By this time most of us CrackBerry Addicts are pretty familiar with OS 5.0. You might be running an unofficial release of it on your BlackBerry Bold or Curve 8900, or you've seen the hands-on video or blog and forum posts that have covered many of the features coming in this next evolution of BlackBerry device software.
That said, I'd bet that even if you have been running 5.0 on your device you have not yet picked up on every incremental feature and improvement. Below you'll find a pretty complete walk through of the upgrades 5.0 offers as well as a checklist of which previous devices are getting what improvements. I say "pretty complete" since I don't seem to notice on this doc any mention of the new media app memory statistics screen (let us know if you spot anything else in the comments). With 5.0 launching soon, it shouldn't be long before an updated version of this incremental features document pops up in the RIM Knowledge Base.
Interesting to note is that based on this document, it seems that 5.0 is only coming (at least in the near future) to the latest generation of BlackBerry smartphones that feature OS 4.6 or greater. It may be a while (or possibly never?!) before your current device model featuring 4.5 or lower sees any 5.0 goodness. Could be time to upgrade. This doc was geared at current GSM devices, but models like the 8230 and yet unreleased devices (9630, "Gemini") that are not on this list should also get/launch with 5.0. * Update - Regarding older devices, we've now heard both that the 83xx series will get the update and that it won't (other older models are out for sure by the sounds of it). I guess we'll see what happens. Sort of strange if that's the case as the first glimpses of 5.0 we saw/heard about were on older devices. Stay tuned... *
BlackBerry Device Software 5.0 Incremental Features
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sounds pretty cool, hopefully it comes out soon for my 9530.
I like you^_^
Still no Flash support?
Can't see how much better our web browsing will be without flash! Hope that is added soon to 5.0.
There will be no Flash on Blackberry devices for any time in the foreseeable future. RIM has stated that the overhead involved in translating the Javascript to Flash would make the experience of viewing Flash content not worth it.
So please stop wishing and hoping for something that just isn't going to happen.
not only that, but Adobe CTO has all but committed the internal mobile Flash team to pushing out an optimized version for the iPhone by no later than Q4. goodbye Flash for BBerry, WinMo, Symbian, etc
same sentiments
so now you can load apps on mem card? WOW bout time
That says that the sd card can be used for two factor authentication, not for loading applications.
Has anybody got facebook to work on 5.0?
I had this on my Bold but when trying to apply the majority of my BB Profile sounds, they came up as unsupported. Downgraded in the end. Anyone else had this problem please?
And Facebook would not work!
Reinstalled and now all work! Strange! Leaving it on now.
I am so glad as a new crackberry user to have found this site. I have used other smartphones, but love my blackberry and am glad to have found a site to help me get the most out of this device. Can't wait to download 5.0!
Once you go blackberry, you don't go back! Finally software that does exactly what it was intended to do.
Vickie
OS 5.0 also has a Set Contact Alert function where, in addition to the existing unique alerts for phone calls, you can set unique alerts for messages by Contact. This is really cool. Now when my boss sends me an e-mail or SMS message my BB sounds a unique ring (Take This job and Shove it!)
the follow up sync seems to work against my v4 Blackberry professional server..
Really? How did you get it to do that, mine doesn't :(
Thanks. Very well put together article. Now release this for the 9530 so I can stop wishing I kept my 8830
I shudder to think how OS 4.5 devices would suffer under the strain of OS 5.0. When switching from OS 4.2 to OS 4.5 I saw more spinning hourglasses and less free space for apps. Would OS 5.0 leave anything for additional apps?
I want this for my storm so badly I think I'm freaking out a little. I've heard that 5.0 has better performance as well, a desperate need for storm users. Please RIM? I'd burn my ipod touch at the stake for the storm 5.0 loader...
It definitely SOUNDS like you can upload 3rd party apps, but that seems just too good to be true. Is it something more worthless, like security authorization with the use of a microSD card?
