Synchronising data on your device
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Synchronising with online accounts
Synchronise your device with contacts, email, calendar events and other
information from online accounts, for example, email accounts such as Gmail™
and Exchange ActiveSync, Facebook™ and Flickr™. You can synchronise data
automatically for such accounts by activating the auto-sync function, or you can
synchronise each account manually.
To set up an online account for synchronisation
1
From your
Home screen
, tap .
2
Tap
Settings
>
Accounts & sync
>
Add account
, then select the account that
you want to add.
3
Follow the instructions to create or sign in to an account.
To synchronise manually with an online account
1
From your
Home screen
, tap >
Settings
>
Accounts & sync
.
2
Tap the name of the account that you want to synchronise with. A list of
items appears showing what can be synchronised with the account.
3
Tap the slider next to the item that you want to synchronise.
To remove an online account
1
From your
Home screen
, tap >
Settings
>
Accounts & sync
.
2
Select the account type, then tap the account you want to remove.
3
Tap , then tap
Remove account
.
4
Tap
REMOVE ACCOUNT
again to confirm.
Synchronising with Microsoft
®
Exchange ActiveSync
®
If your company uses a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account, you can access
your corporate email messages, calendar appointments and contacts directly on
your device. After setup, you can find your information in the Email, Calendar and
Contacts applications.
Fingerprint functionality is not available in the United States.
If you have set up a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) account on your Xperia™ device,
the EAS security settings may limit the lock screen type to only a PIN or password. This
occurs when your network administrator specifies a lock screen type for all EAS accounts
for enterprise security reasons. Contact the network administrator of your company or
organisation to check what network security policies are implemented for mobile devices.
To set up an EAS account for synchronisation
1
From your
Home screen
, tap .
2
Tap
Settings
>
Accounts & sync
>
Add account
>
Exchange ActiveSync
.
3
Enter your corporate email address and password.
4
Tap
NEXT
. If a failure occurs, enter the domain and server details for your
account manually and then tap
NEXT
.
5
Tap
OK
to allow your corporate server to control your device.
6
Select a synchronisation method, a synchronisation interval and the data
that you want to sync with your device.
7
Tap
NEXT
, then select how you want to be notified when a new email
arrives.
8
Tap
NEXT
, enter a name for the corporate account, then tap
Finish setup
.
9
If prompted, activate the device administrator to allow your corporate server
to set certain security rules on your device, such as disabling voice recording
and using storage encryption.
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