Xperia X10 Blog

Tag: Firmware

  • Xperia X10 rooted using SETool

    There is some good news and some bad news. The good news is that the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 has finally been rooted. jerpelea from xda-developers managed to gain root access yesterday. The bad news is that it was created and flashed using SETool, which requires its own hardware. Unfortunately, for now, it means that […]

  • Android 2.2 Froyo to feature Tethering, Wi-Fi Hotspot function

    Xperia X10 owners may have to wait until the end of the year to get Android 2.1 (Éclair) on their handsets, but by then I imagine a lot of us will be envious about new features getting baked into Android 2.2 (Froyo). Rumours already include Flash integration, app memory card support as well as performance […]

  • Minor ‘R1FB001’ firmware update rolling out

    A number of Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 users are reporting a new firmware update (R1FB001) that is hitting their handsets via SEUS. SE hasn’t released a changelog but users are reporting a slight performance improvement in Mediascape/Timescape. This does not look like the update that will include the Creatouch app. There’s also no notable improvements […]

  • Official: Xperia X10 to get Android 2.1 and HD video recording in Q4 2010

    We’ve been waiting months for details, but now Sony Ericsson has given us a timeline on the Android upgrade. The Xperia X10 Android handset will get the Android 2.1 (Éclair) update along with HD video recording, DLNA wireless connectivity and improvements to Timescape/Mediascape in the fourth quarter of this year.

  • Android app installation onto memory card “coming soon”

    One of the big benefits of rooting your Android handset is the ability to use something like Apps2SD to install applications onto your memory card instead of the handsets built-in storage. However, it appears that Google may be planning official support for this function. The Google Android Code page has seen the status of issue […]

  • Official Twitter app arrives… for Android 2.1

    Everyone seems to have their own personal preferences when it comes to choosing an Android Twitter client. Twidroid and Seesmic are my current faves, but Twitter has now launched its own official app in the Android Market to shake things up. However, Xperia X10 owners shouldn’t get too excited, the app is currently only available […]

  • New X10 firmware [R2BA013] to bring performance boost, Creatouch app?

    Treat this with a pinch of salt until confirmed, but joakimudden over at esato has revealed some intriguing new information on the next firmware update for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. He says the update (build number R2BA013) will bring with it small UI improvements in the Timescape/Mediascape apps as well as the Creatouch app. […]

  • SE promises Xperia X10 updates throughout life of phone

    Sony Ericsson will continue to support the Xperia X10 Android smartphone throughout the lifespan of the handset. Despite some of the recent criticisms regarding Android 1.6, it says that a big update will land in H2 2010 (most likely a new version of Android) but it won’t stop there and will continue to develop for […]

  • Xperia X10 Android update in September, along with multitouch?

    The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 will be seeing an Android update in September according to a SE rep speaking at a press event for the phone. The employee said that a “very big update” was due in September, without citing exactly what this will entail (Android 2.1 or a newer Android flavour). Somewhat curiously the […]

  • Xda-dev support for Xperia X10

    Custom ROMs to the ready, xda-developers has opened a forum for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Android handset. This means at some point soon the phone will be rooted that will enable the adventurous amongst you to load custom ROMs without having to wait for SE to provide an official update. Possible ROMs could include […]

  • Xperia X10 getting Android 2.2 update in H2 2010?

    We know that the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 handset will be getting an Android firmware upgrade from version 1.6 that it will ship with. However, we don’t know exactly when nor exactly what the firmware will be upgraded to. Cnet Asia is reporting that the handset may be updated to Android 2.2 (rumoured to be […]

  • Xperia X10 Android upgrade due before year is out

    The guys over at the Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog have been chatting to SE’s marketing chief, Lennard Hoornik, who confirmed that the Xperia X10 handset will get an Android update from 1.6. However, whilst the timeline has been wishy-washy, Hoornik wasn’t looking to make it any clearer. It seems that the update will “happen sometime […]

  • SE officially confirms Xperia X10 Android upgrade

    Word on the grapevine was that Sony Ericsson would update the Xperia X10 handset from Android 1.6 to a newer version of Android at some point and now the company has confirmed it. In a lengthy post on the Sony Ericsson Product Blog, Sumit Malhotra talks through the dilemmas of moving to newer Android firmware, […]

  • Next major Android version codenamed Froyo

    As many of you will know, each of Android’s major new releases have been codenamed after delicious bakery goods, as well as running in alphabetical order. So far we’ve had Cupcake (v1.5), Donut (v1.6) and Eclair (v2.0) and apparently the next iteration will be called Froyo i.e. frozen yoghurt. Engadget got the scoop via a […]

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