Ok so the Xperia X10 community has had it hard and there’s a lot of anger and resentment in the forums and all over the net. I know I’ve voiced my views with many degrees of hurt till I’m blue in the face but it doesn’t change much and generally puts everyone in a bad and defeated mood.
So I was thinking that while the amazing developers are hard at work trying to open the bootloader which would in turn bring the dawn of custom roms to the X10 what could I do to help them and the community look forward and do something positive.
So I thought rather than hug trees and kiss your neighbour why not start a thread with the sole purpose of designing a Rom in preparation for the day when the bootloader is cracked open.
I’m no coder but I can create graphic assets for UI’s and then I got to thinking what if we took a look at all the Roms out there that looked good or have excellent features that we would want in an X10 rom and from those ideas and new ones we could start the look and feel of a Rom with us in mind.
Now that would cheer everyone up surely. It could be something for us all to be proud of and for the other kitchens to take cues from as well.
So firstly lets post screen shots of things we think are ace, features we love or want, animation styles that are to die for even if they are scanned pencil sketches on paper. It would keep us occupied and give the developers some breathing space.
Just an idea
I love the idiea that sounds great wat ik would like to see are a few standard apps in the rom as rainy days titanium back up silent mode a good agenda msn talk pingchat and a good working alternitive internet browser.
if they could be put in the rom then we dont have to download them from the market.
remco.k said:
I love the idiea that sounds great wat ik would like to see are a few standard apps in the rom as rainy days titanium back up silent mode a good agenda msn talk pingchat and a good working alternitive internet browser.
if they could be put in the rom then we dont have to download them from the market.
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Having particular apps included is always a bonus but i'm thinking about the Rom features them selves and how it works to make using the phone better or at least different.
See the link for an example (Not that i want my phone to look like an iPhone copy BTW)
http://www.androidcentral.com/miui-rom-now-available-motorola-droid
A great idea. I hope this will lead to some great rom's. I'm new to android and xda and I only know Python and Free pascal, so I cannot help with programming, but I will surely post it here if I come up with something.
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If i remember correctly jerpelea has already compiled CM6 for X10..
I would like to see the Desire HD ROM to be ported . As it has already been ported to Nexus One and the Desire running the same Snapdragon QSD8250 it should not be much of a trouble..
I was thinking that a site just like Slax builder http://www.slax.org/build.php would be amazing.
If people could choose what apps, themes etc etc then download the custom rom I think it would be a hit...
If I knew more about rom dev I would love to have a go at seeing if this kind of thing would possible for x10 android roms. I'd be up for the dev of the site.
I would like to see on my X10 let's see.....any custom ROM.
Get Sense running on it (Android 2.2) and I'll buy an X10.
yeah good idea, but i prefer to focus our power on bootloader crack..or kick SE insiders to make them think about better decisions...but i look back, keep further..
oh, it will be great a modaco type rom maker, u know, like u choose what u want to implement to it....
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yeah good idea, but i prefer to focus our power on bootloader crack..or kick SE insiders to make them think about better decisions...but i look back, keep further..
oh, it will be great a modaco type rom maker, u know, like u choose what u want to implement to it....
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A Rom with user selectable options sounds great, also sounds like a lot of work for the Dev's as essentially the rom would be compiled by the user via a gui then installed.
daemons said:
yeah good idea, but i prefer to focus our power on bootloader crack..or kick SE insiders to make them think about better decisions...but i look back, keep further..
oh, it will be great a modaco type rom maker, u know, like u choose what u want to implement to it....
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I think we should face the facts of the past events and give up on SE changing their direction on the X10's software lifecycle.
In all their statements not once do they apologise for not meeting the dates they set or not be close to the expectations of the X10 owners. In truth i sense an air of annoyance that they have to make statements on their own blog at all.
Future devices will be better and not so lacking on smart phone hardware standards but that will be based on associated developer requests rather than us or the general publics want and wishes.
That’s why I thought of this thread so we can end the disappoints because we’ll create what we want.
