Palm releases webOS 1.1, fixes iTunes sync; unofficial change log assembled

By on Jul 24, 2009 at 9:33 AM
Software July 24, 2009

And so the cat and mouse game continues — Palm found a loop hole that would allow it to provide Pre iTunes syncing out of the box… Apple said it would plug the hole… Palm said go for it, big guy… Apple plugged the hole… Palm found a new hole and re-enabled iTunes syncing with last night’s webOS 1.1 release. Can anyone guess what will happen next? Now worries though, as webOS 1.1 brings with it plenty of new features and functionality beyond iTunes syncing, such as several additions to Exchange support including remote wipe, PIN/password requirements, inactivity timeout, improved certificate handling, and more. Beyond that, a bevy of undocumented changes were outed last night as well. Hit the jump for the full list.

  • Changed sound for notifications – You still can’t change them yourself, but the new sound is much richer, if a little quieter
  • Animated drop down menus – they look really slick and really change the experience. The Context menus also have some nice animation.
  • Lots of Photo app improvements. A more distinct bar between all photos and your albums in the photo app, plus they’re calling the Screenshot album “Screen Captures.” The preview thumbs also slide in from the right.  Faster photo rendering. Overall the Photos app feels much more fully baked.
  • Emailing Memos – The memo app now has a menu option to email a memo.
  • A new font for the Browser – uses Palm’s system font and, truly, it looks fantastic.
  • Disabled the key combo in browser to open in a new card.  Boo-urns.
  • Javascript interpreter Performance upgrades – this will speed up virtually everything and is great news
  • Better Gmail handling – not failing when you tap on a notification for an email you’d already archived on the desktop
  • A new icon for AIM
  • More auto-complete / auto correct entries in the dictionary.
  • With the slider open, the Center button now turns on the screen, where as before you had to hit a keyboard key or the power button.

So, Pre fans, definitely hit the updater if you haven’t already and enjoy the new features above along with iTunes sync — at least until Apple kills it again.

[Via PreCentral]

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  • http://www.twitter.com/jazzyl jazzyl

    Well with all this hack Steve Jobs is so not pleased with these news I can tell you that.

    Sent via BlackBerry.

  • OldSchool

    So, apparently Palm has made syncing work again by spoofing the Apple USB vendor ID – a clear violation of the USB Standard.

    To all of you that are upset by Apple not allowing Palm to sync with their software, remember this: Apple did spend years on this software, building it to where it is now. Why should Palm profit on that? And your DRM music will go to your Pre or Creative MP3 player or whatever, just with it’s own syncing program (or “drag and drop”).

    A final thought to consider – suppose Apple decided they wanted to use Zune software to sync iPods or Blackberry desktop manager to work with iPhones. Don’t you think Microsoft and RIM would be (justifiably) very upset and block this with updates, if not in court?

  • t3ch guy

    its apples software,written for apple devices.

  • richE

    Imho. Apple only allowing ipods to connect to itunes is as bad as only allowing apple peripherals, with non standard connections. Ie apple chargers, nano headphones. The same as Sony using memorystick memory, not the standard sd cards. While this can benefit the company if it has a hit product like ipod and itunes, it hurts the consumer by limiting compatibility, choice and competition.

  • http://ecuteent ecuteent

    the 2 phones the i an the pre are the most beautiful and capables phones on the market now nothing else come even close

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