Backing Up And Restoring Phone Content - Sony Xperia V User Manual

To download software updates using a USB cable connection
1 Install the PC Companion application on the computer you are using, if it is not
already installed.
2 Connect your device to the computer using a USB cable.
3 Computer: Launch the PC Companion application. After a few moments, PC
Companion detects your device and searches for new software for it.
4 Device: When notifications appear in the status bar, follow the on-screen
instructions to carry out the relevant software updates.
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To update your device using an Apple® Mac® computer
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Install Sony™ Bridge for Mac application on the Apple
are using, if it is not already installed.
2
Using a USB cable, connect your device to the Apple
3 Computer: Launch Sony™ Bridge for Mac application. After a few moments,
Sony™ Bridge for Mac application detects your device and searches for new
software for it.
4 Computer: If a new software update is detected, a popup window appears.
Follow the on-screen instructions to carry out the relevant software updates.
Sony™ Bridge for Mac application is downloadable from Bridge for mac.
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Use the Backup and restore application to make backups of phone content to your
memory card or to an online storage account. Such backups can be used to restore
your content and some phone settings in cases where your data gets lost or deleted.
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Types of content you can back up
Use the Backup and restore application to back up the following types of data:
• Bookmarks
• Call log
• Contacts
• Applications downloaded from Google Play™
• Multimedia messages
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System settings (such as alarms, ringer volume, and language settings)
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