So yea, why not I share customization tips.
even since RAZR, I've been customizing my UI with a lot of stuffs.
But with Z Ultra, I did extra stuffs just to keep me happy.

1. Nova Launcher Prime
- yes the stock homescreen is good but it doesn't do gestures. I use Nova for its stability, customizability, and usability. Never again my finger had to crawl way above the screen to pull the notification bar or to aim the app tray icon to list all my apps.
RAM used: ~55MB

2. ROM Toolbox Pro
- It's not just to manage the custom recoveries or playing with kernel. For basic, I use it for changing my font and boot animations on-the-go. it's also the swiss-army-knife for rooted phone.
RAM used: none for font/boot animation tweaking.

3. roundR
- I don't really mind having rounded corner screen on my true black screen panel of XZU. the effect came out nice.
RAM used: ~16MB

4. GMD Auto Hide Soft Keys
- 6.44" is large but it's not 100% usable due to XZU having the soft navigation menu. Use this and tada, gone!
RAM used: N.A

5. Button Savior Pro
- Now that you removed the soft navigation, u can use either GMD Hide Soft Key's very own soft navigation or u can use this Button Savior. Button Savior Pro have much customization and better trigger positioning.
RAM used: N.A

6. Gravity Screen Pro
- thanks to uncle @benny888, this app is really good for me although I use it juz so my screen turned itself off inside my pocket. may seem like simple stuff but when u get used to it, it's really making ur phone somewhat smarter with its surrounding.
RAM used: ~2.7MB

7. SlideIT Keyboard
- Resize, cursor navigation, skinning, all I ever need for a keyboard. very good language, swiping and dictionary support too.
RAM used: ~17MB

8. Slider Widget - Volumes
- My homescreen quick volume access widget. Also adjusts my brightness settings.
RAM used: N.A

9. SoundAbout Pro
- As an avid mobile multimedia user, I always carry around a portable bluetooth speaker with me. However, not ALL sounds go to that speaker (such as alarm tones). With XZU's internal speaker, I will never wake up so this app helps to divert ALL sounds to my bluetooth speaker whenever connected.
RAM used: ~2.7MB

hope u peeps find this useful

This post has been edited by thatisazam: Sep 15 2013, 02:26 AM

Maybe. Hopefully Sony not gonna make us, XZU buyers half dead on the middle of the road.

Hopefully, they move focus way too fast.

Yea, at one point, I thought the XZU was Sony's most treasured creation. Now I think, it's a come to soon, gone too soon kinda device. Who knows, XZU development by Sony might cease faster than we thought. Will jump by end of November. No need to go through with Sony already. My first and last Xperia will be my XZU. I'm moving back to Galaxy Note Series. I'm a SAMSUNG BOY!

TS please pin to first page..




If TS still here

I'm never be able to set my preference this way. as app developer I find it is not the best practice to stick with just a brand and keep returning to it. Samsung has very good lineups but it's very hassle to set up a Samsung phone to the development environment (with exception of its Nexus phone). S3 was my last Samsung phone and maybe after a couple of Sony, I'll get back to Samsung or try out LG.

New update incoming la.. Update .526. Already rolling overseas.. We are getting update like once in 2 weeks, showing that Sony still working on xzu

Don't give wrong impression in this thread la.. If u are not a user, stfu


Sighhh.. This is my first time having Sony device.. I never know so many Sony haters around.. I don't understand why must hate.. For me i can use any device from any brand as long as I like it.. Really don't understand fanboyism

This post has been edited by un_id: Sep 15 2013, 02:47 AM

I hate fanboyism

Shuhh shuhh...

Sorry I own XZU before (you can ask Andrew_1980), sold it because I feel Sony have lost some focus on it.

Btw, what makes you think I'm a hater? I love it but I think they move on too fast and no, I'm not a fanboy of some sort. I own several brand of smartphone. Chill.

This post has been edited by Xirality: Sep 15 2013, 02:53 AM

Actually you're right. I was considering the Pantech Vega LTE-A but it's lacking the Notification LED. Somehow something is lacking in every brand.

Not fanboyism. I just love Samsung. Sorry anyways. I tutup mulut.

Nahh don't take it seriously.. I'm just hoping this thread get more positive and constructive posts that just garbage..

But wait, why am I keeping this thread, is suppose to be a TS job.. TS is not doing his job

You be the next TS then

I'm reluctant. I will not have time to keep a thread well.. Recently quite free so I'm always here. But sometimes I'll be away for weeks or month.

gotta agree with that bit of your thoughts. this is not like last time where only a couple of brand is having high-end specs. Now more flexible with many brands coming out with super speed technology growth. yet some peeps grown up sticking with the idea that a brand is superior than the other quite annoys me too. Especially on a wrong thread.

Probably for me as well. XZU is my second Sony phone in year 2013.

Now I am decide back to Samsung.


Eh! I still around, stop keep giving me this can?

and stop saying I not doing my job. Aiyoyo....

Is it a must I put everything at 1st page? and he just post it, ok...

Don't take the emoticon seriously.

Just spicing things up.

Anyway, why is another thread come up by Hertz?

This post has been edited by un_id: Sep 15 2013, 03:13 AM

No la, nothing emotional.

This thread will get retired after Hertz success create version 5.

OK noted.

Everybody is time for new TS since i no longer owning it, welcome new TS - Hertz96

Let celebrate new v5 - https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2960021