Xperia™ ion User guide Contents Important information..................................................................6 Android™ – what and why?.........................................................7 Applications........................................................................................7 Getting started..............................................................................8 Assembly............................................................................................8 Turning the phone on and off ...........................................................10 Screen lock.......................................................................................11 Accounts and services......................................................................11 Getting to know your phone......................................................13 Phone overview.................................................................................13 Using the keys..................................................................................14 Battery..............................................................................................14 Using the touchscreen......................................................................16 Home screen....................................................................................18 Accessing and using applications......................................................20 Status and notifications.....................................................................22 Phone settings menu........................................................................23 Typing text........................................................................................24 Adjusting the volume.........................................................................29 Customizing your phone...................................................................29 Memory............................................................................................31 Stereo portable handsfree.................................................................32 Turning off data traffic.......................................................................33 Data roaming....................................................................................33 Calling..........................................................................................34 Emergency calls................................................................................34 Call handling.....................................................................................34 Voicemail..........................................................................................35 Multiple calls.....................................................................................35 Conference calls...............................................................................36 Call settings......................................................................................37 Contacts .....................................................................................38 Transferring contacts to your new phone..........................................38 Contacts screen overview.................................................................39 Managing your contacts....................................................................39 Communicating with your contacts...................................................41 Sharing your contacts.......................................................................41 Backing up contacts.........................................................................42 2 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use. Messaging...................................................................................43 Using text and multimedia messaging...............................................43 Text and multimedia message options..............................................44 E-mail..........................................................................................45 Using e-mail......................................................................................45 Using email accounts........................................................................48 Gmail™ and other Google™ services ...............................................48 Google Talk™ ............................................................................50 Timescape™...............................................................................51 Timescape™ main view....................................................................51 Using Timescape™...........................................................................51 Timescape™ settings........................................................................53 Timescape™ widget.........................................................................53 Timescape™ Friends widget.............................................................54 Timescape™ Share widget...............................................................55 Getting started with Android Market™....................................56 Downloading from Android Market™................................................56 Clearing your application data...........................................................57 Permissions......................................................................................57 Installing applications not from Android Market™ .............................57 Video Unlimited .........................................................................58 Video Unlimited menu overview.........................................................58 Creating a Video Unlimited account...................................................58 Exploring the Video Unlimited selection.............................................58 Renting or buying a video..................................................................58 Watching a video from Video Unlimited.............................................59 Music Unlimited .........................................................................60 Getting organized.......................................................................61 Calendar...........................................................................................61 Alarm clock.......................................................................................61 Synchronizing data on your phone...........................................64 Synchronizing with Google™............................................................64 Synchronizing your corporate email, calendar and contacts..............64 Synchronizing with Facebook™........................................................65 Synchronizing using SyncML™.........................................................66 Connecting to wireless networks.............................................68 Wi-Fi® .............................................................................................68 Virtual private networks (VPNs)..........................................................73 Web browser...............................................................................74 Toolbar.............................................................................................74 Browsing the web.............................................................................74 3 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use. Navigating web pages.......................................................................75 Managing bookmarks.......................................................................75 Managing text and images................................................................76 Multiple windows..............................................................................77 Downloading from the web...............................................................77 Browser settings...............................................................................77 Music...........................................................................................78 Protecting your hearing.....................................................................78 Copying media files to your memory card .........................................78 Using the music player .....................................................................78 FM radio......................................................................................84 FM radio overview.............................................................................84 Using your favorite radio channels.....................................................84 Making a new search for radio channels............................................85 Switching between the speaker and the handsfree...........................85 Switching between mono and stereo sound mode............................85 Sharing the details of music you like on Facebook™.........................85 Taking photos and recording videos........................................87 Camera controls overview.................................................................87 Using the still camera........................................................................87 Using the video camera.....................................................................94 Viewing photos and videos in Gallery......................................98 BRAVIA® Engine............................................................................98