Sony MT25i - Manual

Getting started Assembly To remove the battery cover • Insert the tip of your finger firmly into the opening on the bottom side of the phone, between the phone and the battery cover. Then lift up the cover slowly but firmly. Do not use sharp objects that may damage parts of the phone. To remove the ...

microSD • Remove the battery cover, then insert the SIM card into its slot with the gold- coloured contacts facing down. To remove the SIM card 1 Remove the battery cover and the battery. 2 Place the tip of your finger on the SIM card and slide it out of its slot. To attach the battery cover 1 Place...

Turning the phone on and off To turn on the phone 1 Press and hold down the power key on the right side of the phone until thephone vibrates. 2 If your screen goes dark, press the home key or press the power key briefly to activate the screen. 3 To unlock the screen, drag to the right across the scr...

To unlock the screen • Drag to the right across the screen. To lock the screen manually • When the screen is active, briefly press the power key . Accounts and services Sign in to your online service accounts from your phone and benefit from a range of services. Combine services and get even more ou...

Getting to know your phone Phone overview 4 5 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 14 15 1112 13 16 17 18 19 1. Front camera lens2. Ear speaker3. Light sensor/Proximity sensor4. Touchscreen5. Search Key6. Menu key7. Home key8. Back key9. Notification LED10. Headset connector 11. Camera lens12. Camera LED light13. Conne...

Using the keys Back • Go back to the previous screen • Close the on-screen keypad, a dialog box, an options menu, or the Notification panel Home • Go to the Home screen from any application or screen • Open a window showing your most recently used applications Menu • Open a list of options available...

1 Plug the phone 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 phone, with the USB symbol facing up. The battery status LED lights up when charging starts. 4 When t...

applications, such as YouTube™. Some Google Play™ applications also consume more power. • Close and exit applications that you are not using. • Lower the screen display brightness level. • Turn off your phone or use Airplane mode if you are in an area with no network coverage. Otherwise, your phone ...

To zoom • When available, tap or to zoom in or out. You may have to drag the screen (in any direction) to make the zoom icons appear. To zoom with two fingers • Place two fingers on the screen at once and pinch them together (to zoom out) or spread them apart (to zoom in). Use the zoom function when...

To flick • To scroll more quickly, flick your finger in the direction you want to go on the screen. You can wait for the scrolling movement to stop by itself, or you can stop it immediately by tapping the screen. Sensors Your phone has sensors that detect both light and proximity. The light sensor d...

To share an item from your Home screen 1 Press to open your Home screen. 2 Touch and hold an item until it magnifies and the phone vibrates, then drag the item to . 3 Select an option and confirm, if necessary. You can now share the applications and widgets you like with your friends so they can dow...

To rename a folder 1 Tap the folder to open it. 2 Touch the folder's title bar to show the Folder name field. 3 Enter the new folder name and tap Done . To move an item on the Home screen 1 Press to open your Home screen. 2 Touch and hold an item until it magnifies and the phone vibrates, then drag ...

To create a shortcut to an application on the Home screen 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Touch and hold an application until it appears on your Home screen, then drag it to the desired location. To share an application from your Application screen 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Touch and hold an...

To move an application on the Application screen 1 Open the Application screen, then tap . 2 Touch and hold an item until it magnifies and the phone vibrates, then drag the item to the new location. 3 Tap to exit edit mode. You can only move your applications when is selected. To uninstall an applic...

To close the Notification panel • Drag the tab at the bottom of the Notification panel upwards. To open a running application from the Notification panel • Tap the icon for the running application to open it. To open the phone settings menu from the Notification panel • Tap . To dismiss a notificati...

Using the on-screen keyboard 12:45 3G , . Q W E R T Y U I O P A S D F G H J K L Z X C V B N M 5 7 1 6 4 3 2 1 Change the character case and turn on the caps lock. For some languages, this key is used to access extra characters in the language. 2 Close the on-screen keyboard view 3 Display numbers an...

