topic Re: Landscape mode on Xperia Z w/o launcher? in Z Series

Landscape mode on Xperia Z w/o launcher?

Uliwooly — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:12:25 GMT

This picture does read

*Icons are for illustrative purposes only.

with that said, is it a photoshop error or a feature that will be implemented with later updates, landscape mode/rotation w/o the dock?

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151582904328390&set=a.118653383389.98058.35313373389&type=1&relevant_count=1&ref=nf

I'm certain there are a lot of users, including me, who will like this option.

Re: Landscape mode on Xperia Z w/o launcher?

Uliwooly — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:14:16 GMT

how about a landscape mode for the lockscreen?

Re: Landscape mode on Xperia Z w/o launcher?

Rickard — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:28:10 GMT

Most likely that picture has been created in Photoshop or similar. We have forwarded the suggestion to add landscape mode without docking though but i don't know when/if this will be added.

Re: Landscape mode on Xperia Z w/o launcher?

Uliwooly — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:59:59 GMT

@Rickard, thanks for the info, I kind of knew it was a photoshop mistake but hey, we still have hope

Re: Landscape mode on Xperia Z w/o launcher?

Zann_H — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:06:38 GMT

actually. it's not photoshop. The Xperia Home does have a landscape mode, but it is enabled only when u're docked. However, there're apps in the play store that would force your homescreen to autorotate, or fixed it at landscape mode. i know, cuz i've tried them. 😃

Re: Landscape mode on Xperia Z w/o launcher?

Uliwooly — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:08:18 GMT

indeed that could be the case too

Re: Landscape mode on Xperia Z w/o launcher?

uahrendt1 — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 06:02:47 GMT

Hi Zann, if you have used these apps, you want to share with us which ones they are? that would really make this a good post.

😉

Re: Landscape mode on Xperia Z w/o launcher?

themanspirit — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 01:19:36 GMT

Yes please Zann.

Which app do you use, and recommend?

As I'm sure I'm not the only ZL owner who would like this feature for his dock-less Xperia smartphone.

:smileysmileythumbsup:

Re: Landscape mode on Xperia Z w/o launcher?

Shahabsxz — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 20:15:40 GMT

You have to run "Car Mode" app in your Xperia Z then press home button

Thats it you can enjoy landscape mode

Re: Landscape mode on Xperia Z w/o launcher?

groupama3 — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 15:27:56 GMT

I'd love this functionality, I use a dock with my Z all the time. As soon as the screen locks it flips back to portrait. Is there anything that can be done to show the walkman widget and number keypad in landscape when docked as opposed to portrait?

Cheers

Gary

Re: Landscape mode on Xperia Z w/o launcher?

srids — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 19:37:23 GMT

@Shahabsxz

Tried and worked landscape

Re: Landscape mode on Xperia Z w/o launcher?

Outlaw — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 20:23:23 GMT

What do you know... It works!

Re: Landscape mode on Xperia Z w/o launcher?

groupama3 — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 21:03:41 GMT

doesn't work once the screen locks, it reverts to portrait mode when docked, pretty frustrating, why would you want to look at the locked screen with the walkman widget in portrait when the phone is in a dock?

Re: Landscape mode on Xperia Z w/o launcher?

MadGnome — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 13:59:46 GMT

This seems to have been lost in version 4.3 software.

Improvement is car mode is shut down when you leave that app which is great as there was no automated way to do this using the smart connect feature!

Bad news is the portrait function for the home screen has also been lost.

Any body have any ideas on apps that will work to bring back a portrait home screen (I hold my phone in this way in the car)