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NEWS: ANT+ for Xperia x8

Sony Ericsson and ANT+ equals fitness with Xperia™ arc
Marcus Hansson explains more about ANT+.
At Sony Ericsson we are very pleased to announce that we will be the first mobile handset manufacturer to have integrated support for ANT+ technology. This means that you will be able to use your Sony Ericsson phone with a large number of commercial health and fitness products. For example, you can use your phone with a heart rate monitor, a pedometer, or both, when you are out running.
There are number of different ANT+ enabled sensors and devices available in the market today. In addition, there are a large number of ANT+ supported apps to collect, analyze, compare and share your data in various ways. These devices and apps can turn your Sony Ericsson handset into a main hub for fitness and health activities, as well as for communication and entertainment.
ANT+ is a seamless and reliable digital wireless communication standard with excellent power efficiency. It facilitates the collection, automatic transfer and tracking of sensor data for monitoring information. Today more and more companies are joining the ANT+ Alliance, which is a partner alliance striving for the growth of the ANT+ ecosystem. This ensures compatibility with other leading suppliers all throughout the ecosystem. With the release of Xperia™ arc, Sony Ericsson is the first handset manufacturer to have integrated support for ANT+. The ANT+ support will also be introduced in Sony Ericsson Xperia™ X8, Xperia™ X10 mini, and Xperia™ X10 mini pro through software upgrades in Q1 2011. Several future Sony Ericsson Android™ devices will also support ANT+ technology.
Stay tuned to the Sony Ericsson Developer blog and to Sony Ericsson’s Developer World for more information. You can also read more on the ANT+ web site.
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Source: The Sony Ericsson Blog.
As said in the video, "… and X8 will have this enabled in the forthcoming software upgrade in Q1 2011"
Could this be part of an Android upgrade? Or do they by "software upgrade" refer to apps? Either way, it's a cool feature.

We need 2.3 for that so we will get android update.
I think because this writing in SE blog.
Yeeeee they are chance that we will get 2.3 but when?

Who cares .. it's completely useless and sony will not deliver froyo on their phones.
Anyone still owning xperia, google "ZTE Blade" :
1. unlocked bootloader
2. froyo and custom roms
3. amoled screen
4. costs $100
Oh, and the best one :
5. NOT MADE BY Erics****!
no froyo for Xperia!

as-mario said:
We need 2.3 for that so we will get android update.
I think because this writing in SE blog.
Yeeeee they are chance that we will get 2.3 but when?
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Do you mean that Ant+ requires Android 2.3 to run? Because of Xperia ARC, which uses 2.3 to run Ant+?

racht said:
Who cares .. it's completely useless and sony will not deliver froyo on their phones.
Anyone still owning xperia, google "ZTE Blade" :
1. unlocked bootloader
2. froyo and custom roms
3. amoled screen
4. costs $100
Oh, and the best one :
5. NOT MADE BY Erics****!
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Lolz. We don't even have ZTE Blade where I live.
Hopefully this "software upgrade" will have to include an Android update, too.
Btw, Xperia users, join this community on Facebook:
"Petition: Android 2.2 (Froyo) for Sony Ericsson Xperia series"

I would like to highlight that all the news regarding the discontinuance of Froyo (Android 2.2) is related to the X10 FAMILY and X10 HANDSETS.
X8 does not belong to this family or these handsets, does it? Furthermore, the upcoming ANT+ feature will come to X10 mini, X10 mini pro and X8 - SE again, specifically, omitted the X10! The ANT+ feature will become available through a "software upgrade"!
They are either being unclear about the way they announce things or they are being VERY specific.

OCEP said:
I would like to highlight that all the news regarding the discontinuance of Froyo (Android 2.2) is related to the X10 FAMILY and X10 HANDSETS.
X8 does not belong to this family or these handsets, does it? Furthermore, the upcoming ANT+ feature will come to X10 mini, X10 mini pro and X8 - SE again, specifically, omitted the X10! The ANT+ feature will become available through a "software upgrade"!
They are either being unclear about the way they announce things or they are being VERY specific.
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The x8 DOES belong to the x10 family, its seen as the mid size/range x10... if you bothered to read the first line from the article linked above about an official announcement from SE UK, you'd see yourself...
Sony Ericsson UK have officially confirmed with us this morning that the Xperia X10 family (including the X8) will not see an Android firmware revision above 2.1)
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They'll do an update to 2.1 to make this ANT+ feature work, they wouldn't announce no further updates past 2.1, but secretly be developing 2.2 etc for the x10 family of handsets, its bad for business if they do...

We wont b getting 2.2 or 2.3 whatsoever, juz an update in the future n we will still on 2.1..
Accept the truth my frens, we will stuck on 2.1 forever.. Thts it, no more SE phones for me..

