Locking down WM 6.5 devices with SureLock
Latest WM 6.5 user interface is remarkably different than the earlier versions. Especially the location of Start menu button and the Start menu (Honeycomb look) itself. Latest version of SureLock Studio handles these differences nicely. SureLock now fully supports WM 6.5 devices. Check out the latest release.
SureLock Studio supports WM 6.5 devices
We have done extensive testing of SureLock on WM 6.5 environment and the software has behaved perfectly well. That puts WM 6.5 on the supported list of platforms. Here is the latest list:
Supported Platforms:
* Windows Mobile 6.5 (Classic & Professional)
* Windows Mobile 6.1 (Classic & Professional)
* Windows Mobile 6.0 (Classic & Professional)
* Windows Mobile 5.0 (Pocket PC and Pocket PC Phone Edition)
If you have any questions or feedback about SureLock Studio, please let us know.
How to rearrange icons on WM 6.5 Start Screen?
There is some support on WM 6.5 to organize and rearrange icons on the Start Screen. Tap and hold on any icon and click "Move to Top" menu item. This will move the icon to the top left position in the honeycomb.
WM 6.5 Start Screen - Move to Top
Well...I wish if it was possible to move the icons to any position not just to the top. Anyways, its better than nothing.
WM 6.5 Start Screen
Start Screen in WM 6.5 has changed a lot from Start Menu in the previous versions of Windows Mobile. HoneyComb design makes it possible to use your finger to launch applications. You don't have to take out the stylus anymore atleast, just to launch an application.
Start Screen in WM 6.5 (HoneyComb structure)
Builtin applications in WM 6.5 have very high quality icons that are displayed on the Start Screen. Application developers who want to give similar user experience to their users has got to do some work. They need to create and ship a PNG icon file along with their application. Some registry changes are required to inform the OS to use specified png file as icon instead of one embedded in the executable.
Check out the following two posts that explain the steps to create the png file icons and how to use them in your application:
Creating Custom Icons for Windows Mobile 6.5
Using Custom Icons in Windows Mobile 6.5