Other changes
Changes to status icons
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The design of the icon indicating signal strength has changed.
Before updates:
(Signal strength)After updates:
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When using your device as a dual SIM device, previously two signal strength icons were displayed. Now the icon is displayed vertically as a single icon. The signal strength for each SIM is displayed separately, one above the other.
Before updates:
(Signal strength)After updates:
(Signal strength) (Example for 4G) -
The design of the Wi-Fi signal icon has changed. The signal strength display has changed from four levels to three levels.
Before updates:
(Wi-Fi signal)After updates:
(Wi-Fi signal)
Changes to Side sense
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(Xperia 1 VIII/Xperia 10 VIII only) The following guide has been removed.
[Multitasking guides]
This item had previously appeared at the bottom of the screen after finding and tapping as follows.
[Settings] > [System] > [Gestures] > [Side sense]
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The app launcher menu has changed. You can access the app launcher menu by flicking up the Side sense bar.
The tab title name has changed as follows.
Before updates: [Main and pop-up]
After updates: [App launcher]
You can no longer launch pop-up windows from this screen.
Pop-up windows can be launched from the Recent app screen by tapping the following button in the navigation bar.
(Overview)
Changes to the Game enhancer app (Xperia 1 VIII/Xperia 1 VII/Xperia 1 VI only)
The following has been removed, and you are no longer able to launch pop-up windows from the Game enhancer app.
[Multitasking] > [APPS]
You can launch pop-up windows from the Recent app screen by tapping the following button in the navigation bar.
(Overview)
Changes to the External monitor app (Xperia 1 VI only)
The YouTube pop-up window feature in the Streaming mode of the External monitor app has been removed. The following icon on the Streaming mode screen is also no longer displayed.
(Pop-up)
Changes to the Video Creator app
The Video Creator app now supports display in the landscape orientation. In the video editing screen, only some elements, such as icons, will be displayed in landscape orientation.