ooo gaga... hmm might give bolt another try

Awesome! I love Bolt!

might be worth the switch. Bolt is used for about 1/3 of my browsing now. I like the tabs.

How do i get this on my Bold 9700?

Haven't used bolt in a while. Looking forward to give it another whirl.

Opera is no. 1 for me. Will test this out.

I hope that it boots faster than it did... That was always the part that got me. But then again the features may outweigh the boot time.

YES!

personally I think that Opera Mini 5 its much better and faster, the only thing its that it isn't smooth while ur looking the website but it does the job very well

I'm looking forward to seeing how awesome this updated version is. I use BOLT already and think it is loads better so I can't imagine how awesome it will be to have some of these features added onto it!!

It looks like BOLT has the possibility to become the Firefox of mobile browsers!

Exciting,
-Russ03

I got a little tired of the 20% slow down with Bolt so I tried and now like Opera. Now I have to go back and play with Bolt. It's a fun problem to have. Keep it coming guys.

Kevin Dude!
shoot and post some video!!!!

I wonder if it will work well on the Storm.

I will have to try 2.0. I did not like the original version on my Storm.

Tabbed browsing .ooks neat. I've been a big fan of Opera more than I have of Bolt, but am always open to new wonders :)

I have tried Bolt browser a couple of times in the past, and never liked it that much, now Opera 5, its good, but ill give it a try to the new improved Bolt browser when it gets released, it got me a little excited :D

omg I gotta try this. Just went to the official Opera browser, and it upsets me how I still see the mobile pages. :/

cant wait for the release...

cant wait for the release...

LOL woohoo its my B DAY :P

Like that so there won't be double tabs to get into a page, Or having double posts lol, (Opera Mini) f.e lol^^^^^^^^^^^

Lookin' forward to trying it out. I use all of the browsers, but Bolt is a nice medium as it is stable and decently fast. If it is as fast as Opera5 and stable with tabs, we have a winner! Webkit what???

I used to be a Bolt user and then I tried the new Opera 5 and that was faster and had tab browsing, it's very nice. So I deleted Bolt. I'll give Bolt another try.

"Ability to run Web-based applications written in Ajax, Javascript and other Web programming languages, ranging from Google docs to Mafia Wars."
And here we were, waiting for SkyFire to come out to support java for games and stuff. Go Bolt!

Am I the only one that enjoys using the blackberry default browser? I mean I use Bolt for things I can't do on the BB browser but that's about it

No worries Propa I'm with ya

Seriously, I love what they are doing, but how does BOLT make any money?

My question: Is it going to work properly on the Storms?

*update: I DL'd it and I'm still not impressed. Opera Mini 5 is still faster and better optimized for touchscreens. I'm still an Opera man. =)

Looking foward to trying Bolt. Tried opera mini 5 and chucked it out because I can barely read it on max font size. Hopefully Bolt won't have this problem.

Tested it since Bolt was on beta...So far I like Opera, Bolt real slow...always stay 20%...also no East Asia support.

sounds like a great browser, i downloaded bolt a while ago but for some reason my initial reaction was that i hated it, but with these features i'll definitely try it again.

"Ability to run Web-based applications written in Ajax, Javascript, and other Web programming languages, ranging from Google docs to [b]Mafia Wars[/b]."

For this reason alone this will now be my newest and most (perhaps even only) browser used. I have been waiting for this FOREVER and am very happy it's finally here.. now Opera is the one that's behind the curve haha... come on guys, get with the program!

On another note, Thanks BOLT for destroying my life even further than I thought possible... until now I could leave my computer to get away from Mafia Wars... good riddance, now I'll never get away from it.. lvl 568 and counting >.>

might give it another go, have been disappointed thus far, lets see how this update does.

Wasen't excitedt about the last version,
might give it a try

Time to give Bolt another try.S.rew Opera's cursor!!

anyone with a storm not able to even load the browser ? i'm still stuck at the loading screen.... grr...

I would not recommend installing this on a 9550. Unless you like frozen devices and battery pulls.

1.7 and 2.0 are still the only apps that have frozen my storm2. Worked for two awkwardly rendered pages and froze.

It would be great =)

The new Opera Mini 5 is awesome! Bolt at times seems cheap lookin' with dat funny lookin' writin'. (Sorry, trying to sound southern!) I have all three browsers on my Storm2! Native, Opera and Bolt! I have always liked Opera Mini best! The web pages always looked better and faster! I will delete my current Bolt and wait for 2.0 to be up and runnin'. Let's see if it blows my socks off like the new Opera Mini does! And how do these people make money giving this stuff away for free?