To enter common punctuation marks 1 When you finish entering a word, tap the space bar. 2 Select a punctuation mark from the candidate bar. The selected mark is inserted before the space. To quickly enter a full stop, tap the space bar twice when you finish entering a word. To insert a smiley 1 When...

To change the Gesture input settings 1 When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, tap . If you haveselected more than one writing language, touch and hold . 2 Tap Text input settings . 3 Mark or unmark the Gesture input checkbox. 4 If you want to automatically add a space between gestures wit...

8 Delete a character before the cursor All illustrations are for illustration purposes only and may not accurately depict the actual phone. To open the Phonepad for the first time • Tap a text entry field, then tap or touch and hold if you have already selected more than one input language. Tap Port...

Text input settings When entering text, you can access a text input settings menu that helps you set options for text prediction. For example, you can decide how you want the phone to present word alternatives and correct words as you type, or enable the text input application to remember new words ...

To set the screen to vibrate 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Sound . 3 Mark the Vibrate on touch checkbox. The screen now vibrates when you tap soft keys and certain applications. To adjust the idle time before the screen turns off 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find an...

To move an application to the memory card 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Apps . 3 Tap the desired application. 4 Tap Move to SD card . It is not possible to move some applications from the phone memory to the memory card. Memory card Your phone is preloaded with a microS...

• For most mobile phone networks and operators, Internet and messaging settings come preinstalled on your phone. You can then start using the Internet and send messages right away. • In some cases you will get the option to download Internet and messaging settings the first time you turn on your pho...

To turn off all data traffic 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > More… > Mobile networks . 3 Unmark the Data enabled checkbox. Data roaming Depending on your network operator, it might be possible to allow mobile data connections via 2G/3G outside of your home network (roa...

Calling Emergency calls Your phone supports international emergency numbers, for example, 112 or 911. You can normally use these numbers to make emergency calls in any country, with or without the SIM card inserted, if you are within range of a network. To make an emergency call 1 From your Home scr...

To answer a call • Drag to the right across the screen. If you are using regular headphones without a microphone, you have to remove the headphones from the headset connector to be able to answer the call. To decline a call • Drag to the left across the screen. To reject a second call • When you hea...

Voicemail If your subscription includes a voicemail service, callers can leave voice messages for you when you can't answer calls. Your voicemail service number is normally saved on your SIM card. If not, you can get the number from your service provider and enter it manually. To enter your voicemai...

To make a conference call 1 During an ongoing call, tap . 2 Dial the number of your second participant and tap . 3 If the second participant answers, the first call is put on hold. 4 Tap . To add more participants, repeat steps 1 to 4. To have a private conversation with a conference call participan...

Forwarding calls You can forward calls, for example, to another phone number, or to an answering service. To forward calls 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Call settings > Call forwarding . 3 Select an option. 4 Enter the number you want to forward the calls to, then ta...

Contacts Use the Contacts application to store and manage all your numbers, email addresses, and other contact data in one place. Just tap on a contact to see all communications with that contact in one easy overview.You can add new contacts in your phone and synchronise them with contacts savedin y...

Transferring contacts using an Apple® Mac® computer For detailed instructions on how to use an Apple Mac computer to transfer contacts from your old phone, go to www.sonymobile.com . Transferring contacts using synchronisation accounts Your phone works with popular online synchronisation accounts su...

Contacts screen overview 2 1 6 5 4 3 1 Tap here to create a contact 2 Contact search field 3 Touch a contact to view its details 4 Alphabetical index for browsing contacts 5 Tap a contact thumbnail to access the Quick Contact menu 6 Shortcut tabs Managing your contacts You can create, edit and synch...

To edit a contact 1 From the Home screen, tap , then tap . 2 Touch and hold the contact you want to edit, then tap Edit contact . 3 Edit the desired information. When you are finished, tap Done . To associate a picture with a contact 1 From your Home screen, tap , then tap . 2 Touch and hold the con...

