I've been using winmo for a while, and the only thing i've noticed is that its applications - or better, most of the ones i've tried - do not look so good.
They are usually pretty squared, no nice to see interface, no sounds nice.
I mean, come on, HTC is able to put an interface like TF, so it seems that smooth angles, curves and nice icons can be installed.
The comparison is unfair, though: in fact, the other therm for the comparison is the list of the Apple's App.
i mean, i've seen GTA for ipod touch, and it was.. amazing!! And it even didn't need a keybord to work!!
Of coruse you pay for most of them, but they are usually stunning things to look at application:and i've thought: why don't we list the better looking ones - doesn't care if they're useful - for windowsmob??
Gameloft application are not so good either for our phones, are they?
However, I have some:
Pac-man ( well, keyboard needed )
DiVX Player
Youtube
Fim
Chaotic Antibiotic -pay
K-RALLY - pay
Black Core Logic - pay
Opera Mobile 10 ( thanks to jannemann22 ) great interface
Might and Magic - pay
touch weather -(pay/sharewere)
weel -(free)
world cup 2010 app
metro calc -(free)
roadSMS/transparent SMS -(free)
..
this is reserved.
opera mobile 10! it does have an amazing interface
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i've noticed is that its applications - or better, most of the ones i've tried - do not look so good.
They are usually pretty squared, no nice to see interface, no sounds nice.
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this is a GREAT TRUTH, i hate the fact that the winmo apps aren't look "beauty"
i think that the iphone style is really ugly, winmo must be oriented to the "lateral sliding/page scrolling" imho
in my searches for a nice stuff on display i find
-touch weather (pay/sharewere)
-weel (game) (free)
-some sense oriented app (but they don't fit with winmo classic layout) like shopping list, sense task, 19 (a student game) (all free)
-the perfect design was on a world cup 2010 app, really cool.. i like a lot of app like that (free from mobile practices)
- metro calc (free)
-roadSMS/transparent SMS (free), another way that the "nice apps" have to be... clear graphics, and camera background (but a solid color could be cool too)
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this thread is really intersting. i am not searching for the best functionality or to iphonish my smartphone... but i'd like to spot at something i really love when look at my mobile!
i'm looking for apps all around the gamers' websites, like handango, glu etc.. when i'll be able to find other nicelookin apps, i'll be posting. ( soon )
Hi,
now that the new ST15i has a better screen resolution, are we able to get rid of the embedded Sony Ericsson home screen that does not have many customization options.
my dream is to have the sense UI on this small but powerful phone.
I have iPhone 4 but I just love the added value this android small mobile gives (convinced few of my friends to use them and they just love it even the first version).
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There are way better replacement launchers than sense , Try go launcher ex .
You could also try a different launcher UI like SPB Shell 3D.
Thx guys will try both options mentioned above.
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erez29 said:
Hi,
now that the new ST15i has a better screen resolution, are we able to get rid of the embedded Sony Ericsson home screen that does not have many customization options.
my dream is to have the sense UI on this small but powerful phone.
I have iPhone 4 but I just love the added value this android small mobile gives (convinced few of my friends to use them and they just love it even the first version).
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Funny, I'm considering this phone (mini pro) because I love (the look & idea of) the 4 corner interface (added to that, of course, I'd love to have a smallish QWERTY with ARMv7 processor )
For real! Please tell me why it isn't good? It seems to be one of the more innovative and customizable homescreen replacements?
I think the home screen work just fine, what SE really need to improve is a way better dialer program.
Love this small killer.
home screen is very good and the widgets are nice.
the only mobile that causing me to give my iPhone 4 a rest
Amazing....
ive used infiniti rom - aokp for 5 hours n am giving this feedback. u can post it in dev forum so others can see this review.
installed sony ics, rooted, unlocked bootlaoder. tried this as my 1st custom rom. used cwm recovery 5.5
Pros:
1 rom became very smooth after few mins use
2 great battery life over sony ics. wel done!
3 google playstore works for me.
Cons:
1 gps dusnt seem to work on gmaps or navi. dint try the gps fix. u should include it in v2.
2 removing an app from recent app the animation is a lil laggy, i dont think sony ics was so slow.
3 'settings' shuts when i try to view running apps. please fix!
4 apollo stops working and shuts when i click on an artist in artists tab, or album in album tab. the audio itself plays fine on apollo.
