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How to port the Xperia Z2 Smart call handling feature to the Z1 and Z1 Compact

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How to port the Xperia Z2 Smart call handling feature to the Z1 and Z1 Compact
Sony took its sweet time, but with the Xperia Z2 you are finally able to answer a call by just bringing the phone to your ear. The feature is enabled from the Smart call handling set on the Z2, and has been present on phones from other manufacturers for a while now...

Even though it's on the Z2, enterprising contributors over at XDA-Devs, have managed to port Smart call handling to the Xperia Z1, and Z1 Compact. Needless to say, your device needs to be rooted first, and recovery installed, which is pretty straightforward. Still, if you don't know what these actions are, better lay off the porting for now. Here's what you need to do: 

1. Download the Intelli_sign zip file, and flash it to your device in recovery mode
2. Download the Gesture.2.apk file, sideload it, and install
3. Start the Gesture app, enable the Smart call handling feature, and start answering calls by just raising the phone to your ear

source: RyokoN (XDA-Devs)
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posted on 04 Mar 2014, 08:31 2
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1. itsdeepak4u2000 (Posts: 3718; Member since: 03 Nov 2012)


Nice feature.

posted on 04 Mar 2014, 09:52 4
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10. Astoni (Posts: 649; Member since: 28 Sep 2013)


tell that to samsung

posted on 04 Mar 2014, 12:43
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17. zuckerboy (banned) (Posts: 898; Member since: 22 Dec 2011)


wow I didnt know that feature. does galaxy s4 has that ?

posted on 04 Mar 2014, 12:52 2
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18. maherk (Posts: 3732; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)


The S3 had that, not just the S4

posted on 05 Mar 2014, 07:52
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20. ivanprskalo (Posts: 123; Member since: 09 Dec 2010)


And the Note lineup, but so what? If Samsung take features from other OEs, LG too, Apple took Sony's design for first iphone, and so on and on...
..so Sony can took idea and improve it a bit and then incorporate into own phones...

posted on 04 Mar 2014, 08:34 2
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3. akki20892 (Posts: 3901; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)


I still remember my n8 has Ringer off-place the device face down feature. I guess g2 have that answer feature. Go Z2

posted on 04 Mar 2014, 09:12
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8. nlbates66 (Posts: 328; Member since: 15 Aug 2012)


ok feature, but i'd want to turn the shake to reject part off I think :P

posted on 04 Mar 2014, 10:26
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11. spiderpig2894 (Posts: 588; Member since: 10 Jan 2012)


Those are common gestures, guys. Just like the controversial pinch-to-zoom or multitouch war. What else do you want? You can answer the phone by placing your foot on it? Of course it will be by the ear!

posted on 04 Mar 2014, 11:13 1
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13. jexxx (Posts: 48; Member since: 23 Feb 2014)


It's okay when Sony copies, not so when samsung copies? Wow.

posted on 04 Mar 2014, 12:10 1
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14. tumchaaditya (Posts: 71; Member since: 21 May 2012)


I had this(through a third party software) in my Nokia N79 running ancient Symbian S60V3. and also have it on my N9..

posted on 04 Mar 2014, 12:17
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16. maherk (Posts: 3732; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)


Show me a video or a link where Nokia had this feature, can you? I was a Nokia guy, from the N73, to the N95, N96, N86, and the N8, and none had such a feature.

posted on 04 Mar 2014, 22:41
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19. Apoorvtheman (Posts: 42; Member since: 25 Jun 2012)


This feature was in nokia 5233 too

posted on 05 Mar 2014, 09:20
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22. bugsbunny00 (Posts: 2054; Member since: 07 Jun 2013)


Test:Drop it on floor.

posted on 17 Apr 2014, 21:25
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23. gserafy (Posts: 3; Member since: 21 Feb 2014)


how can i put the phone on recovery mode?

posted on 17 Apr 2014, 21:33
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24. gserafy (Posts: 3; Member since: 21 Feb 2014)


i cant do it :/ any help please

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