Syncing your phone with your computer allows you to transfer images, videos and music between devices. In the case of a TV, pairing will allow you to view the contents of your smartphone on big screen. In this case, each user can configure the connection correctly.
Instructions for connecting your phone to a computer
Sony Xperia can interface with a computer in two ways - using USB wires and wirelessly Wi-Fi connection. To move content using a cable, you can use a regular Windows Explorer or use special applications. To more conveniently move, sort data, update and synchronize your smartphone, use the special Media Go application for Windows or Sony Bridge for Mac.
USB connection instructions for Windows:
- Update or install the drivers necessary for operation.
- Connect the gadget to the computer via a cord.
- A notification will appear on the screen that the SD card and internal storage are connected.
- Open File Explorer.
- Wait until the drive and card appear as external drives.
- Drag and drop necessary files between a smartphone and a computer using a mouse.
How to connect a smartphone to a Macintosh:
- Download official application Sony Bridge.
- Connect the gadget using a USB cable to your computer.
- Launch the application.
- After connecting, wait until the program detects your device.
- Use the app to transfer files from your Mac to your device and vice versa.
How to connect your phone to Windows via Wi-Fi:
- Enable multimedia data transfer mode on your smartphone (as a rule, it is active by default).
- Connect the gadget to the PC via a wire.
- After the phone icon appears on the screen, select “Network Configuration” and do everything according to the instructions.
- When pairing is complete, disconnect the cable.
Instructions for connecting a smartphone to a TV
To view data from your device on the screen, install the TV Launcher application. To display files, you need an MHL cable, which is not included with the phone and must be purchased separately.
To cast content to your screen, follow these steps:
- Using a wire, connect your smartphone to the TV.
- Wait for the TV Launcher app to launch (this happens automatically).
- Follow the steps to see images and videos on your TV.
If your TV has an HDMI input, use a special adapter.
Connection software package Sony phones to the computer. Provides tools for managing the device, exchanging data, installing updates and applications.
The latest version of Sony PC Companion has tools to work with the new Xperia smartphones, as well as phone models released a few years ago.
The program ensures synchronization of the phone with a PC (laptop) both via USB and Wi-Fi. Moreover, it does not require configuration, and installation takes no more than two minutes.
Sony Companion consists of several components, the most important of which are Xperia Transfer, Media Go and Manager (File Manager). Xperia Transfer allows you to transfer data from your old phone to a new Xperia model, Media Go is for copying and organizing multimedia files, and Manager is for copying and installing games and applications. In addition, you will be able to download updates operating system, and make changes to your contacts or calendar.
Of greatest interest is, of course, the option to create a backup copy of all user information. Since Sony PC Companion supports phone recovery, you can transfer all saved data from your computer - contacts, SMS, notes, list installed applications. This is very convenient if your device crashes or you purchase a new smartphone.
Possibilities:
- data exchange between computer and phone;
- application management;
- access to contacts, calendar, notes from a computer;
- backup user information;
- organization of photo, audio and video files.
Advantages:
- connecting a smartphone to a laptop via Wi-Fi;
- quick firmware update without the need to connect your phone to the Internet;
- tooltips;
- You can download Sony PC Companion for free;
- support for Russian-language interface.
Things to work on:
- there is no option to transfer selected contacts from a backup copy;
- some models are not supported (the manufacturer considers them outdated, but does not provide a list of supported and unsupported devices).
Programs developed by manufacturers of digital devices are always in demand, because they provide users with a lot of additional features. Getting, for example, access from a computer to contacts and SMS on a phone without such an application will not be easy. Sony PC Companion will undoubtedly be useful to owners of Sony phones and smartphones (Sony Ericcson), who are not averse to making sure that in the event of a breakdown, loss or replacement of the device, all the data stored on it can be returned in a couple of clicks.
The interface of the software package in question offers much more than a standard explorer when connected via a USB cable. Despite this, the interface does not look overloaded; only the main options are displayed in the main menu.
Surely many users, if they need to transfer various data from Sony smartphone Xperia to computer used for synchronization USB cable- an old proven method. However, you may not have known that Sony Xperia has the ability to wirelessly synchronize a smartphone and PC that are on the same Wi-Fi network. Now you can forget about cables and the constant opening of plugs, which due to constant manipulation can become loose, which is fraught with waterproof models. And so, below is presented detailed instructions how to do it!
1. In order for everything to work out, the first thing you need to do is install it on your computer.
2. Perhaps, when you first connected your smartphone, you were asked to set up wireless media transfer, but if this did not happen or you did not pay attention to this message, you can do it as follows - go to “Settings - Xperia Connections - USB connections– Establish pairing with PC.”
