Sony D6633 - Manual

Make sure you insert the nano SIM card into the nano SIM card holder before inserting it into the device. Also, don’t confuse the nano SIM card slot with the memory card slot. To insert the nano SIM cards If you insert a nano SIM card while the device is powered on, the device restarts automatically...

1 Detach the nano SIM card slot cover. 2 Using a fingernail or other similar object, drag out the nano SIM card holders from their slots. 3 Remove the nano SIM cards. 4 Insert the nano SIM card holders back into their slots. 5 Re-attach the nano SIM card slot cover. To remove the memory card 1 Turn ...

To turn off the device 1 Press and hold down the power key until the options menu opens. 2 In the options menu, tap Power off . 3 Tap OK . It may take a while for the device to shut down. Why do I need a Google™ account? Your Xperia™ device from Sony runs on the Android™ platform developed by Google...

1 Plug the charger into a power outlet. 2 Plug one end of the USB cable into the charger (or into the USB port of a computer). 3 Plug the other end of the cable into the micro USB port on your device, with the USB symbol facing up. The notification light illuminates when charging begins. 4 When the ...

Learning the basics Using the touchscreen Tapping • Open or select an item. • Mark or unmark a checkbox or option. • Enter text using the on-screen keyboard. Touching and holding • Move an item. • Activate an item-specific menu. • Activate selection mode, for example, to select several items from a ...

Pinching and spreading • Zoom in or out on a web page, a photo or a map. Swiping • Scroll up or down a list. • Scroll left or right, for example, between Home screen panes. 13 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

Flicking • Scroll quickly, for example, in a list or on a web page. You can stop the scrolling movement by tapping the screen. Locking and unlocking the screen When your device is on and left idle for a set period of time, the screen darkens to save battery power and locks automatically. This lock p...

represented by a series of dots at the lower part of the Home screen. The highlighted dot shows the pane that you are currently in. To go to the Home screen • Press . To browse the Home screen Home screen panes You can add new panes to your Home screen (up to a maximum of seven panes) and delete pan...

To delete a pane from your Home screen 1 Touch and hold an empty area on your Home screen until the device vibrates. 2 Flick left or right to browse to the pane that you want to delete, then tap . Application screen The Application screen, which you open from the Home screen, contains the applicatio...

To search for an application from the Application screen 1 To open the Application screen menu, drag the left edge of the Application screen to the right. 2 Tap Search apps . 3 Enter the name of the application that you want to search for. To uninstall an application from the Application screen 1 To...

Small apps Small apps are miniature apps that run on top of other applications on the same screen, to enable multi-tasking. For example, you can have a webpage open showing details of currency exchange rates and then open the Calculator small app on top of it and perform calculations. You can access...

Shortcuts and folders Use shortcuts and folders to manage your applications and keep your Home screen tidy. 1 Access a folder containing applications 2 Access an application using a shortcut To add a shortcut to your Home screen 1 Touch and hold an empty area on your Home screen until the device vib...

To change your Home screen wallpaper 1 Touch and hold an empty area on your Home screen until the device vibrates. 2 Tap Wallpapers and select an option. To set a theme 1 Touch and hold an empty area on your Home screen until the device vibrates. 2 Tap Themes , then select a theme. When you change a...

1 Minimise/Resume the record screen window 2 Record your screen 3 Record your screen when the front camera is activated 4 Access the screen recording settings 5 Close the screen recording window To record your screen 1 Press and hold down the power key until a prompt window appears. 2 Tap . 3 When t...

To dismiss a notification from the Notification panel • Place your finger on a notification and flick left or right. To clear all notifications from the Notification panel • Tap Clear . Notification light The notification light informs you about battery status and some other events. For example, a f...

Vibrate mode An alarm is set GPS is activated Synchronisation is ongoing Problem with sign-in or synchronisation Your device is ready to connect to other ANT+™ capable devices Depending on your service provider, network and/or region, the functions or services represented by some icons in this list ...

Application overview Use the Alarm and clock application to set various kinds of alarms. Use your web browser to navigate and view web pages, manage bookmarks, and manage text and images. Use the Calculator application to perform basic calculations. Use the Calendar application to keep track of your...

Download and install new applications and updates. Some applications are not supported or listed by all networks and/or service providers in all areas. 26 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

Downloading applications Downloading applications from Google Play™ Google Play™ is the official online Google store for downloading applications, games, music, movies and books. It includes both free and paid applications. Before you start downloading from Google Play™, make sure that you have a wo...

