X8 TWEAK ONE FINGER PINCH2ZOOM

Doixanh from the xda have release a kernel module that enable a dualtouch touchscreen driver for SE X8. Its something like a simulator. This mod is not 2 finger pinch2zoom nor a Dual-Touch, its still a work in progress and he mention that it might behave incorrectly.  But he’s working to make dual touch possible in the future. hopefully, but his effort got my full support and respect.

His idea is to make the android system to detect a second finger event  when touching the screen is brilliant. The second finger is only to trick the screen to detect a second touch even though really u are pressing one at a time.

This is how its work:- quoted from xda thread.

Very Important : How to zoom
Right now it supports only zoom-in, zoom-out, and rotate. I will improve it over time. For who says it's not working, please read this how-to very carefully:
- To activate gesture : Put two fingers near each other, lift one finger up.
- To zoom-in (make things bigger): Activate gesture near the center of the screen. Move your remaining finger away from the gesture position to zoom-in.
- [new in v003] To zoom-in with specified zoom-in position: Do a normal touch to the zoom-in position (your face in an image, for example), then activate the gesture a little bit away from the zoom-in positionshortly after the previous normal touch, then drag to zoom. I know, it's a little bit hard to understand ~.~ I will make a short clip for the tutorial
- To zoom-out (make things smaller): Activate gesture at the corner or the side of the screen. Move your remaining finger toward the screen center to zoom-out.
- To rotate : Activate gesture at the corner or the side of the screen.Move your remaining finger around the screen center to rotate.

Its kinda weird and awkward at first but with a few practising, u’ll get the hang on it. And its fun.

Requirement:

-Rooted

-xrecovery

-the driver

Currently from my testing, gmap doesn’t work. It work but with undesirable way in the browser. But this module thing is a good start.

There’s two way to installed the driver, manually or by xrecovery but  i recommend using xrecovery if you are not a android expert. It is easier and safer.

Instruction for installation with update.zip:
- Download update.zip according to your current ROM
- Reboot and flash with xRecovery
- Report bugs to him.
 

For the list of supported rom and the updated file is here.

BIG THANKS TO HIM AND THE XDA DEV THAT INVOLVE IN THIS PROJECT.

update: I’ll attach some video also.

JIT for x8

BOOSTING x8 with JIT enabler

Taken from the main thread at XDA. Posted by Siso93

FOR LASTEST SE UPDATE 2.1.1 ->http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...9&d=1297254645 

FOR FIRST 2.1 SE UPDATE 2.0.1 ->http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...9&d=1297130598

It is an update.zip for your xRecovery that will install on your phone Jit.

instructions: (taken from this tread:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=902974)

You will need to extract the 2 files from the .rar archive and then rename the one you want to "update.zip" (Without the quotes) and copy to your SD Card. Then reboot yor phone and start xRecovery... choose "Install update.zip".

In the rar file are included the Enabler/Disabler 

Hope you liked it 

Thanks (another time) to shpit 

This script will increase your quadrant/linkpack score

In particular: Quadrant -> Before 416 After 520 (ca)
LinkPack -> Before 4.088 After 7.88

NOTES: The first time you reboot you have to wait around 4-5 minutes on the SonyEricsson (green) logo this is only for the first time, Don't worry 

X10 get Gingerbread but what bout x10 mini and x8?

Whilst Xperia X10 owners are rejoicing on the news about Android Gingerbread heading to the headset, unfortunately it is not good news for the smaller Xperia models. Sony Ericsson has confirmed that as they need to “prioritise” their resources and thus there are no current plans for the X10 mini, X10 mini pro and X8 to receive the update. What we do know with SE is that they always seem to change their mind, so if you’re being optimistic maybe we will see it at some point down the road after all.


via Unofficial X10 blog

news on Gingerbread for X10

Official Announcement by S.E.

USB tethering For Android

EasyTether shares your Android smartphone connection with your PC. This app allows you to tether your Android to a desktop or a notebook computer. EasyTether uses exactly the same data plan that is used for the on-phone Internet access like in the built-in browser or e-mail app or youtube application. No additional tethering fees.

for download and FAQ, you can go here

QR code for download,

configuring the connection is easy, but you have to download the driver for you PC. 

Enabling Multitouch/Driver Installation on the Xperia X10 (Dual Touch)

this is a deep tutorial by bluechipj on how to make the dual-touch to work on all software in the xperia. as you know, the official dual-touch update by SE only workson google maps and the browser. this tweak will enable the dual-touch update to be use on all app on the xperia. if you go to the description of this video, there's a link to the xda forum. enjoy...

papertoss for android

here's a video review of Papertoss. its super glamour at the ios platform. and now building up their empire on the android platform.

boost your xperia performance with a custom JIT Compiler

Definition;

In computing, just-in-time compilation (JIT), also known as dynamic translation, is a method to improve the runtime performance of computer programs. Traditionally, computer programs had two modes of runtime operation, either interpreted or static (ahead-of-time) compilation.^{[citation needed]} Interpreted code is translated from a high-level language to a machine code continuously during every execution, whereas statically compiled code is translated into machine code before execution, and only requires this translation once. for a deep info refer here 


Why JIT? 