Cool idea.
Can i suggest the rom should have:
Launcher and interface:
ADW Launcher
Some 3rd party lock screen that is better than the stock, but not a buggy one
SMS Popup
SlideIT Keyboard
Beautiful Weather and Clock widget
Browser:
XScope G browser
Stock Browser as backup
Multimedia:
Doubletwist Music Player
iTag
Vignette
screenshot
Shazam
RingDroid
Utilities/Tools:
Unit Converter
SwiftFTP
gMote
Titanium Backup
EasyTether Lite
RealCalc Scientific Calculator
Xperia Flashlight
I'd suggest a clean ROM Apps can be installed later..
I'm not sure this is the right place to put this, and please don't freak out, you Windows Mobile haters, but I would like to see the X10 be able to dual boot Android and Windows Mobile.
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I'd suggest a clean ROM Apps can be installed later..
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I'm with you. A nice clean, stock ROM would be the best. Everybody can install apps for themselves (heard of AppBrain? ). Designing a ROM with pre-installed apps will be very difficult, since everybody has other tastes/likes. (For example: I hate everything pre-installed. I want to be able to choose what to install on my phone. I also hate that the pre-installed apps that come with a phone can't be uninstalled. They're just taking up precious space...)
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I'm not sure this is the right place to put this, and please don't freak out, you Windows Mobile haters, but I would like to see the X10 be able to dual boot Android and Windows Mobile.
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I would pay 25,00 euros for S2U2 on my X10!! The only reason I miss WinMo...
Could be cool with duel boot on the x10i. But i would say, focus on getting a clean room first, for when the bootloader is cracked. Just with standard stuff like the browser, etc.
The CM for x10 would be amazing yes, but a custom room only for the x10, why not but good luck
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That's right!
I just need a clean n OPTIMIZED for our snap dragon and GPU and memory ...thats enough ...
really news on bootloader has dried up... and lock screen in x10 is killing me and making me break the phone...
i simply wish we had a better ROM with all those resource hogging apps out of the system.
also i simply wish we had the first key in the bottom to answer calls .. instead of lock screen... that would be really great ...
720 P recording and better audio drivers with optimized and improved bass would be a real addition...
also wish dev somehow enable 16m color...
I am tired of SE .. had been a seriuos SE fan for nealry 5 yrs now
t610-k700-k750-k800-k850-w995 all major phones from them... but those days we had se-nse for custom tunning the drivers and it was fun... but now with this bootloader [email protected] i am missing the real fun..
if SE cant do anything ... they should atleast open up the bootloader to dev`s...
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I am so curious about my first android toy (X10), I am very excited, so I'm ready to be flamed and bashed for my noob Qs (search is not working properly )
Oh yes ! I'm a noob again
My Qs:
1- How do I sort my contacts list in last/first name instead of fist/last ??
2- Is it possible to auto-sync contacts avatars to their corresponding facebook profile pic ??
Thanks for being kind
If you've come from WM then you will know we all have to be a noob at some point.
On the contact front, don't think the stock phone book works that way. I use a freebie app called Gesture Search, you use it to draw with your finger the first letter of your contact, be it first or last name. You can add more letters if you need to narrow your selection down. There are probably other phone book/contact apps out there on the market and others can point you in the direction of their favorite.
There is another app called Sync my pix which lets you bring over Facebook contact pics but I think that the 2.1 update due very soon gives you a better Facebook for Android app that lets you sync Facebook and your phone.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Android!
these are small issues, but somehow dissapointing
will I be able to sort my contacts with the OS upgrade ??
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gtrab said:
these are small issues, but somehow dissapointing
will I be able to sort my contacts with the OS upgrade ??
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I must admit, the flavour of this post is a little better than the one asking us to read the user manual for you
You're going to go through a big disappointment phase, noticing Android just isn't anywhere near as customisable as WM. This will soon turn into elation when you realise Android isn't anywhere near as buggy, ugly, or downright crap as WM.
