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[XPERIA X10 General] avneeshp500:
hey guys,

i'll be getting my xperia x10 (india) from service tomorrow or on monday!

i had some queries..!

1. i wanna root my phone..the firmware version was 2.1.A.0.435! previously i had tried with super one click and z4root but none of them worked. now i'm gonna try flash tool.!

2. i want to flash a custom rom so can u guys please suggest a good custom rom with fully working functions and a good battery backup .!

I'm hoping for some quick replies :)

i'm not very experienced with the xperia x10 forum.! i had been using Optimus One. :) but now i'll be switching over to X10 !
[XPERIA X10 General] realunited123:
Flash tool will root any firmware.

All froyo roms have everything working. Gingerbread doesn't have camera working yet. You can try wolfbreak's cm 6.

Sent from my X10x
[XPERIA X10 General] avneeshp500:
okay but what's with the baseband version?

which basebands would work with indian x10?

i'm sorry if it's a noob question but i'm new to all this!
[XPERIA X10 General] realunited123:
Use the one that the rom developer recommends for best result.

Sent from my X10
[XPERIA X10 General] avneeshp500:
and what about apps2sd?

can u guide me ?
[XPERIA X10 General] icbless:
if u r using 2.2 u wont have to worry about apps2sd. its already there.
[XPERIA X10 General] avneeshp500:
okay!

i'll be using 2.1 bcoz thatz the latest firmware version in india!
[XPERIA X10 General] ImS0Raw:
Then use Link2SD to put apps on SD-Card.
[XPERIA X10 General] avneeshp500:
can u give me the link?
[XPERIA X10 General] Neo.:
You could search market for Link2sd. it'll get back to you!
[XPERIA X10 General] ImS0Raw:
I have never used it, but you could get it at the market what Neo says. If you've got any problems using it, you can for sure ask us for help.
[XPERIA X10 General] avneeshp500:
guys

i'm planning to flash Bitsnacker on x10

would this be a good option
[XPERIA X10 General] baz@gmx.co.uk:
yes, but make sure you search and read first, in the Q&A section there is a "Guide to everything" written by DoomLord, great please to start
[XPERIA X10 General] avneeshp500:
guys i flashed the rom.. it detected sim but i can't get any service for the SIM :(

NO NETWORK>!

tried everything!

so am thinking of staying on the STOCK ROM! can u please tell me whther i can flash some kernel to increase battery life and performance?
[XPERIA X10 General] realunited123:
Maybe because you were on wrong base band! What was your baseband?
[XPERIA X10 General] avneeshp500:
Baseband 2.1.54

Firmware Version- 2.1update1

Build-2.1.A.0.435
[XPERIA X10 General] ImS0Raw:
Try crashing system server.
[XPERIA X10 General] avneeshp500:
how do i do that?

and strange thing.. network available for bsnl but not for vodafone!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] flipside101:
Hi all I have a wifi only tablet but the rom still includes all the bits for 3g however it seems to causing my tablet (tc8803 - em73 based) to wake regularly using alot of battery (at last check 77%) . I'm guessing this is so they can say its useable with 3g USB singles.

Is there a way to strip this out or does a rom have built ground up without the 3g components?

Ta

Matt
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Jiggity Janx:
Airplane Wifi ..... something. You can find it in the Market.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] flipside101:
Thanks

we got the desired result by renaming the relevant APKS the menus and other bits are still there so thats needs some work but otherwise it all good
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laura331:
I am torn between the Samsung Focus and Samsung Captivate. I like the look of WP7, but I also like the rich features of Android. I have tried out both, and honestly I like the WP7 interface and keyboard better. I am 14 so I do lots of texting and the WP7 keyboard beats Android's by a long shot, but I like the widgets and general openness of Android. Can you give me any suggestions?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] experience7:
Well, I also had the decision between Android and WP7. I took WP7 because Android felt a bit laggy =/ Windows Phone 7 looks simple but is very stable and there are lots of features (and the next Update will bring about 500 new ones).
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dada051:
I had to choose between WP7 and Android 6 month ago. I took a WP7 (an Omnia 7 because Bouygues Telecom didn't have the HTC 7 Mozart that I wanted).

