Palm's webOS 1.4 update now available for Sprint, O2 and Movistar phones
By Richard Lawler 
posted February 27th 2010 2:43AM
posted February 27th 2010 2:43AM
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Feature changes to existing applications
Amazon MP3
* When you download a song, the application shows the estimated download time.
* If you purchase an album containing two or more identically named songs, Amazon MP3 now downloads all of the songs correctly.
App Catalog
* An application developer can feature a video in App Catalog by providing a YouTube URL for the developer's application. The URL appears as a link on the app details screen. Tapping the link opens the video in the phone's YouTube application.
Bluetooth
* If you create a conference call from two outgoing calls, you can now end the conference call from a headset, if the headset model supports this feature.
Calendar
* You can customize calendar notification sounds in Preferences & Accounts. The options include Mute, System Sound, Ringtone, and Vibrate. The Ringtone option includes new notification sounds to give you more customization choices.
* With this release, future occurrences of repeating Calendar events consistently appear correctly.
* If you create an event and enters a phone number as the event name, location, or description, you can tap the phone number on the event details screen to dial it.
* A new Select All application menu item is available when the cursor is in an editable text field.
* A new Sync Now application menu item gives you a second way to manually synchronize your calendar accounts (in addition to the Sync Now button in Preferences & Accounts).
* This release improves Calendar synchronization performance in poor network coverage areas to optimize battery life. It also increases the default interval for synchronizing with online calendar accounts other than Exchange accounts.
* Editing a Google calendar event on the phone no longer sets an email reminder in Google on the web.
* This release contains improvements to the visual calendar display, including a clearer indicator of AM and PM and improved current time display.
Camera
* You can record video whenever and wherever inspiration strikes with the new camcorder feature in Camera. After recording a video, you can edit the clip in Videos, upload the video directly to YouTube or Facebook, or send the video by email or multimedia message.
Contacts
* Global Address Lookup now appears as a contacts search option when you perform a universal search.
* If you import a Mac Address Book contact, all contact fields display correctly in the Contacts application.
* If you select the Select All application menu item, text in all contact entry fields is selected.
* This release improves Contacts synchronization performance in poor network coverage areas to optimize battery life. It also increases the default interval for synchronizing with online contacts accounts other than Exchange accounts.
* Email addresses for Yahoo! contacts now have descriptive labels such as Home and Work.
* Phone numbers labeled Other for Yahoo! contacts now appear with the Other label in the Contacts application.
Device Info
* You now have two partial erase options: Erase Apps & Data, which erases all installed applications and associated data, and Erase USB Drive, which erases files stored on the USB drive.
* This release includes a new Secure Full Erase option. A secure full erase takes considerably longer than a regular full erase.
Email
* You can customize calendar notification sounds in Preferences & Accounts. The options include Mute, System Sound, Ringtone, and Vibrate. The Ringtone option includes new notification sounds to give you more customization choices.
* A new Sort application menu item allows you to sort the message list in any email folder. The sort options are By Date, By Sender, and By Subject. Tapping the currently selected sort option changes the sort from ascending to descending or descending to ascending. Tapping another sort option sorts by that option in ascending order.
* When you receive a message with one or more attached files, the first file to be fully downloaded opens automatically.
* You can tap a phone number in the subject line of an email message to dial it, or tap a URL in the subject line to open the web browser to that page.
* If the message body contains a phone number and you tap and hold the number, a menu appears displaying options to Call, Text, or Add To Contacts (if the number is not already saved in a contact).
* If the message body contains an email address and you tap and hold the address, a menu appears displaying options to Email or Add To Contacts (if the email address is not already saved in a contact).
* You can sign in to an email account with a domain of up to six letters (such as .museum or .travel).
* For POP email accounts, a new preference lets you choose to delete a message on the phone when it is deleted on the server. The default is that messages deleted on the server are not deleted on the phone.
* If you forward a message that contains attachments, and the attachments are not downloaded, the Email app first downloads the attachments and then forwards the message with the files attached.
