Personalization - Sony Ericsson G900c White Paper

Personalization

G900c can be personalized by the user in one of
the following ways:
• Use of a computer-based utility application.
• Via Over the Air (OTA) configuration, initiated by
the Operator, user or IT helpdesk.
Background and application shortcuts
Users can set a static image to be the background
'wallpaper' for the standby screen. The JPEG, GIF,
BMP, WBMP, MBM and PNG formats are
supported. Larger images will be resized to fit.
Screen saver
A 'screen saver' image can be displayed after a
period of inactivity. The user can switch this facility
on and off. Supported formats are the same as for
background images. Note that the use of animated
GIF increases power consumption.
Picture phone book
The user may store a picture of each contact in the
Contacts application. When an incoming call is
received with a CLI (Calling Line Identification)
matching a phone contact, the contact's picture is
displayed together with the other information. The
contact's picture is also displayed when making a
Ringtones
The user can add as many ringtones as desired,
subject only to available file space. Ringtones may
be collected from many sources including MMS,
EMS, and a computer.
Alterations to the appearance of many of the
screens may be simply carried out through
changing the phone's Theme. New themes may be
loaded on to G900c from the Internet and other
sources.
The application shortcut buttons may be
personalized by the user.
When the screen saver is deactivated, G900c will
revert to the state it was in before the screen saver
was activated.
call, or using the speed dial screen in picture view
mode. A copy of the picture is held in the Contacts
database. Therefore, the original picture may be
deleted or renamed without losing the copy stored
in Contacts.
Any compatible audio file in the multimedia storage
(in the Phone memory or on a memory card)
including MP3 can be selected as a ringtone.
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White paper G900c
August 2008