I made my choice for the UI of WP7, very simple, all apps have the same UI, and no complicated non-intuitive menus. But I can't share contacts via Bluetooth or use my phone like USB-key; Generally this actions happen rarely but I see and use Metro UI and Metro UI apps every days.

I hope that my English will be good enough.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neitin:
I am having HTC desire, just ordered HTC Mozart, android though good but is very laggy sometimes with horrible battery life, hope Mozart has better battery, the WP7 UI is good and simple am amazed with new features coming in Mango
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doministry:
I used WP7 for 3 months. Liked it very much but limitations made me crazy. It was LG Optimus 7.

Than I took SE Arc and man that's awesome. Android is miles ahead, whatever WP7 offers. And you know, battery life is a myth now. Arc is working even longer on one charge than WP7 device. As well as lagginess, it's also a myth now.

However it's a matter of personal choices.

And be careful, this thread can turn into war soon ;)
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lugi93:
WP7 of course!

Even had a SGS 2 for two weeks but was really disappointed with Android.. so i just bought a WP7 phone and im not chaning back anytime soon! All the features im missing will get fixed in Mango so.. =)
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] creamy:
WP7 for me

Hi Laura331,

I originally chose Android and purchased an entry level ZTE Blade handset (also known as the orange San Fransisco) and was not very pleased with the supplied O/S so i decided to root it and run the Cyanogen mod. It was nice looking and functional but it did lag quite a bit and then i found that one of the cyanogen mod updates had a virus written into it and that my telephone bill went through the roof due to a rogue auto dial application, needless to say the device was wiped and i started again with the Japanese Jellyfish mod (also nice looking but performance was worse than Cyanogen)

After all this i was of the opinion that Android is much the same as the old WM6.5. Choose a ROM, Build, squash bugs, wait for decreased performance, wipe and repeat.

Now i still have the Blade but sorry Dom (above) i have to disagree about the resolution of the bugs that i am still seeing with every Android rom, maybe its the entry level handset. However if that is the case the argument for better hardware being needed to run Android rings true.

Anyway i then bought an HD7 and although there were a few important things missing for me i have found that i can quite easily use it as a daily driver, its smooth, literally bug free (no restarts or ROM wipes) and is very tactile, infact its everything that WM6.5 and Android isnt. Add to this the plethora of tweaks and improvments coming with Mango and you have a mature O/S (that has hit the scene amazingly quickly) almost at a par with the years old and very experienced apple iOS, i fear Android may be running to catchup sooner than expected.

Either way my personal preference is the WP7 O/S but i suggest you try both handsets and utilise the 30 day cool down period with each handset to properly make your decision.

Kind Regards,

Creamy
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doministry:
Without a doubt these problems exist. But as you pointed, Android exists on so many different devices, also on phones with lower specs which are ALWAYS quite buggy/laggy and much worse in performance. You have no idea how WP7 or iOS would behave in those circumstances just because there is no comparison. There is a reason why 1st gen WP7 had such strict hardware limitations.

As for speed - SE Arc is exactly the same hardware as WP7 but it's even snappier.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xylias:
Sorry, I'm going to have to stop you there.

I had an Arc (got it with my contract) along with my Omnia 7(bought it loose before), and it is not smoother than my Omnia.

While you can argue that Android has more functionality, WP7 is just smoother and far more pleasant to use (for me, IMO).
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dada051:
SE Arc has not the same hardware, it has a MSM8255 and WP7 has a QSD8250

45nm vs 65nm and Adreno 205 vs Adreno 200 (205 is a GPU 2x faster than the 200)
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boredtoday:
if you want lag on your phone on a regular basis, android is your best bet.

all that lag on android is now a myth, is a myth.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FTC:
...if you like to spend hours fiddling with your phone, flashing, tweaking, than Android is your best choice. If you like something smooth and easy to use, with maybe for the time being a little less functions, then I recommend WP7....