* In an Exchange account, if you delete one or more attachments to a received message and then forward the message, the Email app no longer includes the deleted attachments with the forwarded message.
* You can successfully move a message from the Trash folder to the Inbox in a Yahoo! account.
* If you send a message with an attachment from a Hotmail account to another Hotmail account, the message is sent correctly with the attachment.
* If you send an email that contains periods from an SMTP account, the periods display correctly in the recipient's email application.
* If you reply to an email message with a large number of recipients, the reply screen opens scrolled to the message body so you can begin typing the reply text right away.
* If you search a Global Address List for a contact in the Email app, the app returns the same set of search results as if you were searching in Contacts.
* Special characters display correctly in the subject line of a received message.
* If you are working in one application and perform an action that opens the Email application-for example, by tapping an email address in Contacts to compose an email message-when you complete the action, the Email application displays full-screen (not as a card).
* This release offers improved account setup for Yahoo and Gmail hosted domains.
* You can select and edit text from a message that you are forwarding.
* This release includes multiple performance improvements in Email, including improved handling of message replies and forwarded messages and quicker response times to gestures.
Location Services
* If you turn off the Use GPS and Use Google Services options under the Locate Me Using application menu item, the Locate Me Using menu item remains available.
Memos
* If a memo contains a phone number and you tap and hold the number, a menu appears displaying options to Call, Text, or Add To Contacts (if the number is not already saved in a contact).
* If a memo contains an email address and you tap and hold the address, a menu appears displaying options to Email or Add To Contacts (if the email address is not already saved in a contact).
Messaging
* You can dial a phone number directly from a conversation by tapping Text or the IM account name displayed in the upper-right corner and tapping the phone icon next to the number you want to dial. Phone numbers include the type of number: home, mobile, and so on.
* You can attach a video to an outgoing multimedia message.
* You can forward a text or multimedia message via email by tapping and holding the message and tapping Forward Via Email in the menu that appears. The Email application opens in compose view with the message text as the body of the new email message. If the message was a multimedia message, the multimedia message appears in the Subject field of the email, and any attachments from the multimedia message appear as attachments in the email.
* If a message contains a phone number and you tap and hold the number, a menu appears displaying options to Call, Text, or Add To Contacts (if the number is not already saved in a contact).
* If a message contains an email address and you tap and hold the address, a menu appears displaying options to Email or Add To Contacts (if the email address is not already saved in a contact).
* In a conversation, incoming and outgoing messages are labeled with the phone number or IM account used.
Phone
* Multiple sequential calls to and from the same person are now grouped as a single entry in your call history.
* You can tap the contact photo or icon in a call history entry to display options for that entry, including dialing an alternate number, sending a text message, opening a contact, or adding the number as a contact. The expanded display also includes call details such as call length and phone number type.
* If you create a conference call from two outgoing calls, you can now end the conference call from a Bluetooth headset, if the headset model supports this feature.
* If you access the list of countries from the International Dialing preference, you can search the list by entering the first few letters of a country name.
* If you are on a call with a contact, tapping the contact photo on the active call screen no longer opens the contact entry.
Photos
* Photos you copy onto the phone now appear correctly rotated in Photos, regardless of their initial rotation.
Screen & Lock
* New blink notifications (a blinking light in the gesture area) alert you when email, text message, or other notifications arrive. You clear the blink notification by turning the screen on and off or unlocking the screen. The blink notification preference is on by default; you can turn it off in Screen & Lock > Blink Notifications.
* Screen lock now supports any timeout interval assigned by a corporate Exchange system administrator.
Sounds & Ringtones
* This release adds new user-selectable notification sounds under Ringtone.
Sprint TV
* If you are watching Sprint TV through a wired headset and unplug the headset, audio playback continues through the phone's speaker and video playback continues without pausing.
System
* This release offers better overall performance, including faster loading time for apps and increased battery life across a wider range of user scenarios.
