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[General Questions and Answers] 5huhulalu:
Solution

Hi,

I am also one of those people who wants to have no icons on homescreen :))

Try this solution:

- install External Keyboard Helper https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apedroid.hwkeyboardhelperdemo

- in advanced settings, set application shortcut (A0) to the specific app (Quad Drawer)

- in advanced settings, remap your key to 0x2410 (= aplication registered under A0)

- HOME button is a special key, it is difficult (probably impossible) to remap it using External Keyboard Helper. If you really want to remap it completely, you need to edit keylayouts in /system/usr/keylayout Editing keylayouts, you can change the behaviour of the HOME button to something else, for example CALL Then you can remap this new CALL button to 0x2410 using External Keyboard Helper.

see also

http://www.apedroid.com/android-applications/external-keyboard-helper/faq

Enjoy
[General Questions and Answers] androidtutoracademy:
is there a way to do so without making custom image
[General Questions and Answers] alecxs:
just look for apps like Tasker, MacroDroid, Automate, ...

edit: btw you can select the default launcher from Settings - Apps - Configure apps - Home App
[General Questions and Answers] galaxys:
Tasker would be a good option...
[General Questions and Answers] androidtutoracademy:
is there any other method to do so??
[General Questions and Answers] alecxs:
in shell script you can watch the keys in a loop (toolbox getevent -il) and perform an action on event (am start -n <pkgname>)
[Android Apps and Games] chimarea:
PlayStore

Puzzle game.
[Android Apps and Games] chimarea:
Updated to new version.
[Android Apps and Games] chimarea:
Updated

HTC One S
[Android Apps and Games] chimarea:
updated to new version
[Android Apps and Games] chimarea:
updated. new version.
[HTC One V] Curtis1973:
I have built a Slim Bean 3.1 rom for your device that needs testing. Everything in the rom should work just fine. Needs data services for web browsing,general downloading,sms,mms tested for functionality. I have uploaded the test build here http://androidforums.com/one-v-all-things-root/745869-rom-slim-bean-3-1-primoc-cdma-u-s-cellular-only-test-build.html

Why android forums and not here? I did not want to clutter up the CDMA section with a rom that hasnt even been tested as working properly yet. When it is tested and confirmed working properly and/or some debugging is done after testing to get it working properly,then I will incorporate it into the already created Slim Bean 3.1 for Virgin Mobile thread and change the title to reflect it is a multi-carrier rom thread. Im posting this notice here in General to round up a few U.S. Cellular users who actively browse and use the virgin mobile roms listed here. Do not report back to this thread. Report back testing to the linked thread above. If all goes well,you will have three confirmed as working roms to use. Im doing this because U.S. Cellular users have much of nothing to really use outside the virign mobile roms which of course are really not made for their carrier. These will be. Slim Bean 3.1,myOneV 3.5,and Sense 4.1. If this posting is not appropriate,I leave it up to moderation to moderate as needed.

Thanks in advance,and lets see if we can get U.S. Cellular users something to use!! :good:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Andrewtst:
My Xperia Z Ultra short review. :)

Build Quality: Damn solid! obvious better than Z.

Screen Panel: The best I ever seen so far, no more viewing angle issue. Equal or even better than HTC One.

Loud Speaker: Slightly better than Z but still too soft.

Performance: Snapdragon 800 & Adreno 330 really is monster! wow! Awesome performance! Heavy 3D games had no issue playback smoothly even turn on the 4xAA at Developer options. Example games I test out include Real Racing & Despicable Me.

Interface: Currently same as Z one, it is old UI, not the new one as advertise during press. They is no X-Reality support yet, and also cannot open more than one Small Apps. The stylus input is kind of gimmick also for now, not as seen at press where can use everywhere.

Interface:

Benchmark:

Outdoor snap, using Superior Auto:

Indoor snap, either Superior Auto or SCN mode:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ssj_jaypee:
thanks for the mini review!

how is the battery life? I'd imagine with that huge screen and thirsty 2.3ghz processor it would be pretty bad though. :eek:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] gunblazer:
Thanks for the review!!! MY mouth is watering!

