How To Use Contacts – Sony Xperia Z2

May 21, 2014

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Learn how to use contacts on your Sony Xperia Z2. After you select a synchronization account in step 3, that account will show as the default account.

To add a contact

From your Home screen, tap Apps icon, then tap Contacts icon.
Tap + Contacts icon.
If you have synchronised your contacts with one or more accounts and you are adding a contact for the first time, you must select the account to which you want to add this contact. Alternatively, tap Phone contact if you only want to use and save this contact on your device.
Enter or select the desired information for the contact.
When you are finished, tap Done.

Note: After you select a synchronisation account in step 3, that account will show as the default account offered the next time you add a contact. When you save a contact to a particular account, that account will show as the default account to save to the next time you add a contact. If you have saved a contact to a particular account and want to change it, you need to create a new contact and select a different account to save it to.

Note: If you add a plus sign and the country code before a contact’s phone number, you do not have to edit the number again when you make calls from other countries.

To edit a contact

From your Home screen, tap Apps icon, then tap Contacts icon.
Tap the contact that you want to edit, then tap Edit Contacts icon.
Edit the desired information.
When you are finished, tap Done.

Note: Some synchronisation services do not allow you to edit contact details.

To associate a picture with a contact

From your Home screen, tap Apps icon, then tap Contacts icon.
Tap the contact you want to edit, then tap Edit icon.
Tap Camera icon and select the desired method for adding the contact picture.
When you have added the picture, tap Done.

Note: You can also add a picture to a contact directly from the Album application.

To personalise the ringtone for a contact

From your Home screen, tap Apps icon, then tap Contacts icon.
Tap the contact that you want to edit, then tap Add Contacts icon.
Tap Menu icon > Set ringtone.
Select an option from the list or tap to select a music file saved to your device, then tap Done.
Tap Done.

To delete contacts

From your Home screen, tap Apps icon, then tap Contacts icon.
Touch and hold the contact that you want to delete.
To delete all contacts, tap Music icon the downwards arrow to open the drop down menu, then select Mark all.
Tap Delete icon, then tap Delete.

To edit contact information about yourself

From your Home screen, tap Apps icon, then tap Contacts icon.
Tap Myself, then tap + Contacts icon.
Enter the new information or make the changes you want.
When you are done, tap Done.

To create a new contact from a text message

From your Home screen, tap Apps icon, then find and tap Message icon.
Tap Contacts icon > Save.
Select an existing contact, or tap Create new contact.
Edit the contact information and tap Done.

Tags:

Android, Contacts, Sony, Xperia, Xperia Z2

Amarnath Natarajan

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