I used to be a WM "power user", the todays equivalent of Android, flashing and customizing whatever I could get hands on, but I now enjoy the relaxing smoothness of my HTC Mozart, just doing what I need, right out of the box....
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] creamy:
+1

I kept my Blade for flashing and playing with O/S's as that is what Android is best at, however if the stock ROM's do not improve significantly (for all android hardware) Android will be viewed by many as an alternative to WM6.5 not WP7.

It will never be my daily driver due to the virus i had, potentailly compromised open source apps without a decent antivirus (which will no doubt crucify the O/S and HW) cannot be trusted.

I guess there is an advantage to closed source ;)

Regards,

Creamy
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doministry:
Yes but equally WP7 is slooower in many areas like scrolling for instance.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doministry:
Okay thanks for correction.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] creamy:
Scrolling??

Are you sure young man? Android scrolling is an abomination in comparison with WP7, infact i think it was the smoothness of operational functionality like scrolling that Xylias was referring to.

Regards,

Creamy
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adesonic:
To the OP, Doministry is correct to say you should check out both and go with what you prefer, the ony caveat to that is that any WP7 you try right now does not have Mango which will add a ton of new features to WP7 in a couple of months time.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jasonhunterx:
I have Vibrant which is related to captive an these has to be the best phones out there an there almost a year old the gpu blows anything out there out of the water an u can flash roms which makes it feel like u have a new phone every time an android is pretty smooth even do it doesn't have hardware acceleration an really wp7 is boring :-/ an future look dim an android has ics coming which is gonna add hardware acceleration also app store sucks actually my friend had WP7 an he brought it back 2 days later to get droid X
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vetvito:
Don't get the captivate. I rather you suffer WP7 limitations. However if you could afford a SGS2 or a HTC Sensation 4g, go for it . No lag, twice as smooth, no restrictions, better apps, real multi player games, docstogo which is pawning unreleased mango office. On the HTC you can even remove bloat without root, and it has the HTC hub.

No need to flash roms or fiddle with your phone. Unless you want to, you have the option.

Edit

I have a vibrant. Had a HD7.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jason1175:
Valid arguments can be made in either direction so, ultimately, it comes down to personal taste. What do you want from your phone?

I personally feel that, compared to WP7, Android is "boring". We've had static icons since the days of Windows 3.1. Aside from Live Tiles, there is so much built into the OS that just works right out of the box...and works well. Apps will come, if that's your thing, but i wouldn't base your purchase on that.

WP7 offers a very fluid experience and does it with style. Just about everything that other phones can do will be there soon except it will be in a different context. One that i find to be new and exciting.

I'm not saying "Android Sux" or anything as it does have it's merits, it just wasn't for me. Just more "same old same old".
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doministry:
Don't call me young man whoever you are. You already start on personal note just because of lack of arguments?

Yes, FASTER. Faster is not smoother.

Android on Arc is FASTER in most areas, where WP7 performs it's animation, and the speed of scrolling on WP7 is not adjusted even if you perform super speedy movement, while on Android it happens. It's obvious. Plus things like coming back to homescreen which starts to be so annoying on WP7 after some time.

I can agree though that WP7 is totally smooth and huge effort has been done in this area, to match iOS, an with success. But as I said before, I believe this huge "smoothness war" of Android vs WP7 is not a valid point anymore. Or it's marginal. There are some other, real issues between them.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ohgood:
there is no virus for android. there are applications that rely on social engineering... sounds like you fell for one. hence no need for anti virus software. kind of like macintosh products.

oh, and while you're exaulting closed source, did you forget about every operating system microsoft released and their track record with security ?

just the facts ma'am.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maulwurf16:
I had a Milestone (Eurpean Motorola Droid) and bought an LG Optimus Speed after that. Soon after that I however selled the Speed on ebay and now I'm a happy Owner of an Samsung Omnia 7.

