Sony Xperia Z3 User Guide

							To edit contact information about yourself
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap  Myself , then tap 
.
3 Enter the new information or make the changes you want.
4 When you are done, tap  Done.
To create a new contact from a text message
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap 
 > Save .
3 Select an existing contact, or tap  Create new contact.
4 Edit the contact information and tap  Done.
Adding medical and emergency contact information
You can add and edit ICE (In Case of Emergency) information in the Contacts
application. You can enter medical details, such as allergies and medications that you
are using, plus information about relatives and friends who can be contacted in case
of emergency. After setup, your ICE information can be accessed from the security
lock screen. This means that even if the screen is locked, for example, by a PIN,
pattern or password, emergency personnel can still retrieve your ICE information.
1Go back to the main Contacts screen2View more options3Show your medical and personal information as part of the ICE information4Medical information5ICE contact list6Create new ICE contacts7Use existing contacts as ICE contacts
To show your medical and personal information as part of the ICE information
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap  ICE – In Case of Emergency .
3 Tap 
, then mark the  Show personal information  checkbox.
To enter your medical information
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap  ICE – In Case of Emergency .
3 Tap 
, then tap  Edit medical info .
4 Edit the desired information.
5 When you are finished, tap  Done.
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							To add a new ICE contact
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap  ICE – In Case of Emergency , then tap 
.
3 If you have synchronised your contacts with one or more accounts and you are
adding a contact for the first time, you must select the account to which you
want to add this contact. Alternatively, tap  Phone contact if you only want to
use and save this contact on your device.
4 Enter or select the desired information for the contact.
5 When you are finished, tap  Done.
The ICE contact must have at least a phone number to which emergency personnel can make
a call. If your device is locked by a security screen lock, emergency personnel can only see the
phone number of the ICE contact, even if there is other information entered in the Contacts application about the contact.
To use existing contacts as ICE contacts
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap  ICE – In Case of Emergency , then tap 
.
3 Mark the contacts that you want to use as ICE contacts.
4 When you are finished, tap  Done.
The ICE contacts that you select must have at least a phone number to which emergency
personnel can make a call. If your device is locked by a security screen lock, emergency
personnel can only see the phone number of the ICE contacts, even if there is other
information entered in the Contacts application about the contacts.
To make your ICE information visible from the security lock screen
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap  ICE – In Case of Emergency .
3 Tap 
, then tap  Settings.
4 Mark the  ICE in lock screen  checkbox.
Your ICE information is visible from the security lock screen by default.
To enable calls to ICE contacts from the security lock screen
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap  ICE – In Case of Emergency .
3 Tap 
, then tap  Settings.
4 Mark the  Enable call in ICE  checkbox.
Some network operators may not support ICE calls.
Favourites and groups
You can mark contacts as favourites so that you can get quick access to them from
the Contacts application. You can also assign contacts to groups, to get quicker
access to a group of contacts from within the Contacts application.
To mark or unmark a contact as a favourite
1 From the Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap the contact you want to add to or remove from your favourites.
3 Tap 
.
To view your favourite contacts
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap 
.
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							To assign a contact to a group
1 In the Contacts application, tap the contact that you want to assign to a group.
2 Tap 
, then tap the bar directly under  Groups.
3 Mark the checkboxes for the groups to which you want to add the contact.
4 Tap  Done .
Sending contact information
To send your business card
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap  Myself .
3 Press 
, then tap  Send contact  > OK .
4 Select an available transfer method and follow the on-screen instructions.
To send a contact
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap the contact whose details you want to send.
3 Press 
, then tap  Send contact  > OK .
4 Select an available transfer method and follow the on-screen instructions.
To send several contacts at once
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Press 
, then tap  Mark several .
3 Mark the contacts you want to send, or select all if you want to send all
contacts.
4 Tap 
, then select an available transfer method and follow the on-screen
instructions.
