BlackBerry Messenger 5.0.0.56 Now Available For Download

On it!

downloading now!

What possibly could be changed from the 55?

suspicious

Didn't they just make 5.0.0.55 official?

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

hmmm BIS goes down but new BBM hmmmm...

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

RIM's just messing with us enthusiasts

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?

spell check works

When it comes to these updates

OS4.5?

It's showing up in App World now.

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

i have spell check back (9630)

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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...

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sooooooo...what's the difference??

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

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

What is going on. A new BBM leak everyday!

so good for me.installed smoothly...up and running.

Stop whining!!!! why would anybody stupid enough to complain about updates? don't you know what updates are for? they fix bugs!!! would you rather not have RIM try to fix these? so annoying....

gat my spell check back & search engine remains google!!

im updating from .33 to this...hopefully the update is worth it....

After reading the reviews from the previous update, I am most definitely WAITING.... Hahaha. I used to be one to "jump-right-on-it", but NO PLEASE. I'll pass and stay with 5.0.0.33 for now!! Hahaha

smooth and have spell check again :)

I like every part of this app on my Tour. However, yesterday, I tried to install it on three of my co-workers' Blackberries and ran into a major issue- memory. The Pearl and Curve have such a limited amount of memory I could not install the apps. So, my only issue is that the file size is too large for these two phones. I still like it, but not everyone manages their memory close enough to use this cool app.

Finally!!! Pic sending is perfect, at least for me :) you get the preview which can be viewed instantly and can also be saved by pressing bb button and choosing save after opening the preview OR you have the option of dowanloading a higher resolution version of the pic. I'm happy.

If you go to Application Properties for BBM, there is a description saying.

"The latest version of BlackBerry Messenger addresses some of the issues identified in BlackBerry Messenger 5.0.0.33, such as file transfer not working or working slowly, no file preview, and file transfer requests expiring after a short period of time. This version does not include any new features. The Check Spelling As You Type feature has also been restored for all devices"

Why is it that when I goto the blackberry.com/messenger site it shows the size as 2.4MB but on App World it shows 3.0MB? Is there a difference in them? Also, when I look at the installed size of .55 it shows over 3MB. Someone else stated it was only 2.4MB. Just courious.

the Nextel 8350i had a contact list issue in that after a reboot you could not search the contact list. This BBM update seems to have fixed that issue. It must have been a compability with the .313 OS upgrade a few weeks back.

yes its working again. good job rim on fixing this quick!

Not only do I still have Google, but I was only asked to replace the version once, instead of having to replace every module like it did with the last couple of upgrades...
Everything seems to be working as expected... I didn't have a spell check issue as I am on a Storm running 5.0...

This is freaking great! New BBM everyday! Now if we could get new OS's more often we'd be in business. Don't really see any change to the performance...I just like seeing "5.0.0.56" beside "version"...makes me happy.

I wonder if this one corrected that problem.

Wow, just upgraded to .55 yesterday.. I guess I'll roll the dice and try .56

I downloaded this new version. I see it on my phone under applications. But the icon is NOWHERE on the phone. I have looked in all folders, done the "show all" and nothing!!!!! What do I do??? Of course, I did NOT to a back up before this since I did the other one earlier this week and have done them before with no problems. I am on the Tour, running whatever is the current official OS 4.7.1.57! OMG PLease help me!!!!

just pulled this upgrade off of appworld!

I don't see it on my app world yet! I have the Bold.. Is it running smoothly for it??

My homescreen N shortcut no longer works - anyone else have this happen???????

After downloading this, my phone just didn't work properly. From the home screen when I'd press the BB button, it wouldn't take me to the apps screen like it should. I had to rotate to landscape.Then if I pressed the BB button again for the menu, I had to rotate back to portrait to view the menu. Once I made my choice, I had to rotate it yet again to view the option I chose. The lag was also awful. I even tried going back to the native theme and that didn't work. So, I had do downgrade to .33 but now my phone works the way it's supposed to.

After downloading this, my phone just didn't work properly. From the home screen when I'd press the BB button, it wouldn't take me to the apps screen like it should. I had to rotate to landscape.Then if I pressed the BB button again for the menu, I had to rotate back to portrait to view the menu. Once I made my choice, I had to rotate it yet again to view the option I chose. The lag was also awful. I even tried going back to the native theme and that didn't work. So, I had do downgrade to .33 but now my phone works the way it's supposed to.

Did anyone else get a 2.5 MB file size in the description part? Interesting...

Are you all downloading from bbmessenger site or app world??

a message came up saying older version uses net something or other (I should have copied what it said) anyway said if I download messenger may stop functioning?????? Did anyone else get that message? I have the lastest version right befor this one.

SPELL CHECK WORKS 8900 CURVE AT&T

Everytime, I go to hit the enlarge option, it doesn't show me the picture!!! I didn't have this problem @ first!! And ho come they took the option to change pic size when sending pics through BBM!

I downloaded the new BBM on my curve and it still askes me to accept or decline the pic. I thought they fixed it so you can view it. Any tips?

I found when I frequently typed to the same contact, the typing box at the bottom of bbm stays blank white. Also "recent updates" section is bugged up, it updates the same ppl's info when you reboot. ie: such and such "changed there display pic or name"

i shoulda stuck w/ .55, never had the blank box, when i was typing before such a nuisance

anyone having problems with this bbm? Some messages arent getting through

I got the update notice on my commute in. I waited until I got into my office before updating. I can only assume there were just too many people downloading the update because it didn't want to fully download the first time. I tried again, and things went smoothly.

So far, everything seems to be running well. Thankfully the spellcheck feature is back. I can only assume it's because my Bold has OS 4.6. I'm actually VERY surprised that this update has come so fast. I would have expected an update to come in a month's time. Excellent move RIM.

I've upgraded to .56 and I STILL can't get my bb messenger to restore contacts by using e-mail. I've already received my confirmation on my pc and I've received unrelated e-mail on my pc & my device after the confirmation but no confirmation on my device and my contacts is still empty!?

*edit prob seems to have fixed itself... some 3 hours later.

After upgrading through AppWorld to this new version, I can no longer get into SMS/MMS. I just get "Uncaught exception: java.lang.NullPointerException". I've tried rebooting, but that didn't help. I guess I'll try uninstalling next...

.55 was acting weird, not sending or receiving messages. .56 makes my tour freeze.

Is it just me? I upgraded to .56 and suddenly, my messages to my contacts get intermittent. What I mean is that sometimes, the msg goes through and she receives it and reads it, sometimes it just gets stuck and not delivered (no "D" or "R" next to the tick). And sometimes, the msgs will suddenly all go into her inbox, jumbled up. Is this happening to anyone else??

can i just upgrade from app world?? or do i have to delete my .33 messenger before i go to .56??

Will this version of BBM work with a Tour OS 5.0?

I've tried the various ways everyone has mentioned and none of them work. I can not access from my 8330's browser or from any computer browser. The links either direct me to an earlier version of BBM or say it's an invalid link.