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http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/01/microsoft-announces-windows-mobile-6-1-device-upgrades/
Yes.
Just follow the link:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/apr08/04-01WM61PR.mspx
From the article:
Industry Embraces Windows Mobile 6.1
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• HTC: A new Touch Dual for the U.S. and updates for the AT&T Tilt, Touch by HTC, Mogul by HTC from Sprint, TyTN II
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Touch by HTC, so yes
Update
How and when can i update my device???
How: Via USB ... Ok ok, I think it will be same way we do now with the ROM upgrade utility, but probably packaged in some installer like most of the official upgrades.
When: 6.1 just got announced, its up to HTC and the mobile operators to decide when they release an upgrade.
Biffert said:
How: Via USB ... Ok ok, I think it will be same way we do now with the ROM upgrade utility, but probably packaged in some installer like most of the official upgrades.
When: 6.1 just got announced, its up to HTC and the mobile operators to decide when they release an upgrade.
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Ok, but is the releasing date soon or ...???
I think OR. I don't think that HTC can release official update for all devices in one week. Month. I think
N_urk said:
I think OR. I don't think that HTC can release official update for all devices in one week. Month. I think
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Ok, but is it going to be soon(for ELF)???
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Month. I think
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Nobody is really sure, read the post of N_urk, maybe read it twice. There is some info in there.
At Least I'm Running Custom Rom with WM 6.1 Pro already =D
custom cooked roms
Hi all,
I just bought a touch 1 gen ... i heard from a friend that it'll take awhile because HTC has a tendency to release it after they have marketed all their new 6.1 loaded devices ... i guess its their marketing strategy
meanwhile, can anyone tell me any interesting 6.1 Roms i can look at ... thanks.
lud
Wait wait wait......so we who own HTC Touch (GSM) have to wait for HTC to ship out the update? We just can't.....update?
Paul
wm 6.1 update
wow .. so basically the update wont be coming for a while ... does anybody know if the 6.1 roms are even worth putting on the device??
Doesn't seem like there's much in the 6.1 upgrade for WM-Pro users though, most changes are in the smartphone version.
I have it too
I use the customer WM6.1 Pro for HTC Touch, and I like it.. there ar a lot of flavors: lite and full, with more (or less) free ram for othr apps, etc.
http://www.comunidadwindowsmobile.es/index.php?action=forum
Whats the difference(s) between WM6 Pro and WM 6.1 anyway? I've done some reading on it but no where does it really say whats so different. I've even gone and looked at videos of it on youtube. Other then what looks like a new skin theme doesnt look like anything else really and I am sure theres more to it. Do you have finger gestures now built right into HTC home? Like swiping left to get to your schedual and what not? What about the HTC home... is that any different?
Here's what I've gotten so far:
Threaded SMS messages
New Internet Explorer
Runs a little smoother
But... whats the big WOW with the upgrade?
Thanks!
ok wm6.1 was in beta for awhile i think it still is but it has since been perfected and is released... but the only way to get it right now is using the customn roms which is way better then using any other rom found any where else trust me ive tried them all and cutoms the way to go!!
and the big wow is the fixed all the bugs in it the stopped the memory leak increased speed. made tit very stable, reduced the size of the os system it self also the did many different registery hacks and edits to make it much better, they added a prgram that is called getting started which helps with alot of stuf and it isnt just a step by step its a good program,
theres no new gestures like that but theres many programs that do that that can be added on such as spb shell 2.0 umm pointui and ultimate lauinch.... trust me its worth upgrading and ive had every system out there wm5.0 symbian wm6.0 and now 6.1 and now im working on making a wm7 like program but using 6.1 as a base
HTC WM 6.1
I have contacted hTC, the WM 6.1 update is not available yet, they are still working out the errors etc. but in a while, they would release the update.
check back http://www.asia.htc.com/asia/hk/index.html
I just leave a sign here so i can easily find it when there is updates.
Also cant just some forum member coock fimmware with all features of HTC for our HTC Touch Elf?
sala91 said:
I just leave a sign here so i can easily find it when there is updates.
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I`m sorry for the offtopic.
Hello!
Below is the today-screen(also said sliding panel homescreen) display of the actual WM 6.1 on Vox.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fezBXRE5AuI&feature=related
Though it was officially released yesterday as it was supposed to be released in Feb.
Can anybody initiate making a Trinity ROM based on it.
I like how that looks. I like the today plug ins.
It is really beautiful.....Why don't we have that with our WM 6.1 Custom ROMS ? Would like to see it on my Touch Dual too
it's smartphone version. there are no panels in wm professional.
Just one word.....WOW. Its amazing.
murrun said:
it's smartphone version. there are no panels in wm professional.