Yeah, SE confirm no more update new FW for X10 family and no hope for X8, epic fail....

we arent stuck. sometime someone will crack ****ed se loader and we will get froyo..
p.s. i think there wont be gingerbread coz it will run too slow.. recomended hardware is 1GHz cpu..

timk1764 said:
The x8 DOES belong to the x10 family, its seen as the mid size/range x10... if you bothered to read the first line from the article linked above about an official announcement from SE UK, you'd see yourself...
They'll do an update to 2.1 to make this ANT+ feature work, they wouldn't announce no further updates past 2.1, but secretly be developing 2.2 etc for the x10 family of handsets, its bad for business if they do...
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I haven't seen/been able to dig up any information directly from Sony Ericsson that mentions the X8. It only seems to be mentioned in the article you refer to.
Regardless of that … If the X8 is considered part of the X10 family then we are truly screwed.
However, I am curious regarding the Ant+ feature. Why did they omit the X10 specifically in their announcement? I find it odd that the X10 - supposedly - doesn't support the hardware for Ant+ but the X10 mini, X10 mini pro and X8 does.

WARR10r said:
we arent stuck. sometime someone will crack ****ed se loader and we will get froyo..
p.s. i think there wont be gingerbread coz it will run too slow.. recomended hardware is 1GHz cpu..
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HTC WILDFIRE will be getting gingerbread and it has a 600 mhz processor!

This isnt fer anymore

SE don't want to update their current android phones because of marketing.
people will have to buy xperia arc to get android 2.3. good for their bussiness. this is how it's work.

Here what i think.
Many people has buyed many xperia smartphones but the xperia arc isnt like other xperia phones because they are cheap but xperia arc isnt.
What happen to us that will scare customers to so maybe they give update.
MAYBE!

Camera Libraries made available from SE

http://blog.se-nse.net/sony-ericsson-made-camera-libraries-drivers-available/
Is this a chance for us X8 to have a fully working Cyanogenmod 7 from FXP?

It's for 2011 Xperia™ phones
Our Phone Is 2010

i have X8 since Januari 2011...so it's xperia 2011..heheh ckckckc
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faqihul said:
i have X8 since Januari 2011...so it's xperia 2011..heheh ckckckc
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Yeah, you can buy it in 3644 but it is still a 2010 model.

Past Phones/Present Phones/Future Phones

Today's thread is a discussion thread about the phones you had previously, the ones you have now and the ones you will have in the future or you want to have.
Also why you have bought a certain phone?
What is your favorite feature of it?
If you get a new phone one day what phone will it be?
What happened to the phone? Did it explode? Did someone steal it? or did you sell it?
Will it have features not possible yet? like holograms, 8 cores, flexible screen etc...
And many more questions

Well previously i had Sony Ericssons phones. My first was Sony Ericsson T290 (it had screen with colors ), then I had SE T700 (good phone, very slim- around 5mm-, with ExtremeBASS headphones, it was great for me that time, but one day screen just died ), then i used SE V640i for some time... Then i bought Nokia 5230 (It had touchscreen ).
After that i bought my X8. And i have 11w19 device so unlocked bootloader and cypress touchscreen I bougt it beacuse i wanted cheap phone with Android OS. And yeah i m happy with it.
I will keep it till it dies Then i ll probably buy some Xperia 2012 phone if it won t be very expensive

A die hard Sony Fan? haha

First Sony Ericsson K850i - Stupidest phone ever created by Sony Ericsson.
Second Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 - It's okay but i wish they updated it.

This is only your second phone? Wow that is amazing.

First phone - Nokia butterfly ( 2002 )
Next - SE 660i (2005)
Next - SE K810i (2008) started modding phone
Next - SE j20i (2010) stop modding.
Next - Motorola cliq/dext android (2011) started modding again.
Last - SE Experia X8 (6 Dec 2011 My sistah give it to me LOL) And...... Htc Evo Shift 4G (Main phone) (22 jan 2012 LOL) Yap Still modding yeah!
Sent From My X8 d[o.n]b~

First phone - Nokia 5300
Status: Dead
Second phone - Sony Ericsson C510
Status: Lost - Stolen
Third phone - Sony Ericsson Xperia X8.........Android journey started
Status: Current main phone
Next phone - Nexus...I'm sick of Sony Ericsson
Yeah, 3 phones....What? I'm 16! ​

My favourite has been the G1 you can see all the phones android based i've had at bottom.. chris i have to ask....why clocks?

