Xperia home landscape mode

Home doesn't turn to landscape mode when the phone is turned.
Only when connected to the dock.
What's up with that? Will it be fixed?

Totally agreee.
Considering the polish and care taken in the build quality, elsewhere in the Xperia Z2, not to mention the marketing of the device.
Its hard to believe that Sony Mobile chose to selectively support Auto-rotate screen.
Which asks the question, why give us the option to select Auto-rotate screen, when the phone does not completely support it?
It makes an otherwise polished and restrained experience, crude, and clumsy at best.
Which is completely at odds of what is arguably the mosty stylish smartphone on the market today.
Even more so, that its also found in the previous ZL,. Z, and SP.
Sony Mobile need to be more consistent with their implementations, if they want to win over, and retain new owners from Apple and Samsung.
Rather than just the Sony faithful.

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