Avoiding duplicate entries in the Contacts application If you synchronise your contacts with a new account or import contact information in
other ways, you could end up with duplicate entries in the Contacts application. If this
happens, you can join such duplicates to create a single entry. And if you join entries
by mistake, you can separate them again later.
To link contacts
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap the contact that you want to link with another contact.
3 Press 
, then tap  Link contact .
4 Tap the contact whose information you want to join with the first contact, then
tap  OK to confirm. The information from the first contact is merged with the
second contact, and the linked contacts are displayed as one contact in the
Contacts list.
To separate linked contacts
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap the linked contact that you want to edit, then tap 
.
3 Tap  Unlink contact  > Unlink .
Backing up contacts You can use a memory card or a SIM card to back up contacts.
To export all contacts to a memory card
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Press 
, then tap  Export contacts  > SD card .
3 Tap  OK.
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							To export contacts to a SIM cardWhen you export contacts to a SIM card, not all information may get exported. This is due to
memory limitations on SIM cards.
1 From your Home screen, tap , then tap .
2 Press 
, then tap  Export contacts  > SIM card .
3 Mark the contacts you want to export, or tap  Mark all if you want to export all
your contacts.
4 Tap  Export .
5 Select  Add contacts  if you want to add the contacts to existing contacts on
your SIM card, or select  Replace all contacts if you want to replace the existing
contacts on your SIM card.
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							Messaging and chatReading and sending messages
The Messaging application shows your messages as conversations, which means
that all messages to and from a particular person are grouped together. To send
multimedia messages, you need the correct MMS settings on your device. See
Internet and MMS settings on page 29.
The number of characters that you can send in a single message varies depending on the
operator and the language you use. The maximum size of a multimedia message, which
includes the size of added media files, is also operator dependent. Contact your network operator for more information.1Go back to the list of conversations2Call the message sender3View options4Sent and received messages5Send button6Add attachments7Attach a location8Attach a handwritten note or image9Take a photo and attach it10Attach a photo saved on your device11Text field
To create and send a message
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap 
.
3 Enter the recipient’s name or phone number, or other contact information that
you have saved about the recipient, then select from the list that appears. If the
recipient is not listed as a contact, enter the recipient's number manually.
4 Tap  Write message  and enter your message text.
5 If you want to add an attachment, tap 
 and select an option.
6 To send the message, tap  Send.
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							To read a received message
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap the desired conversation.
3 If the message is not yet downloaded, tap and hold the message, then tap
Download message .
All received messages are saved by default to the device memory.
To reply to a message
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap the conversation containing the message.
3 Enter your reply and tap  Send.
To forward a message
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap the conversation containing the message that you want to forward.
3 Touch and hold the message that you want to forward, then tap  Forward
message .
4 Enter the recipient’s name or phone number, or other contact information that
you have saved about the recipient, then select from the list that appears. If the
recipient is not listed as a contact, enter the recipient's number manually.
5 Edit the message, if necessary, then tap  Send.
To save a file contained in a message you receive
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap the conversation you want to open.
3 If the message has not been downloaded yet, tap and hold the message, then
tap  Download message .
4 Touch and hold the file you want to save, then select the desired option.
Organising your messages
To delete a message
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap the conversation containing the message you want to delete.
3 Touch and hold the message you want to delete, then tap  Delete message >
Delete .
To delete conversations
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap 
, then tap  Delete conversations .
3 Mark the checkboxes for the conversations that you want to delete, then tap 
> Delete .
To star a message
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap the conversation you want to open.
3 In the message you want to star, tap 
.
4 To unstar a message, tap 
.
To view starred messages
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap 
, then tap  Starred messages .
3 All starred messages appear in a list.
To search for messages
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap 
, then tap  Search.
3 Enter your search keywords. The search results appear in a list.
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							Calling from a message
To call a message sender
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap a conversation.
3 Tap 
.
4 Tap 
.
To save a sender's number as a contact
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap 
 > Save .
3 Select an existing contact, or tap  Create new contact.
4 Edit the contact information and tap  Done.
Messaging settings
To change your message notification settings
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap 
, then tap  Settings.
