Palm Pre – the start-up process

Traditional Palm OS handhelds were famous for their swift start-up – a stock Tungsten T managed to start from cold in less than a minute, and didn’t bug the user too much.

On webOS phones like the Pre, the process is more difficult. The process starts by making you pick a country, language and region:

Next, the SIM card must be unlocked:

When this is done, you have to accept the webOS license agreement.

Afterwards, its time to create your Palm Profile:

And accept another set of licenses:

With that out of the way, the machine boots up and shows an introductory video. Some key scenes are pictured below:

Even though the process definitely is slower than the one we used to know from traditional Palm OS devices, it nevertheless is acceptable. The only – but major – nuisance is the requirement that a valid SIM be installed during the entire process…

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