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Today at the Google IO keynote, Google announced the new features that Android 2.2 code named "Froyo" will introduce. Android 2.2 will be available via update for the super popular HTC EVO 4G phone this July.
One of the many improvements that Android 2.2 will bring is better performance when running applications. They have made improvements to how applications are compiled that allows apps to run more efficiently, which ultimately allows the applications to run faster and smoother than ever before. Android's web browser Chrome, has also been improved with a 2-3x javascript performance boost using the V8 engine which allows web apps to load a lot faster with Android 2.2. During the live demonstration using Sun's standard Spider javascript test, Chrome on Android 2.2 out performed the same phone running Android 2.1 and even outperformed the Apple iPad running Safari!
Google also announced that Android 2.2 will improve the Chrome browser by adding better HTML 5 support which will allow the browser to utilize features of the phone that were never possible in previous Android OS versions. These new features include the ability for the browser to utilize the phone's accelerometer in web based apps such as Google Maps to change the viewing angle instead of having to use on-screen controls. They also demonstrated how HTML 5 will allow you to use the phone's camera in web-based apps such as Google Buzz to take a picture and share it right from your web-browser! To top it off, Android 2.2 will be the first mobile operating system that will have native flash support. With Android 2.2, the Chrome web browser will have full Adobe Flash Player 10.1 support to allow you to view flash-based websites, play flash games, and more! This is something that not even the iPhone is capable of doing!
While many smartphones already support push notifications to receive email, instant messages, and other notifications instantly. Google is taking this idea to a whole new level with their Cloud to Device messaging API. This new feature allows users to send commands to their Android device to launch applications, perform tasks, and much more. For example, if a user is viewing Google Maps on his desktop computer, with one-click in his desktop browser, the phone will automatically launch Google Maps and open up to the same location that was being viewed on the desktop browser. This is going to be really useful for users who need to quickly switch from their desktop/laptop environment to their phone in a moments notice!
One of the most exciting features for our readers is that Android 2.2 will add a feature that turns your Android device into a portable hotspot. This feature will create a WiFi network that provides internet connectivity for up to 8 WiFi-capable devices using the 3G or 4G mobile networks. While Google didn't say if this will require an additional monthly fee for a tethering plan, we suspect that this feature will require the tethering plan on your phone which is usually an additional $30/month.
While Google said that there are over 20 new enterprise features, they only mentioned that in Android 2.2 there would be Microsoft Exchange support, including auto-discovery, integration with global address book, forced security policies, remote wiping of the device, the ability to easily move application data from one phone to a new Android device, and many more enterprise friendly features that would be announced in the near future.
If you are currently an Android user, you know how great Google's voice search is for searching the web using your own voice. While their voice search feature is already very good, they demonstrated that voice recognition has improved since Android 2.1 as well as a new feature that uses Google Voice called "intentions". "Intentions" is designed to work like a personal assistant, if you say "Call Fifth Floor Restaurant" it will search for the restaurant based on your GPS location, find the phone number for this restaurant, and automatically place the call for you. In Android 2.2 Google Voice also will have a voice translation feature that will translate and speak almost anything you say into another language. This is going to be a must have feature for anyone who travels frequently!
There are also going to be several updates the the Android Market Place including:
Automatic Updates - The ability to have all of your applications automatically update when new versions are available, instead of having to choose to manually update each application.
Google's Auto-Fill Search - Uses Google's Auto-fill search to guess at what you are trying to search for as you begin to type in your search keywords, just as you see on Google's web search.
Search within application data - Now allows you to search within application data such as financial documents, office documents, spreadsheets etc, so that you can find your personal information more quickly and efficiently!
Install/Move Apps to SD Card - With Android 2.2 you can move large applications to the SD card to free up internal memory, and you can even configure Android 2.2 to automatically install large apps to the SD card when internal memory is low.
