Sony Xperia M - Contents

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Contents

Xperia™ M User guide...................................................................6
Getting started...............................................................................7
Getting to know your device..........................................................8

Using the keys....................................................................................8
Using the touchscreen........................................................................8
Battery..............................................................................................10
Using the lock screen........................................................................13
Home screen....................................................................................13
Accessing and using applications......................................................16
Status and notifications.....................................................................18
Settings menu...................................................................................20
Typing text........................................................................................20
Customizing your device...................................................................24
Memory............................................................................................27
Using a headset ...............................................................................27
Internet and messaging settings........................................................28
Controlling data usage......................................................................28
Mobile network settings....................................................................29

Google Play™..............................................................................31

Getting started with Google Play™....................................................31
Downloading from Google Play™......................................................31
Clearing your application data...........................................................31
Permissions......................................................................................32
Installing applications not from Google Play™ ..................................32

Calling..........................................................................................33

Emergency calls................................................................................33
Making calls......................................................................................33
Receiving calls..................................................................................34
Ongoing calls....................................................................................35
Using the call log...............................................................................35
Multiple calls.....................................................................................36
Conference calls...............................................................................36
Forwarding calls................................................................................37
Restricting calls.................................................................................37

Contacts.......................................................................................38

Transferring Contacts Using a Computer..........................................38
Synchronizing contacts with your device...........................................38
Other methods for transferring contacts............................................38
Avoiding duplicate entries in the Contacts application.......................39

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Adding and editing contacts..............................................................39
Searching and viewing contacts........................................................41
Favorites and groups........................................................................41
Sending contact information..............................................................42
Backing up contacts.........................................................................42

Messaging....................................................................................43

Using text and multimedia messaging...............................................43
Text and multimedia message options..............................................44
Google Talk™ ..................................................................................45

Email.............................................................................................46

Getting started with Email.................................................................46
Using e-mail......................................................................................47

Music player.................................................................................50

About Music......................................................................................50
Transferring Music to Your Device.....................................................50
Using the music player......................................................................51
Getting more information about a song or artist.................................52
Using My music to organize your songs ...........................................52
Managing playlists.............................................................................53
Music player widget..........................................................................54
Protecting your hearing.....................................................................54
TrackID™ technology........................................................................54

FM radio.......................................................................................56

About the FM radio...........................................................................56
Using your favorite radio channels.....................................................57
Sound settings..................................................................................57
Identifying radio tracks using TrackID™.............................................57

Camera.........................................................................................59

About the camera.............................................................................59
Using the still camera........................................................................59
Face detection..................................................................................60
Using Smile Shutter™ to capture smiling faces.................................60
Adding the geographical position to your photos...............................61
Using still camera settings.................................................................61
Using the video camera.....................................................................65

Album...........................................................................................70

About Album.....................................................................................70
Viewing photos and videos in the Pictures tab...................................70
Viewing photos and videos in the My albums tab..............................71
Viewing your photos on a map..........................................................75
Viewing online albums.......................................................................77

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Movies..........................................................................................79

About Movies....................................................................................79
Transferring Video Content to Your Device........................................79
Using Movies....................................................................................80

Video Unlimited............................................................................82

About Video Unlimited.......................................................................82
Renting or buying a video..................................................................82

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

About the web browser.....................................................................84

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

Connecting to wireless networks.......................................................85
Sharing content with DLNA Certified™ devices.................................87
NFC..................................................................................................90
Bluetooth™ wireless technology.......................................................92
Transferring and handling content using a USB cable........................94
Managing Files Wirelessly Using a Computer....................................95
Computer Tool..................................................................................95
Scanning barcodes with the NeoReader™ application......................96

Synchronizing data on your device..............................................97

About synchronizing data on your device..........................................97
Synchronizing with Google™............................................................97
Synchronizing your corporate email, calendar, and contacts.............97
Synchronizing with Facebook™........................................................98

Maps and locations......................................................................99

About location services.....................................................................99
Using GPS........................................................................................99
Google Maps™.................................................................................99
Using Google Maps™ to get directions...........................................100

Calendar and alarm clock..........................................................101

Calendar.........................................................................................101
Alarm clock.....................................................................................101

Support and maintenance..........................................................104

Updating your device......................................................................104
Backup and restore application.......................................................105
Resetting your device......................................................................106
Locking and protecting your device.................................................107
Support application.........................................................................110
Recycling your device.....................................................................110

Reference...................................................................................111

Settings overview............................................................................111
Status and notification icons overview.............................................112

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Application overview.......................................................................113

Important information.................................................................115

Important information leaflet............................................................115
Limitations to services and features.................................................115
Legal information.............................................................................115

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