Latest changes in Windows Mobile 6.5.1 – build 23081

October 26, 2009 | By Surur

Windows Mobile 6.5 continues to evolve in the bowels of Microsoft, and the latest leaked version shows some significant improvements in bringing the appearance of the OS up to date.

Pocketnow has recorded the above video showing the changes in action. Of note is the system wide changes in the scroll bar, check boxes and buttons, which should improve the appearance of older applications and make it easier for developers to create attractive new applications.

In addition the new contacts application acts as a pretty good show case for demonstrating bringing all these improvements together.

Of course the question of when this update will hit the shelves remain, but Steve Ballmer recently promised rapid releases of the OS, so I expect probably much sooner than we expect.

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Rafa?

http://mobile990.pl/?p=2888

New build: 23502
http://www.mobilespeedtest.com MobileSpeedTest.com

I really like the 6.5.1 OS and I love seeing the new little enhancements here and there. The ones Brandon pointed out in the 23081 build are already present in the 23069 build that I'm running. I wonder what else is new…
Rachel

These images have been around for a while. Actually, it looks like the Today themes will be able to change these (just change your theme to see what I mean).
http://intensedebate.com/people/l3v5y l3v5y

Those scroll bars are actually the ROM theme, not something that's from MS. The checkboxes are the same, just a customisation not an MS change.

All of the icons like buttons, checkboxes etc are "Theme" items, so changing the theme would allow for changing them.
Rafa?

Video of build 23502 Windows Mobile 6.5.1:

Find it out on Mobile990:
http://mobile990.pl/?p=2916
http://intensedebate.com/people/Lennard Lennard

damnit brandon, amin could you tell him that's a theme from xda not part of windows mobile 6.5.1. I wished it was but it's just a theme. the thing is 6.5 has a better theme support than 6.1 (at least I think so). I've been using that theme for a whle now.
doministry

The WM 6.5.1 builds look sooo nice.
but hey, the icon to come back to today in Calendar was there since WM 6.1!!!
http://www.avianwaves.com Parrotlover77

I know a lot of room between controls is finger friendly, but I really hope there's a registry tweak to tame down the MASSIVE space between checkboxes and list items! Holy crap you could fit all of War and Peace at 12pt font between each checkbox in that video.
ELin

I think the rounded edge buttons are not default WM6.5.1 buttons. Only seen it in EnergyROM.