Android 'works', WM doesn't - it's kina the between WM and Apple - you sacrifice some customisation but you get something nice in return that doesn't need quite so much anyway...
I don't think you'll ba able to sort your contacts - google "Android releases" or something to find out a little more about that... there's also a thread in here somewhere that lists a whole lot of changes.
also, think outside the square on this one - maybe just re-write them lastname, firstname and there you have it. of course that's a pain, but it's a method.
I think syncing with Facebook is part of 2.1 (not sure though).
My advice is to let go, and embrace the new platform for what it is - I went through a ton of pain moving from WM, but it was worth it!
Enjoy!
thank you k1sr
Soon there will be less Qs and more collaborations
Great to see u on here gtrab and I'm stoked for what's to come.
Imho once u get familiarized with android u will like it way more than winmo
1. I keep seeing MIUI roms pop up all over. Could someone explain to me in plain English what exactly it is? From the screenshots I've seen it looks like the iphone...and there are Chinese iphone clones with (an actual) MIUI os out there right? But these roms are android OS modified to look like MIUI, which is a clone of Iphone? am I correct so far?
2. From the posts I've read, it's still buggy as far as GPS amongst other bugs? Also the UI itself has no app drawer and uses the grouping icons on the desktop like IOS? I've played around with the nephews ipod thouch, and it is annoying as hell...you can't just have a nice clean desktop with a few app shortcuts to say cam/mp3/navi and then a button to access the rest of your apps? It's all there in your face with groups of apps/games taking up your whole homescreen? (again unless you download some mod, which has to run in the background taking up resources) ?
If you have used a miui rom I'd love to get some feedback, before I try to flash one...again it seems to me it's trying to clone an iphone, in which case why not just get one?
I wasn't sure about the MIUI ROM's at first. Slowly they started popping up on almost every device. A few friends ran it on their phones and that's what originally got me to flash it. You are correct in that there is no app drawer. Luckily for me I use folders like none other. It was a pain and still is every time I update, but I am patient and take the time. I just make a folder named "apps" and place all my apps in there! BOOM!!! EPIC app drawer action! It really has started to grow on me. I enjoy the ease of customizing all the theme options that's a big plus for me and I never really messed with that too much on other ROM's. Its so simple with MIUI you can't help your self. Its really pretty slick and I have no bugs to report. GPS werks fine for me and that is something I need to werk. Check it out, it might be for you, it might not. Only one way to find out.
Good luck!
Hey People,
as I am no Developer and have absolutely no knowledge in programming/hacking I am really adicted to the Stuff the Dev´s deliver here. I can not count how many great Roms have been on my Ace the last weeks, but if I had a Dollar for each...
Parallel I was always trying the stock Roms. Now, today, I finally found a config that really made me happy ! Speedy, stable, daily useable and with a lot of stuff in it. Maybe some of the humans here (not godlike Devs ) are interested as it is really easy and you need no knowledge about anything on the other side of the Touchscreen ;-)
First, Credits go to all the DEVELOPERS out there who made this hard, smart and beautiful work. Without them, the Ace would just be a "I would love to be an iPhone but I failed..." Project ;-)
I will not tell you where to get the files but here is a hint : you find them all HERE in the wonderful XDA Forum
Ok, here I go, remember, anything you do ... do it on your own risk, don´t blame me or any of the People around, it´s just YOU !!! And read the Tutorials !!
I started with a stock Rom, xxkph, this is Gingerbread 2.3.4 then I downloaded the "Deodex and Root" Stuff from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1118048
Now I flashed the CF-Root (File and tut can be found here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158197)
And finally this new piece of amazing stuff from here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1336240
That´s it, now you have a great Ace, really, it runs like hell !!!
Add the Miui Launcher (QQ I think) and some other nice tools like xperia reboot options, Fancy Widgets, Android Agenda Widget, GTasks, Google Translator, XDA APP OF COURSE ;-) Friendcaster ( you can also use the stock SNS Stuff for some things) ES File Explorer which is free and has Options for Root access ! and, Titanium Backup, a great tool !
