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[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arj154:
They may not have broken a promise but they fail to adhere to standards we have come to expect from devices of the same type. Theres no real excuse. Sony should have stepped up there game to put them in a good light. Now people will be hesitant to buy an se phone if they have so many short comings. I feel that 2.2 brought a lot of key features which made me enjoy my phone much more
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agentJBM:
Again, Misinformation! Failed to adhere to standards... blah blah blah? Android and smartphones are a new developing technology, and what is standard in this type of industry is here today gone tomorrow. SE is still developing this device, and will continue to do so on 2.1. We have had 4 recent updates with more coming. SE's mistake was being honest and open about their intentions before they realistically needed to. We just got 2.1 in November.

Pretending now that having the latest OS is expected for the X10, when we all bought this phone knowing it came with outdated 1.6 is ridiculous. It boggles my mind. What universe do live in?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fiscidtox:
16m colors was a promise..

Anyway i don't even care about official updates, se's version of android sucks in my opinion.

I'm quite happy with freex10. If it want for the devs on here with custom ROMs i would probably hate my phone..
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arj154:
I fully understand that technology is developing rapidly specialy in the mobile phone game believe me and i think you fail to understand what i mean by standards. I mean standards as in the ones set by other manufacturers. Take the HTC desire for example. 2.2 wasnt out when it was launched however they updated it to 2.2 when it was available. HTC have changed the android device quite heavily with there senses UI yet they were still able to produce a 2.2 update for the phone.

I understand you may be angry at the moaners who say it should be updated to 2.3 or it should be updated as soon as the source code for 2.x is released. You've got to understand that we have bought a device which is capable of running a newer OS but SE haven't implemented a newer version.

Yes props to them for getting dual touch working but it seems like they havent fully gotten up to the standards of other manufacturers and they should try to do this otherwise they will fall behind.

When people like us buy a phone, we look to see if its going to be up to date in a year. The x10 is failing to get up to date in 6 months and its already being put on the sidelines. Yes sony are releasing updates but they seem to be too fragmented. The 2.1 update didnt have exchange, 16mil colours etc these features should've been included from the start.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roaringhere:
You expect too much, that's your problem. Say if you buy something today, are you expecting it to be updated? Like your car for example? Or Windows 7? You have to buy a new one...

Don't expect anything. Buy it, if you like it. Buy a new one, if you want a better model. Always works that way. You always have a choice...
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arj154:
Im sorry but I completely disagree. Companies like Sony should be pressured into competing with other manufacturers and I think your car example isnt relevant. If the car was capped at 40mph when it could do 120mph then it may be applicable or if a new computer came with windows 98.

If we didnt have any expectations then the market wouldnt move forward. Smartphones would be a stagnated market and there would be no competition. These standards drive competition and I'm not crazy for having them and I'm sure many people on this forum feel the same way.

You may think I'm expecting too much but all I want is for sony to keep up with other manufacturers and ensure that the phone reaches its full potential. If I had a phone which was half the power of the x10 e.g. 512mhz processor, 128mb RAM etc then I would be happy with 2.1 and a number of updates to optimise the phone. I would accept that its not capable and wait until i can afford an upgrade but this isnt the case. We know the x10 is capable of running 2.2 and it brings too many benifits for sony to ignore.

I see that your quite a stubborn person and you seem to be quite happy with sony trickling out updates as theyve done with all there phones. I know you probably havent read or fully taken in what I've said so please can you just let this go so the thread can get back on topic? I dont want to continue this argument as it seems youre too stubborn to talk to. I've repeated myself a number of times on this thread and I stand by my views that Sony should keep up with every other manufacturer.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] violentgoomba:
And by your logic manufacturers will always be free to screw their customers over just because for the past few years it's become the norm for them to release and shortly after, forget their handphones. And the x10 isn't even old. Android has changed the game. HTC gets it.