Internet and networks Browsing the web The Google Chrome™ web browser for Android™ devices comes pre-installed in most markets. Go to http://support.google.com/chrome and click the "Chrome for Mobile" link to get more detailed information about how to use this web browser. To browse with Goo...

To turn on Wi-Fi® 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings . 3 Drag the slider beside Wi-Fi to the right to turn on the Wi-Fi® function. It may take a few seconds before Wi-Fi® is enabled. To connect to a Wi-Fi® network automatically 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settin...

connection on your device). By adding a Wi-Fi® sleep policy, you can specify when to switch from Wi-Fi® to mobile data. To enable Wi-Fi® network notifications 1 Turn on Wi-Fi®, if it is not already on. 2 From your Home screen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi . 4 Press . 5 Tap Advanced . 6 M...

To share your data connection using a USB cable 1 Deactivate all USB cable connections to your device. 2 Using the USB cable that came with your device, connect your device to a computer. 3 From your Home screen, tap . 4 Find and tap Settings > More… > Tethering & portable hotspot . 5 Mark...

To rename or secure your portable hotspot 1 From the Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > More… > Tethering & portable hotspot . 3 Tap Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings > Configure Wi-Fi hotspot . 4 Enter the Network name (SSID) for the network. 5 To select a security type, tap th...

To view data transferred via Wi-Fi® 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Data usage . 3 Tap , then mark the Show Wi-Fi usage checkbox if it is not marked. 4 Tap the Wi-Fi tab. Selecting a SIM card for data traffic Either of the two SIM cards inserted in your device can handle ...

Synchronising data on your device Synchronising with online accounts Synchronise your device with contacts, email, calendar events and other information from online accounts, for example, email accounts such as Gmail™ and Exchange ActiveSync, Facebook™, Flickr™ and Twitter™. You can synchronise data...

To set up an EAS account for synchronisation 1 Make sure that you have your domain and server details, provided by your corporate network administrator, available. 2 From your Home screen, tap . 3 Tap Settings > Add account > Exchange ActiveSync . 4 Enter your corporate email address and passw...

To synchronise with your Outlook calendar using a computer 1 Make sure that the PC Companion application is installed on the PC or theSony Bridge for Mac application is installed on the Apple ® Mac ® computer. 2 Computer : Open the PC Companion application or the Sony Bridge for Mac application. 3 C...

Basic settings Accessing settings View and change settings for your device from the Settings menu. The Settings menu is accessible from both the Application screen and the Quick settings panel. To open the device settings menu from the Application screen 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Tap Settings...

To set a ringtone 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Sound > Phone ringtone . 3 Select a SIM card. 4 Select an option from the list or tap to select a music file saved to your device. 5 To confirm, tap Done . To select the notification sound 1 From your Home screen, tap ....

To unlock a blocked SIM card using the PUK code 1 Enter the PUK code and tap . 2 Enter a new PIN code and tap . 3 Re-enter the new PIN code and tap . If you enter an incorrect PUK code too many times, you need to contact your network operator to get a new SIM card. Using multiple SIM cards Your devi...

To adjust the idle time before the screen turns off 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Display > Sleep . 3 Select an option. To turn off the screen quickly, briefly press the power key . Smart backlight control The smart backlight control keeps the screen on as long as th...

Language settings You can select a default language for your device and change it again at a later time. You can also change the writing language for text input. See Personalising the Xperia™ keyboard on page 50. To change the language 1 From the Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Langu...

To turn on Super-vivid mode 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Display > Image enhancement . 3 Tap the Super-vivid mode radio button if it is not already selected. Enhancing the sound output You can enhance the sound of your device by manually enabling individual sound se...

To play high-resolution audio via the micro USB port 1 From the Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Sound > Audio settings . 3 Mark the Hi-res Audio via USB checkbox. 4 Using a USB cable, connect your device to one of the following device types: • a portable digital-to-analogue conver...

Typing text On-screen keyboard You can enter text with the on-screen QWERTY keyboard by tapping each letter individually, or you can use the Gesture input feature and slide your finger from letter to letter to form words. If you prefer to use a smaller version of the on-screen keyboard and input tex...

To enter text using the Gesture input function 1 When the on-screen keyboard is displayed, slide your finger from letter to letter to trace the word that you want to write. 2 After you finish entering a word, lift up your finger. A word suggestion appears based on the letters that you have traced. 3...

