Sony XPERIA S Cell Phone User Manual


 
To download the PC Companion application from your device
1
Connect your device to a computer using a USB cable.
2
When prompted, follow the instructions in your device to launch the installation
of PC Companion on the computer.
PC Companion can also be downloaded from PC Companion.
To download software updates using a USB cable connection
1
Install the PC Companion application on the computer you are using, if it is not
already installed.
2
Connect your device to the computer using a USB cable.
3
Computer: Launch the PC Companion application. After a few moments, PC
Companion detects your device and searches for new software for it.
4
Device: When notifications appear in the status bar, follow the on-screen
instructions to carry out the relevant software updates.
To update your device using an Apple® Mac® computer
1
Install Sony™ Bridge for Mac application on the Apple
®
Mac
®
computer you
are using, if it is not already installed.
2
Using a USB cable, connect your device to the Apple
®
Mac
®
computer.
3
Computer: Launch Sony™ Bridge for Mac application. After a few moments,
Sony™ Bridge for Mac application detects your device and searches for new
software for it.
4
Computer: If a new software update is detected, a popup window appears.
Follow the on-screen instructions to carry out the relevant software updates.
Sony™ Bridge for Mac application is downloadable from Bridge for mac.
Backup and restore application
Use the Backup and restore application to make backups of content to the internal
storage of your phone or to a USB storage device. Such backups can be used to
restore your content and some settings in cases where your data gets lost or deleted.
Types of content you can back up
Use the Backup and restore application to back up the following types of data:
Bookmarks
Call log
Contacts
Applications downloaded from Google Play™
Multimedia messages
System settings (such as alarms, ringer volume, and language settings)
Text messages
You do not need to back up music files and photos or videos taken with the camera. They are
backed up automatically to the device's internal storage.
You may incur additional data transmission charges when you restore applications from
Google Play™.
Preparing to use the Backup and restore application
Before backing up your content, you can select the backup destination and the types
of data that you want to back up.
To select the backup destination
1
From your Home screen, tap .
2
Find and tap Back up & restore.
3
Tap Back up.
4
Tap the bar under Where to store data.
5
Select the destination to which you want to back up your content.
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