Is it unreasonable to expect Froyo on a device that by CURRENT standards, is still very competitively specd? And who cares if SE never promised Froyo for the first gen Android Xperias? We've got Froyo running thanks to some awesome devs here at xda, and the bootloader cracking is an ongoing project. There is still so much to do. So just sit back and watch.

To me, 2.2 is a significant upgrade. I know that SE plans to update the x10 but with improvements to 2.1 only. Thats fine, and props to SE for the support. But 2.2 is what this device really needs.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OmegaRED^:
The X10 hardware is very crap..

So in my opinion SE can shove it.

2.3, 2.5, 3.0 won't fix the hardware..
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agentJBM:
No, smartphones would be a dead market if every phone got free updates for as long as the customers felt entitled, and no one ever had to buy another phone. Thereby stagnating growth. The more phones they sell, the faster this technology will develop. The great thing is its users can pick up where the manufacturers leave off.

Did you buy a service contact with this device? No, that is what is standard with companies that offer continual support. This product has a life of approx two years. It's a disposable product, and not meant to be used longterm.

I think one reason for there is such a disconnect is because younger and younger people are using technology. While they can use the device better than their elders, they are not wise in the ways of how things work in the real world. Life isn't fair, and nothing is free. This is the first product in modern history that I can think of that gets free updates and upgrades. You're going to be extremely disappointed if you think this is how business works.

Even HTC has issues their users aren't happy with, and HTC is owned by Google who created Android, so current OS is to be expected. Like fruit and iPhone. SE isn't selling their own OS.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agentJBM:
Error. Please delete.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arj154:
omg your incredibly ignorant and your clearly not reading what im saying. Im not expecting free updates forever. Im just expecting them to upgrade it to 2.2. Also did HTC abondon the HTC desire at 2.1? no they upgraded it to 2.2. I completely agree that its not economical to provide updates for free all the time.

You've got to move with the times too. We will demand updates, android is the platform which will push manufactures to develop phones with the current version of android.

I would gladly pay for an upgrade if it came to that, so its not an issue of money. Its about brand reliability, a lot of phone manufacturers rely on this. I have heard from so many family members who have owned sony erricson feature phones that have been put off by there software so its also the issue of the quality of there products.

You seem to thinks its fine just to stand by and let a company give you a faulty product. I mean if you got a burger which was completely undercooked and was not the way you expect it to be then you would complain. Its the same principle here.

You have a very jaded outlook on life it seems, i mean if you listen to the latest podcast of windows weekly, even paul thurrot has the same problems with windows phone 7 where micrsoft arent releasing updates fast enough to keep up with the competition. (and btw im pretty sure he's just over 40 so its not a generational gap).

In an ever critical industry that is technology, companies need to keep good brand reliability to keep on top of things.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saltorio:
Froyo provided the following benefits over Eclair:

- JIT compiler

- V8 javascript engine

- OpenGL ES 2.0

- App2SD

- USB tethering

- Wifi hotspot

- Bluetooth voice dialing

- MS Exchange support

- access to Adobe Flash 10.1

- access to Adobe Air

Seeing as how the first three provide significant speed boosts (we're seeing greater than 100% performance gains on 2.2 vs. 2.1 with JIT enabled), they alone are worth it. App2SD is pretty important as well, as SE saddled us with pretty measly app storage (especially when their custom apps are taken into account).

Now from what I can see, Gingerbread is less of an upgrade from Froyo (at least for the X10). But then SE hasn't given us Froyo.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agentJBM:
Me ignorant? Your the one who bought the device with the oldest OS, and are expecting it to suddenly be running the latest. You assumed to the point of feeling entitled to additional OS updates beyond what the specs for the device clearly stated, 2.1. You know what they say about assuming? It makes an ass out of u and me.

Yes it would be nice for additional updates, and maybe even expected if additional development didn't have to be done to make it work on the x10, but you are overestimating the number of people who feel jaded. We, in the forums, are a small percent, and the number who feel ripped off like you is only a portion of that.

