Phone settings overview
Get to know the settings on your phone so you can personalize them to your own
requirements.
Wi-Fi
Turn Wi-Fi® on or off, scan available Wi-Fi® networks, or add a
Wi-Fi® network.
Bluetooth
Turn Bluetooth™ on or off, search for available Bluetooth™
devices, and make your phone visible or invisible to other
Bluetooth™ devices.
Data usage
Turn the mobile data traffic on or off, and keep track of your data
usage details over a specific time.
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Turn Airplane mode on or off, configure settings for VPN and
Mobile networks, and enable your phone to share its mobile data
connection as a portable Wi-Fi® hotspot, or through USB tethering
or Bluetooth™ tethering.
Call settings
Manage and configure settings for fixed dialing numbers,
voicemail, and Internet calls.
Sound
Configure how your phone rings, vibrates, or alerts you when you
receive communications. You can also use these settings to set
the volume level for music, video, games, or other media with
audio, and to make related adjustments.
Display
Enable your phone screen to switch orientation when you rotate
your phone. You can also set the brightness, font size, wallpaper,
and screen timeout.
Storage
Check out the available space in your phone's internal storage and
on the SD card. You can also erase the SD card, or unmount it for
safe removal.
Battery
View your phone's battery status. You can also see how much
battery power is remaining, and how different applications
consume battery power.
Apps
Manage running applications, downloaded applications, and
applications on the SD card.
Xperia™
Configure the USB connection mode, network connection type,
and Internet settings. You can also enable Facebook features
inside applications.
Accounts &
sync
Enable your phone to synchronize data with the synchronization
accounts that you add.
Location
services
Enable or disable Google's location service, GPS satellites, and
Location & Google search.
Security
Protect your phone by setting up different locks and passwords.
You can also allow applications not from Google Play™ to be
installed.
Language &
input
Select the phone language, adjust text input options, add words to
the personal dictionary, and configure speech settings.
Backup & reset
Back up your data and reset your phone.
Date & time
Set the time and date, or choose the network-provided values.
Select your preferred date and hour format.
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Accessibility
Enable your installed accessibility services and adjust related
settings.
Developer
options
Set options for application development. For example, you can
show CPU usage on the phone display and show visual feedback
for touches. You can also set the phone to enter debug mode
when USB is connected.
About phone
View information about your phone, such as the model number,
firmware version, phone number, and signal. You can also update
your software to the latest version.