We earlier saw some leaked screenshots of Windows Mobile 6.5 build 21159 which showed some changes in the user interface. One such improvement was that of the Windows Media Player
This seems to be an improvement of the soft key menus in the Windows Mobile interface. It is best understood when we compare the old and the new interface
That looks like a good improvement as it looks more "touch-friendly"
One more thing to note is how the highlighted items now have a glassy look to them. Notice the Application Data in the screenshot below
Below are some screenshots of the new honeycomb interface
And the new look of the dialer
Oh, did you notice the background of the honeycomb interface, its still the (cute) bird!
Images Courtesy: pocketnow.com and The Mobile Spoon
Original concept:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dirtmerchant/3025529200/
Last edited by ilaugh on 11 Feb 2009 - 11:10
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=481297
This Chinese site probably has more screens and such (Notice the top banner), but I have no idea where they are:
http://bbs.592ppc.com/
Maybe I'm wrong but... those aren't "Soft Key Menus". The only thing that I can remember using the term "Soft Key" is for the 2 buttons at the bottom left and right on the screen, those are the soft keys. What they are referring to are context menus.
Either I am way off and just haven't brushed up on the terms lately, or whoever wrote that has no idea what things are called.
Microsoft should really make something from scratch, this is getting so ugly, I can only hope they didn't mean this to be this way. That cross icon...no words for it.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/06/is-this-windows-mobile-7/
If you want further confirmation, watch this video closely:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFpwzg-AP_Q
It's just taking them awfully long to finish/release it. 6.5 is more of a transitional upgrade; 7 will be the total overhaul and true innovator. But I guess we need to be patient. Palm didn't exactly make WebOS and the Pre in a finger snap either. I'm sure that when version 7 hits and we finally see the fruits of Microsoft's labor, we won't be disappointed.
That'd be impressive. I never liked the regular-stlyed Program Manager.
As for the bird picture, its simply a background picture that if you change the background pic, it changes in the comb and the today screen.
As for the dialer, thats old and will be changed to.
I can speak with some degree of certainty on this cause I have this running in English on my ATT Tilt. I got the rom at XDA-Developers.
nb. I've had windows mobile phones for over 5 years. I'm hoping the mystical G2 answers my prayers
He was just trying to emphasize how it has a glassy look when highlighted; he never said Application Data was something new.
Upgrades are free, but they're not offered by Microsoft; carriers offer upgrades only. However, members of XDA-Developers make custom roms for various phones, so it may be possible to upgrade your device when 6.5 is released; many of them are actually messing around with the leaked version of 6.5 as we speak:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=384
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=481467
Of course, if your phone's hardware isn't powerful enough or it's memory isn't large enough to create a compatible rom, then upgrades aren't possible. Cheers.
yet a lot better than android...
Bring on Windows Mobile 7. We'll see if it sucks or not.
I'm not betting on not.
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