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[XPERIA X10 General] BluechipJ:
SMS Backup & Restore (v3.4, free) by Ritesh Sahu handles XML SMS backups.
[XPERIA X10 General] a.r.k.:
Just tried this and it doesn't work as it says there are no backups. Anyone know what folder the backups are saved to in 1.6? so I can move them to the folder backup and restore uses hopefully it will work then.
[XPERIA X10 General] akila87:
I didn't have any problem with restoring messages.
[XPERIA X10 General] mirecko2:
I have the same problem - sms and mms are stored in sccard/system/data/master/smsmms_db.db ...

Installed Backup and restore can´t work with this file ....

I was installing several application but still no progress..
[XPERIA X10 General] a.r.k.:
have you rooted your phone yet. As I have. Wonder if this will affect it in any way
[XPERIA X10 General] mirecko2:
Yes of course I have root the phone!!

It´s my mistake because I should backup my sms and mms by Titanium...
[XPERIA X10 General] a.r.k.:
I backed up my whole system with titanium but cant seem to find my sms and mms since upgrade
[XPERIA X10 General] mirecko2:
Nice SE show his best.....
[XPERIA X10 General] BluechipJ:
That's an issue with Android. It doesn't work in 2.2 (Froyo) either.

Weird. Whenever I receive click on an SMS notification or open a thread, it always goes to the latest message at the bottom, no scrolling required.

As for SMS, I backed up using SMS Backup & Restore (on 1.6), which saved an XML file in /sdcard/SMSBackupRestore/ with the time/date: 20101031231123.xml [yyyymmddhhmmss.xml]

After flashing, I installed SMS Backup & Restore from the Market and it detected the XML file and restored everything.

I don't recall, but I thought Sony Ericsson Sync (online) also backed up SMS?
[XPERIA X10 General] a.r.k.:
Sent an sms to someone I had previously sent messages to in 1.6 and now all my sms's are back:D:D:D:D
[XPERIA X10 General] naplesbill:
You can just download Spare Parts in the Market and turn on Auto-brightness with this app. I just downloaded and tested it and it works.

Edit:

It actually allows you to set the brightness anywhere between minimum and maximum brightness and it dims the screen when you cover the sensor. If you select minimum or maximum brightness it disables the sensor. I didn't test this behavior before running Spare Parts. It may be that this is how it is meant to function.
[XPERIA X10 General] h0ruza:
Sounds like a plan, hope that works out

Most truths were once deemed blasphemy
[XPERIA X10 General] edude03:
As far as I know, it wasn't removed, exchange support is in only in GOOGLE EXPERIENCE phones. Therefore, if the back of your phone doesn't say With Google then no exchange and such.
[XPERIA X10 General] kiki_tt:
Is it me or has the contact picture quality really been downgraded?.... my girlfriend looked crisp and smart....now its all blurry :[
[XPERIA X10 General] mrtim123:
look. i understand that some people are having some problems with certain aspects of the new FW. personally mine is going great guns - much quicker than ever before.

This is ANDROID peoples! If you dont like the way something behaves, find a better app that does the same thing! Seriously, instead of *****ing that the sms app does not have the newest message onscreen first, just install something else. Take your pick! Handscent, Chomp, other. Its not hard, and that is the whole point of having an android phone! If you wanted to be forced to use the standard app (why i dont know) you should have bought an iPhone.

Not a dig but a general reminder that we have chosen the best OS for this very reason - choice!
[XPERIA X10 General] lornova:
If you don't like a thread where people complains about removed functions, regressions and bugs, please change thread.
[XPERIA X10 General] rodolfo7171:
im on nordic. and the file transfer was on a mac. ill try on windows when i get a chance and let you know if i have any problems with it.
[XPERIA X10 General] mrtim123:
lol, touchy subject?
[XPERIA X10 General] Amuse:
is it me for wallpapers look so pixelated now i am using highres pics too
[XPERIA X10 General] MarylandCookie:
Id appreciate that, i have global world and have tried it on both windows 7 64bit and windows xp 32 bit. However i have managed to send a file via Astro Bluetooth module using its built in ftp but no luck with standard bluetooth transfer using windows :confused:

Ive even re-flashed, rooted, factory reset several times lol...

Anyhow other than this bug, its running fantastic :)
[XPERIA X10 General] sl1nk3:
Strange, It worked perfectly fine for me, it did backup all my SMS/MMS, and contacts and restored them just fine, i was on R2BA026 and now on 2.1 GENERIC.

