User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Important information
- Android™ – what and why?
- Getting started
- Getting to know your phone
- Phone overview
- Using the keys
- Battery
- Using the touchscreen
- Home screen
- Accessing and using applications
- Status and notifications
- Phone settings menu
- Typing text
- Keyboard and Phonepad settings
- Customising your phone
- Memory
- Using a headset with your phone
- Internet and messaging settings
- Turning off data traffic
- Data roaming
- Network settings
- Calling
- Contacts
- Messaging
- Google Talk™
- Getting started with Google Play™
- PlayNow™ service
- Getting organised
- Scanning with the NeoReader™ application
- Synchronising data on your phone
- Connecting to wireless networks
- Web browser
- Music
- Identifying music using TrackID technology
- Using the FM radio
- Taking photos and recording videos
- Viewing photos and videos in Gallery
- Bluetooth™ wireless technology
- Connecting your phone to a computer
- Using location services to find your position
- Backing up and restoring
- Locking and protecting your phone
- Updating your phone
- Phone settings overview
- Status and notification icons overview
- Application overview
- User support
- Troubleshooting
- My phone is not working as expected
- Resetting the phone
- I cannot charge the phone
- No battery charging icon appears when phone starts charging
- The battery performance is low
- I cannot transfer content between my phone and the computer, when using a USB cable
- I cannot use Internet-based services
- Error messages
- Recycling your phone
- Legal information
- Index
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 possible to clear the cache for some applications.
To delete an installed application
1
From your Home screen, tap
.
2
Find and tap Settings.
3
Tap Apps.
4
Select the application that you want to delete.
5
Tap Uninstall.
It is not possible to delete some preinstalled applications.
Permissions
Some applications need to access parts of your phone to be able to work properly. For
example, a navigation application needs permissions to send and receive data traffic,
and access your location. Some applications might misuse their permissions by stealing
or deleting data, or reporting your location. Make sure you only install and give
permissions to applications you trust.
To view permissions of an application
1
From your Home screen, tap
.
2
Find and tap Settings.
3
Tap Apps.
4
Tap the desired application.
5
Scroll down to view the relevant details under Permissions.
Installing applications not from Google Play™
Installing applications of unknown or unreliable origin can damage your phone. By
default, your phone is set to block such installations. However, you can change this
setting and allow installations from unknown sources.
Sony does not warrant or guarantee the performance of any third-party applications or content
transferred via download or other interface to your phone. Similarly, Sony is not responsible for
any damage or reduced performance of your phone attributable to the transfer of third-party
content. Only use content from reliable sources. Contact the content provider if you have any
questions or concerns.
To allow the installation of applications not from Google Play™
1
From your Home screen, tap .
2
Find and tap Settings > Security.
3
Mark the Unknown sources checkbox.
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