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by Kevin Michaluk on 26 Aug 2009 01:56 AM
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Threaded SMS for BlackBerry Smartphones

With OS 5.0.0.190 surfacing for the BlackBerry Bold and Curve 8900, we finally have visual proof that RIM will be bringing threaded SMS to BlackBerry. Why it took so long who knows, but when OS 5.0 officially rolls out in the weeks/months ahead (it's all unofficial looks so far) that this long-standing pain will be no more. Below you can see some more screen captures of it in action. This one of those things I really hope RIM can find a way to make backwards compatible to older OS platforms. So far we've only seen OS 5.0 love for devices that originally shipped with OS 4.6 or 4.7, but I have a feeling there a ton of BlackBerry Curve 83xx and Pearl users out there that would kill for this. Sure, BlackBerry Messenger is where it's at.... but if you have friends that for some reason don't own a BlackBerry, then threaded SMS is a must.

 

Native Threaded SMS Client for BlackBerry Smartphones (OS 5.0 >)

 

Threaded SMS for BlackBerry Smartphones

Threaded SMS for BlackBerry Smartphones

Threaded SMS for BlackBerry Smartphones

Threaded SMS for BlackBerry Smartphones

Threaded SMS for BlackBerry Smartphones

Threaded SMS for BlackBerry Smartphones

Threaded SMS for BlackBerry Smartphones

 

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Posted by TallyHo Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 896 days ago

....just included in BBM. It is actually a part of the SMS and MMS program. Awesome!!!

 
 
Posted by gameboy213 Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 896 days ago

Finally!

 
 
Posted by SmoveAL Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 896 days ago

Thanks.. Looks Good

 
 
Posted by brodys2 Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 896 days ago

hey i have just installed 5.0 on my storm and can't seem to find the treaded sms. is there a setting ? hmm missing bbm too? suggestions

 
 
Posted by skimla Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 896 days ago

only bold and curve. how those devices got it first, beats me

 
 
Posted by LSBerry Saturday, Jul 10, 2010 578 days ago

i have a curve 8900 and just upgraded to 5.0 but my SMS is not threaded. it's exactly like the old version of SMS. any help???

 
 
Posted by skimla Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 896 days ago

"160 / 1 of 6" says all

 
 
Posted by aviationwiz Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 896 days ago

@skimla

This has always been the case with the BlackBerry when on a GSM network.

 
 
Posted by skimla Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 896 days ago

salomondrin's video shows him running on Verizon and it showed the same 160 / 1 of 6. so, to be specific, multi-sms support on Verizon.

 
 
Posted by nyyankeefan1021 Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 896 days ago

Nope, his video was on a GSM carrier

 
 
Posted by skitchbeatz Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 896 days ago

I hope this works within the overall messaging app like BBM does

 
 
Posted by gage006 Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 896 days ago

I'm dying for this to leak for my 8330. If it does and the multipart sms stays in it for the cdma version, I think itd keep me from abandoning ship for the Pre.

 
 
Posted by mettleh3d Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 896 days ago

I think we will quiver with the fact that that check mark doesn't include a D or R upon delivery. For the first few months anyway :-P

 
 
Posted by dertobi Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 896 days ago

hey crackberry-folks,

i already wondered about some discussions on this topic a while ago and wanted to ask if you do not have the threaded sms feature outside germany...i'm running my 8900 on 4.6.something and have a "simple" version of threaded sms feature, being all in plain text without the bling-bling, but working as supposed to. my question is: do you not have that feature unless using OS 5.x? one thing that messes up the threading compared to email-conversations is that it puts all sms from a contact into the thread, even when they are not on the same topic or actually responses on my previously sent sms. does OS 5.x still do that or is it a REAL threaded function like the "re:..." in emails? (wondering how this should be possible since sms lack a "subject"-option)

ah, and before i forget: i am already able to write multi-sms (more than 160 chars)...all in my "old" OS 4.6.xxx...

greetz from germany,
Tobi

 
 
Posted by codemaker Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 896 days ago

Current blackberries have something of a "threaded sms" view, in that you see previous messages from that contact while reading and sending new messages. This new feature is describing a more conversation/IM style SMS interface. Very similar to what sending and receiving BBMs is like now.

True SMS "threads", in the style of email threads are not possible AFAIK.

Only GSM blackberries support spreading an sms over multiple messages. This as been supported for a while.

 
 
Posted by autoprime Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 896 days ago

cant this be ripped from the OS and shared for everyone else?

