Sony Xperia 4 User Guide

							Calling from a message
To call a message sender
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap a conversation.
3 Tap 
.
4 Tap 
.
To save a sender's number as a contact
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap 
 > Save .
3 Select an existing contact, or tap  Create new contact.
4 Edit the contact information and tap  Done.
Messaging settings
To change your message notification settings
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap 
, then tap  Settings.
3 To set a notification sound, tap  Notification tone, then select an option or tap 
and select a music file that is saved to your device.
4 To confirm, tap  Done.
5 For other notification settings, check or uncheck the relevant checkboxes.
To turn the delivery report function on or off for outgoing messages
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap 
, then tap  Settings.
3 Mark or unmark the  Delivery report checkbox as desired.
After the delivery report function is turned on, a check mark is displayed in messages that have
been successfully delivered.
Instant messaging and video chat
You can use the Google Hangouts™ instant messaging and video chat application on
your device to chat with friends who also use the application on computers,
Android™ devices and other devices. You can turn any conversation into a video call
with several friends, and you can send messages to friends even when they are
offline. You can also view and share photos easily.
Before you start using Hangouts™, make sure that you have a working Internet
connection and a Google™ account. Go to http://support.google.com/hangouts and
click the "Hangouts on your Android" link to get more detailed information about how
to use this application.
The video call function only works on devices with a front camera.
To use the Hangouts™ application
1 From your Home screen, tap 
 .
2 Find and tap  Hangouts.
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							Email
Setting up email Use the email application in your device to send and receive email messages through
your email accounts. You can have one or several email accounts at the same time,
including corporate Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync accounts.
To set up an email account
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Email.
3 Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to complete the setup.
For some email services, you may need to contact your email service provider for information
on detailed settings for the email account.
To add an extra email account
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Email.
3 Tap 
, then tap  Settings > Add account .
4 Enter the email address and password, then tap  Next. If the settings for the
email account cannot be downloaded automatically, complete the setup
manually.
5 When you are finished, tap  Next.
Sending and receiving email messages
1View a list of all email accounts and recent folders2Write a new email message3Search for email messages4Access settings and options5List of email messages
To download new email messages
• When the email inbox is open, swipe downwards on the message list.
Before trying to download new email messages, make sure that you have a working data
connection. For more information about ensuring successful data connections, see 
Internet
and MMS settings
 on page 27 .
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							To read your email messages
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Email.
3 If you are using several email accounts, tap 
 and select the account that you
want to check, then tap  Inbox in the drop down menu. If you want to check all
your email accounts at once, tap 
, then tap  Combined inbox  in the drop
down menu.
4 In the email inbox, scroll up or down and tap the email message that you want
to read.
To create and send an email message
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap  Email.
2 If you are using several email accounts, tap 
 and select the account from
which you want to send the email, then tap  Inbox in the drop down menu.
3 Tap 
, then type the recipient's name or email address, or tap  and select
one or more recipients from your Contacts list.
4 Enter the email subject and message text, then tap 
.
To reply to an email message
1 In your email inbox, find and tap the message that you want to reply to, then
tap  Reply  or Reply all .
2 Enter your reply, then tap 
.
To forward an email message
1 In your email inbox, find and tap the message that you want to forward, then
tap  Forward .
2 Enter the recipient's email address manually, or tap 
 and select a recipient
from your Contacts list.
3 Enter your message text, then tap 
.
To view an email message attachment
1 Find and tap the email message containing the attachment that you want to
view. Email messages with attachments are indicated by 
.
2 After the email message opens, tap  Load. The attachment starts to download.
3 After the attachment finishes downloading, tap  View.
To save a sender's email address to your contacts
1 Find and tap a message in your email inbox.
2 Tap the name of the sender, then tap  OK.
3 Select an existing contact, or tap  Create new contact.
4 Edit the contact information, if desired, then tap  Done.
Email preview pane A preview pane is available for viewing and reading your email messages. Onceactivated, you can use it to view both the email message list and one selected email
message at the same time.
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							To change the email preview pane settings
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap  Email.
2 Tap 
, then tap  Settings > Split view .
3 Select an option, or a combination of options, then tap  OK.
To read email messages using the preview pane
1 Make sure the preview pane is activated.
2 Open your email inbox.
3 Scroll up or down and tap the email message that you want to read.
4 To view the email message in fullscreen format, tap the split bar (located
between the email list and the email body).
5 To return to the regular inbox view, tap the split bar again.
Organising your email messages
To sort your emails
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Email.
3 If you are using several email accounts, tap 
 and select the account that you
want to sort, then tap  Inbox in the drop down menu. If you want to sort all your
email accounts at once, tap 
, then tap  Combined inbox .
