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How do i devictimize walkman and album of poor design?

Svigote
Visitor

How do i devictimize walkman and album of poor design?

I love the z3. But things like the walkman home and being unable to move, hide or organize photos is frustrating considering how great this phone is. I would like to either uninstall sony integrated apps and and use real ones. Or disable walkman home. There is also two photo viewers and im sick of picking one everything I open a photo. Neither photo viewer opens in a browsable format. Simply lays all photos from all folders out on screen. I don't understand where the idea that random sized unorganized tiles were somehow convenient or easy to use came from but walkman home is a garbage dump I like to avoid looking at. I blame windows 8's metro. It didn't work for them. Get rid of it. Conventional music browsing is what I want. And id prefer if that was an option. As well as foldered photo browsing so I don't have to hide my phone until I find the right photo. If you know what I mean. Someone please help me to do this. I would hate to have to switch to something else.
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Phy
Legend
Legend

It's simple, download another music app and album app, then, go to

1 settings
2 apps
3 all
4 album and walkman
5 disable
Phy
Legend
Legend

Google play music it's a great alternative
Svigote
Visitor

I dont want anything that can automatically send ads to me or opens on a homepage other than my music. I also don't want the apps taking valuable memory space by simply disabling them. Various useless boatyard came with this phone and none of it can be uninstalled. It should be noted insidious programs such as these get only negative attention from me in that their not allowing uninstall is a market tactic intended to force a product on someone against their will. Removal of the program would also be helpful. How can I do this the right way without half assed alternatives
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Visitor

Google play music is not good. But thanks for the input. The samsung galaxy had a great music app. Why is there nothing like this available for those of us who choose not to jump on the "I love being advertised at" bandwagon?

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Uliwooly
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What you need or want it's a nexus phone, and even then google music and Google apps will be preloaded, THERE'S NO OTHER WAY AROUND IT, you could root your phone and uninstall as many apps as your heart content. This is an Xperia phone, therefore you will get Sony's apps preloaded, just like if you get a Samsung, LG, HTC, even an iPhone.
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Uliwooly
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Btw Samsung's music player it's terrible, but that's my opinion, just like yours is that walkman or play music are a joke, to each it's own, but the phone with more bloatware and more complains from customers are Samsung's products.
Svigote
Visitor

That much was obvious the question is how to remove them. No I do not want a nexus phone. I want a phone that doesn't have so mm e proprietary high and mighty crop behind it and can be utilized as I see fit and not how sony chooses
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Uliwooly
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Then you need to flash a custom ROM, it doesn't matter which oem you choose, they ALL have their preloaded apps.
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Uliwooly
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With Samsung you can't delete all preloaded crapware, you can uninstall some and disable the rest, just like with Sony, LG, HTC, etc