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[XPERIA X10 General] lornova:
Mediascape

This is not a bad player at all. But it has too many issues and shortcomings.

1) Its home page is almost useless, because the content in it is hardly what I'm looking for. When I click an album in the home page, I just want to hear that album.

2) I usually just want to browse for artists and albums, and to do this I have to press the little button in the upper right corner of the home screen. So, I would a much more simple, responsive and finger friendly interface. The slider is also very difficult to use.

3) When I disconnect the phone from A2DP, the current now playing list disappears and I can't resume it.

4) I just want indexed audio files in the /sdcard/music folder. Now I get indexed also ringtones and other audio files in SD card (for example, sound effects of a game) and this is a bit annoyance.

5) No way to control playback with device locked. My old SE phones allowed that by long pressing volume keys.

Timescape

After some tests, I no longer use it. I use the GMail client and the stock Facebook application. So I would like to be able to disable timescape and its integration with Contacts and Phone functionality.

Battery

If it is possible to do something via software to improve battery life,

do it

!

Hardware

I know it is impossible to do a "hardware patch", however I have found 4 basic issues that will drive my choice when I will buy my next smartphone, so this is actually a wish list for the next Xperia:

1) with this hardware design, it is almost impossible to do a good cradle/car holder, and given the very good GPS, this is a HUGE issue...

2) USB connector on top: this is related to the cradle issue, but it is also very uncomfortable speaking at phone when charging the device at home. The USB connector HAS TO BE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DEVICE!

3) the maximum volume of the speaker is unacceptably low.

4) I really miss some kind of "joystick" to quickly navigate the UI without the touch.
[XPERIA X10 General] murmeljenta:
Nice topic!

General:

* It should be possible to stop certain apps (moxier, maps, voice dialer, etc) from autostarting.

E-mail:

* Should be possible to set this app to download only headers. This is such a basic feature.

* Should be possible do discard/not show the oldest messages in inbox. It is already taking a while to load my inbox, what will happen in 6 months?

* Need to be able to attach other types of files than photos.

* When adding e-mail addresses from e-mails to existing contacts, the contact's name should not be overwritten.

Mediascape:

* Definitely needs the possibility to change track during key lock (i.e. holding volume keys).

* It annoys me that long track titles aren't centered.

Photos/camera:

* Need easy access to flashlight!

* Face recognition/identification is messed up, keeps forgetting added names and assigning random new ones. Needs a lot of work!

* When adding a photo as contact photo, it should not be necessary to scroll through all contacts starting from A. Should be possible to choose the first letter (as in contact list), or start spelling.

Contact list:

* When adding a photo to a contact, it should check if I have labeled that contact in any pictures, and suggest those (not just camera roll or standard icons).

Timescape:

* Should be able to display MMS. For example, use image as background and text as text.

* Should be able to display (scroll) longer facebook statuses, rather than sending me to the website.Widget for enabling/disabling wifi, GPS, etc should also include APN, which is not very easily accessible from the menus (many clicks).

Keyboards/language:

* I am missing an easy way to switch between languages (dictionaries)

* Should be possible to delete isolated words that the phone has automatically picked up. Don't want the phone to suggest all my misspelled words in the future. Deleting ALL saved words is not an option.
[XPERIA X10 General] saltorio:
General

Definitely needs to be a way to disable included apps you're not using (Moxier and Timescape for me)

Info from the Testing menu (dial *#*#4636#*#*) should be available through the standard Settings menu.

Should be a way to adjust the various volumes on the fly without having to go through the Settings menu (pressing the volume keys only changes the Ringer volume, unless actively using Media, in which case Media volume is adjusted).

Would be nice to have a simple app to turn the camera light on and off for use as a flashlight.

Timescape

I don't find it useful at all. The information presented is too limited and the application is dog slow until it's all loaded and updated. Dedicated Facebook and Twitter apps are far better, as is Gmail.

Mediascape

I find it can be slow loading up file lists.

As lornova stated, the home page is useless. I'd rather be taken directly to my files.

Definitely needs lock screen controls. The lack thereof is the primary reason I switched to bTunes for music.