Would like to know your opinions on battery life as well ALSO is the speaker easily-covered with your hand as on the Z?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Andrewtst:
Can't tell on battery life yet, need some days. I just get it yesterday. :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] trishul:
flash

no camera flash ???

miss that ?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Andrewtst:
I never use flash, not miss that. :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Andrewtst:
New Firmware 14.1.B.0.471 for Sony Xperia Z Ultra is out!

Notice much smooth, my Antutu score also jump from 30k to 33k now.

Still old UI without X-Reality Support.

Camera quality seems much better.

Antutu score increase from 30k to 33k for me.

New Indoor test after firmware update to 14.1.B.0.471
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Andrewtst:
Current Firmware: 14.1.B.0.471 improvement/fixed:

Increase performance and much smoothness. My Antutu score increase from previous 30k to current 33k.

Better stylus input now! You can touch everywhere you want now with pencil and responsiveness.

Screen is touchable when your finger/palm resting at screen now! But not working with stylus-pencil.

Still old UI without X-Reality support yet.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] antisp1n:
You mean you can't use the pencil/stylus when your palm is on the screen?

Small apps introduced in the update? Or not yet?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] baileyjr:
I'd be interested to know if the stylus support works through a screen protector. Do you plan on installing one?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] deepu4puppy:
thanks..

hey thank man for the review..its really a mouth watering stuff..the camera even though only 8 mp without flash seems to be great..how is the general feel of the device..is it pocketable i mean shirt pocket or jean pocket..i dont care even if it pops just out of the pocket until its fitting in the pocket im fine with that..thats the small comprimise we have to make to carry around this sensational phone right??how is the touch responsive ness of the screen..how is the general ui performance ??is it smooth...have fun with the device and please do update the info..cheers mate..i got the z 1 month back still its looking brand new and still i m awestruck with the beauty of xperia z ..so cant sell that so early and go for z ultra ..but for sure in next few months..

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wow ...33k on antutu is seriously sensational the fastest of the devices like s4 and htc one are not even close..thats awesome..
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jack4uno:
Do you have any idea why you don't have the final version of the UI as shown at launch? does that make your unit a pre-release version or something not ready for sale yet?

I'm really curious as Xperia Z ultra is on sale in my area for USD 655 for the 3G model with similar UI as yours.

oh, and what region is Xperia Z ultra from?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Andrewtst:
Can't and still run old look and functionality like Z.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Andrewtst:
Got others user already apply and no issue.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Andrewtst:
Performance is awesome! After updates is running fine now.

All retail unit in whole world now still running at old UI, include wherever I seen unboxed from Hong Kong, Thailand and my country Malaysia. None is support X-Reality also, only came with Bravia Engine 2 now.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] antisp1n:
Xreality ETA is sept as per Sony. Guessing the rest of the UI will also be updated then
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] demonicangell™:
nice !!!

but i was hoping that the widgets would cover the screen (walkman widget is short ).. i assume other sony widgets are not covering the entire length
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] lee480:
14.1.B.1.414 and onwards will have the new UI and X-Reality display.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Ame123:
Will X-reality come to our XZ?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] baileyjr:
Thanks buddy, thats good news. I do prefer to apply a screen protector.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
I find this observation of yours a little strange. I don't have the ZU yet, but i've seen hundreds of photos and videos in the past weeks, and not one screen in those made me go "that looks bad". Every single one i've seen have deep blacks (for an IPS display), and not near a grey-ish color like you're describing here.

Out of curiosity though, do you have the ZU? If so, would you mind taking some photos of your screen and uploading them here, so you can back up your statements with some proof? Take them in the dark without using a flash.

Edit: Something smelled fishy, so i checked you XDA profile out (sorry), and funny enough, you are plugging that Youtube channel of yours in almost every post.

