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[Q] New Xperia Play OS update?

I noticed today on IGN they were doing a preview on the Play and the phone he was using supported landscape mode on the home screen. How is this possible? Is it because it's a new version of the software on the American phones? Here's the link:
http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/05/19/sony-ericsson-xperia-play-sneak-peak

The stock SE launcher on the Canadian and European versions looks nothing like this and doesn't support landscape so probably a custom launcher or some variant on the stock launcher.

Looks like launcher pro setup to a Froyo look.
Regards Dousan...

the verizon phone does away with the SE launcher and uses stock android. It's a lot more stock than our phone engadget did a piece about it a couple of days ago.

Also noticed that Crash Bandicoot was in the Xperia Play Launcher. Is this normal? Mine is in the Playstation Pocket app but not in the XP Launcher, so now wondering if anyone knows how to add it to that?

Did that guy say its on sale for 199?
Im moving to the US

Deblow said:
Did that guy say its on sale for 199?
Im moving to the US
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That'll be with a contract. Your better off here (for now)

Thats the stock 2.3 launcher there~

Looks like a stock.gingerbread launcher. So I'm sure is missing the awesome Sony Ericsson arc messenger and the camera app too. Hope no but I got the feeling. Gonna go check it out
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JasonG_ said:
Also noticed that Crash Bandicoot was in the Xperia Play Launcher. Is this normal? Mine is in the Playstation Pocket app but not in the XP Launcher, so now wondering if anyone knows how to add it to that?
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If you hold your finger on the screen (not on an icon) it will pop up a menu to select shortcuts. from there select applications then find the game/app and it will add it to your screen.

ncaissie said:
If you hold your finger on the screen (not on an icon) it will pop up a menu to select shortcuts. from there select applications then find the game/app and it will add it to your screen.
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He means the actuall game launcher not SE Home
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Holding finger on the screen to get popup menu...
ncaissie said:
If you hold your finger on the screen (not on an icon) it will pop up a menu to select shortcuts. from there select applications then find the game/app and it will add it to your screen.
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Ok, this must be a joke - I've tried holding my finger on the screen on the Xperia Play games launcher (not on an icon) that comes stock with Gingerbread 2.3.4 and also with Playstation Pocket - there is no menu that appears that allows me to add game shortcuts....how did you get this to work?

haskamr2 said:
Ok, this must be a joke - I've tried holding my finger on the screen on the Xperia Play games launcher (not on an icon) that comes stock with Gingerbread 2.3.4 and also with Playstation Pocket - there is no menu that appears that allows me to add game shortcuts....how did you get this to work?
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wrong launcher and check post date before posting
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Maybe you can...
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wrong launcher and check post date before posting
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...tell me what launcher it is instead of slamming me like that on my first post....and the date/time was what's set on my pc. I live in the USA so of course you're going to see it different there. Nice to know there are friendly people about. Encourages one to post more.

haskamr2 said:
...tell me what launcher it is instead of slamming me like that on my first post....and the date/time was what's set on my pc. I live in the USA so of course you're going to see it different there. Nice to know there are friendly people about. Encourages one to post more.
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I'm sure he want trying to upset you. But the person meant that you hold your finger on the home screen. No menu will come up on game launcher. They just weren't very clear and didnt understand the first Persons question.
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haskamr2 said:
...tell me what launcher it is instead of slamming me like that on my first post....and the date/time was what's set on my pc. I live in the USA so of course you're going to see it different there. Nice to know there are friendly people about. Encourages one to post more.
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what? last post was 2011 was it not? don't necropost (bumping year old threads) . tapatalk maybe going mad though, and sorry for the unfriendly welcome. Tapatalk doesn't show post counts. welcome to xda feel free to pm me if you need anything. it's the least I can do.
abdel12345 said:
I'm sure he want trying to upset you. But the person meant that you hold your finger on the home screen. No menu will come up on game launcher. They just weren't very clear and didnt understand the first Persons question.
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Yh no offence was intended.
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fma965 said:
what? last post was 2011 was it not? don't necropost (bumping year old threads) . tapatalk maybe going mad though, and sorry for the unfriendly welcome. Tapatalk doesn't show post counts. welcome to xda feel free to pm me if you need anything. it's the least I can do.
Yh no offence was intended.
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Well our phone is old and nothing has really changed much. So I feel its relevant.
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JunDavis said:
Well our phone is old and nothing has really changed much. So I feel its relevant.
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best to create a new thread really. not having this argument on here though.
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fma965 said:
best to create a new thread really. not having this argument on here though.
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And have MORE scattered information? Sure.. He just asked a question to a guy who knew something. Not like he's bumping threads trying to find a first root
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JunDavis said:
And have MORE scattered information? Sure.. He just asked a question to a guy who knew something. Not like he's bumping threads trying to find a first root
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I'm not gonna get in a argument, I have a reputation on xda and I am not going to ruin it arguing with you.
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Enhanced touchwiz 4 launcher