* A startup card appears when you tap an icon to open an application.
* Global Address Lookup now appears as a contacts search option when you perform a universal search.
* If you tap an open contact record in universal search results, the record closes and does not scroll off the screen.
* If you are playing a game and a phone or calendar notification arrives, the game pauses while the notification is coming up.
* You can quickly unlock the screen by dragging up from the gesture area across the onscreen lock icon.
* This release improves the speed of downloading applications and files.
Updates
* If an update becomes available when you are on a call, the update notification displays only after you end the call.
Videos
* You can upload a recorded video to YouTube or Facebook on the web.
* Videos you record appear in the Video roll folder.
* You can edit recorded video. You can also delete recorded video, video copied from a computer, or video received as an attachment to an email message.
* You can attach a video to an outgoing multimedia message.
* If you tap the option to share an uploaded video, you have the option to send the link via email, text message, or Facebook.
Web
* If a web page contains a phone number and you tap and hold the number, a menu appears displaying options to Call, Text, or Add To Contacts (if the number is not already saved in a contact).
* If a web page contains an email address and you tap and hold the address, a menu appears displaying options to Email or Add To Contacts (if the email address is not already saved in a contact).
* This release includes support for the Adobe Flash 10.1 Beta plugin. Note that the plugin is a standalone app that will be available in App Catalog.
Wi-Fi
* A new Sleep Settings application menu item allows you to change a setting so that if Wi-Fi is on and the phone screen turns off, the Wi-Fi feature turns off. By default, if Wi-Fi is on and the screen turns off, the Wi-Fi feature stays on.
Security
This release implements a security fix to the developer portal. It now uses HTTPS to protect all sensitive data. We'd like to thank Andrew King and Michael Siroskey for reporting this issue.
Individuals interested in contacting Palm to report suspected security issues can find more information at palm.com/security .
Amazon MP3
* When you download a song, the application shows the estimated download time.
* If you purchase an album containing two or more identically named songs, Amazon MP3 now downloads all of the songs correctly.
App Catalog
* An application developer can feature a video in App Catalog by providing a YouTube URL for the developer's application. The URL appears as a link on the app details screen. Tapping the link opens the video in the phone's YouTube application.
Bluetooth
* If you create a conference call from two outgoing calls, you can now end the conference call from a headset, if the headset model supports this feature.
Calendar
* You can customize calendar notification sounds in Preferences & Accounts. The options include Mute, System Sound, Ringtone, and Vibrate. The Ringtone option includes new notification sounds to give you more customization choices.
* With this release, future occurrences of repeating Calendar events consistently appear correctly.
* If you create an event and enters a phone number as the event name, location, or description, you can tap the phone number on the event details screen to dial it.
* A new Select All application menu item is available when the cursor is in an editable text field.
* A new Sync Now application menu item gives you a second way to manually synchronize your calendar accounts (in addition to the Sync Now button in Preferences & Accounts).
* This release improves Calendar synchronization performance in poor network coverage areas to optimize battery life. It also increases the default interval for synchronizing with online calendar accounts other than Exchange accounts.
* Editing a Google calendar event on the phone no longer sets an email reminder in Google on the web.
* This release contains improvements to the visual calendar display, including a clearer indicator of AM and PM and improved current time display.
Camera
* You can record video whenever and wherever inspiration strikes with the new camcorder feature in Camera. After recording a video, you can edit the clip in Videos, upload the video directly to YouTube or Facebook, or send the video by email or multimedia message.
Contacts
* Global Address Lookup now appears as a contacts search option when you perform a universal search.
* If you import a Mac Address Book contact, all contact fields display correctly in the Contacts application.
* If you select the Select All application menu item, text in all contact entry fields is selected.
* This release improves Contacts synchronization performance in poor network coverage areas to optimize battery life. It also increases the default interval for synchronizing with online contacts accounts other than Exchange accounts.
* Email addresses for Yahoo! contacts now have descriptive labels such as Home and Work.
