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[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Astral07:
under settings/applications i only have unknown sources/manage apps/development options?? no home option
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] tiggerbcn:
Thanks for this version of the Helix launcher, but is slower than the original launcher, I like the options of the shortcut icons, the only fault I see is that it often fails to push to open the application launcher and go out there to give the arrow (back), can not be closed by clicking on the top as the original launcher.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] im_iceman:
sorry - "home" isn't an option.. it's the app you need to click on... (It's the default home screen).
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] murmeljenta:
HelixLauncher seemed very interesting, however, I was unable to pull the apps list back down again when I didn't need it after all. Does everyone else have the same problem? Can it be solved?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] im_iceman:
yeah.. I was a little disappointed with that too... but you just press the "back" button and it shuts it the drawer.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Papazian25:
I've been using it for a week now and I l o v e it! Workes smoothly and feels even faster than original launcher. Perfekt! Thanks for this!!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] rocketpaul:
Is everyone using the doughnut version of helixlauncher
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] im_iceman:
yes.. except is "donut"
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Mano1982:
I'm using :)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Phantasm4489:
no everyone isn't... im sure there are a few people out there who dont even have android phones pmsl!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wrongfeifong:
is helixlauncher the only option for screen size increase? I mean getting more pages ?

I hope SE realize 3 pages is not enough when those widget get so freakin huge now a day.

p.s after that Force close loops, i don't want to install it anymore. Who knows, if it happen i might complete boink the x10.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] rocketpaul:
this launcher is pretty good, sliding from page to page isnt faster than the original though.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Phantasm4489:
kinda off topic but I installed helixlauncher thinking i'd need more than 3 desktops and I can seem to find anything I want to see other than weather, facebook, clock, calendar, google search, wifi/bluetooth/gps toolbar. still got space on my 3rd desktop and no idea what to put on it.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] im_iceman:
I've used my 5 screens to categorise favourite apps too.. ie.. games on one screen, internet related apps on another, system tools on another... etc... save scrolling through the full app list.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] RyanMcLeod:
I highly reccomend Home ++ it allows you to have up to 7 home screens and is easy to customize :)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] im_iceman:
You can have 7 on helix too. I just chose 5.

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[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] saltorio:
Been using HelixLauncher for the past week. I must say, I really like it. I love having landscape support on the home screen (should've been included with the default X10 home), and 5 screens gives far more room to build a useful home.

The only thing I really find myself wanting is the ability to put 1x1 widgets on the quick-launch bar.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] im_iceman:
You can put widgets on there. Long press on an existing one to delete it. Then drag a new one into it's space.

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[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] saltorio:
Widgets... not app shortcuts, on the quick-launch bar (the four slots on either side of the app tray).

If it is possible, it's not working for me. I can't add the Handcent SMS widget, nor Gmail Unread Count. I can add them to my home as per usual, but can't drag them to the quick-launch bar.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] im_iceman:
My mistake buddy.. that'll teach me to read XDA when I'm at traffic lights!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Bialynia:
My wishlist for helix is for it to get the x10 app drawer, otherwise it's perfect.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] imugur:
I was using Helix but in my opinion GDE is much better. It has the same options and even more features. de gustibus :-)

Mugur

http://mugur-ionescu.ro/tag/xperia
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Psi-ko1:
Helix Donut Launcher

I use the donut version, downloaded from the website. Love it!:D
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Papazian25:
I've started having some problems recently and I don't know if it's due to Helix Launcher. When I install apps they don't appear in the app-drawer. If I go into the file managers app-manager the newly installed app is there. After a restart the icon can be found in the drawer. Similar problem when I uninstall an app. The icon is still there until I restart the phone. Anyone else have these issues? How do you re-install helix launcher?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gr3yh0und:
Why is it the helix launcher open other apps at boot up on my phone How can i set this not to open this app? and how come i get 3 desktops only
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] rocketpaul:
just tried adw and adw blows helix launcher out of the water.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] saltorio:
Yup, just installed ADW.Launcher DONUT off the market, and I have to agree that (at least from initial impression) it's by far the slickest home replacement I've tried yet. Very smooth, and the UI is quite natural. Seems nice and fast.

