Good day Everyone,
I bought my own sony ericsson XPERIA X8 smart phone just a couple of weeks ago. I find it really easy to use and very user friendly. However, there are just some problems I am experiencing at the moment.
First - Camera and Pictures (and Picture Rotation)
I found out that when you take PORTRAIT pictures, it is saved as LANDSCAPE and vice versa... is there any way to change it? like if you take Portrait Pictures, you no longer have to flip your phone in a landscape view and vice versa?
Another thing is that is there a way to rotate pictures with this phone? I still have to download adobe photoshop in android market in order to do that...
Second - Wallpaper
This is another issue I want to open up. I tried using my pictures in my album as wallpaper. Usually XPERIA X8 would ask you to crop the picture or choose which area of the picture you want to make as wallpaper. The problem is you cannot choose the whole picture itself. I also tried using pictures that are taken from the camera and still the same...
Third - Storage
I just would like to ask where does XPERIA X8 store APPS downloaded from Android Market? is it in its phone storage or in its SD Card? I downloaded quite a few APPS and I've been notified for having low storage capacity... I have a 2GB SD Card... And how can I change it so that it will save the APPS in SD Card?
Fourth - DOWNLOADS
I also would like to ask where can I download useful APPS, Games, etc for this phone? of course aside from going to Android Market...
Fifth - REMOVING APPS
I bought this phone in Taiwan and I notice that there are default APPS that are in Taiwan's language which is not useful to me... I wan't to delete them but I can't because unlike APPS that I downloaded, it will only have a button CLEAR CACHE... not like the downloaded APPS that has UNINSTALL button. Is there a way to delete these APPS in my phone?
Your help will be deeply appreciated... tnx much!!!
Welcome there
First: there are quiet many other camera app beside built in app..like Vignette,360 camera (if not mistaken)..
Second: 3.2 mp camera have 2000x2000 picture size (if not mistaken also)..its more big then our X8 [email protected] y even u snape from phone,your pic will have a size of 2000x2000 and that y u still have to crop
Third: there is app that can move ur app from internal to SD card..BUT..it required u to root ur device..app like app2sd and link2sd.
Fourth: I'm very sure you know how to used Google.com just type "app for android" there you go
Fifth: There also app that can remove built in app..BUT..this app also required a rooted device..which is TitaniumBackup.
I hope already answer all ur question
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Im looking for an alternate camera app to the stock ones. It needs to do both video and standard pictures. The only one so far I was able to find was LG Camera Pro all the other apps only are good for pictures.
Only issue with this app is currently there is a glitch with the flash thus making it useless in low light situations.
Main reason im looking for this is CM7 and MIUI roms don't allow to change save location for pictures or videos taken with the stock camera.
Thus the content is saved to the built in flash memory but I prefer having it saved to the external for easier access, transfer and since I have a memory card reader to transfer stuff faster as well
So basically need a camera app that does video and pictures and allows changing storage location
Any help would be appreciated
No one....so there is really only 1 app that does video and pictures that allows changing default save location
Hi,
I recently purchased a Sony Ericsson live with Walkman. It has become very slow. Even the pictures in the gallery dont open. Can someone please suggest on how I can make it faster? How good is a task killer? Most websites dont recommend its use.
is your phone rooted? then look for a list of safe to freeze / save to delete apps and freeze / delete them with TitaniumBackup.
custom kernels are also doing a great job.
vineethd123 said:
Hi,
I recently purchased a Sony Ericsson live with Walkman. It has become very slow. Even the pictures in the gallery dont open. Can someone please suggest on how I can make it faster? How good is a task killer? Most websites dont recommend its use.
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I think that is a problem with the sdcard, as pictures are stored and read in the card. I have no problems with my gallery being slow. If you want a faster loading of the pictures, get an original 4class sdcard or higher.
And here is why you should not use a task killer. Basically, android os is built to manage apps efficiently (details on link, too long for me to explain), so using a task killer will be redundant and will drain your battery faster, and consume more cpu.
If you want, just use a monitoring app and manually stop apps which is actually violating the cpu usage of your phone (i.e killing apps that should not be really there; rogue apps)
You installed app thats realy slowing your phone,just uninstall all apps and problem solved.
Maybe the memory card you got has some very sluggish read and write.speed.whixh affects the performance of your phone whenever it tries to access stuff in your memory card. And also monitor those apps that arr always running in the background.
You have to do Factory Reset and reinstall your apps again, one by one, still you identificate the app that gets slugging your device. Other way is to get a new SD Faster and make the test.
vineethd123 said:
Hi,
I recently purchased a Sony Ericsson live with Walkman. It has become very slow. Even the pictures in the gallery dont open. Can someone please suggest on how I can make it faster? How good is a task killer? Most websites dont recommend its use.
