This is a general discussion to share your opinuin about your x10 after the updates and (((bravia engine ))) .....And at the same time i would thank our devs and SE for what they did for us ...
I'm realy happy with this update...and i was on fire waiting for it till my friends became calling me "GINGERBREAD"......
fast and stable, my xperia is live again
Im not happy at all this is the biggest piece of crap ive ever seen its extremly laggy mote ****ty then 1.6 !
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What if we aren't happy with the update?
I'm having no problem at all, I wipe all the stuffI don't use (timescape) facebook inside xperia), and IM really happy with it, best battery life ever
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What if we aren't happy with the update?
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good question ...
anyway i removed timescape and a process called event stream and it's pretty fast now .. seriously.... try using customized stock rom maybe you'll feel the difference ... good luck
Well done SE ..
Awesome ROM ..
No lags after 1-2 hours of flashing it..
Super Smooth..
Super Fast..
Awesome Camera !!
Yay !!!
the music playback is making me an unhappy little boy right now..
and the ugly ass timescape..
other than those i feel good with this update
currently waiting for root (not preroot) that's all
Advantages:
a) apparently better battery (it would drain faster before GB).
b) I'm running Wolf's bare metal hotfix 3 with FPS uncap - and is definitively smoother than stock 2.3 and previous 2.1
c) was able to root quickly after the official update went out, thanks to the devs!
d) I can use hacker's keyboard!
e) Skype mic works!
Disadvantages:
a) music player stuttering (playerpro or built in player, its not dependent on the player). When doing some CPU intensive tasks or when CPU reduces speed after screen is off, the music hicks up for a bit. Not that annoying but is there. With stock 2.3 it was very obvious, now very rarely with Wolf's ROM.
b) home button is a bit lazy (meaning that on 2.1 the screen turned on faster when pressing home button, now its a bit more slow).
c) WiFi 2.1 still not fixed (takes ages to connect to a hidden SSID up to the point where I made the wifi sleep policy to be always on to avoid frustrations). No big impact on battery life though.
But since X10 mini connects in 10-15 seconds to the wifi, I believe its a big bug in X10 since it's the same setup I connect both.
d) Camera still slow for my tastes (compared to N8 at least) and they did not fix the auto-flash, you still need to fiddle in the menus to turn it on.
Other than this - the phone is old now but just became decent - fast enough and with better battery thus I will keep it a bit more.
I was tempted to switch to Samsung/HTC and avoid Sony for a while as I don't want to risk again to wait 1 year for an update (actually Sony should beg for my money, not I should beg Sony for an update once I payed). So probably I will go to HTC, seems they were always taking care of their customers.
Yep, the music player interrupts music for half a second when going to lockscreen or something...Cant this be fixed by making the priority of the music player higher?
Stock ROM was lagg in menu, but Wolfbreaks custom ROM with tweaks is Smooth
without words, i sick of multi orgasms after update D:!
Im unhappy:-( check my sig \/
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Soundlags and overheating (45 degrees) when listening to music. X10 is unusable for me after update because listening to music is the main reason why I switched from my mobilephone/iPod combination so a smartphone.
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Let Gingerbread build caches for a few days and you will definitely feel the diffrence! It's now much smoother then when I flashed the ROM. I also got alot of apps installed.
The music app's a bit dissapointing...it looks great but the equilizer are just presets and aren't configurable, and there are lag spikes when unlocking, and there is no way to repeat your playlist and shuffling is retarded.
That said the sound quality is excellent, much better than 2.1, so it's not terrible but could be better.
i want the miui 2.3.4 music app that trip uses it in his roms
Edit : Same as this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=929727
I am happy. The update transformed Xperia into a much better device. As with any ROM there might be a few bugs but to me they are well within the norm.
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Extremely happy now that we can root stock gingerbread
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I think the phone gained my favorite again after rooted 2.3.3 update.
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I am a serial ROM junkie BUT I am still in the sidelines on this one. Having read through most of the posts I still can't see what going to the beta Gingerbread achieves. Does it do anything better than the stock 2.2 which is so stable?