To enter text using the Phonepad • When appears in the Phonepad, tap each character key only once, even if the letter you want is not the first letter on the key. Tap the word that appears or tap to view more word suggestions and select a word from the list. • When appears in the Phonepad, tap the o...

To select text 1 Enter some text, then double-tap the text. The word you tap gets highlighted by tabs on both sides. 2 Drag the tabs left or right to select more text. To use the magnifier • When you enter text, tap and hold on the text field to view the text magnified and to place the cursor where ...

Calling Making calls You can make a call by manually dialling a phone number, by tapping a number saved in your contacts list, or by tapping the phone number in your call log view. You can also use the smart dial feature to quickly find numbers from your contacts list and call logs. To make a video ...

To add a direct dial number to your Home screen 1 Touch and hold an empty area on your Home screen until the device vibrates and the customisation menu appears. 2 In the customisation menu, tap Apps > Shortcuts . 3 Scroll through the list of applications and select Direct dial . 4 Select the cont...

To reject a call with the answering machine • When an incoming call arrives, drag Response options upwards, then select Reject with Answering Machine . To set a time delay for automatic answering 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Call settings . 3 Select a SIM card and tap ...

Contacts Transferring contacts There are several ways to transfer contacts to your new device. Find out more about choosing a transfer method at www.sonymobile.com/support . Transferring contacts using a computer Xperia™ Transfer is an application within the PC Companion and the Sony Bridge for Mac ...

To import contacts using Bluetooth ® technology 1 Make sure you have the Bluetooth ® function turned on and that your device is set to visible. 2 When you are notified of an incoming file to your device, drag the status bar downwards and tap the notification to accept the file transfer. 3 Tap Accept...

To select which contacts to display in the Contacts application 1 From your Home screen, tap , then tap . 2 Press , then tap Filter . 3 In the list that appears, mark or unmark the desired options. If you have synchronised your contacts with a synchronisation account, that account appears in the lis...

To edit contact information about yourself 1 From your Home screen, tap , then tap . 2 Tap Myself , then tap . 3 Enter the new information or make the changes you want. 4 When you are done, tap Done . To create a new contact from a text message 1 From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap . 2 Ta...

To add a new ICE contact 1 From your Home screen, tap , then tap . 2 Tap ICE – In Case of Emergency , then tap . 3 If you have synchronised your contacts with one or more accounts and you are adding a contact for the first time, you must select the account to which you want to add this contact. Alte...

To export contacts to a SIM card When you export contacts to a SIM card, not all information may get exported. This is due to memory limitations on SIM cards. 1 From your Home screen, tap , then tap . 2 Press , then tap Export contacts . 3 Select a SIM card. 4 Mark the contacts you want to export, o...

Messaging and chat Reading and sending messages The Messaging application shows your messages as conversations, which means that all messages to and from a particular person are grouped together. To send multimedia messages, you need the correct MMS settings on your device. See Internet and MMS sett...

To create and send a message 1 From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap . 2 Tap . 3 Enter the recipient’s name or phone number, or other contact information that you have saved about the recipient, then select from the list that appears. If the recipient is not listed as a contact, enter the r...

click the "Hangouts on your Android" link to get more detailed information about how to use this application. The video call function only works on devices with a front camera. 1 Start a new chat or video call 2 Options 3 List of contacts To start an instant message or a video call 1 From yo...

Email Setting up email Use the email application in your device to send and receive email messages through your email accounts. You can have one or several email accounts at the same time, including corporate Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync accounts. To set up an email account 1 From your Home screen,...

To download new email messages 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Email . 3 If you are using several email accounts, tap and select the account that you want to check, then tap Inbox in the drop down menu. 4 To download new messages, tap , then tap Refresh . When the inbox is open, swipe ...

To change the email preview pane settings 1 From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap Email . 2 Tap , then tap Settings > Split view . 3 Select an option, or a combination of options, then tap OK . To read email messages using the preview pane 1 Make sure the preview pane is activated. 2 Ope...

To move an email message to another folder 1 In your email inbox, flick the message that you want to move to the left. 2 Tap Move , then select a folder. Email account settings To remove an email account from your device 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Email . 3 Press , then tap Settin...

Music Transferring music to your device There are different ways to get music from a computer onto your device: • Connect the device and computer using a USB cable and drag and drop music files directly into the file manager application on the computer. See Managing files using a computer on page 13...

Walkman® home screen 1 Drag the left edge of the screen to the right to open the Walkman® home screen menu 2 Scroll up or down to view content 3 Play a song using the Walkman® application 4 Return to the Walkman® music player screen To play a song using the Walkman® application 1 From your Home scre...