4 Tap 
, then tap  Sort.
5 Select a sorting option.
To search for emails
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap  Email.
2 If you are using several email accounts, tap 
 and select the name of the
account that you want to check, then tap  Inbox in the drop down menu. If you
want to search all your email accounts at once, tap 
, then tap  Combined
view .
3 Tap 
.
4 Enter your search text, then tap 
 on the keyboard.
5 The search result appears in a list sorted by date. Tap the email message that
you want to open.
To view all folders for one email account
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap  Email.
2 If you are using several email accounts, tap 
, and select the account you
want to check.
3 Under the account that you want to check, select  Show all folders.
To delete an email message
• In your email inbox, flick the message that you want to delete to the right.
To move an email message to another folder
1 In your email inbox, flick the message that you want to move to the left.
2 Tap  Move , then select a folder.
Email account settings
To remove an email account from your device
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Email.
3 Press 
, then tap  Settings.
4 Select the account you want to remove.
5 Tap  Delete account  > OK .
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							To change the inbox check frequency
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Email.
3 Tap 
, then tap  Settings.
4 Select the account for which you want to change the inbox check frequency.
5 Tap  Check frequency  > Check frequency  and select an option.
To set an Out of Office auto-reply in an Exchange Active Sync account
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap  Email.
2 Press 
, then tap  Settings.
3 Select the EAS (Exchange Active Sync) account for which you want to set an
Out of Office auto-reply.
4 Tap  Out of office .
5 Drag the slider beside  Out of office to the right to turn on the function.
6 If needed, mark the  Set time range checkbox and set the time range for the
auto reply.
7 Enter your Out of Office message in the body text field.
8 Tap  OK to confirm.
Gmail™
If you have a Google™ account, you can use the Gmail™ application to read and
write email messages.
1View a list of all Gmail accounts and recent folders2Write a new email message3Search for email messages4Access settings and options5List of email messages
To learn more about Gmail™
• When the Gmail application is open, drag the left edge of the screen to the
right, then find and tap  Help.
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							Music
Transferring music to your device
There are different ways to transfer music from a computer to your device:
• For Windows ®
 only: Connect the device and computer using a USB cable and then
drag and drop the music files directly into the file manager application on the
computer. See 
Managing files using a computer on page 115 .
• If the computer is a PC, you can use the Media Go™ application from Sony and
organise your music files, create playlists, subscribe to podcasts, and more. To learn
more and download the Media Go™ application, go to http://mediago.sony.com/enu/
features.
• You can use the Xperia™ Companion software to transfer your media files between
the computer and your device. To learn more and download Xperia™ Companion, go
to 
www.sonymobile.com/global-en/tools/xperia-companion.
The Music may not support all music file formats. For more information about supported file
formats and the use of multimedia (audio, image and video) files, download the White Paper
for your device at 
www.sonymobile.com/support.
Listening to music
Use the Walkman® application to listen to your favourite music and audio books.
1Open the Walkman® home screen menu2Search all songs saved to your device3View the current play queue4Album art (if available)5Tap to go to the previous song in the play queue
Touch and hold to rewind within the current song6Play or pause a song7Tap to go to the next song in the play queue
Touch and hold to fast forward within the current song8Shuffle songs in the current play queue9Repeat all songs in the current play queue10Progress indicator – Drag the indicator or tap along the line to fast forward or rewind11Total time length of current song12Elapsed time of current song66This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.  
						

							Walkman® home screen1Drag the left edge of the screen to the right to open the Walkman® home screen menu2Scroll up or down to view content3Play a song using the Walkman® application4Return to the Walkman® music player screen
To play a song using the Walkman® application
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Drag the left edge of the screen to the right.
3 Select a music category.
4 Tap a song to play it.
You might not be able to play copyright-protected items. Please verify that you have
necessary rights in material that you intend to share.
To find song-related information online
• While a song is playing in the Walkman® application, tap Album art and then
tap the infinite button 
.
The infinite button  gives you access to online resources related to the song, such as
videos on YouTube™, song lyrics, and artist information on Wikipedia.
To adjust the audio volume
• Press the volume key.
To minimise the Walkman® application
• When a song is playing, tap 
 to go to the Home screen. The Walkman®
application stays playing in the background.
To open the Walkman® application when it is playing in the background
1 While a song is playing in the background, tap the 
 to open the recently used
applications window.
2 Tap the Walkman® application.
Walkman® home screen menu
The Walkman® home screen menu gives you an overview of all the songs on your
device . From here you can manage your albums and playlists, and you can organise
your music by mood and tempo using SensMe™ channels.