* Phone numbers labeled Other for Yahoo! contacts now appear with the Other label in the Contacts application.
Device Info
* You now have two partial erase options: Erase Apps & Data, which erases all installed applications and associated data, and Erase USB Drive, which erases files stored on the USB drive.
* This release includes a new Secure Full Erase option. A secure full erase takes considerably longer than a regular full erase.
* You can customize calendar notification sounds in Preferences & Accounts. The options include Mute, System Sound, Ringtone, and Vibrate. The Ringtone option includes new notification sounds to give you more customization choices.
* A new Sort application menu item allows you to sort the message list in any email folder. The sort options are By Date, By Sender, and By Subject. Tapping the currently selected sort option changes the sort from ascending to descending or descending to ascending. Tapping another sort option sorts by that option in ascending order.
* When you receive a message with one or more attached files, the first file to be fully downloaded opens automatically.
* You can tap a phone number in the subject line of an email message to dial it, or tap a URL in the subject line to open the web browser to that page.
* If the message body contains a phone number and you tap and hold the number, a menu appears displaying options to Call, Text, or Add To Contacts (if the number is not already saved in a contact).
* If the message body contains an email address and you tap and hold the address, a menu appears displaying options to Email or Add To Contacts (if the email address is not already saved in a contact).
* You can sign in to an email account with a domain of up to six letters (such as .museum or .travel).
* For POP email accounts, a new preference lets you choose to delete a message on the phone when it is deleted on the server. The default is that messages deleted on the server are not deleted on the phone.
* If you forward a message that contains attachments, and the attachments are not downloaded, the Email app first downloads the attachments and then forwards the message with the files attached.
* In an Exchange account, if you delete one or more attachments to a received message and then forward the message, the Email app no longer includes the deleted attachments with the forwarded message.
* You can successfully move a message from the Trash folder to the Inbox in a Yahoo! account.
* If you send a message with an attachment from a Hotmail account to another Hotmail account, the message is sent correctly with the attachment.
* If you send an email that contains periods from an SMTP account, the periods display correctly in the recipient's email application.
* If you reply to an email message with a large number of recipients, the reply screen opens scrolled to the message body so you can begin typing the reply text right away.
* If you search a Global Address List for a contact in the Email app, the app returns the same set of search results as if you were searching in Contacts.
* Special characters display correctly in the subject line of a received message.
* If you are working in one application and perform an action that opens the Email application-for example, by tapping an email address in Contacts to compose an email message-when you complete the action, the Email application displays full-screen (not as a card).
* This release offers improved account setup for Yahoo and Gmail hosted domains.
* You can select and edit text from a message that you are forwarding.
* This release includes multiple performance improvements in Email, including improved handling of message replies and forwarded messages and quicker response times to gestures.
Location Services
* If you turn off the Use GPS and Use Google Services options under the Locate Me Using application menu item, the Locate Me Using menu item remains available.
Memos
* If a memo contains a phone number and you tap and hold the number, a menu appears displaying options to Call, Text, or Add To Contacts (if the number is not already saved in a contact).
* If a memo contains an email address and you tap and hold the address, a menu appears displaying options to Email or Add To Contacts (if the email address is not already saved in a contact).
Messaging
* You can dial a phone number directly from a conversation by tapping Text or the IM account name displayed in the upper-right corner and tapping the phone icon next to the number you want to dial. Phone numbers include the type of number: home, mobile, and so on.
* You can attach a video to an outgoing multimedia message.
* You can forward a text or multimedia message via email by tapping and holding the message and tapping Forward Via Email in the menu that appears. The Email application opens in compose view with the message text as the body of the new email message. If the message was a multimedia message, the multimedia message appears in the Subject field of the email, and any attachments from the multimedia message appear as attachments in the email.
* If a message contains a phone number and you tap and hold the number, a menu appears displaying options to Call, Text, or Add To Contacts (if the number is not already saved in a contact).
* If a message contains an email address and you tap and hold the address, a menu appears displaying options to Email or Add To Contacts (if the email address is not already saved in a contact).
