January 3rd 2010 | Posted by
Jonathan I Ezor
As reported both in
our forums and on Palm’s
own support forum, there is an apparent bug in Exchange calendar syncing following the 1.3.5 webOS upgrade this past week. Users report (and I found as well) that when the Pre’s calendar hit January 1, 2010, all Exchange calendar data disappeared from view on the Pre (although some report that alerts continue to work, suggesting the data are there but just hidden). Users who do not use Exchange syncing are not reporting the same problem, and those that delete the Exchange account say that their calendar data reappears; adding back the Exchange account, however, makes it happen again. Note that the bug is on the Pre side only; the data remain untouched on the Exchange server.
Fortunately, there is at least a partial workaround, first suggested by
meandmypre in the
PreCentral forum: go to Date & Time, turn off Network time, and manually reset the calendar to December 31, 2009. Check your Pre’s calendar; the Exchange data should be back. Now return to Date & Time and change it back to the correct date; the calendar data should remain visible. Unfortunately, if you have to reset your Pre for any reason, this fix will be undone, and you will have to go through the steps again to properly view the Exchange data in your Pre’s calendar.
Hopefully, Palm will figure out the problem and push out a fix ASAP; we’ll keep you posted.
Thanks to Jim for the heads up!
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December 31st 2009 | Posted by
Jason Robitaille
Before you ask, no, those screenshots aren’t photoshopped. DOOM has returned to the webOS center stage and bringing along with it many future possibilities.
Many will remember how back in June we covered the story of how it was possible to, with a bit work, get DOOM working on the Pre. Well, the webOS has come a long way since then. In webOS 1.3.5, we all learned of the existence of base OpenGL ES files, but it turns out much more was added.
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December 30th 2009 | Posted by
Jonathan I Ezor
Hot on the heels of the OTA push of the webOS 1.3.5 update on Monday, Palm has just posted a webOS Doctor version containing this latest version, at least for Sprint Pre and Pixi users (the Bell and O2 versions for Palm Pre users are currently still at 1.3.1.).
If you aren’t familiar with webOS Doctor, it is a Java-based program that will restore your Palm webOS smartphone to its factory settings. The user downloads a small Java program that downloads the full webOS Doctor, connects the Pre or Pixi via USB, and runs webOS Doctor to restore the device to factory-fresh status. While it will overwrite any personal information and the operating system changes you have made, it does not (as of version 1.3.1 at least) delete the USB drive portion, so photos, music and other files remain in place. Unlike the OTA update process, though, you do not have to delete elements like themes or patches, since webOS Doctor will overwrite them with the original system files. After running webOS Doctor, the user must reactivate the phone on its carrier’s network, and then either log into an existing profile to download contacts, App Catalog apps and (some) other profile data or create a new profile. webOS Doctor is also used by third party tools such as Jason Robitaille’s webOS Repair Utility to verify and repair individual elements within webOS.
A few additional notes. First, if you are going to run webOS Doctor, be sure that you have the version that matches your operating system. Otherwise, you may be unintentionally downgrading, which can lead to problems reactivating or accessing your profile. Second, assuming you’re running webOS Doctor by choice rather than by necessity, it can be helpful to do a manual backup just prior to the Doctoring, to ensure that once you reload your profile, it has your most recent account settings and app purchases. Finally, if your computer fails to recognize that your Pre or Pixi is plugged in and therefore webOS Doctor won’t run, you may be able to force the device into recovery mode to make the connection.
For more information on webOS Doctor generally, you can see Palm’s support pages (like this one for US customers).
Thanks to Eject_Porkins for the tip!
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