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I feel the same way. My atrix is my only phone so I will just watch here with interest but wait for Motorola to do it's thing....I hope.
Of course it is fun to play with, but I have gone back to 1.83. It is my only phone and the rom made for Hong Kong phones is just to buggy for every day use IMHO. They have made great progress in removing a lot of the bugs, but it is just not ready for prime time yet. If I had a backup phone I would be all over it, but as it will be coming soon I believe. I can wait.
It's been my daily driver since day one and no real complaints especially with navalynt's fixes and eye candies rolled into a flashable zip. There's a few things it does that I like. Music beta, portrait to landscape animation, crt animation when locking, etc. Fingerprint scanner is all I'm lacking and I know its just a matter of time. Don't blame ya for holding off, but as a fellow junkie I am a bit surprised =D
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Are there ANY benefits to the beta? Can someone list what they are? Speed? Camera? Battery? Software (and which apps)?
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I've been using 2.3.4 since it was released here with tutorials on how to install. I used _unknown's method. I have seen no real benefits, other than having an unlocked bootloader and a recovery I can boot into anytime I want. However IMO it is stable enough to use daily... battery life is about the same, and my phones been on with no restarts for a little over 48 hrs. The only way to appreciate all the work these devs have been doing is to try it out yourself
And I would like to thank xda for hosting a forum with an endless amount of useful knowledge for all the smart phones I've had in the last 2-3 years.
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I use it just to educate myself on the new fastboot stuff and try things out, get familiar with new layouts, etc. Education, experimentation. Seems like the wrong place to hang out if you're not into those things.
I agree with what both of you said. I love this forum and I do tinker with my device.
Just want to know, is any of the software improved / faster or better?
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Are there ANY benefits to the beta? Can someone list what they are? Speed? Camera? Battery? Software (and which apps)?
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Speed test wise is a bit better but this thing is such a beast its hard to see it. Camera app had a real overhaul and I love it! Battery, like above poster , seems the same. Software being gingerbread is more about cosmetics and I'm very happy in that regard ... it's pretty sexy I'm back to using launcher pro + for now but the moto-blur UI looks great. So good in fact I just started using LP+ recently. That's a big statement being as I slapped gingerblur P-ROM on the day I purchased the ATRIX!
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dubyajaysmith said:
It's been my daily driver since day one and no real complaints especially with navalynt's fixes and eye candies rolled into a flashable zip. There's a few things it does that I like. Music beta, portrait to landscape animation, crt animation when locking, etc. Fingerprint scanner is all I'm lacking and I know its just a matter of time. Don't blame ya for holding off, but as a fellow junkie I am a bit surprised =D
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Pretty much this for me, if they get the fingerprint scanner working I'll be a happy camper
the only bug i have noticied with the phone is that the FP scanner doesn't work, and the FFC appears sideways (but is normal when videochatting to the person on the other end).
the build is noticeably faster and smoother for me for animations, especially the 3d-cube and cylindrical app transitions on Go Launcher EX. the screen transitions for open-close and vertical-horizontal are pretty nice too since froyo lacks them. once i installed all the 'fixes' that devs have come up with, i see no reason to go back to Froyo, as I can live without the FP scanner for now, and videochatting with the FFC is fine. oh yeah, and i freakin LOVE the CRT shutoff animation.
oh yeah, and the new battery use meter system is pretty freakin' cool.
I moved back to 2.2.1 from 2.3.4 since I had horrible battery life on the HKTW 2.3.4 beta build! Other than that, I have to say it is way faster and smoother than 2.2.1!
speed, battery life, those were arbitrarily the same for me..
two of my fav noticeable improvements are:
1.) ability to clear notifications from your bar one by one instead of having to clear them all.
2.) being able to boot straight into CWM w/o a charger
3.) finally fixed the slow market download speeds!!!
2.3.4 is insanely fast compared to stock. Once you take the tome to fix the small bugs it's a really good everyday rom.