XPERIA is so slow... that why we should do the tweak... hehe... 


Requirement before doing Jit:


1. a rooted xperia with the latest busybox
2. xrecovery installed
3. all the necessary file.


this jit compiler version only work with xperia x10. 
Download: JIT_Enabler_v2-zdz.zip


the main tread at xda-developers


HOW-TO-INSTALL

Download JIT Enabler v2 to your PC. Do NOT unzip the file

Transfer the file to your Xperia X10 SDcard. Put it on the root and give a easy name to look for.

Re-boot into xRecovery.

From the xRecovery, go to menu select ‘Advanced Options’ and then select ‘Wipe Dalvik Cache’. It will ask you whether you are sure, select ‘Yes – Wipe Dalvik Cache’. this will not reset your phone. dont worry. you can google for the definition if you want to know Dalvik mean.

in xRecovery menu, select ‘Install custom zip’. Select ‘Choose custom zip from sdcard’ to browse where the zip file is located on your memory card and install the file.

after that just go back to the main menu and reboot the phone. after a few boot the the speed of the phone would increase significantly. 

my score with Quadrant Standard with overclock Widget boost. before Jit installed.

after Jit installed.

thanks to the Dev at XDA-Developers for this powerfull tweak. all credits goes to them. 

installing xrecovery (Xperia X10 only)

so for this post i'll be posting How-to-install xrecovery on your xperia x10

What is xrecovery?

"xRecovery is a custom recovery console that allows you to manage backups and install ROMs, themes and applications from zip files. Other functions include the ability to wipe your phone and manage partitions. "

This is the only xrecovery that would only work with the Xperia x10i. So I don’t recommend using other app that you might find on the app market, unless you have made a study on it.  Remember! I don’t guaranty other app or method will work. You might brick you Xperia.

A special thanks to xda dev member

zoz33 for his apk installer!
Walkmann for X10 HD solution

You can get the latest xRecovery from the Xda forum. Version 0.3 is latest version during this writing that works perfectly on xperia x10 and for xperia x8 get the 0.1 version. Try to visit the xda-developers forum for the latest info on the xrecovery version and method on installing.

Requirement before proceeding,

1. a rooted xperia

2. busybox by stecricson- can be download from the market.

3. of cos the xrecovery.apk from a trusted source.

Features:

·         ADB root shell

·         Reboot

·         Install update.zip from SD Card

·         Factory reset (full wipe)

·         Wipe cache partition

·         Install custom zip

·         Backup and Restore

·         Partition tools

·         Mount/unmount partitions

·         Format partitions

·         Mount as USB Storage

·         Advanced options

·         Wipe Dalvik cache

·         Wipe battery stats

·         Fix permissions for apps (FC fix)

How to install xrecovery,

transfer the apk file to your SD then Open xRecovery installer app with a file manager and tap "Install xRecovery"

look at the picture below, follow the sequence of the picture, the xrecovery installer only help you detect the xrecovery.apk file and installed it.

after installing the xrecovery installer, let the installer look for the xrecovery.apk file that you have put in the sdcard. put it on the root of the SD to make it more easy to find.

make sure you select the "allow" button,

success!!!

Manual Installation:
- Download the apk, rename it to xrecoveryZIP
- Unpack the file, find ./res/raw folder inside. It should contain 3 files (chargemon, busybox, xrecovery.tar)
- copy these 3 files into /system/bin using root explorer (remember to remount /system rw

Notes:
Please bear in mind that it's not the regular android recovery (we cannot replace recovery image without cracked bootloader). Instead, the boot hijacking is used to start recovery mode. You still need basic files on your /system partition to use this. NEVER use the "format /system" option (it's there only to check if anyone reads this long, boring note).

This recovery is NOT tested for compatibility with app2sd! Use at your own risk.

This recovery WILL be used to flash custom roms easily.

DO NOT reinstall busybox. Recovery depends on it's particular busybox version

TESTING!!!

If you are confidence with the installation, its time to do some testing. It may sound easy, but sometime we just make mistake. So testing is required. To boot into the console, restart your phone and press the back button a few times after the white text Sony Ericsson logo appears (its the first logo that appear when you start up the phone). Once it starts (something like the following picture), use the volume-up and volume-down buttons to scroll through the menu. Press the home button to select an option and the back button to go back.

the xrecovery interface should look like this, 

this guide is base on the guide from the xda forum thread. 

DOWNLOAD LINK

xRecovery 0.3-release

xRecovery-charge-offline.zip - flash with xRecovery to get offline charging.

Built your own droid guy figure

androidify by google is a contribution app the google make special for android lover. We can make our own droid guy figure and share it anywhere we want direct from the phone. The one that i posted here is one of my creation.

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