Once again, thanks to all the Devs and Programmers out there who are providing so very fantastic stuff to us !!!
Greetings
even after all that,it still a stock rom ,a aosp base rom is defenetively better
slaid480 said:
even after all that,it still a stock rom ,a aosp base rom is defenetively better
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It sure is but that wasn't the Point :-D with all this doing by yourself you're learning by doing a bit I think and some people may like the stock stuff included. Plus the duration of the Battery maybe.
And they will be able to delete what they don't like by themselves using Es
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It sure is but that wasn't the Point :-D with all this doing by yourself you're learning by doing a bit I think and some people may like the stock stuff included. Plus the duration of the Battery maybe.
And they will be able to delete what they don't like by themselves using Es
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first,for battery life I can get better battery life than stock using setcpu's profiles and a ram scipt ,for the stufs included in stock roms ,you can use root explorer then copy them from stock to SD card then to custom rom press, the thanks buttom if I helped please
hi, i just a bought a motorola Photon for my CDMA number .
im a long time user of Blackberry, and iPhone
i still use my Blackberry 9900 for my GSM number
and traded my iPhone for an iPad
anyway, this is my first ever android device.
so can you guys tell me what should i do with it to make my experience with this platform be better ?
eg:
how to upgrade to latest firmware or software
hot to maximize the phone capabilities
and how to install games and apps ?
please pardon me as i never use any android device before so i'm quite "blind" here
but I'm into tweaking the phone that i had
i've jailbreaked my iPhone and my iPad and i've upgraded my Blackberrys several time over the years , so i guess I'm not so novice in this gadgets world.
i just need some guidance
thank you so much
check out thils link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1393519
also when i first got started i watched some of qbking77's videos on youtube. they can help you out a lot. he has videos on unlocking the bootloader, rooting, and even rom reviews. check it out
Mm I highly suggest you download these apps and youll love ur phone 10 times more, go to the market download 4shared mobile, tjen open 4shared mobile and register, in 4shared search adw ex and download it, it may be under adw ex launcher. Then in 4shared search chompsms and download that, 4shared is like limewire but for apks on android(make sure is .apk). A launcher is what handles your home screen and app drawer, adw ex is very costumizable, chompsms is my favorite app for costumizing my text messaging app, but you will have to disable your stock text app in the apps settings so you wont get two notifications for every text. Dolphin browser hd is free in google play, good browser. Also in 4shared for better widgets download beautiful widgets, and for costumizable trigger widgets download widgetsoid from 4shared(i use this widget constantly to turn off 3g, gps, wifi, my led flashlight, screen rotation, all from my homescreen. Themes for adw launcher are in google play.
Granted others my suggest a different launcher sms etc, but these are GREAT apps with very few flaws and give you a much more customizable phone and see some of what android is all about
For games, in 4shared download hyperjump or radiant hd or guns n glory theyre all pretty good games to get ya started! this all may seem like a lot to do but its worth it I promise! Hope I helped give you a running start into the android world its a pretty vast one.
PS: widgetlocker is a great app for costumizing your lock screen! (4shared not googleplay)
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My suggestion would be to first get comfortable playing around with settings and apps on the stock (normal, no-root) version of Android.
Then, if you're still "hungry for more" or curious (and not too worried about warranty issues), look at rooting the stock version. What this can add is user-controlled underclocking (power savings), app backup/bloatware removal capabilities, and some other nifty things. It's worth checking out the "All things Photon" rexxxgg posted to get a few ideas.
The next step up the ladder is unlocking the bootloader, installing a custom recovery, and then installing a custom ROM. It's slightly higher risk than rooting, especially if you're not comfortable with RSD-mode/flashing SBFs (if you don't understand what I'm saying, make sure you read about it!), but also high reward. Custom ROMs, like CyanogenMod and MIUI, are designed to really take advantage of everything Android can and should be, IMO. BUT you really need to do some reading to understand the risks of rooting and ROM-ing first. The phone companies definitely do not have your back once you decide to take the plunge (as you may be well aware with from jailbreaking and such)!
