Sense 2.5 Outlook Contacts Integration Workaround
Good news, after much rumination and tinkering, I now have my 6.5 upgrade running in an acceptable manner. The problem was that the large size of my Outlook Contacts file (3,500+), when accessed through Sense 2.5’s “People” tab, would bog the OS to the point of a total freeze. Accessing the file to add to my favorites list in the “People” tab OR searching “All Contacts” from within that tab, caused havoc. Interestingly, when running the phone in “Titanium only” mode everything worked fine, as did everything else in HTC’s otherwise delightful UI.
With this in mind, I removed the “People” tab from the Sense UI task bar and installed instead “Contacts” as a home page quick link. Problem solved. Apparently, the “Contacts” program accesses these files directly w/o the involvement of Sense. Consequently, phone now runs smoothly and I can revel in the knowledge that my days of going mano-a-mano with that dreadful Windows interface are over!