Hey guys from the other side
if you are using Samsung's touchwiz launcher, you may be interested in my modifiend version. link

Fr4gg0r said:
Hey guys from the other side
if you are using Samsung's touchwiz launcher, you may be interested in my modifiend version. link
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will this work on sgs2?
PS:..works perfectly on my sgs 2...awsome...

Fr4gg0r said:
Hey guys from the other side
if you are using Samsung's touchwiz launcher, you may be interested in my modifiend version. link
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very nice

justsimple1 said:
will this work on sgs2?
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no, I posted this in sgs 2 to show u that our sgs 1 is much better.

Fr4gg0r said:
no, I posted this in sgs 2 to show u that our sgs 1 is much better.
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hehe....i use both...so not a problem fr me..

Getting a few force closes but it is very cool.. Maybe from sms pop-up
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Thanks My friend.
works great

Works great but doesn't work with some of the widgets like calender, agenda, days. It will be great if you can fix it.

I get a total crash every time I send an sms lol... not really something I can live with.
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Looking good buddy. If I didn't like TW4 so much I would try it, keep up the good work.

nitrozk said:
Looking good buddy. If I didn't like TW4 so much I would try it, keep up the good work.
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Is this not TW 4 -enhanced?

Looks a lot better than the original but I'm getting FCs all over the place making it pretty much unusable at the moment. Back to ADW for me.

When installing this launcher I lose my dock icons except from the applications shortcut.
How can I re-add phone/messaging etc?

jastonas said:
When installing this launcher I lose my dock icons except from the applications shortcut.
How can I re-add phone/messaging etc?
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open the app drawer -> menu button -> edit -> drag icons into the dock

Hi, I tried to flash the tw4.zip from recovery, but it says installation aborted..
Any ideas why?
I'm on VillainROM 1.4 kf2
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Same problem under VillainRom 1.4 KF2, installation aborted...
The solution should be with Vilain Rom dev team !

Simply AWESOME work!!!
The 3D effect is an extraordinairy addition mate!
Keep 'em coming...

a little more description about what we are downloading and how to use it would make this post really rocket...kindly consider adding further details

Hi Fr4gg0r from the other side! I know u from i9000 forum! This TW-Launcher looks nice.
I don't like TW but maybe i try this version! Nice work!

Row and Columns (6x6, 7x7, 6x7)
We need more rows and columns for ppl like me who have changed the Density of the phone.

Lockscreen Question

How do I make the lockscreen display the same wallpaper as the desktop? Is there a modification or something I can flash for this?

Menu>settings>Display>Screen Display>lock screen>wallpaper> gallery

Ga101698 said:
Menu>settings>Display>Screen Display>lock screen>wallpaper> gallery
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You're not understanding. I want the transparency thing. I have a wallpaper rotation app.

WidgetLocker will do it...
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker&hl=en

Danton1316 said:
WidgetLocker will do it...
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker&hl=en
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Yeah...something free. I'm using Android, not iOS.

Ok... http://lmgtfy.com/?q=free+alternative+to+widgetlocker
Looks like GO Locker is the winner:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.jiubang.goscreenlock
- Dan

Danton1316 said:
Ok... http://lmgtfy.com/?q=free+alternative+to+widgetlocker
Looks like GO Locker is the winner:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.jiubang.goscreenlock
- Dan
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K I didn't need the lmgtfy nonsense. Thanks.

