User guide Xperia™ XA1 G3121/G3123/G3125 Contents Getting started............................................................................... 6 About this User guide..........................................................................6 Overview.............................................................................................6 Assembly............................................................................................ 7 Screen Protection............................................................................... 8 Starting Your Device for the First Time.................................................9 Why Do I Need a Google™ Account?................................................. 9 Device security.............................................................................11 Making Sure Your Device is Protected...............................................11 Screen Lock......................................................................................11 Unlocking Your Device Automatically.................................................12 SIM Card Protection..........................................................................16 Finding the Identification Number of Your Device...............................16 Finding a Lost Device .......................................................................17 Learning the basics......................................................................19 Using the touchscreen...................................................................... 19 Locking and Unlocking the Screen.................................................... 21 Homescreen..................................................................................... 21 Application screen.............................................................................23 Navigating Applications..................................................................... 24 Widgets............................................................................................ 25 Shortcuts and folders........................................................................26 Background and Themes..................................................................27 Taking a screenshot.......................................................................... 27 Notifications...................................................................................... 27 Icons in the status bar.......................................................................30 Applications overview........................................................................31 Battery and Maintenance............................................................. 34 Charging Your Device........................................................................34 Battery and Power Management.......................................................35 Updating your device........................................................................ 37 Maintenance Using a Computer........................................................ 38 Storage and memory........................................................................ 39 Backing Up and Restoring Content................................................... 41 Downloading applications............................................................44 Downloading Applications from Google Play™..................................44 Downloading Applications from Other Sources..................................44 Internet and networks.................................................................. 45 Browsing the web............................................................................. 45 2 Internet and MMS Settings ...............................................................45 Wi-Fi................................................................................................. 46 Sharing Your Cellular Data Connection..............................................48 Controlling Data Usage..................................................................... 49 Selecting Cellular Networks...............................................................50 Virtual private networks (VPNs)..........................................................51 Synchronizing data on your device..............................................52 Synchronizing with Online Accounts..................................................52 Synchronizing with Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®.....................52 Basic settings...............................................................................54 Accessing settings............................................................................ 54 Volume settings.................................................................................54 Do Not Disturb Mode........................................................................ 55 Screen settings................................................................................. 56 Application settings...........................................................................57 Resetting Your Applications...............................................................59 Screen Saver.................................................................................... 59 Language Settings............................................................................ 60 Date and time................................................................................... 60 Super-Vivid Mode..............................................................................61 Enhancing the Sound Output............................................................ 61 Multiple User Accounts..................................................................... 61 Typing text....................................................................................64 On-Screen Keyboards.......................................................................64 Editing text........................................................................................65 Calling.......................................................................................... 66 Making calls...................................................................................... 66 Receiving Calls..................................................................................67 Ongoing Calls................................................................................... 68 Using the Call Log.............................................................................69 Forwarding Calls............................................................................... 69 Restricting Calls................................................................................ 69 Multiple Calls.....................................................................................70 Conference calls............................................................................... 71 Voicemail...........................................................................................71 Emergency calls................................................................................71 Contacts.......................................................................................73 Searching and viewing contacts........................................................73 Adding and editing contacts..............................................................74 Transferring contacts.........................................................................75 Backing up contacts......................................................................... 76 Adding Medical and Emergency Contact Information........................ 76 3 Favorites........................................................................................... 77 Sending contact information..............................................................77 Avoiding Duplicate Entries in the Contacts Application...................... 78 Messaging and chat.....................................................................79 Reading and sending messages....................................................... 79 Organizing your messages................................................................ 80 Calling from Messaging..................................................................... 80 Messaging settings........................................................................... 81 Video Chat........................................................................................ 81 Email.............................................................................................82 Setting Up Email............................................................................... 82 Sending and Receiving Email Messages........................................... 82 Organizing your email messages....................................................... 83 Email account settings...................................................................... 84 Gmail™.............................................................................................84 Music and FM Radio.................................................................... 86 Transferring Music to Your Device......................................................86 Listening to Music............................................................................. 86 Music menu...................................................................................... 88 Playlists.............................................................................................88 Sharing music..................................................................................