* In a conversation, incoming and outgoing messages are labeled with the phone number or IM account used.
Phone
* Multiple sequential calls to and from the same person are now grouped as a single entry in your call history.
* You can tap the contact photo or icon in a call history entry to display options for that entry, including dialing an alternate number, sending a text message, opening a contact, or adding the number as a contact. The expanded display also includes call details such as call length and phone number type.
* If you create a conference call from two outgoing calls, you can now end the conference call from a Bluetooth headset, if the headset model supports this feature.
* If you access the list of countries from the International Dialing preference, you can search the list by entering the first few letters of a country name.
* If you are on a call with a contact, tapping the contact photo on the active call screen no longer opens the contact entry.
Photos
* Photos you copy onto the phone now appear correctly rotated in Photos, regardless of their initial rotation.
Screen & Lock
* New blink notifications (a blinking light in the gesture area) alert you when email, text message, or other notifications arrive. You clear the blink notification by turning the screen on and off or unlocking the screen. The blink notification preference is on by default; you can turn it off in Screen & Lock > Blink Notifications.
* Screen lock now supports any timeout interval assigned by a corporate Exchange system administrator.
Sounds & Ringtones
* This release adds new user-selectable notification sounds under Ringtone.
Sprint TV
* If you are watching Sprint TV through a wired headset and unplug the headset, audio playback continues through the phone's speaker and video playback continues without pausing.
System
* This release offers better overall performance, including faster loading time for apps and increased battery life across a wider range of user scenarios.
* A startup card appears when you tap an icon to open an application.
* Global Address Lookup now appears as a contacts search option when you perform a universal search.
* If you tap an open contact record in universal search results, the record closes and does not scroll off the screen.
* If you are playing a game and a phone or calendar notification arrives, the game pauses while the notification is coming up.
* You can quickly unlock the screen by dragging up from the gesture area across the onscreen lock icon.
* This release improves the speed of downloading applications and files.
Updates
* If an update becomes available when you are on a call, the update notification displays only after you end the call.
Videos
* You can upload a recorded video to YouTube or Facebook on the web.
* Videos you record appear in the Video roll folder.
* You can edit recorded video. You can also delete recorded video, video copied from a computer, or video received as an attachment to an email message.
* You can attach a video to an outgoing multimedia message.
* If you tap the option to share an uploaded video, you have the option to send the link via email, text message, or Facebook.
Web
* If a web page contains a phone number and you tap and hold the number, a menu appears displaying options to Call, Text, or Add To Contacts (if the number is not already saved in a contact).
* If a web page contains an email address and you tap and hold the address, a menu appears displaying options to Email or Add To Contacts (if the email address is not already saved in a contact).
* This release includes support for the Adobe Flash 10.1 Beta plugin. Note that the plugin is a standalone app that will be available in App Catalog.
Wi-Fi
* A new Sleep Settings application menu item allows you to change a setting so that if Wi-Fi is on and the phone screen turns off, the Wi-Fi feature turns off. By default, if Wi-Fi is on and the screen turns off, the Wi-Fi feature stays on.
Security
This release implements a security fix to the developer portal. It now uses HTTPS to protect all sensitive data. We'd like to thank Andrew King and Michael Siroskey for reporting this issue.
Individuals interested in contacting Palm to report suspected security issues can find more information at palm.com/security .
I can't wait till I can get a Pre so I can enjoy all the awesomeness they keep adding!
Thanks Palm for continuing to update and support your WebOS platform for free and so frequently!
Now for the next generation of devices! When the Pre II comes out, I'm all in!
@ThatGuitarGuy
Should it be the Palm Pre 2, or the Palm Present?
@ThatGuitarGuy
Hey, Don't fool urself.WebOS is dying.
WobOS needs to be in a 7inch and Up tablet. Not on a phone
@staticjethro I don't think they're going to die. It'll take some time, just like Apple took time, (I don't think it'll reach the level of Apple by any means though.)
