Posted by Ricky D
@Hobbs
I hear you. X!0's stock 2.1 is pretty crap compared to the custom ROMs I tried. Have you played with an arc handset? If 0 was yendo and arc is 10 I'd rate X10 stock as a 4 and X10 CM7 a 6. arc makes them similarly slow with the only difference being a smoothness factor in CM7.
I'm turning my X10 into a linux server now. For small development on the go without having to setup an entire environment when I go to a new location or PC.
Posted by Hobbs
@Ricky d.unfortunitely not.haven't seen them in any of our stores yet but should be coming soon.when it does arrive I'll let you know what I think of it.
so what does setting up a Linux server on the x10 entail?
[ This Message was edited by: Hobbs on 2011-06-20 10:11 ]
Posted by 20545ZR16
@Hobbs
can you post the link that you have downloaded the rom from?
i have searched the xda and could not decide which one to download
thank you in advance
Posted by 20545ZR16
http://blogs.sonyericsson.com[....]bread-for-xperia%E2%84%A2-x10/
Posted by 20545ZR16
Blog post: SE also confirms no 16M colours, no unlocked bootloader and no multitouch for X10 Gingerbread update http://bit.ly/k4OuLt
Posted by moogoo
pre-final version looks pretty snappy.. of course he probably has zero apps installed. but with the apps to SD, that won't really make a difference anyway.
can't wait! Too bad they pushed back the timelime to august!!
Posted by Hobbs
August no no no nooooooo!
[ This Message was edited by: Hobbs on 2011-06-20 17:41 ]
Posted by Hobbs
@20545ZR16
CyanogenMod 7.0.3 FINAL
CM7.0.3 J022 K011 Thread (Jerpelea)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=911364
!release_CM7.0.3_J022_K011.7z | 142.5 MB Download link
http://hotfile.com/dl/1194544[....]ease_CM7.0.3_J022_K011.7z.html
Everything works perfectly except the camera which is still a work in progress.
Enjoy
[ This Message was edited by: Hobbs on 2011-06-20 18:17 ]
Posted by Falcon786
hey hobbs thanks for the link,but i think i cant live without a camera on my phone so i'm going to wait for the official upgrade,so far I'm enjoying this x10,sold my blackberry 9800 after one week and decided to keep the x10 for the last few months.Besides the emailing,this thing is years ahead of the 9800!
I dont know why gsm arena etc jump for the galaxy s as it really lacks the looks and build quality of the x10...and they keep on going on about viewing angles on the screen,my question is who sits at a 120degree angle away from their phone when in use?
Hobbs is there no way to use the cynogen mod and standard 2.1 on a dual boot maybe just to try it out?
Posted by Big_D
Damaged my usb port, so how do I fix it? Probably out of one year warranty already, but how much cost to fix with SE? Is there a do-it-yourself guide?
I can't charge anymore, but I can use a external charger, but I really would like to get it fix.
[ This Message was edited by: Big_D on 2011-06-20 22:27 ]
Posted by mode
@Big_D
Busted mine a few months ago. SE would have it fixed for a bomb of a price as they would replace the whole motherboard, standard procedure for the problem. Just go to a pda repair shop, I got my UsB port replaced for USD60+
Posted by Hobbs
@Falcon
Dualboot.Not that I know of.There is always the CM6 Froyo 2.2.1 by Wolfbreak or the FreeX10 2.2.1 by Z that both have working camera and video but at this stage with official Gingerbread been so close I can't see why you'd want to other than having a faster phone for a month.Its because of those 2.2.1 roms that I can't go back to stock SE 2.1.I'd rather have a really fast phone and carry my little Nikon around with me whenever I need to take photo or video.
Posted by Falcon786
Lets hope its just a month,i don't like the iphone because of lack of flash support so the x10 needs to back me up for choosing it lol
Posted by Hobbs
Good luck Big D with getting that USB port fixed.I hope its not to much trouble.
Posted by doellied2
So true
Posted by emzee_ali
Hey,
How much time does X10 take to charge from 0 to full 100 % via power mains? Because mine takes very long time to charge like almost 4 hours. Isn't it supposed to be 2 hours?
Posted by Rookwise
4hrs is a long time. Charging is much less. Dont forget the x10 cuts off the charge once its at 100% and kicks in again when it reaches 85%. Chances are you've missed it and the phones started to discharge. The led will still show green as well. Its jjust a matter of timing. Often i've woke up and checked both of mine and they've been on 95% as its cut the charge off.
either that or your usb or battery are on their way out.