The grass isn't always greener on the other side. Every product has unsatisfied customers. If not we'd all be buying the same device. The Xperia was never marketed as having the latest Android OS. It had great hardware like 8 mega pixel camera and 1 GHz processor. If you wanted the latest OS, you should have bought HTC, the device of the Android developer Google.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stan.s:
Yup, SE has made an ass out of you and me. :-)

I bought SE because I had SE phones in the past, I liked the style and functions and I especially liked the supplied software for the PC. I've unbranded them too.

In the case of the X10, I went back to look at my review in September on Amazon just a few moments ago. I expected a AT&T 2.1 by the end of the year, and I thought that once the X12 was released, SE would give us a 2.2 also, since the phone was still in warranty/service. No one new about 2.3/2.4 at that time. I thought that because the phone only had 384mb RAM it wouldn't be able to handled 'Gingerbread' without 512mb which was the rumor at that time for it's specs.

Additionally in that review, I said that the phone was compromised by not having noise cancellation, and that SE was very slow at updating it, but for good reason.

What PO's me is the unexpected shortened term to EOL. EIGHT MONTHS ON ATT? This is almost unheard of. SE's PC companion software for this phone is not as robust as the prior versions and the USB driver for flashing doesn't work on XP SP3 and they won't fix it. They tell you to upgrade to W7.

Due to shortcomings in the Android OS which I did not investigate as much as I should have, simple things like bluetooth devices that I have from SE don't WORK FULLY with either 1.6 and 2.1, I need 2.3 to get the full function back for devices that are YEARS old and worked fine with $50 phones.

Most of my current annoyance at the situation right now is due to the abandonment of the phone by both AT&T and SE. Yeah, they are updating stuff, and AT&T is certainly trying to wait it all out so they only have to approve/screw up a singe firmware update.

I really really want to hear from AT&T and SE that they will upgrade the phone to the Arc for the subsidized or further reduced price without contract extension or penalty fees, but I don't think AT&T is going to carry it or SE very quickly (again).
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agentJBM:
You know, even if AT&T gave us the update I bet most people, including myself, would stay generic because of AT&T's attempt to block us from non-market & some market apps. Even if SE gave us 2.2+, we would still be hacking it and installing our own custom ROMs and themes. The xda Xperia developers are the ones who have it rough.

I believe AT&T will do something for us. I am in a unique situation. I bought my X10a on November 10, during the update fiasco and I was told my X10a was coming already updated to 2.1. It obviously didn't. During the many phone calls since, they have always told me that I don't need to return the phone because something was around the corner. I'm sure everyone who has bought the X10a since has been told something similar.

Ps. I got the USB drivers to work on the flasher on my XP SP3. I remember having to find them and install myself, but I don't have any trouble.
[HD2 General] duele86:
hello I have been searching the web for a little while now and find it hard to believe there is NO possible way around carrier unlocking a tmobile hd2. Is the only possible way to get the code from tmobile? even if andriod is used?

just seems wierd maybe someone can explain it to me why its impossible if we control the radio versions, roms, totally different software like andriod ...im just stumped. I dont want to wait to use my phone.
[HD2 General] duele86:
Bumpppppppppppppppppppppppp
[HD2 General] Archer:
The only way to do it is with the unlock code.

As you said, you can either get this from your provider (possibly), or you can google it and use a paid online service. Be wary though, and look for customer reviews before shelling out. There's some dodgy ones.

Good luck :)
[HD2 General] Colombia81er:
I had the same question i was looking to see if there was a software unlock. Since they said once you HardSPL would do it but people said it didnt work.
[HD2 General] Archer:
HSPL means you can flash any ROM onto the device. It unlocks it in that manner, not in the Network manner. You'll still need a code to do that (as well as a SIM chip from another provider).
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] prabhat:
Hello,

I have seen HTC has released official 2.54 ROM for Topaz that is available @ below downloads. I am looking for any one who tried this ROM to see what is inside this and how does this differ from 2.53 Roms?