Discover what? According to your post, you've already discovered everything about the ZU's screen. Why don't you just film the screen then? Oh, you want people here to subscribe to your channel "in case" (i.e never) you'll "discover" something about this horrible display. Classy!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] angelofmusic:
Ok, sir, have some sense! I don't care if you check out my channel or not. I won't be double posting my findings or taking pictures for on here. I will be doing that on my YouTube channel. It's who I am and what I do. Learn some respect for your reviewers!

Anyway, rude sir, if the contrast ratio is not high then at full brightness in the dark... Where most people watch movies, if you turn it just ever so slightly it looks just as I said. Contrast ratio is below 700:1.

I'm one of the few who does these measurements and understands them. It doesn't surprise me if no one else has yet reported this.

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Also, yes of course this is the Z ULTRA. For those who take information more seriously and are appreciative I will be showing measurements and fully reviewing the Ultra over time. If you have a question ask me here, on YouTube or whatever.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] angelofmusic:
Furthermore, I am not saying that this display sucks. It just doesn't have the viewing angles of an IPS display. It doesn't seem to color shift at all but it certainly loses brightness at an angle. The original Z had terrible color shifting at an angle. It washed out. Sony doesn't seem to say what kind of display this is. They call it the standard fare Thin film transistor (TFT) LCD. All LCDs are TFT so this doesn't say much. The major difference is the blue led backlight, as opposed the the supposed white backlights used in ordinary LCD. The color temp is quite blue and it makes the white point pretty blue. But also, with the way this technology is implemented with their quantum dot film, it seems to lose light at an angle and I am very curious about this. They boast contrast ratio but it's not reaching over 700:1.

I'm looking into all of this and intend to explain my measurements with their new tech. So I advise those who are curious to peak in at my channel here and there.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Mod Edit: Unnecessary comment removed

First of all, what satanic person watches a movie, or anything at full brightness in the dark? Don't answer that, since that's not important. The important thing is that the screen is good in normal conditions where there is light, but according to you, the screen sucks.

Second, you should watch some reviews of the device on YouTube. Not a single person says anything negative about the screen. Nothing negative about the colors, brightness or blacks. I don't know if you've got a funky device, like the one gentleman here that got a ZU which bleeds light and makes his screen look like garbage.

I just thought it was strange how no one had complained about the screen here, until you came bursting in here with your conclusions and lack of "proof", only to say that you MAY get it on camera. Too me, you looked like a typical troll who starved for attention. I was skeptic, that was all.

Btw, look at the horrible display. The colors are washed out, and it's worse than the Z's display (according to you). The black level is also literally worse than satan.

[YOUTUBE]osxZn4T1j0U[/YOUTUBE]
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] angelofmusic:
Please actually read what I'm saying before ranting. Thank you. What I'm writing here is about sharing discoveries. Not fanboyism.

I said the contrast ratio measures worse than the Z. Not the whole display. Be careful with putting word's in my mouth.

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There is no light bleed. When looking at what this device calls pure black, whether in the dark or not, it turns bright grey-ish at an angle. I'm merely talking about black here. Proof will follow. I haven't had a chance to film it yet. It's still a nice display but very different in behavior from what I was expecting. I'm just telling you that contrast ratio is curiously not so good and I wonder if that has to do with the new display technology.

A word about reviewers who have no idea about diaplay measurements and who are subjective and call everything pretty instead of being scientific, why listen to them when I'm going to provide all the proof you need and more? lol

I'm a very well known reviewer. I know what I am talking about and I'm not looking for attention. I'm just trying to share measurements. They don't lie.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Mod Edit: Unnecessary comment removed But alright, do your thing and i'll see what you'll come up with. BTW, i assume you're running the same firmware as the rest of the people here, and you are aware that it's not the final firmware you're running? The official ZU firmware will be released around the same time as the ZU's release in Europe and the US. The one important thing the current firmware you're running (which stems from the Z, and therefore is garbage) is missing, is the X-Reality engine. That may be the reason why you're seeing what you're seeing? Well, we won't know until we actually get the firmware, so this will only be some wild speculation for now.

