topic Re: Things I would like to see on XZ Premium in XZ Series

Things I would like to see on XZ Premium

Artur13 — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 20:11:26 GMT

Hallo dear developers

I like the Xperia XZ premium but i really miss some very useful and cool features that i had on my beloved sony xperia Z3 copper .

1-the double tap to wake the phone up

this was so useful to quick see the time and date,to get some light when it was dark and i was looking for something sweet near my bed

2-the splitted wifi button so i could or just turn the network off or on OR if i pressed the lower part of it i saw the whole list of networks.This was brilliant (on picture)

3-And now the thing i miss mostly.The picture app that showed all my pictures on my homepage with a option to scroll through them on the main screen.Pleas if this things can be applied on my XZ premium than tell me how?If not maybe make it possible in a update.

Thank You

Re: Things I would like to see on XZ Premium

Sebastian_Coure — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 09:41:13 GMT

Hi @SoulRescue,

I moved your post to a separate topic since it didn't fit what we were asking for in the first impression thread. Anyway, I am glad you like your new device. Thanks for staying with us!

The kind of simple answer is that request 1 & 2 involves system patches that we didn't see many users using. What we know is that many of you really want fast Android updates so our focus has been to remove functionality with low usage that causes the Andoird updates to be delayed (sorry but it actually not only a matter of adding developers as you might think).

However, this is not the end of the story. We do see an increasing request for double-tap-to-wake so it might happen that it is brought back to the software. Input from people like you is important to make this happen.

For no 3 I don't know. Will check and come back when I know more.

Have a nice day!

Re: Things I would like to see on XZ Premium

Artur13 — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 10:08:21 GMT

Thank You Sebastian for this comprehensive answers.

If You have once the opportunity to answer nr.3 i would be more than happy.

(but only if i hear that it is possible to have this app on my XZ premium )

Have a nice day Sebastian

Re: Things I would like to see on XZ Premium

JP93 — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 11:15:20 GMT

I'm thinking of buying this phone but before I do I would like to see:

1. Double tap to wake (otherwise we have no proper way of going to the lock screen).

2. Louder overall volume (saw the premium in a phone shop and found the speakers quite low compared to other phones).

3. A fix for the reported camera distortion (if it's a software issue).

If these can be fixed/added I will buy this phone.

Re: Things I would like to see on XZ Premium

Marianleben — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 15:19:07 GMT

Hi, I would like to know, if mirrorlink is not supported anylonger, how can I connect the flagship in tge car?

Thanks

Re: Things I would like to see on XZ Premium

Bjorn_O — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 07:25:26 GMT

Hi @SoulRescue!

You might know all this info already but I will add it here anyway in addition to what Sebastian wrote.

With major Android updates there are always bigger or smaller changes to the user interface. In an effort to keep true to the Android experience, most often these changes are reflected also in the Xperia UI. It may be an awkward change when you get a new phone, but usually it is something that is easy to get used to.

The Wifi quick setting behaves differently if you pull the notification bar half way down instead of all the way down (one swipe instead of two). If you pull it half way (with one swipe, so that only 6 quick settings are visible) the Wifi icon toggles Wifi on/off with one tap. In my personal opinion this is a superior design and I don’t miss the old one. Optionally swipe down with two fingers to get to the settings panel and the wifi network list quickly. You can also long press the wifi icon immediately from the quick settings.

About the pictures on Home screen, I assume you are referring to the Album widget? That built-in app was removed, but there are a bunch of 3rd party image widgets on Google Play. See

/t5/Xperia-XA1/Sony-photo-album-widget/m-p/1222861#M113 for some suggestions.

Re: Things I would like to see on XZ Premium

Artur13 — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 12:30:29 GMT

Thank You for the info but the apps You are talking about are full of adds and the the notification bar half way down does not work on my phone the way you described above.

I'm double tapping my XZ premium almost 10x daily without any effect

Re: Things I would like to see on XZ Premium

SPeaky — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 15:47:47 GMT

Yeah probably I will do that too because on my previous phone,there was DT2W feature

Re: Things I would like to see on XZ Premium

Artur13 — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 19:25:20 GMT

thanks Bjorn_O now i found it,only my point was that it was also useful on locked screen to quick turn it off or on.but the tip is also useful

example: first double tap the screen to wake slide down and quick turn off the network to safe battery

Re: Things I would like to see on XZ Premium

JustinS1 — Sat, 10 Jun 2017 06:07:35 GMT

Umm , actually double tap to wake is very useful but i think why many users dropped it / dont use it because it actually didnt work well when screen protector attached (ex: tempered glass) its really hard to wake device when protector attached that's why im not used it (double tap)

Re: Things I would like to see on XZ Premium

azzido — Sat, 10 Jun 2017 06:50:22 GMT

Sebastian_Courel how come the Album widget was removed???
OMG I did not receive my device yet but this is very bad information for me...