Also, All my paid apps are still there in the Market, however i had to "find" my non-paid apps again, since they were not in the list anymore.

Also IMPORTANT NOTE :

It seems the "automatic brightness" thingy was not removed, but is instead always enabled ! Just put the sensor in front of LED light for example, then cover the sensor with your hand, and you'll see the screen luminosity change accordingly !
[XPERIA X10 General] im_iceman:
I'm also having this exact same problem.. phone to pc.. ok... PC to phone.. doesn't work.. good job I still have my usb cable out from upgrading to 2.1 earlier!...

If anyone susses this out please let me know..
[XPERIA X10 General] mrtim123:
you have had the same experience as me mate, it just worked nice and smoothly hey:D
[XPERIA X10 General] MarylandCookie:
I fixed it woohooo....

1st pair and connect your phone to your laptop/pc

Then right click your bluetooth icon in your system tray and select show bluetooth devices.

You should then see x10i as one of your devices.

Right click on the x10i and select properties, then services and finally tick object push (obex) and apply.

Enjoy :)

Im happy as can be now....
[XPERIA X10 General] rkanwar:
Its still there for me

Edit: this is in regards to the led light by the way lol
[XPERIA X10 General] im_iceman:
Me too... Booohooo.. will try on one of my kids laptops tomorrow see if it's same problem..
[XPERIA X10 General] lornova:
No, it was just a polite way to tell you that... you really want I tell you? It wouldn't be polite this time.
[XPERIA X10 General] Mr_Element:
Ok I'm on Nordic Generic 2.1 since yesterday. I have the following "bugs".

No matter what pictures I assign to a contact even if they 're high-res .jpgs , also tried .pngs and maaaaany many other pics they always come up PIXELATED and blury on the dialer during incoming or outgoing calls. I tried deleting and re-assigning also , didn't work.

And .. what's up with facebook implementation generaly? I mean there is no facebook connection to each new contact I'm adding , I did some kinda sync through the Contacts menu and now my Calls all have the names & pictures and mails of my facebook contacts. There are even whole contact cards completed with pics , names , telephones , males , even latitude coordinates that I can't delete , edit and the only way to access them is only through sms messages and not through contacts application... Weird...!:confused:

Also my camera's autofocus seems to malfunction ... I tried something similar to this ... well ... not even close!
[XPERIA X10 General] Ovalteenies:
Automatic brightness works fine for me... put it under a light people...

also backup and restore was able to restore everything: sms, mms, contacts, etc no problems
[XPERIA X10 General] rodolfo7171:
Yea same goes for me.
[XPERIA X10 General] kiffies:
Agreed, +1
[XPERIA X10 General] ckotticg:
Facebook integration sucks!!!

In 1.6, you combine your FB contacts with your contacts easily.

Now, some contacts merge automagically, but most of the other contacts must be combined manually, and even that way you can't find the FB contact in the list.

And, when combined, it changes the name and the picture, and you cannot configure it. Sucks!!
[XPERIA X10 General] dundun1701:
Why i have to chosse another app when i satisfied with the default sms app in 1.6. In my opinion, it is looking good and do its job well enough.

The thing it the sms app is a litter backward in the new 2.1, and we have the right to complain, right?
[XPERIA X10 General] d4ft:
I second this. Why do I still need an 'Add Recipient' button when composing a new message? I feel that it's easier to just start typing the contact's name and let the auto complete function do its thing.

The textbox is 1.6 was more sleek. The box would only expand when needed. Kinda sleek imo. But then again, this is just aesthetics.
[XPERIA X10 General] alankstiyo:
1.- MMS and data settings are not the same now, idk if mms is controlled by data now @_@

2.- another thing is the ability to use android keyboard

3.- the awesome unlocker xD

4.- recharging led is now orange instead of green

5.- looks like mediascape can't have another background than the blue one
[XPERIA X10 General] pngface:
1. The camera has gotten even laggier (don't know how that's possible but it did)

2. The social phonebook doesn't work (or if it does you need to be a rocket scientist to figure it out)

3. Phonebook itself is very annoying - esp when u need to change names just so that facebook will recognize them

4. App Launcher is laggier than before
[XPERIA X10 General] alankstiyo:
camera works fine for me

but like you said phonebook is way too harder just to sync fb statuses like before, for photos imma use facebook sync at least the pics are not pixelated
[XPERIA X10 General] egyptshun:
Wow, yur all a sour bunch, 2.1 fixed alot, alot of alot, like they've done well, just don't sound too sour.
[XPERIA X10 General] metcard:
The only thing i miss from 1.6 is the power button to end call feature. I hated the X10 mini for not having this feature.
[XPERIA X10 General] alankstiyo:
phonebook is not showing contact's status on it, it just moves you to fb app
[XPERIA X10 General] mrtim123:
2. i can still choose this one

4. the led now changes according to how flat the battery is.

if its charging from very low, its RED, if its mid-charge, its ORANGE and if its nearly fully charged its GREEN. i think thats very handy
[XPERIA X10 General] javagreen:
It's only green if you're charging it when it is between 90-100% charge. The LED will turn orange even if you start charging from 89%.