Android may have the "free to do whatever you want" mentality but I have learned that this may not be an actually good thing. It was lagging everywhere. The Multitask didn't really work (ever had 3+ "big" Programms running at the same time? - and really bad switching between the running Apps ). The Camera took AGES to load (yeah... "multitask" .....), the Launcher sometimes had to reload (I especially love this in Windows Phone 7, where you'r instantly on your Homescreen when pressing the Windows Button) and the overall Performance was worse then on my Windows Phone (EVEN THOUGH the LG has a Dualcore 1GHz Processor)

Generally I just love my Samsung Omnia 7 now. Everything is buttery smooth, the battery Lifetime ist awesome and the Applications look better :)

There are some Downsides though:

No Voice Input (well - until autumn)

No Navigation in Maps (until autum).....

Hmm... seems like with the Mango Update there will be no more Negatives to Android ;)

So it all comes down to GOOGLE or MICROSOFT. I myself have migrated my Mail Account and Calendars to Windows Live (very easy to do) and use this now. (Live even has a better integration into the Desktop - well actually no wonder. Microsoft should know what they're doing).

Just watch some Youtube Videos and decide for yourself.

Maulwurf

PS: One last thing. The Bing Search on Windows Phone just looks awesome (as everything else). And while using Bing for a week now I can't tell any differences in the Search Results to Google.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doministry:
Please just remember file explorers and file access even with ability to rename them, bluetooth sharing, Outlook sync, alternative email apps, office apps and other browsers, Google Maps - these are not coming apparently. For many users these things are very important.

One more thing:

If you live in the US you can have many WP7 benefits because it's much better supported there. In Europe, besides UK or Germany or Spain, support is - for now until Mango - a disaster. Bing is unusable, and you CAN'T buy any app from the Market, you also don't get your native letters support. It may be also important.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boredtoday:
^ now you're just pulling stuff out of your behind.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jasonhunterx:
Most of androids down falls will soon be fixed an wp7 app store is horrible xbox live pointless
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doministry:
Yeah? Which one?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FTC:
- file explorer and file access: Frankly, what you want to do with this on your phone? For WM, I had all kind of file explores, registry editors and all the stuff. I didn't use them once..

- outlook sync: Coming from WM, I was also sceptical about not being able to sync directly via USB. In the meantime I love it because all my devices get synced where ever I am and at any time..

- alternative email apps: What for? You can have as many accounts you want and with Mango it will even be swifter to integrate social services..

- office apps: What functions are you missing?

- google maps: use "gmaps", its free

- Bing: I wouldn't say that Bing is unusable but you are right, some nice features are missing . But this is not entirely Microsofts fault. We all have to complain to our local governments about some stupid or antiquated regulations. The same applies for the Marketplace. Don't you think that Microsoft would love to get your money if they could? :-)
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FTC:
...why don't you just admit that you have no clue...?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jason1175:
Certainly a valid point however I personally don't find the value in exploring files on my phone. Really, what's the point? I want to text, make calls, browse the net, check emails and facebook. All the files I need are accessible through the office hub and stored in the cloud. My opinion, if that's what i want to do then I'll buy a laptop or a tablet.

As for the other things you mentioned, the one major feature that is missing which cannot be supplemented is Bluetooth Sharing, everything else is subjective. A matter of personal preference. That does not mean that they cannot be done using a different means (i.e. - Bing maps vs. Google Maps).

As I said before, it's all about personal taste. I happen to be a big advocate of Microsoft and their services/features so those other things don't matter to me. WP7 is simple, elegant, very useful and meets MY expectations for a smartphone.

Unfortunately I can't speak for countries other than the US but i'm sure with a little patience things will improve greatly.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doministry:
- File expolorer? Lol what are you doing here. To rename a pic maybe?! To send or delete multiple files, not one by one like an idiot? To be able to send Pdfs which are stuck on the phone?! To be able to SAVE a song from an email or website to my device?! Lol.