To assign a contact to a group 1 From the Home screen, tap , then tap . 2 Touch and hold the contact that you want to assign to a group, then tap Edit contact . 3 Tap the bar directly under Assign to group . 4 Mark the checkboxes for the groups to which you want to add the contact, then tap Done . F...

To send several contacts at once 1 From your Home screen, tap , then tap . 2 Press , then tap Send contacts . 3 Mark the contacts you want to send, or select all if you want to send all contacts. 4 Tap Send , then tap OK to confirm. 5 Select an available transfer method and follow the on-screen inst...

Messaging Using text and multimedia messaging You can send and receive text messages from your phone using SMS (Short Message Service). If your subscription includes MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service), you can also send and receive messages that contain media files, for example, pictures and videos....

To delete a message 1 From your Home screen, tap , then tap Messaging . 2 Tap the desired conversation. 3 Touch and hold the message you want to delete, then tap Delete message > Yes . To delete conversations 1 From your Home screen, tap , then tap Messaging . 2 Press , then tap Delete several . ...

Email Use the Email application in your phone to send and receive emails through your regular email account or through your corporate account. Or you can do both. Your phone can handle several email accounts at the same time. You can set up these accounts to run through one combined inbox, or throug...

To receive email messages 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap . The inbox of your default email account appears. 3 If you want to check another email account that you have set up on your phone, tap the bar containing , then select the account you want to check. Ifyou want to check all your...

To forward an email message 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap . The inbox of your default email account appears. If you wantto check another email account that you have set up on your phone, tap the bar containing , then select the account you want to check. 3 Find and tap the message yo...

To manage your email in batches 1 From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap . The inbox of yourdefault email account appears. If you want to check another email account that you have set up on your phone, tap the bar containing , then select theaccount you want to check. 2 Mark the checkboxes f...

Gmail™ and other Google™ services If you have a Google™ account, you can use the Gmail™ application in your phone to read, write and organise email messages. After you set up your Google™ account to work in the phone, you can also chat to friends using the Google Talk™ application, synchronise your ...

Google Talk™ You can use Google Talk™ instant messaging in your phone to chat with friends who also use this application. To start Google Talk™ 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Talk . To reply to an instant message with Talk 1 When someone contacts you on Talk , appears in the status ba...

Timescape™ Timescape™ collects all your communications into one integrated view. Events such as Facebook™ or Twitter™ updates appear as tiles in a chronological flow on the screen. Browse the files to get a snack-size preview of events before choosing to open them and view the full content. Timescap...

Timescape™ event filter All events Missed calls Received text and multimedia messages Updates from your Twitter™ contacts Updates from your Facebook™ contacts To filter the events displayed in Timescape™ 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Timescape™ . 3 Tap or flick through the filter ico...

To download and install new services for Timescape™ 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Timescape™ . 3 Press , then tap Settings > Set up services > Extension search . 4 If you don't have a Google account set up on your phone, follow the on-screen instructions to add one. Otherwise, ...

Timescape™ widget view 2 4 3 1 1 Timescape™ tile 2 Tap to refresh the view 3 Shortcut to the Timescape™ main view 4 Tap to update your status You cannot preview tiles when using the Timescape™ widget. To add the Timescape™ widget to your Home screen 1 From your Home screen, press . 2 Tap Add > Wi...

Getting started with Google Play™ Open Google Play™ and enter a world of applications and games. You can browse these applications and games through different categories. You can also rate an application or game and send feedback on it.To use Google Play™, you need to have a Google™ account. See To ...

game. You might also want to erase incoming email, text and multimedia messages in some applications. To clear all cache for an application 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings . 3 Tap Apps . 4 Tap the application for which you want to clear all cache. 5 Tap Clear cache . It is not...

