Palm Pre EXTREME multitasking

JimmieGeddes · 11/19/2009, 05:05 PM

Gadgets on the Go: Palm Pre EXTREME multitasking

Achieved by using apps, patches, tweaks, and expertise from the great webOS Developer community @ PreCentral.

hoppy785 · 11/19/2009, 05:13 PM

pretty cool, but this can be achieved without tweaks and patches... i had 21 open and still web browsing on a stock pre

Rkguy · 11/19/2009, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by hoppy785

pretty cool, but this can be achieved without tweaks and patches... i had 21 open and still web browsing on a stock pre

I call B.S.

21 on a stock pre. what progs did you have open.

eyinar · 11/19/2009, 07:08 PM

i got 40 apps running before i got the msg, no joke

Ny88RiCaN · 07:26 PM

I've had ~15 open before. Just depends on what is on at the time. And if you just reboot and are starting fresh I can see it happening.

edit: just restarted my phone and got 21 before message. Stock pre.

prekid83 · 11/19/2009, 07:21 PM

I got 22 open before I got the message

MarkY · 11/19/2009, 07:37 PM

I just got 27 apps open on a fresh restart.

try0625 · 11/19/2009, 07:43 PM

This should absolutely be part of the AD for PALM!!!

ksom · 11/19/2009, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by try0625

This should absolutely be part of the AD for PALM!!!

Agreed! Palm marketing need to get to work!

Maybe this should be story on Precentral.com's front page.

kmax12 · 11/19/2009, 08:32 PM

this is great, just reposted it at my site. thanks Jimmie!
Extreme Multitasking on the Palm Pre | The Mx Web

ryleyinstl · 11/19/2009, 09:20 PM

20 on both the Pixi and the Pre here (no modifications).....YouTube - Pre vs Pixi Cards Test

pomokey · 11/19/2009, 09:55 PM

umm.. so, does everyone else's error message look like this?

as I recall, they used to look like this:

is this the same for all phones with 1.3.1, or some sort of weird glitch on my phone?

TIWizard · 11/19/2009, 10:14 PM

Nope, happens on all phones now... They messed up the image or something.

jack87 · 02:18 AM

I just hit 20 this is without a fresh restart.. i am runnin my pre at stock right now...
now here is the fun part... minimize the cards so they are smaller and start tossing them! very exciting i felt like a dealer in vegas

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Originally Posted by pomokey

umm.. so, does everyone else's error message look like this?

as I recall, they used to look like this:

is this the same for all phones with 1.3.1, or some sort of weird glitch on my phone?

mine has the empty square to... and so does the video on Max's blog post

jbg7474 · 11/20/2009, 06:39 AM

I would love to know how many of those 20 or more apps you can actually use before you get an error. How long can you leave them open?

JimmieGeddes · 11/20/2009, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by jbg7474

I would love to know how many of those 20 or more apps you can actually use before you get an error. How long can you leave them open?

I've had 20 apps opened for the last 20 minutes and can switch back and forth and use each app. If I try to open another app I get the " sorry too many cards", yesterday I had 22 apps opened. If I flick an app to close it I can then open a new app from the launcher without getting the "sorry too many cards". Obviously having 20 apps opened at one time is really pushing it, but it does work without getting the error.

Palm should really highlight and advertise showing the cards, I don't think most people realize that it's one of the best and main features of webOS.

I'm 30 minutes in and still have 20 apps opened and usable.

Again, this is pushing it to the extreme, but it's definitely possible to open 20 apps and still be usable.

Adam Carr · 11/20/2009, 10:21 AM

I've managed to have 34 cards open =)

But quite a few "Settings" Cards too i might add, However still very usable.

jbg7474 · 11/20/2009, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by JimmieGeddes

I've had 20 apps opened for the last 20 minutes and can switch back and forth and use each app. If I try to open another app I get the " sorry too many cards", yesterday I had 22 apps opened. If I flick an app to close it I can then open a new app from the launcher without getting the "sorry too many cards". Obviously having 20 apps opened at one time is really pushing it, but it does work without getting the error.

Palm should really highlight and advertise showing the cards, I don't think most people realize that it's one of the best and main features of webOS.

I'm 30 minutes in and still have 20 apps opened and usable.

Again, this is pushing it to the extreme, but it's definitely possible to open 20 apps and still be usable.

