Ok, so no luck finding actual sollution as yet...but in the meantime have found some work-arounds that, so far, seem to be better then 'glove mode' option (as with glove mode on, the screen becomes super sensitive and can be frustrating when checking through photo's, etc)
1 :: Replace Home / Navigation buttons with " Soft Keys - Home Back Button"
>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dogusumit.ortatus
if you change the settings to have...
* the Buttons at Bottom
* Back Button on Left
...then it's pretty much same/similar to the standard Sony navigation buttons and you can choose the button style / button size / transparency settings to your liking 😉
2 :: Install GMD Full Screen Immersive Mode
>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmd.immersive&hl=en
Can change the settings in here to remove the original navigation buttons at the bottom, which then places the newly created nav buttons at the very bottom, where the original buttons usually sit.
FYI - you'll need to adjust the size of the buttons in " Soft Keys - Home Back Button" app to find a balance where they are big enough for your liking...but not too big, so they don't get pushed accidently when your typing a text message or any other app that uses that bottom section of the screen.
3 :: Drop Down Status Bar app to access all those bits at the top
>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wq.dropdownstatusbar&hl=en
(you'll need to make a space on your home screen to place the app button when you prefer)
Took me a little bit of time to play around with the settings between each app to make all happiness, but think I'm now sorted to be able to do all as before, without Glove Mode on
nooice!!! 
Would be interested if anyone has found better joy using any other similar 'work-around-apps' to solve these missing functionalities...??...
Hoping Sony wakes up sometime to get the original functions sorted...!!!...!!!...but for now, i'm happy with this backup setup ^_^
@DalaWala wrote:Ok, so no luck finding actual sollution as yet...but in the meantime have found some work-arounds that, so far, seem to be better then 'glove mode' option (as with glove mode on, the screen becomes super sensitive and can be frustrating when checking through photo's, etc)
1 :: Replace Home / Navigation buttons with " Soft Keys - Home Back Button"
>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dogusumit.ortatus
if you change the settings to have...
* the Buttons at Bottom
* Back Button on Left
...then it's pretty much same/similar to the standard Sony navigation buttons and you can choose the button style / button size / transparency settings to your liking 😉
2 :: Install GMD Full Screen Immersive Mode
>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmd.immersive&hl=en
Can change the settings in here to remove the original navigation buttons at the bottom, which then places the newly created nav buttons at the very bottom, where the original buttons usually sit.
FYI - you'll need to adjust the size of the buttons in " Soft Keys - Home Back Button" app to find a balance where they are big enough for your liking...but not too big, so they don't get pushed accidently when your typing a text message or any other app that uses that bottom section of the screen.
3 :: Drop Down Status Bar app to access all those bits at the top
>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wq.dropdownstatusbar&hl=en
(you'll need to make a space on your home screen to place the app button when you prefer)
Took me a little bit of time to play around with the settings between each app to make all happiness, but think I'm now sorted to be able to do all as before, without Glove Mode on
nooice!!!
Would be interested if anyone has found better joy using any other similar 'work-around-apps' to solve these missing functionalities...??...
Hoping Sony wakes up sometime to get the original functions sorted...!!!...!!!...but for now, i'm happy with this backup setup ^_^
@I've the same problem, thanks @DalaWala for the simple workaround.
I found via "adb logcat" that these errors arise when Home, Back or recent are pressed:
08-19 11:30:00.320 3187 3187 V DeadZone: consuming errant click: (179.0,8.0)
08-19 11:30:02.030 3187 3187 V DeadZone: consuming errant click: (383.0,12.0)
08-19 11:30:03.334 3187 3187 V DeadZone: consuming errant click: (570.0,9.0)
Some other info here.
PLEASE SONY FIX IT!
aah, that sounds like an interesting workaround to test
what is ' adb ' ??
does this solve the dropdown menu to work too? ...or would that text line need to be editted to include trimming 20pixels from the top of the screen ??
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