Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 gets software update (and no, it's not Eclair)

Sony Ericsson had previously committed to the fourth quarter for an update to Android 2.1 on its X10, and as far as we know, that date's still holding firm -- in other words, the update that's now rolling out to units around the world is still the same old Donut you're used to. That said, it looks to be a worthwhile boost thanks to promised performance improvements in the camera app and elsewhere, the addition of a free backup app, and -- in certain locales, anyhow -- PlayNow functionality has been added. It's probably not enough to convert a non-believer... but hey, for owners, it's something.

[The Theme Zone Posted Jul 6th 2010 2:44AM]

Just the battery improvement alone make this update well worth it.

[Indyan Posted Jul 6th 2010 2:53AM]

@The Theme Zone Unfortunately, the battery update is either non-existent or is not significant enough to be noticeable.

[The Theme Zone Posted Jul 6th 2010 2:57AM]

@Indyan I have noticed a Huge improvement. I am not saying it is now great, but I can now easily get through a day of heavy usage where I was struggling to get through half a day pre-update.

[jdavidsson Posted Jul 6th 2010 3:12AM]

The Eclair update has been moved from Q4 to Q3 and onwards which means that you still can get the update in Q4 but also as early as Q3... I have seen a X10 with Eclair on it and the speed improvement is significant, otherwise the difference between 1.6 and 2.1 is non existent.

[bodeNGE Posted Jul 6th 2010 3:16AM]

Funny, I thought the STE BSP couldn't be upgraded to Froyo. This seems to confirm it (for now).

[dank414 Posted Jul 6th 2010 3:34AM]

And when will they upgrade to froyo and gingerbread?

[fredphoesh Posted Jul 6th 2010 5:37AM]

shocking.
this phone would be so much more appealing if sony ericsson removed their head from their butts and got with the programme...

[fais Posted Jul 6th 2010 10:05AM]

Every time I see this phone i'm reminded of the rampant excitement at it's leaked pics and specs. Never has a phone gone so quickly form hero to zero.

[jamesb94 Posted Jul 6th 2010 12:07PM]

Can no one just hack 2.2 or 3.0 onto it?

[fourthletter Posted Jul 6th 2010 2:15PM]

@jamesb94

Root has only just been achieved (this update probably breaks it though !)
Once root is established custom roms can come next.

[fourthletter Posted Jul 6th 2010 2:16PM]

So give us some actual info, does this update break the recently announced (on XDA) root access ?

[irispen Posted Jul 7th 2010 5:53AM]

Here is the list (from esato)

-Pin screen with UX skin
-Transitions between screens (from desktop to setup, mediascape or timescape) softer, instead of appearing suddently it does a soft fade
-Faster and better unlock button
-Faster timescape navigation, no lag at all
-Themes added to timescape
-New buttons in mediascape
-Faster multimedia galleries in mediascape
-Faster navigation between photos and images, with Slide animation added
-Some new visual effects added on mediascape,Ie. when turning up the volume.
-Better face recognition, face added doesn't seem to dissapear, now instead of showing "unknown" it shows a [+]
-Same speaker and headphone volume as in .16 when playing music or videos.
-Faster Camera loading and interface.
-Faster navigation in widgets/shorcuts/etc menu (Pressing the screen for a few seconds)
-Overall, faster response in everything.
-Backup and restore added.
-Better touch screen.
-Problems fixed when using the standard keyboard, no more As, Qs or Ps not showing when touching them
-It seems that there is a screen resolution upgrade, i mean, everything seems a bit sharper.

[rend2688 Posted Jul 7th 2010 9:59AM]

according to the peeps over at XDA, 2.1 upgrade is coming in August.