Mod Edit: Unnecessary comment removed
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] RodriTihuana:
I have ordered the Xperia Z Ultra 2 days ago from Amazon US (I live in South America it will take a week to get it here). From all that I've read and seen the screen is amazing. I am still waiting for the proof to back up what this girl is saying 'cause there's no video of the Xperia Z Ultra on her channel not a single photo here; if she does indeed have the phone this will be interesting. I have, however stopped caring about specs since I got a Nexus device. All my friends with S4 have slower phones than my Nexus 4 so...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] angelofmusic:
videos take time to produce and edit. I just got it yesterday and did the measurements last night. It will be out soon. I speak the truth though. The contrast ratio is awful. They trick people with what they call an S-curve. Really bright highlights and midtones contrasted with compressed shadows. Looks like it really pops when looking at it in the daylight with ambient lighting. Those lights are brighter than the display so you can't see the blacks are just too bright.

But if you ever like watching your phone in dark it becomes obvious.

Of course everyone will say it looks so vibrant with breathtaking contrast lol. That's the S-curve. It hides the poor contrast in decent lighting.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] angelofmusic:
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GAMMA

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RGB Color Channel Balance (these should all be straight lines)

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CIE diagram with gamut and saturations

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Near Black (the 3 lines should be along the curve, you can see that there is no smooth gradient to black)

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Color Temperature (white point) Should be around 6500 Kelvin so its too blue

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(contrast ratio and brightness at 100%) And don't even get me started with this one. The HTC One contrast ratio is above 1000:1!!! WTF Sony! Seriously!

These are all without Bravia 2 on. The Z Ultra display is at 100% brightness for these measurements. So this is the display's default behavior (unless they have added some extra processing to achieve this behavior), though with Bravia on the behavior did not change . The new X-Reality Engine (waiting for release) is post processing and can't change this calibration either (if this is indeed calibration and not processing). If anything, its just more processing added to what we see here. I will be talking about these in some depth on my channel.

But looking at the gamma image, you can see that highlights and midtones are way too low in gamma and shadows are compressed (or dark too early, taking away all details in shadows). *****Everything should be along the gamma 2.2 line.*****

Also there is an image that shows you proof that the contrast ratio is not good and this display is very bright.

Now y'all have some proof while I continue with the video =) AND NO MY DISPLAY IS NOT DEFECTIVE. YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE THIS WITH ALL OF THEM.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] lee480:
Let's be brutally honest here. As long average consumers, which is the most important to all companies, not a techy that goes round measuring contrast ratio, finds the screen pop out and awesome, I would say overall, the screen is extremely good. Remember, 99.9% of customers are average consumers which will get wowed by the screen.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] angelofmusic:
Let's see what the average consumer says when they are trying to enjoy content and realize that their dark movie does not look right. It has no detail and the display is blinding them with grey. Trust me, they will notice. I didn't notice this with measurements dammit lol. I noticed this, then measured it and was like WTF SONY?!

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Anyway Lee, this is XDA to be clear lol. The top of the line nerds on the planet. Don't tell me that you and other won't care =P
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] lee480:
I will care. But as an average customer viewpoint, no. So those review sites like phonearena. They did not pick it up. Btw, there's a white balance tuning settings. Did you play with it?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] angelofmusic:
Lee, I'm slightly more advanced that GSMarena. lol. They do some good stuff but they have no idea what they are doing when it comes to displays. AT ALL. Half the time their measurements are wrong.

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I do not see any white balance tuning anything. The white balance can't really be tuned if they messed up with the gamma calibration or if the backlight is a blue LED. Obviously it will be on the blue side.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] unk_damnation:
Then that means most people's (at least most people who already posted here) eyes love to be tricked! But as you said, time will tell whether this trick sony delivered is actually accepted by consumers, like the controversy of oversaturation and color tint on amoled.. :D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] angelofmusic:
True that!!! Hahaha don't even get me started on amoled, though finally Samsung is actually not over saturating like before. Wide color gamut is good just not over saturating/ compressing saturation / making a color too saturated too soon. Our eyes see far greater than sRGB as it is. But seriously why can't manufacturers just make an accurate display with great dynamic range, bright, with color accuracy? Sounds like the Ubuntu Edge that I funded that looks like it's failing to come to reality.