A tablet would be incredible, but it's too soon. After the announcement of the iPad a lot of people were talking about a WebOS tablet. Unfortunately Palm doesn't have enough of WebOS developed or applications/programs that would make it worth it.
One of the major things for me in terms of a table is a good Word type program so I can use it to take notes in class, for work, etc. A slideshow presentation software program would be great as well. This is one area that I feel like Apple has a leg up, (I feel like Apple dropped the ball though.)
@ThatGuitarGuy - this is wonderful news!
webOS 1.4 is what we have all been waiting for – those of us who bought the Palm Pre soon after the June 2009 launch. The Palm Pre has such an awesome camera, and it takes extremely sharp and beautiful pictures with rich colors. Having video capture capability is the icing on the cake!
But wait, I am not done; webOS 1.4 adds Flash 10.0, wow!
@ThatGuitarGuy You better hope the Cowardly Lion guy doesn't run out of money.
@yulebellow
Quagmire: Wait, Pre-Op or Post-Op?
Guy in bar: Pre-Op.
Quagmire: Whoa!! Transvestite, back off.
@Thinker
i wonder when said flash plugin will be available. adobe site still says first half of 2010. still months left until the middle of the year.
Hurry Adobe, hurry!!
@ThatGuitarGuy
In retrospect and in comparison to the likes of, say Apple, I'm just glad that I didn't have to purchase an entirely NEW phone to get video recording, as well as many of the OTHER great updates that 1.4 provides us with.
@yulebellow Palm "Post".
@ThatGuitarGuy: Actually, they just hit 2000 apps in their catalog within 6 months. There's the homebrew scene as well, and they recently released their PDK development kit, so there's that as well. As an independent (and often for hire) developer, I actually prefer to develop for it because the platform is so open, there are a lot of ways to develop for it, and the tools are free (except for the phone, which is very affordable itself). It saves me a lot of upfront cost overhead over iPhone or even Android development (to a slight degree) and would prefer to only work on webOS...unfortunately for me, too many kids make me hurt myself financially and force me to work on those other mobile platforms because people keep buying those phones instead.
@Puggs,
Actually this is a surprise, I thought we were getting Flash 10.1 beta, but Palm made a good decision to give us Flash 10.0 instead of beta software, which would not have been stable.
Of course, the advantage of Flash 10.1 is that it enables hardware acceleration of Flash content; this will provide much faster performance in running Flash contents such as videos and games.
I heard that Flash 10.1 will be released by June 2010, which is about three months away.
Tenth
About damn time ! I wish Palm takes bold decisions on the Pre 2, the Pre has played it safe for a long time ! I want to see webOS on awesome hardware, not on something that would just pass by. If only HTC made webOS devices :(
@Ameen Amen!
@Ameen I don't think Palm is trying to play it safe with the Pre by any means. I think the "slow" (which isn't really slow, remember iPhone 2G... shutter!!) adoption of features is lack of resource (money and people). I have been very impressed with Palm and the Pre. In less than a year Pre/Pixi owners are basically on par with every other smart phone (and have it better in some areas). None of these smart phones are perfect honestly. WebOS one of the best mobile OS' out there and better in some respects than anything I have seen. But that is my opinion of course.
@bseaton12 iPhone 3G is shudder worthy slow also. Course the 3GS seems faster then phones with a snapdragon because iPhon OS doesn't do nearly as much as everyone elses.
odang
Downloading as we speak (well actually type, right?)
Pretty excited bout video recording, been wanting that for a long time, and I'm pretty jazzed about the Flash beta that will be in the App Catalog soon. Never been a better time to be a Pre owner, thats for sure!
@RockNStuff
Agreed - Now if we can just get voice dialing...
yeah d/l as we speak cannot wait!!!
@Gi
Alright for some...
"Checking for updates..."
"Your phone is up to date."
No it's NOT!
