Transferring contacts – Sony Xperia XA1 User Manual

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To Delete Contacts

1

From your

Home screen, tap , then tap .

2

Touch and hold the contact that you want to delete.

3

To delete several or all contacts, mark the checkboxes beside the contacts that

you want to delete.

4

Tap , then tap

Delete contact.

5

Tap

DELETE to confirm.

To Edit Contact Information About Yourself

1

From your

Home screen, tap , then tap .

2

Tap

ME, then tap .

3

Enter the new information or make the changes you want.

4

When you are finished, tap

SAVE.

To Create a New Contact from a Text Message

1

From your

Home screen, tap , then find and tap .

2

Tap the icon next to the phone number, then tap

SAVE.

3

Select an existing contact, or tap

Create new contact.

4

Edit the contact information and tap

SAVE.

Transferring contacts

There are several ways to transfer contacts to your new device. You can sync contacts

from an online account or import contacts directly from another device.
If you sync the contacts in your old device with an online account, for example, Google
Sync™ or Microsoft

®

Exchange ActiveSync

®

, you can transfer your contacts to your

new device using that account.

You can also copy contacts to a memory card, use Bluetooth

®

technology, or save

contacts to a SIM card. For more specific information about transferring the contacts

from your old device, refer to the relevant User guide.
Find out more about choosing a transfer method at

www.sonymobile.com/support/.

To Synchronize Contacts on Your New Device With a Synchronization Account

1

From your

Home screen, tap , then tap .

2

Tap , then tap

Manage accounts.

3

Select the account that you want to sync your contacts with, then tap >

Sync

now.

You need to be signed in to the relevant sync account before you can sync your contacts with

it.

To Import Contacts From a SIM Card

When transferring contacts to or from a SIM card, some contacts may get duplicated at the

destination. For information on how to resolve this, see

Avoiding Duplicate Entries in the

Contacts Application

on page 79.

1

From your

Home screen, tap , then tap .

2

Tap , then tap

Import/export > Import from SIM card.

3

Select where to store your contacts.

4

Select contacts to import. To import an individual contact, find and tap the

contact. To import all contacts, tap , then tap

Import all.

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