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[XPERIA X10 Accessories] pshdo:
You also need this for the plugin to work:

"Local OpenWatch MSG plugin"

and "Tasker" or "Locale"

It is a little dificult to setup anything usefull with this...:(

I have managed to get it to give me a warning when the phone go under 20% battery.

And a notification when i recive a K9 mail...

But tasker can do SO mutch more for you...

I need to look more on this before i decide if i want to buy it...

(I think that i have to have good use for a program in order to buy it, nomatter how cheap any app is...)
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] AntonyStark:
It is just poor design, obviously wanted to make it cheaper, so make it out of as little plastic as possible.

Batttery is hit and miss because of twitter, because of lots of updates the motor and the screen can drain the battery in nine hours, and de-selecting people on the Liveview app wasn't doing anything. But on normal use with just text messages and news updates and calls, in that 9 hours it wasn't even past 60%, it was like I just got it working right and then CRACK!
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] 9lee:
Hi there,

I am about to buy a LiveView for my X10i and am just wondering whether the LiveView is able to display Thai or Chinese Fonts on the unit?

My X10i is already updated to 2.1 and hacked root to install Thai font.

Firmware 2.1-update1

Baseband 2.0.46

Kernel 2.6.29 SEMCUser@SEMCHost #1

Build 2.0.A.0.504

Any feedback would be appreciated,

Lee
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] zygiboos:
I think that it uses system fonts - from phone. Main menu is only in english, but rest is geted from phone. There are Polish special characters so I think that will be Thai too (if U have that on your android).
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] skyleth:
is there gmail alerts?or just sms and calls?
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] hibiskus:
there are gmail aletrs via plugin which you download from market.

I got Liveview yesterday nad it has its ups and downs.

Ups: really usable, expandable with plug ins, should be saving batery life of phone, works stable with my X10

Downs: seems like very fragile, ugly wrist band, not full capacitive screen, battery only 2 days (first charge though).

Conclusion: regardless of usabillity and flaws, best thing with Liveview is WOW! factor, either from you when you have all data you need on your wrist watch, or from people around you when they realise that you actually look at watch to see whos calling:D
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] johndub71:
I woukd say the plug ins have saved mine from a wtf have i bought. Battery saving on x10i am not sure but, it does have its advantages so i give min 8/10. My plug in gripe was pwer amp, buts working now. Question is, will live view work while connected to a blue tooth car kit.... Hmmmmm
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] blade_75:
Can anyone answer how this connects via bluetooth to the X10, as the MW600 does, but the liveview can display caller names, but the MW600 can't? Does the liveview app send it across as data, rather than as part of the call, and if so, could something similar be done for the MW600?
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] Killiandros:
I imagine LiveView should work with a Bluetooth car kit - it works fine for me while simultaneously streaming audio via A2DP.
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] johndub71:
Anyboy beat 6 hours use on the xperia battery lol
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] PollPixx:
You mean the battery drains like hell with this? I am in doubt buying one...

I really don't like the plastic strap, so I want to buy a black metallic one at the clock store IF I decide to get one. I really want to know first how this thing is handling my precious battery... Does it work for over 12 hours, so at work time my battery don't die on me?
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] hibiskus:
2 days here with battery at least, and I use it a lot. But what started to concerm me is, I just unhooked my wrist strip to put LV on table, and it actually popped out! Luckilly it well on thick carpet so it turned unharmed, but i can imagine what can happen(like guy above).