Desktop Android Marketplace - You will now be able to access the Android marketplace via your desktop on your web-browser. From the desktop version of the marketplace you can view your Android devices, which apps you already have installed, and purchase applications. If you have an Android 2.2 device, when you purchase apps from your desktop, they will be automatically pushed & downloaded to your Android 2.2 device via 3G/4G connectivity without having to tether via USB to sync the application to your phone!
Google also announced a new feature to Android 2.2 that will allow users to access and stream their entire music library from their desktop computer or media center device to their Android device via WiFi, 3G, or 4G! Google has partnered with Sprint & HTC to provide the new HTC EVO 4G to all the developers who attended the Google IO conference. Google said the HTC EVO 4G will provide consumers with the best Android experience possible with it's 4.3in screen, 8mp camera, HDMI output, and most of all the first phone to use 4G technology to provide speeds up to 10mbit/sec!
July? Really? Do you have any other outside sources to confirm that? If so, that kicks some major ass.
http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010/05/20/htc-desire-incredible-android-2-2-froyo/
Thanks notown775!
Wicked!....if its true!
I doubt it will be in july, froyo may one out publicly and be pushed to the N1 in july but not to the evo, because of sense UI.
I would agree with July as some have mentioned that it might be released wth Froyo 2.2 on June 4th. Since that timeline is very near a July push is more than welcomed news. It's kind of like having a 1.5Ghz processor now instead of 1.00Ghz I think the improvement is going to be spectacular.
There will so many many new phones out and I will be broke by the end of the year
Too bad they were not all GSM based phones so I could just swap out my SIM card and have just one phone number or use the google voice and call it a day
Ummmm, "second half of the year" can be July, or it can be December. It doesn't mention anywhere that it's going to be July.
Judging by past HTC updates, I highly doubt it will be in July. And if HTC does get it, you can be sure Verizon/Sprint etc will be taking it before it goes OTA and disabling the built-in tether, delaying it even longer.
.....yeah its official, July 4th @ 7:05am it will be in my hands :-D
Sent from my soon to be replaced HTC Hero using Tapatalk
they keep mentioning the EVO 4g, so i wouldnt put it past them to have it ready by july.
that sounds to good to be true and too soon for the supersonic.where are you guys getting all the infos from anyway?
2.2 should run fantastic on the Evo hardware. Doubt the update will be allowed OTA on Sprint as soon as it's available from Google, if history is any teacher.
Hopefully WP7 takes a lesson from both Android and iPhone: regular OS updates that enhance functionality on a MOBILE platform.
Either way, whenever the update gets pushed down, it will be a good thing.
Well i doubt we will get the update in july, but engadget said HTC released a statement saying most 2010 phones will get the update. So n1, Desire, Incredible, and the Evo. Most phones by htc in 2010 have ran sense UI so i dont think that will be as big a problem now to get the update, not as much as Sprint pushing it to the Evo will be with the built in teether. engadget.com/2010/05/21/htc-most-phones-launched-in-2010-will-get-android-2-2/
I think the EVO will get priority from HTC since it is essentially their "flagship" device.
We can always hope.
Let's say there's a two or three month delay between Evo release and 2.2 availability - will 2.2 break ROM's created since the 6/4 release? Or any other apps?
That's what stinks.
Technically it should be pretty soon.
I believe the reason it took so long for the Hero to get 2.1 is because it was coming from 1.5 or 1.6 (I don't remember). Since HTC already has 2.1 running with Sense, upgrading to 2.2 with Sense shouldn't be all that difficult considering the bulk of changes are under the hood and have no changes made to the UI itself.
I wonder...what makes Android upgrades more difficult: changes in UI, or under the hood? Any developers out there that can chime in on this?
I think the major problem here is the carrier. I'm sure OS upgrades have to pass some internal control on the carrier, which explains why Nexus One users get updates immediately.
Nexus One got it so quickly due to the fact it didn't have sense UI. Like a computer getting upgraded windows or MAC or Linux, its easy to upgrade the OS but when you have UI its more difficult to keep everything working properly. And it would be a stupid move for HTC to not have this ready for Tue EVO 4g a few weeks, NO days after its released on the N1 !
khov07 said:
I wonder...what makes Android upgrades more difficult: changes in UI, or under the hood? Any developers out there that can chime in on this?
