Xperia X10 Will See Major and Minor Updates Later this Year
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 has seen a mixed reception since its release. Some have had praises for the device, while others have been turned off by the lack of multi-touch support, the UI the phone employs, and the presence of Android 1.6 rather than 2.1. Thankfully word is out that the X10 should be seeing some minor updates to correct some of the issues with the phone, as well as one major update (Android 2.1?).
Harold de Kort, the Communications Manager at Sony Ericsson, told Mobile Phone Helpdesk that the tweaks and improvements should be hitting the X10 later this year. I would venture to guess they would like to have the fresh software on their smartphone before (and if) it drops on AT&T come late summer.
The updates won’t be able to correct multi-touch support, as that limitation goes much deeper than mere software and actually lies in the hardware the X10 is running, but according to de Kort the updates will implement a workaround. How this workaround will add benefits of multi-touch without actually being multi-touch is anyone’s guess. Good news for X10 users? We sure hope so.
[via UnwiredView]