Another plugin got out, with it you can easily change modes on phone: silent, meeting, normal etc. pretty handy
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] protorix:
my live view crashes always ...

there´s no reset option ?! ...

damn
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] hibiskus:
reset optio: holed left button untill it resets (15-20secs)
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] johndub71:
Yes, old the power button down for 16 seconds.
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] azian_advanced:
i've had my liveview for 1 week and it's now broken.

besides the fact that the unit always needs to repair and not work most of the time, the unit pops out from the wrist band quite easily (another design fault if you ask me).

yesterday, i went to look at the watch and noticed it missing from the wristband. i didn't feel it pop out but luckily it was inside my sleeve and the cuff of my sleeve kept it from falling out. no biggie. but later that day, it popped off again! i was outside at the time and after getting into my car and backing up from the parking stall, i noticed the watch was missing and i had just seen it on about 2 mins before. so i went back at the parking stall and my car had run over it. the unit still works but has deep gashes on the screen and backside so it'll never snap the wristband ever again.. :(. good job SE. there goes my $100+.

i figured out the liveview (when used as a wrist watch) pops off when you wear long sleeve shirts or a jacket. there should be a latch that holds it in, instead of it being held by snaps. if SE comes out with another one with better locking mechanisms and fixes the frequent disconnect issues, then i'd be willing to buy another one.
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] jay_jay_n:
I had the same issue with it popping out with a custom wriststrap, to me that's what I worry about the most, I have a review here with a video with it happening, just search my recent threads also I'm excited I may have found a solution to the reconnection issues :-)
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] johndub71:
pray tell kind sir for the idle among us...
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] zygiboos:
My is broken too. 15 days in use and right button stops working by self.

I go to the service and have to wait about 14 days...

half mount of use and half mount in service... pffff.
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] down4wotever:
Suddenly joined the growing list of disappointed owners. Liveview dropped half a meter onto a wooden floor and bingo right button stopped working. Tried and succeeded in ripping it apart (which was fun in itself) but have rendered the whole thing useless. Bottom line, anyone debating on whether or not to buy one, DON'T - build quality is pants.
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] johndub71:
I have two android phones and pairs to the x10i, but won't the htc wildfire. the unit is a joke.
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] pshdo:
What did people expect from such a cheap device...

It is offcource not a rolex build as a armored assault tank...

The price alone indicate that this device is crap...;)
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] johndub71:
Not, but it should work as on the sales of goods act.
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] pmoura:
Got mine today and I'm happy with it. Work together with MW600. It shows music Track information and Caller name on the display.

Looks a little tick as a watch.

Does what promised.

Don't forget to update it with Sony Ericsson Update Service application.

It's a cheap device so don't expect the heaven, but it's quite cool.

There's a need for additional plug-in's which I'm starting do develop.
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] azian_advanced:
anyone wanna sell me their wristband that they're not using? or trade their wristband for my clip? the clip is useless to me.
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] Shiwantha:
Can any one confirm what is the maximum working distance operates between live view and the phone?

thanks
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] Killiandros:
Anywhere up to 10 metres - in practice it is usually less than this and is influenced by environmental factors (walls, having it in your pocket etc).

http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/accessories/specifications/liveviewmicrodisplay

You can have the device more than 10 metres away from your phone (where it will lose the connection but still retain the time unless you power it off) and it will attempt to reconnect when in range again. Sometimes this works, sometimes it doesn't. (Hopefully the firmware update coming in January addresses the inconsistencies in recovering from disconnections).
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] down4wotever:
For anyone with a cracked/broken screen, I have an intact one I can post for free.
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] 2minikan:
Not Recomended

I received mine last week. It does what it promises but the battery life is about 2 hours consistently. While its on it is very cool. I used it with my sony X10 + DRBT50 and in the gym with my DR-BT160AS. I could control music playback (play/pause FF/REW VOL Up/Dw) I also used it with Power amp and it worked great. I received both a Facebook notice and a call while using it in the gym. It was nice to just take a quick glance at my wrist and see who's calling.

However, 1 the display should have been at least double the pixel density the Icons look blocky, 2 the colors where adequate but not vibrant or impressive, 3 its plastic with no screen guard (as a watch I'm worried how it will hold up against scratches). Finally it takes forever to charge. cI could have forgiven all of this if the battery would last at least 8 hours. As it is the most it will last if you actually connect it to your phone is about 2 hours. Which, for myself, makes the other minor short comings even worse.

