<s>
The	O
Sony	B-Application
Ericsson	I-Application
Xperia	I-Application
X8	I-Application
is	O
a	O
mid-range	O
3G	B-Architecture
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
Sony	O
Ericsson	O
in	O
the	O
Xperia	B-Device
series	O
released	O
in	O
Q4	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
originally	O
shipped	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
1.6	O
but	O
was	O
upgraded	O
in	O
early	O
2011	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
2.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
has	O
a	O
capacitive	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
LCD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
via	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
menu	O
,	O
or	O
via	O
the	O
dedicated	O
camera	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Application
X8	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
600MHz	O
Qualcomm	O
MSM7227	O
processor	O
,	O
has	O
a	O
3-axis	O
accelerometer	O
and	O
built-in	O
GPS	O
,	O
a	O
digital	O
compass	B-Language
,	O
an	O
ambient	O
light	O
sensor	O
and	O
a	O
lug	O
for	O
attaching	O
a	O
strap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multi-touch	B-Application
support	O
was	O
also	O
added	O
to	O
several	O
aftermarket	O
firmware	O
versions	O
(	O
ROMs	O
)	O
as	O
a	O
sideloaded	O
module	O
(	O
now	O
newer	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
included	O
the	O
code	O
to	O
enable	O
it	O
)	O
which	O
enabled	O
users	O
to	O
use	O
basic	O
multitouch	B-Application
gestures	O
such	O
as	O
pinch	B-Application
to	I-Application
zoom	I-Application
(	O
on	O
Synaptics	O
digitizer	O
)	O
and	O
real	O
dual-touch	O
(	O
on	O
Cypress	O
digitizer	O
)	O
thanks	O
to	O
XDA	B-Application
recognized	O
developer	O
doixanh	O
,	O
AnDyx	O
&	O
andrej456	O
,	O
something	O
that	O
Sony	O
Ericsson	O
was	O
adamant	O
was	O
impossible	O
on	O
the	O
X8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
Ericsson	O
has	O
made	O
its	O
own	O
custom	O
overlay	O
on	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
system	I-Application
using	O
an	O
optimized	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
UX	O
(	O
user	O
experience	O
)	O
interface	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
design	O
elements	O
,	O
themes	O
and	O
custom	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
contains	O
expected	O
smartphone	B-Application
applications	O
,	O
and	O
Wisepilot	O
Navigation	O
Software	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
,	O
YouTube	O
,	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayNow	B-Protocol
Arena	I-Protocol
and	O
TrackID	O
(	O
to	O
identify	O
a	O
song	O
by	O
recording	O
a	O
small	O
part	O
of	O
it	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
Ericsson	O
was	O
widely	O
criticized	O
by	O
X8	O
users	O
for	O
failing	O
to	O
provide	O
Android	B-Application
firmware	O
upgrades	O
to	O
2.2	O
Froyo	O
or	O
2.3	O
Gingerbread	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
later	O
proved	O
wrong	O
by	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
modding	O
community	O
,	O
who	O
released	O
their	O
own	O
versions	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	O
and	O
2.3	O
in	O
subsequent	O
months	O
,	O
which	O
ran	O
stably	O
on	O
the	O
X8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CyanogenMod	B-Application
released	O
a	O
2.3	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
X8	O
which	O
required	O
rooting	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
independent	O
developers	O
have	O
made	O
a	O
fully	O
working	O
Ice	O
Cream	O
Sandwich	O
(	O
4.0	O
)	O
,	O
Jelly	O
Bean	O
(	O
4.1	O
&	O
4.2	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
KitKat	O
(	O
4.4	O
)	O
port	O
using	O
a	O
custom	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
