By Ketan
20th June 2011.
15:13
Now its August …. how long to wait !!!
Hot debate. What do you think? 
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By Rikard Skogberg
20th June 2011.
15:01
Back in March we announced that we are working on a Gingerbread update for XperiaTM X10. Our developers have been working hard on this and the work has progressed well. Development and testing is still ongoing and the current plan is start the roll-out in the beginning of August.
For more information on what to expect from this update please re-visit the original post from back in March, most of it is still valid:
A few things have changed since then.
First of all – we’ve seen your feedback about losing some of the camera features of the original XperiaTM X10. Our developers have been working on it and I can now confirm that also the Gingerbread version of the X10 software will keep the original camera UI as in the Éclair version. I can also confirm that the new Facebook inside XperiaTM functionality introduced in the 2011 XperiaTM products will also be in the XperiaTM X10. More info on what it is and what it does at: http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/services/facebook-inside/overview?cc=gb&lc=en.
As said in March most of the 2011 XperiaTM software functionality from e.g. XperiaTM arc will be included. The UI with the desktop layout and pinch-to-overview gesture will be similar and Gingerbread features like Wi-Fi & USB tethering, App storage on SD-card etc are included. Also the customizable horizontal app tray and the media experience widgets from the 2011 XperiaTM Products are in, including an integrated equalizer in the music player. Of course also apps that require Android versions 2.2 or 2.3 will now be possible to download from Android Market, e.g. Adobe flash.
One difference compared to the 2011 products is that DLNA will not be included. Extra type approvals were needed for that and we were unable to prioritize that without jeopardizing the time schedule. There are both server and client alternatives downloadable from Android market though.
For XperiaTM X10 mini, mini pro and X8 there are as communicated earlier no plans to update beyond the current Éclair version. There are two mains reasons for this: The XperiaTM X10 mini, X10 mini pro and X8 all have less RAM memory than XperiaTM X10. By this we can’t guarantee a good user experience by upgrading beyond Android 2.1. The upgrade of XperiaTM X10 also was made possible due to that we had a code base that mostly could be reused. For the mini’s, who have a different user interface, this possibility did not exist.
With regards to the roll-out plan, as said back in March, this will first and foremost be made available to generic trade kits. Even if there will be some operator kits getting this upgrade, as said before – some of you will not be able to upgrade your customized version of XperiaTM X10.
I’ve recorded the hands-on video below to give you a view of what it looks like. Let me know in the comments section if there are follow-up questions or certain use cases you want me to go through!
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By Anonymous
23rd September 2011.
06:23Now it is September…r AT&T Phones going to get this update n if so when ?
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By Anonymous
18th December 2011.
22:25I wait too … it can’t be reality, that an actual phone has too poor memory for an update.
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By alain
20th June 2011.
15:13excellent interface design !
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By Nocco
20th June 2011.
15:15Looks good, cannot wait.
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By Rederik79
20th June 2011.
15:21FANTASTIC….damn, AUGUST?????? SIGH..
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By Jason
20th June 2011.
15:22Thanks a lot for the update Rikard, really looking forward to it now.
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By Ketan
20th June 2011.
15:23Rikard yu have mentioned that the multitouch is gonna be same dual touch kindly make it multitouch and hope the phone doesn become slow after upgrade. . Good work on the camera front and overall achievement regarding the GB and Facebook inside Xperia . . Cant wait august seems so long now
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By Peter
20th June 2011.
15:24Brilliant that the camera will be as good as the present one! Cheers!
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By Ley
20th June 2011.
15:26Great! Cannot wait!
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By KunalGahlot
20th June 2011.
15:27Can you please confirm if X10 GB will include-
1)16 Million colors
2)multi-touch(upgrade to dual touch)there have been a lot of rumors and news going around,Rikard please can you confirm.
Thanks
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By x10user
20th June 2011.
15:30Great news
Do you have anything about the rumors that are circulating such as real multitouch, 16 million colors, and unlocked bootloader
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By KunalGahlot
20th June 2011.
15:31Can you please confirm if X10 GB will include-
1)16 Million colors
2)multi-touch(upgrade to dual touch)
3)bootloader unlocked
4)FPS capthere have been a lot of rumors and news going around,Rikard please can you confirm.
Thanks
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By Shranksy
20th June 2011.
15:31Good news but sad we still have quite a long wait. Hope that date will not be pushed further back. I can finally stop plugging in and looking for the update…until August at least
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By kafej666
20th June 2011.
15:31Hi. What about this q:
Unlocked bootloader ?
16m colors or 65k colors ?
Fps cap(removed) ?
Multitouch or fixed dualtouch or the same “fake dualtouch”
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By dEb(x10i)
20th June 2011.
15:34At last some news. Its better. Please do not make any further delay.Thank you.
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By mohcine
20th June 2011.
15:35Why is it so laggy, i know its not final but is this on the stock kernel? damn this thing lags as hell.
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By Rikard Skogberg
20th June 2011.
15:38KunalGahlot and others,
1) 16M Colors – No, sorry.
2) Upgraded from dual touch – No, still dual touch with focus on pinch gestures, as described in earlier posts and video on that update.
3) No as Karl-Johan has been clear on over at the developer blog this does not enable bootloader unlock on X10.
4) FPS cap, I still haven’t got all details around that but are still trying to get a final answer. Do you have a suggestion on a proper way for me to test on the SW I have? 1 0 -
By Justin
20th June 2011.
15:40Sheeesh.
I have to wait until August ? By the looks of the video attached its ready to go. Let it rip SE .
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By adam
20th June 2011.
15:44NOCH ZWEI VERFICKTE MONATE WARTEN!!!!!!!!! SONYERICSSON IHR SEIT DAS LETZTE!!!!
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By Frederick
20th June 2011.
15:45What great improvement. Better UI, Arc like UE. Love the fact you can turn the Mobile into a wi-fi hotspot. Didn’t see anything about the clock UI, since I was didn’t see one on the homepage in the video. All in all, Sony Ericsson is FINALLY doing something right!
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By Erik
20th June 2011.
15:45Oh no I want a fast camera with automatic led light as the mini!!!
Why do I have to go to advanced settings just to turn on the led? I at least want to turn it on at the camera screen.
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