Nice
Although it feels like it took a while for 1.4 to drop, you have to give Palm credit for continuing to update the Pre. But, I do agree with most every one else-- they need to bring it hard with the next version. The hardware needs to be improved if they want to fix the mess they are in right now.
What a nice weekend treat for WebOS device owners. Have fun!
yessssssss thank the lord I'm downloading now...I been up all day waitin for this...thank palm for coming thro...
@gabe2829
hey is this suppose to only apply to pre owners because i have apalm pixi and it installed but wasnt trying to do so until i put it on the charger.
damn, shouldnt have sold my Pre. :(
I love how its 2010 and companies like Apple and Palm are including video recording...
@Mivanx77
What do you think they should add, lasers that can scratch your ass?
@Mivanx77
Some DSLR's don't even have video recording and those are you know, actual cameras.
@daytripper they have those??
Servers must be getting slammed.
"Unable to connect"
...Lot of nerds up at this hour. Sucks for me.
This update is awesome. The video recording looks amazing compared to other cellphone videos I have used and seen. It is very easy to edit, high quality and simple to upload and use. The cards open slightly faster, even though I never noticed it being slow before and I like the new way they open "minimized" first. I love that the blink notifications are now a part of the default settings and I love the AUPT that the preware fellows put together; all my patches easily updated to 1.4.
The Pre is by far the best and most fun phone that I have ever used or seen. I feel like WebOS is the perfect combination of iPhone qualities, Android qualities and WinMo qualities with a perfect user interface and a the perfect use of multitasking.
Thank you Palm and I will continue to support you as long as you continue to roll out great software. The hardware could use a little QA.
@tmark86 Completely agree, however for some reason I can't access the web now. Everything is running great except that. Hopefully it works if i give it another restart. Other wise its a lot smoother and I like how the apps are opening; doesn't maximize from card view until it is fully loaded.
@chunios do you have the multimod patch installed? There's a bug in it that keeps the browser from functioning properly.
at least this video is as creepy as those commercials
Updated. For Sprint users who have fought with the great addition of 3D games almost two months ago and the "Too Many Cards" error, it seems a little better. I still have to close other cards to get a 3D game open, but at least I don't have to do a Luna restart or use JStop.
Overall, the video recording is nice. Direct upload to YouTube and Facebook will be nice once it is not 3:30 AM and I have something to record worth showing people.
The OS does seem a touch better/smoother, and that is not the reboot/placebo effect. The new call history is nice. This phone keeps getting better.
Thanks Palm. And thanks to the webOSinternals guys. Patches crossed over without a hitch.
@Cringer - Damn right!!
Thanks to all the people working on the WebOS homebrew community for putting the extra effort these past few weeks to make sure updating goes without a hitch. I was afraid my phone was going to time travel when I updated with the patches installed, although to be honest I removed the enable LED notifications patch just in case since I knew the option was going to be included in the new version.
Just Updating on O2 Germany.
Download was pretty fast though...
saves my day!
Whoa big update
FINALLY! They said it was to be done on the 26, not 27th!
@smartmouth They who? Not Palm.
@smartmouth
Pacific Time sweetie
@Gi I live in la, the update came at 12 am
Thank you Palm for not forcing me to buy a new phone just to record video.
i am so excited with this update i'm actually keeping the phone! i was going to sell it but not anymore! the phone runs smoother, scrolling is faster.. apps open quickly! thanks palm for this update!
So has the update been fairly smooth so far? No major problems?
Let's all compare the update to WebOS1.4 with recent updates on other platforms like Android and see how smoothly this goes.
@Hazdaz Mines bricked..... probably not widespread. I love the pre but mine have been cursed by the gods apparently...
Palm is Pretty much on Sony's level with the frequency of these updates and I love it. For the size of their company they acomplish a ton. I feel bad for their marred advertising and the fact that everyone counts them out. The Pre is a great phone no matter how you slice it. At the rate they refine their already amazing OS it gives me excitement to see how their future plays out. WebOS is easily the best mobile operating system out.