Sticking with opera 5. Bolt has made some nice adjustments though

Uninstalled and redownloaded because I was curious. Not freezing anymore, but not working well. Doesn't respond well to clicks. Very hard to select a link. When you bring up a menu, its mostly full of blank spaces. Page load times are almost as slow as the native browser.

I would like to hear if it works better on other models, but it is not ready for a release an the storm. I've been disappointed by bolt again. Thank goodness for opera.

Thing is buggy as hell....

Pretty disappointed when I tried BOLT 2.0. I use BOLT 1.7 and it runs alright. I can't even open up 2.0 after I closed it once, BOLt get stuck on the loading screen until I close it. I hope they release a fix today.

Connectivity issues. Couldn't find a preference page. Still unable to figure out how to add a favorite. It lasted about 30 minutes on my Tour. Browsing should bot be that difficult.

Bolt 2.0 doesnt like my 8330 very well :-(

i had loads of empty spaces in menu as well, reloaded the device and have all appeared now.. got a storm 2 9520 on Voda UK. will see how it goes..

The last few comments have put me off trying the 2.0 out.... Do you lose all your favourites? Or do they get carried over? I have about 25 favourites, and if I'd have to add them all again, I'll leave it until they release an update so it all runs smoothly.....

1.7 is immense, and a lot better than Opera IMO.

Thank you for bringing tabbed browsing to the BlackBerry, just like Opera.
In other news I hear Bolt also brings image support to the BlackBerry, just like the other browsers.

Still a very cool feature. The title just seems a bit odd.
I totally can't wait to try it, thou. Bolt is by far my fav browser so far

I can't get past the loading screen. How does a program like this get released when it doesn't work on so many devices?

I am a 1st time Bolt user...
[UPDATED]
When trying to start directly after installation it did not work. After reboot of the device, it started and I could open different pages.

However it is not working well, because I cannot find any Preference screen. When looking through the menu (menu opens with the blacberry key) I get the feeling that some options are not displayed.

Pro:
I believe it is a bit quicker than Opera Mini 5.
I like the native Blackberry shortcuts.

Con:
Menu not functioning correctly. Is there a shortcut to get to the Preference screen?
[UPDATE] for some reason, I now see all the menu options, including Preferences.
When watching video's from Youtube, the quality is still not well, and the volume buttons on the side of my 9700 do not work, I cannot adjust the volume.

I am looking forward to a version 2.1. I do like the look and feel and want to give Bolt a fair chance.

I was using bolt for awhile and found that it would sit for a few seconds while loading pages. I switched to Opera and have been pretty happy. I will try the latest version and see if it has been improved.

Link is dead.

I've tried 4 links, all are dead. What gives?

Cannot load from mobile device.

I think they caught on to what is posted here and pulled the file. So much for that idea.

i have 8330 curve an dopera doesnt even come close to the speed of bolt,,,bolt is so much easier and more practical than opera even opera 5.0

link not working

I'm on a Storm 9550 and I'm not that impressed with it. "Scrolling" isn't very good at all, I can't figure out how to get pages to render so they fit within the screen (even just text of an article requires scrolling unless I switch to landscape).

Font is way too small and I don't see a way to increase it.

Sometimes touching something loads it, sometimes you have to click on it.

I think I'll be sticking with Opera Mini and stock browser for now.

I have been a devoted Bolt user for some time. I have to say that I am very disappointed with this release. It is not working well, even after several battery pulls on my Storm 9530. I cannot get a new tab to open, it gives me an error and tells me to report the error with options that are not listed in the menu. I also cannot get the videos to play any more. Instead, it just reloads the page.

I hope they fix this soon. I was very much looking forward to these new changes.

We're back. Link is up again.

its better than the previous bolt but the newest opera mini 5 still beats it in speed!

Got to their website, still showing version 1.7, not 2.0 available for download.

Is there anyway to change the font on the Bolt browser? It was something I didn't really like about it previously.

2.0 is working well on my 8330m. It is much faster and seems to load all pages without problems. No more 20% lag either!

I used to like Bolt on my old Curve 8330. But I think it's horrible on Storm2 9550. I don't like the font. I don't like the fact that I apparently have to "click" twice on a link to actually select it. And I don't like how I'm STILL getting that 20% loading screen. I had heard they fixed it, but not apparently.

I will continue to use Opera Mini 5 because it's faster and it looks better.

Quite disappointed...