Will comment again when I've got a few days of use under my belt with it.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Mobzter:
I agree with u guyz.. its too slick! seems to be runnin ok at mo.. need to charge proper 2nyt and try it excessively lol

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[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] im_iceman:
I just tried ADW - had trouble scrolling the apps in the app drawer so reverted back to Helix..
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] rocketpaul:
I had this issue too but its been updated and all you do is uncheck the samsung drawer option to get normal scroll back.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Vin87:
The Samsung drawer is a bit buggy (and a iPhone copy which I dont like). If you deselect it you'll get the normal drawer, which is the fastest drawer out there
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Tri3Dent:
I just tried the ADW launcher and it is pretty slick and smooth! There's no more slide up drawer anymore right? With the ADW launcher, it's just a press rather than slide? If so, I can live with just pressing it. I just got used to sliding it up.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Vin87:
Yes the drawer is only pressing it to open. You'll get used to it pretty quick. I've just updated ADW to the newest version (available in the Market). Now it's even slicker. You can adjust the opaqueness for the drawer. Love it
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Tri3Dent:
Yea.. I just noticed ADW Launcher makes it look VERY SIMILAR to froyo.. of course, this is just appearance. We of course want froyo still.. lol
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] MarylandCookie:
Well in my opinion GDE is very slick and you can also get themes for it including a froyo theme. Its very smooth and very slick!

I know its not free but hey if you look in the right places you will find it!! :D
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] andylhchen:
can anyone test and see if ADW launcher also has the battery saving effect like Helix?

thanx in advance
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Mobzter:
Wel with the animation drawer i think it drainz abit however im testin it today without it and the battery iz hardly getting drained.. as for 3g if ur using it id say around 5% for 30-40minz from what i can see so far, using xda app so browser usage could be different.. will test later. however when my 3g was jus on bt i werent usin it, it only drained 1% after 45minz. Not tried wifi yet so hopefuli give a better update soon!

Hope it helps!

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[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Mr. Moe:
may have to try this launcher.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] coop2003:
there is one for the 1.6 version read in the general threads
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Mobzter:
Heres a link i made for those who are having trouble with market..

http://db.tt/QjSujz

Itz the latest version so far!

You wont regret trying it.. itz slick!!

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[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Bialynia:
Anybody figure out how to make the background on the Helix launcher drawer from black to the X10 blue theme?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Aman Arora:
I installed it butI like my older home screen more than this dont know why
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] neewbie:
i don't know what that means....but if you're referring to the number of homescreens you have, with HelixLauncher you can increase it up to 5.

currently I'm in love with LiveHome! I've tried allot of alternative homes to the stock one, and LiveHome has so far been the best, i highly recommend that you try it. search for it in the market.
[G1 Apps and Games] nd4speed:
http://www.thestreamcenter.com/pda/

any ideas on how to have this work on our g1's?
[G1 Apps and Games] jashsu:
Download StreamFurious from the market. Then when you click on .pls links in the browser, StreamFurious will be available as an option for handling it. It will only handle mp3 streams (not a problem in most cases). The paid version of StreamFurious can also handle aac streams.
[Desire General] ashington:
Hi

Just discovered this excellent forum.

What a difference 4 years makes, have gone from a 2006 Sony Erickson W810 walkman phone to this and its just a little bit different shall we say.

I'm still playing with it. trying to get it set up etc. Have tried to bluetooth across my phone contacts from the Sony (before the number transfer takes place on 6 April) and message comes up saying that the Desire is awaiting 'acceptance of the transfer). Symbols have appeared on the top of the Desire.

Where do i go to accept the contact list transfer?

Any other 'top tips' woulod be greatly appreciated.

