June 19, 2009 2:38 PM PDT
WebOS 1.0.3 update available now for Palm Pre
(Credit:
PreCentral.net)
Hey Palm Pre owners, if you haven't heard by now, there's a little present waiting for you on your smartphone. Palm has pushed out an over-the-air update for your downloading pleasure that brings a number of feature enhancements to the Pre.
The company has posted a full feature list of WebOS 1.0.3 on its support site, but some highlights include:
- Non-SSL Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) mail servers are now supported.
- Events created in your Google calendar (either in Calendar on your phone or in Google online) that contain a symbol or accented character in the event name can now synchronize. Previously, including a symbol or accented character in an event name prevented the event from synchronizing.
- If you create a weekday alarm on a weekend, the alarm sounds only on weekdays. Previously, the alarm would sound on the weekend also.
- The sync interval for Google contacts has been decreased from every few hours to every 15 minutes.
Our Pre is in the middle of a video battery drain test right now, but we'll download WebOS 1.0.3 as soon as it's done and update our review. In the meantime, let us know how the update is working out for you.
(Source: Precentral.net)
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And even if you DID buy the Palm Pre, you should have known that the phone was brand-spanking new and that it would be a matter of a couple months before all these MINOR details are sorted out. You're not a sucker, just impatient.
... But I still think the former story of you being an Apple fanboy is the case...
Iphone Iphone Iphone!! what is so great about it?
doing it entirely via the Phone without a Desktop client is the way it should be for every other phone
and it does it in the background too , which is even better !
Apple you watching !
philipcadena is right you still need to connect to a desktop
also WinMo updates are quite different for each phone etc, it's quite complicated actually !
the iphone does everything you listed !
maybe it'll take longer to do !
eitherway nobody can really do 2 things at once
iphone does multi-task BTW with music and email and such
also You do realize that the Pre woudnt exist today if it wasnt for the iphone
just take a look at the UI and the design
plus there are many things the Pre and other phones cant do to !
just take a look at the UI and the design
plus there are many things the Pre and other phones cant do to ! "
yeah, and the iphone wouldn't exist without the previous palm innovations. Apple's UI and design are certainly nothing new. Unfortunately (for you), I don't know of a single thing the iPhone can do that another phone can't. Care to ellaborate on your claim?
For speed dial
1. open contacts
2.. choose contact
3. in the upper left hand tap on "contacts"
4. in the pull down box tap "Set Speed Dial"
5. choose number or letter.
To use just hold down the number or letter.
You can also add a contact to the launcher in step 4 by tapping on "Add to Launcher". My first page is all contacts that I uses daily.
By favorites are you talking about web pages? You can add them as bookmarks which will be on the first page when you launch the browser or you can save them in the launch. If you are talking about app, I would suggest moving the apps around in the launch in the priority that you use them. All you do is hold your finger on the app icon and then when it has the background that looks like a speaker, drag it to where you want it.
As far as docs and spreadsheets the apps don't seem to be there. Your answer maybe the "Classic Apps" app if there is a classic palm app that does docs and apps. The other answer maybe signing into your gmail and using the Docs there. Just click on the docs tap and then page down and it will say "View Google in:" tap on desktop and it will allow you to create and edit doc, presentations, spreadsheets, and forms. Not the best option but should work and since your documents are on line and you are able to share with other users and computers.
Yeah I was also surprised about the lack of bluetooth ftp support. I'm used to trading info back and forth from phone to phone with bluetooth. I'm guessing that since you have an Apple the missing sync should do this over wifi. It's still not out for windows. Pocketmirror works with windows but only seems to sync outlook.
To be honest for a first release of an OS and device it's been pretty good. I was worried more about bugs but haven't really noticed any. Now if they would just release the Mojo SDK and get more people working on apps....
Bluetooth file transfer is a must. I was unable to get Pocketmirror to work on Windows 7(64). But google sync works like a charm to sync you outlook.
Also... Signal issues, I seem to get the worst signal of any phone I have had. I get kicked out in places I never have before. I brought the phone back after only two weeks. The girl reset some preferences which were buried deep in the phone and it seems to be a little better. I still have 12 days to return it, which I might if the signal problem still exists but I don't want to. I love all the features. Especially Google calendar as we use that as our scheduling calendar already at work.
so uhh just trying 2 help. but if you have music on your pre you can pick a specific contact. then choose "edit" then scroll down and there should be an option that says "ringtone" so u go 2 that then pick ur ringer 4 that specific person....hope that helps.
peace.
heyyyoo!
1) Flash support
2) Video recording support
3) Faster application loading / touch response time
4) Proper recognition when connecting to a PC
I got the phone day one on June 6th went to try and set an alarm and was getting furious that all the help files on the phone, in the book, and on-line kept directing me to a Clock application that didn't exist. So I found the updates app and sure enough after the update (on day 1) I had a clock application. Of course my weekday alarms were going off on the weekend which left me paranoid if they were going to work on the weekday. Glad to know they finally got that fixed. Now how about the above items?!
The update feature is nice to have at my command. Of course, I check for updates twice a day hoping that some of my issues will be addressed. Oh well, one day maybe.
I still have found no way to connect my phone to a PC to work with files. No software came with the phone as did my Centro, no downloads for it on-line (guess none exists?). I've tried 3 different PCs none of which can properly identifiy the device.
Now, if they could just fix all the items I listed above and slap it all onto a device using an ATOM processor, removable storage, and add movable cursor control (like the thingy on the Centro) so I don't have to randomly tap the screen to go back and change a typo, then... I would have the perfect phone.
I have no allegiance to carriers or phones but I am a Sprint customer and enjoy the lower cost of my plan. I will welcome the Pre to be released to other carriers as I know I'll benefit in the end.
- by heyyyoo July 18, 2009 9:41 PM PDT
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(38 Comments)why don't i have high speed internet?!? When i try to download the update it says...
"You need a high speen connection to download this update."
im right beside my computer..ive tried turning my wi-fi on and off...but nothing's working.
i don't understand...=(.