Downloads:

http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=windows mobile&model=Topaz

and

http://www.htc-topaz.co.cc/website.html

My Current ROM is:

CE OS 5.2.21887 (Build 21887.5.0.86)

ROM: 2.53.405.5 (76952) WWE

Radio: 4.49.25.91

Manila: 2.5.20113030.0

Will I get any advantage if I upgrade to 2.54?

Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] prabhat:
In the TD2 forum I see one reply telling that NOT TO INSTALL THIS ROM, as after install device dont start at all.

See: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10845412&postcount=8

Thanks.
[Galaxy Tab General] fai2start:
Hi everyone, im from Malaysia and im kinda new in this flashing business.

However, i just bought my tab from Singapore. The following is my tab details:-

PDA: P1000DXJJ1

PHONE: P1000DXJJ1

CSC: P1000OLBJJ2

Somebody please kindly advice me if i have to upgrade my current firmware and which version would be the best for me. Because i have seen so many different version of firmwares available in samfirmware but im not too sure which is the best, also worrying about the warning from mr.chainfire's thread.

Currently, im considering jj2,jk2,jm4, and roto jme but still not sure which one of it would benefits me the most. Please do let me know your opinion upon of my queries. I would really like to know if i need to upgrade or not. And, does the firmware upgrade would bring up the optimized performance to my tab?

Your answer will be very much appreciated.

Thank You in advance.

Best Regards,

TabFans.
[Galaxy Tab General] rainbow ng:
Roto JME is a good choice, the overall speed of this version have much improvement than stock one, and Roto had removed the proteceted bootloader issue from his ROM.

only one thing to remind, do backup of original rom or at least copy the /system/csc and /efs to ur computer. These are the region code and the IMEI of ur tab.
[Surround General] drumboy03:
Here's the deal, I know it's early in the game, but there are some customizations that can be done to our new toys, so show what we've done so far. And, as more and more is capable, we can show what's new.

I'll start with two cool black and white themes that a regedit opened up for me. Feel free to contribute/discuss/develop/whatever!
[Surround General] itsjaylin:
How'd you do this?
[Surround General] drumboy03:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=907971

It can be complicated but if you need some extra help, just let me know I'll see what I can do.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geokilla:
How can I get the SMS timestamp to show the time the SMS was sent instead of the time it was received? Some ROMs such as Serendipity have that feature built in, while others such as Cognition don't. I've asked many times in the Cognition thread on how to get this changed, but I've been ignored. I've done searching many times too and the only info I found was for here.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jmurph3:
What ROM are you running?

I hear that the Canadian Rogers(?) ROMs had that problem and there is a fix. I'm not exactly sure that is it, but I bet its better to start somewhere than get no answer, eh?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geokilla:
As seen in my sig, Cognition. 3.03 at the moment. Posted in the Cognition thread numerous times and I was ignored.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geokilla:
Hooray for getting ignored.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] newter55:
Look in the serendipity thread. I have seen the issue discussed with a fix posted there.

As for sigs ....remember that many use the xda app and don't see them which is why the question was asked.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geokilla:
Yea I actually try to follow the Serendipity thread to the best I can. I even asked the question there too, but never got an answer... If my memory is correct, the previous version of Serendipity I used had this feature so I know it's possible to do without an app and stuff.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] newter55:
Grab the mms.apks attached in the thread and one of them will work I am sure.....click on paperclip by thread title to see all attachments in a thread.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geokilla:
That's what the paper clip does? I just thought it shows that something is attached. I'll give it a try and then report back if I find one that shows the time SMS is sent and not the time SMS is received.
[Captivate General] aqw955:
I have a vibrant that is voodoo-lag-fixed and running axura rom on KA6... Its lightning fast, I wonder whether a flashed Captivate can be the same, and hows the battery life?... I always love the appearance of Captivate actually... lol:D
[Captivate General] Xstop:
The only way your really gonna know for sure if you have both phones to compare. But performance should be both par with each other given the same specs for both devices.
[Droid X General] rpierce:
My phone is rooted and i cannot enter the custom recovery menu. I can get to the dx recovery. Tried sbf but rsd lite nor my pc will recognize the phone. PC says that the driver cant be located in bootloader menu even tho i do have the moto drivers installed. any suggestions on how to get it to work to run the sbf. I've tried all delete options in recovery menu probably screwed myself.
[Droid X General] fpietter:
Hey there,

I had something similar back when I tried to root my evo 4g the first time, what I did was go to the carrier store (in my case Sprint) and acted like one day just started to act weird and they replaced it for its "factory defects"

P.S. Some stuff I learned was that I damaged the usb port.