If you are looking for a transparent lockscreen. I posted one in apps and themes. Its been awhile so it is aways down. I will post link when I get to a computer.
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spdwiz18 said:
If you are looking for a transparent lockscreen. I posted one in apps and themes. Its been awhile so it is aways down. I will post link when I get to a computer.
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A link would be great. Go Locker is buggy.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1337801
I have not done 1 for ek02 yet. But I will be working on it soon.
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agentfazexx said:
Yeah...something free. I'm using Android, not iOS.
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What? lol...

Danton1316 said:
Ok... http://lmgtfy.com/?q=free+alternative+to+widgetlocker
Looks like GO Locker is the winner:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.jiubang.goscreenlock
- Dan
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Lmao
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So, Go Locker is a buggy piece of crap. Any other suggestions?

agentfazexx said:
So, Go Locker is a buggy piece of crap. Any other suggestions?
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Widgetlocker is the only other great replacement. There are other ones around but they're not as good. Just wait and hope that Google includes this as one of there $0.10 apps.
Mandado from my E4GT

eao1991 said:
Widgetlocker is the only other great replacement. There are other ones around but they're not as good. Just wait and hope that Google includes this as one of there $0.10 apps.
Mandado from my E4GT
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One can only hope.
Go Locker makes me unlock via my pin twice, and shows my desktop before the lock screen. What a piece of crap!!! It just got worse after today's updates.

Simple Request

Can someone give me the files/apk for the game launcher. i want to put it onto my Much i5 but my Xperia Play died. Has anyone done this before if so can you also give me the link to that.
I didn't know where to post this so if this is wrong sorry in advance.

The game launchers will work on PlayStation certified devices only so if you want it on a non Sony phone your gunna probly have to do a bunch of build.prop tweaks and probably more then you will care for
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I still wanna try but do you think it would be possible to tweak the apk. Instead of the phone.
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Can anyone get me these files. I would really appreciate it. Their download link doesn't work.
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insane5125 said:
Can anyone get me these files. I would really appreciate it. Their download link doesn't work.
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Here, with included PSP themes. But the game launcher apk is for GB though...

Kino Ng said:
Here, with included PSP themes. But the game launcher apk is for GB though...
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Thanks man I appreciate it.
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insane5125 said:
Thanks man I appreciate it.
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No problem. So, how is MUCH i5 experience?
Any special apk goodies that can be ported out, especially its Home Launcher?

Kino Ng said:
No problem. So, how is MUCH i5 experience?
Any special apk goodies that can be ported out, especially its Home Launcher?
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The phone is amazing. The home launcher is decent. Its like the iPhone sort of with no app draw. Other than that its pure android pretty much. If you want I can post the files for the launcher. I do like it cause of the PS vita look.
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I couldn't get it to work I did everything and I got the wallpapers to work but the suite still doesnt . any ideas?
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insane5125 said:
I couldn't get it to work I did everything and I got the wallpapers to work but the suite still doesnt . any ideas?
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Well, too bad I searched all over the place and found nothing good except the fact that it needs Sony stock rom to use by xda source.
Do you seriously need this so much? Actually I like its UI, but cant figure how to maximize its usage like u can manually add(XPlay optimize) any apps into that launcher, so I gave it up and used Snapdragon Game Launcher instead. Now using Smart Launcher, it sorts things out nicely so I don't need game launcher anymore. However, the PS Vita-like of your MUCH i5 is very nice indeed!

Kino Ng said:
Well, too bad I searched all over the place and found nothing good except the fact that it needs Sony stock rom to use by xda source.
Do you seriously need this so much? Actually I like its UI, but cant figure how to maximize its usage like u can manually add(XPlay optimize) any apps into that launcher, so I gave it up and used Snapdragon Game Launcher instead. Now using Smart Launcher, it sorts things out nicely so I don't need game launcher anymore. However, the PS Vita-like of your MUCH i5 is very nice indeed!
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No i don't need it. I was just curious, cause I get bored of launchers very quick I wasn't fond of the Snapdragon Game Launcher, but Smart Launcher is one of my favorites. I'll post the files tomorrow for the MUCH i5's launcher so you can try it for yourself. :good:
i really like the xmb launcher but i wish it was more like smart launcher and orginized everything.