5 the 4 lowest icons which appear on the homescreens their name dusnt appear eg "dialer" appears if u move icon to top of screen, but 'dialer' text dusnt show when the icon is in lowest row of homescreen. go ex n nova same problem.
6 pinch zoom on homescreen to see all widgets - feature is missing go launcher lets u view all homescreens thru pinch zoom at least (htc leap view anyone )
other comments:
PLZ ADD NATIVE PROXY SUPPORT IN ROM SO THAT MY APPS WORK WITH UNIVERSITY PROXY. ALL ROMS SHOULD HAVE THIS!
1 sony walkman was better app probably
2 use nova launcher for ultimate speed, or go ex launcher for lil less speed but lot more features (looks a lil cartoony tho unlike slick nova).
3 go launcher ex shows running apps as taking around 320/380 mb. im sure sony ics used about 220 under normal use. rom is smooth so i was shocked at ram usage. maybe it isnt as agressive as deleting background apps n uses more ram, hence the smoothness?
very good rom, much better n more stable than i thought!
looking forward to better v2! now i wil try manav rom - miui
the focus option for rear camera is gone. video has it, but not photo. can anyone confirm if sony ics has focus settings for rear camera?
track id works fine, altho i read somewhere that sony software which requires DRM eg track id dusnt work after unlocking boot loaders n all..
dunno why but cant change alarm ringtone in stock alarm app. use another app.
EDIT: GPS WORKS, I think i dint turn on location device thingy so no app could actually use gps to identify my location. the 'gps fix' was for some1 who accidentally deleted their gps file anyway.
now time for manav rom - xperience miui
Thread closed.
Kindly continue over here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1942201
Is there a ROM which is Google stock as much as possible? Long-story-attempted-short, I now have a Pro MK17i to replace my dead Motorola Droid and in the last couple of days I've found out that many of the Sony apps are missing subtle features that are key for me as I use them often. A very simple example is deleting the currently playing track in the music app (normally just menu -> delete). If I get a replacement player even the stock one, I get that, but then I lose the lock screen player. Similarly I liked LauncherPro on GB; but Nova/Apex have to get pro versions to get the call/sms counts (for example). Tried the Xperia Launcher here on XDA; got that back, and ability to add/delete home screens, but then lose all these little things like shortcut actions, "infinite" home screen scrolling, etc.
TLDR you can imagine how I've gone from something that worked relatively well (despite being Verizon bloated lol) to all these SE customisations which unfortunately for me are subtle to them, big to me.
Would prefer to stick to locked bootloader if possible. Is there such a ROM?
Hi there! I noticed that Sony Xperia 1 III lacks some very common apps that I would like to have, such as:
1. Photo Editor (Google sucks!)
2. File Explorer or File Manager (Google sucks!)
2. Voice recorder
3. Memo or Notepad
Maybe a Photo Gallery different from the one that came with and was taken over by...Google!
My latest phone was a Samsung and I was very happy with their stock apps. Also, I had the Sony Xperia 1 and it had great stock apps, as well.
If you could please dump the .apk of previous Sony versions of those apps above that would work with 1 III or if you could recommend me the best from Google Play, I would really appreciate it.
Many thanks!!!
For photo gallery search for sony album app in apk mirror. This is great gallery, I installed it and it works perfectly fine.
The only thing is in latest version sony broke / removed possibility to rotate picture.
And can't edit videos. I installed the latest version of sony album, sony photo editor and video editor, and I can only edit Photos, there's no option for videos to edit like it was on my XZ3 in Album app.
Now I bought Simple Gallery Pro: Videos & Photos Manager & Editor. It's all I needed.
Hope it helps ya!
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And can't edit videos. I installed the latest version of sony album, sony photo editor and video editor, and I can only edit Photos, there's no option for videos to edit like it was on my XZ3 in Album app.
Now I bought Simple Gallery Pro: Videos & Photos Manager & Editor. It's all I needed.
Hope it helps ya!
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Thank you, Victor!
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For photo gallery search for sony album app in apk mirror. This is great gallery, I installed it and it works perfectly fine.
The only thing is in latest version sony broke / removed possibility to rotate picture.
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Got it . Thanks!
Victor_octo said:
And can't edit videos. I installed the latest version of sony album, sony photo editor and video editor, and I can only edit Photos, there's no option for videos to edit like it was on my XZ3 in Album app.
Now I bought Simple Gallery Pro: Videos & Photos Manager & Editor. It's all I needed.