1 Return to the Walkman® home screen 2 Browse a music category, for example, artists , albums or songs by my library 3 Browse all playlists 4 New releases (provided by Music Unlimited) 5 Charts (provided by Music Unlimited) 6 Featured playlists (provided by Music Unlimited) 7 Collect links to music ...

Playlists On the Walkman® home screen, you can create your own playlists from the music that is saved on your device. To create your own playlists 1 From the Walkman® home screen, touch and hold the name of the album or song that you want to add to a playlist. 2 In the menu that opens, tap Add to &g...

To manage music from your friends on Facebook™ 1 Open the Walkman® home screen menu, then tap Friends' music > Recent . 2 Tap an item that you want to work on. 3 Manage the item as desired. For example, to "Like" the song, tap . To comment on the song, add a comment in the comments field....

To delete a track from the track history 1 Open the TrackID™ application, then tap History . 2 Touch and hold the track title, then tap Delete . Music Unlimited online service Music Unlimited is a subscription-based service that offers access to millions ofsongs over a mobile network or Wi-Fi ® conn...

FM radio Listening to the radio The FM radio in your device works like any FM radio. For example, you can browse and listen to FM radio stations and save them as favourites. You must connect a wired headset or headphones to your device before you can use the radio. This is because the headset or hea...

To switch the radio sound to the speaker 1 When the radio is open, press . 2 Tap Play in speaker . To switch the sound back to the wired headset or headphones, press and tap Play in headphones . To identify a song on the FM radio using TrackID™ 1 While the song is playing on your device's FM radio, ...

Camera Taking photos and recording videos 1 Front camera lens 2 Zoom in or out 3 Main camera screen 4 Camera key – Activate the camera/Take photos/Record videos 5 View photos and videos 6 Take photos or record video clips 7 Go back a step or exit the camera 8 Capturing mode settings icon 9 Camera se...

• When the camera is open, pinch in or pinch out on the camera screen. To record a video using the camera key 1 Activate the camera. 2 Tap , and select . 3 If the video camera is not selected, tap . 4 To start recording a video, press the camera key. 5 To stop recording, press the camera key again. ...

To take a photo using Smile Shutter™ 1 When the camera is open and Smile Shutter™ is turned on, point the camera at your subject. The camera selects which face to focus on. 2 The face selected appears inside a coloured frame and the photo is taken automatically. 3 If no smile is detected, press the ...

Multi-camera Record the same scene from multiple angles on a single screen. Sound Photo Take photos with background sound. AR fun Play in your camera view finder with virtual objects and enrich your photos or videos. Superior auto Superior auto mode detects the conditions in which you are shooting a...

Geotagging Tag photos with details of where you took them. Touch capture Identify a focus area, and then touch the camera screen with your finger. The photo is taken as soon as you release your finger. Sound Choose to turn on or turn off the shutter sound. Data storage You can choose to save your da...

20.7 megapixel resolution with 4:3 aspect ratio. Suitable for photos you want to view on non-widescreen displays or print in high resolution. 15.5MP 5248×2952(16:9) 15.5 megapixel resolution with 16:9 aspect ratio. Suitable for photos you want to view on widescreen displays. 8MP 3264×2448(4:3) 8 meg...

Touch a specific area on the camera screen to set the area of focus. Continuous autofocus is off. Touch and hold the camera screen until the yellow focus frame turns blue, indicating that the focus is set. The photo is taken when you release your finger. Object tracking When you select an object by ...

Image stabiliser When taking a photo, it can be difficult to hold the device steady. The stabiliser helps you by compensating for small movements of the hand. This setting is only available in Manual capturing mode. Preview You can choose to preview photos or videos just after you shoot them. Unlimi...

Landscape Use for landscape photos. The camera focuses on distant objects. Backlight correction HDR Use to improve details in high contrast shots. The built-in backlight correction analyses the image and automatically adjusts it to give you a perfectly lit shot. Night portrait Use for portrait photo...

HD (High Definition) format with 16:9 aspect ratio. VGA 640×480(4:3) VGA format with 4:3 aspect ratio. MMS Record videos suitable for sending in multimedia messages. The recording time of this video format is limited so that video files can fit in a multimedia message. This setting is only available...

Spot Adjusts the exposure in a very small part of the image that you want to capture. Face Measures the amount of light on the face, and adjusts the exposure so that the face is neither too dark or too bright. Multi Divides the image into multiple regions, and measures each region to determine a wel...

