Palm Pre WebOS 1.2 update is expected to be released today as reported by the Sprint website. While the update was already leaked some days ago, the official list of updates and enhancements have just been released in a change log on the Sprint website. Here’s what’s coming in WebOS 1.2:
Adds the following updates and enhancements:
-Enhanced copy feature added to browser and email (shift key + tap and drag to select text).
-Improved global search to catch synonyms. For example, “Movies” brings up YouTube and Videos.
-Send/Receive vCards via the contacts application (tap left menu drop down)
-LinkedIn enhancements
-Filter search in email
-Bluetooth for expanded car-kit support
-Improved auto-linking of contacts
-Save inline images in email
-Resume support for podcasts and long songs
-Download files in browser
-Backup/Restore of web browser bookmarks
-Support Amazon MP3 over WAN (not just WiFi)
-Photo Albums sync via Media Sync
Addresses the following issues:
-Capability has been added to dial phone numbers from a calendar notes field.
-User interface now displays “updating PRL” correctly when you tap on Update PRL in Phone Preferences.
-Device will no longer reboot while attempting to download music when there was not available user memory.
-Real-time updates on Yahoo Finance now work properly.
-Sprint Navigation is now able to use free form addresses for navigation, including addresses from personal email accounts.
-PDF files can now be opened from a browser link.
-If the device receives a notification alert (for example an SMS), a clock alarm would not play unless the notification alert was dismissed.
-If a calendar event is snoozed then moved to a future time, the event notification will now appear at the proper time.
-When editing or creating a calendar event and toggling to another application before saving the event, the event will no longer be duplicated.
-On Google calendar, all day events that are changed to timed events on a computer are now properly updated.
-If a cancellation is received for an event and the user selects “Remove from Calendar”, the event is now removed from the device and desktop.
-If large attachments are sent in an e-mail, the e-mail is no longer sent twice.
-When setting email sync time to manual the device will no longer automatically sync the email accounts.
-Certain properties of tasks that can be set via the computer (but not displayed on the device) will no longer be deleted on the server.
-When two contacts were linked (one with a last name and one without) you will now be able to find them in SMS and email.
-Syncing issue with personal accounts has been resolved.
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