To download and install application updates
1 From your Homescreen, tap .
2 Find and tap Update Center > System.
3 To download a particular application update, select the update, then tap . To
download all available application updates, tap . Updates install automatically
after download.
Updating your device using a computer
You can download and install software updates on your device using a computer with an
Internet connection. You need a USB cable and a PC running the PC Companion
application or an Apple
®
Mac
®
computer running the Sony™ Bridge for Mac application.
If you don’t have the PC Companion or the Sony™ Bridge for Mac application installed on the
relevant computer, connect your device to the computer using a USB cable and follow the on-
screen installation instructions.
To update your device using a computer
1 Be sure to have the PC Companion application installed on your PC or the Sony™
Bridge for Mac application installed on the Apple
®
Mac
®
computer.
2 Using a USB cable, connect your device to the computer.
3 Computer: Launch the PC Companion application or the Sony™ Bridge for Mac
application. After a few moments, the computer detects your device and searches
for new software.
4 Computer: If a new software update is detected, a popup window appears.
Follow the on-screen instructions to run the relevant software updates.
Finding a lost device
If you have a Google™ account, the my Xperia web service can help you locate and
secure your device if you ever lose it. You can:
• Locate your device on a map.
• Sound an alert, even if the device is in silent mode.
• Remotely lock the device and make the device display your contact information to
anyone who finds it.
• As a last resort, remotely clear the internal and external memory of the device.
The my Xperia service may not be available in all countries/regions.
To activate the my Xperia service
1 From your Home screen, tap
.
2 Find and tap Settings > Security > my Xperia > Activate.
3 Mark the checkbox, then tap Accept.
To verify that the my Xperia service can locate your device, go to
myxperia.sonymobile.com
and sign in using the same Google™ account that you have set up on your device.
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