Photos and videos in Album Viewing photos and videos Use the Album application to view photos and play videos that you’ve taken with your camera, or to view similar content that you've saved to your device. All photos and videos are displayed in a chronologically ordered grid. 1 Tap the icon to open...

To watch a slideshow of your photos with music 1 When you are viewing a photo, tap the screen to display the toolbars, then tap > SensMe™ slideshow . 2 Select the music and theme that you want to use for the slideshow, then tap . The Album application analyses your photos and uses SensMe™ music d...

To work with batches of photos or videos in Album 1 When viewing thumbnails of photos and videos in Album, tap , then tap Select items . 2 Tap the items that you want to work with. Selected items are indicated by a blue frame. 3 Use the tools in the toolbars to work with your selected items. To acti...

To apply special effects to a photo 1 When you are viewing a photo, tap the screen to display the toolbars, then tap . 2 If prompted, select Photo editor > Just once . 3 Tap , then select an option. 4 Edit the photo as desired, then tap Save . To improve a photo using advanced settings 1 When you...

6 View all photos with faces 7 View your photos on a map or in globe mode 8 View photos and videos on the same network 9 View photos and videos on Facebook™ 10 View photos and videos on Picasa™ The PlayMemories Online service is not available in all countries or regions. To view photos from online s...

4 Double tap to zoom in. Pinch to zoom out. Drag to view different parts of the map 5 A group of photos and/or videos geotagged with the same location 6 Thumbnails of the selected group of photos and/or videos. Tap an item to view it in full screen If several photos were taken at the same location, ...

Videos Watching videos in the Movies application Use the Movies application to play movies and other video content that you’ve saved or downloaded to your device. The Movies application also helps you get poster art, plot summaries, genre info and director details for each movie. You can also play y...

To change the sound settings while a video is playing 1 While a video is playing, tap the screen to display the controls. 2 Tap , then tap Audio settings . 3 Mark the checkboxes for the sound settings that you want to activate. 4 When you're finished, tap OK . To share a video 1 When a video is play...

Video Unlimited service Use the Video Unlimited service to buy and rent movies or TV shows that you canview not only on your Android™ device, but also on a PC, PlayStation ® Portable (PSP ® ), PlayStation ® 3, PlayStation ® 4 or PlayStation ® Vita. Select your pick from the latest Hollywood releases...

Connectivity Mirroring the screen of your device on a TV using a cable You can connect your device to a TV set using an MHL cable or a HDMI cable and view content saved in your device on the TV screen. When you connect your device in this way to a compatible TV set, the TV launcher application opens...

To mirror the screen of your device on a TV screen 1 TV : Follow the instructions in the User guide for your TV to turn on the screen mirroring function. 2 Your device : From your Home screen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Xperia™ Connectivity > Screen mirroring > Start . 4 Select the dev...

as client devices. Your device works as a media server when it makes content available to client devices. When you set up file sharing on your device, you must also give access permission to client devices. After you do so, such devices appear as registered devices. Devices that are waiting for acce...

render, or play, content received from your device. A DMR device can be, for example, a TV with DLNA function, or a PC running Windows® 7 or higher. The settings for enabling the Digital Media Renderer may vary depending on the device used. Refer to the user guide for the respective device for more ...

To set up a connection between a DUALSHOCK™3 wireless controller and your device, a USB On-The-Go adapter is required. To set up a connection with a DUALSHOCK™3 wireless controller 1 Make sure the Bluetooth® function on your device is turned on. 2 Connect a USB On-The-Go (OTG) adaptor to your device...

To share a contact with another device using NFC 1 Make sure that both devices have the NFC function turned on, and that both screens are active. 2 To view contacts, go to your Home screen, tap , then tap . 3 Tap the contact that you want to share. 4 Hold your device and the receiving device back to...

To scan an NFC tag 1 Make sure that your device has the NFC function turned on and that the screen is active. 2 Place your device over the tag so that the NFC detection area touches it. Your device scans the tag and displays the content collected. Tap the content of the tag to open it. Connecting to...

Smart apps and features that save you time Controlling accessories and settings with Smart Connect Use the Smart Connect application to set what happens in your device when you connect or disconnect an accessory. For example, you can decide to always start the FM radio application when you connect a...

To create a Smart Connect event 1 From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap . 2 If you are opening Smart Connect for the first time, tap OK to close the introduction screen. 3 On the Events tab, tap . 4 If you are creating an event for the first time, tap OK again to close the introduction scre...