Can you also watch 'live' TV i.e. Sky sports through the Sky player.

I read on UK hot deals forum how to speed up the 3G, this seems to be working.

Other probably stupid questions:

On a PC you would set up a firewall, virus protection for the internet etc. Do you not have to do this when accessing the net via a phone? What happens with span, hackers etc if you accidentially access 'dodgy sites' shall we say.

Have to say loading apps looks a little complicated for the novice, but I'm sure I'll get used to it.
[Desire General] Cleargrey:
I think I can address a couple of issues, just not the BT issue.

Live TV?

Well, I don't think there's an app for live TV (at least here in the UK). However a site which broadcasts live TV (probably requiring Flash) may work. Though Flash is known not to work great yet so don't get your hopes up. Would love to be wrong on this point though. I saw a friend in Sweden watch live TV on his iPhone with a station specific app, over wifi. Was kinda cool! :)

No idea what you're talking about with speeding up 3G. Maybe you can share...

Virus/firewall protection?

Ah yes, that old nut. I'm guessing that they break down into 2 groups, one's that scan constantly and one's that scan occasionally. The 1st offers highest protection but requires highest resources and thus few people will use it on mobile devices. The 2nd is more possible and is available.

But then you have the issue of risk. Many argue, in short, there's not enough risk (even though malicious software does exist). There's not enough devices to make it worthwhile (the same arguements of why Macs don't have so many viruses) and even if there are millions of devices running the same software, the proportion of people that have stuff that is worth stealing puts the value even lower.

I'm sure when mobile devices are more integrated, more powerful (though running Google Earth on my desktop a few years back was hard enough, so to see it on my Desire...!) and when they hold/access more valuable data (i.e. more mobile banking and passwords on mobile devices), then the risk will no doubt also increase.
[Desire General] agent.m:
TV Catchup is the place for live tv. like its been said not sure of with the flash as my desire is on charge and i havent tried it yet.

if your old phone can sync contacts to outlook then do that and save the contacts as a csv file.

then go to google mail and import the .csv file

Thats the theory that worked for me. Your best bet is to google search the rest
[XPERIA X10 General] Drakthan87:
Hey.

Got my X10 a few days ago,

And im the only one with a power problem ?

Having to recharge it alest once a day ?
[XPERIA X10 General] TakenName:
My batteri drops aprox 12 % per hour, so I usefully charge 2 times a day.

Since 1AM to now (12AM) it went from 100% - 24%. And Ive been sleeping alot, so the phone hasent been muched used either.
[XPERIA X10 General] saltorio:
What kind of usage are you partaking in? In my experience most smartphones have to be charged daily.

Here's a post from Esato Forums where someone did an extensive battery drain usage test:

http://www.esato.com/board/printpost.php?post=2933402
[XPERIA X10 General] TakenName:
The last day Ive been using it minimally, and Im on my second charge for the day. All my other phone last 1 day (6am-12pm) before needing charging. But my X10 needs an aditional charge at about 2-3pm..... And even then is as good as empty at 12pm....

I hope its just a small software bug, or something that could be fixed with a reset. Im starting to enjoy this phone, but there are several days a week, I will not have the time to charge it a second time..

Think Ill go for that reset, and see if that helps....

Anyone else with X10, and batteries that drain extremmely quick?
[XPERIA X10 General] waleed786:
Mine dies after about 8 hours, but this is usually normal with new batteries, it should be better after a few FULL recharge cycles.
[XPERIA X10 General] saltorio:
Were your previous phones smartphones, just out of curiosity.

Also, you could try to reduce how often TimeScape polls in the background for updates. That might help.

My current iPAQ 910c lasts a full day if I do nothing but the occassional phone call and SMS. However, if I do anything power intensive the battery fails, and the phone is done until it can get 2 hours or so of charge. But that's why I'm looking to replace it... definitely not normal. :D
[XPERIA X10 General] TakenName:
I have access to every phone I want.. And Ive only been using smartphones.