I think the major problem here is the carrier. I'm sure OS upgrades have to pass some internal control on the carrier, which explains why Nexus One users get updates immediately.
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I believe the UI is the biggest problem. Look at CLIQ or Hero or xperia's phone. Also coming from 1.5 Sense to 2.1 Sense is probably a lot more work coming from 2.1 Sense to 2.2 Sense.
HTC offers the updates on their site I believe, not sure if it has anything to do with the carrier.
This one might, as 2.2 enables tethering and hot-spot capabilities. I'm sure carriers will have something to say about that - they have so far.
2.2 isn't as huge an upgrade from 2.1 as it was from 1.5 to 2.1. 2.2 Should be out a lot quicker, as i doubt sense will have to be updated that much
Hi guys, I just got my new X2. I became more and more angry for the first few hours; it crashed constantly and ran so slowly it was unusable. I then installed the latest updates via SEUS. My GOD! I have never seen a manufacturer change a phones software so completely months after the original launch.
Love the phone now, everything’s working great. However, the games Xtrakt and Experiment 13 are missing. I have read through all the forums here, lots of people mention their removal but not how to get them back? Xtrakt was one of the things that most attracted me to the X2 in the first place. Surely Sony can't sell a phone, then a few months later release an update that takes away one of the best features?
Go to the "Play Now" option ... in the windows start streen, and they have both games there for download ...
I clicked my bookmark from the games section in PlayNow! for the X2 from SonyEricsson and here is what is says now:
"Dear Sony Ericsson User,
This service is no longer supported on your device.
A richer version of our content service- PlayNow, is now available on our newer devices.
For more information on our range of devices & the PlayNow service, please visit our website http://www.sonyericsson.com ."
The phone link no longer works as well. Getting a "page has gone walkabout. . . "
Nice.
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Hello,
I am wondering if anyone has any information about the supposed MS update which was to take place on February 7th?
Also, are we going to be notified of this directly by MS through our phone's update feature or Zune? What I mean, is our hacked rom capable of detecting those official updates?
Any information about this will be most welcome.
Thanks guys.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/11/wp7-update-with-faster-app-load-times-copy-and-paste-is-real-r/
http://pocketnow.com/windows-phone/microsoft-to-unveil-major-wp7-update-at-2011-mwc
http://www.windows7news.com/2011/02/02/microsoft-details-upcoming-wp7-update/
This would be good to know. Especially if the update includes more than what their website says: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/features/update-info.aspx
Copy and paste is good (not sure why they missed this from the start being that iPhone got mocked for this so much at their beginning), but I really think they need more in this update.
Does the update have:
- Updated BING to have navigation
- The ability to attach videos to emails/texts (I understand what they are doing here, pushing people to use their "Skydrive")
If it is a "yes" to both of these, I will be jumping back into Windows Phone 7 from Android. The Windows Phone 7 is super slick I think. The number of apps is lacking, but hopefully people will get on board (yahoo fantasy football, espn, etc).
From neowin.net:
Neowin received confirmation from multiple sources, that pins the first Windows Phone 7 update for March 8.
According to the sources - including someone well placed inside a European carrier - the update has been delayed due to last minute changes by Microsoft and/or OEMs. The update must then be tested by carriers for two-three weeks prior to launch.
Updates:
The first update to Windows Phone 7 brings copy & paste, CDMA device support, large performance improvements and better marketplace search. The update, entitled "NoDo" will be the first in a series of updates over the coming months, according to Microsoft. "Mango" is rumored to be next update for Windows Phone 7, which is pinned to bring multi-tasking for third party apps, HTML5 and the IE9 browser engine to the platform.
Supposedly delivered either through Zune or via OTA - but as our ROM has been 'fixed' by the various cooks, i'll probably hold off from either...
In case you guys don't check the main WP7 forums on here, the Microsoft Nodo update is officially available and working. I am updating my phone right now as we speak.