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I think you have to factory reset your phone first, and there would be some problem in your SD card thats why yur gallery have problems !!
about task killer, then i would suggest don'tuse them bcos they use more and more emory thereby making your system slow !!
so finally factory reset will sove your problems and make sure to get a good quality sd cardl
ssbnasa said:
I think you have to factory reset your phone first, and there would be some problem in your SD card thats why yur gallery have problems !!
about task killer, then i would suggest don'tuse them bcos they use more and more emory thereby making your system slow !!
so finally factory reset will sove your problems and make sure to get a good quality sd cardl
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Why are you bumping these old topics for gods sake...
Seriously.
sony ericsson
I upgraded my sony ericsson mobile(WT19i) to Android 4.0.4 version,after that my mobile starts functioning slowly. If I open gallary or calender or calc or browser or camera etc.. are taking some time to process. Even I had changed my memory card but still these issues exist. plz can anyone suggest me how to resolve this problem..... Thanks!
danielstephen said:
I upgraded my sony ericsson mobile(WT19i) to Android 4.0.4 version,after that my mobile starts functioning slowly. If I open gallary or calender or calc or browser or camera etc.. are taking some time to process. Even I had changed my memory card but still these issues exist. plz can anyone suggest me how to resolve this problem..... Thanks!
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Try custom roms
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Whats your memory card class,make sure it's atleast class 4...?
Is your phone rooted..?
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anybody else got this problem? when I take a new photo then go to the gallery the thumbnail is nothing like the picture and looks like a mega zoomed in blurred image of some sort, if I open it the correct image loads ok, any fixes? can I delete the thumbnail cache to force it to rebuild them and if so how?
Go to Settings, Applications, All Apps, search the app called media, and then clear it's data, foce cloase it and restart phone. All should be working then.
Thanks,
Rick
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the best way is to install SD Maid from Play Store....it has an option to delete all thumbnails in gallery and much more....combine it with Recan Media Root (also from Play Store) to scan and rebuilt back your gallery....
did what was suggested above but it didnt work so I installed a different gallery (im using quickpic) and it worked fine so seems its a problem with quickpic
I have recently purchased galaxy SII (3 weeks ago) and previously i was on a Nokia Symbian based mobile i.e E72..I've been installing lots of apps in my s2 from past 2 weeks and deleting lots of apps which i didn't like..but now im noticing that my sII is becoming slower in performance..It helds sometimes and overall its not as smooth as it used to be when it first came ,im using apps like adavncd task killer,NQ android booster etc to help me speed it up but they don't seem to help much..so is there any way to really maintain the performance and keep it as smooth and optimal as possible??any other good free apps tht can help achieve good performance?
secondly,i have my contcts from previous mobile saved in my pc but i dont know to i should transfer em to S2..any way for tht??i manually added few contacts to s2 and i noticed tht those who had watsapp also started to appear in my contact list rather thn in the whatsapp application..is this normal?
thirdly as i mentioned tht ive been installing lots of apps i wanted to know if there's a particular way i can organize all of the apps that im installing in my s2??i want games to be set in a particular games folder,camera related apps in another and so on ..so is there a way to organize applications in folders??i tried using application folder and folder editor but they showed folders in the application itself not on the application menu bar ..in iphone people simply drag apps on top of each other to put em in folders so is there any solution to this in s2??it becomes tough to manage apps otherwise...i also wanna knw tht in application menu i cant move apps frm one page to another,i can only move them to my home screen..any solution for this??
and lastly i want to know tht right nw i don't have an sd card in my s2 so is it better to have an sd card an put all apps in the sd card or is it fine if im placing em in phone memory??does it effect performance?
im new to android
my s2 has android 4.0.4
not rooted
any help will be appreciated
Thankyou
right firstly task killers are a killer-by using a task killer you are stopping your device caching the memory or reserving it. when you kill an app in that way the os uses more memory to open the app from scratch. i find a swift reboot helps performance. much like my laptop i rebuild/reinstall windows every 8-10 months to maintain performance. i have on occasion after 6 months factory reset my phone just to get the new feeling!
with regards to folders and organisation you can delete folders that relate to apps you no longer have. just make sure not know which one you delete! i wouldn't think this would help with performance but i wouldn't rule it out.
lastly organising apps into specific folders is possible. in touchwiz you can open the app drawer,select menu (lower left button) choose edit, from here you will see folder and page at the bottom of the screen.if you want to move apps to a folder start dragging icons into the folder one by one when done click into the folder and you will have the opportunity to rename it to something other than "folder" same method goes for the page one too- it just allows a much quicker way to organise your app icons in the drawer!
I am using go launcher at the moment and that gives the opportunity to drag icons on top of one another and group them into folders very quickly!
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[email protected] said:
1. my sII is becoming slower in performance..It helds sometimes and overall its not as smooth as it used to be when it first came ,
2. im using apps like adavncd task killer,NQ android booster etc to help me speed it up but they don't seem to help much..so is there any way to really maintain the performance and keep it as smooth and optimal as possible??any other good free apps tht can help achieve good performance?