(Currently as in sign.).

I dont use timescape or mediascape, so they have been disabled.

And yet the battery only last for aprox 10 hours....

I never had a phone with such a bad battery, however, Ive never had a phone with such big screen or cpu either....

You gain some, you loose some.

And to he who talked about recharging cycles to maximize battery,

this kind of batteries dosent work that way... They are allready maxed..
[XPERIA X10 General] roanmy:
I've had mine for a few days now.

The battery's pretty good, I've only charged it once over about four days, so I'm pretty pleased. However, it does seem to use a lot of power if you have wifi on, even in sleep mode.

I've also had no problems with my "a" in either keyboard (Norwegian/Japanese) so far.

I'm still on 14 btw, if anyone's noticted battery dropping after they updated.
[XPERIA X10 General] ukon:
I would not say that the my battery is good. but it is ok, i haven't had it fully charged yet, since I did get git yesterday. and it did last about 10 hours or so, from 60 or 70%. with playing music, trying out some things etc. but I worked 5,5 of these hours and was in the movie theater 2 of the other hours.

anyways, I haven't really had much problems with the keyboard either, as you said. the only thing that really buggs me is the damn space button. it is too small! :/ I wen't from an X1 to the X10 no, from using HTC magic before that. But I am starting to get really used to the other keys.

I haven't installed the latest build/patch either.
[XPERIA X10 General] skum-cat:
//

Just download "spare apps" and see what apps som drain u battery ;)

My X10 take only 6% on 3 hour on normal use ;)
[XPERIA X10 General] massimax:
very very bad battery drain! Left mine on flight mode at 2AM with 50% battery left, before going to bed. Woke up at 11AM and the battery was dead with no usage nor cell connection!
[XPERIA X10 General] ukon:
A chellphone uses more battery when there is bad reception, because it tries to get a better reception.

Like if there is just edge, the phonei strying to get HSDPA connection instead, this drains more of the battery.

+ With android the phone leaves some of the apps running in the background.

I recommand that you get an app that can shut these down.

Like a task manager kinda..

eg.Advanced Task Manager

I hope this helps ye.

and if you go into "settings - about the phone - Battery usage" then you can see what apps that is draining the most of the battery etc.
[XPERIA X10 General] massimax:
As I wrote before, phone was in standby on flight mode: it means that NOTHING was running nor any 3G data was exchanged. I've had many Android phones (Magic, Hero, Milestone, Nexus, Legend) and in similar conditions they lost only a couple of percentage points of battery, not 50% like X10!! I do love this phone, but heavy battery drains is driving me crazy (and it's definitely not a faulty phone, since I know many many users with the same problem)
[XPERIA X10 General] coderWinAmper:
I actually think the battery is good too. I recharge every other day, which seems to work fine.

I have bluetooth and wifi off, and mostly doing manual updates for timescape. I do surf quite a bit though, and no problems with battery drain. In my experience, my X10 lasts a lot better than a Satio for example.
[XPERIA X10 General] TakenName:
Strange how half of the people posting here, have very good batteries (1-2 days), and the other half have extremmely bad batteries (8-12 hours).

I doubt the ones with the bad batteries are "worse user" then the ones with the good batteries......
[XPERIA X10 General] muude:
I'm one of those with lousy battery usage. Hardly use the phone, but drains in no time. However I've ordered 4 new batteries, so gonna test all of them and see if there's a pattern.
[XPERIA X10 General] muude:
Grrr.. Was just setting up my contacts to Facebook.. Took around 20 minutes and drained 21% of my battery.. That's just not okay..
[XPERIA X10 General] telnet05:
I just left it for 2 hours without doing anything and the battery from 90% dropped to 65%. This is not cool at all. SE we need a solution ASAP.
[XPERIA X10 General] bclope:
I'm one of those that get bad battery duration on the X10. I usually leave BT and WIFI on as I did in my N97. By observing who drains most of the battery, I get around 30% for the radio in standby and 20% for BT. The processor is only a small percentage (2%) so I don't belive that the snapdragon cpu can be blamed for bad battery duration. How is it possible that Nokias as the N97 having the same communication hw (GPS, WIFI, 3G, BT...) last for days with similar usage and battery capacity? Ok, the procesors are ony half the speed but I don't belive this makes so much difference...

