WM 6.5 Is it worth it?

[Hafrust]

Originally Posted by itouch24

there is no weather tabbar on the new 6.5 interface...?

Not by default, but you can add it in.

[SyXbiT]

i would say no
just flashed to copper, and did the new rhodium tf3d from xda.
i do like the added features to tf3d, but WM6.5 is a joke. it's yet another TINY improvement. seriously, they changed a menu, ???
that's basically it
6.5 is like 6.1, which was just 6.0 with threaded text messages
and 6.0 was basically 5.0
all because they can't finish up windows mobile 7.

the 'new' features are probably not worth the bugs, lag, alpha status just yet

[mpeters13]

Originally Posted by ace741

I went from MightyMike's 4.16 to Copper . 6.5 is new and flashy, but I'm having hard time convincing myself that is WAY much better. People say its blazing fast and such, but IMO, MightyMike' 4.16 ROM is fast as well. Considering the daily activities I use my phone for, 6.5 didn't really offer much to make usability easier. Its actually harder cause you have to get used to its differences and find ways to do things quicker like you did in the previous ROM you were using.

I have not been able to find out a way to configure my TF3D on 6.5 ( I tried Starmans too) the way I had it on 6.1 . The Diamond TF3D Config did not work on Starman's ROM. One area I do notice 6.5 is faster on is clicking on Start, Settings. But in all honesty, how many times a week would I be accessing my Settings menu? Whatever settings I change are accessible from TF3D (Turning On and OFF bluetooth and WI-FI) . If anyone else would like to point out what is faster in 6.5 than 6.1 please do so. Without pulling out my nanosecond stop watch, I do not see a huge speed increase in 6.5

I'm glad I'm not the only one finding this sluggish. Yes, chrome is exciting because it's new, but it isn't really amazing. Personally, I think it could use a configuration tool.

People state that it's blazing fast, but I've experienced sluggishness and lockups while performing simple tasks. I went ahead and flipped up the caches and it helped a bit. (Yeah... I realize it's a BETA.) I'm having a more difficult time pressing OK in this version for some reason. The new Internet Explorer is extremely buggy/laggy, but if I can throw an older version on, I think I'll be set. Opera seems to run fine though, but I really want to take advantage of Chrome's IE menu. It's convenient.

Microsoft really oughta reconsider having Chrome's Music menu play all songs, and simply launch Windows Media Player instead. The larger the MP3 library, the harder it chunks.

I REALLY LOVE the new lock feature. It's brilliant!

I'll probably use it for another week and run back to MightyROM 4.16, unless I can get TouchFlo3D working.

[hibby50]

Originally Posted by TurboFool

Personally, yes, I think it was worth it. Despite having typical bugginess of a beta ROM, I haven't been able to switch back to, say, MightyROM 4.16 because I don't want to walk away from the 6.5 stuff. I love the new Today screen (some people don't), finding it notably preferable to TouchFLO3D (both versions), and the finger-scrolling is 10X better. There are minor other things, and I'm about to flash to a newer one which has other improvements.

That said, it is a personal preference. If you like an ultra-stable phone, stick to a 6.1 build for now. 6.5 is surprisingly stable, almost Windows 7-level of surprising for a pre-release, but it still has minor issues that the released versions don't. Also don't switch if you're not up for flashing every few days. I used to do that back in the Titan days, and I got used to it, so it's not that big a deal. You'd be surprised how quickly you get used to bare essentials and figure out how infrequently you use certain apps which you can always just install when you need them. Or you use something like Sushimi to auto-configure your favorite settings for you.

Anyway, I give it a thumbs-up and don't want to go back. Your mileage may vary.

Very true, I run windows 7 and wm6.5 as my main OSes

[kevm14]

Originally Posted by ace741

So your saying that kinetic scrolling exist in both 6.1 and 6.5 but 6.5 is smoother and more accurate?

6.1 doesn't appear to have ANY sort of native kinetic scrolling support. Everything that I've seen appears to be provided by TF3D. As soon as you get to a non-TF3D app, the scrolling is utterly terrible. No inertia, accidental clicks, accidental text selection. It's just bad.

[MoonZ*BabysH]

With Juicy and Mighty's Collabo, Copper, i dont see myself goin back to 6.1. its so intuitve and fast. not to mention a fresh look.

[gimme5]

I personally prefer 6.1

6.5 looks way better, that's for sure, it's more finger friendly, the scrolling is so much smoother than 6.1. I don't care that much about those things, to be honest.

I have two little issues with 6.5:
1. lack of MRU (I use that a lot on 6.1, I miss it on 6.5)
2. you go deep in the settings menu, change one setting, and you're on the home page. If you need to change some other setting, you gotta do the whole navigation again.

To me, it's the form Vs function debate. I find 6.1 better suited for my needs right now. But 6.5 sure is pretty.

P.S. I haven't tried copper specifically

[dan-htc-touch]

I find titanium to be alot faster and easier to navigate then manila, I always hated manilla, it's a retarded peice of software

[MightyMike]

Originally Posted by dan-htc-touch

I find titanium to be alot faster and easier to navigate then manila, I always hated manilla, it's a retarded peice of software

I am the opposite until now.

I loved manila, wouldn't use any other todayscreen plugin. Until titanium came out

I absolutely LOVE IT.

I am still contemplating whether to include manila on MightyROM5.... I think it might get left out

[kevm14]

Originally Posted by gimme5

2. you go deep in the settings menu, change one setting, and you're on the home page. If you need to change some other setting, you gotta do the whole navigation again.

Wow that sounds really iPhony. But unlike the iPhone, I assume that is customizable, so I'm not that worried. There's probably some registry key entitled "Enable return to home after settings update [0 or 1]."