On 2.3.4 I get almost the same battery life with push email and no battery conservation as I did in 2.2.2 with everything turned off. There is no wakeup lag or random pauses like before. At first it seemed like it drained battery but After a couple days when my battery had calibrated itself this were normal.
So far the only bugs I have are the funky front facing camera and I can't sync my exchange account.nmy phone no longer heats up as much as before.
I am running launcher pro and havent disable blur yet and it's super fast. For comparison 2.2.2 with launcher pro and no blur was still slow.
It's completely changed my views of the Atrix, except for the screen.
joeryu said:
speed, battery life, those were arbitrarily the same for me..
two of my fav noticeable improvements are:
1.) ability to clear notifications from your bar one by one instead of having to clear them all.
2.) being able to boot straight into CWM w/o a charger
3.) finally fixed the slow market download speeds!!!
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3.) Did they, seriously?! Side by side on the same game download & on the same router, my (beloved) N1 used to download at least 3X faster.. Now, that's an improvement if they fixed it!
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3.) Did they, seriously?! Side by side on the same game download & on the same router, my (beloved) N1 used to download at least 3X faster.. Now, that's an improvement if they fixed it!
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They did indeed. When I'm on wifi now at home I get full 1.5 MB a second market download speeds where as before I swore it never went above 250-300 kb / sec. Even on 3g the market finally takes advantage of the full bandwidth. I had to test downloading big game apks as regular apps kept finishing before I can even check the speeds
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They did indeed. When I'm on wifi now at home I get full 1.5 MB a second market download speeds where as before I swore it never went above 250-300 kb / sec. Even on 3g the market finally takes advantage of the full bandwidth. I had to test downloading big game apks as regular apps kept finishing before I can even check the speeds
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Brilliant!
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On 2.3.4 I get almost the same battery life with push email and no battery conservation as I did in 2.2.2 with everything turned off.
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So far the only bugs I have are the funky front facing camera and I can't sync my exchange account.nmy phone no longer heats up as much as before...
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No Exchange syncing = one less push email account. That's probably why battery life seems the same for you. Mine is noticeably worse.
Unless you didn't use Exchange push in 2.2.2, in which case forget this post.
stewartsoda said:
No Exchange syncing = one less push email account. That's probably why battery life seems the same for you. Mine is noticeably worse.
Unless you didn't use Exchange push in 2.2.2, in which case forget this post.
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I didn't use exchange or gmail push, or even fetch in 2.2
Right now my battery is 10% lower at the end of my work night following my same usage habits. 2.3.4 seems to be much more efficient with memory management as well.
I can do without fingerprint scanner and the front facing camera, this ROM is definitely better than 2.2 froyo. Now I feel like I own a dual core phone.I am unlocked and can't wait to flash an American optimized ROM!
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So I installed it yesterday (and thanks to all those who helped).
I think the new ROM is FANTASTIC. Everything works for me, its faster than before and I have no lags. Im using Launcher Pro because the new Blur doesn't support scrolling widgets.
Battery is definitely better (turned on at 6am and had 15% at 6pn which us amazing for me).
Camera has been improved. Pictures look sharper and the colors no longer look weird. I owned an sgs2 and to me the pictures are just as good (and definitely better than the Sensation I owned for a bit). Its also much faster (put it in sport mode and virtually immediate).
Fingerprint reader works. Properly. Period.
Sound on speaker is excellent. Its still the best device on the market.
Sound on earpiece might be a little quieter. I am not certain on this but its something I noticed on my first call.
Gps lock is very quick. It was before too.
Software. Wow what a MASSIVE improvement. Email software is finally useable readable and possibly as good as Sense. Widgets are also better, like weather. Photo software and gallery better. MUSIC is a different application totally. I think I preferred the old one or just need to get used to it. Dialer is improved. Video playback is still great and again an area where this device excels over others I have owned. Animations also very cool. Top bar and notifications simply better than before. Entire color scheme is improved.
