Sony Xperia E5 Manual

Application screen
The Application screen, which you open from your Home screen, contains the applications that come installed with your phone as well as the applications you
download.
The Application screen extends beyond the regular screen width, so you need to flick
left and right to view all content.
To open the Application screen
• From your Home screen, tap .
To browse the Application screen
• Open the Application screen, then flick right or left.
To create a shortcut to an application on the Home...

To open a menu in an application
• While using the application, press 
.
A menu is not available in all applications.
Rearranging your Application screen
Move the applications around on the Application screen according to your
preferences.
To arrange applications on the Application screen
1 From your Home screen, tap 
 to go to the Application screen.
2 Tap 
 and select an option.
To move an application on the Application screen
1 Open the Application screen, then tap 
.
2 Touch and hold an item until it...

Checking notifications and ongoing activitiesYou can drag down the status bar to open the Notification panel and get more
information. For example, you can use the panel to open a new message or view a
calendar event. You can also open some applications that run in the background,
such as the music player.
To open the Notification panel
• Drag the status bar downwards.
To close the Notification panel
• Drag the tab at the bottom of the Notification panel upwards.
To open a running application from the...

To clear all notifications from the Notification panel
• Tap 
.
Phone settings menu View and change your phone settings from the Settings menu.
To access the phone settings
1 From the Home screen, tap 
.
2 Tap  Settings .
Typing text
On-screen keyboard
Tap the keys of the on-screen QWERTY keyboard to enter text conveniently. Some applications open the on-screen keyboard automatically. You can also open this
keyboard by touching a text field.
Using the on-screen keyboard
1Change the character case and...

To enter text using the on-screen keyboard
1 To enter a character visible on the keyboard, tap the character.
2 To enter a character variant, touch and hold a regular keyboard character to
get a list of available options, then select from the list. For example, to enter
"é", touch and hold "e" until other options appear, then, while keeping your
finger pressed on the keyboard, drag to and select "é".
To shift between upper-case and lower-case letters
• Before you enter a letter,...

3Cut text4Copy text5Paste text only appears when you have text stored on the clipboard.
Using the Gesture input function to write words
You can input text by sliding your finger from letter to letter on the on-screen
keyboard. You can lift your finger between words so that the phone recognises them.
Gesture input  is only available when you use the on-screen keyboard.
To change the Gesture input settings
1 When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, tap 
. If you have
selected more than one writing...

1Choose a text input option2Change the character case and turn on the caps lock3Display numbers4Display symbols and smileys5Enter a space6Open the input settings menu to change, for example, the Writing languages. This key also changes
the writing language when more than one input language is selected.7Enter a carriage return or confirm text input8Delete a character before the cursorAll illustrations are for illustration purposes only and may not accurately depict the actual
phone.
To open the Phonepad...

To change writing language using the on-screen keyboard or the Phonepad
1 When you enter text, tap 
, or touch and hold  if you have already selected
more than one input language.
2 Tap  Writing languages  and select the languages you want to use for writing.
3 If you have selected more than one input language, tap 
 to switch between
the selected writing languages.
To switch keyboards
1 When you enter text, drag the status bar downwards to open the Notification
panel.
2 Tap  Choose input method , and...

To enhance the speaker loudness
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Sound .
3 Mark the  xLOUD™  checkbox.
Time and date
You can change the time and date in your phone.
To set the date manually
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Date & time .
3 Unmark the  Automatic date & time  checkbox, if it is marked.
4 Tap  Set date .
5 Adjust the date by scrolling up and down.
6 Tap  Set.
To set the time manually
1 From your Home screen, tap 
 .
2 Find and tap  Settings...

Screen settingsTo adjust the screen brightness
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Display  > Brightness .
3 To decrease the screen brightness, drag the slider to the left. To increase it,
drag the slider to the right.
4 Tap  OK.
The brightness level affects your battery performance. For tips on how to improve battery
performance, see  Improving battery performance  on page 14.
To set the screen to vibrate
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Sound .
3 Mark...