Everything I posted is about as much costumizating you can do without root
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okay thx for the advices
I'm thinking to load a ROM
can anyone give me idea which one to load ?
i want the most stable build
should i flash with STOCK rom or Custom ROM ?
and which version ?
thank you.
which roms?
i liked, shadow, rocko rom, homebase, and cm9. none of these are stock, but homebase is very very close, the others offer more customization!
cm9 is a very stable rom i just love it. joker even got the camera working.
Did you just flash cm9? Or have you been on that for a while?
Hi Dev's/fOmey,
firstly I'd like to say thank you to ALL developers/ROM chefs/Kernel makers for feeding my addiction.
I'd like to especially single out fOmey for building the Null_ ROM's,
I have used them on my S3 for some time now after trying a lot of other ROM's and as a VERY fussy user in his 30's ( I'm so old :'-( ) your ROM is the only one that so far and with a bit of tweaking has come sooooooooo close to ridding me of my ROM addiction/affliction by being soooo close to perfect for me.
The horrible irony is that I can't help myself when it comes to shiny new gadgets so less that a week after spending months (I **** you not) getting my S3 how I wanted it, those nasty men at Samsung dangle the S4 in front of me........bastards!
I can't resist, I have to have it, so I now am the proud (and slightly ashamed) owner of the I9505 (and an S3) and I can't carry them both around with me without revealing to everyone what a hopeless hardware loving nerd I actually am.
Now for the begging part, please please please PLEASE tell me that someone's going to work on a I9505 ROM that has the features included in Null_ ROM! :fingers-crossed:
You see ....... I'm not well. I need to have the following to allow me to be the ultimate nerd!
In no particular order this is what I need to work in order for my head not to explode
Ext2-4 SD card support
So I can symlink the folders I need to my SD which in turn I can encrypt and cloud sync.
IR remote control app
So I can use my phone to control the TV, HiFI, DVD and THE WORLD! (last one's optional)
Underclocking
So I can get the best battery life possible.
Virtual CD emulation
So I can use DriveDroid to boot my fully encrypted PC's using Trucrypt rescue disks instead of the unprotected standard bootloader.
Virtual Keboard/mouse emulation
So I can use my phone as a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse.
Lockscreen Torch via home button
Because I am scared of the dark!
Call Recording
So I can use Total Recall to automatically record my calls!
Sound Mod
Like the ACID Mod so I can effectively block out the world
Visual customisation
Like the JKay framework
Transparent Multiwindow
Because duh !?!!
Per app DPI
See above
Can I please have all of this like yesterday so I can make a real effort to never look at another article showing the latest and greatest phones.
If not is there a support group I can join for other afflicted souls like me :cyclops: !?!?!
HELP!
Virtual Keyboard Mouse Emulation
Look at an app called Wifi mouse, you have be on the same wifi network for it work.
bro kindly just be patient most of what u mentioned are tweaks u can install on your Rom so wait a bit and they will be floting around soon
posting in the i9505 will be more helpful
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Virtual Keyboard Mouse Emulation
Look at an app called Wifi mouse, you have be on the same wifi network for it work.
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Thank you for the idea Gordon.
I've had a quick look at this b4, unfortunately it requires a "server" program to be installed on the host machine.........that's the worst I can say about it though as it works rather well other than that.
Ideally I was looking for phone to be recognised as a keyboard and mouse over either a bluetooth connection or even a cable that would work OTG style.
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I was thinking of posting to both but since I was trying to attract the attention of fOmey in particular it seemed more appropriate to post it here.
Blackwolf10 said:
bro kindly just be patient most of what u mentioned are tweaks u can install on your Rom so wait a bit and they will be floting around soon
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Excuse me but "patient" ....... what is this strange yet potentially wonderful concept that you speak of?