GOOD LUCK

Sent from my beloved EVO 4G
[Droid X General] Funnyface19:
a trick to get into clockworkmod recovery, turn the phone off and plug into the wall, try to turn on....well not really try, turning on the power button should boot to cwm
[Droid X General] sanjeeva7:
I have a paperweight and are in desperate need for help.

I was running 2.1 and rooted using the birdman method. So finally decided to upgrade to GB.

RSD Lite 4.9 - everything but text messaging was working on .602

Reflashed with .340 - text messaging not working but all apps worked fine.

Upgraded to RSD 5.4.4 and now my phone is a paperweight. SBF gets to the very last step and fails. Error switching phone to BP Pass through mode (0x70BE)

So go back to RSD 4.9 and try to flash sbf - same error

Created a linux cd to try and sbf GB.

Can't post links so world wide web dot droidxforums dot com slash droid-x-sbf slash 23638-linux-solution-your-windows-rsd-lite-problems dot html

It appears to complete with no errors, the flash completes, the cd boots into linux.

Now my phone is stuck at Bootloader 29.01. Can't do anything. I can access recovery but wipe, cache, factory reset just brings me back to the bootloader screen.
[Droid X General] Macificient:
Bricked in need of help

heres the problem. i was running shuji rom on rooted gb.596. attempted to full sbf back to 3.3.340 after sbf completed successful i was unable to access recovery. i tried holding power and home button, but all i get is a android with exclamation point inside a box. tried holding search button as i usually do. but i can not wipe data or factory reset. Ran rsd lite 4.8 with full sbf 3.3.340 again and im still stuck at the sturdy click logo(custom boot logo). i would greatly appreciate any advice. or a link to wipe data from my computer.
[Droid X General] taterDX:
U might try pushing the power button instead of the search button when the droid and exclamation mark are on screen. Hope that helps

TappaTappaTappa
[Droid X General] taterDX:
U might have a corrupt file missing something... try downloading the sbf file from droidmodderx's website he's got sbf for froyo and gb

TappaTappaTappa
[Droid X General] infazzdar:
Did you upgrade through SBF, or OTA?

What is your bootloader version?
[Droid X General] debaucher:
You can try the .602 sbf linux boot disk found

HERE

It works every time for me and on any computer (that can boot from a cd)

D.
[Droid X General] Migamix:
sounds like, judging by your bootloader version...you may be needing to find the 2.1 sbf, flash to that, take the OTA to gingerbread.... and you may have a little more luck with current roms once your bootloader is 30.0#
[Droid X General] mobile_sensei:
Just SBF. That will fix your trouble. Almost Impossible to "Brick" the DX.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] panamaggs:
I had a problem with the radio and went to my dealer and he did a factory reset. When the phone boots it now hangs on the Samsung logo. I was running Darky's v5.2 gingerbread edition voodoo. The phone was rooted and the 3 button function was working ok.

Now I can only use the power+down volume+home combo and it goes into download mode and says Downloading... Do not turn off Target!!!

In this mode neither ADB or Odin will connect. If I do a normal boot Odin will connect but i can't do anything. When I try the power+vol down+home boot it just goes into a reboot loop.

i've read all the tricks to get into recovery mode but none are working for me. I need to get it back to factory original so I can send it for warranty repair. The phone is only 2 months old.

Any ideas welcomed.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bamboo12:
i'm having the same problem, i was running darky's v8 then i did a factory reset and now it won't bootup, i can get into download mode but not into recovery mode