After this, a pairing setup window will appear in front of you, in which everything is intuitive and also contains hints. You need to connect your smartphone with via USB to the computer. Make sure that at this point both the Sony Xperia and the computer are connected to the same wireless network Wi-Fi (to one router). On next step select the type of operating system on your PC.
3. Now you need to launch the PC Companion application and select “Connection”. If suddenly synchronization with your smartphone has already occurred and there is no connection point, you can disconnect the USB cable, stop synchronization, select “Connect” and connect the phone again. Next, everything is also intellectually clear: select the item “ Wi-Fi connection“We wait until the smartphone is detected, do everything that is written in the prompts and always click next to move on to the next steps.
4. The penultimate step of setup is to activate the connection on your smartphone, at which time you will see the following notification on your computer
5. To complete the wireless synchronization setup, go again to Settings - Xperia Connections - USB Connections and in the section Wireless transmission Multimedia”, select your computer with which you synchronized and click “Connect”. After this, your smartphone will be displayed on the laptop: internal and external storage, the same thing happens with USB synchronization. 
6. This completes the entire setup process and now you can quickly select your laptop in the connection settings and transfer files to it via Wi-Fi without using any cables!
Xperia to a computer via USB when there is a need to transfer data between a smartphone and a PC. This method is certainly trustworthy, but you don’t always want to fiddle with wires, open and close plugs (on waterproof models), and then get problems with loose sockets, right? In this regard, wireless data transmission certainly benefits in terms of ergonomics. Sony Xperia and PC just need to be connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
Fortunately, on Sony Xperia smartphones, connection to a computer via wifi is implemented regular means. It is worth noting that on smartphones from other manufacturers this is often realized only with the help of third party software, which is also not free. So, we present to you instructions for synchronizing a computer and Sony Xperia, which are on the same wi-fi network.
How to connect Sony Xperia to computer via Wi-Fi
1. Let's start with downloading special utility for PC - . This is a proprietary utility from Sony, which is suitable only for smartphones from this company. After downloading, the program is installed in a standard Windows manner.2. This item deserves your attention only if you did not enable wireless media transfer when you first connected. Go to the "Settings" menu, find the item "Xperia Connections" in it "USB Connections" and then "Pair with PC".
After all these steps, a pairing setup window should appear in front of us. There shouldn't be any difficulties here. Everything is done so that you can figure it out even without much experience + each step is generously seasoned with tips. We make sure that the Sony Xperia and the computer are connected to the same wireless network and connect the smartphone to the computer via USB. We indicate the type of operating system installed on the PC and see the next point.
3. Launch Sony PC Companion and select “Connection”. If you do not see this item, you should disconnect the USB cable and stop synchronizing, after which the above “Connection” item should appear. Select it and follow the prompts. Everything here is just as intuitive. We connect using the “Wi-Fi connection” item and wait for the smartphone to be detected, follow the prompts and move on to the next point.
4. Activate the connection on Xperia, on your computer you will see the following window:
5. Go to the “Settings” menu again, find the “Xperia Connections” item in it “USB Connections”, in the “Wireless Media Transfer” section we find your computer and click “Connect”. After this, your phone will appear on the computer in the same way as if you had connected it via USB.
Happy owners of any Sony models Xperia, they immediately want to experience all the functions, all the advantages and evaluate the correctness of their choice. You will immediately want to try sending MMS or taking a photo. Sony, of course, as always, pleases its customers: the shape, design, convenience of functions and the fact that this smartphone belongs to you are incredibly pleasing and move you to complete control over all the possibilities presented.
Beginners will have to deal with the device for a long time and painstakingly, but experienced users will not have any difficulty using any of the functions. Connecting Sony Xperia to a computer may not be such an easy task.
Like all smartphones, you can connect the Sony Xperia to your computer via a USB cable. Copying data between a computer and a smartphone using a USB cable takes place in one stream via software(PC Companion) with drivers installed on your computer. The speed of the copy process is not displayed in Windows Explorer, and if you press the power key on your smartphone during the process, then everything will end immediately - the files will not be copied.
Check your phone's computer connection settings. There are two options: as a device and as a drive.
If, having decided to connect Sony Xperia to a computer, the user is faced with the problem of the smartphone not being recognized by the computer, then he should use the following tips:
- Check the reliability of the connection, make sure that the contacts of the cable and connectors fit tightly. Please note that when connected, a USB icon is displayed on the smartphone screen (in the status bar).
- Make sure the cable is intact.
