Questions tagged [sony]

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Official developer website

Sony Developer World general Sony developer resources.
Sony Developer World Mobile for mobile, tablets and smart watches.

Sony SDKs

Sony Add-on SDK (for mobile, tablet and smartwatch)
Sony Camera Remote API (for Sony digital cameras)
Sony Google TV Add-on SDK (for Sony Google TV devices)
Sony SmartEyeglass SDK (for Sony SmartEyeglass)
Lifelog API (for Lifelog)

Tutorials & Sample Apps

Mobile, Tablet and Smartwatch sample apps
Camera Remote API tutorials
Google TV tutorials

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Questions about Camera Remote API beta and DSC-QX100

I have few questions and hope that someone from Sony will answer them. We want to control the behaviour of a DSC-QX100 camera from the outside to get a continuous video (and sometimes during this process good quality photos). Our tasks are: to get a…
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Font sizes issues with SmartWatch 2 control extension

I have written a SmartWatch 2 control extension which runs fine, but I am seeing a different font size when the application is installed on different phones. Most of the time the font is displayed correctly, but on some phones, the font on the…
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sony smartwatch sw2 broadcast global notification

My Control Extension looks good. But I need some notification mechanism sometimes. I had tested the http://developer.sonymobile.com/2013/12/26/using-both-the-control-notification-apis-for-customised-uis-in-your-smartwatch-2-extension-code/. but the…
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android: Sony Xperia: custom view with scroll bars

I am creating a custom view to represent some kind of a content. I want this content to be scrollable (vertically) and I want standard scroll bars to be visible during the scroll. In order to do this I've included the following code to the…
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Camera intent throws Null Pointer Exception in Sony Phones

I'm intenting Camera Intent which works perfectly on other devices except Sony C2305 [4.2.2]. Tested on 4.2.2 Emulator which works perfectly fine. Following is the snippet . I uses to call Camera Intent Intent intent = new…
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sony smartwatch sw2 launcher app

I'm working on a Control Extension for Sony SmartWatch 2 that needs to become a launcher app when user wakes up the sw2 device. My app works like a location monitor app. User can monitor the gps location where he is. And sw2 always goes to sleep…
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Sony "Camera Remote API Sample" error

I am trying to develop an Android Application using the Sony Camera remote sample app as a learning point. I have downloaded the Sony SDK, and have attempted to run the sample app. When I run it on a Nexus 5 phone, the application loads into the…
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Some functions of Sony Camera Remote API seemed to be unavailable

Background I am currently working on a Clojure wrapper of Sony Remote Camera Control API Beta. API : https://developer.sony.com/develop/cameras/ Wrapper: https://github.com/hammartap/facet Symptom Some functions, which getAvailableApiList…
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How to make my app works on Smartwatch 2 when not connected to phone

I would like to develop an app to my Sony Smartwatch 2 that will work also when my watch is not connected via bluetooth. Currently, the app is grayed out (disabled) when it watch is not connected to the phone. Any ideas? Pointer? Thanks!
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Need API to get unread notifications in SmartWatch2

In Sony SmartWatch2, is there a way to get number of unread notifications? I'm developing custom WatchFace that stays in low power mode, and it would be nice to have number of unread notifications shown, so user can check if there's missed…
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Video thumbnail - Sony remote camera API

I am developing an app that uses the Sony remote camera API to record videos. I am using a minor variation of the sample app provided (currently v1.21, if that makes any difference). I understand from this question that you cannot yet pull videos…
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Fullscreen immersive mode on android 4.1 on Xperia Album

On Android you can set SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_HIDE_NAVIGATION flag on View to hide software keys. And it seems that these keys cannot be hidden permanently on Android 4.1. Another flag is introduced in Android 4.4 SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_IMMERSIVE to not show…
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Developing themes for Xperia Z

I want to create themes for Xperia Z devices, just like the ones which show up in the personalisation section of the device. How can I start building them?
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Access to SD card on Sony DSC-QX100 camera via Remote Camera API?

I'm working with a Sony DSC-QX100 camera via Sony's Remote Camera api, specifically for use on a Windows 8 tablet (basically replacing the built-in camera of the tablet with this unit). I'm able to consume the camera's LiveView (streaming) and…
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Send a text to textview in a listbox item

I have used the gallery demo for the Sony SmartWatch 2. I create multiple listitems with no error. Now my question, I want to click on the listItem an set a textview with new text. I create multiple 3 item with: ControlListItem item = new…
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