Stock keyboard is better but I still make a lot of mistakes when typing. HTC still make the best Android keyboard IMHO and I wish I could port the Sensation keyboard.
Overall its just more elegant and mire pleasurable ti use. For the first time I feel like its a device to show off. I really believe its the best device out there. Had Moto started out with this ROM it would have been considered a device as good as the HD2 in its day.
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I agree that Gingerbread by far is better than Froyo. My Atrix looks and runs so much better.
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I agree that Gingerbread by far is better than Froyo. My Atrix looks and runs so much better.
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After one day on gingerbread, I'd have to say the keyboard's the biggest improvement for me. An @ key without having to press alt first? Yes! Long press keys for numbers? Yes!
I agree. It's a fantastic upgrade and the new skin is slick....my only complaint is that homescreen scrolling isn't as fast as I expected. The forest LWP is a little slow, and pinch to zoom on stock camera gallery isn't as good as my previous phone or 3rd party market apps
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its is an amazing difference
before making the plunge I wud like to know from u guys about the screen gradient issues
is it solved??
like skin tones appeared really odd and washed out
I thot it was a software issue as the screen grabs also showed them on my PC
that was a big gripe for me but for the otherwise near perfect phone
and ya camera quality was also really poor
Are you talking about kenns?
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dunno whom u are asking but am still on froyo
wud love to hear that screen issues are solved
leaving aside the pentile issue as SGS also has pentile but looked better
Battery life is the biggest improvement forvmr
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I freakin love the new ROM. Thanks KP!
They have made a smart move by selecting a color scheme that greatly reduces the effect of the inherent technical limitations of a Pentile LCD! Its better than Froyo but I guess only because of the color scheme they have decided to go with!
Pat123 said:
They have made a smart move by selecting a color scheme that greatly reduces the effect of the inherent technical limitations of a Pentile LCD! Its better than Froyo but I guess only because of the color scheme they have decided to go with!
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Even if the color scheme didnt change its 10 times better. Im tired of the complaints about the phone, go get a different one and/or dont complain about this one. We dont care to hear it.
Loving the new rom so far. I do think the cardock app got worse (looks better, but fewer custom buttons). I love how you can uninstall apps using a long press from the app drawer.
I'm also looking forward to trying the ignore call, respond with text option.
Last thing, wish the default music app worked with Google Music Beta... installed the Google one instead.
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Overall, this seems to be working pretty fantastically for me except for a few things.
- Contact List can get REALLY slow sometimes. (15 seconds to load up a contact's information!)
- Unlocking (the screen, not the phone) can get slow, as well as Facebook and a few other apps. Haven't fully tested yet.
Is this happening to anyone else?
So far, i'm loving the new blur, everything is working fine for me.but i hope this is not the final blur version, because i was watching a demo of blur for droid3 on youtube it looks a little bit better then this. The swipe between screens was different and the quick contact widget was different and more useful.
are you sure about the battery life part.. i got a bad battery life thats the reason why i flashed it back to froyo 2.2.2 ( 1.83 sbf ) .. if you are also using kenneth's beta release >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1159385
and if u also talking abotu kenneth's beta one. fingerprint reader doesn't work for me
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are you sure about the battery life part.. i got a bad battery life thats the reason why i flashed it back to froyo 2.2.2 ( 1.83 sbf ) .. if you are also using kenneth's beta release >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1159385
and if u also talking abotu kenneth's beta one. fingerprint reader doesn't work for me
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I'm pretty sure is not talking about the ken release.
ohh so its all about the color scheme that's chosen now!!
neways I will wait till the official release
bit scared by the hard brick numbers
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ohh so its all about the color scheme that's chosen now!!
neways I will wait till the official release
bit scared by the hard brick numbers
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You only hard brick if you try to do the OTA. If you use kennethpenn's method using CWM with an unlocked bootloader you'll have no problem.
The new update for X10 is out already! after about 8 hours of using and about 7-8 reboots the phone seems fast now!
