Windows 6.1 coming on April 1st? - MERGED

[InvincibleLiving]

Originally Posted by Draiko

No Hoax... this is awesome! Touch 6.1 with GPS and Rev A? AWESOME, I SAY!!

ummm pump the brakes there, werent you guys promised gps and rev a first? so if i were you i wouldnt be celebrating this announcement until they deliver on the first one...

[timewaster]

i'm confused. according to this article today, wm 6.1 has not even been released yet by MS. how are these custom roms with 6.1 been created?

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-12261_7...l?tag=blogFeed

[willysp]

Also on msnbc.com:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23903236/

[BlueBeetle]

Yeah, I've been seeing that too. Is this a April Fools joke or real? If it's real when can we expect the update to be available?

[kyppcgeek]

This is Smartphone OS. NOT WM 6.1 Professional PDA Edition.
They are two completely different things.

[gadgetfreak]

It's also posted on the HTC US Web page:

http://www.htc.com/us/press.aspx?id=41824&lang=1033

[hippity.hoppity]

Originally Posted by nautica2450

I've already got it and love it... why wait for sprint to flub it up in 3-4 months vs. getting it NOW and better than sprint could ever build it... No2chem's Nuerom 2.0 WmM6.1 w/GPS & Rev. A... what are you really waiting for?

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=17219

Exactly. I've been rocking it on my Touches for months and just got a Mogul and put VetVito's 6.1 ROM on it the first night. Nothing beta about it. 100% official Sprint 3.35 ROM merged with WM6.1

[Pibe38]

Originally Posted by touchfan

Your right this isn't from a sprint press release, however this is the most creditable source we've seen this info from yet.

Really depends on what you believe, I never doubted the information (or rumor) when the same person that gave us the release date for the Mogul ROM, gave us the information for the Touch.

[ag17]

How do we know that Sprint will enable the GPS from this update? I just emailed Sprint today saying I cannot get my GPS or Free Music Radio on my HTC Touch. They just said that my phone is not capable of either.

[bakntyme]

From Sprint's PR release regarding WM 6.1:

In the summer of 2008, Sprint will offer software upgrades for all existing Sprint Windows Mobile 6 smartphones including:

• Samsung ACETM – The Samsung ACE is the sleekest world phone in the Sprint portfolio with a full QWERTY keyboard, vibrant color screen, and ability to use Phone As Modem service.
• Moto Q™9c by Motorola – The MOTO Q9c has a slim form factor with a QWERTY keyboard, extended battery, and supports Sprint Navigation for turn-by-turn directions.
• Touch by HTC™ – The Touch by HTC is a full touch screen wireless phone with advanced entertainment features. It is the first device to feature TouchFLO™ and features a new HTC-designed homescreen.
• Mogul™ by HTC – The Mogul by HTC is the industry's first EV-DO Rev A-capable handset, enabling users to send and receive large amounts of data at broadband speeds (comparable to basic DSL) and supports Sprint Music Store.
• In addition, all of Sprint's new Windows Mobile smartphones launching in the second half of 2008 will offer Windows Mobile 6.1 software including a new Palm Treo launching later this year. Additional details will be announced upon commercial availability.

http://newsreleases.sprint.com/phoen...425&highlight=

Notice it says "In the summer of 2008", NOT "beginning of summer" or "this quarter" as some have reported. The Microsoft release only says that some carriers will upgrade some devices in the second quarter but does not specify which specific carriers or models: :

Partners from around the globe are committed to updating or expanding their portfolios to Windows Mobile 6.1 beginning in the second quarter of 2008,

so do not necessarily expect the upgrade by June.