topic Re: Landscape doesn't display correctly in XPERIA archive

Landscape doesn't display correctly

alanmz5 — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 04:20:17 GMT

Hi, when in portrait, all my icons display correctly but if I switch to landscape the icons stay in portrait mode. ie they don't populate the screen correctly. The phone is 5 days old. I've rebooted twice. Any ideas anyone? Ta. Al.

Re: Landscape doesn't display correctly

Uliwooly — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 05:00:51 GMT

@alanmz5

The home launcher won't rotate, neither the app drawer, you will need a third party home launcher for them to rotate.

Re: Landscape doesn't display correctly

alanmz5 — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 05:26:47 GMT

I have a third party app, it used to work like a charm on the Z3 Compact but it doesn't work on the Z5, irrespective of what I do I can't set it up to work correctly on the home screen or the app draw. I took it to the Telstra shop and the guy played with it for about 20 minutes and got the same results as me.... ie. No luck.
Al.

Re: Landscape doesn't display correctly

Uliwooly — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 05:49:04 GMT

@alanmz5

you will have to contact the app developer regarding this issue, the app not working with the Z5, you could try a different home launcher

Re: Landscape doesn't display correctly

_alexdon_ — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 09:46:03 GMT

@alanmz5 See if this helps:

/t5/Xperia-Home/Xperia-Home-Auto-Rotate/m-p/1082246#M540

Re: Landscape doesn't display correctly

alanmz5 — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 10:24:05 GMT

Thanks @alexdon, I'll give it a go.
Al.

Re: Landscape doesn't display correctly

_alexdon_ — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 10:32:04 GMT

Keep us updated.

Re: Landscape doesn't display correctly

alanmz5 — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 12:51:09 GMT

OK, got it sorted to an acceptable level with my old app.. I've taken screen shots and will try and post them tomorrow. In regards to the bottom line dropping off, I think there is an issue with the way the code is written.
Al.

Re: Landscape doesn't display correctly

Lord_viridis — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 18:58:52 GMT

It's still something the app developer needs to address, not Sony.

Re: Landscape doesn't display correctly

alanmz5 — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:40:54 GMT

@Vindis, I will get on to the app developer, but to be honest, I feel on such a device as the z5 compact, at the price that we pay for it, and the fact that it's 3 to 4 deep in the development Row, ie. Not cutting edge technology, I shouldn't have to use third party apps for such a simple procedure. To be dead honest, if it weren't for the fact that the waterproof feature works so well and is what I require, I would quite happily use another brand as I find the Z series or Sony most likely, to be full of bloatware.
Al.

Re: Landscape doesn't display correctly

Lord_viridis — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:24:59 GMT

It's not a simple procedure.
It may seem like it but it's not part of the Sony design, nor Samsung, nor LG........
And please, bloatware... Name one manufacturer with less.

Re: Landscape doesn't display correctly

alanmz5 — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 01:19:59 GMT

TBH, it may not be simple but quite honestly, if a third party app developer can do it, so can the manufacturers. Re the bloatware, you're quite right.
Al.

Re: Landscape doesn't display correctly

Uliwooly — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 01:33:25 GMT

@alanmz5

I think I'm missing something here, after nexus devices Sony is the best OEM with less bloatware.

If it's a third party app, it's not up to Sony to guarantee compatibility, that's up to the developers, I understand that you want your phone to work certain way, which you have the option, download other home launchers or apps that are compatible and if you really like certain third party app, make sure to contact the developer to address the compatibility issue.

I dont understand your last post

"TBH, it may not be simple but quite honestly, if a third party app developer can do it, so can the manufacturers. Re the bloatware, you're quite right.
Al."

Third party developers are in charge of their apps not adapting android source code to work on the devices

Re: Landscape doesn't display correctly

alanmz5 — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 01:57:22 GMT

@uliwooly, I am not saying that Sony has to comply with the app developers. I'm suggesting that as the consumers now are expecting home screens to rotate it is in their best interest to develop their own OS so that it does just that, rather than have to look around to install a third party app to make it do so.

As for the bloatware comment, I am agreeing that maybe Sony is not so bad.

Al.

Re: Landscape doesn't display correctly

Uliwooly — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 20:41:26 GMT

@alanmz5

I don't know why the Z5 launcher doesn't rotate, this was incorporated on the last home launcher but not on the Z5 series, perhaps it will be added, I totally agree that make things a lot easier. But since this is a user based forum, don't forget to contact Sony directly with your request(s) and/or suggestions >>> Local support

Re: Landscape doesn't display correctly

alanmz5 — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 23:37:17 GMT

@uliwooly, thanks for the link I will contact them.

Al.