photos and videos..............................................................74
Sharing and managing photos and videos.......................................75
Editing photos with the Photo editor application..............................76
Photo albums...................................................................................77
Viewing your photos on a map.........................................................78

Movies.........................................................................................80

Watching videos in the Movies application......................................80
Transferring video content to your device........................................81
Managing video content...................................................................81

Video Unlimited..........................................................................83

Video Unlimited service....................................................................83

Web browser...............................................................................84

Browsing the web.............................................................................84

Connectivity................................................................................85

Connecting to wireless networks......................................................85
Sharing content with DLNA Certified™ devices...............................88
NFC..................................................................................................90
Bluetooth® wireless technology.......................................................92
Connecting your device to a computer.............................................95
Connecting your device to a TV set using a cable...........................97
Screen mirroring...............................................................................98
Scanning barcodes with the NeoReader™ application....................98
Smart Connect.................................................................................99

Synchronizing data on your device........................................101

About synchronizing data on your device......................................101
Synchronizing with Google™ services...........................................101
Synchronizing with Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®................101
Synchronizing with Facebook™.....................................................102

Maps and locations..................................................................104

Location services and sources.......................................................104
Using GPS.....................................................................................104
Google Maps™..............................................................................105

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Calendar and alarm clock.......................................................106

Calendar.........................................................................................106
Alarm clock.....................................................................................106

Support and maintenance.......................................................109

Updating your device.....................................................................109
Backup and restore application......................................................110
Resetting your device.....................................................................111
Locking and protecting your device................................................112
Finding your device........................................................................114
Support application........................................................................115
Recycling your device....................................................................115

Reference..................................................................................116

Status and notification icons overview...........................................116
Application overview......................................................................117

Important information..............................................................119

Important information leaflet...........................................................119
Limitations to services and features...............................................119
Legal information............................................................................119

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