Flash Devices
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Sony Ericsson S500i - Flash Lite Themes
If you haven't yet seen the Sony Ericsson S500i handset and the cool Flash Lite themes it supports then you can watch this video I put together.



It shows how Sony Ericsson is using Flash Lite for creating Flash Lite themes and it's one of the best examples I've seen of an OEM using Flash to creative innovative experiences for their handsets. The S500i comes with 3 Flash Lite themes pre-installed and they're based on Flash Lite 1.1. Besides supporting Flash Lite themes you can also create your own Flash Lite wallpapers and screensavers. It's a GSM based handset and is available world-wide and you can get more information here.

If you have additional questions about how Flash Lite is used on the S500i leave them here.

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30 comments

Bill, thanks for taking the time to put this together.

-sj

By Anonymous Scott Janousek , at Sun Nov 11, 04:37:00 PM PST  

Really nice video. Thanks.

By Anonymous Ryan Unger , at Sun Nov 11, 05:53:00 PM PST  

Bill, is there any sound to accompany this experience?

I couldn't tell ... but perhaps this was disabled?

By Anonymous Scott Janousek , at Sun Nov 11, 06:16:00 PM PST  

I meant sound with the UI.

By Anonymous Scott Janousek , at Sun Nov 11, 06:18:00 PM PST  

So, I take it the lights feature can be disabled. Correct? I think I saw it in the UI (would make logical sense!).

Also, are the lights driven off the internal clock, or is there a light sensor?

I imagine the lights are disabled when it's daylight (because the effect would be less dramatic)? or are they always on?

To me, personally, that feature could get annoying after a while.

By Anonymous Scott Janousek , at Sun Nov 11, 06:49:00 PM PST  

the psp menu on the review of the day and night theme. Is it standard???

By Anonymous Anonymous , at Tue Nov 20, 09:14:00 AM PST  

Great video! Thanks. I just bought this phone and am loving it - just wanted to find out a bit more about it, this helped!

By Anonymous kristarella , at Tue Nov 20, 02:44:00 PM PST  

**scott - there's no sound with the UI or menu.

**scott - the lights can be disabled but not if you're using a FL theme.

**anonymous - yes the day and night menu is pre-installed.

**kristarella - cool.

By Blogger Bill , at Thu Nov 22, 11:43:00 AM PST  

I just bought the s500i and it seems my menu isn't flash lite, it stays with the default icons whilst the background changes. I was wondering if I had to update something or enable an option to enable flash lite menu icons

By Anonymous beozie , at Sun Dec 02, 08:27:00 PM PST  

hi great video there....i actually bought this phone today but i dont have the flashlite themes but i have the day and night theme and i have the normal sony ericsson menu.....can anyone help please coz i would love the new menu

By Anonymous DUBDUB , at Mon Dec 03, 02:20:00 AM PST  

bill how comes i havent got that different menu the psp menu in the day and night theme???? i got the same phone..can you please tell me please. thanks

By Anonymous Adnan , at Wed Dec 19, 05:28:00 AM PST  

bill,how comes i havent got the psp menu installed on my phone and how can i get it? please could you get back to me please thanks

By Anonymous Adnan , at Wed Dec 19, 05:34:00 AM PST  

when you say "PSP menu" do you mean the theme that's called "day and night". It's a horizontal scroller of the menu icons.

By Blogger Bill , at Wed Dec 19, 09:29:00 AM PST  

ive got the theme day and night on my s500i but when i set the theme i still get the 12 grid menu not the psp menu
do you know how comes???

By Anonymous Adnan , at Thu Dec 20, 05:51:00 AM PST  

Adnan - not sure why you still see the 12 grid menu. Try selecting other themes and setting them. Make sure you're actually setting the theme and the phone gives you a confirmation prompt that it's been set.

By Blogger Bill , at Fri Dec 21, 01:48:00 PM PST  

i went to the o2 store when i got my s500i and they said it is because of the network and each network has different settings
never mind thanks for all your help thanks bye

By Anonymous Adnan , at Wed Dec 26, 05:02:00 AM PST  

does everyone who has a s500i think the battery cover is hard to open or is it me???bill is it the same with you or im i going crazy??

By Anonymous Adnan , at Mon Dec 31, 05:03:00 AM PST  

yep, removing the battery cover is difficult.

By Blogger Bill , at Tue Jan 01, 10:56:00 PM PST  

how do you do it????

By Anonymous Adnan , at Wed Jan 02, 04:37:00 AM PST  

not sure what you're asking about but if it's about how to set themes then you should watch my video.

By Blogger Bill , at Wed Jan 02, 01:14:00 PM PST  

the battery cover how do you take it off?

By Anonymous Adnan , at Thu Jan 03, 04:09:00 AM PST  

press down with thumb and slide off - takes a couple of tries for it to work.

By Blogger Bill , at Thu Jan 03, 08:28:00 AM PST  

k m8 i will try

By Anonymous Adnan , at Fri Jan 04, 02:13:00 PM PST  

if you change your background to a picture that you have on the phone after you enable a theme will the side lights still change with T.O.D. and T.O.Y. or will it just stay the same color?

By Anonymous Anonymous , at Mon Mar 31, 10:49:00 PM PDT  

hi there Bill, i have purchased myself a S500i but the i want the theme "day & night" to have the horizontal scroller. But mine does not .. its still the simple layout, i've tried resetting my phone and yet the theme still doesnt work.. what do i do? please help me , thanks much =)

By Anonymous rawr , at Thu Apr 10, 11:34:00 PM PDT  

ive got the theme day and night on my s500i but when i set the theme i still get the 12 grid menu not the psp menu

pleas cam you help me????

By Anonymous Anonymous , at Mon May 05, 11:59:00 AM PDT  

I've had the s500i for just a couple of days and i don't have the psp menu so my question is ..how can i get the psp menu should i download it somewhere?? and if i schould download it do you know which site??

kind regards

By Anonymous Anonymous , at Mon May 05, 01:00:00 PM PDT  

i have had the same problems of most of you guys. i cant get the super cool blue menus, even if all the different themes. is it just the american ones perhaps as i got mine in australia, does anyone know how to get it, if they are not working with the themes?
thanks heaps

By Anonymous Steph , at Mon May 19, 05:44:00 AM PDT  

it would be nice if anybody knows how to install the "psp theme" do you have to download some updates or programs...? can anybody tell me?

By Anonymous Anonymous , at Tue Jun 17, 12:06:00 PM PDT  

i've got s500i and everchanging theme but my menu are just the boring plain one, not the flash lite.. how do i change that?

By Blogger Peter , at Sun Aug 03, 01:49:00 AM PDT  

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