All you have to do is plug your phone into your PC and use the Zune software to update. It should automatically detect and ask for you to update.
Here's a link to a brief write-up on how to do this:
http://ow.ly/4jOfv
I checked at 3:50PM and still no update for my DVP Unlocked US T-Mobile.
Currently shows Your phone is up to date version 7.0 (7004)
just plugged in, no update yet. it is probably being pushed out in phases. cool that yours is updating, thanks for letting us know!
US DVP will most likely be LAST!
NO UPDATE YET GUYS. MY BAD.
I got some responses back from both the Microsoft Windows Phone Support and Dell Support. Microsoft says that they don't know when we will get it. Only that it will be before the end of the month. Dell support said that they don't know either.
This just boils down to the fact that for us here in the states, and as far as the Dell Venue Pro is concerned, the update release is in T-Mobile's hands.
I just want to know if it will fix the problems with wi-fi connections.
What's included in the update (emphasis mine), courtesy of Microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/howto/wp7/basics/update-history.aspx
Microsoft said:
Here's a summary of what we've included in each update so far.
March 2011
OS version: 7.0.7390.0
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Copy & paste. You asked for it—now it's here. Just tap a word and drag the arrows to copy and paste it on your phone. You can copy text from emails, text messages, web pages, and Office Mobile documents, and paste it anywhere you can type. To learn more, see Copy & paste.
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Faster apps and games. Nobody likes to wait. That's why we've whittled down the time it takes for apps and games to start up and resume. It's all part of our focus on getting you to the things you love, easier and faster.
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Better Marketplace search. We've streamlined Marketplace search to make it easier to find specific apps, games, or music. Press the Search button in the Apps or Games section of Marketplace and you'll see only apps or games in the results. Press Search in the Music section of Marketplace to search just the music catalog.
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Other Marketplace improvements. We've improved the stability of Marketplace while you download apps. We've also improved the experience of downloading apps larger than 20 megabytes, upgrading from trial apps to paid apps, using a credit card with an address outside the United States, sharing links to apps via email, sorting Xbox LIVE games by release date, and creating an Xbox LIVE account from within the Games Hub.
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Wi-Fi improvements. We now display your phone's Media Access Control (MAC) address in Settings. (You might need this info if you try to connect to a Wi-Fi network that uses MAC address filtering. To learn more, see Connect to a Wi-Fi network.) We've also removed the limit on the number of Wi-Fi profiles that you can store and reduced the time it takes to start your phone if you've stored lots of Wi-Fi profiles.
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Outlook improvements. We've improved the experience of viewing iPhone photo attachments you receive from a non-Exchange-based email account (such as a Google Mail, Hotmail, or Yahoo! Mail account), using the Global Address List (GAL) when connecting to Exchange Server 2003 using Exchange ActiveSync, and working with email display names that contain brackets (for example, "David Alexander [Contoso]").
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Messaging improvements. We've improved the experience of receiving Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) messages if your phone uses a PIN-locked SIM.
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Facebook integration. We've improved the experience of syncing Facebook accounts.
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Camera improvements. We've improved the stability of switching between camera and video modes.
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Audio improvements. We've improved the experience of using a Bluetooth headset to make calls when you're playing music or videos.
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Other performance improvements. This month's update also includes software from several phone manufacturers that improves the performance of specific models. Naturally, if you don't have one of the affected models, we won't install this portion of the update on your phone.
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Looks like NoDo may update DVP firmware (105->202) and radio software (15->18), assuming this phone had the same revisions as mine:
Update completed..
OS version : 7.0.7390.0
Firmware revision no. 2250.1800.7355.202
hardware revision no. 112.576.2.0
Radio software version. 2.2.50.18
Radio Hardware version. 8250
Bootloader version. 7.27.1.0
Chip SOC version. 0.36.2.0
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from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12297681&postcount=34
pjfan75 said:
Looks like NoDo may update DVP firmware (105->202) and radio software (15->18), assuming this phone had the same revisions as mine:
from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12297681&postcount=34
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Funny how only one person has reported getting the update, no one else with a US device has reported getting an update.
efjay said:
Funny how only one person has reported getting the update, no one else with a US device has reported getting an update.
