How to seriously improve your webOS legacy device [2.x+]

Posted by on Jan 26, 2012 in Articles, Blog | 0 comments

So we all know that although you can doctor your legacy device(Pre-, Pre+) to webOS 2.1/2.2.4, it does not run that great…at all. There may be a few exceptions based on deviations in devices handling of certain kernels(SR71 at 1.2GHz can only be run by a few phones).

With the release of a few select patches, your device can be turned around once again! I actually switched to an HTC Arrive last summer because my Pre-’s software became unbearable and I did not want to switch back to 1.4.5. The hardware was also on it’s last ends but that’s another story.

Point is, I turned on my Pre- recently, ran Emergency Patch Recovery(EPR), uninstalled Uberkernel and re-patched my system. Here’s the list of things that really turned my phone around.

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Voogle Information

Posted by on Oct 15, 2011 in Blog, News | 36 comments

Customers of Voogle 3.0 or VoogleXL that require support or would like to provide feedback to help us improve the application, please read below.

To download Voogle 3.0 on your webOS device, go here: https://developer.palm.com/appredirect/?applicationid=10627&packageid=com.webosworld.vooglev3

 

To download VoogleXL on your HP TouchPad, go here: http://developer.palm.com/appredirect/?packageid=com.webosworld.vooglexl
Voogle 3.0 Supported Devices:

  • Pre
  • Pre+
  • Pre2
  • Pre3
  • Veer

VoogleXL Supported Devices:

  • TouchPad

For customers.  Current Voogle3.0 release is version 3.0.9. Current VoogleXL release is version 1.0.0.

Open Issues:

- Some users reporting issues logging into their account on Voogle 3.0 and VoogleXL. . (Fixed as of 10/29/11 @ 12 Noon EST)
— Current Fix: Change Google password and try logging in again
Feel free to leave comments with issues or irregularities you have be experiencing. Please make sure to include the following:
  1. Detailed description of problem you are experiencing
  2. Voogle version number
  3. Device model
  4. webOS Version
  5. Connection type (wifi/3g/etc)

UPDATE – 10/29/11:

- We have pushed a backend update (no download required) to all Voogle XL users. This update fixes a few items as listed below.
— Google Voice Number no longer appears as a ” } ” in the preferences
— Infinite initial loading of middle pane now loads in a matter of seconds.
— Login issues should be resolved. No need to change any passwords.

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HP wants to Listen *and* Learn?

Posted by on Aug 26, 2011 in Articles, Blog, News, Open Discussion | 3 comments

With a recent post on the webOS Developer Forums (you can find that post here) we heard that HP wants to Listen and Learn. When I saw this, I was very happy. If you are thinking what I have been thinking over the past week, it has been something along the lines of “What are you thinking HP?! This is not what webOS needs!” and now HP wants to listen to what *we* think. And they will supposedly learn from what we say too. What more could you want?

I think we should all take a part in this, and tell HP how we feel about the recent news, and how we think they can fix it. They say, you don’t get what you don’t ask for.

So, I think we should all tell HP what we think about this past week here.

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QuickOffice Editing coming this week?

Posted by on Aug 25, 2011 in Articles, Blog, News, Rumors | 0 comments

QuickOffice Editing coming this week?


So, there has been news about Quickoffice document editing coming to the HP TouchPad for some time. Looking at the above screenshot (taken on my HP TouchPad), we see some exciting news! We should see an update to Quickoffice by the “end of the week.”

This update will include Document Editing (probably Word documents), and Spreadsheet editing (presumably Excel). It seems that PowerPoint wont be coming for a little while longer, but hey, you can only ask for so much at a time.

Check out Quickoffice’s official webOS page here

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HP modifying Cloud Services security settings, might affect meta-doctored devices.

Posted by on Aug 10, 2011 in Blog, News | 4 comments

HP just announced that an upgrade to their Cloud Services security will be hindering the backup of “unofficially supported devices”. They specifically mentioned meta-doctored devices as a culprit. What this means is that users on some meta-doctored devices will not be able to use those services anymore, which mostly includes HP Backup. It was also mentioned that if you sign out of your WebOS Profile, you will not be able to sign back in.

Although it’s the right one, HP is making a bold move here, as a lot of Pre-/Pre+ users have meta-doctored to 2.1 after being left behind this February when it was announced they would not receive the 2.1 update. This is best in hindsight for HP, as they’re moving forward, but they’re leaving a lot of current users behind. With no other options for a WebOS phone besides the Pre 2 and the Veer, they’re forcing some users to another OS.
All is not lost, however, as Rod Whitby is reporting that he is able to sign back in to a WebOS Profile on a Pre- running 2.1. As of right now, no known devices are affected. HP’s announcement mentioned that this mainly affected profiles that were running WebOS 2.1, but were reporting WebOS 1.x. We’ll update when more information is announced. If you want to follow this directly, visit the discussion here.

Full announcement after the break.

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WebOS 3.0.2: What’s new?

Posted by on Aug 1, 2011 in Blog, News | 1 comment

HP is finally rolling out the promised OTA update for the Touchpad, and we’ve got a list of changes that you need not miss. Of course there are always internal things listed as “minor tweaks and bug fixes” but we’ll list the big ones.

  • New Calculator app
  • New Clock app
  • Improvements to Email app(rendering/scrolling, better folder support)
  • Set wallpaper from Photos&Videos app(previously was done in Screen app)
  • MUCH better Auto Correct
  • Improved Skype calling
  • HP Movie Store & Kindle apps(Kindle beta already out)
  • Amazon MP3
  • Fixed accelerometer/screen rotation
  • MANY MANY MANY bug fixes, especially ones that caused reset.
  • Improved OS all around

Let us know in the comments if we missed anything and we’ll add them ASAP.

Sources:  PreCentral, Twitter

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[Rumor] Pre 3 coming August 15th?

Posted by on Aug 1, 2011 in Blog, Rumors | 1 comment

[Rumor] Pre 3 coming August 15th?

We recently posted on Twitter that the Pre 3 would be coming Mid-July. It’s now August 1st and there’s no Pre nor a Touchpad update. So what’s actually going on right now at Palm GBU, who knows?

What we have today is another rumor: John_32 on Twitter tweeted that his supplier had “200+ Pre3′s in stock”, but then corrected himself again by posting this tweet. That screenshot looks really promising, but so did the Pre 3 on Palm’s official website. What’s interesting to note is that it says Palm Pre 3, and not HP Pre 3. The last time anything said Palm Pre 3 was Richard Kerris’ EXIF data when he took a picture with his phone. A later picture with a Pre 3 revealed in the EXIF data that it was now HP.

Take it with a grain of salt just like everything else, but the end of Summer is winding down and there still isn’t even an inch of Pre 3 news. Not like it’s coming to Sprint though, right?

Thanks John_32!

UPDATE: The Touchpad update started rolling out early this morning.

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