Sony Xperia Z3 User Guide

To connect to a Wi-Fi® network automatically
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings.
3 Tap  Wi-Fi . All available Wi-Fi® networks are displayed.
4 Tap a Wi-Fi® network to connect to it. For secured networks, enter the
relevant password. 
 is displayed in the status bar once you are connected.
To search for new available networks, tap , and then tap  Scan.
To add a Wi-Fi® network manually
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Wi-Fi .
3 Tap 
.
4 Enter the  Network...

To enable Wi-Fi® network notifications
1 Turn on Wi-Fi®, if it is not already on.
2 From your Home screen, tap 
 .
3 Find and tap  Settings > Wi-Fi .
4 Press 
.
5 Tap  Advanced .
6 Mark the  Network notification  checkbox.
To view detailed information about a connected Wi-Fi® network
1 From the Home screen, tap 
 .
2 Find and tap  Settings > Wi-Fi .
3 Tap the Wi-Fi® network that you are currently connected to. Detailed network
information is displayed.
To add a Wi-Fi® sleep policy
1 From the Home screen,...

To share your data connection using a USB cable
1 Deactivate all USB cable connections to your device.
2 Using the USB cable that came with your device, connect your device to a
computer.
3 From your Home screen, tap 
.
4 Find and tap  Settings > More…  > Tethering & portable hotspot .
5 Mark the  USB tethering  checkbox, then tap  OK if prompted. 
 is displayed in
the status bar once you are connected.
6 To stop sharing your data connection, unmark the  USB tethering checkbox or
disconnect the USB...

To rename or secure your portable hotspot
1 From the Home screen, tap 
 .
2 Find and tap  Settings > More…  > Tethering & portable hotspot .
3 Tap  Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings  > Configure Wi-Fi hotspot .
4 Enter the  Network name (SSID)  for the network.
5 To select a security type, tap the  Security field.
6 If required, enter a password.
7 Tap  Save .
Controlling data usage
You can keep track of the amount of data transferred to and from your device over
your mobile data or Wi-Fi® connection...

To view data transferred via Wi-Fi®
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Data usage .
3 Tap 
, then mark the  Show Wi-Fi usage  checkbox if it is not marked.
4 Tap the  Wi-Fi tab.
Selecting mobile networks
Your device automatically switches between mobile networks depending on which
mobile networks are available where you are. You can also manually set your device
to use a particular mobile network mode, for example, LTE, WCDMA or GSM.
To select a network mode
1 From your Home...

To disconnect from a virtual private network
1 Drag the status bar downwards.
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Synchronising data on your deviceSynchronising with online accounts
Synchronise your device with contacts, email, calendar events and other information
from online accounts, for example, email accounts such as Gmail™ and Exchange
ActiveSync, Facebook™, Flickr™ and Twitter™. You can synchronise data
automatically for all accounts by activating the auto-sync function. Or you can
synchronise each account manually.
To set up an online account for synchronisation
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Tap...

To set up an EAS account for synchronisation
1 Make sure that you have your domain and server details, provided by your
corporate network administrator, available.
2 From your Home screen, tap 
.
3 Tap  Settings  > Add account  > Exchange ActiveSync .
4 Enter your corporate email address and password.
5 Tap  Next . Your device begins to retrieve your account information. If a failure
occurs, enter the domain and server details for your account manually and
then tap  Next.
6 Tap  OK to allow your...

To synchronise with your Outlook calendar using a computer
1 Make sure that the PC Companion application is installed on the PC or the
Sony Bridge for Mac application is installed on the Apple ®
 Mac ®
 computer.
2 Computer : Open the PC Companion application or the Sony Bridge for Mac
application.
3 Click  Start to start the 
Calendar and Calendar Sync applications and follow the
on-screen instructions to synchronise your device with your Outlook calendar.
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Basic settingsAccessing settings
View and change settings for your device from the Settings menu. The Settings menu
is accessible from both the Application screen and the Quick settings panel.
To open the device settings menu from the Application screen
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Tap  Settings .
To open the Quick settings panel
• Using two fingers, drag the status bar downwards.
To select which settings to display on the Quick settings panel
1 Using two fingers, drag the status bar downwards, then...