Don't get me wrong it's a great Idea and a must have for anyone with a larger phone, but the current version just doesn't work.

I would advise writing Sony as I have and asking for an HD version with an 8 hour battery, double the pixel density, metal watch bracket and a metal and glass body a little thinner. After all its meant to be worn as a watch, it should look good. Considering the smallest Ipod with a screen is only a little bigger and has to do much more this device should easily be able to match the use time of a bluetoothheadset.

I hope mine is a bad one and people on the forum don't have a similar experience.
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] Borecz1:
I'm a little surprised by your experience. I've got mine since last year (31th of December :) ) and I haven't experienced any problems with it so far. When I charge it, it lasts about 2 days even if I don't turn it off for the night. Of course, higher dpi would be nice, but I don't mind current one. I don't really think that it's somehow abnormally vulnerable to scratches, but some kind of screen protector would be useful though. So far I'm satisfied with it as it does exactly what I expected. But I'm also looking forward for the upcoming update, any improvement is good :)
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] highaltitude:
Sorry to hear of the shortcomings of the device and the loss of the LV, while those are negative impacts, a posititve for me is that it has helped to to decide Not to buy this until it gets revamped. I was considering it because it looks to be a great add-on to our phones but it certainly sounds like it needs some real refining. Thanks for the insights.
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] a.monteiro:
Sony shoul get the MINIMAL guys do to some cool wrist cases for the device, it needs to be more stylish as well.

http://mnml1.posterous.com/the-ultimate-ipod-nano-watches-by-mnml-httpti
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] a.monteiro:
competitors showed other Android watches at CES http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/11/velocity-micro-cruz-watch-hands-on-preview/
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] Vito Andolini Corleone:
Yo guys!!!!

Now that I have read many reviews and seen tons of videos of the live vie I don't wanna take risk of buying it unless Sony comes out with a full touch screen device with an lcd display along with a good looking metallic slim body lol.

Is there any good alternative devices by other brands which offer better features than the Sony live view.

Sent from my X10i
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] Vito Andolini Corleone:
i got one more query, should i go for the liveview or the MBW200. the need for fb and twitter support on the live view keep me inclined to the device but the connectivity factor and looks make me look towards the MBW200. i am really confused! please help me out!

thanks:confused:
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] Borecz1:
Well, that's probably up to you to consider as it depends on your own preferences. I, for example, don't use any of that social networking services, I use my LiveView mainly as remote controller for music player and to check new messages or missed calls, but i wouldn't buy that watch because it looks like accessory for women :) and it's probably not capable of making a phone call or opening an application. I still see potental in LiveView as it supports plugins. Maybe I'm wrong and there is no such a potential in it, but even if all development for LiveView would's stop right now, I'd be still happy with it as it does exactly what I need: lets me control my music player, read SMS and shows me who's calling. Those are mine preferences and LiveView fulfills them all. You need to think about your's and then decide what to buy.

I don't know if this comment will be of any help, but it's really hard to answer you question to which only you know the answer :)
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] Vito Andolini Corleone:
First of all thanks for the reply :-) I guess the liveview will fulfill my needs of having access to social networking apps without taking out my phone all the time. Could you tell me from where can we get reliable straps to hold the device securely in place? Since I haveseen videos and also read some of the reviews posted above which say that the liveview tends to pop out of the wrist band leading to its destruction if it falls on a hard concrete surface.

Someone posted a pic of a custom strap. Well do we get metal straps? And do these custom straps work any better than the stock nylon strap apart from the beauty factor?

