WM 6.5 is Official.....Yet not available
 

With 5 days left until the release of Windows Mobile 6.5 i wanted to start a thread to get us excited and speak about how the carriers will pump out the upgrades.

I feel that most carriers like Sprint and Verizon will offer the update on the 6th. My reason for believing this is that Verizon will be releasing the Imagio on the 6th and it ships with 6.5. Therefore that means Verizon already has a 6.5 rom ready and why wouldn't they just release the update the same day. No reason to make customers wait if it's ready to go. Also there has been a few sprint 6.5 roms leaked which means they also have already been working on there 6.5 rom and them seem to be waiting on the release to offer the phone in stores. Let me know what you guys think. Keep it friendly because i know we are all excited :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen: :headbang::headbang::headbang:

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I hear ya...on the verizon side though, I just read they are releasing the Omnia2 2 weeks after the 6th and it is coming with winmo 6.1.....so well seem I bet it will take a month or two before we see the carriers offering it.

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I hope you're right!!! and it will be interesting to see if your previous orange theme theory holds true for Sprint :D

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Maybe this isn't a carrier decision but a samsung decision. What if they already have the phones made and are just waiting to ship them, and doesn't want to upgrade them. They will offer the upgrade through the carrier and let the customers upgrade the device. Just a though

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lol yeah i think it will makes a lot of sense to me

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I havent even heard Tmobile is offering a upgrade are they?? Cause f that.... I hope they do....

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I'm excited! Will the update be released by carrier or straight from HTC?

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Hope sprint gets it out fast

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Will the update mess with any of the hacks/tweaks that I've already put on the phone?

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It will wipe out your device totally and install a brand new OS. Any data such as tweaks, contacts, etc will have to be realoaded.

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Absolutely.

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After waiting almost 6 months for the Touch Pro 2 to be released on Verizon (checking websites regularly, reading blogs, etc.), I think I don't have the energy to eagerly await or countdown to anything but the HardSPL.

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Arnt the Touch Pro2's gonna be released in store loaded with 6.5? I read that somewhere so I would think with Sprint we should see the update on the 6th hopefully.

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Yeah I wasn't planning to flash my Touch Pro 2 and just go with 6.5 but after seeing the 2.5 Leo Manila in the Energy ROM I've decided to flash. I'm more focused on the hardspl like you said and the marketplace.

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LOL too funny!

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I'm sure they will but the hard-spl is already out for your device and you can flash to 6.5 right now if you wanted to.....why are you waiting???

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from the carrier that will link you to something on the htc website probably

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Man, I am glad I am no the only nut case out there! I woke up this morning thinking "Yea! 5 more days!" and won't say it out loud 'cause everyone in my house is already tired of hearing about phones!

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lol i don't consider myself a nutcase but i definitely feel where you are coming from. Everybody on this site should be excited in one way or another

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The only reason I'm expecting Sprint to have it available on Oct 6th is because I read an article about how Microsoft is trying to make this a synchronized launch and getting the carriers on board so that 6.5 is released on Oct 6th at the same time.

I'll see if I can find the article. But I hope this holds true! If none of the carriers are releasing updates on Oct 6th, then is it really a "launch" for Microsoft?

Hmmm...

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It's obvious the carriers have already gotten their hands on WM 6.5. There wouldn't be a reason for them not to release it on the 6th with all these new devices that are being launched on the 6th with 6.5. That would really suck if it's only a microsoft launch. Good news is cmonex seems to have finished the hard-spl and just needs to tweak some things because of the new radio so worst case scenario we will have 6.5 real soon :mrgreen:

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i have also read that msoft is pushing the "synchronized" launch of 6.5. and with the imagio shipping on the 6th with 6.5 i think it only strengthens the hope that verizon will release the rom on the 6th as well, just as the op says.

and like magoo_215 said, when the tp2's hit the stores they will be loaded with 6.5...so even more chance will get it on the 6th.

i am stoked for it, but also more stoked for the hardspl. i'd love to see both on the same day! i am not sure what i would do, probably just sit motionless in aw...

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aint no way im gonna sit and go through all the bs from a cooked rom... The cooks do great jobs but Im just not in the mood to fix, reflash, changelog, blah blah, I wanna stay OS stock on this bad boy unless 6.5 stock blows, untill then Im waiting for the real deal.

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I'm with you on that. As much fun as the cooked ROM's are, there always seem to be distinct bugs in them that make them more trouble than they are worth for me personally. No insult to the chef's, but that's just been my experience. The TP1 definitely had some performance improvements with the cooked ROM's, but the TP2 stock ROM has performed well for me, so I'm assuming the stock 6.5 will too.

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I'm going to throw my 2 cents in on this...I am hoping myself for the update on the 6th, but more for this...When VZW released the R1 update for the Omnia 1 awhile back, it unlocked the phone allowing users to flash custom roms. I am wondering, myself, if that may hold the same for the VZW TP2. Just my anxious thoughts.

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I doubt Sprint will be releasing an update to the Touch Pro2 on the 6th.

But hopefully soon after.

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There are also a couple of issues between the tf3d and WM6.5. I know there are issues with the enhanced menu features. This issue could of been fixed upon the release of TP2, but we will soon find out.

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well you and your friend a couple of post down are in that boat alone. I will definitely be flashing a custom rom. I will definitely be trying the stock 6.5 rom as well though. I don't know what roms you used on your original TP but i used JD's and i had a few issues but not many over the course of time, but the last couple of roms i had flashed were flawless. I like cooks who create clean roms and let you install apps to your liking. The roms that have all that trouble are the ones that are loaded with program i don't even use and start acting all weird freezing and what not

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The Hard -Spl is out for the CDMA Touch Pro 2's?

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The person i was saying that to has a t-mobile touch pro 2

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TF3D 2.5 works just fine with 6.5
http://pocketnow.com/software-1/more...o-3d-25-action

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i know, but I want the actuall stock 6.5, but i may have no choice but to flash a custom rom....

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WM 6.5 scares me a little bit because USB Modem and WMWifi works exceptionally well on WM 6.1. I am nervous these apps will fail on 6.5.

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You can put me down as wanting stock 6.5 only (for now). The 6.1 stock rom on VZW is pretty solid and well done, so I would be surprised if the stock 6.5 isn't much more stable than the initial custom roms. For me the main reasons to go custom were tethering and GPS. That's a non-issue for the VZW TP2 with 6.1 and I would be surprised if the stock 6.5 rom changes that.

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Good to know!

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Just 4 more days!!!

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It is stoopid how excited I am!

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6.5 sure
but 6.5.1? that's the real 6.5 experience! Sorry but 6.5.1 is an incredible finger friendly build

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And 6.5.1 won't show up as a Sprint ROM right? Looks like I'll be diving into the custom ROMs as soon as they are available!

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lol tell me about it. feels like christmas is coming 3 times this year. When i got my touch pro 2, the 6.5 upgrade, and actually christmas lol