Hope it helps ya!
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What do you mean by editing? Like cropping and filtering?
To be honest lack of many sony apps and leaving us with google garbage or trash from playstore is making me want to move to iPhone. Not because of built quality nor because of camera.
But because Apple provides many dedicated apps of high quality and ecosystem + it supports its devices for years.
Sony is on opposite route and is obsessed with feature / functions / apps removal.
I bet they hired someone sitting and scanning xperia code wondering what else he can cut off / remove
Mark 3 build quality is good.
But software wise it sucks so much.
Now you cannot even select which pane is the main screen but it always has to be the one on the left. Why so stupid limitation??? Shouldn't android be the system of freedom, options and customization as per user preference?
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Now you cannot even select which pane is the main screen but it always has to be the one on the left. Why so stupid limitation??? Shouldn't android be the system of freedom, options and customization as per user preference?
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For me, one of the attractions of Android is freedom to use any launcher. If you don't like the restrictions of the Sony launcher, then why not use another? I've been using the same Microsoft Launcher as I've used on last two phones and I'm very happy. Or I could use Nova, as I used to on earliuer phones.
Perhaps because launcher that runs all the time consumes also some battery?
And mark 3 has very weak battery life (no matter what mAh capacity says).
That's the main reason.
Do you know the reason why sony cut off those functionalities like possibility to select main screen? In past it was there...
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Perhaps because launcher that runs all the time consumes also some battery?
And mark 3 has very weak battery life (no matter what mAh capacity says).
That's the main reason.
Do you know the reason why sony cut off those functionalities like possibility to select main screen? In past it was there...
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All launchers will use some battery. If you remain with Sony launcher that will also. Looking in battery usage stats on my mark 3, the Microsoft launcher is using no more than any other mainstream launcher. It's not running "all the time" - compared to, say, Google Play Services it's running a tiny amount of time.
I agree battery life on Mark 3 is disappointing - but different launcher is not an issue. Suggest you try one or two - there are some excellent ones out there and setting new default is simple, and reversible.
Im sticking with stock launcher for a different reason, that gesture navigation is broken on 3rd party launchers. If the api is only coming in Android 12, then I guess its until Android 12 comes out...whenever that is.
The whole topic is about sony removing features and functions.
Like OBSESSED!
If this possibility to select hope screen was there why to remove it? It does not require further development...
And all great apps they had replacing with google stock crap... When I saw google crap gallery and saw no Sony album first thing I thought was to give the device back. Thankfully I found it can be downloaded from Internet and installed. Works fine.
And yes you will not find it on Google p(l)ay store... + ...
Software wise xperia devices became pathetic with this approach. + Of course no communication and no changelogs.
Many OEM's are slowly but surely removing their proprietary apps. Good...bad??? Debatable.
The reason is that there are...in most cases...dozens of apps that will do the same thing or better on the Play Store or APK mirror, as well as a number of other sites for use. So if you're missing something, chances are that you will be able to find it, or its equivalent, and be able to accomplish whatever you need.
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Im sticking with stock launcher for a different reason, that gesture navigation is broken on 3rd party launchers.
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Gesture navigation is working perfectly with Microsoft launcher.
Best launcher is Lawnchair, it is light and stable...
Does anyone have any idea if the left side of the screen (when sliding from left to right) can be configured with any other application rather than...Google App (of course) ? I would like to have News Suite set up for that screen.
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Does anyone have any idea if the left side of the screen (when sliding from left to right) can be configured with any other application rather than...Google App (of course) ? I would like to have News Suite set up for that screen.
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Unfortunately no.
Google scam is the only option.
I recommend to disable it.
decomposed said:
To be honest lack of many sony apps and leaving us with google garbage or trash from playstore is making me want to move to iPhone. Not because of built quality nor because of camera.
But because Apple provides many dedicated apps of high quality and ecosystem + it supports its devices for years.
Sony is on opposite route and is obsessed with feature / functions / apps removal.
I bet they hired someone sitting and scanning xperia code wondering what else he can cut off / remove
Mark 3 build quality is good.
But software wise it sucks so much.
Now you cannot even select which pane is the main screen but it always has to be the one on the left. Why so stupid limitation??? Shouldn't android be the system of freedom, options and customization as per user preference?
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Mate, the camera on my iPhone 13 Pro is miles better than on my Xperia 1 III, consistently better point & shoot pictures, both during the day and at night