Needs support for DivX, XVid, and other common video codecs (FLV would be a bonus).

Contacts

Lacks options for standard fields from Gmail, such as "website" and "birthdate".

Needs to use the Facebook integration more extensively, automatically linking profiles to contacts and pulling contact photos in (if you choose an option to do so).

Facebook app needs to be registered as a link handler for Facebook links.

Camera

Needs a toggle for the camera light in the main camera UI.

Would be nice if the camera light could be used as a proper flash.

That's it at the moment. I may add more later.

...

I do want to mention, that despite the above issues/requests, I do love my X10 and am very pleased with it overall. But nothing is perfect afterall.
[XPERIA X10 General] cashaw:
Great thread and I agree with most of the above.

Timescape - I don't use it and perhaps it is a little ahead of it's time. I still see Facebook / Email / SMS as seperate communication methods with seperate purposes, Timescape merges them into one (OK, I know you can seperate them, but still..) it does not still feel natural to merge them into one continuous thread. Perhaps in 5 years time this sort of view will be natural but today I still like to access Facebook / Email / SMS seperately.

Mediascape - The X10 is great as a music player and actually sounds better than my iPOD. Mediascape is almost there but to repeat what has been said above, why does the mediascape homescreen list the recently played as default ? If I have just played an album, why would I want to play it again next time? It would be so much more useful to have random album selections on the front page, or semi-random choices based on the types of tracks recently played.

The 'More' button to get to albums/artists is tricky to press when you are stood in a crowded train, make it biGGER !

The slider for artists/albums/tracks/playlists is almost impossible to use without at least 5 attempts to select the wanted option. SE must have done a field trial with the X10 before the release, why were such simple things not picked up or corrected ?

Battery - Not so much a complaint as it was a week ago, I now manage 30+ hours charge life with reasonable heavy usage, using Moxier/GPS/Bluetooth (no WiFi!), I need to sleep at least 7 hours a day so I have no problem with my phone doing/charging the same. However there are some strange things in regards to battery life on the X10, I have had everything from 7 hours to 35 hours life for a complete charge. I have given up worrying about it but feel convinced that WiFi is the root cause for fast battery drain, even when switched off.

Regardless to the above, I think my X10 is great, the positives far outweigh the negatives and the majority of the negatives could (SHOULD) be easily addressed in a software update. I have friends with Nexus ONE's and HTC phones and I still prefer the X10 WoW, indeed some of my Nexus ONE friends prefer the X10 WoW but still ask is it worth the extra cost ? (I believe it is !!)

I think many of the 'issues' are driven by Android still being an immature OS, the iPhone still feels more smoother and more together than the Android, but the real benefit of Android is the possibilites for customizations... I love being able to see email/rss/news updates on the home screen each time I switch on, rather than having to open up individual apps as I do on the iPhone....
[XPERIA X10 General] im_iceman:
I won't repeat all of the good comments so far.. I agree with most of them..

So, some additional points.

The "Sleep" button on the top of the phone shouldn't be used differently when you're on a call.. I'd like to be able to lock my handset when I'm on a bluetooth call, not wait for it to time out.

More end user customisation in the feature apps would be a great feature (ie.. being able to define your own home screen on Mediascape, so you can make it what suits your needs).

A better photo viewer (This is one thing that the iphone does much better). The standard one is a bit clunky...

A few people have suggested a bigger button to go to the "more" screen.. why not just do what everything else does and allow you to swipe across to it (surely that's the most natural thing to do?!)

When you've named someone.. an option for the phone to go and fetch all other photo's featuring that person would be good..

built in options to manage the start-up of apps.. and monitor your phones performance.

If I think of anything else.. I'll re-post.

A built in deskside alarm clock - that replicates a normal digital clock; I've not found any in the market that really do a good job.

Calendar option - ability to goto a specific date in the calendar rather than having to scroll through to find it.. ("Fancy going to see x in concert on the 23rd Sept?", "ooh, I don't know, give me 5 minutes to find that date in my calendar")
[XPERIA X10 General] kitsVA:
Dialer

Smart Dialing, ability to select different logs.

