GPE or Sony edition

[Phonejock]

About to buy one but which should I get

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[B. Diddy]

It really depends on what kind of experience you prefer. I much prefer vanilla Android, and the ability to customize things the way I want to (instead of having to use a manufacturer skin), so I'd go for the GPE.

 

[kaiser10123]

what software advantages does sony stock over GPE? Like only thing I saw that I like is the battery saving mode where i can shut everything down except a handfull of apps i want to have access

 

[Victoria Biggs]

can you side load like the sony walkman app for the gpe ultra

 

[coman]

i don't think there any software "advantages" over GPE, there's just more software, that you may or may not want, with GPE you can get any battery saving app or mod/kernel you want. and yes you can side load.

 

[Victoria Biggs]

ive tried side loading the walkman app on another phone but it said package file is invalid, what am i doing wrong. when you side load a app is it always supposed to work, regardless of your os version or no matter if it says that app is exclusive to a certain phone type

 

[coman]

if you're able to sideload the same apk on one phone but not the other then maybe carrier or manufacturer is restricting it, might have to install a custom rom. developers can also specify which versions of android are required for their apps to work.

 

[Fabian La Rose]

You'll need to root your phone to use Walkman™ player

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[doug9000]

You'll need to root your phone to use Walkman™ player

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No you don't I got it from XDA and side-loaded it on my Ultra just fine, works a charm.