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January 8th, 2010, 15:46 GMT · By

Verizon’s Touch Pro2 and Ozone Get Official WM 6.5 Update

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Windows Mobile 6.5 comes to Verizon's Touch Pro2 and Ozone
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Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system has just arrived for a wider range of users out there, via an official update for the Touch Pro2 and Ozone handsets that are now available for purchase in the US via Verizon Wireless. Some of you might have known already that the update is on its way to these phones, and now all is official and available for download for those who would like to try out WM 6.5 on their older handsets.


The new solutions are available for download from the PCD’s web site. The HTC Ozone was the first of them to receive it, and it seems that this is the same ROM as the one that leaked only a few days ago into the wild, with HTC Touch Pro2 following suit soon afterwards. From now on, those Verizon Wireless customers who purchased these Windows Mobile 6.1-based devices can enjoy the same functionality on their phones as those who own an HTC Imagio.

A great deal of other enhancements are also expected to arrive along with the new ROMs, such as support for Global edition of VZ Navigator, and some TouchFLO 3D Enhancements. Moreover, the Touch Pro2, which seems to be out of stock at Verizon almost at all times, will also enjoy the HTC Sense 2.1 solution that was spotted not too long ago in a leaked ROM for T-Mobile's version of the device.

“Please note before upgrading device, all customization and downloaded applications will be lost,” is what the PDC site notes both when it comes to Ozone and for the Touch Pro2. Those interested in performing the update should create a backup of the handset (either on a computer, into the cloud or on a memory card) before making the move, so as to make sure that no important files on the device are lost in the process.

The WM 6.5 update for Ozone is available here.
The WM 6.5 update for Touch Pro2 can be downloaded from here.

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Comment #1 by: BanditX2 on 09 Jan 2010, 01:03 UTC reply to this comment

Lovin' it for the TP2! Color icons are great and I think its actually more responsive. Trying to keep the tweaks to a minimum and its performing quite well compared to 6.1, I would recommend it without reservation. No need for S2u2 and the phone actually seems to function better when you use it to make calls. 6.1 was pretty glitchy when you would put it to your ear and then try to use the key pad.

3 thumbs up!!!!


Comment #2 by: Uncle Eric on 11 Jan 2010, 16:02 UTC reply to this comment

Did the download, installed easily, works well...but one problem:

The transcriber and block recognizer text input options no longer are available.

Spoke with the ROM folks, they said the previous ROM is not available. Once you make the change you are stuck!

Be forewarned!

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