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 screen
1 From your Home screen, tap 
 .
2 Touch and hold an application until it appears on your Home screen, then drag
it to the desired location.
To share an application from your Application screen
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Touch and hold an application until it appears on your Home screen, then drag
the item to 
.
3 Select an option and confirm, if necessary. You can now share the applications
you like with your friends so they can download and use them.
Opening and closing applications To open an application
• From your Home screen or the Application screen, tap the application.
To close an application
• Press 
.
Some applications are paused when you press  to exit, while other applications may
continue to run in the background. In the first case, the next time you open the application, you can continue where you left off. Remember that some applications may cause data
connection charges when they are running in the background, for example, social networking
services.
Recently used applications window
You can view and access recently used applications from this window.
To open the recently used applications window
• Press and hold down 
.
Application menu You can open a menu at any time when you are using an application by pressing the
 key on your phone. The menu will look different depending on which application
you are using.
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							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 magnifies and the phone vibrates, then drag the
item to the new location.
3 Tap 
 to exit edit mode.
You can only move your applications when  is selected.
To uninstall an application from the Application screen
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Tap 
. All uninstallable applications are marked with a  icon.
3 Tap the application you want to uninstall, then tap  OK.
Status and notifications
The status bar at the top of your screen shows what's going on in your phone. To the left you get notifications when there is something new or ongoing. For example, new
message and calendar notifications appear here. The right side shows the signal
strength, battery status, and other information.
A notification light also gives you battery status information and some notifications.
For example, a flashing blue light means there is a new message or a missed call.
The notification light may not work when the battery level is low.
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							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 Notification panel
• Tap the icon for the running application to open it.
To open the phone settings menu from the Notification panel
1 Drag the status bar downwards.
2 Tap 
 .
To dismiss a notification from the Notification panel
• Place your finger on a notification and flick left or right.
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							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 turn on the caps lock. For some languages, this key is used to access
extra characters in the language.2Close the on-screen keyboard view3Display numbers and symbols. Touch and hold to display smileys.4Enter a space5Open the input settings menu to change, for example, the  Writing languages. This key also changes
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phone.
To display the on-screen keyboard to enter text
• Tap a text entry field.
To hide the on-screen keyboard
• When the on-screen keyboard is open, press 
.
To use the on-screen keyboard in landscape orientation
• When you enter text, turn the phone sideways.
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							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, tap 
 to switch to upper-case , or vice versa.
To turn on the caps lock
• Before you type a word, tap 
 or  until  appears.
To enter numbers or symbols
• When you enter text, tap 
. A keyboard with numbers and symbols appears.
Tap 
 to view more options.
To enter common punctuation marks
1 When you finish entering a word, tap the space bar.
2 Select a punctuation mark from the candidate bar. The selected mark is
inserted before the space.
To quickly enter a full stop, tap the space bar twice when you finish entering a word.
To insert a smiley
1 When you enter text, touch and hold 
.
2 Select a smiley.
To delete characters
• Tap to place the cursor after the character you want to delete, then tap 
.
To enter a carriage return
• When you enter text, tap 
 to enter a carriage return.
To select text
1 Enter some text, then tap and hold the text. The word you tap gets highlighted
by tabs on both sides.
2 Drag the tabs left or right to select more text.
To edit text in portrait orientation
1 When you enter text, touch and hold the text field until an application bar
appears.
2 Select the text you want to edit, and then use the application bar to make your
desired changes.
To paste text from the clipboard, you can also hold the text field until  Paste appears, then tap
Paste .
Application bar
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							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 language, touch and hold 
.
2 Tap  Text input settings .
3 Mark or unmark the  Gesture input checkbox.
4 If you want to automatically add a space between gestures without having to
tap the space bar each time, mark the  Space between gestures checkbox.
To enter text using the Gesture input function
1 When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, slide your finger from letter
to letter to trace the word you want to write. Lift up your finger when you’ve
finished entering a word.
2 The phone suggests a word based on the letters you have traced. If necessary,
select the correct word in the candidate bar. To view more options, scroll right
or left in the word candidate bar. If you cannot find the desired word, tap 
once to delete the entire word. Then try again to trace the word using  Gesture
input , or tap each letter to enter the word.
3 If the  Space between gestures  setting is activated, trace the next word that
you want to enter. If not, tap the space bar and then trace the next word you
want to enter.
To enter joined compound words when the  Space between gestures setting is activated, you
may need to slide to enter the first part of the word, then tap each letter to enter the rest of
the word.
Phonepad
The Phonepad is similar to a standard 12-key telephone keypad. It gives you
predictive text and multi-tap input options. You can activate the Phonepad text input
method via the keyboard settings. The Phonepad is only available in portrait
orientation.
