The older version was better in respect of Gallery, Messages, Phone ect all the apps except that Red Box issue. But I think there was no Red Box issue was there in Phone, Notes, Messages app but they are back to kind of original. I really liked the 1st version because it has changed the the look of N9 and its apps completely. I hope you will fix the issues soon
As for Qneptunea app, Red Box issue is still there. You can see the attachment.