Sony Mobile rolled Android 4.4.2 KitKat for Xperia Z1, Xperia Z Ultra and Xperia Z1 Compact yesterday and foretold its plan to update other Xperia devices ( Z, ZL, ZR, Tablet Z, M2, E1, T2 Ultra ) on KitKat in future. Sony Mobile has rolled “Voice balloon photo” photography app for its Smart Social Camera app for all devices updated in KitKat yesterday.
Sony Voice balloon photo app allows you to put text on the photo in form of balloons by recognizing the voice of the users around the camera. You can edit the words spoken, put them in three different style options and can really give words to your beautiful pic captured. Let’s see how it works.
Voice balloon photo app
At present Voice balloon photo app is exclusively only available for Xperia KitKat devices in selected regions only ( available in UK ), you may not be able to download it officially from Play Store. If it is not available for your regions like India etc then you can download the Voice balloon photo apk from below and install it normally.
Voice balloon photo app confirmed working on Xperia Z2, Xperia Z1, Z Ultra and Z1 Compact running KitKat. Other Xperia devices running android 4.3 not tested yet. Not working for Android 4.3 Xperia SP.
Voice balloon photo app Version 1.0.A.0.0
For Stock KitKat Xperia Z1, Z Ultra, Z1 Compact and Z2 – No Root Needed
Download com.sonymobile.voiceballoonphoto-1.apk
Voice balloon photo app For Android 4.3 Devices – No Root Needed
XDA user kongaz2 has ported Voice balloon photo app version 1.0.A.0.0 for android 4.3 running devices. Download the apk from below and install it like normal apk on Xperia Z, ZL, ZR, Tablet Z, SP, T, TX, V.
Download [4.3+]Voice balloon photo v1.0.A.0.0.apk
Voice balloon photo app fro Android 4.1.2 Devices – No Root Needed
XDA dev xperiaz2 aka Ash has ported Voice balloon photo app version 1.0.A.0.0 for android 4.1.2 running devices, confirmed working on Xperia M, L, E if Sony Smart Camera is ported on them.
Download VoiceBalloonPhoto.apk
How it works ?
Install Sony Voice balloon photo app.
Read the instructions to use Voice balloon photo app.
As soon as you see microphone on screen then start speaking some words.
As you will speak, text words will appear on screen and keep on coming till you are speaking.
You can move, edit the text in different styles. Hold on balloon box and move it.
There are 3 themes available in Voice balloon photo app viz. Pop, Comic and Chalk.
Do try this Voice balloon photo app on your KitKat running Xperia device and let us know you like it or not. Drop your comments below.
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[ Parse Error ] please fix it…
it is only for Z1 Z2 ZU Z1C KitKat already written in post….
will not work on any other device hopefully.
it working with my xperia tx runing jb 4.3 🙂
we thought it is working on KitKat only.
Can you take a pic on your XTX running this app with another camera so we can post above.
working on my xperia z ultra 4.3 non root
Working on my Xperia SP 4.3