Posted by emzee_ali
My x10 is only 3weeks old. And the first time I put it for charge I left it over night and I think the battery was discharged and it again started charging. Left it as such till it reached 100%. Up till now I have charged battery 7 times. And each time it takes very long time to charge. I tried changing the charger too.i used my brother's zte blade charger and it still takes almost 4 hours to charge. Is there any problem with the battery? I am on.stock 2.1 Rom with the latest 2.1 update that was released only last month. Please help.
Posted by Big_D
I just bought a Neo, but still hanging on to my Xperia x10. I really like the x10, and wants to fix it soon. Is there a D-I-Y guide to how to replace/solder a xperia x10 Usb connector? you can buy the part on ebay, and I sort of have a soldering tool. but I need a guide before I start doing it.
Posted by Ricky D
@Big_D where are you based? I would guess soldering it yourself might be quite difficult unless you're very experienced with a soldering iron and are confident you're not going to leave a short somewhere. You could take it down to your local mobile phone shop, in the UK they're everywhere. I wouldn't recommend you start taking apart your X10 yourself. You'll never get it back together just right (saying that a mobile repair shop won't always do a perfect job either). At least with the official SE route you'll pay more but you'll get a just like new phone back.
Posted by Big_D
I live in Wichita, KS, USA. From what I know, there is no SE store nearby. I however am going to LA, CA next week for 2 weeks, so I'm hoping to get it repair there. An official SE repair store is best, but at this point any good reputable repair shop is welcome.
Posted by Ricky D
If you don't mind paying the extra for the SE service centre call them and book it in and they should have a place you can post it to. In my opinion it's worth asking them to look at it and at least price it up. The downside is that it'll probably take a few days to a week to turn around.
Posted by emzee_ali
On 2011-06-22 21:05:29, emzee_ali wrote:
My x10 is only 3weeks old. And the first time I put it for charge I left it over night and I think the battery was discharged and it again started charging. Left it as such till it reached 100%. Up till now I have charged battery 7 times. And each time it takes very long time to charge. I tried changing the charger too.i used my brother's zte blade charger and it still takes almost 4 hours to charge. Is there any problem with the battery? I am on.stock 2.1 Rom with the latest 2.1 update that was released only last month. Please help.
Can somebody throw some light on this?
One thing i have noted abt my phone's charging is that it charges very slowly uptill 50-60% taking more than 2 hours and after that the rate of charge increases. Is this normal behaviour? I usuallly get aroung 1 day and 15 hours of battery life with some calls, texts, email, games, music and surfing over the EDGE data network.
Posted by mode
My X10 has been having a reboot fest for the past month or so. I'm on stock 2.1, anyone else having this problem? An
service centre guy told me before this happened that if the phone starts rebooting then it is probably due to a faulty CPU which is common in X10. Can't say I've heard of this before but might just be true if there are other similar cases. I would like to think it's just a software issue though
Posted by echo.shane
i am having a bit of the problem with the camera on the x10. the pics are not so sharp at all especially when they are far distance. what can i do to solve that problem?
Posted by echo.shane
On 2011-06-23 14:32:04, emzee_ali wrote:
On 2011-06-22 21:05:29, emzee_ali wrote:
My x10 is only 3weeks old. And the first time I put it for charge I left it over night and I think the battery was discharged and it again started charging. Left it as such till it reached 100%. Up till now I have charged battery 7 times. And each time it takes very long time to charge. I tried changing the charger too.i used my brother's zte blade charger and it still takes almost 4 hours to charge. Is there any problem with the battery? I am on.stock 2.1 Rom with the latest 2.1 update that was released only last month. Please help.
Can somebody throw some light on this?
One thing i have noted abt my phone's charging is that it charges very slowly uptill 50-60% taking more than 2 hours and after that the rate of charge increases. Is this normal behaviour? I usuallly get aroung 1 day and 15 hours of battery life with some calls, texts, email, games, music and surfing over the EDGE data network.
you get a lot 1 day mines finish in just a couple of hours. and thats using everything on low and turning off all data. i used android assistance for block start up items i herd moxier mail and face recognition sucks battery as for charging it takes forever so i charge the phone over night
Posted by emzee_ali
@echo.shane
Well, Even i used to charge the phone overnight and wake up to see the phone's battery status still not 100%. So when the next time i charged my phone, i did not leave it to charge overnight and also i measured the time duration and it took 3.5 - 4 hours to fully complete the charging to 100%. After this the subsequent charging cycles took only 2 hours to fully charge to 100%.