insane5125 said:
No i don't need it. I was just curious, cause I get bored of launchers very quick I wasn't fond of the Snapdragon Game Launcher, but Smart Launcher is one of my favorites. I'll post the files tomorrow for the MUCH i5's launcher so you can try it for yourself. :good:
i really like the xmb launcher but i wish it was more like smart launcher and orginized everything.
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Alright, thanks in advance. :good:
Yeah, that xmb launcher'd been sleeping in its alpha version quite a long time ago and is still SLEEPING now.. sigh~

Kino Ng said:
Alright, thanks in advance. :good:
Yeah, that xmb launcher'd been sleeping in its alpha version quite a long time ago and is still SLEEPING now.. sigh~
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Yeah same here. Its a pity this could have been a top selling launcher for anyphone if he focused on it and put it on google play.

heres the apk for the MUCH launcher. it was very unstable on my htc one x when i tested it but who knows. also there is going to be a page of apps that arn't on your phone just one by one remove them then pinch the screen in and delete the page. its some kind of ad page for MUCH's Market.

hay if your still looking to port those apps here is a TUT that might come in handy http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2476050

[APP - NO ROOT!!!] [OLD] LauncherHijack - custom launcher enabler

PLEASE USE THIS - IT IS BETTER
https://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/general/launcher-root-launcher-hijack-v2-t3561026
NOT DEVELOPING ANYMORE, don't own this device

Works fine
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chris.... said:
Works fine
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cool! are there any graphical glitches when you press home (like, can you see original launcher for 1/2 second?)

parrotgeek1 said:
cool! are there any graphical glitches when you press home (like, can you see original launcher for 1/2 second?)
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Yeah

chris.... said:
Yeah
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Can you elaborate please? a 10 second video would be nice maybe. I want to try to fix it

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I tried this and it did not work for me. When I open the launcher hijack app, there is no button to click. There is only a blue at the top that says laucher hijack. Beneath that is says Hello World. No buttons, nothing else.

MisterSteve said:
I tried this and it did not work for me. When I open the launcher hijack app, there is no button to click. There is only a blue at the top that says laucher hijack. Beneath that is says Hello World. No buttons, nothing else.
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Go to settings, accessibility, and turn on the detect home button switch. Also it only works with Nova launcher

Thanks...works beautifully. I couldn't root my 4 yr olds HD7 because the pc won't recognize it and I wanted to get her a more personalized interface. Thank you so much.

Nice app. Works great. Much appreciated.
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Acceptable.
Doesn't work with google now luncher! Nova works fine, still flashes the original homescreen before the switch though. Acceptable and thanks.

Nirutam said:
Doesn't work with google now luncher! Nova works fine, still flashes the original homescreen before the switch though. Acceptable and thanks.
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If you REALLY want GNL before I get home from this trip, decompile the apk then go to AccServ.smail and change com.teslacoilsw.launcher to the right package name

This is pretty cool. Now I don't need root to use a custom launcher!

Thanks , work fine.
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Would it be possible to get this app working with other launchers in the future? Thanks for the hard work btw.

Cryptic R. said:
Would it be possible to get this app working with other launchers in the future? Thanks for the hard work btw.
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Yeah, I'm just lazy and no longer own a fire. It's on GitHub.

Works great. Would be awesome to have it auto load Nova Launcher on system restart though!

dymlu said:
Works great. Would be awesome to have it auto load Nova Launcher on system restart though!
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Good idea, I forgot about that

I logged into my xda-developers account that I hadn't in three years just to comment on this. This is awesome, and is going to make me love this device, rather than use it occasionally.
I, too, would love to see it start on boot. Is there a way to automatically or manually kill the Amazon launcher process?
Thanks for this GREAT work!!!!

takingflight005 said:
I logged into my xda-developers account that I hadn't in three years just to comment on this. This is awesome, and is going to make me love this device, rather than use it occasionally.
I, too, would love to see it start on boot. Is there a way to automatically or manually kill the Amazon launcher process?
Thanks for this GREAT work!!!!
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Yes. I'll add it