I knew I should have waited and got a new Curve. Have the Pearl 8130 running v 4.5 and kicking myself.
Am I reading this correctly? Does this mean that OS 5.0 will allow users to store, access and use third party applications on a memory card as opposed to device memory?
theres any new beta beside .90? (for my curve 8900)
These are some great improvements....I'm looking forward to using the BES enhancements...
I wonder if there's a team working on a fresh 6.0 design
I'd like to see a purpose for the volume keys....perhaps replace them with the old scroll wheel.
What more purpose could you be looking for? I only ask because I love how they work. Quick press up or down to change the volume, long press to skip to next or previous track.
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if you have an email or a phone number sent in an email, can you add it to an existing contact? its one of my pet peeves that i am only given the option to add a new contact and not add to an old one
Yeah. That always annoys me too.
Not to mention the fact that the number to be added INVARIABLY is added as a 'Work' number. I understand that that this is a business-first device, but in my own experience I find that most of the numbers I add are usually 'Mobile' numbers. I always have to cut & paste to fix it. Well then again, thank god for THAT feature! :p
It seems that 4.5.0.124 will be the last one for mine. Ever since this talk of 5.0 surfaced, I've read & heard that all devices newer than the 87xx will be able to get it. And so, I hoped & prayed.
But with this info, as Kevin put it: "It may be a while (or possibly never?!) before your current device model featuring 4.5 or lower sees any 5.0 goodness". Looks like it is on the "never" side.
Well, all things must come to its end. But what a real heartbreak, though...!
I just read through all that and have to say that I am very excited. Looks like some nice upgrades to me.
Threaded Messaging...
That'd be a life saver for me. Guess i'll have to keep waiting.
That was one of my biggest hopes. Let down. :(
seems nice....still....the Storm can do nearly everything here right now
nice to see features that should have been included by default (such as the uploading bar, boot screen, appointment forwarding, and mail folders).
some things, such as the permanent bookmarks, are really unnecessary and i hope theres a way to disable them >:(
I may be missing something here, but I have a Bold and have been using the berry button for task switching and selecting the default option for some time now. I know it came with an OS upgrade, but I don't remember which one. I am using OS version 4.6.0.247 at this time.
I currently don't see the 8350i listed but I would assume that it will be available for that device too?
This poor nextel device is most times left out to fend for itself. It's currently running with 4.6.1.204. What about us??
hopefully this will be released for the 8330
No kidding, hope so too. My Telus 8330 is only a year old. It's running os4.5 and I don't see any hour glasses, so why can't it run it? Always nice to get a new device, but only when you really need it.
This looks like it will be nice but there is still no flash support. I hope 5.0 will be out some.
I am looking forward to all the new features for my Bold :)
So when is 5.x going to be "officially" released to Bold users???
boy, an update to 5.0 on my 8330 would sure make the wait for the 9630 more tolerable....
Well, I am hoping that OS 5.0 makes it's way to the 83xx devices. An early leak has been seen running on an 8310 so I don't see RIM dropping support for it. RIM has dropped the ball a lot lately and this would be another misstep. The biggest blunder by RIM was releasing the Storm way too early. I've been reading nothing but problems about this device and users having to exchange theirs 2, 3, 4, 5 times. I haven't heard any of this with any of their other devices. I really like the look and feel of the Storm but with all of it's problems I would upgrade to a Bold (wouldn't touch an iPhone with a 10 foot pole!).
Yeah I just made my "iPhone buddy" very jealous by letting him read this article. I cant wait to see these improvements in actions.
Not really hype about this... dont see to much new added to my Storm...
Just make the thing faster, that's all i care about honestly. .132 is as stable as it gets, speed it up and i'm in heaven.
FLASH!!!!
THREADED MESSAGES!!!
*Please*
I suppose there will need to be a lot of 3rd party app adjustments because not only does facebook not work but almost all my 3rd party apps have issues.
Most 3rd party apps will need to be recompiled using the 5.0 SDK when it becomes available for them to work on OS 5.0.