If you leave phone to charge overnight, the charging might complete to 100% but if the charge is still on, the phone discharges 15% of the battery and starts charging. This makes the subsequent chargings ver slow.This was pointed out by Rookwise to me.
So the trick here is to not to leave the phone on charge overnight. Charge the phone a couple of times and cut off the charge as soon as it reaches 100%. Do this for a couple of times and your charging cycle times will improve and your battery life will also improve.
@Rookwise.
Thanks for pointing out the battery drain problem to me. Now my phone charges to 100% in exactly 2 hours and also my battery life has improved a bit.
Cheers,
emzee.
[ This Message was edited by: emzee_ali on 2011-06-29 07:31 ]
Posted by Rookwise
No probs. I took my first 2 x10's back because I thought they had problems with the charging circuit until I read somewhere on se's website that the usb cable cuts the power once the phone is at 100% and starts to charge after a 15% drop. Tested this out to make sure and watched my x10 charge and it was indeed correct.
Posted by moogoo
is anybody else experiencing issues with apps not being compatible when they should be? I browse the market on the website and apps that I should be able to install (eg. PowerAMP) says it is incompatible with my phone. What gives? This is ridiculous. I just tried installing google+ but I get the same problem and can't install it. I'm truly annoyed.
UPDATE: apparently it is a rating limitation! market has a setting to show specifically rated apps. by default you're very limited so you have to select "SHOW ALL". I set it to SHOW ALL and it fixed my problem
[ This Message was edited by: moogoo on 2011-06-30 05:22 ]
Posted by OffLineR
Where is my 2.3 update
Posted by Ricky D
It's about a month away...
If I hadn't already bought an arc I'd be jumping around for 2.3 on X10. I hope it significantly closes the gap between the two handsets.
Posted by Hobbs
Me too Ricky D.I would like to stay on stock Gingerbread when it comes.Lets hope its snappy with minimal lag.
Posted by Indiandawg
I think I'm going to buy iPhone 5 once it's out. I love Sony Ericsson and I still think they make the most coolest phones like arc, play and recently launched active. I'm so done with android fragmentation and lag business. Tired of this waiting game. Been doing that for like 10 years now lol. Still I'll keep my X10!
Posted by goldenface
I can see Gingerbread performing quite well. They've had plenty of time to fine tune it.
Posted by Ricky D
@Indiandawg I think you'll be less annoyed with lag if you've tried one of the new xperias or even a custom ROM on the X10. Also with Android Icecream fragmentation will be minimal as updates will be handled by google or at least schedules will be strictly enforced by google.
I actually think if there was a time to go to iPhone it was the 3GS, at that time very little was in competition with it, now what we are seeing is android manufacturers really pushing the android platform and the gap is closed. What we will see in 5 years is a situation similar to Windows and Mac OS where Mac is far from dead but Windows holds the majority and 'normal' people buy Windows, only with Android and iOS.
Now is the time to come to android from iOS if anything and it's what I'm seeing with my long term iPhone user friends, except the hardcore Apple fan, the one who drives a Volvo.
Where WP7 fits in is still anybody's guess as it's still so young it's not fully formed it can still sink but with Microsoft it won't go without a fight.
Posted by Haribolman
On 2011-07-01 18:21:42, Indiandawg wrote:
I think I'm going to buy iPhone 5 once it's out. I love Sony Ericsson and I still think they make the most coolest phones like arc, play and recently launched active.
So, despite thinking
makes the coolest phones, you'd still want to buy an iCrap? That doesn't compute for me! 's phones are so much more stylish and capable and affordable than Apple's over-hyped, over-priced, every-sheep-has-one junk! I laugh when I see soneone using an iCrap. It immediately says to me that the user has no idea of technology and just wants to be one of the mindless crowd. Good luck with that. Those of us with our brains still functioning prefer (No offence!)
Posted by 20545ZR16
On 2011-07-02 09:20:51, Haribolman wrote:
So, despite thinking
makes the coolest phones, you'd still want to buy an iCrap? That doesn't compute for me! 's phones are so much more stylish and capable and affordable than Apple's over-hyped, over-priced, every-sheep-has-one junk! I laugh when I see soneone using an iCrap. It immediately says to me that the user has no idea of technology and just wants to be one of the mindless crowd. Good luck with that. Those of us with our brains still functioning prefer (No offence!)
good one
Posted by Indiandawg
Ricky you got a point there, no doubt it's the best time to switch android.