PlayNow™ service You can use the PlayNow™ service to download applications, music, games, ringtones and wallpapers. The PlayNow™ service offers both free and non-free downloads. The PlayNow™ service is not available in all countries. Before you download content Before you download, make sure that yo...

Video Unlimited™ Use the Video Unlimited™ service to rent and purchase videos that you can view not only on your phone, but also on your PC. Select your pick from the latest Hollywood releases, action movies, comedies, classics, and a range of other categories. Video Unlimited™ might not be availabl...

Downloading of video is completed Downloading has failed. You need to check that, for example, your phone isconnected to a Wi-Fi ® network, and that you have enough free space on your memory card. Downloading of video is ongoing Downloading is paused Confirmation of successful purchase Rental countd...

Music Unlimited™ Music Unlimited™ is a subscription-based service that offers access to millions ofsongs over a 3G or Wi-Fi ® connection. You can manage and edit your personal music library in the cloud from a variety of devices, or sync your playlists and musicusing a PC that runs the Windows ® ope...

Getting organised Calendar Your phone has a calendar for managing your time schedule. If you have a Google™ account, you can also synchronise your phone calendar with your web calendar. See Synchronising data on your phone on page 67. To set the calendar view 1 From your Home screen, tap , then find...

Scanning with the NeoReader™ application Use your phone as a barcode scanner to find out more about items you scan. For example, you see a coat in a magazine ad and want to find the nearest retail outlet to buy it. If the ad contains a readable barcode, the NeoReader™ application uses this code to a...

Synchronising data on your phone You can sync contacts, email, calendar events, and other information with your phone from multiple email accounts, synchronisation services and other kinds of accounts, depending on the applications installed on your phone. Synchronising your phone with other informa...

Synchronising your corporate email, calendar and contacts Access your corporate email messages, calendar appointments and contacts directly from your phone. View and manage them just as easily as you would from a computer. After setup, you can find your information in the Email , Calendar and Contac...

To set up a Facebook™ inside Xperia™ account on your phone 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Tap Settings > Accounts & sync . 3 Make sure that synchronisation is turned on so that applications can synchronise data automatically. 4 Tap Add account > Facebook inside Xperia™ . 5 Follow the on-...

Connecting to wireless networks You can access the Internet wirelessly from your phone using Wi-Fi® technology. This way you can browse the web and access cheaper call and data rates.If your company or organisation has a virtual private network (VPN), you can connect to this network with your phone....

Advanced Wi-Fi® settings Before you add a Wi-Fi® network manually, you need to turn on the Wi-Fi® setting in your phone. Wi-Fi® network status When you are connected to a Wi-Fi® network or when there are Wi-Fi® networks available in your vicinity, it is possible to see the status of these Wi-Fi® net...

To set up file sharing using the Connected devices feature 1 Connect your phone to a Wi-Fi® network. 2 From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap Connected Devices . 3 Tap and edit your phone name, if desired. This name will later appear onother client devices connected to the Wi-Fi network, to ...

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

Web browser Use your web browser to view and navigate web pages, add pages as bookmarks, and save pages for offline viewing. You can open up to 16 windows at the same time and switch among them easily. You can also request the desktop version of a web page if you don't want to view the mobile versio...

To zoom in or out on a web page Use one of the following methods to zoom in or out on a web page: • Double-tap to zoom in on the web page, or double-tap again to zoom out. • Touch an area of the page with two fingers at once and spread them apart to zoom in, or pinch them together to zoom out. To re...

Managing text and images To find text within a web page 1 When you are viewing a web page, press . 2 Tap Find on page . 3 Enter your search text. Characters that match your search get highlighted on the web page. 4 Tap the up or down arrows to go to the previous or next highlighted item. 5 Tap to cl...

Downloading from the web You can download applications and content when you browse the web using the web browser in your phone. Usually you have to touch a download link for the desired file and the download then starts automatically. To view your downloaded files 1 Make sure that you have inserted ...