UI Buttons & selectable text like phone numbers in Person Information

They are just too tiny to click it right. Requires to touch at a precise place. Plus, gets very hard to call someone while driving.

MediaScape

Need to be able to creat playlists.

Need to be able to add a track to current playing queque.

TimeScape

Tweeter/Facebook tiles should have option to pick up Photos from contacts when available. Also improve UI to make text more readable like have a bubble like layer to display text.

headphone/mic

While listening to music, if we get a call it requires us to unplug the headphones to speak on phone. That should be fixed to use the mic on phone.

Lock/Unlock

When on call, the power button should work as screen lock instead of ending the call.

The center Home button should not turn on display when pressed. This is making the display turn on/off constantly when you have phone in pant pocket and is probably draining the battery.

Plus most of the items already listed... :-)
[XPERIA X10 General] senninha:
my wishlist:

- increase call volume

- cure wifi bug where wifi drops when the phone loses the mobile network signal

Mediascape

- put in an equalizer

- allow forward/rewind of tracks via the volume rockers when screen is off, just like on all other SE phones

PIM

- make Contacts show birthdays

- then allow Calendar to import birthdays from Contacts!

- incorporate tasks ( and please allow repeatable tasks) into Calendar

- cure Google Calendar sync issues (i have NEVER been able to sync with Google Calendar as yet)

^^

all very basic PIM stuff, although i realize that this is more a Google issue than an SE one

otherwise, i LOVE my X10. a fantastic piece of kit! :)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] _wook_:
hello xda ppl, i am newbie for BlueAngel, and i dont have cable for it.

i got blueangel ruu with wm6.5 rom img and i transfered enterbootloader.exe and *.nbf to my mmc, moved enterbootloader.exe to phone memory and executed it.

not i have white splash screen with:

Serial (on top of screen)

and v2.10 (on bottom of screen)

there is no light on screen

i saw twice that both leds had flashed for about few milliseconds.

question is, how to exit bootloader and update *.nbf from mmc???

best regards

wook
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] egzthunder1:
Congratulations, you just put your device in bootloader with no means to take it out of it... (sorry for the sarcasm...)

In any case, you will have to get a cable since the device has to receive a command to exit bootloader, which you will not be able to do through the device. There is no way to flash a rom through SD on the BA (I have a small project, but I am not certain that it will unlock it for you... in fact, I seriously doubt it).

I will try to upload it later and give you a link for it.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] _wook_:
thanx anyway, i just got cable ;)

charger and schemes do amiazing things

hehehe

btw, i am hermes user, and i thought it is just like in hermes, (reset exit bootloader) hehehehe

btw,m thank you for your support and reply.

man, you can not imagine what i have do to enter bootloader :D

about 30 minutes of rebooting device :D

i think i should keep in bootloader mode, it was too hard to get it in :D

hehehehe

regards
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] _wook_:
update!!!

phone fixed and updated to wm 6.5

best regards

wook

egzthunder1, thanx for your support, i look forward for link
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] egzthunder1:
You got it working though...
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] _wook_:
yes, i managed to fix it, but it would be great to see that project you have started

one quick question, i did not find it anywhere, but is there resouce explorer or reshack sort of app written for wm5/6?

btw, is there any place where i can get winCE apis documentation, msdn annoys me, and if anyone of you use masm32, does someone know where can i get headers and library for masm32 (or should i start new topic and set proper name for this question?)

:)

best regards

wook
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] egzthunder1:
I believe that there is a reshack for WM (in fact, I saw it not too long ago). As far as the apis, unfortunately, I am not a programmer, so I wouldn't even know where to start looking for that (other than google searches).
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] _wook_:
well, listing win32 and CE functions at same place....

i use winNT api help, because it does not contain .Net or winCE apis....lol

what is with that lonk??? :D

regards
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] egzthunder1:
What's a lonk? :confused:
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] _wook_:
my bad, i was up to write link, but i misstyped...

happens to me all the time...:S

:D

btw, is there any wm6 app that emulates desktop?

i saw some, but for now i like only HTC Home...

manila is good, but background irritates me very much.

regards

wook
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] egzthunder1:
Which link are you talking about (I have like 4 in my signature)?