Haribolman, I do think the same what you have to say.
The thing is, what I use the most is the browser, emails and phone. By phone I mean calls and whatsapp. Now I don't need a dual core or anything. Yes in terms of technology, I'll need 3G, wifi, Bluetooth and USB. And I know that apple is such a wh$&@ that it cannot come out with full functionality of tech like android devices but because I call apple a wh$&@ is the reason of it's fluid and amazing OS. It's closed which is totally the worst part. But boy, it's total lag free. I'm quick and fast. I don't have to wait. And im a user who does not like to wait for loading even for a second, that's how I am.
I'm not trying to convince that apple is better, I'm telling you guys that it suits my needs.
I got an iPad 2 and believe me I wanted to go for honeycomb. I waited for Xoom. It lags. After I also thought of getting S1 Sony tablet but then really after seeing iPad 2 flawless interface, I was blown away. I don't want to own anything for now that lags when I type, open or do anything.
Will wait for android to get lag free and then definitely why not.
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Indiandawg
I would highly recommend you Root your X10 and load this ROM to get an idea of how 2.3 will be like on the X10: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1119508 there's no lag, its unbelievably smooth and is regularly updated.
Posted by Indiandawg
On 2011-07-02 18:20:35, Tsepz_GP wrote:
Indiandawg
I would highly recommend you Root your X10 and load this ROM to get an idea of how 2.3 will be like on the X10: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1119508 there's no lag, its unbelievably smooth and is regularly updated.
I'll try this. Thanks mate
Posted by Haribolman
On 2011-07-02 18:20:35, Tsepz_GP wrote:
Indiandawg
I would highly recommend you Root your X10 and load this ROM to get an idea of how 2.3 will be like on the X10: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1119508 there's no lag, its unbelievably smooth and is regularly updated.
I'll second that. I had a quick play with 2.3 on my brother's new HTC today. Brilliant. Just love how fast things load. Even the camera boots up immediately. Go for 2.3 it rocks!
Posted by hydro-
So after a year and 3 months, my phone is about to die. I'm getting loads of dropped calls and can't receive texts until I turn my phone off and then back on. I seriously wish android was more stable, looks like I will be crossing over to the iPhone clan soon, unless they sort this problem out for me.
Posted by Bonovox
It's more likely your phone getting old or worn out not Android itself
Posted by 20545ZR16
So not sure what to believe, while SE Brazil strikes for the second time = = = = = = = >
Blog post: SE Brazil says Xperia X10 getting 4-point multitouch in next update http://bit.ly/nxwj1Z
Posted by Ricky D
It would be nice to have the axis crossover bug fixed (I'm pretty sure this can be done with software). 4 point touch is unnecessary.
I think their continued support of this product is maintaining the value of my X10 as a second hand sale quite nicely. Imagine if it was still on 1.6, I'd never sell it now, but with 2.3 and a fixed multi-touch (maybe) my old X10 has a place in the market still.
It's certainly good that SE are paying more attention to aftersales support.
Posted by Miss UK
so is it official that August is the launch of ginge for x10's then?
Posted by Hobbs
Really hope so Miss UK.My X10 is sitting in the cupboard ever since I heard the update was been pushed forward to August.Using my Nokia E90 Communicator for the time being and quite enjoying the switch for the time being.When SE Gingerbread comes I will put it on the X10 and just hope that it brings back that spark that has suddenly for some reason disappeared.Custom ROMs are nice and all but they just dont feel 100% complete like a STOCK (even though the stock is usually shit and slow.) It at least feels complete.
[ This Message was edited by: Hobbs on 2011-07-12 16:14 ]
Posted by mode
@Hobbs
You repeated your words. That's why E90 is no good for you
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Haven't been using my X10 that much either, been enjoying my Galaxy Tab10.1 too much with Dolphin HD
there is nothing more awesome than Android on such a huge display, that said I'm still loving my X10, its a lovely device and still holds its own amongst all the borinf slabs out there, my upgrade next year will be a dual-core SE Android, the other manufacturers don't seem to know the importance of design, just look a all the people complaining about how difficult it can be to hold a Samsung Galaxy S2.
Posted by Hobbs
@Mode
Dont know why that happened.[ This Message was edited by: Hobbs on 2011-07-12 16:17 ]