wraggster
March 9th, 2011, 23:25
http://www.blogcdn.com/mobile.engadget.com/media/2011/03/webos-21-pre-2.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/09/palm-pre-2-gets-official-webos-2-1-update-classic-emulator-hack/)
Hey, Pre 2 (http://mobile.engadget.com/tag/Pre2/) owners: want the webOS 2.1 action that Germans have been enjoying on their Pre Pluses (http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/22/webos-2-1-for-the-pre-plus-now-available-to-download-for-o2-germ/) for a couple weeks now? Of course you do -- and HP's got your back. The new update's been posted with support for the Touchstone's Exhibition mode, Voice Dial, and a plethora of updates to existing apps throughout the system (interestingly, the unlocked Pre 2 seems to have the Rogers model's update information, but we're pretty sure it makes no difference).
On a related note, remember Classic (http://mobile.engadget.com/tag/classic,webos)? The old-school Palm OS (http://mobile.engadget.com/tag/PalmOS/) emulator for webOS was so neat back during the Pre's introduction that Palm worked closely with the developer to get it supported and available -- but when webOS 2.0 happened, Palm dropped the emulator like a hot potato (http://mobile.engadget.com/2010/10/25/motionapps-classic-emulator-for-webos-doesnt-and-cant-w/) by removing critical stuff from the platform's updated libraries. Well, with some sweat, blood, and a whole lot of elbow grease, it appears that PreCentral forum members have somehow managed to get Classic working on webOS 2.1 once again -- and you can, too, with a ten-step procedure. It feels like Palm OS is becoming more of a vintage novelty than a mission-critical platform by the day, but hey, we can understand the sentimental value.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/09/palm-pre-2-gets-official-webos-2-1-update-classic-emulator-hack/
Hey, Pre 2 (http://mobile.engadget.com/tag/Pre2/) owners: want the webOS 2.1 action that Germans have been enjoying on their Pre Pluses (http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/22/webos-2-1-for-the-pre-plus-now-available-to-download-for-o2-germ/) for a couple weeks now? Of course you do -- and HP's got your back. The new update's been posted with support for the Touchstone's Exhibition mode, Voice Dial, and a plethora of updates to existing apps throughout the system (interestingly, the unlocked Pre 2 seems to have the Rogers model's update information, but we're pretty sure it makes no difference).
On a related note, remember Classic (http://mobile.engadget.com/tag/classic,webos)? The old-school Palm OS (http://mobile.engadget.com/tag/PalmOS/) emulator for webOS was so neat back during the Pre's introduction that Palm worked closely with the developer to get it supported and available -- but when webOS 2.0 happened, Palm dropped the emulator like a hot potato (http://mobile.engadget.com/2010/10/25/motionapps-classic-emulator-for-webos-doesnt-and-cant-w/) by removing critical stuff from the platform's updated libraries. Well, with some sweat, blood, and a whole lot of elbow grease, it appears that PreCentral forum members have somehow managed to get Classic working on webOS 2.1 once again -- and you can, too, with a ten-step procedure. It feels like Palm OS is becoming more of a vintage novelty than a mission-critical platform by the day, but hey, we can understand the sentimental value.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/09/palm-pre-2-gets-official-webos-2-1-update-classic-emulator-hack/