Comments on: Palm webOS Update Will Address Speed of UI

By: Vetschtable

Vetschtable — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:43:47 +0000

You know??! I would really LOVE to see some visual voicemail feature. I mean come on palm!!! I love my pre, but even my previous phone th samsung instinct (1st gen) had it. And since you are in the competitive market with the iPhone, this is kind of a key feature!!!!! The iPhone has it!!! Where are you??!

By: Bert Gordon

Bert Gordon — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:03:04 +0000

Please get rid (or allow the user to..) of the NFL and NASCAR apps !

* add basic video to the camera
* update the browser for animated gifs and flash
* doc/spreadsheet creation.. ( the old Palm Treos had it )

Glad to hear there may be some good development on the UI.. we all thank you for those efforts.

By: TheVoiceofReason

TheVoiceofReason — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:46:36 +0000

@ Matt Morris:
While I find a flash plugin to be important, and eagerly await it myself, the Pre has more urgent issues that have to be handled before Flash is addressed. In the world of mobile devices, Flash is still barely being implemented, while seemingly small things such as text forwarding and customization are commonplace. Flash would be very useful, but the Pre’s battery goes through hell as it is without it, and Flash is a guaranteed battery killer waiting to happen. If Adobe and Palm are holding of on Flash instillation in an effort to make it more battery efficient, then I’ll be a happier user. In the meantime, Palm needs to work on the small thongs before adding another battery killing feature.

My two cents: More apps, and by “more” I mean “better, unique, possibly killer apps”. I’m not impressed by iPhones multitude of apps, most of which suck anyway, but I am impressed by the actually useful ones that everyone is lining up to make for that platform.

By: Matt Morris

Matt Morris — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:29:07 +0000

It seems that everybody is forgetting a flash plugin for more seamless web navigation. While they say its in the works I am less inclined to believe this until I actually see it.

By: Ethan

Ethan — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:02:34 +0000

Remove NFL/Nascar please!

By: Kory Cochran

Kory Cochran — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:34:42 +0000

Definitely a robust Facebook Application

I’d like to have a better sync for MS Outlook than going through Google

Someway of actually making my ring tones as loud as most phones out there. In public environments I can hear everyone else’s phone but mine.
Add option for GPS location on Twitter application
Super Pages application
Bluetooth file transfer
Hide/mask contacts, tasks, etc.
Text forwarding
Today calendar view
Meeting attendees & location
Camcorder
Document/spreadsheet creation
Express suite
More customization
Voice memo
On Screen Keyboard
LinkedIn application to be able to do newer paid services.

By: joe

joe — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:05:47 +0000

the pre needs games app like the iphone. The apps the pre have suck ass

By: Christopher Meinck

Christopher Meinck — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:54:35 +0000

@Dr. Death91 Most people do not have the time or inclination to bother installing non-sanctioned apps that could cause problems with their phone. While you won’t brick your phone, I’ve seen more than a few cases where people had to completely restore their Pre using webOS Doctor to prevent webOS from continuously asking to update to 1.2.1. This was happening despite being previously updated to 1.2.1.

By: Dr. Death91

Dr. Death91 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:17:33 +0000

Most of the features you guys want are addressed at precentral.net Thanks to some simple homebrew mods, apps and patches, my Pre has different ringtones for texts, virtual keyboard, text forwarding, the ability to add and delete launcher pages, etc. However, it would be nice to have these without having to tweek my phone.

By: Simon Vez

Simon Vez — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:26:53 +0000

A terminal server client (RDP) would be nice then. If the graphic chip is doing the job.

I need this client for work