Grumble grumble.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] wrxdrunkie:
I guess my eyes are just bad because when I saw videos of the htc one and ultra side by side I thought the ultra screen looked better. I currently have an htc one so I guess I will have to just see when the xperia ultra arrives. I'll be interested to see though if I immediately notice something wrong. Either way I'll learn something. To either take these scientific measurements of displays as the end all be all or to throw them out the window.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ScottishSwan:
I am subscribed to your channel on YouTube and i appreciate the fact you really go in depth with the display analysis etc.

However, to my eyes, all the tech stuff aside. I think the display looks fantastic. I am not analyzing anything or watching movies at funky viewing angles. Just simply the occasions when i use the device all i know is that it is very pleasing to look at and i like it a lot.

Graphs or contrast ratios and brightness charts etc, none of that really matter if i am enjoying the device and finding the display really nice to look at. Not once have i thought it looked bad.

I do own many other devices too, you can also check my YouTube channel to see that ;)

Thanks for your findings though and have a nice day :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] angelofmusic:
You are absolutely right to love it :) it's all about your opinion. This display produces some of the most beautiful colors I have ever seen. Just letting people know what's up. Contrast ratio is terrible but Sony makes up for it in a few ways that make their decision to sacrifice contrast ratio worth it in some ways. I'm still looking into it. :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Ame123:
Hey erica i watch all your video and they are great and have tons of detail..but i m dissapointed that u didnt reviewd thr xperia z..i am still waiting for the review..can u say if u will be doing the review for the XZ?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] baileyjr:
Review at PhoneArena which I thought was very fair and comprehensive.

http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Sony-Xperia-Z-Ultra-Review_id3388

And their Video review.

[YOUTUBE]mudmyb0KfDA[/YOUTUBE]

this quote sums it up nicely for me "If you aren't worried about pocketability or one-handed operation, you won't be disappointed by the rest" :good:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mani_manish_2000:
Hi,

I purchased a Sony Xperia Z Ultra on Aug 9, I am fully satisfied with it including the battery life - it lasts for the complete day and I put it on charge on the end of day.

I got a complimentary 'Stick and Stand Case' from Sony India. The case is manufactured by 'Movit' and is bundled with the set in India. [It comes in a separate packing outside the box].

The only issue I'm facing is the set reboots itself. [Infrequently] I heard of this issue in some reviews after the set was launched on June 25.

I did a hard reset to see it solves the issue - but NO, after the hard reset also it is there.

Hoping an update to the latest firmware would solve it, I have tried many a times but am not able to upgrade it to the latest firmware.

I've tried multiple times using PC Companion as well as the Sony Upgrade Companion but no success. I get error 1800 which is for 'Bad Internet connection or Firewall restriction' but both these reason is not valid as I've checked the same.

Also its not a case of using defective USB cable as I've tried using 3 different cables - 2 original Sony USB cables and 1 Nokia original data cable.

I've posted this issue in the relevant thread > Sony Xperia Z Ultra	> Xperia Z Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting >	Unable to update to latest firmware

Don't know if anyone else is facing this problem or its me alone. XDA member sev7en faced the same issue but he was able to update to the latest firmware using a Mac system.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
So, let's begin. FIRST OF ALL.. kidding. So the colors look very good, but the contrast is "meh"? I have the Galaxy Note, and the screen on that is way over the top (ridiculous saturation), but i don't watch movies on it, so it looks OK to me while browsing and doing normal stuff. How would you say the ZU's display is (quality wise) compared to the Note's? I know it's IPS Vs AMOLED, but yeah..