Amazing--this has not been my experience at all. Is your Pre totally stock? Maybe dropbear or some other service running in the background on mine is killing my memory.

Leke · 11/20/2009, 11:10 AM

So what if it can open 20+ cards at once. Who uses up to 5 at once? I think Sprint/palm should focus more on the synergy not the fact that you can open 15 facebook applications at once.

von11 · 11/20/2009, 11:22 AM

I think it is pretty dependent on what you've got open the the browsr if you're using it. Try opening up the full engadget page and then see how many others you can open. Thus far I was unable to open any others with that one fully loaded. Then you close it and give it a second to release the mem and you can go back to your little card opening frenzy

11/19/2009, 05:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
JimmieGeddes Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 2,732 Likes Received: 5 Thanks: 189 Thanked 38 Times in 27 Posts	Palm Pre EXTREME multitasking Gadgets on the Go: Palm Pre EXTREME multitasking Achieved by using apps, patches, tweaks, and expertise from the great webOS Developer community @ PreCentral. __________________ Jimmie Geddes
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11/19/2009, 05:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
hoppy785 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 193 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 11 Thanked 17 Times in 10 Posts	pretty cool, but this can be achieved without tweaks and patches... i had 21 open and still web browsing on a stock pre
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11/19/2009, 07:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
eyinar Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 5 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i got 40 apps running before i got the msg, no joke
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11/19/2009, 07:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
Ny88RiCaN Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 123 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 4 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	I've had ~15 open before. Just depends on what is on at the time. And if you just reboot and are starting fresh I can see it happening. edit: just restarted my phone and got 21 before message. Stock pre. Last edited by Ny88RiCaN; 11/19/2009 at 07:26 PM.
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prekid83 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 25 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I got 22 open before I got the message
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MarkY Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: DC/MD Posts: 2,753 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 56 Thanked 44 Times in 32 Posts	I just got 27 apps open on a fresh restart.
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11/19/2009, 07:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
try0625 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 59 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	This should absolutely be part of the AD for PALM!!!
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11/19/2009, 08:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
kmax12 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 316 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 32 Thanked 166 Times in 26 Posts	this is great, just reposted it at my site. thanks Jimmie! Extreme Multitasking on the Palm Pre \| The Mx Web __________________ The Mx Web
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11/19/2009, 09:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
ryleyinstl Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: The Red Brick Momma Posts: 4,317 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 209 Thanked 1,263 Times in 822 Posts	20 on both the Pixi and the Pre here (no modifications).....YouTube - Pre vs Pixi Cards Test
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11/19/2009, 09:55 PM	#12 (permalink)
pomokey Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 539 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 25 Thanked 103 Times in 53 Posts	umm.. so, does everyone else's error message look like this? as I recall, they used to look like this: is this the same for all phones with 1.3.1, or some sort of weird glitch on my phone?
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11/19/2009, 10:14 PM	#13 (permalink)
TIWizard Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: USA Posts: 745 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 81 Thanked 218 Times in 75 Posts	Nope, happens on all phones now... They messed up the image or something. __________________ Sprint Palm Pre - WebOS 2.1 > Sprint HTC Arrive
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11/20/2009, 06:39 AM	#15 (permalink)
jbg7474 Moderator Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 3,858 Likes Received: 92 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 1,061 Times in 715 Posts	I would love to know how many of those 20 or more apps you can actually use before you get an error. How long can you leave them open?
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11/20/2009, 10:21 AM	#17 (permalink)
Adam Carr Formerly Shadow-360 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 664 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 52 Thanked 344 Times in 116 Posts	I've managed to have 34 cards open =) But quite a few "Settings" Cards too i might add, However still very usable.
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11/20/2009, 11:10 AM	#19 (permalink)
Leke Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 602 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 8 Thanked 59 Times in 36 Posts	So what if it can open 20+ cards at once. Who uses up to 5 at once? I think Sprint/palm should focus more on the synergy not the fact that you can open 15 facebook applications at once.
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11/20/2009, 11:22 AM	#20 (permalink)
von11 Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 32 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I think it is pretty dependent on what you've got open the the browsr if you're using it. Try opening up the full engadget page and then see how many others you can open. Thus far I was unable to open any others with that one fully loaded. Then you close it and give it a second to release the mem and you can go back to your little card opening frenzy
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