Now what does that mean it means we can implement All 2.3.3,2.3.4 or 2.2 roms out there with the Perfect camera!
and the kernal can be used to Tether and roms running 2.3.3 can be made rock stable!!!!
Android version - 2.3.3
BB - 2.1.71
Build no - 3.0.1.G.0.75
Apps included in stock
-Timescape
-New music app(with new skin and easy to use UI! much faster than Mediascape)
-new camera app(similar UI)
-New Gallery
-Track ID
-Media Discovery
-News and Weather
-Google maps,latitude,talk,gmail,places,navigation,youtube and voice search
-playnow store
-office suite
-postcard
-sync
Soon Dev section will overflow with new Roms and old ones updated. Z is working on something big i guess! and J rom will soon be completed
All other GReat Devs will be out with new Blazing roms!
-after a few reboot Phone seems faster and glides through Menu and Gallery and timescape(Lame app)
-2.3.3 Running for 8 hours no Wlod no crash! running smooth and No need of any app killers as GB is optimised in app handling
-Large Scrollable photo and video widget works GREAT
-Camera works Great go you cant get the UI to Potrait mode, but the pictures are much better than 2.1. 720p Recording is smooth and focus during recording is mind blowing really loving it!
-The screen off animation works well, edge glow is clear and is not pixelated(White edge glow)
-keyboard works fine and responsive and the text cursor works well
-Tether work Fine and network is great with new BB!
- the highest possible for me is 187mb free memory with using native app killer but mostly GB can handle this well so you wont slow down!
-there is a new feature added now i dont know if it is a Pro or a Con. when downloading something from the Market a cyan Led blinks and while installing from market cyan led blinks indicating Downloading and installing!
-The vibration seems much more responsive as soon as you get a Msg it vibrates and the vibration intensity has also been increased
-x10 now give cyan Notif light whenever you install something,download something, or you miss your alarm or any other important notifs are
show by this Led good feature but i hate it at night when i am using it!
-NO BOOTloader is not unlocked
-NO Fps cap removal or increase
-NO 16 million colours
-NO Multi touch or improved Dual touch
-Low call volume
-Cam Flash still the old lame Photo light! work around Vig works fine but not as good as the New 2.3.3 Camera
-No improvements in Screen or any display aspect
Whats best after having the update!(note: if your reading this now dont download the update from SEUS)
-now at first the Bravia engine was thought to be a joke but now it really gives more sharper and vivid images!thx to Z again
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193274
-sony's fps cap makes moving through the screens a pain in the neck thanks to Z for his fps uncap!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192867
IF you think doing this one by one is a pain in the neck then download Wolfs X TW
which already has pulled out Sont crap apps
and Fps uncap+BraviaEngine 100%
and its optimised
If you are starting from 2.1 or 2.2 roms i recommend going with Wolf's rom as its both faster and has more features than stock!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192988
Thx to silveraero for the vid, i may make one by the next week!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Vx4xjvbzj0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skV5tekm7Cw
Nice Quick first Impressions
some questions
>Can you use the Led as a Flash now?
>After Many reboots, does the arc launcher works faster? i read that the launcher is laggy
>How Much RAM(highest possible you can get) and ROM available after GB update
>How about screen performance? is there any improvement? sensitivity/colors/gradients etc
>Can you also make a Video Review if possible
thanks alot
is camera flash working or is it still same as 2.1..??
what about installing applications on memory card?
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Nice Quick first Impressions
some questions
>Can you use the Led as a Flash now?
>After Many reboots, does the arc launcher works faster? i read that the launcher is laggy
>How Much RAM(highest possible you can get) and ROM available after GB update
>How about screen performance? is there any improvement? sensitivity/colors/gradients etc
>Can you also make a Video Review if possible
thanks alot
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You should thank me cause' I accidentally thanked you lol.
1. Can't use as Flash.
2. Run smooth but lag when using app killer
3. Usually ~45% Free and when kill ~65% free. Task will rise up to 40 tasks after killed for 2mins
4. Run smooth, look the Arc and you will see that they are the same.
5. The review is not available but you can see this. I make it 720p http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ioue-pg7kvk&feature=mh_lolz&list=HL1312000052
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is camera flash working or is it still same as 2.1..??
what about installing applications on memory card?
