Sony Xperia Z3 User Guide

To turn off the device
1 Press and hold down the power key 
 until the options menu opens.
2 In the options menu, tap  Power off.
3 Tap  OK.
It may take a while for the device to shut down.
Why do I need a Google™ account?
Your Xperia™ device from Sony runs on the Android™ platform developed by
Google™. A range of Google™ applications and services is available on your device
when you purchase it, for example, Gmail™, Google Maps™, YouTube™ and Google
Play™, the online store for downloading Android™...

1Plug the charger into a power outlet.
2 Plug one end of the USB cable into the charger (or into the USB port of a
computer).
3 Plug the other end of the cable into the micro USB port on your device, with
the USB symbol facing up. The notification light illuminates when charging
begins.
4 When the device is fully charged, disconnect the cable from your device by
pulling it straight outwards. Make sure not to bend the connector.If the battery is completely discharged, it may take a few minutes before the...

Learning the basicsUsing the touchscreen
Tapping
• Open or select an item.
• Mark or unmark a checkbox or option.
• Enter text using the on-screen keyboard.
Touching and holding
• Move an item.
• Activate an item-specific menu.
• Activate selection mode, for example, to select several items from a list.
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Pinching and spreading
•Zoom in or out on a web page, a photo or a map.
Swiping
• Scroll up or down a list.
• Scroll left or right, for example, between Home screen panes.
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Flicking
•Scroll quickly, for example, in a list or on a web page. You can stop the scrolling
movement by tapping the screen.
Locking and unlocking the screen
When your device is on and left idle for a set period of time, the screen darkens to
save battery power and locks automatically. This lock prevents unwanted actions on
the touchscreen when you are not using it. When you buy your device, a basic screen
swipe lock is already set. This means that you have to swipe in any direction from the
middle of...

beyond the regular screen display width. The number of Home screen panes is
represented by a series of dots at the lower part of the Home screen. The highlighted
dot shows the pane that you are currently in.
To go to the Home screen
• Press 
.
To browse the Home screen
Home screen panes You can add new panes to your Home screen (up to a maximum of seven panes) and
delete panes. You can also set the pane that you want to use as the main Home
screen pane.
To set a pane as the main Home screen pane
1 Touch...

To delete a pane from your Home screen
1 Touch and hold an empty area on your Home screen until the device vibrates.
2 Flick left or right to browse to the pane that you want to delete, then tap 
.
Application screen The Application screen, which you open from the Home screen, contains the
applications that come pre-installed on your device as well as applications that you
download.
To view all applications on the Application screen
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Flick left or right on the Application...

To search for an application from the Application screen
1 To open the Application screen menu, drag the left edge of the Application
screen to the right.
2 Tap  Search apps .
3 Enter the name of the application that you want to search for.
To uninstall an application from the Application screen
1 To open the Application screen menu, drag the left edge of the Application
screen to the right.
2 Tap  Uninstall . All uninstallable applications are indicated by 
.
3 Tap the application that you want to...

Small apps
Small apps are miniature apps that run on top of other applications on the same
screen, to enable multi-tasking. For example, you can have a webpage open showing
details of currency exchange rates and then open the Calculator small app on top of
it and perform calculations. You can access your small apps via the favourites bar. To
download more small apps, go to Google Play™.
To open a small app
1 To make the favourites bar appear, press 
.
2 Tap the small app that you want to open.
You can...

To add a widget to the Home screen
1 Touch and hold an empty area on your Home screen until the device vibrates,
then tap  Widgets.
2 Find and tap the widget that you want to add.
To resize a widget
1 Touch and hold a widget until it magnifies and the device vibrates, then release
the widget. If the widget can be resized, for example, the Calendar widget,
then a highlighted frame and resizing dots appear.
2 Drag the dots inward or outward to shrink or expand the widget.
3 To confirm the new size of the...