To open the Walkman® home screen menu
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Drag the left edge of the screen to the right.
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							To return to the Walkman® home screen
• When the Walkman® home screen menu is open, tap  Home.
• When the Walkman® home screen menu is open, tap on the screen to the right
of the menu.
To update your music with the latest information
1 From the Walkman® home screen, tap 
.
2 Tap  Download music info  > Start . Your device searches online and downloads
the latest available album art and song information for your music.
The SensMe™ channels application is activated when you download music information.
To enable the SensMe™ channels application
• From the Walkman® home screen, tap 
, then tap  Download music info  > Start .
This application requires a mobile or Wi-Fi® network connection.
To edit music information
1 From the Walkman® application, tap 
.
2 Tap  Edit music info .
3 Enter the new information or make the changes you want.
4 When you are finished, tap  Save.
To delete a song
1 From the Walkman® home screen menu, browse to the song that you want to
delete.
2 Touch and hold the song title, then tap  Delete from the list that appears.
3 Tap  Delete  again to confirm.
Playlists On the Walkman® home screen, you can create your own playlists from the music
that is saved on your device.
To create your own playlists
1 From the Walkman® home screen, touch and hold the name of the album or
song that you want to add to a playlist.
2 In the menu that opens, tap  Add to... > Create new playlist .
3 Enter a name for the playlist and tap  OK.
You can also tap the album art and then tap  to create a new playlist.
To play your own playlists
1 Open the Walkman® home screen menu, then tap  Playlists.
2 Under  Playlists , select the playlist that you want to open.
3 If you want to play all songs, tap  Shuffle all.
To add songs to a playlist
1 From the Walkman® home screen, browse to the song or album that you want
to add to a playlist.
2 Touch and hold the song or the album title, then tap  Add to....
3 Tap the name of the playlist to which you want to add the album or song. The
album or song is added to the playlist.
To remove a song from a playlist
1 In a playlist, touch and hold the title of the song that you want to delete.
2 Tap  Delete from playlist .
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							To delete a playlist
1 Open the Walkman® home screen menu, then tap  Playlists.
2 Touch and hold the playlist that you want to delete.
3 Tap  Delete .
4 Tap  Delete  again to confirm.You cannot delete smart playlists.
Sharing music
To share a song
1 From the Walkman® home screen, browse to the song or album that you want
to share.
2 Touch and hold the song title, then tap  Share.
3 Select an application from the list, then follow the on-screen instructions.
You can also share albums and playlists in the same way.
Enhancing the sound
To improve the sound quality using the equaliser
1 When the Walkman® application is open, tap 
.
2 Tap  Settings  > Sound enhancements .
3 To adjust the sound manually, drag the frequency band buttons up or down.
To adjust the sound automatically, tap 
 and select a style.
To turn on the Surround sound feature
1 When the Walkman® application is open, tap 
.
2 Tap  Settings  > Sound enhancements  > Settings  > Surround sound (VPT) .
3 Select a setting, then tap  OK to confirm.
Visualiser
The Visualiser adds visual effects to your songs as you play them. The effects for
each song are based on the characteristics of the music. They change, for example,
in response to changes in the music’s loudness, rhythm and frequency level. You can
also change the background theme.
To turn on the Visualiser
1 In the Walkman® application, tap 
.
2 Tap  Visualizer .
Tap the screen to switch to full screen view.
To change the background theme
1 In the Walkman® application, tap 
.
2 Tap  Visualizer .
3 Tap 
 > Theme  and select a theme.
Recognising music with TrackID™
Use the TrackID™ music recognition service to identify a song 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 song identified by TrackID™ and
you can view TrackID™ charts to see what TrackID™ users around the globe are
searching for. For best results, use TrackID™ in a quiet area.
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							1View TrackID™ options2Drag the left edge of the screen to the right to open the TrackID™ home screen menu3Identify the music that you are listening toThe TrackID™ application and the TrackID™ service are not supported in all countries/regions
or by all networks and/or service providers in all areas.
To identify music using TrackID™ technology
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  TrackID™, then hold your device close to the music source.
3 Tap 
. If the song is recognised by the TrackID™ service, the results appear
on the screen.
To return to the  TrackID™ start screen, tap .
TrackID™ home screen menu
The TrackID™ home screen menu gives you an overview of all the songs that you
have recorded and identified using the TrackID™ service. From here you can also
view your songs based on current music charts and search history.
1Create an online TrackID™ profile2Open the TrackID™ application3View the search result history4View current music charts
To view artist information for a song
• After a song has been recognised by the  TrackID™ application, tap  Artist info.
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