Synchronizing data on your device
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Synchronizing with Online Accounts
Synchronize 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 synchronize data
automatically for such accounts by activating the auto-sync function, or you can
synchronize each account manually.
To set up an online account for synchronization
1
Tap
Settings
>
Accounts & sync
>
Add account
, then select the account that
you want to add.
2
Follow the on-screen instructions to create or sign in to an account.
To synchronize manually with an online account
1
Find and tap
Settings
>
Accounts & sync
.
2
Tap the name of the account that you want to synchronize with. A list
appears showing what can be synchronized with the account.
3
Tap the slider next to the item that you want to synchronize.
To remove an online account
1
Find and tap
Settings
>
Accounts & sync
.
2
Select the account, then tap >
Remove account
.
3
Tap
REMOVE ACCOUNT
again to confirm.
Synchronizing 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
organization to check what network security policies are implemented for cellular devices.
To set up an EAS account for synchronization
1
Find and tap
Settings
>
Accounts & sync
>
Add account
>
Exchange
ActiveSync
.
2
Enter your corporate email address and password.
3
Tap
NEXT
. If a failure occurs, enter the domain and server details for your
account manually and then tap
NEXT
.
4
Tap
OK
to allow your corporate server to control your device.
5
Select a synchronization method, a synchronization interval and the data
that you want to sync with your device.
6
Tap
NEXT
, then select how you want to be notified when a new email
arrives.
7
Tap
NEXT
, enter a name for the corporate account, then tap
Finish setup
.
8
If prompted, activate the device administrator to allow your corporate server
to set certain security rules on your device, like disabling voice recording and
using storage encryption.
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