Sent from my X10i
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] Borecz1:
I'm afraid I can't help you with that. I'm obviously one of the very few people who has no problems with that straps at all. I'm using ony the wrist strap and I have never encountered any unwanted pop out. I usually wear it all day long and I'm not afraid of loosing it or getting it destroyed by falling on the ground, because it fits the strap very well and feels pretty secure in it. I'm only cautious when taking it off my wrist since it poped out once during the process. But it was probably caused by me, as I figured out later. The reason is, that it is possible to remove it from the clip by pressing the back side of the device, so I think that I have accidentally done that while taking it off. In fact, I was a little worried about this whole popping out thing as well, so I thought about glueing it to the clip or something. Problem is that it's not possible, because you wouldn't have access to it's microUSB port then. So I'm glad it wasn't neccessary to do such a thing.
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] Vito Andolini Corleone:
Well if the liveview doesn't pop out of the strap then its well and good. How is the experience of navigating on the device? Are the touch sensor keys responsive?

Sent from my X10i
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] Vito Andolini Corleone:
Sorry for so many questions bro, but if I wanna buy it then I'd be sure rather than sorry lol

Sent from my X10i
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] Borecz1:
Thats OK, I completely uderstand that you want to gather as much information as you can get before you decide to buy anything. I ussually do the same ;)

To answer your question:

I can't complain about the responsiveness of the device. Those two HW buttons are just HW buttons, so you can feel that they were pressed and they go quite easily, just like you would expect.

The other four "touch sensors" are quite good responsive as well. Once you get used to where you should tap it (not too close to the center and no too close to the edge either), you shouldn't have a problem with controlling the device. I also tried to control it with wet fingers (to simulate rainy weather :) ) and it works flawlessly, just as good as with dry fingers. Therefore, as I said once before, I can't complain about controlling the device.

P.S.: I'd like to mention, that everything I've said is just my subjective experience, so please don't blame me if your's won't be the same ;)
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] Vito Andolini Corleone:
Last question! Do we get spare clips and watch holders in case they break during some activity? And will thus thing have software updates?

Sent from my X10i
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] Esilar:
The LV can be updated like a normal phone with PCCompanion, the procedure is described in this thread somewhere. But that is no guarantee that SE makes any updates in the future.

No idea about the spare parts.
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] Borecz1:
I know nothing about spare parts either (hope I will not need them :) ), but there is some info about updates. This article promises an update for LiveView comming this month: http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/products/2010/12/21/update-on-liveview%E2%84%A2/
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] Vito Andolini Corleone:
Well today I have ordered my liveview. Will.get.it.in a week :-)

Sent from my X10i
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] Borecz1:
Don't forget to post your experience, it may be useful for another person in your situation ;)
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] Vito Andolini Corleone:
Sure!!!!

Sent from my X10i
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] rkanwar:
I just got my liveview the day before yesterday. It was working up until yesterday afternoon where it would switch on then switch back off. I thought it was the battery low but the battery is full according to the device. The thing doesnt even charge. Since late evening last night it doesnt switch on at all. I left it alone until this morning and now it switches on when it wants to. Stil doesnt charge. Any ideas?
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] Calicodesiles:
Well it seems that an update is available through SE Update Service !!!!

Just choose X10 in the list (you won't see the liveview directly), and then go to the DFU mode (Connect it then power it down by pressing both hardware buttons at the same time until you see "DFU" with an USB connector picture)

SEUS will then update it, and it ends by a failed installation error. Don't worry, in fact it is good ! :)

You can then leave DFU mode by pressing 10 seconds on the power button.
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] azian_advanced:
so does this update fix the connectivitiy issues?
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] ElmarK:
Not at all. Same issues as before :-(
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] Vito Andolini Corleone:
Sadly no, just wait for sony to officially make an announcement regarding the same.

Sent from my X10i
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] Esilar:
I updated my (second) LV today with SEUS. I cant see any difference so far.

A quick check in the market showed 25 LV apps meanwhile. There are several funny plugins, like the remote control of the camera. Or a calendar app or a OpenWatch plugin.

Quite entertaining to try some of these. :D

PS: the weather plugin and "Where I am" are gone. :confused:
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] jakp3:
Never had connection problems, you don't have to run task killer, but sometimes LiveView switch off with full battery...