3 To set a notification sound, tap  Notification tone and select an option.
4 For other notification settings, check or uncheck the relevant checkboxes.
To turn the delivery report function on or off for outgoing messages
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap 
, then tap  Settings.
3 Mark or unmark the  Delivery report checkbox as desired.
After the delivery report function is turned on, a check mark is displayed in messages that have
been successfully delivered.
Instant messaging and video chat
You can use the Google Hangouts™ instant messaging and video chat application on
your device to chat with friends who also use the application on computers,
Android™ devices and other devices. You can turn any conversation into a video call
with several friends, and you can send messages to friends even when they are
offline. You can also view and share photos easily.
Before you start using Hangouts™, make sure that you have a working Internet
connection and a Google™ account. Go to http://support.google.com/hangouts and
click the "Hangouts on your Android" link to get more detailed information about how
to use this application.
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							1Start a new chat or video call2Options3List of contacts
To start an instant message or a video call
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Hangouts.
3 Tap 
, then enter a contact name, email address, phone number or circle
name and select the relevant entry from the suggested list.
4 To start an instant messaging session, tap 
.
5 To start a video call, tap 
.
To reply to a chat message or join a video call
1 When someone contacts you on  Hangouts, 
 or  appears in the status bar.
2 Drag the status bar downwards, then tap the message or video call and begin
to chat.
To learn more about Hangouts™
• When the Hangouts™ application is open, tap 
, then tap  Help.
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							Email
Setting up email Use the email application in your device to send and receive email messages throughyour email accounts. You can have one or several email accounts at the same time,
including corporate Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync accounts.
To set up an email account
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Email.
3 Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to complete the setup.
For some email services, you may need to contact your email service provider for information
on detailed settings for the email account.
To add an extra email account
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Email.
3 Tap 
, then tap  Settings > Add account .
4 Enter the email address and password, then tap  Next. If the settings for the
email account cannot be downloaded automatically, complete the setup
manually.
5 When you are finished, tap  Next.
Sending and receiving email messages
1View a list of all email accounts and recent folders2Write a new email message3Search for email messages4Access settings and options5List of email messages
To download new email messages
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Email.
3 If you are using several email accounts, tap 
 and select the account that you
want to check, then tap  Inbox in the drop down menu.
4 To download new messages, tap 
, then tap  Refresh.
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							To read your email messages
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Email.
3 If you are using several email accounts, tap 
 and select the account that you
want to check, then tap  Inbox in the drop down menu. If you want to check all
your email accounts at once, tap 
, then tap  Combined inbox  in the drop
down menu.
4 In the email inbox, scroll up or down and tap the email message that you want
to read.
To create and send an email message
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap  Email.
2 If you are using several email accounts, tap 
 and select the account from
which you want to send the email, then tap  Inbox in the drop down menu.
3 Tap 
, then type the recipient's name or email address, or tap  and select
one or more recipients from your Contacts list.
4 Enter the email subject and message text, then tap 
.
To reply to an email message
1 In your email inbox, find and tap the message that you want to reply to, then
tap  Reply  or Reply all .
2 Enter your reply, then tap 
.
To forward an email message
1 In your email inbox, find and tap the message that you want to forward, then
tap  Forward .
2 Enter the recipient's email address manually, or tap 
 and select a recipient
from your Contacts list.
3 Enter your message text, then tap 
.
To view an email message attachment
1 Find and tap the email message containing the attachment that you want to
view. Email messages with attachments are indicated by 
.
2 After the email message opens, tap  Load. The attachment starts to download.
3 After the attachment finishes downloading, tap  View.
To save a sender's email address to your contacts
1 Find and tap a message in your email inbox.
2 Tap the name of the sender, then tap  OK.
3 Select an existing contact, or tap  Create new contact.
4 Edit the contact information, if desired, then tap  Done.
Email preview pane A preview pane is available for viewing and reading your email messages in
landscape orientation. Once activated, you can use it to view both the email message
list and one selected email message at the same time.
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