SE XPERIA: 02/01/2012 - 03/01/2012

Thursday, February 9, 2012

How to Root the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8


How to Root the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 Step By Step for Windows users:
  1. Download and install the Xperia X8 USB Drivers to your Windows PC
  2. Turn on USB debugging on your phone: Settings>Applications>Development>USB Debugging
  3. Download the latest SuperOneClick.zip file to your Windows computer. link Download the latest version.  (I’m sorry, you’ll need to register)
  4. Extract the files from the .zip file into a new folder on your Windows PC.
  5. Restart both. The PC and X8 just in case.
  6. Plug your phone in to your PC and turn on USB debugging. DO NOT MOUNT THE SD CARD!!!
  7. Open the folder with the SuperOneClick contents and double click “SuperOneClick.exe”.
  8. Run the program, click root and wait few minutes. Done.
If it doesn’t work at the first time just re-run the program once or twice.

PC Companion

Sony Ericsson PC Companion 2.0
Xperia PC Companion



PC Companion is a computer application that acts as a portal to Sony Ericsson and operator features and applications, such as phone software updates, management of contacts and calendar, and media management with Media Go (availability of applications depends on your phone and operator). Over time, more applications can be added and downloaded when made available by Sony Ericsson or your operator.

Requirements
Recommended system requirements:
  • Internet broadband connection
  • Intel® Pentium® 4, 3.6 GHz or equivalent AMD processor
  • 500 MB free hard disk space
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 1 available USB 2.0 port and USB cable
  • Microsoft® Windows XP™ SP2 (32 bit), Vista (32/64 bit) or Windows 7 (32/64 bit)


DOWNLOAD


Installation instructions
  1. Download the installation package to a temporary folder on your PC.
  2. Run the downloaded file, and follow the instructions that appear.

How to use
  1. Connect the USB cable to your computer and then to the phone.
  2. On the phone: Mount the memory card by dragging the status bar on the phone downwards and then tap USB Connected >Mount.
  3. Wait for the phone to connect and automatically start PC Companion.
  4. From the Dashboard, select the applications to start different services and get information

Note: If PC Companion doesn't find your phone within 30 seconds, disconnect the phone and redo step 1 to 3.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 Install Flash 10.1 on Android 2.1


Now that the latest version of Flash for Android devices has been released by Adobe, you can get it on your Sony Ericsson Xpreia X8 running Android 2.1 Ã‰clair. Just follow these simple steps and you will be enjoying flash playback on your handset in no time.
First of all, download ‘flash_for_2.1.zip’ from the link given at the end of this article and extract the .apk file that it contains to your computer. Now connect your phone to your computer via USB and copy the .apk file to your SD card’s root folder. Make sure that you don’t copy it to a sub-folder as it will not work that way.
Next, install the ‘Apps Installer’ application, which can be found at the Android Market. Once it has been installed, launch it and follow its instructions to browse to the .apk file that you copied to your storage card, and install it.
Once the installation is finished, reboot your phone, and you’re done. You can now start browsing flash websites on your phone.