Also, with 1.6, the LED used to turn off completely once it was fully charged, but on 2.1 the LED stays ON and is green [it's green when the phone is between 90-100% of charge].
[XPERIA X10 General] goRt:
I'm with you, it's wrong now, should go off when you get to 100%
[XPERIA X10 General] aminmizar:
Agreed. And the font use is barely readable. Im using a magnifiying glass to be able to read. Lol. :D
[XPERIA X10 General] xeviro:
Gallery 3D launcher for Xperia X10 2.1, fresh from oven.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=826311
[XPERIA X10 General] mrtim123:
Yeah, but once it gets past the 90% mark it changes to green....

dont forget with 1.6 no LED could mean 91% of charge. Remember, the phone charges to 100% and if you leave it connected it will decharge to 90% and then start charging again. on 1.6 the LED would not enable again until it started charging again (at 90%).

At least you now know what part of the charging band it is in - personally i think its good.
[XPERIA X10 General] PML87:
1: Hate, hate, hate the new default message app. The color scheme is way to dark and for some reason I can't turn off that stupid popup. I use handcent since I got my first Android phone but now I have 2 popups when I get a message (which I obviously don't want).

2: The whole Facebook integration is annoying. I like that it sorta syncs with my Facebook contacts but do I need all my friends WITHOUT a phone number in there? My phonebook is cluttered with Facebook friends with no phone number... What's the point?
[XPERIA X10 General] lildic:
yes i really need auto brightness that's all for me
[XPERIA X10 General] akila87:
Tap the groups icon (Top left) and select contacts with phone number.
[XPERIA X10 General] mrtim123:
ahh thats an easy one, open the standard msg app, menu button and disable notifications. you had to do this in 1.6 also ;)
[XPERIA X10 General] kongmyy:
facebook sync kinda fails...even if it syncs, the pictures they sync looked very ugly when viewed in timescape..no good.
[XPERIA X10 General] HQXU:
Well auto brightness is there.. go to power control widget and choose the middle option (low - auto - max) on the brightness icon
[XPERIA X10 General] PML87:
I did but it still shows the popup.

I have no idea why, for some reason I think I have another message app because the popup is in English (system language is set to dutch). In 1.6 it only disabled the notification in the status bar though. There was no popup.

Will try that group icon. Didn't bother looking through the social phonebook enough so I didn't notice :o.
[XPERIA X10 General] alankstiyo:
when charging the screen goes off and on 1.6 it didn't

also after full charged the green led is not turning off -.-

not liking this update
[XPERIA X10 General] MeZmeriZe_:
That can't be right and the Google experience / exchange thing is right... mates galaxy s has exchange in mail app and it has no mention of Google experiance or even Google logo.
[XPERIA X10 General] iead1:
Someone else explained it, but, yeah, with 1.6, after the LED turns off, it's impossible to know what level of charge you're running at. Could be 91%, could be 100%.

Although, if those are your reasons for not liking the update either you have insanely high standards that nothing could possibly reach, or, you're hating just to hate.
[XPERIA X10 General] Reeonimus:
The only problem that really got me wasn't a problem with 1.6 at all. I use HTC IME mod and when typing it would be very laggy at times and I was hoping that would be fixed with the update as it's my favorite keyboard. It wasn't. Then after playing around with the setting and turning the vibration off while typing it's smoooooth as butter.
[XPERIA X10 General] MarylandCookie:
Well the latest version of Swype is running veeerrrry smooooth :)
[XPERIA X10 General] Reeonimus:
What is the latest version of Swype? Is it possible to obtain? I see the beta is closed on their website.
[XPERIA X10 General] Bennachie:
Dare I ask about call volume and auto lock after a call>?:)
[XPERIA X10 General] MarylandCookie:
Im using 2.6.47.11856 (English UK and English US only).:cool:
[XPERIA X10 General] argnom:
The in call volume seems to be a little better. Even at 100% volume, I get no distortion or gain. Oh yeah and autolock is gone! Yay!
[XPERIA X10 General] alankstiyo:
we're not ust hating, is just that some things were perfect and they changed'em to a weird way
[XPERIA X10 General] saltorio:
The only issue I have that I didn't see mentioned (on my quick perusal of the thread), is the new thicker notification bar. Because it's thicker (and thus allows for larger icons), it actually can't display as many icons as was possible on the old thin bar.