- Restart the computer, turn off the smartphone, then remove the battery and remove (insert another) memory card, then turn on the smartphone and try connecting again.
- Update if necessary USB drivers on the computer you are using (especially if you have Windows XP). This is not difficult to do: go to the manufacturer’s website motherboard, download the drivers and install.
In most cases, connecting Sony Xperia to a computer is not difficult, since the main problems that may arise (incompatibility of cables, drivers, etc.) are absent, but after connecting, the user may be a little disappointed by the comparative slowness of interaction between the smartphone and the computer.
An alternative option for connecting a Sony smartphone to a computer is to use the MyPhoneExplorer program. The program allows you to connect any Android to your computer, both via a cable and via wifi. You can talk and send SMS from your computer, work with the phone book and save backup copy contacts on your computer.
Sony Xperia Z error: “External storage is emulated”
Many Sony Xperia Z owners face difficulties in transferring applications to an SD memory card. This function is not provided in the device settings, so on forums there are often questions on the topic: “How to get rid of the Sony Xperia Z error: external data storage is emulated?” . To solve this problem, you will need Root rights to your Sony Xperia and the Directory Bind program.
To get Root rights, you need to install drivers for your phone and activate the “USB Debugging” function (Settings→Developer Features→USB Debugging). Next, connect your phone and run the “RunMe” script. In the window that opens, at the end of the line you must enter 1 and press ENTER. Next, you will need to go into backup and restore. While the firmware is being installed, the phone will reboot several times. Finally, the Super SU program will appear in the Sony Xperia Z menu, providing expanded access to applications and created specifically to work with devices that require Root rights.
In addition, to obtain Root rights you can use programs such as Unlock Root, Universal AndRoot, Revolutionary, which will cope with the task in two clicks, but it is worth remembering that when installing them you will need to disable the Sony Xperia Z security software, since these programs penetrate into the system kernel and can be are regarded by the antivirus as a threat to the operating system.
In order to transfer a game to a memory card, you need to go into its cache and copy the name. Then launch the Directory Bind program, click the “Add new entry” button. The top line of the window that opens will show the cache path to the memory card, and the bottom line will show its location on the phone. To do this, click on the top line and select the mnt folder, then extSdCard, select the cache path, create a folder with the same name and click Select. In the bottom line you need to select the folder where the game cache is located and also press Select. Finally, check the box next to the “Transfer files from target to data” function, and for the phone to transfer the cache to the memory card, press the ADD button. The copying process begins, the duration of which directly depends on the size of the cache.
Then, to make sure that everything went correctly, go to the Sony Xperia Z settings and check the memory status - there should be more available space on the phone.
Also, to move the software to an SD memory card, bypassing the “external data storage is emulated” error, you can use one more method:
- Go to settings.
- Select “Applications”.
- Open “Application Management”.
- Select the “All” section.
- Go to application details.
- Use the “Move to memory card” function.
Apparently the manufacturers portable devices, in an effort to present the developed new product to the public before competitors, they forget to properly control the quality of the smartphones and tablets they produce. Therefore, you can increasingly hear from owners of mobile equipment about the occurrence of serious problems, in particular with the display.
The Sony Xperia S smartphone went on sale relatively recently. But the joy of many users from a profitable purchase gave way to grief as a result of the discovered problems with the Sony Xperia related to the display, namely, defective pixels and a spotty greenish glow at the bottom of the screen.
Most users did not immediately discover these shortcomings. Some of them learned by studying information about possible problems of this device on the Internet. Others claim that they noticed these low-quality nuances only after some time after using the Sony Xperia S. But to notice “dead” pixels on a screen with such a high resolution, you need to look very closely at the display. The presence of light spots will also not be easy to discern immediately; for this you will need to use plain background on screen and dim lighting.
Sony Mobile has responded to multiple complaints in this regard - company representatives said that the staining problems are related to color calibration, which will be resolved soon through a software update.
And regarding dropped pixels, you can contact the suppliers and exchange the purchased low-quality device. In order for the exchange to be approved, at least 3 defective pixels must be detected on the smartphone screen.
Also found problems with Sony Xperia Z Ultra version C6802. Many owners of the model complain about malfunctions while working with the screen, especially with regard to the problem associated with the power button. Some people have to press the button several times to turn on the display, while others manage to easily turn on the smartphone, but there is no image. But a small number of users managed to solve it on their own this problem, applying a combination of the power button combination with the top of the volume button.
There is another common drawback of this model - the formation of green stripes on the screen during device activation, but similar problems of Sony Xperia have already been resolved with the help of the released update 14.1.B.0.475.