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Camera UI is the same Android 2.1 but better. Applications on SD Card is ready.
mhyke13ph said:
Nice Quick first Impressions
some questions
>Can you use the Led as a Flash now?
>After Many reboots, does the arc launcher works faster? i read that the launcher is laggy
>How Much RAM(highest possible you can get) and ROM available after GB update
>How about screen performance? is there any improvement? sensitivity/colors/gradients etc
>Can you also make a Video Review if possible
thanks alot
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- Cam Flash still the old lame Photo light! work around Vig works fine but not as good as the New 2.3.3 Camera
-Yes It does get faster and smoother after a few reboots
- the highest possible for me is 187mb with using native app killer but mostly GB can handle this well so you wont slow down!
-No improvements in Screen or any display aspect
- i will when possible. my cam is currently not working so i must find some other way!
I don't know, for me the GB update feels very clunky. It's slow ,laggy, and actually gets worse than 2.1 sometimes. It's super stable though and camera is a huge plus, and I'm loving facebook inside xperia.
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You should thank me cause' I accidentally thanked you lol.
1. Can't use as Flash.
2. Run smooth but lag when using app killer
3. Usually ~45% Free and when kill ~65% free. Task will rise up to 40 tasks after killed for 2mins
4. Run smooth, look the Arc and you will see that they are the same.
5. The review is not available but you can see this. I make it 720p http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ioue-pg7kvk&feature=mh_lolz&list=HL1312000052
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ok i gave back you're thanks to me
45% and 65%? of the total ram that is 386mb ram right? so around 150mb is available? or 45~65mb is atleast available
is X10 still worth getting if i have $330 in my pocket with that Gingerbread Update?
Thanks for your feedback
No improvement on the multitouch[ok, dual touch]?? o_0
KInG GaME said:
- Cam Flash still the old lame Photo light! work around Vig works fine but not as good as the New 2.3.3 Camera
-Yes It does get faster and smoother after a few reboots
- the highest possible for me is 187mb with using native app killer but mostly GB can handle this well so you wont slow down!
-No improvements in Screen or any display aspect
- i will when possible. my cam is currently not working so i must find some other way!
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Wow Thanks for the info's
187mb ram thats nice, ihope you can get yourself a working camera and make a full video review of gingerbread features.
Update the review video soon.
Watch this post.
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Update the review video soon.
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Review VDO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Vx4xjvbzj0
silveraero said:
You should thank me cause' I accidentally thanked you lol.
1. Can't use as Flash.
2. Run smooth but lag when using app killer
3. Usually ~45% Free and when kill ~65% free. Task will rise up to 40 tasks after killed for 2mins
4. Run smooth, look the Arc and you will see that they are the same.
5. The review is not available but you can see this. I make it 720p http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ioue-pg7kvk&feature=mh_lolz&list=HL1312000052
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so many bad words in the video ~.~
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so many bad words in the video ~.~
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It's just about phone. How is it? Worse about what?
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It's just about phone. How is it? Worse about what?
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Bro do another video review
and dont keep moving your cam
Maybe I should have a stand for the camera.
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It's just about phone. How is it? Worse about what?
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because i'm vietnamese, so i can hear some bad words like $%^#@ in your video
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Maybe I should have a stand for the camera.
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yes....but its ok this one will do
make another one explaining the Features IF possible!
Very pleased with the update. I think SE did a great job! I actually for once like the new timescape widget...however what bugs me is that they didn't link the camera to timescape anymore. So, once root is available, im affraid timescape has to go lol. If they would have linked the camera to it, I for sure would have kept timescape this time.
My only other thing is im patiently waiting for a root method...I know there's pre-rooted firmware, but Im just not in the mood to flash back to 2.1, root it, blah blah blah. So i'll wait.
I just hope Z or someone is actually working on a root method?