Music Get the most out of your music player. Listen to and organise music, audio books and podcasts that you have transferred to your memory card from a computer, or purchased and downloaded from online stores.To make content easily available to the music player, you can use the Media Go™ applicatio...

3 Cover art (if available) 4 Go to the previous track in the current play queue, or rewind 5 Play/Pause button 6 Progress indicator – drag or tap to fast forward and rewind 7 Elapsed time of current track 8 Go to the next track in the current play queue, or fast forward 9 View the current play queue...

To share a track 1 When browsing your tracks in the music player library, touch and hold a track title. 2 Tap Send . 3 Select an available transfer method, and follow the on-screen instructions. You can also share albums and playlists this way. You might not be able to copy, send or transfer copyrig...

Identifying music using TrackID technology Use the TrackID™ music recognition service to identify a music track you hear playing in your surroundings. Just record a short sample of the song and you’ll get artist, title and album info within seconds. You can purchase tracks identified by TrackID™ and...

Taking photos and recording videos Take a photo or record a video with the camera in your phone. You can hold the camera horizontally or vertically. Use the front camera to take self-portraits. Share a photo or a video with friends, or upload your photos and videos to a web service.Your camera is eq...

Using still camera settings To adjust the still camera settings 1 Open the camera. 2 If the still camera is not selected, tap the still camera icon to expand the view, then tap again. 3 To display all settings, tap . 4 Select the setting that you want to adjust, then edit as desired. Still camera se...

Fluorescent Adjust the colour balance for fluorescent lighting. Cloudy Adjust the colour balance for a cloudy sky. Tips on using the camera Rule of thirds Don’t place your subject in the middle of the frame. By placing it a third of the way in, you achieve a better result. Hold it steady Avoid blurr...

Camera settings Store location Select if you want the geographical location to be added when you take a photo. Restore defaults Restore the camera settings to the default values. Flash mode Select how the camera light should be used. On Use the light. Off Don't use the camera light. Sometimes video ...

Viewing photos and videos in Gallery Use Gallery to view photos and play videos that you’ve taken with your phone camera, or to view similar content that you've downloaded or copied to the memory card. In Gallery, you can also view photos and videos that you've uploaded to an online service, for exa...

5 1 3 4 2 1 Tap to switch from grid to stack view 2 The name of the album 3 Tap a photo or video to view it 4 Tap an arrow to scroll a screen at a time. Drag left or right to scroll rapidly. 5 Tap to return to the main Gallery screen To view photos and videos in Gallery 1 From your Home screen, tap ...

To share an album in Gallery If you share an album, do not delete the original copy of the album before the items in the album are completely sent. 1 From the main Gallery screen, touch and hold an album that you want to work with. Selection mode is now activated. 2 Check the albums you want to shar...

To crop a photo 1 When you are viewing a photo in the photo viewer, press . 2 In the toolbar, tap More > Crop . 3 To adjust the crop frame, touch and hold the edge of the crop frame. When crop arrows appear, drag inward or outward to resize the frame. 4 To resize all sides of the crop frame at th...

To fast forward and rewind a video 1 When a video is playing, tap the screen to display the controls. 2 Drag the progress bar marker left to rewind, or right to fast forward. Alternatively, you can tap or . To adjust the volume of a video • Press the volume key. To share a video 1 Open a Gallery alb...

Bluetooth™ wireless technology Use the Bluetooth™ function to send files to other Bluetooth™ compatible devices, or to connect to handsfree accessories. Turn on the Bluetooth™ function in your phone and create wireless connections to other Bluetooth™ compatible devices such as computers, handsfree a...

To pair your phone with another Bluetooth™ device 1 Make sure that the device you want to pair your phone with has the Bluetooth™ function activated and is visible to other Bluetooth™ devices. 2 From the Home screen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Bluetooth . All available Bluetooth™ devices app...

