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BlackBerry Messenger 5.0.0.56 Now Available For Download

by Bla1ze on 17 Dec 2009 09:20 PM
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BlackBerry Messenger 5.0.0.56 Now Available For Download

Time for another BlackBerry Messenger update everyone. This time we have version 5.0.0.56 now available for download through the BlackBerry Messenger website. No changelog or anything to go with it but from everything that has been released so far, it's just cleaning up some of the previously know issues making it just a general maintainence release. As it stands, BlackBerry App World has yet to reflect the changes so probably best to just download direct from the BlackBerry website.

[ Thanks, @Roscopcoletrain ]
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Posted by mookish Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

On it!

 
 
Posted by wolfscot Sunday, Dec 20, 2009 784 days ago

SORRY FOR ALL CAPS, BUT I HAVE FOUND THE SOLUTION!

HERE IS THE LINK FOR THE LATEST VERSION OF BBM 5.0.0.56!
http://mobileapps.blackberry.com/dev...ry.do?code=bbm

USE THAT LINK IN YOUR BROWSER ON YOUR BLACKBERRY AND IT SHOULD SOLVE ANY AND ALL PROBLEMS YOU WERE EXPERIENCING WITH THE OLDER VERSION OF BBM. HOWEVER, WHEN I DID IT, IT ERASED ALL MY BBM CONTACTS FROM MY BBM LIST (200 OR SO CONTACTS) BUT WHEN MY MOM DID THE UPGRADE TO 5.0.0.56 HER 5 CONTACTS EASILY, AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHED OVER. BE SURE TO BACK-UP YOUR INFORMATION BEFORE DOING THIS UPGRADE. OTHER THAN THAT, THANK GOD THAT STATUS UPDATES ARE BACK! ENJOY THE NEW BBM AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!

 
 
Posted by YITBOS7 Sunday, Dec 20, 2009 784 days ago

Wolfscot, thanks for the info, but it seems your post isn't showing the entire link. Some "...'s" have replaced some important parts of the URL -- and I'm not too familiar with what is usually in that space. Are you able to post a shortened version of it, or perhaps split it into two lines? Thanks again!

 
 
Posted by xoxoxKN Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

downloading now!

 
 
Posted by muneton17 Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

What possibly could be changed from the 55?

 
 
Posted by sk8er_tor Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

With the .55 version, spell check did not work on devices running operating systems lower than 5.0.

 
 
Posted by Evermore707 Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

suspicious

 
 
Posted by VDub2174 Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

Didn't they just make 5.0.0.55 official?

 
 
Posted by Edsosa Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

Downloading to see what the noticeable difference is, if any.

 
 
Posted by polishbolduser Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

hmmm BIS goes down but new BBM hmmmm...

 
 
Posted by dalejr88nascar Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

downloading now.. i wonder what changes could possibly have been made??? any input???

 
 
Posted by skitchbeatz Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

RIM's just messing with us enthusiasts

 
 
Posted by bayzbol44 Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

Anyone know why in the newer versions of BBM, you have to "Accept" pictures now? Is there a way I can change the settings so I accept automatically?

 
 
Posted by dalejr88nascar Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

i have yet to see this..

 
 
Posted by bayzbol44 Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

Really? Every time someone sends me a pic it shows up as a little pic and then it will ask me if I want to accept or deny the picture. I have a 8900 BB from T-Mobile. A friend had the same version of BBIM and she is with VZ and she said it did the same thing. It did not function like this before the 5.0 version. My BB software is 4.6.

 
 
Posted by sk8er_tor Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

What you're seeing is a picture preview. The OP is asking for an auto accept just like the voicenote auto accept option that is now available. I'm sure we'll soon see an auto accept option for pictures.

 
 
Posted by web1997 Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

spell check works

 
 
Posted by DearFloyd Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

+1

 
 
Posted by sizzlethemonster Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

When it comes to these updates

 
 
Posted by artie Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

OS4.5?

 
 
Posted by lewisc1979 Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

Yeah, it seems to work just fine on 0S 4.5 for me.

