Twelve Black Code Monkeys

Not long ago, users of the Sprint-branded Treo 650 got an update that fixed some issues that have been annoying Treo 650 owners. Namely, the memory issue that caused much more memory to be consumed than for the Treo 600, and very low speakerphone volume levels. Now a version of the firmware for GSM Treo 650’s has been leaked via a Singapore Palm User Group. Users with Unlocked Treo 650’s as well as Cingular-branded Treo 650’s have been trying out this “test” version of the new 1.21 firmware. It seems a bit risky to be playing with an unaproved firmware version, but so far it looks like those who have successfully loaded it have had the same improvements to their memory and speakerphone volume as Sprint customers who’ve loaded their new firmware. So, for those who don’t want to play with this yet, just know that this bodes well for the update coming out for GSM phones in the near future. Stay tuned!

Update: There’s actually a detailed description posted by user 100th Monkey in the MyTreo.net Wiki, just in case you want to try this out.