I own a HTC Nexus also and has slightly better battery duration than the X10 but way far form the N97. I've roorted the phone and can change the CPU speed. It makes very little difference on battery duration if you set 400 or 300MHz instead of 1GHz.

So, it seems what makes all android devices so power hungry is the way the OS handles the communication interfaces, I belive most RF chipsets should have similar power drain and CPU's are idling most of the time. Perhaps symbian has a smarter algorithm to hanlde 3G/GSM/WiFi switching and no services polling the network when the phone is in your pocket.
[XPERIA X10 General] Mr. Moe:
So seeing i am in an area that does not have 3G I will have a problem with battery drain bcuz it will be constantly be trying to connect to HSDPA?
[XPERIA X10 General] Karl Brown:
Guys, I just felt the need to register and report my own experiences.

I too was pulling my hair out at the astonishing amount of power my X10 seemed to be consuming while on standby.

Like many of the people posting here, I had tried disabling one thing after another, hard-resetting and killing services and applications.

A few pages back someone suggested it may be the SIM card. This appears to have completely solved my problems.

My original SIM card is about 4 years old.

I swapped it for a brand new PAYG one I had lying around. Initially the power consumption seemed much better, losing hardly any capacity over a few hours.

However, as I could not use any data services with my PAYG SIM card, as it was not registered and did not have any credit on it, I still wondered if constant data synchronisation was instead to blame.

I then installed the SIM card from my Vodafone netbook, allowing all data services to run as normal.

In the last 22 hours, with about 1.5hrs web surfing, 10mins GPS usage, and WiFi on constantly, it has only dropped 32%.

This is a huge improvement over the 10~15% it was dropping an hour.

Vodafone are sending me out a new SIM card, which should be with me tomorrow.

I would urge anyone with an old SIM card to try putting a new one in the phone instead, even if it is a PAYG one.
[XPERIA X10 General] Manthess:
@Karl Brown: I have 8 years old SIM card, so I will give it a try. Will report back.
[XPERIA X10 General] ShadowFlare:
Update: my previous test regarding setting it to "GSM only" kinda failed, it was still draining the battery. Then I switched to "WCDMA only" after using the X10 until it switched off by itself and recharged to full. That worked well, about just over 1% lost in the first 2 hours, until I started listening to music via Bluetooth. Then after a few hours later... I was curious as to what happen if I switch back to "GSM/WCDMA Preferred"... and it's doing well too!

Whatever we do, I really think it's just down to discharging and recharging the battery a few times in the end.

EDIT: Forgot to mention, after 16 hours of up time since last full recharge

First 12 hours, "WCDMA only" mode, I used the X10 to synch calendar and 400 people worth of contacts.... which oddly took over half hour in the process using WiFi, and also an hour of music through Bluetooth. 100% down to 79%

Last 4 hours, "GSM/WCDMA Preferred" mode, standby mode, 79% to 75%
[XPERIA X10 General] esoqq:
I hope there is something in the idea of it being SIM related but I too have this battery consumption issue (need to charge twice a day under light/moderate use) and am using just a 1 month old Vodafone contract SIM card in my X10.
[XPERIA X10 General] Jksukino:
well my sim's only 2 years old max and still having the problems
[XPERIA X10 General] ratheen:
that's great, where did you get your phone from (country) and what is the firmware number (14 or 16)
[XPERIA X10 General] Evostance:
My battery life is pretty crap.

Took the phone off charge 3hrs 20minutes ago and I haven't even used it.

Its down to 73% and thats with JuiceDefender running which says its increased my battery life 4x in the past 48 hours..