Overall, SE, very slick update,, congrats!
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Very pleased with the update. I think SE did a great job! I actually for once like the new timescape widget...however what bugs me is that they didn't link the camera to timescape anymore. So, once root is available, im affraid timescape has to go lol. If they would have linked the camera to it, I for sure would have kept timescape this time.
My only other thing is im patiently waiting for a root method...I know there's pre-rooted firmware, but Im just not in the mood to flash back to 2.1, root it, blah blah blah. So i'll wait.
I just hope Z or someone is actually working on a root method?
Overall, SE, very slick update,, congrats!
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I agree. Timescape and the whole Facebook inside Xperia concept is amazing and works well. I just wish there was a way to 'show friendship' like in facebook, where it groups you and that person's FB tagged pics, status tags, wall posts etc. into one app. That would be cool.
i'm not an audiophile, but a music lover.
for me, arc sq (with good pair of iem) quite premium (little bit tiny & into fun side sound -better than samsung but can't beat my rockboxed clip & iphone elegent sq).
i've been too long with 2.3.3, so i made some update.
1st: miui, not much complain, i think some improvement than stock. i'm a minimalist naturally & love the ui (& whole experience). whatever goods in ios & android merge in miui. but i leave it because not really good experience in video & battery consumption like hell.
then i'm just going to the most develope rom, 2.3.4, stock & custom.
my nightmare are started: THE MOST CRAP SOUND I'VE HEARD FROM MY ARC.
so my question: why no one mention about this sq issue, or just no one care about how it sound.
i not really know about software developement (at least maybe i'm too lazy or too old to learn) but i hope there's someone do something about the sound side, like maybe sgs voodoo kernal.
* just come back to 2.3.3 & i can sleep well again, at least, i'm too lazy to charge 2 devices (arc & sansa clip).
Well, I m using 2.3.4 SE stock rom since september. Nothing to complain about it. Maybe you don't use the eq presets ?
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I turned off xLoud cos it seems to distort the sound rather badly. I'm not really sure that it has any effect on the sound of the headphones, but maybe try that?
Also, try giving the equalizer a tweak.
no eq, using cheap soundmagic iem, stock player or other hardware decorder player (ubermusic for usable widget since using go launcher).
come back normal when flashing back 368.
dissapointed because i'm choosing arc because of audio (& great screen - when holding head on)
I'm a bit of an audiophile and I am also disappointed by the arc sq: ridiculously low volume and tinny sound. I will try to downgrade the firmware and see if sound improves, but it's a major pita.
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Got my update today on generic UK and I am really impressed
Have seen a lot of people moaning that the update didn't come out quick enough
Loving the new improvements, wow camera start up time is amazing now
Loving the new themes
Walkman app sounds better without clear audio enabled now using external amp
New email client is nice and loving the new keyboard
Overall I am very impressed
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Yeah I think. 4.3 is great on the z.feels like an upgrade should
Sony Ericsson w800,LG viewty,Nokia 5800,HTC wildfire,HTC desire s,Motorola xoom,nexus 7,nexus 4,Xperia z,nexus 7 2
It's awesome although the ram is less free now but still
I liked the new camera app plus the add-on and the new task for the volume keys and I hated how we can't view and delete the photo within the camera app without going to albums
I liked the new awesome keyboard but also I hate that we can't unchecke the Chinese language
The new phone app is cool
The brightness quick setting is something needed for long time hopefully they will do the same with sounds
that's about it for now
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Amazing especially with existenze rom. Smooth as butter :thumbup:
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not all that happy would have benn if they had the feature to move apps to sd like in other 4.3 updates like s4,s3 etc
The only, though a major dissapointment that I found was the deterioration of the camera quality. Initially, XZ was hated for it's low light photos but after the last 4.2.2 update, the camera worked like a charm and had me on my toes for very good noise reduction even in superior auto mode.
And I am very dissapointed that again in 4.3 there is a lot of noise in relatively low light photos. I don't like the automatic ISO it sets for the photographs (in Superior Auto mode). Apart from that, clicking a photo via volume keys is simply wonderful and enables us to finally take waters underwater.