In any case, if you are looking for a UI that makes the device look like a Desktop, you need Wisbar Advance Desktop and Wisbar Advance. I have never been able to use them correctly, but I have seen people making their Home screens look like OSX, WinXP, and even Vista.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] _wook_:
i was thinking about that link.

i tryed wisbar, but it is not something i may like.

there is something like wisbar on s60, and i gave up on it 2 years ago...

just dont know why do i have to be one who find all buggs in software\hardware :S

btw, ORD, i am partly in, but in my case, it dont have to be stable, but UI must be flawless:D

anyway, now i have issue with splash on hermes:S

going to try to fix that, see you later and thanx for nice conversation ;)

regards
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] egzthunder1:
Drop by anytime :)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] _wook_:
greetings my friend, just drop by to say hi and to ask about enabling clear type letters in landscape mode, how to enable that :)

(yes, you know that i will go and search for it after i posted question :D ... as always)

best regards

wook
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] egzthunder1:
Hey _wook_

You could try going into Start>Settings>Personal>Input Options and check the options in there. I cannot remember off the top of my head, but I do believe that this option is somewhere in here.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] _wook_:
yha, i know for that, but it is not for a landscape, only portrait mode.

but i will find something ;)

thanx for reply ;)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] egzthunder1:
I'll snoop around and see what I can come up with.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] _wook_:
fixed:

registry value need to be changed, hklm/system/gdi/cleartypesettings/offonrotation (dword) set to 1 (by default is 0).

greetings ;)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] egzthunder1:
Nice find :)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] _wook_:
thanx friend, btw, seems like HTweakC can do this too, but it did not worked for me.

seems like i will have to write app for this :D lol

(now i need to search for more registry 'hacks' and implement them in this :D)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] egzthunder1:
No need for an app (although it would be nice). Simply write a provisioning xml cab and you are done :)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] _wook_:
ahh, easier to code app in asm :D lol

btw, but i must remake masm32 library and replace standard libs with CE libs :D lol

i might google for this library or ask at masm32 forum :D hehehe

see you my friend ;)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] egzthunder1:
Later :) :cool:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] scatman25:
hi,

kann jemand ein Windows Mobile 6.5 fürs sunno s880 cooken (kochen)??

oder kennt jemand ne seite wo man das laden kann?

am besten wäre WM 6.5.3 23518 !!!!
[Desire General] angerized:
(I created a thread because it's more than just a small annoyance)

Hello,

I have my new Desire (unbranded, French, 1.15.405.4) since yesterday, and I have experienced problems with my camera.

The picture would randomly be partly pink, and sometimes the image would be scrambled (like a puzzle, with the left side of the picture on the right and vice versa, upside down, and some squares colored pink).

The funny thing is that it sometimes ends up in the picture/video (picture attached), and sometimes it's just a visual glitch, the picture ends up fine.

I suspect a software glitch, but still, i have asked for a standard exchange, will have a new Desire on monday, just hope that it will work fine.

Anyone experienced this problem?

Here is a video I just took: w w w.y o u t u b e.com/watch?v=9yOoAnwAlck
[Desire General] mcgon1979:
I think thats a hardware problem. If a hard reset of the phone does not fix it, go for an exchange as soon as possible. If you only have the phone less than a week there should ne no problem swapping it.
[Desire General] salahag:
That exact thing happened to me once on a ported 2.1 rom on the Hero.
[Desire General] mase2hot:
Same thing has happened to me only had phone 4 days, mine is a French import aswell from a buymobiles.net O2 upgrade..... Not Happy..
[Desire General] DarkVasyaK:
desire and nexus one are so pink maniaks....
[Desire General] qery:
I'm having the same problem. As far as I found it happens when light conditions are bad. My desire is unbranded Eu version 1.15.405.4. I also uploaded video - youtube.com/watch?v=G7CIpVUwxL8
[Desire General] myk202020:
Ive had this once a couple of weeks ago, and I had it about half a dozen times a couple of days a go.