3. secondly,i have my contcts from previous mobile saved in my pc but i dont know to i should transfer em to S2..any way for tht??
4. i manually added few contacts to s2 and i noticed tht those who had watsapp also started to appear in my contact list rather thn in the whatsapp application..is this normal?
5. thirdly as i mentioned tht ive been installing lots of apps i wanted to know if there's a particular way i can organize all of the apps that im installing in my s2??i want games to be set in a particular games folder,camera related apps in another and so on ..so is there a way to organize applications in folders??i tried using application folder and folder editor but they showed folders in the application itself not on the application menu bar ..in iphone people simply drag apps on top of each other to put em in folders so is there any solution to this in s2??it becomes tough to manage apps otherwise...i also wanna knw tht in application menu i cant move apps frm one page to another,i can only move them to my home screen..any solution for this??
6. and lastly i want to know tht right nw i don't have an sd card in my s2 so is it better to have an sd card an put all apps in the sd card or is it fine if im placing em in phone memory??does it effect performance?
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1. I will answer this question last. this is because there other reasons why your phone is slow.
2. Uninstall every task killer. You probably don't need it
3. It depends on how those contacts are saved. so you will need to elaborate on how the contacts are saved on your pc. and their format. Do you still have access to your old Symbian device?
4. This is normal. if you don't want them to show in your contacts, then uncheck whatsapp contacts from the Contact application ( options, contact to display, uncheck whatsapp)
5. Your default launcher, Touchwiz, already has this function, just drag an icon over another. There are good alternative launchers too like Go launcher EX, etc that support this function
6. There is no need to install apps on Sd, except you run out of space. It shouldn't affect performance too.
Follow these steps to improve performance
1. Uninstall apps you don't need or use at all
2. Disable some preinstalled apps you don't use.
- To disable any app,
Go to Settings > Apps > All > Select the app you wish to disable > Force stop the app, then select disable.
Visit here and here for list of apps you can safely disable.
Note that there some apps you can never disable without root even if you wish to do so.
3. Boot to Recovery (Power off your device, Hold Volume up button + home button + power button, release the buttons as soon as your phone lights up)
- in recovery, Select wipe Cache
- reboot phone.
Done.
you should notice performance improvements now.
Jokesy said:
1. I will answer this question last. this is because there other reasons why your phone is slow.
2. Uninstall every task killer. You probably don't need it
3. It depends on how those contacts are saved. so you will need to elaborate on how the contacts are saved on your pc. and their format. Do you still have access to your old Symbian device?
4. This is normal. if you don't want them to show in your contacts, then uncheck whatsapp contacts from the Contact application ( options, contact to display, uncheck whatsapp)
5. Your default launcher, Touchwiz, already has this function, just drag an icon over another. There are good alternative launchers too like Go launcher EX, etc that support this function
6. There is no need to install apps on Sd, except you run out of space. It shouldn't affect performance too.
Follow these steps to improve performance
1. Uninstall apps you don't need or use at all
2. Disable some preinstalled apps you don't use.
- To disable any app,
Go to Settings > Apps > All > Select the app you wish to disable > Force stop the app, then select disable.
Visit here and here for list of apps you can safely disable.
Note that there some apps you can never disable without root even if you wish to do so.
3. Boot to Recovery (Power off your device, Hold Volume up button + home button + power button, release the buttons as soon as your phone lights up)
- in recovery, Select wipe Cache
- reboot phone.
Done.
you should notice performance improvements now.
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2)Done,i've deleted all the task killers.
3)I dont have access to my old symbian phone,its dead....Contacts are saved in vCard file format (.vcf)..
4)yeah i've unchecked whatsapp,its fine now.
5)i've figured out how to put em in folders,i can organize apps easily now ..
6)currently my apps are being installed in system storage and it shows that 892MB out of 1.97GB is already covered (although ive remove lots of apps)..I think i'll have to switch to an SD card ultimately coz otherwise i mite experience storage probs in future otherwise..
Question..y arent apps being installed in the USB storage rather thn system storage??what is being stored in USB storage thn and how do i access it?if i want to add songs,i will simply connect usb and add em to the music folder? or theres some other way?
I've uninstalled many apps and disabled some too (those shown in the URL link)..
i've wiped the cache by going in recovery mode too..
i can see significant difference in the performance,i much bttr..doesnt lag much like before ..
There's an app named "gamehub" can i disable it too?although its name is not in the URL link u provided..its a built in app..i dont play games on such apps so i thought i shud disable it,is it safe to do so?some apps start by themselves,is there a way i can control which app shud start automatically n which shud not?
As im new to android,i dont know much about the good apps,games etc...do you have any link where i can see the top apps,themes,personalization,games etc of all times?
thanks a lot man..
