Using the Xperia Z as a "tablet"

[grommmm]

Hi all,

since the Xperia Z has the 1920 x 1080 resolution (almost as much as my TV), can we use it as a tablet to run tablet apps?

I thought that the bigger screen is an advantage. But actually, everything on it is just bigger, and i end up seeing less on it than on my iphone. I saw a bigger part of my email on a blackberry 9900 than i am seeing now with the smallest font setting.

So, can the Xperia Z run tablet apps?

[2x crossposted, will notify if i get a usable reply]

 

[Golfdriver97]

Hi all,

since the Xperia Z has the 1920 x 1080 resolution (almost as much as my TV), can we use it as a tablet to run tablet apps?

I thought that the bigger screen is an advantage. But actually, everything on it is just bigger, and i end up seeing less on it than on my iphone. I saw a bigger part of my email on a blackberry 9900 than i am seeing now with the smallest font setting.

So, can the Xperia Z run tablet apps?

[2x crossposted, will notify if i get a usable reply]

It depends on the app. If you use the Xperia to go to Play, the apps will be filtered to what you can download that are device compatible. If you were to look at 'Application X' on a PC and want to install it, there would be a box below the app icon that states if the app is compatible with any of your devices.

 

[grommmm]

Thank you Golfdriver97.

This was not the reply I was looking for. Using the Xperia Z to go to Play, would always filter apps for smartphones instead of tablets.

The question was referring to a trick, which could bypass this filter and use the Xperia Z as a tablet with tablet apps.

Thanks again!

 

[Christopher Matthews Jr]

Maybe if you messed around with the DPI settings?.. just a thought.



Tapatalked from my Nexus 10

 

[grommmm]

A thought in the right direction

i have come accross this How to change app’s display DPI and UI without Paranoid Android | Techno FAQ

Could be the right answer - will try it out during the weekend.

 

[grommmm]

OK, found the answer Paranoid Android - Home in the depths of the intermetz