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According to his profile he is in India.
pjfan75 said:
According to his profile he is in India.
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So's MS tech support.
richlee111 said:
In case you guys don't check the main WP7 forums on here, the Microsoft Nodo update is officially available and working. I am updating my phone right now as we speak.
All you have to do is plug your phone into your PC and use the Zune software to update. It should automatically detect and ask for you to update.
Here's a link to a brief write-up on how to do this:
http://ow.ly/4jOfv
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What's the amount of RAM showing as now?
pjfan75 said:
According to his profile he is in India.
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Thanks. So that would confirm that our update is being held hostage by T-Mobile.
And I was so excited to read the news on engadget's website, only to be disappointed...
I'm okay with getting late updates as long as I get one but I really hope DOJ does not approve the AT&T buying Tmobile. I HATE AT&T.
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According to his profile he is in India.
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does that mean he bought his phone from India or his live ID has indian address?
I am from India as well with T-Mo (unlocked ) and Live ID with US address to access marketplace.
Is there anyway to Debrand the DVP? I think we would receive the update sooner.
no access to registry...yet
Anyone with non-carrier DVP who is willing to volunteer to help in getting the nodo update un-branded?
Basically this is what i need:
A Non Carrier DVP which has not been updated to NoDo, but is eligible or being prompted for. (or) A Non Carrier DVP which has been updated to NoDo, but is willing to reset the device to have it updated again thru my steps.
What will i do:
The user needs to install Wireshark and capture the log for Microsoft servers and send me the same. I can then figure out the direct path to the download.
Let me know and i will PM the details.
notebookgrail said:
Anyone with non-carrier DVP who is willing to volunteer to help in getting the nodo update un-branded?
Basically this is what i need:
A Non Carrier DVP which has not been updated to NoDo, but is eligible or being prompted for. (or) A Non Carrier DVP which has been updated to NoDo, but is willing to reset the device to have it updated again thru my steps.
What will i do:
The user needs to install Wireshark and capture the log for Microsoft servers and send me the same. I can then figure out the direct path to the download.
Let me know and i will PM the details.
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Any idea if any future hacks would allow us to backup our text messages?
Why is it that we have to wait for T-Mobile to (eventually) give the ok for an update? Why didn't MS just make it so we plug our phones in, hit Zune update and everything does its thing?
Reading the Twitter updates about Euro T-Mobile pushing the update at the end of April is a little disheartening. There's no telling when US T-Mobile will push the update...
Just thought that a thread dedicated to questions/tips/issues for Docomo SO-02E users would be nice.
I don't have it yet, but i'm planning to get the white one. :laugh:
Xperia launcher
stryker.jp said:
Just thought that a thread dedicated to questions/tips/issues for Docomo SO-02E users would be nice.
I don't have it yet, but i'm planning to get the white one. :laugh:
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I have a question, my DoCoMo XZ is being sent to me as we speak, and I was wondering if the xperia launcher is loaded on the phone so I can switch to it from the DoCoMo launcher. Since the DoCoMo launcher looks pretty lame, if not I can always use some other launcher.
^ Yes, Xperia Launcher is included. docomo XZ also includes both stock Android browser and Chrome.
stryker.jp said:
Just thought that a thread dedicated to questions/tips/issues for Docomo SO-02E users would be nice.
I don't have it yet, but i'm planning to get the white one. :laugh:
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Way ahead of you, bud
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2121879
Lots of bloatware on SO-02E, but fortunately docomo has made it possible (at least the 10.1.D.0.317 ROM) to disable many apps.
DISCLAIMER: These are apps I have disabled according to my own usage pattern. Disabling these apps may cause errors for you depending on your usage patterns, so beware!