The first loading screen takes a few minutes, just set your phone down and go do something while this nice new browser fires up :)

Working great on my 9550 with Tanks ACTII hybrid OS running!

I downloaded 2.0 this morning. Everything ran smoothly. Favorites were carried over. However, I cannot figure out how to open another tab?? Has anyone else been able to do this yet?

YES! YES! YESSS!!!

Anyone using this on a Tour, and is there any way to do a device download to get it?

Go directly to boltbrowser.com and click on Download. You will see Bolt 2.0 Beta download link there. Fill in your name and device email address and they will send you a fresh link to download...Do this on your pc

Im not impressed on my Storm 2... i will be going back to Opera 5 Mini.

I only see 1.7 there on site.

Not only have a never liked bolt, but they make no effort to make it look good. On the screen shot, look how Lady Ga Ga is in the upper part of the search box. Its the attention to detail that makes an app stand the test of time. Opera gets it.

Hopefully it does a better job of text rendering. I hated the job it did with the fonts it did within the Bolt browser and that alone was enough for me to stop using that browser. Everything was so pixelated.

I'm hoping things look a lot smoother this time around.

Opera is a great browser, yet so is bolt....opera can still only view some websites in mobile view, whereas bolt lets you view the site as if you were on a regular computer, which is very handy if you need to access the full website instead of a mobile version

I love the new bolt!! I'm using it on my 8330..
It's faster, the cursor is better, and of course the tab feauture is awesome...

to those who got the seemingly buggy version , I think you guys need to uninstall then reinstall...

Those who said to have their page freesing up, I was getting that when my transport is on "socket", so I'm on http and it runs smoother..If you don't like font, you can always change it to cyrillic..

I'm still figuring out all the new added feautures, but I'm really liking this new version!

I wish scolling runs smooth tho like that of opera...but bolt is way better nevertheless...at least on my 8330.

I love the new bolt!! I'm using it on my 8330..
It's faster, the cursor is better, and of course the tab feauture is awesome...

to those who got the seemingly buggy version , I think you guys need to uninstall then reinstall...

Those who said to have their page freesing up, I was getting that when my transport is on "socket", so I'm on http and it runs smoother..If you don't like font, you can always change it to cyrillic..

I'm still figuring out all the new added feautures, but I'm really liking this new version!

I wish scolling runs smooth tho like that of opera...but bolt is way better nevertheless...at least on my 8330.

I am only seeing 1.7 on the site, any other suggestions?

The new bolt works GREAT on my 9700. Love the look and speed. I do not see how to do the tab browsing and always wondered where i could find widgets for bolt. any help?

Working on 9700, the scrolling is a lot better than opera's official release, tab browsing seems to load nice and fast. Using Bolt to post this took a few tries to log into crackberry logged out and back in smoothly second time so far so nice.

Downloaded 2.0 and played with it for a while, but Opera 5 beats it hands down on my Storm 2.

Link is dead?? Running opera 5.0 now and loving it, maybe the dead link is a sign that the grass isn't always greener...

Storm support is just crap. Its almost impossible to click the tabs section. They definitely have had zero thought with making this usable on a touch screen.

Opera Mini 5 is already far superior in this department.

And when the native browser gets webkit, this may become irrelevant.

Bolt better strap on the boots and get to work on touch screen if they want to stay relevant in the already highly competitive browser market.

they couldn't find a cleaner font to use? sticking with opera 5 thanks

I love Bolt but I HATE the font it installs in. Can't it use my Blackberry AlphaSans font? The Bolt's default is so damn ugly.

I took the risk of losing my bookmarks and upgraded to see what it's like.

Works perfectly on my 8520. No more 20% glitch on the opening page or two. Tabbed browsing is nice. Think it's slightly quicker than 1.7. You can carry over your old favs and passwords after installation. Cursor is very responsive, and a lot better than Opera's - As is the whole browser IMO

Overall, a very good upgrade.

No complaints from me. Hopefully RIM will learn a thing or two from Bolt 2.0

I just downloaded and tried it out and it kept locking up at 20% and finally locked up my phone. I have already removed it from my 9700. Maybe next time. For now I'll stick with Opera Mini 5.

like 79' pinto. Slow and ugly. Opera 5 wins hands down!

When typing in an address in the address bar I am no longer able to use the return key load the page I have to press the trackball which is kind of a pain in the ass :) I sure hope they make change it back so the return key can used again!

C'mon webkit!! Hurry up already!! and Skye too!!

