Hi - my first post here, so be gently with me...
Desperate to sort out this issue, otherwise I'll be sending my phone back, so any help would be great.
Background:
Can anyone help? I have an Xperia Arc S, just got it a few days ago. Absolutely love the phone (the screen is amazing). But I find the three hardware buttons (back, home, menu) really horrible - quite loose, awkward to press, especially with a case on the phone. Seems to be the same on all Xperia Arcs, I mean I looked at other Arc S phones in stores and they're all the same. I have the chance to send the phone back, but there's no other phone I really want - so it occurred to me today that perhaps there's an app for soft keys, which would mean I wouldn't have to use the hardware buttons. Lo and behold I found a few (SoftKeys, Virtual Button Bar, Button Savior).
My questions:
- These apps seem to require the phone to be rooted. Do you know if there are other apps available which would not require rooting?
- I am android/smartphone total beginner, but am experienced in coding. How easy is it to root a phone?
- Would I lose all the Sony Ericsson apps and Timescape already on the phone if I rooted it? (I know it voids the warranty, btw)
- do these soft key apps really mean I would never have to use the hard keys, ever?
- If, for example, I was using the internet browser, how do you get the menu bar to show if you're not using the hardware keys, as the browser fills the whole screen.
As I say, I love the phone (apart from the keys), so any help would be hugely appreciated.
Thanks.
Desperate to sort out this issue, otherwise I'll be sending my phone back, so any help would be great.
Background:
Can anyone help? I have an Xperia Arc S, just got it a few days ago. Absolutely love the phone (the screen is amazing). But I find the three hardware buttons (back, home, menu) really horrible - quite loose, awkward to press, especially with a case on the phone. Seems to be the same on all Xperia Arcs, I mean I looked at other Arc S phones in stores and they're all the same. I have the chance to send the phone back, but there's no other phone I really want - so it occurred to me today that perhaps there's an app for soft keys, which would mean I wouldn't have to use the hardware buttons. Lo and behold I found a few (SoftKeys, Virtual Button Bar, Button Savior).
My questions:
- These apps seem to require the phone to be rooted. Do you know if there are other apps available which would not require rooting?
- I am android/smartphone total beginner, but am experienced in coding. How easy is it to root a phone?
- Would I lose all the Sony Ericsson apps and Timescape already on the phone if I rooted it? (I know it voids the warranty, btw)
- do these soft key apps really mean I would never have to use the hard keys, ever?
- If, for example, I was using the internet browser, how do you get the menu bar to show if you're not using the hardware keys, as the browser fills the whole screen.
As I say, I love the phone (apart from the keys), so any help would be hugely appreciated.
Thanks.
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