SamsungGalaxySII. said:
A die hard Sony Fan? haha
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Not really But i just don t like Samsung and LG. In future i ll be choosing between HTC and SONY

my phones and devices
motorola v500 this was 2nd hand my first phone in 2005
Sony Ericsson w880i amazing phone very god music phone it got old and gave it to my mum
current Sony ericsson xperia x8 great phoe isane dev support!
future probaly a xperia mini and getting a viewsonic gtab in august

This is mine:
First Phone: Nokia Black&White (Forgot phone model)(No modding)
Status: No battery
Second Phone: Samsung TFT Color (Forgot phone model)(No modding)
Status: No battery
Third Phone: Sony Ericsson W700i (Started modding UI)
Status: No battery, camera button sometimes not working
Fourth Phone: Sony Ericsson Walkman W8 (Extreme Modding!)
Status: Current Phone
Fifth Phone: ?? (I would want a phone with HDPI screen and at least 1.2ghz CPU, either Samsung or Sony)(Gonna mod it to the max too!)
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1st phone : nokia 1100
2nd: nokia 2600
3rd: SE k310i
4th: SE w700i
5th: SE k750i
6th: SE k550i
7th: SE w910
8th: SE c510
9th: SE w595
10th: nokia e7
11th: SE x8
12th: SE neo v
13th: ???? still checkin catalogues haha...
all phones under good conditions,never spoiled nor lost them,when fed up then gave to my frens or lil nephews
all are past phones, currently using c510(love its camera) x8 & neo v(main phone)

1st Nokia e51
2nd se p990i gd times
3rd x8
4th planning on HTC one s next year maybe this year will see
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Well...this is going to be hard.
1.siemens a50
2.siemens a35
3.siemens mc60
4.motorola a1000
6.nokia 1100 (ha!)
5.sony ericsson w910i
6.sony ericsson w950i (this one i got second hand-really loved it back then)
7.sony ericsson e15i
the exact order i owned them.
happy easter!

Nokia (can't remember lol)
samsung corby
Samsung star II
Xpreria x8
---SAMSUNG GALAXY S3
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Lets make a list:
Trium mars
Nokia 3310
Nokia 3410
Siemens m35
Siemens c55
Sony Ericsson R600
Siemens c60
Sony ericsson T610
Motorola v3
Motorola v360v
Samsung e250
Samsung u700
Sony ericsson K510i
Sony ericsson K530i
Sony ericsson W595
LG shine
Sony eicsson K610i
Samsung star
Samsung galaxy mini
Sony ericsson xperia x8
Selled Stolen Dead Curent
There is more but cant remember the name of all write now
Peace

Siemens A50 -> Nokia 3510i -> SE K510i -> SE K770i -> SE X8 ->(maybe) EVO 3D

My first phone as a Motorola Talkabout series that i don't remember the model,after it i had a Nokia 2280,a Motorola W220,and after only Sony Ericsson's:W300,W302,W395,Xperia X8.

My first phone was the SE W300 if im correct. Great compact little phone, cheap to . Then it just went on to this device so its my second real phone. Its the most awesome phone ever. But the lousy support for "past phones" is making me consider never to buy a budget phone from SE ever again.
Thank you for your time and happy easter
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Siemens c116
SE k510i
SE k610i (flashed w660i firmware)
Htc touch dual
SE w880i
Nokia 1200
SE k850i (love the cam)
SE x8

Is XDA joking?

Have a look at this article. 1st paragraph last few lines
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/sony-xperia-x10-gets-new-life-from-xperia-s-port/
Only because Sony supported one phone now Xda is saying this.

i see no problem...

' For all the naysayers about Sony, they’ve been one of the few manufacturers to continue to support their older phones.'
There is the X10 Mini, X10 Pro and X8 as well none of them were supported.
The X10 is the only phone which Sony did support

SamsungGalaxySII. said:
' For all the naysayers about Sony, they’ve been one of the few manufacturers to continue to support their older phones.'
There is the X10 Mini, X10 Pro and X8 as well none of them were supported.
The X10 is the only phone which Sony did support
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True, true, but we can't do anything about it!

yep just some rep for se or shall i say sony

[Devices receiving Sony ICS Update] Sorry/Not for X10

Hey Forum,
Just to let you know, a few days ago Sony posted on their site that they will be releasing ICS for their Xperia Devices, But the X10 is not listed and thus is presumed will not be getting the upgrade to ICS.
Devices being upgraded to ICS are:
Xperia NXT:
Xperia S, Xperia P, Xperia U
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2011 Range: Updated Last month
"Xperia arc S, Xperia ray and Xperia neo"
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Other 2011 Range:
"Xperia arc, Xperia neo, Xperia mini, Xperia mini pro, Xperia pro, Xperia active and Sony Ericsson Live"
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Xperia Play will Not be recieving the update either because Sony have identified that gaming on this OS may not be
"stable and persistant."
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I think they should release some sort of source or an update to help out the developers who are currently working on a custom CM9 ICS for the X10.
What are your thoughts?
Peace
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been there done that...
this is too backdated to be here....

It's sad that xperia play doesn't get ICS . Now I have to mod my bro's xperia.

We don't need sony's laggy rom
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