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okay.....thanks for the answer
if you check the startrek forum they have actually had the 6.1. for a bit. And they managed to flash 6.1 Pro to a smartphone!
startrek FTW!
next week I will have one to play with for a while.
It's such a shame that the panels aren't available in the professional roms, they realy seem like they work well and of course, it looks nice!
Got a review from PocketNow
man the standard version just looks a million times better than the pro version
Hi Guys
New to this and have to say what a forum but can anyone answer this little pain in the **** Q. Will we be able to update to wm6.5 or 7 as its making me think twice about getting my X1 when O2 finaly re stock. The last thing I need i a 18mth contract on a out of date phone........
R
Stu
6.5 might but SE is known for not releasing updated OS's for their phones. You can probably get it with a cooked ROM. 7 will be a no-no, as it will mostly require an accelerometer in the phone.
I doubt you'll be able to upgrade to 7 if it needs multitouch screen, but can't see why 6.5 would be a problem unless that also needs it..
18months, wm7 might be released by then, but is it really likely?
looks like IE6 is a no go so I am realy starting to wonder if we will see a 6.5 update would i be better off with a HTC touch HD?
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looks like IE6 is a no go so I am realy starting to wonder if we will see a 6.5 update would i be better off with a HTC touch HD?
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Why is it?
theres an early build of IE6 out there, it needs to be cooked into a rom.
A couple of other older devices already have roms released with IE6 in them, the HD and the xperia have pretty much the same internals.
Looking to upgrade to Internet Explorer 6 Mobile (also known as Pocket Internet Explorer 6 or PIE 6) for Windows Mobile? Well, get a new handset! Microsoft is taking a stance that the new browser will require more advanced hardware according to Pocket PC Thoughts.
"Regarding making IE Mobile available as a separate download or update, the rich media experiences that IE Mobile 6 enables require more powerful, advanced devices. That is why it will not be available as an upgrade or direct download for current phones, but rather will be made available on new phones."
So there you have it. No separate installer, no IE 6 Mobile cab installer, and no "updates" pushed out through HTC, AT&T, Verizon, or whatever carrier you have. Microsoft and its partners want you to purchase new phones to support these new "rich media experiences" promised by the new browser.
Looks like some ROM cooking is going to be needed.........
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Looking to upgrade to Internet Explorer 6 Mobile (also known as Pocket Internet Explorer 6 or PIE 6) for Windows Mobile? Well, get a new handset! Microsoft is taking a stance that the new browser will require more advanced hardware according to Pocket PC Thoughts.
"Regarding making IE Mobile available as a separate download or update, the rich media experiences that IE Mobile 6 enables require more powerful, advanced devices. That is why it will not be available as an upgrade or direct download for current phones, but rather will be made available on new phones."
So there you have it. No separate installer, no IE 6 Mobile cab installer, and no "updates" pushed out through HTC, AT&T, Verizon, or whatever carrier you have. Microsoft and its partners want you to purchase new phones to support these new "rich media experiences" promised by the new browser.
Looks like some ROM cooking is going to be needed.........
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nothing new there, doesn't mean you need a new phone, just the usual MS drivel...
Michyprima has it working on the Athena, which is nearly 2 years old, so I can't see it being a problem on the X1 which is a lot more powerful.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=411371
here's the discussion thread, there's some cabs linked
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=444882
Of course fennec will be out in (beta at least) soon, and if it works as well as it's fullblown sibling IE6 will become increasingly irrelevant.
Can some one help me out with understanding windows 7 mobile please?
how can it be multitouch?
i thought that apple had a patent that said they have the rights to a multi touch devices?
or is that just for a limited ammount of time?
why shouldnt the x1 be capable of multitouch too?
I think the real one to worry about is 6.5 as 7 looks like 2010 from what i can make out 7 needs a G sensor and the x1 has not got one.... I am starting to think this phone is out dated as it should have come out in feb...... As for the iphone well i dont think they have any rights to a screen.
An HP tablet with multi-touch was announced the other day so I don't think Apple have exclusive rights to it...
wm7 will come in many diffrent versions.
Ppl are claiming stuff in this thread that has no root in reality.
Here is a nice rule for daily use:
"Stop commenting about what you dont know"
cheers
I got my info from Pocket PC so dont take it as the hole truth but really the only question i have is will we see the 6.5 update as lets face it come wm7 sony will be on the x8 or 9 i work for a sony dealer in the uk and we still dont know......
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I got my info from Pocket PC so dont take it as the hole truth but really the only question i have is will we see the 6.5 update as lets face it come wm7 sony will be on the x8 or 9 i work for a sony dealer in the uk and we still dont know......