Anyone knows how to reset all the notifications on Liveview?
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] Esilar:
Go into LiveView application, and choose the last point "Notifications". This will clear the memory on your LiveView.
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] jakp3:
i try but it wont clear the notification, it only mark all as read :confused:
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] puce:
the official update is out.

just updated..... and still have connection issues... :(
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] pmoura:
Updated both LiveView device and LiveView application from Market. Connection seams more reliable, meaning even if I went far from the phone, when return close to it, the connection is smoothly reestablished.
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] down4wotever:
Could anyone who has apk files for where am I and the weather plug ins:D kind post?
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] davix16:
thanks for the review
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] Esilar:
There is another update for the LiveView itself available.

The new SEUS version 2.11.2.9 can detect and flash the LV properly.

I just updated my LV but - as usual - i can't detect any obvious changes. Let's see if the connection is more stable now.

Btw. in my case the LVs battery last 1 week. I use it mainly for the working days, around 10 h a day. When i don't wear it it will be switched off. :cool:
[XPERIA X10 Accessories] azian_advanced:
hey guys. i just upgraded to an Arc and had time to fiddle around with my X10. I made backups of the LiveView WhereAmI apps. I also have the weather app as well. Shoot me a PrivateMessage with your e-mail and I can send it over.

btw guys, the liveview works flawlessly on the Arc. it disconnects after a while but it always connects on the first try.

if this is considered illegal on the xda forums, Mods I apologize and delete this post.
[Droid X General] DawidD:
So I installed rubix focused 1.8.6 the other day, only to realized that my beloved FM radio app was part of blur! I got the system dump and used rootexplorer to stick FMRadio.apk and FMRadioService.apk in the system/app folder, and set permissions to User read/write, read, read. Now when I start the app, a toast pops up with "Fm Radio is being launched, please wait..." and never goes away. What could be wrong? are the permissions off? is the fmradioservice.apk supposed to be somewhere else?
[Droid X General] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
This is one example of the problem with Blur. The components are not all self-supporting. Many of them rely on the blur framework to operate.

Fission & Focused have built more of a stock framework and it won't work with nearly any of the blur apk's.

You might want to look at Rubix Blurry or any of the other ROMS that are based more on optimizing/removing the bloat of Blur, but still leave the basic framework intact.
[Droid X General] t0adman:
Darn - I want to do the same thing and clearly the FMRadio.apk doesn't work (just tried it). Does it matter if FMRadioService.apk is installed too?
[Vibrant General] nacron:
I was updating apps the other day and I noticed lookout scanning the market app that auto downloaded. Now there is no auto update in the downloads. Anyone else have this?
[Vibrant General] darkside79:
Yea went through the same thing. Just install the 2.2 market apk. Then problem fixed. Look for it under the themes and apps area. Easy fix!
[Fascinate General] tearminx:
Earlier today when I was checking out some ROMs, I didn't run into any problems. Now every time I try It gets stuck at "Finding update package..." Each time I download a new ROM, clockworkmod prompts me with the option to backup and wipe data/cache. Also the first few times I did it, it took like 2 minutes. What could I possibly be doing wrong if I'm not doing anything different?
[Fascinate General] PhoenixPath:
Delete the download finder in the clockwork directory on your sd card and try again. :)

Sent from my stupidfast blackish hole...
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] diaa08:
im going to be brave/reckless and try this on auxura 2.04... report back, but i anticipate problems...

EDIT: actually worked, hung on first boot but battery pull reset worked, now works flawlessly. i like the look, good work OP. might leave this on for a bit just to test more. nice to see themes for froyo roms out and that devs aren't making their builds needlessly incompatible.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Jacosta:
Worked on Onyx thanks so much for sharing. Love it simple and clean. Only problem was I got Tw back. How do I uninstall touchwhiz?

Edit: I just deleted the tw apk lol duh

Samsung Vibrant Onyx 4.2 Uf Overkill
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] s0niqu3:
removed, go on thinking I'm a "douche" or whatever