Interesting to learn its might be due to poor light conditions.
[Desire General] _JuSteR_:
same here, and my Desire is just two weeks new. :(

Do you know if it's an hardware or firmware problem?
[Desire General] angerized:
I would say hardware, since I got a replacement, and couldn't manage to reproduce the problem on the new one (fingers crossed).

Threads stating this problem are starting to pop-up on every forum I know.. It looks like a more widespread problem than I first thought.
[HD2 Accessories] BillTheCat:
How are you guys recharging your HD2's? I've been relying on the USB connector at the bottom of the phone, but my concern is that after 'x' number of connects/disconnects that the socket will wear out as it started doing with my Kaiser.

Do you guys know of any pin-based adapter or battery hatch modification with external contacts that would enable us to lay the phone on a stand or platform without having to use the internal USB port on the phone which will eventually wear out? The 'powermat' would be great, but it's not available for the HD2. Does the new HTC car mount recharge the phone too, or is it just a bracket?

I'm thinking of something along the lines of how bluetooth headsets recharge, where the pins are external. It just worries me that the micro USB connector will eventually fail, which on a $700+ phone is not an attractive option.

Your thoughts?
[HD2 Accessories] kilrah:
The connector will not fail. At least unless you force/damage it yourself. It has been adopted as a connection/charge connector on ALL new phones now, of any brand, so you can bet they tested it thoroughly before.

If it fails.. well that's what the warranty's there for.

To answer the original question, I charge using USB, and also an external charger for my spares.
[HD2 Accessories] BillTheCat:
I understand your point, but to my way of thinking it's still a physical connector made of metal and plastic. It will fail eventually, trust me. These connectors are tested to withstand a reasonable number of connect/disconnect cycles for the average user. But cell phones tend to get used more, and this phone among other cell phones because of the cpu and screen will need to be recharged even more so.

Also, I'm not talking about the point of failure, but the limit of usability. The connector on my Kaiser got to the point where the cable wouldn't stay lodged in the housing and would drop out of its own weight. Although it still worked, it made for awkward handling while in the car trying to use a coiled charging cable that would drop out on its own.

So what I was looking for was a replacement battery hatch which would connect with the internal contacts, and a corresponding mount/dock of some sort so that it would minimize the physical stress of multiple connections and disconnections.
[HD2 Accessories] ebeam:
I just got the car mount today. It Does recharge the phone - there's a mini usb plug built into the bracket, and a lead plugs into the base of the bracket, and then into your 12v socket. A nice touch, the lead is actually long enough to be able to route it nicely. :)
[HD2 Accessories] BillTheCat:
Thanks, but what I was really after is a solution that does NOT involve the USB port on the phone.
[HD2 Accessories] NeoGreendawg:
I've seen battery chargers on Ebay. That's probably the only sensible solution if you're really that worried about the USB connector...

I think I remember reading something about some sort of wireless recharging pad that you can put phones and mp3 players on that would recharge them without any cables but I've got no idea if it would work on the HD2 or if they are even on sale yet.
[HD2 Accessories] lachutm:
There was old HTC CU S400 car Update Kit. It has direct conection to the battery throug back cover http://www.slashgear.com/htc-hd2-cu-s400-car-kit-gets-priced-detailed-coming-december-1360143/#entrycontent. New mount have MicroUSB connection http://www.clove.co.uk/viewProduct.aspx?product=53E28901-63DD-4E93-99F6-BF3D0B88BD04
[HD2 Accessories] BillTheCat:
Yes, the former is along the lines of what I had in mind. Just surprised that no aftermarket solutions have been developed for the phone to make it easier to charge without wearing out that micro-usb connector.
[HD2 Accessories] malex1:
As the mini USB port is a standard size, (not just used by HTC) if you should ever 'break it', most phone repair shops will be able to replace it quite easily.

A lot less hassle than opening up your phone to plug things in the back.
[Legend General] ViktorX:
Is there any video player like coreplayer on windows mobile? I know there is YXFlash but when I play movie it is not smooth (choppy)...
[Legend General] drive2droad:
use meridian , but it will not play divx videos