You can download a range of applications from Google Play™ that support ANT+™ sport, fitness and health devices. For information about ANT+™ compatible products, go to www.thisisant.com/directory. Using your device as a wallet Use your device as a wallet to pay for goods without reaching for your re...

Travel and maps Using location services Location services allow applications such as Maps and the camera to use information from mobile and Wi-Fi® networks as well as Global Positioning System (GPS) information to determine your approximate location. If you're not within a clear line of sight to GPS...

Google Maps™ and navigation Use Google Maps™ to track your current location, view real-time traffic situations and receive detailed directions to your destination. When you view a map, you use data traffic to get an Internet connection, and data is transferred to your device. So it's a good idea to ...

To learn more about Google Maps™ • When you use Google Maps™, tap , then tap Help . Using data traffic when travelling When you travel outside of your home mobile network, you might need to access the Internet using mobile data traffic. In this case, you need to activate data roaming on your device....

memory card or internal storage. You can also be notified by alarms, if alarms are activated. Turning on Airplane mode reduces battery consumption. To turn on Airplane mode 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > More… . 3 Mark the Airplane mode checkbox. You can also press and h...

Calendar and alarm clock Calendar Use the Calendar application to manage your time schedule. If you have signed into and sychronised your device with one or several online accounts that include calendars, for example, your Google™ account or Xperia™ with Facebook account, then calendar events from t...

To zoom the calendar view • When the Week or the Day view is selected, pinch the screen to zoom in. To display national holidays in the Calendar application 1 From your Home screen, tap , then tap Calendar . 2 Tap , then tap Settings . 3 Tap National holidays . 4 Select an option, or a combination o...

Support and maintenance Support for your device Use the Support application in your device to search a User guide, read troubleshooting guides, and find information about software updates and other product-related information. To access the Support application 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find a...

To use the Media Go™ application, you need one of these operating systems: • Microsoft® Windows® 7 • Microsoft® Windows® 8 • Microsoft® Windows Vista® • Microsoft® Windows® XP (Service Pack 3 or higher) Sony Bridge for Mac Sony Bridge for Mac is a computer application that gives you access to additi...

To download and install a system update from the Notifications panel 1 Drag the status bar downwards to open the Notifications panel. 2 Scroll down and select the desired system update, then tap Download . 3 When the download is finished, tap Install and follow the on-screen instructions to complete...

To activate the my Xperia service 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Security > my Xperia > Activate . 3 Mark the checkbox, then tap Accept . To verify that the my Xperia service can locate your device, go to myxperia.sonymobile.com and sign in using the same Google™ a...

To manage your battery consumption 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Power management > App power consumption . An overview appears showing applications that have high data traffic rates or that you have not used for a long time. 3 Review the information, then act as req...

To select which applications to run in STAMINA mode 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Power management , then tap STAMINA mode . 3 Activate STAMINA mode if it is deactivated. 4 Make sure that the Extended standby checkbox is marked, then tap Apps active in standby > Add ...

To transfer media files to the memory card 1 Make sure you have a memory card inserted in your device. 2 From your Home screen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Storage > Transfer data to SD card . 4 Mark the file types that you want to transfer to the memory card. 5 Tap Transfer . To stop appl...

To connect wirelessly to a paired device 1 Make sure Media transfer mode is enabled on your device. It is normally enabled by default. 2 Make sure the Wi-Fi ® function is turned on. 3 From your Home screen, tap . 4 Find and tap Settings > Xperia™ Connectivity > USB Connectivity . 5 Under Wirel...

To restore your data using a computer 1 Make sure that the PC Companion application is installed on the PC or theSony Bridge for Mac application is installed on the Apple ® Mac ® computer. 2 Connect your device to the computer using a USB cable. 3 Computer : Open the PC Companion application or the ...

To restore backed up content 1 If you are restoring content from a USB storage device, make sure the storage device is connected to your device using the appropriate cable. If you are restoring content from an SD card, make sure the SD card is properly inserted in your device. 2 From your Home scree...

1 Before you start, make sure to back up any important data that is saved on the internal memory of your device to a memory card or other non-internal memory. 2 From your Home screen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Backup & reset > Factory data reset . 4 To delete information, such as mus...

IP (Ingress Protection) rating Your device has an IP rating, which means it has undergone certified tests to measure its resistance levels to both dust and water. The first digit in the two-digit IP rating indicates the level of protection against solid objects, including dust. The second digit indi...