http://developer.sonymobile.com Tue, 21 May 2013 18:28:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/05/08/technology-reboot-updated-list-of-glonass-supported-xperia-devices/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-reboot-updated-list-of-glonass-supported-xperia-devices http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/05/08/technology-reboot-updated-list-of-glonass-supported-xperia-devices/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 17:18:28 +0000 Joe Padre /?p=19061 Last year, we published a story covering GLONASS (Globalnaya Navigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema), a Russian, radio-based satellite navigation system covering the globe (locations mapped above), which a number of our Xperia™ devices support. In addition to an overview of GLONASS support in our latest Xperia phones from Sony Positioning Specialist, Magnus Persson, he also explained how [...]]]> http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/05/08/technology-reboot-updated-list-of-glonass-supported-xperia-devices/feed/ 11 http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/04/22/take-the-app-promo-developer-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=take-the-app-promo-developer-survey http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/04/22/take-the-app-promo-developer-survey/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:50:54 +0000 Joe Padre /?p=18893 Our friends at App Promo have just opened up their 2nd Annual Developer Survey, which looks at how developers are performing with their apps from a discovery and financial perspective. The study aims to gather data to illustrate trends and insights that represent the developer community at large, and which will be used to create [...]]]> http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/04/22/take-the-app-promo-developer-survey/feed/ 0 http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/04/19/make-your-apps-fast-user-friendly-and-power-efficient-video-presentation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=make-your-apps-fast-user-friendly-and-power-efficient-video-presentation http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/04/19/make-your-apps-fast-user-friendly-and-power-efficient-video-presentation/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:50:41 +0000 Tobias Nilsson /?p=18868 Designing and implementing an efficient network communication in your Android application is not an easy task. This is something Sony research engineer Erik Hellman has put a lot of thought and work into, and he shared some of his best hints and tips regarding this at his presentation at Droidcon London 2012. Check out the [...]]]> http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/04/19/make-your-apps-fast-user-friendly-and-power-efficient-video-presentation/feed/ 2 http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/04/18/create-your-own-blindsview-effect-for-your-apps-tutorial-code-example/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=create-your-own-blindsview-effect-for-your-apps-tutorial-code-example http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/04/18/create-your-own-blindsview-effect-for-your-apps-tutorial-code-example/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:20:43 +0000 Joe Padre /?p=18496 One of the unique features you’ll find with recent Xperia™ smartphones is a “blinds” effect that’s part of the lockscreen display – touch your finger anywhere on the screen, and the window shreds into horizontal blind slats. The BlindsView feature is also available on Xperia™ smartphones running the Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2 update (at the [...]]]> http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/04/18/create-your-own-blindsview-effect-for-your-apps-tutorial-code-example/feed/ 5 http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/04/11/xperia-z-and-other-new-models-added-to-our-device-loaner-service/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=xperia-z-and-other-new-models-added-to-our-device-loaner-service http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/04/11/xperia-z-and-other-new-models-added-to-our-device-loaner-service/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:02:59 +0000 Joe Padre /?p=18661 If you’re a developer based in the US or Canada, and are eager to start testing your apps to ensure they work on the latest Xperia™ smartphones, you’re in luck! We’ve just added Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, and Xperia T to our Device Loaner Programme. And tablets and mobile accessories are also available, including the [...]]]> http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/04/11/xperia-z-and-other-new-models-added-to-our-device-loaner-service/feed/ 2 http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/04/04/5-coding-tips-to-make-your-app-power-efficient-and-optimised-for-sonys-stamina-mode/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-coding-tips-to-make-your-app-power-efficient-and-optimised-for-sonys-stamina-mode http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/04/04/5-coding-tips-to-make-your-app-power-efficient-and-optimised-for-sonys-stamina-mode/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:35:51 +0000 Anna Aleryd /?p=18466 The battery life of smartphones and tablets is extremely important for many users, and in order to provide end users with good battery performance, device manufacturers have a joint responsibility together with all of you app developers. The power-save feature STAMINA mode, available on our latest Xperia™ devices including Xperia Z, is a clever way [...]]]> http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/04/04/5-coding-tips-to-make-your-app-power-efficient-and-optimised-for-sonys-stamina-mode/feed/ 9 http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/04/03/how-sonys-battery-stamina-mode-works/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-sonys-battery-stamina-mode-works http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/04/03/how-sonys-battery-stamina-mode-works/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:58:21 +0000 Anna Aleryd /?p=18485 With Sony’s power management setting called Battery STAMINA Mode, you can extend the standby time of your Xperia™ device by more than four times. With Battery STAMINA Mode turned on, the background activities of most applications are reduced when you turn off the screen. Read more on how it works after the jump! Battery life [...]]]> http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/04/03/how-sonys-battery-stamina-mode-works/feed/ 45 http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/03/27/tutorial-reboot-develop-energy-and-network-efficient-apps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tutorial-reboot-develop-energy-and-network-efficient-apps http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/03/27/tutorial-reboot-develop-energy-and-network-efficient-apps/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:30:26 +0000 Anna Aleryd /?p=18472 When you develop an app, there are a few things you can do to make it use network and power resources as efficiently as possible. And by doing so, you will also provide a clearly enhanced user experience. Håkan Jonson, a research engineer at Sony Mobile’s Technology office, created a tutorial a while back that [...]]]> http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/03/27/tutorial-reboot-develop-energy-and-network-efficient-apps/feed/ 2 http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/03/14/develop-small-apps-ir-remote-sensor-related-apps-with-the-new-sony-add-on-sdk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=develop-small-apps-ir-remote-sensor-related-apps-with-the-new-sony-add-on-sdk http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/03/14/develop-small-apps-ir-remote-sensor-related-apps-with-the-new-sony-add-on-sdk/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:02:47 +0000 Joe Padre /?p=18228 The new Xperia Tablet Z and its smartphone equivalent, Xperia Z, are the latest Sony products that include Small Apps and IR remote sensor functionality. If you’re ready to start developing your own Small Apps or your own IR remote sensor-enabled apps, you’ll want to do so using the new Sony Add-on SDK. Read on [...]]]> http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/03/14/develop-small-apps-ir-remote-sensor-related-apps-with-the-new-sony-add-on-sdk/feed/ 8 http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/03/13/develop-apps-for-smartwatch-smart-wireless-headset-pro-with-the-new-sony-add-on-sdk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=develop-apps-for-smartwatch-smart-wireless-headset-pro-with-the-new-sony-add-on-sdk http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/03/13/develop-apps-for-smartwatch-smart-wireless-headset-pro-with-the-new-sony-add-on-sdk/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:05:06 +0000 Tobias Nilsson /?p=18213 You’ve all been able to develop app extensions for SmartWatch and Smart Wireless Headset pro for a while with the old Smart Extension SDK, but now we have replaced this with the new Sony Add-on SDK. So far, hundreds of apps have been created or extended to work with these devices. Read on for a [...]]]> http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/03/13/develop-apps-for-smartwatch-smart-wireless-headset-pro-with-the-new-sony-add-on-sdk/feed/ 9