Sony Xperia XA1 - Manual (Page 58)

Smart backlight control
The smart backlight control keeps the screen on as long as the device is held in your
hand. Once you put down the device, the screen turns off according to your sleep
setting.
To Enable or Disable the Smart Backlight Control Function
1 From your Home screen, tap .
2 Find and tap Settings > Display > Smart backlight control.
3 Tap the slider to enable or disable the function.
Screen Pinning
Use screen pinning to set your device to display only the screen for a specific application.
For example, if you are playing a game and you accidentally touch the Home navigation
key, the screen pinning feature prevents the active game app screen from being
minimized. You can also use this feature when you lend your device to another person to
make it harder for them to access more than one application. For example, you can lend
your device to somebody to take a photo and pin the screen to the Camera application
so that the person can't easily use other apps such as Email.
Screen pinning is not a security feature and does not fully prevent other users from unpinning a
screen and accessing your device. To protect your data, you should set up your device to
request a screen lock PIN, password, or pattern before someone can unpin the screen.
To Enable or Disable Screen Pinning
1 From your Home screen, tap .
2 Find and tap Settings > Lock screen & security > Screen pinning.
3 Tap the slider to enable or disable the function.
4 If you have enabled Screen pinning, you can tap the Require unlock pattern for
unpinning slider to enable or disable this additional security function as desired.
A pattern, PIN, or password is not mandatory for screen pinning to work.
To Pin a Screen
1 Make sure screen pinning is activated on your device.
2 Open an app and go to the screen you want to pin.
3 Tap .
4 To display the screen pinning icon , swipe upward.
5 Tap .
6 In the pop-up window that appears, tap Got it.
To Unpin a Screen
• On the pinned screen, touch and hold until the screen is unpinned.
If you selected a security option when you activated the screen pinning function, you have to
enter your pattern, PIN, or password to unlock the device before the screen can be unpinned.
Application settings
Some apps will ask for permissions once you start using them. You can allow or deny
permissions individually for each app, either from the Settings menu or from the
Permission confirm dialog. Permission requirements depend on the app’s design.
Allowing or denying permissions
You can choose whether to allow or deny permissions when the dialog is shown. If you
have used another Android version previously, most apps will have already been granted
the necessary permissions.
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