First, the following should not be disabled if you live in Japan:
DcmWapPushHelper - push notifications services for Japan emergency alerts (earthquake/tsunami)
Disaster kit - Docomo service for posting "I'm safe" message during emergencies
docomo service - docomo-specific settings menu provider, necessary to access docomo network settings
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List of stock apps you can disable if you don't use them:
Account Manager - manager for Sony Music Unlimited/PlayMemories Online services
Android Live Wallpapers
Ambient time live wallpaper
Anonymous Usage Stats
AUTO-GPS - docomo service to enable/disable GPS based on location, prefer Tasker or other app
Black Hole
Bubbles
Calculator - Xperia calc app and Small App
com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks - browser "Docomo Bookmarks" provider
com.sonyericsson.unplugchargerreminder - disconnect AC adapter popup
Contact Picker 2.3 - Xperia Japanese keyboard "mushroom" extension
DecomeEmojiManager
Devices - connect Xperia media players to other Sony devices provider
dmenu
Docomo DB Agent - database provider for docomo apps
DOCOMO Initialization - one-time setup guide
docomo location information
docomo location information (sub)
Email - if you do not need to setup a non-Google email account
Enchanted forest
Exchange Services - if you do not need Exchange email
Face Unlock
Google lyrics extension - Walkman lyrics lookup
Gｶﾞｲﾄﾞ番組表DL - EPG data provider for 1seg
Instruction Manual
iコンシェル - docomo 411-like services
iコンシェルコンテンツ - content provider
Location-based Wi-Fi - enable/disable Wi-Fi based on location, prefer Y5 or other app
Magic Smoke Wallpapers
Media Player - docomo media player, prefer Walkman/Movies or other media player
Moji-Henshu
Mono - Xperia Japanese keyboard skin (keep at least one skin installed)
mora Music Extension - Walkman extension
MusicFX
Music Visualization Wallpapers - Walkman visualization
Music Unlimited - Sony online music service
Notes - Xperia note app and Small App, prefer other note-taking app
Phase Beam
Phonebook Service - docomo phonebook, prefer stock Xperia contact manager, or other contact manager
Photo slideshow - Xperia slideshow wallpaper
Picasa Uploader
PlayMemories Online - Sony online photo service
Recorder - Xperia voice recorder Small App
Sakura - Xperia Japanese keyboard skin (keep at least one skin installed)
Schedule & Memo - prefer other memo app
Screen mirroring
SD card backup - Xperia backup app, prefer other backup app
SensMe(tm) slideshow - Xperia Album slideshow provider
Sony car - driver-friendly UI
Sony Select - Sony recommendations
Timer - Xperia timer Small App
TrackID(tm)
TV launcher - TV-friendly UI
TV program player - Xperia app for playing DRM content recorded from Bravia devices
Weather widget - Xperia widget that can only be used on Xperia Launcher
Wikipedia extension - Walkman artist info extension
Wireless TV prog. transf. - service for TV program player
Woody - Xperia Japanese keyboard skin (keep at least one skin installed)
Xperia AppShare - this and the following are for integrating social network services into phonebook/widgets/etc
Xperia Calendar Sync - as above
Xperia FB Setup - as above
Xperia Friends' Music - as above
Xperia Music Likes - as above
Xperia Proxy (Facebook) - as above
Xperia Proxy (Twitter) - as above
Xperia Share - as above
Xperia Social Engine - as above
Xperia Social Engine Photos (Facebook) - as above
Xperia Social Engine Photos (Picasa) - as above
Xperia Social Engine Photos (PlayMemories Online) - as above
Xperia Social Engine Sharing (Facebook) - as above
Xperia Social Engine Sharing (Twitter) - as above
Xperia Twitter Setup - as above
Xperia Wallpapers - stock Xperia Z wallpapers
YouTube extention - Walkman extension
YouTube karaoke extension - Walkman extension
しゃべって検索 - docomo voice search service
ドコモバックアップ - docomo cloud backup service
ドコモ音声入力 - docomo speech input keyboard
電子書籍 Reader by Sony - Sony e-reader
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With unnecessary apps disabled, the SO-02E has excellent battery life, with nearly no drain on standby!
nice, thanks for sharing!
i just bought the SO-02E too!
