For webOS app gurus who have run out of the paltry 64MB app space limit imposed on the Pre and are getting the dreadful “Sorry, Not Enough Memory” message, don't get too discouraged. MyPre reports that Palm's hidden 256MB partition (further restricted to 64MB) may be officially expanded in November, giving webOS a larger allocation of space to store applications. The space currently allowed is not nearly enough as the App Catalog continues to grow and homebrew apps proliferate.
The update is rumored to come next month, however resizing the partition may be no easy task without a major shakeup in the platform. So take the rumor with some grain of salt; but with webOS 1.3 also rumored to hit in North America and Europe the same month, we're hoping Palm also takes that opportunity to fix the app space issue.
As a more immediate solution, the new Fair Dinkum App Limit app allows you to take full advantage of the 256MB partition, developed by webOS Internals founder Rod Whitby and available via Precentral. This should buy you a fair bit more time to load up your device with additional apps, although increasing the actual partition will need to be eventually addressed by Palm. For a detailed writeup on the Palm Pre app install limit, you can visit Whitby's blog here.
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