Using the Phonepad
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							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 for the first time
1 Tap a text entry field, then tap 
, or touch and hold  if you have already
selected more than one input language.
2 Tap  Keyboard layout  and select an option.
Once you’ve chosen the keyboard layout option, you can simply activate the Phonepad by
tapping a text entry field.
To switch between the on-screen keyboard and the Phonepad
1 When you enter text, tap 
, or touch and hold  if you have already selected
more than one input language.
2 Tap  Keyboard layout  and select an option.
Remember the Phonepad is only available in portrait orientation.
To enter text using the Phonepad
When using the Phonepad, you can choose from two input options:
• When 
 appears in the Phonepad, tap each character key only once, even if the
letter you want is not the first letter on the key. Tap the word that appears or tap 
to view more word suggestions and select a word from the list.
• When 
 appears in the Phonepad, tap the on-screen key for the character you want
to enter. Keep pressing this key until the desired character is selected. Then do the
same for the next character you want to enter, and so on.
To enter numbers using the Phonepad
• When the Phonepad is open, tap 
. A Phonepad with numbers appears.
To insert symbols and smileys using the Phonepad
1 When the Phonepad is open, tap 
. A grid with symbols and smileys
appears.
2 Scroll up or down to view more options. Tap a symbol or smiley to select it.
Keyboard and Phonepad settingsYou can select settings for the on-screen keyboard and the Phonepad, such as
writing language and automatic correction.
To access the keyboard and the Phonepad settings
• When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard or Phonepad, tap 
. If you
have selected more than one writing language, touch and hold 
 instead.
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							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 select an option.
Text input settings When entering text, you can access a text input settings menu that helps you set
options for text prediction. For example, you can decide how you want the phone to
present word alternatives and correct words as you type, or enable the text input
application to remember new words you write.
To change the text input settings
1 When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard or the Phonepad, tap 
, or
touch and hold 
.
2 Tap  Text input settings .
3 Select the desired settings.
Customising your phone
Adapt the phone to your needs by adjusting, for example, your personal ringtone,
phone language and your Privacy settings.
Adjusting the volume
You can adjust the ringtone volume for phone calls and notifications as well as for
music and video playback.
To adjust the ring volume with the volume key
• Press the volume key up or down.
To adjust the media playing volume with the volume key
• When playing music or watching video, press the volume key up or down.
To set the phone to silent mode
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Sound .
3 Select  Silent mode , then select  Mute.
To set the phone to vibrate mode
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Sound .
3 Select  Silent mode , then select  Vibrate.
To set the phone to vibrate and ring mode
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Sound .
3 Select  Silent mode , then select  Off.
4 Mark the  Vibrate on ring  checkbox.
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							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 > Date & time .
3 Unmark the  Automatic date & time  checkbox if it is marked.
4 Tap  Set time .
5 Scroll up or down to adjust the hour and minute.
6 If applicable, scroll up to change  AM to PM , or vice versa.
7 Tap  Set.
To set the time zone
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Date & time .
3 Unmark the  Automatic time zone  checkbox, if it is marked.
4 Tap  Select time zone .
5 Select an option.
To set the date format
1 From your Home screen, tap 
 .
2 Find and tap  Settings > Date & time  > Select date format .
3 Select an option.
Ringtone settings
To set a phone ringtone
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Sound  > Phone ringtone .
3 Select a ringtone.
4 Tap  Done .
To enable touch tones
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Sound .
3 Mark the  Dial pad touch tones  and Touch sounds  checkboxes.
To select a notification ringtone
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Sound  > Default notification .
3 Select a ringtone.
4 Tap  Done .
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							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 the  Vibrate on touch  checkbox. The screen now vibrates when you tap
soft keys and certain applications.
To adjust the idle time before the screen turns off
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Display  > Sleep .
3 Select an option.
To turn off the screen quickly, briefly press the power key .
To keep the screen active while the phone is charging
1 From the Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Developer options .
3 Mark the  Stay awake  checkbox.
Phone language
You can select a language to use in your phone.
To change the phone language
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Language & input  > Language .
3 Select an option.
If you select the wrong language and cannot read the menu texts, find and tap the  Settings
icon 
. Then select the entry beside , and select the first entry in the following menu. You
can then select the language you want.
Airplane mode
In Airplane mode, your phone's network and radio transceivers are turned off to
prevent disturbance to sensitive equipment. However, you can still play games, listen
to music, watch videos and other content, as long as all this content is saved on your
memory card or internal storage. You can also be notified by alarms, if alarms are
activated.
Turning on Airplane mode reduces battery consumption.
To turn on Airplane mode
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > More… .
3 Mark the  Airplane mode  checkbox.
You can also select 
Airplane mode from the Phone options  menu. To access the  Phone
options  menu, press and hold down the power key 
.
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