 
 
Posted by esmooth Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 896 days ago

will this sms ever be ready for my BBcurve 8320? I feel like my fing phone never gets any love idk maybe im new to this. I have a 4.5.162 OS. I have bchat but want this

 
 
Posted by shimojunk Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 896 days ago

I know RIM is trying hard to make advances in their OS to compete with Palm OS and iphone, so they are concentrating on the newest and fastest BBs, but the Curve 83XX is by far the biggest user base. I wouldn't be suprised if all the Bolds, 8900s, and Storms combined don't even come close to the number of 83XX owners.

With that said, why are they excluding the biggest community? Is this some marketing scheme to make 83XX owners upgrade?

 
 
Posted by cookie56 Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 896 days ago

I have a 8330 Curve - would also like the threaded SMS. As shimojunk just said, RIMs biggest user base is the Curve. I, too, use BChat (sometimes - not very stable yet) but this would be just what we needed. If this IS some marketing scheme to upgrade, don't count me in. I love the stability of my Curve and will just deal with SMS as is if that's the case. To spend money on an upgrade would be ridiculous just to get threaded SMS. I'll wait until RIM or BChat or any other developer gets a stable threaded SMS. Not that big of a deal.

 
 
Posted by Dropp Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 896 days ago

For anyone who had installed 5.0. Is it stable or buggy? Is it fast as 4.6?

 
 
Posted by iLovemy_bb Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 896 days ago

I couldn't wait until this was available for my bb...I love it too much...Curve 8900 = success

 
 
Posted by jeffreii Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 896 days ago

Unfortunately this beta is not compatible with BBM 5.0 so if you want threaded SMS via this upgrade, you have to downgrade to BBM 4.7. Wack.

 
 
Posted by BlkBryAddict Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 896 days ago

Let's go RIM, we need you to get on the ball here. Keep us BB lovers happy!

 
 
Posted by Achronas Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 896 days ago

At the top it says 1/6, does this mean that we will also be able to go beyond the 160 character limit that is currently set?!

 
 
Posted by tonester03 Thursday, Aug 27, 2009 896 days ago

while that might be true...
By: skimla | Date: Wed, 08/26/2009 - 15:36 |

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salomondrin's video shows him running on Verizon and it showed the same 160 / 1 of 6. so, to be specific, multi-sms support on Verizon.
Nope, his video was on a GSM
By: nyyankeefan1021 | Date: Wed, 08/26/2009 - 16:42 |

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Nope, his video was on a GSM carrier
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But in the vid sal said it was the 9550 (cdma). so in reality, verizon too will have multi/threaded-sms

 
 
Posted by TheSultan Thursday, Aug 27, 2009 896 days ago

I'm getting that feeling like when I used to climb the ropes in gym class!!!!!

 
 
Posted by lancexgonzalez Thursday, Aug 27, 2009 895 days ago

the update was nice to see but unusable because i depend on blackberry messenger. The beta does not have a bbm client at all. i'm sure this has all been said but most of my apps would not install on this version for the fact that they were built for v4.6.. think about it before you download the v5.0, unless you are good at going between different softwares on your blackberry.

 
 
Posted by Working Class Hero Thursday, Aug 27, 2009 895 days ago

somebody needs to make a hybrid OS with threaded SMS/MMS and BBM 5.0

I had a hybrid OS for my BOLD (BBM 5.0 and Browser 5.0) running on .282.

Hopefully someone will come through with another hybrid for .297!

 
 
Posted by alz1788 Sunday, Aug 30, 2009 892 days ago

oh my gosh about time!!!!!

 
 
Posted by Andy348 Sunday, Aug 30, 2009 892 days ago

Thank the lord!

 
 
Posted by bryanwithay Sunday, Aug 30, 2009 892 days ago

i will be EXTREMELY disappointed and irritated if the 83** series curve doesnt get this feature in the next official os release, that and including the bbm on top of it.

 
 
Posted by tiopooh Monday, Aug 31, 2009 891 days ago

will it make the 8900 thru t-mobile work better and faster since the 8900 doesn't have the 3g network,, it uses edge?? hope so!!!!!!!

 
 
Posted by daisyforyou Monday, Aug 31, 2009 891 days ago

crosses fingers that all of this is included in a 8310 release. I can't afford to get a new BB! LOL

 
 
Posted by BlackberryBlake Saturday, Sep 05, 2009 886 days ago

bout effin time

 
 
Posted by parampreet Saturday, Sep 12, 2009 879 days ago

Slightly off topic, but which theme is being shown in the screenshots ? Looks like a derivative of the Precision Zen, but better looking. I'd love to have this theme...