It's a minor gripe I know... but I do have to say I'm surprisingly pleased with this update.
[XPERIA X10 General] deconfrost:
i have one funny issue, every now and then my mdeia volume is gone, you can put the media volume up and down but theres no sound, phone rings when calls coming in, but no sound on mp3, videos or games, have to reboot and it all works again, happened 3 times since I re-flashed it last night with the global flashtool.
[XPERIA X10 General] xeviro:
I haven't installed my Swype yet to this Nordic FW.

One time i had problem with Swype, because i changed FW so many time and the Swype which i backed up with Titanium can't work with different FW. It only work if i restore to the FW from which i back up my Swype.

And in the end i hit the maximum installation of Swype and had to ask their team to reset the installation count.

So now i wait until they release SingTel 2.1 or i run out of patient then install in this Nordic FW, and later bug the team again if my install count is maxed :D
[XPERIA X10 General] tuxStyle:
Anyone else hates the big notification bar?
[XPERIA X10 General] saltorio:
Me. I just find (as mentioned a few posts back) that there's alot less room for notification icons on it. The actual size isn't all that bad (I think there's still more pixel space on the X10 with the notification bar visible than on most other Android phones without, due to the screen resolution).

Which brings me to another issue:

Did SE change the default density of with the 2.1 update?

Everything seems bigger (was just writing out a message in Handcent), which leads me to believe they lowered the density.
[XPERIA X10 General] thor2002ro:
no its still 240....

i did notice the text being too big.. i'm thinking the font is set bigger... we need to find a way to make it small again...
[XPERIA X10 General] naveen_reloaded:
yeah i too feel that they changed the density..

everything look a bit bigger , but clear ..

I love it and sometime i hate it ...
[XPERIA X10 General] saltorio:
Good to know that. Text could definitely be a bit smaller. It is quite clear and crisp, but then I never found any issues with the clarity of the old (smaller) text.
[XPERIA X10 General] alankstiyo:
hmm i found something interesting, when the battery is getting lower, the screen turns on, I have it plugged so idk why's this

also if you use a live wallpaper the battery gets drained too fast even if it's recharging o.0
[XPERIA X10 General] vickysud:
how to view service menu in 2.1 ??
[XPERIA X10 General] azian_advanced:
download LCD Density Changer from the Market, works great for me. would work even better with ADW launcher and be able to change the icon density.
[XPERIA X10 General] chadamcmillan:
My sms were restored but not mms

QUOTE=akila87;8952051]I didn't have any problem with restoring messages.[/QUOTE]
[XPERIA X10 General] iridaki:
I am using the font Calibri and it looks small, narrow and crisp! Perfect!
[XPERIA X10 General] alankstiyo:
how did you change it? I was unable to do some mods :S
[XPERIA X10 General] iridaki:
I use this method to change my fonts:

1. I pick the font I want and I copy the regular and bold version on my SD.

2. I rename the regular to DroidSans.ttf and the bold to DroidSans-Bold.ttf.

3. Then, on my phone, using a Terminal application, I type:

su

mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

chmod 4755 /system/fonts/DroidSans.ttf

adb shell dd if=/sdcard/DroidSans.ttf of=/system/fonts/DroidSans.ttf

chmod 4755 /system/fonts/DroidSans-Bold.ttf

adb shell dd if=/sdcard/DroidSans-Bold.ttf of=/system/fonts/DroidSans-Bold.ttf

4. Reboot!

5. Enjoy!!
[XPERIA X10 General] epinion:
1. The sms LED DID blink using stock messaging apps (not in charging mode). The LED apparently works only in different way, it will turn ON if our screen is OFF (at least for stock messaging and handcent apps).

2. The camera works perfectly here.

3. The phonebook more difficult to handle than before..

It integrated with Facebook from Timescape and Facebook Apps. I turn off every sync on the phonebook.

If we change/add contact with the same name as our FB friend it will automatically link and show Two FB icon on that contact. One at the top is belong to Timescape and the bottom one is from FB apps. Make my number redundant then :(. We could also joint our contact to FB contact with long press on our contact name, it will allow you to choose which contact do you want to joint. But I just can't figure how to unjoint it :( (found the solution to unjoint/seperate :) http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8944950&postcount=6 ).