- Outlook - well I am not arguing online sync, right? I use Outlook and don't give a shoot about web email, I have 4 different accounts which are perfectly synced to Outlook. So yes I need Outlook sync too. BTW look at MS support thread regarding this topic.

- Office - well, maybe you don't use it much. Word on WP7 is a joke. I am missing pretty everything, including super extra basic things like Font style change

- Gmaps is totally crippled compared to Google, how can you compare it.

- Bing - it's MS fault 100%. Apparently it was no problem to make working Bing on WM 6.1 supporting all the countries.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jason1175:
I'm sorry but this one i don't really understand. Are these all Exchange accounts? Are they accounts that are not supported in WP7? Otherwise it would seem a little redundant to sync both via USB and OTA, no?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boredtoday:
well, no use arguing as its becoming more and more apparent: doministry doesn't like WP7 and nothing can sway him away from believing WP7 sucks. AMIRITE?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ohgood:
making a point about things that need updated or fixing is not the same as saying "I don't like xyz".

if google maps / navigation was terrible, it wouldn't take long to find references in forums like this one.

pointing out problems is how they are bettered.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lil_dipo@yahoo.com:
^i have to agree with you it almost seems like some users just don't like wp7. The thread has already spiraled back to its usual back and forth arguments of the what wp7 lacks that android does or already has.

just to help out the op,i personally prefer wp7 to android and like most ppl on the wp7 forum they would either tell you to get it now if you are ok with a couple of missing features or to wait till mango and get it then when it would have caught up to ios and android feature wise.

And like most here they would tell you to chose android if you like more of an open system and you like to tweak your phone.

The arguments of wp7 lacks this and that is no lie but its not something that cripples the os to the point were its not usable, there are certain features that are almost not possible because of the lack of api's available now and multitasking but like most here already know,it is coming with mango.

The best thing you can do for yourself is which ever phone you chose use it for a couple of days and if you dont like it you can still return it and pick another one if it is still withing the grace period which is about 30 days.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SL55:
The thing is, you should make a general choice. Do you want a "Smartphone" in the classical meaning? Yes, if you want a Phone more like a PC. No, if you want a Phone more like a classical Phone, so just turn on and use it. When you buy an android powered device, you can, no you must do a lot of tweaking to get it perfectly working. When you buy a closed OS, for Example WP7 or iOS, you have no such problems. You CAN tweak a little bit, but it is working on all devices out of the box perfectly.

I dont know if there is really a future (5+ Years) for Android, because when you look back in the history, Windows Mobile (NOT WP7!) and Symbian were similar to Android, very open and working like Desktop Systems. They were the state of the art for 10 Years, but then the iPhone came and boom, Symbian and Windows Mobile are gone. Here we are now. There is just de decision between closed and not closed. Android and WP7/iOS. Two totally different concepts, and the closed concept (iPhone) destroid a while ago Windows Mobile and Symbian (open concept). So why should Android have a future when Symbian and Windows Mobile lost a while ago with the same concept? Do you really need the features of android (e.g. flash support, because it is often said) on the go? For real webbrowsing or internet gaming I use a Laptop or PC, it is much more powerfull and much easier to use for webbrowsing!

I have choosen a Windows Phone (HTC HD7). I would recommend it to you, because in Europe the prices for Windows Phones are really low, and it is really stable, that is one of the main things a phone must do for me.

Regards,

SL55
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doministry:
Sorry but what you don't understand?

If I have 4 different email accounts, I want them all in one place. This place is Outlook, not 4 different web accounts. Thus I want my phone to sync with the app I use all the time, not only cloud/web. It's easy.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dada051:
You use Outlook, so it is sync with your 4 accounts, your smartphone can be sync with your 4 accounts. So everything is sync. Where is the problem ? You use POP3 ?