Xperia X8 tips & tricks

tips to maximize your battery performance
Some functions in your phone may consume more battery, leading to a shorter battery time. In order to maximise your battery performance, make sure you switch off functions you don't use, such as Bluetooth™, and lower the screen brightness.

Xperia™ X8

To decrease the brightness of the screen:

1. From the Home screen, find and tap Settings.
2. Tap Sound & display.
3. Scroll to Display settings and tap Brightness.
4. Drag the slider to the left.
5. Tap OK.

To turn off Bluetooth™:

1. From the Home screen, find and tap Settings.
2. Tap Wireless controls.
3. Unmark the Bluetooth checkbox.

Other useful tips to maximise battery performance:

• Only use location services when needed.
• Turn off push email and synchronise your mailboxes manually.
• Minimise the use of third-party applications.
• Charge your phone often. The battery lasts longer if you charge it frequently.
• If you are in an area with no coverage, your phone repeatedly scans for available networks, which consumes power. If you can't move to an area with better coverage, turn off your phone temporarily or use Flight mode.
• Browse the web with Wi-Fi™ rather than mobile data networks and turn off Wi-Fi™ when not in use.
• Close running applications when not in use.

       

Copy contacts between two phones

You can copy and transfer contacts between two phones using Sony Ericsson Sync or a SIM card. Primarily we recommend that you use the Sony Ericsson Sync service to copy and transfer contacts between two phones. Sony Ericsson Sync is fast and easy to set up and lets you copy your contacts in a simple and secure way. It is also free and lets you synchronise your phone contacts, calendar, tasks, bookmarks and notes with the Sony Ericsson website over the air.
Note: If you use a SIM card to transfer your contacts, only names and one phone number are transferred to the other phone.

To transfer your contacts with Sony Ericsson Sync:

1. On the computer: Go to Sony Ericsson Sync and login with your Sony Ericsson account or click Sign up and follow the instructions.
2. Under Transfer info from old phone, click Transfer info > Start.
3. Choose your old phone and click Next.
4. Enter your country and phone number and click Next.
5. A PIN code, that is to be used on your old phone, is shown and a configuration SMS is sent to your old phone.
6. On your old phone: Select Yes to install settings and enter the PIN code.
7. On the computer: Follow the instructions on the screen on how to synchronise your old phone. Click Next.
8. If necessary, click Change phone model to select your new phone, if not already selected. Click Next.
9. On your old phone: Turn your old phone off and remove the SIM card.
10. On your new phone: Insert the SIM card and turn on your new phone.
11. Follow the instructions on the screen on how to synchronise your new phone.

To transfer your contacts via the SIM card:

1. Copy your contacts from your old phone to your SIM card. If you need help with this, please consult the user guide of your old phone.
2. When the copying is done, move the SIM card to your new phone.
3. From the Home screen, find and tap Contacts.
4. Press the Menu key and tap Import/export.
5. Tap Import from SIM card.

    rearrange the corners
Personalise your phone and rearrange the corners on the Home screen. Use any application from the applications panes, or your favourite bookmarks as corners.
Note: Corners are the actual applications, not shortcuts to applications.
To rearrange the corners:

1. From the Home screen, press the Menu key.
2. Tap Arrange icons.
3. Touch and hold an item in the applications panes and then drag it to one of the corners. You can also transfer an item to and from the applications panes and any corner.
4. Press the Back key to exit the edit mode.

   Synchronise your phone Via  the Sony Ericsson website
Synchronise your phone contacts, calendar, tasks, bookmarks and notes with the Sony Ericsson website over the air. It is easy!
To sync via the Sony Ericsson website, you need to have Internet settings installed in your phone. For assistance, contact your operator. You can easily use additional phones with the same account, which is very convenient if you buy a new phone or lose your old one.
Note: The only cost for using Sony Ericsson Sync is your operator's fee for transferring the data to and from your phone.
To transfer your contacts with Sony Ericsson Sync and set up a new account:

1. On the computer: Go to Sony Ericsson Sync and click Sign up.
2. Select your phone model and enter email and password details.
3. Click Sign up.
4. Under Get started with sync, click Set up sync > Start.
5. Confirm your phone model and click Next.
6. Enter your country and phone number and click Next.
7. A PIN code is shown and a configuration SMS is sent to your phone.
8. On your phone: Select Yes to install settings and enter the PIN code.
9. Synchronise on your phone.

To synchronise on your phone:

• From the Home screen, find and tap Sync.

Note: You need to set the correct date and time on your phone for Sony Ericsson Sync to work.

Use the Walkman  player
Use the music player in your phone to listen to music, podcasts or audiobooks. Transfer music to your phone from your computer, buy directly from your phone with PlayNow™, or stream from the Internet.
In the music player, you can browse your music by track or artist and view information about the current music file.
Tip: Minimise the music player to use other functions on your phone while listening to music.
To listen to music:

1. From the Home screen, find and tap Music player.
2. Tap the Browse music on the memory card icon at the top left corner of the screen.
3. Locate your track in the Artist or Track tab.
4. Tap a track to play.

Tip: To return to the music player when it is playing in the background, drag the status bar downwards to open the Notification panel. Then tap the track title to open the music player.

connect to wlan 

A wireless LAN or WLAN is a wireless local area network. WLAN gives users the mobility to move around within a broad coverage area and still be connected to the network. You can connect to the Internet wireless via your home network or via a hotspot. Hotspots are often available at train stations, airports, universities, libraries, hotels and other public places.



To connect to a WLAN via Wi-Fi™:

1. From the Home screen, find and tap Settings.
2. Tap Wireless controls > Wi-Fi settings.
3. Mark the Wi-Fi checkbox. Available Wi-Fi™ networks are displayed in a list under Wi-Fi networks. The available networks may be open or secured. This is indicated by the icon next to the network name.
4. Tap a Wi-Fi™ network to connect to it. If you are trying to connect to a secured Wi-Fi™ network, you are asked to enter the security key for that Wi-Fi™ network before you can connect to it. The Wi-Fi™ connection is displayed in the status bar once you are connected.

Useful tip:

• The next time you connect to a Wi-Fi™ network, the phone will remember the security key.
• To enable Wi-Fi™ network notification of open networks, mark the Network notification checkbox.
• To connect to another Wi-Fi™ network, just tap another Wi-Fi™ network in the Wi-Fi networks list.
• To scan for Wi-Fi™ networks manually, press the Menu key and tap Scan. The phone scans for Wi-Fi™ networks and displays them in the Wi-Fi networks section.

Change settings for applications

All the applications you download are saved to the memory card. You can always change settings for applications.

To change settings for downloaded applications:

1. From the Home screen, find and tap Settings.
2. Tap Applications > Manage applications.
3. Scroll through the list and tap the desired application.
4. Select your options.
5. When done, press the Back key.

To download applications from websites other than Market:

1. From the Home screen, find and tap Settings.
2. Tap Applications.
3. Mark the Unknown sources checkbox.

Note: To protect your phone and personal data, only download applications from trusted sources.

 

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