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what sony do or dont, or htc for all that matters..dont really bother me.
But wm6.5 and 7 will come for different devices with different specs. And when it comes to porting over...duh...Its always said that it cant be done...
cheers
as great devices with wm7 gets out wm8 will haunt in the mists making people think if it's a good idear to buy those wm7 devices or if they should wait for the wm8 ones
Rudegar said:
as great devices with wm7 gets out wm8 will haunt in the mists making people think if it's a good idear to buy those wm7 devices or if they should wait for the wm8 ones
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lol, thats true. Thats how it always will be
Is there any reason to believe WM7 would actually improve on what the X1 is already running anyway?
Granted WM6 was a HUGE improvement over WM5 on my Wizard. But you cannot assume that the improvements will always be that noticable.
ok i think we all have some good points and yep lets face it you have got to jump in some time. Really i think the guys are going to stick with this and when need will get a wm6.5 rom up and running. So on that note its back to the O2 web site hitting refresh all day every day until its back in stock!! Anything has got to be better than my old N95 as i have had it from day 1...........
Alex Atkin UK said:
Is there any reason to believe WM7 would actually improve on what the X1 is already running anyway?
Granted WM6 was a HUGE improvement over WM5 on my Wizard. But you cannot assume that the improvements will always be that noticable.
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Tons of reason..****, even 6.5 promises to be a massive improvement. WM6 was built for PDAs using a stylus. 6.5 is likely going to be a completely revamped UI along with bug fixes and likely better memory management which is another thing that is a problem with WM6. Basically 6.5 will see vast improvement for touch screen using fingers and there should no longer be a need for a stylus. WM7 will be beyond this and offer new ways to control your device. Multiple input support not only using an accelerometer, but potentially built in cameras etc. WM7 is poised to be a major advancement in the way you interact with your hand held device.
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Tons of reason..****, even 6.5 promises to be a massive improvement. WM6 was built for PDAs using a stylus. 6.5 is likely going to be a completely revamped UI along with bug fixes and likely better memory management which is another thing that is a problem with WM6. Basically 6.5 will see vast improvement for touch screen using fingers and there should no longer be a need for a stylus. WM7 will be beyond this and offer new ways to control your device. Multiple input support not only using an accelerometer, but potentially built in cameras etc. WM7 is poised to be a major advancement in the way you interact with your hand held device.
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Source? or speculation
Now that 6.5 is out of beta and officially released, i wonder how long it takes before a non beta cooked 6.5 version comes out.... really hoping for that one hehe
hi
will it be possible to run WM7 on the Xperia or will the Xperia not Support it?
thanks ^^
Gille1 said:
hi
will it be possible to run WM7 on the Xperia or will the Xperia not Support it?
thanks ^^
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First wait and see if it will get 6.5!!!
So far all that's know about WM7 is that it's planned for sometime next year. Whether it will be compatible with the current hardware, or whether MS continues WM after being crushed to pieces from the combined forces of Android, Symbian, MacOS/iPhone, BlackBerry, webOS, ALP, ... - nobody knows...
(Unless maybe Nostradamus, but I don't know that either... )
it will work..we just need to work on it
btw 6.5 is up in rom section
cheers
6.5 is beta not the actual one, have to wait and see at MWC09
so when WM6.5 is released...we ll be able to have it on our current Xperia x1 or do we need to buy a new piece?
The more interesting question is whether there'll be an official and legal update.
If there's an update for a technically similar device, like the Touch HD or maybe even Diamond2, there'll very likely be a cooked ROM for the X1.
But first of all, Microsoft has to release 6.5...
It will still take some time for MS to release WM7. My guess is - not before summer 2010. And devices shipping WM7 maybe christmas 2010.
Until then, WM 6.5 will have to do. However, if the performance will not increase, I will stick with WM 6.1. The speed of all WM 6.5 betas is imo just awfully slow and I have my doubts that this will change with the final version. Even the work-in-progress models with an obviously newer OS version - Touch Pro 2 and Diamond 2 seen on YouTube - are not as fast as current WM 6.1 phones.
So lets wait and see. My guess is, that I will switch to another phone when WM 7 is available.
I think I will change another phone when WM 7 is available....
Maybe thant time,there will be a phone w/ 2GHz cpu
The thing is that X1 is not capable for some features designed for WM7.
The most noticably: the gestures - X1 does not have any accelerometers.
My best bet is to get another phone at then
The thing is that X1 is not capable for some features designed for WM7.
The most noticably: the gestures - X1 does not have any accelerometers.
My best bet is to get another phone at then
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Gestures will supposedly work by way of built-in camera. Accelerometers are not required. At least, this is what the WM7 info leak stated.