I like it.
Anyone else's run a lot cooler? Mine gets no where near as hot.
Menus run smoother, not a fan of the new keyboard so switched out to the regular Google one. Love the white. Battery seems similar to previously. Love the brightness and throw quick settings. Camera app is better although I'm disappointed at no Time shift burst.
50% happy. Of 50% unhappy.
Not really happy with it, no improvement much that i can tell. I don't like the bright white settings menu, it seems like more boring plain themes, the camera no long has any quality options , same with video , i have less choice now.
So far disappointed
the new keyboard is godly, does anyone know if it is possible to extract it and make an apk out of it? or does anyone have any tips on how to start?
Mixed feelings for me, having the Suspend_backoff Wakelock (Android OS battery drain) but overall smoothness and performance has improved, We have almost the same features as the Z1 now and for that I don't really envy the Z1 anymore. Camera is better in someways (like the volume button can be used as shutter) but I do agree somehow quality isn't like how it used to be.
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the camera no long has any quality options , same with video , i have less choice now.
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no quality options? I am sure you haven't check out the manual mode yet.
Overall liking it so far
Except for the known WiFi issue for people using SW2
Which renders the watch useless, So much for Smart Watches lol
Best update so far.
Been using Sony / Sony Ericsson phones since the Xperia Arc S and the 4.3 update is ,IMO the best update from Sony so far.
The smoothest UI experience I have ever had with a Sony phone.
Having said that, I agree with gerickjohn regarding the wakelock issue. Used Grenify to hibernate lots of apps (including system apps) as well as system tuner and xposed boot manager to prevent apps on boot and unused processes. Still uses about 1% per hour on standby which is quite a bit more than on 4.2.2 (1% per 3-4 hours). Not a huge drain, but I prefer to reserve the battery for when I'm actually using the phone.
Camera has never been the best on the XZ so wasn't expecting much anyway.
P.S Does anyone know if Grenifying the wrong system apps can actually cause more battery drain? i.e apps that keep trying to start everytime they are hibernated?
Edit: I think I may have fixed the Android OS wakelock by disabling auto backup/restore and deleting the "gmail extension" in dashclock.
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Mixed feelings for me, having the Suspend_backoff Wakelock (Android OS battery drain) but overall smoothness and performance has improved, We have almost the same features as the Z1 now and for that I don't really envy the Z1 anymore. Camera is better in someways (like the volume button can be used as shutter) but I do agree somehow quality isn't like how it used to be.
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One thing that made me wanna buy this Xperia Z is the ability to capture good pictures in low-light condition. But after this update, the quality is very poor. Even Oppo Find 5 (chinese branded phone) can takes better pictures than my Xperia Z in low light condition. It's a shame...
I am about to update my phone soon (UK unbranded), but at the same time I am a bit sceptical about the change of the keyboard? I don't really understand what people mean by the new layout & I have searched around but not enough information on it.
Can anyone let me know if the T9 (predictive text) is still there with the old style keypad? I don't like using the qwerty board - I make too many mistakes despite having small fingers! A screenshot would be most helpful! Thanks
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I am about to update my phone soon (UK unbranded), but at the same time I am a bit sceptical about the change of the keyboard? I don't really understand what people mean by the new layout & I have searched around but not enough information on it.
Can anyone let me know if the T9 (predictive text) is still there with the old style keypad? I don't like using the qwerty board - I make too many mistakes despite having small fingers! A screenshot would be most helpful! Thanks
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It's great dont worry, before the update i was using swiftykey and now I'm using the default keyboard and im happy with it
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It's great dont worry, before the update i was using swiftykey and now I'm using the default keyboard and im happy with it
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Thank you
So it's just visually a little different, just more rounded edges?
I thought it was all squashed up to one side from what I heard.
Will update now then!
Rooting
Struggling to root my phone with 4.3? Anyone have any advice or is there a new guide?
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