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Z5 Premium 4k Resolution - huge icons etc.

chrmahr75 — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 19:33:03 GMT

So far I'm very happy with my Z5 Premium

BUT

why can't Sony provide a SW where you make use of the higher resolution and big screen.

The icons etc just get bigger - everything is blown up - and that's it. What a shame and very annoying.

Basically its a Z5 with a magnifying glas.

If you look at other smartphones (ie iphone 6 vs. 6 plus, S6 edge vs edge+) you get more icons on the home screens, you see more mails in the inbox etc.

Hope they do something here with a future SW update.

Re: Z5 Premium 4k Resolution - huge icons etc.

Uliwooly — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 19:53:08 GMT

@chrmahr75

You can use a third party home launcher and other apps to customize your phone as you please.

Re: Z5 Premium 4k Resolution - huge icons etc.

chrmahr75 — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 20:45:00 GMT

True... But at this price it should come out of the box. Stock apps such as calender or mail for example cant be changed

Re: Z5 Premium 4k Resolution - huge icons etc.

adamlee2014 — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 21:07:06 GMT

Long press a blank space on your home screen to bring up the wallpaper and theme and home settings menu at the bottom and select home settings and change the icon size from large to small.

Re: Z5 Premium 4k Resolution - huge icons etc.

Uliwooly — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 21:26:14 GMT

@chrmahr75

That used to be the case back with feature phones (dumb phones) but now with smartphones you have myriad options, as far as the other apps, you can use the Gmail app with non-google accounts, also

settings > apps > select the app > disable > download another app that you prefer to use google calendar its quite good.

Re: Z5 Premium 4k Resolution - huge icons etc.

chrmahr75 — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 05:15:30 GMT

Thanks for the hint but the problem is that the icons become smaller but the gap between them bigger => not more icons to be placed

Re: Z5 Premium 4k Resolution - huge icons etc.

Uliwooly — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 17:52:36 GMT

@chrmahr75

Indeed, you will need a third party launcher