Since long time ago Sony is constantly removing its unique features but this is too much for me!
At least provide an option to download all these features and widgets from Google Play.

Please give us back all the widgets (including camera widget, old animated weather widget, now Album widget and many others) and give us back small apps and the Radio!

Sony is cuting its uniqueness too much for me, now this is almost plain android which I definitely do not like. No unique animations, icons, look and design. Nothing interesting, just plain, ugly and boring Android. There is almost nothing that differentiate Sony from other chinese devices... only theme. I wonder when you are planning to remove theme???

I preordered it and did not get it yet but I think it will be my last Sony phone.
Meanwhile you can continue to remove the features.

:smileycry::smileycry::smileycry:

Re: Things I would like to see on XZ Premium

Artur13 — Sat, 10 Jun 2017 08:35:58 GMT

same here

and I'm double tapping my device every day a few times without any effect

Re: Things I would like to see on XZ Premium

SPeaky — Sat, 10 Jun 2017 09:46:26 GMT

Yeah I'm thinking like that too.My first smartphone was also a Sony phone(Xperia Z) and there were really good widgets including in your message.Now they're gone and also there is no dt2w(maybe it can be available in the future but still there is no),no night light(blue light filter) because it's really useful for me at least.There are almost no distinguishing features on the software part and the sad thing is that all of these features are available on almost all other flagship phones.Maybe that may make sense to publish faster Android updates but this way there are not any customization settings on software and it's starting to get really boring without any customizations.OK this is typical Sony interface,it's very similar to AOSP rom and that makes it really fast this is a good thing but I think these small features should be available for this phone and Sony should have some unique features

Re: Things I would like to see on XZ Premium

azzido — Sat, 10 Jun 2017 14:40:26 GMT

Yes, now this is almost pure copy paste job from stock google android...

Re: Things I would like to see on XZ Premium

Thelastofus — Sat, 10 Jun 2017 20:19:39 GMT

Even Stock Android have more features than xperia UI ! SONY need to hire better software Engineer !

Re: Things I would like to see on XZ Premium

najodleglejszy — Sat, 10 Jun 2017 20:53:30 GMT

@Thelastofus wrote:
Even Stock Android have more features than xperia UI !

surely you're exaggerating now...

Re: Things I would like to see on XZ Premium

BTron — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 15:13:20 GMT

I'd like to add my vote for double tap to wake (DT2W).

The XZ Premium has replaced my reliable 3 year old Z2. The Z2 has DT2W and it has worked faultlessly. For phone without a physical home key, I see this as essential functionality.

To a lesser extent, I also miss:

- Small apps

- Album/Photo widget

- FM radio (yes, I know I can use apps for this, but I still found the FM radio useful)

- Ability to close all app in the 'recent apps' screen

- While charging, screen does not show time until charge complete (Z2 had this)

Basically, I love the new hardward (speed, screen, camera) but the XZP seems to have lost many software features present in my old Z2.

Re: Things I would like to see on XZ Premium

123ArcS — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 17:08:36 GMT

@BTron wrote:
I'd like to add my vote for double tap to wake (DT2W).
The XZ Premium has replaced my reliable 3 year old Z2. The Z2 has DT2W and it has worked faultlessly. For phone without a physical home key, I see this as essential functionality.
To a lesser extent, I also miss:
- Small apps
No longer needed due to Nougat multi window feature.
- Album/Photo widget
Probably removed due to low usage.
- FM radio (yes, I know I can use apps for this, but I still found the FM radio useful)
FM radio was being removed due to low usage and not being stable sometimes.
- Ability to close all app in the 'recent apps' screen
It already exists, check again please.
- While charging, screen does not show time until charge complete (Z2 had this)
Now that we have fast charging, 10 mins charging should give you estimated 5+ hrs power time. You can calculate the rest then.
Basically, I love the new hardward (speed, screen, camera) but the XZP seems to have lost many software features present in my old Z2.
- A lot of the old features that you loved from Z2 and so on have either been removed or revamped in order to maintain a faster & stable android updates.

Re: Things I would like to see on XZ Premium

najodleglejszy — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 17:36:09 GMT

@BTron what do you need the "clear all" button in the recent apps list for? clearing apps from there doesn't do anything to performance or battery life. just keep using your phone and let the system manager the memory by itself

Re: Things I would like to see on XZ Premium

schetz — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 17:58:46 GMT

@najodleglejszy agreed. I usually don't like posting random internet articles, but this is a decent one on the subject :

https://www.androidpit.com/why-clearing-recent-apps-is-a-waste-of-time