We aren’t really sure if Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini / Pro will get updated to Android 2.3 Gingerbread officially (and not to forget the delayed Eclair upgrade), but we give your phone those wicked Gingerbread looks. Yes, like some other devices, Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini and X10 Pro users can now have a complete Gingerbread theme on their phones. The credit for this awesome development goes to Android hackers and developers on XDA forums. Here are the step by step instructions on theming Gingerbread on your Xperia X10 mini / pro:
1. The firsts step is to make sure that your X10 Mini / Pro is upgraded to Android 2.1 Éclair and rooted. You can root your phone with Z4root.apk file downloadable from here.
2. Now download the Gingerbread theme for X10 Mini, extract the APK and save it on your desktop.
3. Once done, go to market on your phone and download and install Root Explorer.
4. Now connect your phone to the computer, mount SD card and copy the earlier extracted framework-res.apk file to SD card root.
5. Now launch Root Explorer and tap on Mount R/W. This will enable read/ write mode.
6. After this press the Menu button on phone and tap on Multi-Select option.
8. Once you are done with moving the files, fix the permissions of framework-res.apk to 644.
9. Now move the framework-res.apk file from the folder /system to /system/framework and replace the original file. It is important to note that according to theme developer, you need to move the file and not copy it.
10. Once you are done with this, reboot your phone.
And there you go! You now have gingerbread theme flashed / installed on your Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini / pro. The procedure has been confirmed working 100 % for Mini
Download Android 2.3 Gingerbread Theme For Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini / Pro
