Sony Xperia XZ User Guide

Tounpinascreen
1 On the pinned screen, touch and hold 
 and  at the same time.
2 Release both buttons.
If you selected a security option when you activated the screen pinning function, you have to
enter your pattern, PIN or password to unlock the device before the screen can be unpinned.
Application settings
Some apps will ask for permissions once you start using them. You can allow or deny
permissions individually for each app, either from the Settings menu or from the
Permission  con

Resetting your applicationsYou can reset an application or clear application data if your application stops
responding or causes issues with your device.
Toresetapplicationpreferences
1 From your  Homescreen , tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Apps .
3 Tap 
, then tap  Resetapppreferences  > Resetapps .
Resetting application preferences does not delete any application data from your device.
Toclearapplicationdata
1 From your  Homescreen , tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Apps .
3 Select an...

Language settingsYou can select a default language for your device and change it again at a later time.
You can also change the writing language for text input.
Tochangethelanguage
1 From the  Homescreen , tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Language&input  > Language .
3 Select an option.
4 Tap  OK.
If you select the wrong language and cannot read the menu texts,  

ToturnonSuper-vividmode
1 From your  Homescreen , tap 
 .
2 Find and tap  Settings > Display  > Imageenhancement .
3 Tap the  Super-vividmode  radio button if it is not already selected.
Enhancing the sound output You can enhance the sound of your device by manually enabling individual sound
settings such as Equaliser and Surround sound. You can enable the Dynamic
normaliser to minimise volume differences between songs or videos. You can also improve the quality of compressed music  

Touseanoisecancellingheadset
1 Connect the noise cancelling headset to your device.
2 From your  Homescreen , 

Todeletearegularuseraccountfromyourdevice
1 Make sure you are logged in as the owner.
2 From your  Homescreen , tap 
.
3 Find and tap  Settings > Users .
4 Tap 
 beside the name of the user that you want to delete, then tap  Remove
user  > Delete  .
AbouttheGuestUseraccount
If someone just wants to use your device temporarily, you can enable a guest
account for this user. In guest mode, your device starts up as a freshly installed
system with only the pre-installed apps. Once your guest is  

Typingtext
On-screen keyboard
SwiftKey 

Editing textYou can select, cut, copy and paste text as you write. You can access the editing
options by double-tapping the entered text. The editing options then become
available via an application bar.
Texteditingbar After selecting text by double-tapping on a word, an editing bar appears with several
tools available:
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Calling
Making calls
You can make a call by manually dialling a phone number, by tapping a number
saved in your contacts list, or by tapping the phone number in your call log. You can
also use the smart dial function to quickly  

Tomakeaninternationalcall
1 From your  Homescreen , tap 
.
2 Find and tap 
. The call log is displayed.
3 Tap 
 to display the dialpad.
4 Touch and hold 0 until a “+” sign appears.
5 Enter the country code, the area code without the initial zeros, followed by the
phone number. Then tap 
.
ToaddadirectdialnumbertoyourHomescreen
1 Touch and hold an empty area on your  Homescreen until the device vibrates
and the customisation menu appears.
2 In the customisation menu, tap  Widgets >...