Does anyone know how we can use some other mms app instead of i-mode mail?
its so hard to use.
FYI, you can now upgrade the SO-02E to support NFC-A payments (so you can use Google Wallet in the US/Europe and Mastercard's PayPass system later) as of last friday 22 Feb.
You need to bring the phone into the Docomo shop for a (free) SIM card change.
for the future update (official) does the phone has to be in Japan with DoCoMo sim card in it in order to receive update like many other DoComo phones?
stryker.jp said:
Does anyone know how we can use some other mms app instead of i-mode mail?
its so hard to use.
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If you get (subsidized) XZ from docomo, you will be enrolled in SPモード service, not i-mode.You can use either spモードメール (preinstalled) or CommuniCase (Play market).
spモードメール is very simple and displays emoji, but it has very few options. CommuniCase offers more options and better interface, but cannot display emoji.
dliao said:
for the future update (official) does the phone has to be in Japan with DoCoMo sim card in it in order to receive update like many other DoComo phones?
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Afaik, you do not need a docomo SIM card. You will not be able to get OTA updates, but you can use PCC or SUS to download and install the updates manually. However I don't know if you must be inside Japan, so maybe someone else can help answer.
fhsieh said:
If you get (subsidized) XZ from docomo, you will be enrolled in SPモード service, not i-mode.You can use either spモードメール (preinstalled) or CommuniCase (Play market).
spモードメール is very simple and displays emoji, but it has very few options. CommuniCase offers more options and better interface, but cannot display emoji.
Afaik, you do not need a docomo SIM card. You will not be able to get OTA updates, but you can use PCC or SUS to download and install the updates manually. However I don't know if you must be inside Japan, so maybe someone else can help answer.
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thanks, i made a typo on my above post.
I meant to say sp-mode is very troublesome to use, can we not use the other mail clients.
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stryker.jp said:
thanks, i made a typo on my above post.
I meant to say sp-mode is very troublesome to use, can we not use the other mail clients.
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Not if you want to use your carrier mail address.
Good News!
Now that ROOT has been achieved on SO-02E, what can we do with it?
Install new roms?!
Given that kernel source was released concurrently with the phone, yes I would expect to see some recovery-installable ROMs in fairly short order.
Very happy with the SO-02E, once all the bloatware is disabled.
A bit of a shame that we have to choose between using a case and using the dock.
I installed one of these leather protective layers from msyplus (made in japan, JPY 4000) and it looks gorgeous, but cannot use the dock anymore.
I have also installed CWM for locked bootloaders and it works great.
The only issue I have has been with the walkman player. Music would skip very briefly after some time. Rebootingthe phone would help for an hour or so.
Very rarely have the issue with Poweramp though.
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By the way, anyone knows of a way to get a clean unbranded rom but keep @docomo.ne.jp address and NFC (I use Edy and mobile suica)?
after I disable all bloatware, I'm really happy with it.
Thank for your guides
re: iMode?
stryker.jp said:
Does anyone know how we can use some other mms app instead of i-mode mail?
its so hard to use.
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How is it hard to use? If you don't use the Japanese app, you will get corruption when you receive MMS mail from other Japanese users who used templates or other features not handled properly by the standard android app.
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dliao said:
for the future update (official) does the phone has to be in Japan with DoCoMo sim card in it in order to receive update like many other DoComo phones?
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I updated mine already, inside Japan, but over WiFi, with Mobile Data off. I don't think it needs a Docomo SIM. My Xperia Acro HD also updated with an eMobile SIM just fine.
Batter Power Management in Docomo SO-02E
Does anyone notice that the Tablet Z from Docomo lacks on the following feature :
My Power Management is different from the original Sony Tablet Z I was wondering if it is because is a docomo version (I have the latest firmware)
stryker.jp said:
thanks, i made a typo on my above post.
I meant to say sp-mode is very troublesome to use, can we not use the other mail clients.
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You should use "CommuniCase"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nttdocomo.communicase.carriermail
This one is way quicker and it can also recieve other mails like Gmail
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