Another major update from the folks at Palm. I'm downloading it as we speak.
Here is a list of the included changes, though some of these are hidden features not made known in the change log.
Enjoy:
Speed Improvements:
- Photo app switching between individual photos by swiping left to right is faster in portrait and landscape
- Scrolling in the photo app is definitely much faster
- Music app speed improvements. Switching in and out of screens within the app is much faster.
- Scrolling in contacts has become much smoother and it doesn't get stuck quite as often.
- Browser scrolling has improved. Seems much smother zooming in and out.
- Google maps loads much quicker.
Phone App:
- Contacts logo in the top right has been changed to match the contacts app logo.
- Answer calls and hanging up is much smoother less buggy.
- New option to allow international calling. In phone > Preferences you can slide option left to right.
Contacts App:
- When linking accounts to a contact it no longer changes the default profile to the most recently linked contact.
- Two more options have been added to Contacts > Preferences & Accounts: Company & first name, Company & last name
Calendar App:
- When you tap and hold an event without moving your finger, then lift, you can edit the title of that specific event.
Photo App:
- Options are now displayed at the bottom of the screen.
- Photos are now only displayed in their respective folders. There is no 'All Folders' view anymore.
- Screen captures no longer takes two screen shots when pushing the hot key combo one time.
Launcher:
- Default applications app is there and you can change the default app for phone, emails, addresses, or web links as well as different file types. (This option is greyed out)
Messaging:
- When you tap on a single message in the messaging app you now have the options, Forward, Copy Text, and Delete.
- If you set a custom tone for the messaging app it will only play it when the card is not in focus. Otherwise it plays the default notification.
Music App
- Now when listening to a song in the music app you can bring the drop down menu up and choose to add that song to a Pandora playlist, Search it on YouTube, or search it on Amazon MP3.
- You can now bookmark your place in multiple songs. Any songs or podcasts you start on in the music app will now all be saved afterwards. In 1.2.1 Palm added the feature that allows your music app to remember where you last left off but only for one track.
Email:
- Empty trash button is now available.
- You can now search for folders in the search option on email by simply typing that folders name.
- You can now use short cuts to complete some specific tasks while viewing an email.
Examples:
Gesture + M = Move To Folder
Gesture + G = Set Flag
Gesture + S = Show Recipients
Gesture + K = Mark as Unread
These commands can also be found in the drop down menu.
- New Gesture hot keys are also available while writing a message.
Examples:
Gesture + J = Set as High Priority
Gesture + D = Discard Message
Gesture + S = Save as Draft
These commands are also available under the drop down menu.
Browser:
- Under preferences there is a new 'Default Search Engine' option. (Google is the only choice right now)
System:
- WebOS 1.3.1 has laid the groundwork for Adobe Flash's soon to be released Flash 10.1. Place holders are now in locations where Flash content is.
- WebOS 1.3.1 has laid the groundwork for video recording by including the Linux binaries needed to record video that is compatible with the stock media player. (Via Precentral)
- When 'Data Usage' is turned off in phone > preferences WebOS will not stay connected to your WiFi even when the phone is locked. If 'Data Usage' is turned on WiFi will automatiically turn off when the screen is locked.
- When you are out of space while trying to download a new app there is a new message. 'There is not enough memory in the application storage area'. (Please Palm fix this by the time the App Catalog is out of BETA)
- When the Palm Pre is now on a Touchstone charger you can set the screen to lock after a certain time.
- When you restart or shutdown your phone there is a new circle symbol on the screen.
- Shutdown screen now has additional options. You can hold down the power button and tap power and choose to reset or power off.
- Airplane mode as the small (i) next to it which will link you to the help menu about Airplane mode.
- LEDs on the center button no longer flash when you lock the phone.
Sprint TV:
- App UI has been changed
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