Synchronizing With Google

Set-up Your Google Account:

  1. Tap the "Apps" icon on the home screen
  2. Press "Settings" then tap "Add Account" > "Google"
  3. If you wish to register a new account, follow the on-screen set-up wizard. Alternatively, you can sign in with your existing Google account
  4. In case you wish to back-up data to your Google account, tap the "Back up & restore" checkbox, then press "Next"
  5. 5 Tap your account then select the options that you wish to synchronize

Manually Synchronizing With a Google Account:

  1. Tap the "Apps" icon on the home screen
  2. In the app drawer, select "Settings" then tap "Google"
  3. Select the Google account that you wish to synchronize
  4. Tap the menu button depicted as three vertical dots, then select "Sync now"

Synchronizing Your Google Account with an Application:

  1. Go to the "Settings" menu
  2. Select "Google"
  3. Tap the Google account you wish to synchronize with. A list of applications should appear
  4. Tap the application that you wish to synchronize with your Google account

Synchronizing Your Web Browser Data with Google Chrome:

  1. Access the app drawer and select "Settings"
  2. Tap "Accounts & sync"
  3. Select that Google account with which you wish to synchronize, then tap "Sync Browser"

Removing a Google Account:

  1. Access the "Settings" menu and select "Google"
  2. Tap the Google account that you wish to remove
  3. Press the menu button and tap "Remove account"
  4. To confirm, press "Remove account" once more


Synchronizing With Facebook

Setting Up "Xperia with Facebook":

Xperia with Facebook is an alternative way to synchronize with Facebook, aside from the standard Facebook app. Xperia with Facebook has its own perks, so you can try both apps and see which one you prefer the most. To set up Xperia with Facebook:

  1. Tap the "Apps" icon on the home screen
  2. Go to "Settings" > "Add account" > "Xperia with Facebook"
  3. Follow the instructions and sign in with your Facebook account when prompted. Alternatively, you can choose to create a new account

Synchronizing Manually:

  1. Access the "Settings" menu and tap on "Xperia with Facebook"
  2. Tap the account that you wish to synchronize
  3. Tap the menu button and select "Sync now"

Removing an Xperia with Facebook account:

  1. Access the "Xperia with Facebook" option from the "Settings" menu
  2. Select the account that you wish to remove
  3. Tap the menu button then select "Remove account"
  4. Tap "Remove account" once again in order to confirm

Note: Removing an "Xperia with Facebook" account from your smartphone will not delete the associated Facebook account. That said, you will still have access to it through your computer or other means.


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