Connecting your phone to a computer Connect your phone to a computer and start transferring pictures, music and other file types. The easiest ways to connect are using a USB cable or Bluetooth wireless technology.When you connect your phone to the computer using a USB cable, you are prompted to inst...

To connect paired devices wirelessly in Media transfer mode 1 Make sure Media transfer mode is enabled on your phone. It is normally enabled by default. 2 From your Home screen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Xperia™ > Connectivity . 4 Tap the paired device that you want to connect to under T...

Using location services to find your position Use your phone to find out where you are. There are two methods: GPS and wireless networks. Enable the wireless networks option if you only need your approximate location, and want it fast. If you want a more exact position, and have a clear view of the ...

To use Google Maps™ 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Maps . If you want to use Google Maps™, you have to enable one of the location methods available under Settings > Location services . To learn more about Google Maps™ • When you use Google Maps™, press , then tap Help . Viewing you...

Backing up and restoring Use the Backup and restore application to make backups of phone content to your memory card or online storage account. Such backups can be used to restore your content and some phone settings in cases where your data gets lost or deleted. Types of content you can back up Use...

Locking and protecting your phone IMEI number Every phone has a unique IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number. You should keep a copy of this number. If your phone is stolen, your network provider can use your IMEI number to stop the phone from accessing the network in your country. T...

To change the SIM card PIN2 1 From the Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Call settings > Fixed dialling numbers > Change PIN2 . 3 Enter the old SIM card PIN2 and tap OK . 4 Enter the new SIM card PIN2 and tap OK . 5 Confirm the new PIN2 and tap OK . To unblock a locked SIM card 1...

Updating your phone Update your phone to the most recent software version to get optimal performance and the latest enhancements. You can use the Update center application on your phone to run a wireless update or you can use the PC Companion application on a computer to run an update using a USB ca...

To download the PC Companion application from your phone 1 Connect your phone to a computer using a USB cable. 2 When prompted, follow the instructions in the phone to launch the installation of PC Companion on the computer. PC Companion can also be downloaded from www.sonymobile.com . To download s...

Phone settings overview Get to know the settings in your phone so that you can personalise them to your own requirements. Wi-Fi Turn Wi-Fi® on or off , scan available Wi-Fi® networks, or add the Wi-Fi® network. Bluetooth Turn Bluetooth™ on or off , search for available Bluetooth™ devices, and make y...

Status and notification icons overview Status icons The following status icons may appear on your screen: Signal strength No signal Roaming GPRS is available EDGE is available 3G is available Sending and downloading GPRS data Sending and downloading EDGE data Sending and downloading 3G data Battery ...

User support Access user support directly in your phone through the Help application. For example, you can open a User guide with instructions on how to use your phone. You can also get troubleshooting and other help from the Sony Mobile support zone, and from the Sony Mobile Customer support servic...

Troubleshooting My phone is not working as expected If you experience problems with your phone, check these tips before you try anything else: • Restart your phone. • Remove and re-insert the battery and SIM card. Then restart your phone. • Update your phone. Updating your phone ensures optimal perf...

I cannot use Internet-based services Make sure your subscription covers data downloads and that the Internet settings in your phone are correct. See Internet and messaging settings on page 31 for more information on how to enable data traffic, data roaming, and download Internet settings. Contact yo...

Recycling your phone Got an old phone lying around the house? Why not recycle it? By doing so, you will help us reuse its materials and components, and you’ll protect the environment, too! Find out more about the recycling options in your region at www.sonymobile.com . 118 This is an Internet versio...

Legal information Sony MT25i This User guide is published by Sony Mobile Communications AB or its local affiliated company, without any warranty. Improvements and changes to this User guide necessitated by typographical errors, inaccuracies of current information, or improvements to programs and/or ...

Index A accounts ..................................................................12 Exchange Active Sync® ..................................12Facebook™ .....................................................12Google™ .........................................................12 adjusting volume .........