Sony Xperia E5 Manual

Scanning with the NeoReader™
application
Use your phone as a barcode scanner to find out more about items you scan. For
example, you see a coat in a magazine ad and want to find the nearest retail outlet to
buy it. If the ad contains a readable barcode, the NeoReader™ application uses this
code to access mobile web content, such as a web page with more product
information or a map of nearby outlets. NeoReader™ supports most standard
barcode types.
To start the NeoReader™ application
1 From the Home...

Synchronising data on your phone
You can sync contacts, email, calendar events, and other information with your
phone from multiple email accounts, synchronisation services and other kinds of
accounts, depending on the applications installed on your phone. Synchronising your
phone with other information sources is an easy and practical way to stay up to date.
You can:
• access your Gmail™ , Google Calendar™, Google™ contacts and other Google
services you use.
• access your corporate email, contacts and...

computer. After setup, you can find your information in the Email, Calendar  and
Contacts  applications.For you to access the functionality described above, your corporate information must be
stored on a Microsoft® Exchange server.
To set up corporate email, calendar and contacts
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Tap  Settings  > Add account  > Corporate .
3 Enter your corporate email address and password.
4 Tap  Next . Your phone begins to retrieve your account information. If a failure
occurs, contact...

To synchronise manually with a Facebook™ integration account
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Tap  Settings  > Xperia™ with Facebook .
3 Select the account that you want to synchronise.
4 Press 
, then tap  Sync now.
To remove a Facebook™ integration account
When you remove a Facebook™ integration account from your phone, the associated online
Facebook account is not deleted and you can still access it from a computer.
1 From your Home screen, tap .
2 Tap  Settings  > Xperia™ with Facebook .
3 Select...

Connecting to wireless networks
You can access the Internet wirelessly from your phone using Wi-Fi® technology.
This way you can browse the web and access cheaper call and data rates.
If your company or organisation has a virtual private network (VPN), you can connect
to this network with your phone. You can use a VPN to access intranets and other
internal services at your company.
Before using Wi-Fi® To browse the Internet using a Wi-Fi® connection, you need to search for and
connect to an available...

To add a Wi-Fi® network manually
1 From the Home screen, tap 
 .
2 Find and tap  Settings > Wi-Fi .
3 Tap  Add network .
4 Enter the  Network SSID  for the network.
5 Tap the  Security  field to select a security type.
6 If required, enter a password.
7 Tap  Save .
Contact your Wi-Fi® network administrator to get the Network SSID name and password.
Advanced Wi-Fi® settings
Before you add a Wi-Fi® network manually, you need to turn on the Wi-Fi® setting in
your phone.
Wi-Fi® network status When you are...

USB tethering is activePortable Wi-Fi® hotspot is active
To share your phone’s data connection using a USB cable
1 Deactivate all USB cable connections to your phone.
2 Using the USB cable that came with your phone, connect your phone to a
computer.
3 From your Home screen, tap 
 .
4 Find and tap  Settings > More…  > Tethering & portable hotspot .
5 Mark the  USB tethering  checkbox. The phone starts sharing its mobile
network data connection with the computer over the USB connection. An
ongoing...

To add a virtual private network
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > More…  > VPN .
3 Tap  Add VPN profile .
4 Select the type of VPN to add.
5 Enter your VPN settings.
6 Tap  Save .
To connect to a virtual private network
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > More…  > VPN .
3 In the list of available networks, tap the VPN that you want to connect to.
4 Enter the required information.
5 Tap  Connect .
To disconnect from a virtual private network
1 Drag the...

Web browser
Use your web browser to view and navigate web pages, add pages as bookmarks,
and save pages for offline viewing. You can open up to 16 windows at the same time
and switch among them easily. You can also request the desktop version of a web
page if you don't want to view the mobile version.
To open the web browser
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap 
.
Browsing the web Search and address bar
Use the search and address bar to browse the web.
1View the download progress of the...

To zoom in or out on a web page
Use one of the following methods to zoom in or out on a web page:
• Double-tap to zoom in on the web page, or double-tap again to zoom out.
• Touch an area of the page with two fingers at once and spread them apart to
zoom in, or pinch them together to zoom out.
To reload the current web page
• Press 
, then tap  Refresh.
To save a web page for offline viewing
1 After the web page has loaded, press 
.
2 Tap  Save for offline reading . You are then directed to the  Saved...