4. Led should turn off when it reach 100%

5. Couldn't find Assisted GPS options.

6. Everything is darker now, even my K9-Mail become darker using the same color as before (even though looks like the icon more crisp now).

7. The notification is way too big for me. Would be nice if it have a smaller one.

8. The service menu change from MENU to HOME.

9. The calendar is better from 1.6

10. And now we can charge without turn on our phone.

11. The default keyboard have a lag every time I start to type the first letter but went smooth and accurate after it. We could change the position of the cursor WAY better now because it zoom so we can drag around (finger friendly :p ).

12. I change to ADW Launcher cause the stock seems lag for me and it way smoother with ADW Launcher.

13. The in call picture is disaster. It just don't show enough resolution aka very low resolution. How come?? It shows perfectly inside the phonebook.
[XPERIA X10 General] mookie3three:
My only issue was that I couldn't restore the sms that I backed up using the stock msg app in 1.6. Other people seem to have this issue to. I have tried many apps to restore the mmssms_bak.db file none work. Anyone know how to restore this type of file. Other apps seem to use xml files.

Will remember to do with Titanium backup next time.
[XPERIA X10 General] epinion:
Did you upgrade your Backup and Restore apps before doing the backup??
[XPERIA X10 General] Rashkae:
1. I miss the thin status bar

2. LED blinking works great, I use ChompSMS

3. I noticed the stock messaging app has some nice vidual enhancements!!

4. I like the new smileys. :)

5. Phone is much zippier (I use HelixLauncher)

6. Screen is definitely darker, but everything looks much crisper

7. Armored Strike Pro now has anti-aliasing in the graphics, which could also explain point 6

8. Phone calls are louder and clearer

9. keyboard is much more responsive, and I use SmartKeyboard Pro

10. I wish we had the option to "auto-delete" SMS messages when they exceed a certain count
[XPERIA X10 General] mookie3three:
I didn't use the Backup and Restore app, I used the SMS backup feature in the 1.6 messaging app,
[XPERIA X10 General] Olli80:
Hey guys...... Auto bright IS still here! You have to activate it over the widget! I just tried it .... the medium settings is Auto bright.

When you move your finger over the light sensor (upper left one) you see the birghtness is going down, after removing it it goes up automatically.

Just figure it out! It is still here!
[XPERIA X10 General] epinion:
The brightness except 0 and 100 IS auto brightness (using your method to test :) ).
[XPERIA X10 General] goth50:
What about quality of pictures taken with the camera? are they better or worst compared to 1.6 ?
[XPERIA X10 General] PML87:
I don't really see a difference but then again I don't use the camera that often since I have high quality compact camera.

The quality of video recording is better though when you have a class 6 SDHC card. Thanks to HD recording.

P.S: I actually like the bigger status bar I just wish it was a lighter color.
[XPERIA X10 General] rehan_i:
I have tried that but still the build in function dosn't work. I think SE have removed the build in bluetooth ftp service.
[XPERIA X10 General] MarylandCookie:
Your right it doesnt work with plain old bluetooth...

I actually used Astro Bluetooth Module (free on the market) and used the "Obex FTP" function in it to transfer the file(s) i have not been able to get anything across any other way.. hmmm... :confused:
[XPERIA X10 General] iead1:
When others are posting that it's working for them but it's not working for you, it doesn't mean the feature has been removed.
[XPERIA X10 General] iridaki:
I'd really like to know how to fax this too. :-(

I am suspecting this won't be easy though, as it looks like while on call it uses only a small square thumbnail from the assigned picture, like vanilla Android 2.1 does. I wonder how they missed something like that during the "extra couple is weeks" they needed for testing... :-P

*sent from my X10i
[XPERIA X10 General] micheled:
I have the same problem, but I don't know how to fix it. Please anyone have a fix for this.
[XPERIA X10 General] cwepruk:
Vignette doesn't recognize my LED anymore.
[XPERIA X10 General] prasad.adam:
Didn't see this mentioned anywhere! In 1.6 power button used to lock my phone and turn the screen off. Same doesn't work on 2.1. I know after screen timeout it does lock the phone but have found this little unpredictable. Is there no hardware button to instantly lock the phone and put the screen off? Just can't digest that this has been removed on purpose. Looks like a bug to me. Anyone?

EDIT: Either factory reset or not restoring system data from Titanium backup got me going on this...woooohoooo!