The thing I love most about this SP is the LED bar, especially how it lights up on the beat of the music playing and I do not want to lose this feature.
I want to update my ROM (currently using eXistenZ) to a 4.4 android version, cm11. I have done this before and the LED bar didn't go with the beat anymore (of course it wouldn't because I wasn't using Walkman), now I have found some Z2 ported Xperia apps, which includes Walkman and Albums, my question is: Will the LED bar fully work with this ported apps? I am afraid to lose the cool effect while playing music etc.
thanks in advance!
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I have a working ICS from on my captivate (not sure which I can send screenshots) with built in google music lock screen controls. Problem is that while it shows the album art, it replaces my wallpaper with plain black and it looks really terrible. I'm wondering if anyone knows how to disable these lock screen controls. Thanks
You can try checking out the settings within the music application, but I'm pretty sure that's just the way it is.
Try out some other music applications. I use Poweramp which is a paid app, but there are some good free customizable ones.
After the 4.3 update, the transparency for the navbar etc has been lost. I've checked a thread on this issue for the xperia z but I haven't found a solid answer to this problem.
What do I need to do? Stock 4.3 is disgustingly ugly in my opinion
Nothing.. Sony has removed, deleted, turned off the option for third party apps to use the transparancy of the notificationbar and softkeys.
lizarrdo said:
After the 4.3 update, the transparency for the navbar etc has been lost. I've checked a thread on this issue for the xperia z but I haven't found a solid answer to this problem.
What do I need to do? Stock 4.3 is disgustingly ugly in my opinion
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Stock-based 4.3 is still better and more solid for me, I tried other custom Roms like CM and they are still buggy atm(hope they improve in time). They have low volume sound, random freezes, nav bar laggy, etc.
I'm particularly using this stock-based ROM -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2704312
And btw, my nova launcher has transparent status bar and nav bar on that stock-based ROM. Give it a try.
Tapatalked from my Xperia SP
Looks like Sony has unfortunately not packed the former "Extras" / "Quick Toggle" widget(s) into the Z3C. Found them quite useful at times and kind of miss them now. Anyone with an idea to get them back (maybe from the Z1C which is running 4.4.4 as well)?
Would you be able to get them back with Xposed gravity box when we get root?
Isn't it possible to just get the widget's apk from that system folder where all of the apk's from the built-in apps are? I've done it for a few apps before, without being rooted.
Here is the installer for the official Sony quick-toggle widgets from my Xperia Acro S
Tested on my Xperia Z2 tablet, only the backlight toggle doesn't seem to work.
degraaff said:
Here is the installer for the official Sony quick-toggle widgets from my Xperia Acro S
Tested on my Xperia Z2 tablet, only the backlight toggle doesn't seem to work.
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Thanks for that! Will give it a try later on.
Someone with a Z1C or Z2 in this forum to have a newer version to post here (Acro S seems a little old maybe ) ?
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Thanks for that! Will give it a try later on.
Someone with a Z1C or Z2 in this forum to have a newer version to post here (Acro S seems a little old maybe ) ?
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Well the z2 tablet doesn't come with such widgets so I'm pretty sure it's the same with the z2. They probably removed those toggle widgets since the introduction of the swipe-down quick toggles.
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Well the z2 tablet doesn't come with such widgets so I'm pretty sure it's the same with the z2. They probably removed those toggle widgets since the introduction of the swipe-down quick toggles.
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Think I had seen them on a Z1C (running 4.4.4) as well as on the Z2 (running 4.4.2) still available. Guess these were only removed on the Z3 series along that new functionality of being able to drag/drop quick-settings icons in the settings bar.
Just tested "Power Toggles" on my Z3C and found that App to be a very good candidate to replace the original Sony toggle widget. If enabled, it even gives back the toggles in the notification bar (without having to tap on Settings or swiping to the left). Very nice!
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Here is the installer for the official Sony quick-toggle widgets from my Xperia Acro S
Tested on my Xperia Z2 tablet, only the backlight toggle doesn't seem to work.
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Thanks a billion, buddy!!!
I only hope this will work for Lollipop and Marshmallow, too.
I use "Power Toggles" much better than the stock toggles with many options.
...you can also try this toogles, works on latest 5.1, no root needed :
You Will find it at apkmirror.com / Sony apps
Hi devs.
Does it have way to make my PA look like z3's kk. I like Sony's interface, but 4.3 is slowly for my. Thank's and srry for my bad english
When im on KK roms with theme engine support, I use the Xperia Z2 theme by thomasffca and also use the Z2 keyboard, I feel this is enough to make it feel like Sony UI still but have all KK features, try out those apps I mentioned and see what you think?
Edit: On CrystalPA 8.50, there is a minor bug on hover notifications, its got no background when displaying the notification while using the Z2 theme.
I have also installed the Xperia font with ROM Toolbox and that has also made the phone feel more like the Sony UI we know and love.
Also, use digital xperia clock widget from play store and use that on your lockscreen and homescreen to keep the clock looking Xperia.
Hi,
my first post here on XDA forums, so a big hello to you all. I want to create my own music player widget with Kustom Widgets and also wanna add some toggles for
quicksettings etc. As for the quicksettings, i used the notification toggle app, which worked great when installed as a system app, but i wanna control them only from one app, KWGT.
I know there is some issue with direct accessing these toggles from widgets, but thats all i know since i dont even know how these toggle- and media control functions are named.
So i cant even search to get detailed informations. Now when i try to control my music player from KWGT, nothing happens - except when i previously started the music player and press
play and pause one time. After that i can control it with my self made buttons from KWGT. As for the quicksetting toggles, none is working. KWGT is installed as a system app and also has
permission to access player functions and toggles.
So my questions are: How are these controls named excactly and are there any general solutions? Is this issue because of Sony's UI restriction? Just for the record, im using a rooted Z1
locked bootloader with DStrikers Rom 5.1.1.
Thanks in advance!