Sony Xperia S User Guide

To open a small app
1 To make the small apps bar appear, press and hold 
 .
2 Tap the small app that you want to open. A small app window appears.
To close a small app
• Tap 
 on the small app window.
To move a small app
• When the small app is open, touch and hold the top left corner of the small
app, then move it to the desired location.
To minimise a small app
• When the small app is open, touch and hold the top left corner of the small
app, then drag it to the right edge or to the bottom edge of the...

To uninstall an application from the Application screen
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
 .
2 Tap 
 , then tap  Uninstall. All uninstallable applications are indicated by  .
3 Tap the application that you want to uninstall, then tap  Uninstall.
Status and notifications The status bar at the top of your screen shows what's going on in your device. 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...

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 dismiss a notification from the Notification panel
• Place your finger on a notification and flick left or right.
To clear the Notification panel
• From the Notification panel, tap  Clear.
Setting your device from the Notification panel
You can open the settings menu from the Notification panel to...

To access your device settings
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
.
2 Tap  Settings .
You can also drag the status bar downwards on the Home screen and tap  to access your
device settings.
Typing text
You can select from a number of keyboards and input methods to type text
containing letters, numbers and other characters.
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...

To use the on-screen keyboard in landscape orientation
• When you enter text, turn the device sideways.For the keyboard to support this feature, landscape mode must be supported by the
application you are using, and your screen orientation settings must be set to automatic.
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...

2Select all text3Cut text4Copy text5Paste text only appears when you have text stored on the clipboard.
Using the Gesture input function to write wordsYou can input text by sliding your finger from letter to letter on the on-screenkeyboard.
Gesture input  is only available when you use the on-screen keyboard.
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.
2 Lift up your finger...

Using the Phonepad1Choose a text input option2Change the character case and turn on the caps lock3Display numbers4Display symbols and smileys5Enter a space6Enter a carriage return or confirm text input7Delete a character before the cursorAll illustrations are for illustration purposes only and may not accurately depict the actual
device.
To open the Phonepad for the first time
1 Tap a text entry field, then tap 
.
2 Tap 
, then tap  Keyboard settings .
3 Tap  Keyboard appearance  > Keyboard layout .
4...

To access the on-screen keyboard and Phonepad settings
1 When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard or Phonepad, tap 
 or .
2 Tap 
, then tap  Keyboard settings .
To add a writing language for text input
1 When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard or Phonepad, tap 
 or  .
2 Tap 
 , then tap  Keyboard settings .
3 Tap  Languages  > Writing languages  and mark the relevant checkboxes. Tap
OK  to confirm.
Text input settings When entering text using the on-screen keyboard or the Phonepad, you...

Adjusting the sound settings
You can adjust several sound settings. For example, you can set your device to silent
mode so that it doesn't ring when you're in a meeting.
To set your device to vibrate mode
• Press the volume key down until 
 appears in the status bar.
You can also press and hold down the power key  and then tap  in the menu that opens
to set your device to vibrate mode.
To set your device to silent mode
1 Press the volume key down until the device vibrates and 
 appears in the...

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 the notification sound
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Sound  > Default notification sound .
3 Select the sound to be played when notifications arrive.
4 Tap  Done .
Screen settings
To adjust the screen brightness
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Display  > Brightness .
3 Drag the...