Sony Xperia XA1 - Manual (Page 53)

Synchronizing data on your device
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 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 Synchronize Manually With an Online Account
1 From your Home screen, tap > Settings > Accounts & sync.
2 Tap the name of the account you want to synchronize with. A list of items 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 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.
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.
If you have set up a Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® (EAS) account on your Xperia™
device, the EAS security settings may limit the lockscreen type to only a PIN or password. This
occurs when your network administrator specifies a lockscreen 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 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 synchronization method, a synchronization 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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