I want your psycho, your vertigo stick. Want you in my rear window baby its sick.

I had bolt on my storm a while ago and couldn't figure out how to use it rite so I deleted it. Maybe with the bugs being fixed I will give it another chance. I hope my browser opens with all that Gaga mania. I'm a monster!

looks interesting im on it! when i tried bold before i hated it to.. lets see what happens!

worked on 8530..faster than 1.7 and tabbed browsing is great

DL Bolt on my Bold 9700. Unlike Opera, I could change the font size on my Bold. However, when opening YouTube it required me to open my native browser in order to display the video. What's up with that and what's the point?

Its ok small font. As for tabbed browsing I much prefer Opera mini. Way better look and easier to see!!

On my 9630 Tour. I think I will try to set it as my main browser and see how it goes.

Using it on my Tour 9630 and pages load much faster than in the bb browser. Considering making it my main browser although the stiff mouse movement gets kind of annoying.

I'm jus not feeling the bolt browser the tab browsing is not working for me. And whn I click on some stuff it doesn't even respond. But all around opera mini is way better to me on my STORM 9530. They pages also load up to big and its hard to read. And opera mini pages load up jus like my computer and very easy to see. I think bolt needs a little more work!

The "refresh" behavior of Bolt for the page you're viewing whenever you click a check box or enter text in a field is plain annoying. Skyfire doesn't even have this problem.

Why aren't device fonts used in Bolt? The current in-browser font is horrible.

When I go to crackberry and try to click on forums it just brings me back to the home blog page time after time. Doesn't quite work the way it should. I rebooted after install and still nothing. But if you use espn and CNN in their home page link they work fine within those websites.

One button(the tab) has made Opera Mini obsolete
Time to bring Opera Mobile to BlackBerry

Lasted bout 20 Min on it. Storm 9550 5,0,0,517. Font size won't change. Cursor is ridiculous at trying to make selection and could not sign up for Facebook messaging. Pretty
Crappy start for Bolt. Been using the new Opera for a week now and I really can't remember any complaints. It wins hands down.

it's 'ok' but where's the ZOOM on this thing???

I use the storm. I downloaded both recent versions of opera mini and bolt was much slower than opera. My blackberry browser even worked better than bolt

The Browser is very nice now, but Opera is still a little bit better.

Yes...it is so fast now and easier to add pages than Opera Mini 5 - Great job bolt.

I like it. For my 8330 it works just as well as the 1.7 did. But besides the tabs, I haven't noticed anything else that is new. Bolt will continue to be my main browser until something better comes along.

Sounds great can't wait

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When typing in an address in the address bar I am no longer able to use the return key load the page I have to press the trackball which is kind of a pain in the ass :) I sure hope they make change it back so the return key can used again!

Yeah me too!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BOLT 2.0 SUCKS BALLZ WORSE THAN USUAL on BOLD 9000!!!!! How com OPERA MINI can get it right??????

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I've tried all of them, most definitely the Native Browser is awesome, but Bolt does the full desktop view, instead of the mobile view, and it's as good as if your were navigating on your own computer, native nor opera mini 5, can do this as precise as bolt can, and I've use opera a lot, because I often have to open a few websites at the time, but with the new multi-tab feature, Bolt does it right... also, it automatically detects if your using your BIS or WIFI, and it chooses the more convenient one... on the Native I actually had to manually switch to wifi mode, when I was at home... Bolt does it for me without all the hassle... So far Bolt is a winner, totally recommend this app. Also remember, this v2.0 is just a beta, final version will be even better with font, rendering, and everything else... the same way opera mini did with the beta.

Am I the only one still having the 20% hangup. The first page I go to always stopps for 30 seconds at 20%. Checked and it is 2.0. That is really annoying and makes it super slow. No thanks unless someone has a fix for that I am switching back to Opera.

I am REALLY trying to like Bolt, honestly. However, I was hoping that the text would be larger and easier to read. I have done the magnification tip before but honestly, how hard is it to make the text readable like the native BlackBerry browser or even the Opera Mini. I am going to give it some time and try Opera Mini 5 as well but I holding out that the redone native BB browser is as good as it is being made out to be.

This bolt browser 2.0 is totally garbage, slow, the fonts are small, I know I can change it but this is gay.
The browser won’t detect mobile site. I uninstalled it and back RIM browser.

i was trying to click the address bar but it kept reloading the page. i didn't really give it an honest shot. i'm too used to the native browser. u can't click enter in the address bar after u typed out the website to go to the website? wussup wit dat?