Does anybody know the exact release date of R3A? Heard something of next month, but that's vague... Will there be different releasedates for different countries?
it will be the same old crap again where release dates pop up and dont materialise,
unless there is someone who works for SE and is actually working on the update that can say a specific date then ill wait with confidence but until then I wont beleve any dates
any idea what does it fix?
Dunno about fixes... But it comes with a new game (Xtrakt) and a few new panels (You can check them out on xperia.com; Releasedate is the 31 of March I think). Also a new SIP (Keyboard). I got the informaiton from here: http://xperiancer.blogspot.com/2009/03/xperia-rom-update-on-horizon.html
improve speed in panel manager
improves camera
adds game
adds panel
new media panel (improved speed and radio included in panel)
new keyboard (i still prefer spb one)
prob improve overall speed of phone
Ganondolf said:
improve speed in panel manager
improves camera
adds game
adds panel
new media panel (improved speed and radio included in panel)
new keyboard (i still prefer spb one)
prob improve overall speed of phone
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hopefully... xperia's camera brings shame to SE
Maybe there will be something at 31st March, because the news panels are expected to be released there, but the only thing we can do it waiting
Ganondolf said:
improve speed in panel manager
improves camera
adds game
adds panel
new media panel (improved speed and radio included in panel)
new keyboard (i still prefer spb one)
prob improve overall speed of phone
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(Experience from using TOuch-IT 4.5)
1) Yes - it's less pretty but it's loads faster
2) Yes - it loads faster, switches b/w options, has autoflash (yes! finally!), gps pics (don't care)
3) Game is cool.
4) Dunno. Growing panel is cool but gimmicky.
5) Yes, it's faster, has a radio, but it's a memory hog + I'd rather use S2P/S2V.
6) New KB is quite nice, better than EzInput imho. Real plus 4 me. is the Next Word Prediction, v. useful.
7) YES! I moved from R1A => Touch-IT 4.5 (based on R3A) and speed diff is amazing. Screen rotation is almost instant in any app, S2P is actually smooth now. Some jerkiness here and there but much better than R1A.
new update
hi all
did they put in graphics drivers and does opera mobile have a new build?
i hope its good because i have no guts to try custom lol
iantaylor27 said:
hi all
did they put in graphics drivers and does opera mobile have a new build?
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Not sure about drivers but yes it has a new build of opera (dont know if any good as i could not get my old opera to unistall when installing by cab but that wont be a prob with the rom)
I hope R3A running better and stabler than R2A.
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I hope R3A running better and stabler than R2A.
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R2A is really good except for couple of soft resets a week!
the graphics is laggy abit but i can live with that. i still didn't have time to hard-SPL my X1, i want to try itje's 6.5, i think 6.5 would be great on this device
I have not flashed Hard-SPL too. I believe the official ROM should be better and wait for WM 6.5 released.
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I have not flashed Hard-SPL too. I believe the official ROM should be better and wait for WM 6.5 released.
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You'll have a long wait. There are no plans for 6.5 to be official released on the X1.
syzyec said:
I have not flashed Hard-SPL too. I believe the official ROM should be better and wait for WM 6.5 released.
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6.5 will never offical come out for the x1. either get a unoffical rom or buy the x2 when it comes out
Whatmakes yousay no 6.5 for the X1 I thought I had seen a post saying it would be available, has it been officially stated as not availble for the X1 from SE?
Regards, Paul
Paul_2222 said:
Whatmakes yousay no 6.5 for the X1 I thought I had seen a post saying it would be available, has it been officially stated as not availble for the X1 from SE?
Regards, Paul
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It's about thinking logically. What's the benefit for SE if they released it? You can always buy or "organize" WM 6.5 once it's out and installit on your device. Probably half the things won't work anymore, so you'll have to find fixes, copy DLLs and so on. Many customers won't realize a big difference between 6.5 and 6.1. The costs for SE would be too big. Furthermore, the old devices with 6.1 wouldn't sell anymore.
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Whatmakes yousay no 6.5 for the X1 I thought I had seen a post saying it would be available, has it been officially stated as not availble for the X1 from SE?
Regards, Paul
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microsoft said only htc and lg are currently stated to offer upgrades.
sony could but wont as 6.5 comes out around the time i and many expect a new x model (sony would rather u buy that).
also sony has never upgraded to a new os version on a phone (as far as i know) and i did hope that my w960i would of got a upgrade but it never happened.
its the same as hoping that microsoft gives u a free upgrade to windows 7 from vista.
Yes, I absolutely agree! That is the way it is! We don't get anything in addition from SE after we bought it!
For all the rest.... dream on....