Game hub is fine to delete along with readers readers hub and music hub.
If you want ultimate control over uninstalling apps I would suggest rooting your phone and installing Titanium Backup Pro or Rom Toolbox.
You can remove any app (be careful) and choose which apps start up on boot etc. As well as MUCH more.
You have complete control with these apps
For top games simply go to play store. They have a top games section
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[email protected] said:
2)
1. I dont have access to my old symbian phone,its dead....Contacts are saved in vCard file format (.vcf)..
2. a) currently my apps are being installed in system storage and it shows that 892MB out of 1.97GB is already covered (although ive remove lots of apps)..I think i'll have to switch to an SD card ultimately coz otherwise i mite experience storage probs in future otherwise..
Question..y arent apps being installed in the USB storage rather thn system storage??
B.) what is being stored in USB storage thn and how do i access it?
C.)if i want to add songs,i will simply connect usb and add em to the music folder? or theres some other way?
3 a.) There's an app named "gamehub" can i disable it too?although its name is not in the URL link u provided..its a built in app..i dont play games on such apps so i thought i shud disable it,is it safe to do so?
B.) some apps start by themselves,is there a way i can control which app shud start automatically n which shud not?
4. do you have any link where i can see the top apps,themes,personalization,games etc of all times?
5. thanks a lot man..
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1. You can simply export those contacts to your android.
- Copy the .vcf file(s) to your phone.
- open your contact application, press options, and select export contacts from sdcard.
2.a) Don't worry about the space until you receive warnings. Applications installed on phone memory are loaded faster.
B.) You can use the pre-installed file manager (my files) to check that. If you are not satisfied with it, you can download third-party alternatives in market
C.) Yes. You can copy them to any folder as well, your music player will find them
3.
A.) You can disable it
B.) I can't tell you will app should start or not. I don't know everything on your phone.
You need Root access in order to disable startup apps
4.) Google playstore (aka Android market) has this function already. If you are not satisfied however, use Google search.
5.) You are welcome
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Hard reset Doesn't work!!! Please Help
Jokesy said:
Follow these steps to improve performance
1. Uninstall apps you don't need or use at all
2. Disable some preinstalled apps you don't use.
- To disable any app,
Go to Settings > Apps > All > Select the app you wish to disable > Force stop the app, then select disable.
Visit here and here for list of apps you can safely disable.
Note that there some apps you can never disable without root even if you wish to do so.
3. Boot to Recovery (Power off your device, Hold Volume up button + home button + power button, release the buttons as soon as your phone lights up)
- in recovery, Select wipe Cache
- reboot phone.
Done.
you should notice performance improvements now.
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My SII boot to logo screen then freeze. I've tried to go to Boot to Recovery but it doesn't work, also flash to another version doesn't work.
Please help me
Is there anything I can do instead of sending it to Samsung?
nololan said:
My SII boot to logo screen then freeze. I've tried to go to Boot to Recovery but it doesn't work, also flash to another version doesn't work.
Please help me
Is there anything I can do instead of sending it to Samsung?
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1. How did it happen?
2. Can you still get to download mode?
3. What's your phone's model no?
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Hey I have a rooted Galaxy Ace GT-S5830D, and wanted to use Link2SD to move apps to my SD.
I have two problems, one is that when i moved my downloaded apps from the phone to the SD, the internal memory seems to get even lower. The second is that I need an opinion if I put the apps in the SD card are right.
I also uninstalled some bloatware, because i didnt like it. So I found replacements that made the phone seem like more of an ICS style phone. For example, i got rid of the camera, calculator, the music app, and gallery. I replaced them with Camera ISC+, ISC Calculator, Google Play Music, Gallery ISC. After this my internal memory seems to be taken up by more memory. So i put all these apps into the SD. Then I put the Maps into SD, and also the Play store.
I dont know whats wrong here.
I also need and opinion if i put the right apps into my sd. All the apps in my SD now:
Facebook
TextPlus
Skype
PicsArt
Google Play Series
Maps
Google Play Music
Snapchat
Clean Master
Ymail
Kik
Antek QuickSettings
Player Pro
Gallery ISC
Messaging Lite G
ISC Calculator
AndroZip
Camera ISC+
Opera Mini
Link2SD
Groove IP
ALso forgot to mention, that I have Clcok JB+ instead of the normal Clock in gingerbread, it is not on the SD because I like the Clock widget it comes with. There is also Eye in the Sky on the phone, along with ADWLauncher EX. ISC Keyboard, Minimalistic Text, Widget Pack (Player Pro), Play Store, Street View,
Also, Can someone tell me how to optimize my phone to get the best out of it. I have all these replacements of the bloatware because I really like ISC. I am trying to get a custom ROM but for now this is the best i can do. Please help me, Thanks.