 
 
Posted by artie Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

Do I uninstall v53 first?

 
 
Posted by lewisc1979 Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

It should install right over the previous version. However, it wouldn't hurt to back up your contacts...just in case.

 
 
Posted by artie Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

Thank you.

 
 
Posted by lewisc1979 Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

It's showing up in App World now.

 
 
Posted by jsn204 Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

if only os updates were like this :)
id be in heaven

 
 
Posted by Hockeypuck55 Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

i have spell check back (9630)

 
 
Posted by sk8er_tor Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

Way to go RIM working on the spell-check fix so quickly. Great job!

Not showing up for me in App World at 10:24PM ET.

Interesting though that .56 is 2.4MB versus 3.0MB for version .55.

 
 
Posted by katiepea Friday, Dec 18, 2009 786 days ago

.55 was 2.4MB

 
 
Posted by ceepee Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

I've been bitching and moaning about the picture view on these latest BBM updates and now I can finally stop. They finally got it right! This latest one is perfect.

 
 
Posted by shboy Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

So far so good!! spell check is back on my Bold! running smooth. no issue, no complaint!!

 
 
Posted by white2003 Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

Bing is now my only search in the browser since I upgraded to .56 and rebooted.

 
 
Posted by sk8er_tor Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

Has nothing to do with BBM. It has to do with the fact that you restarted your device. VZW has been pushing Bing search to all VZW devices and it shows up only after restarting.

 
 
Posted by xmalibux11 Friday, Dec 18, 2009 786 days ago

I guess I am one of the lucky few that still has Google as their main search engine. Even after doing a reboot when I installed BBM.

 
 
Posted by devGOD Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

out of all the phone brands that i've own, the Blackberry is at the top of the list of phone that requires a shitload of updates. On average about ever 3-4 days i'm updating something on my blackberry.

 
 
Posted by Krypto Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

A minor glitch with the emoticons was also fixed with this update.

 
 
Posted by Linus_rs Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

Spellcheck was fixed on my Bold running 4.6 but when i click the preview button it shows a small picture...it doesn't help much and still have to accept it to see the image in large size...

 
 
Posted by WyckedAnkh Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

After the update before this one, I think I will wait a couple days before I start downloading...

 
 
Posted by ixdnL Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

I was downloading this and put my phone aside to let it finish. I come back to it and all I get is a black screen. If I press alt or caps the symbol on the top right corner of the screen shows up. However, the rest of the screen is black. What happened?

 
 
Posted by ixdnL Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

Never mind. After playing with it a bit more and trying to alt + right shift + del it just came back without restarting. Strange.

 
 
Posted by juicebox666 Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 787 days ago

Just installed .56 and now I can't back up my contacts! Don't notice any other crippling, um, I mean chnages. LOL

 
 
Posted by tamazoid Friday, Dec 18, 2009 786 days ago

That menu is under Options now... I got confused at first as well.

 
 
Posted by luloo Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 786 days ago

I keep getting an error "907 Invalid COD". Anyone else have the same problem?

 
 
Posted by Leon_berry Friday, Dec 18, 2009 786 days ago

Downloaded it and now I have my spell check back..

 
 
Posted by jcd559 Friday, Dec 18, 2009 786 days ago

I'm so happy that the spell check feature is fixed with this update.

 
 
Posted by Leon_berry Friday, Dec 18, 2009 786 days ago

Downloaded it and now I have my spell check back..

 
 
Posted by labelexec Friday, Dec 18, 2009 786 days ago

installed it and got uncaught exception: no application instance. now no email or anything. tried hard reset and resending service books.

 
 
Posted by kato10 Friday, Dec 18, 2009 786 days ago

Sooooooo...what's the difference??

 
 
Posted by Scion.Nole Friday, Dec 18, 2009 786 days ago

Interesting...Hope it doesn't backfire but I'll give it a shot

 
 
Posted by jhagg Friday, Dec 18, 2009 786 days ago

Is it me or can you not pull up chat history with contacts on the last two updates???

 
 
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