Leaked: OS 6.0.0.161 for the BlackBerry Torch 9800

on 16 Aug 2010 02:42 PM

Not even a week after release and we have our first leaked OS for the BlackBerry Torch 9800 thanks to ChadH42 and orleff. AT&T officially released OS 6.0.0.141 last week, and today we have OS 6.0.0.161 for download. We're not sure whats new and improved but its most likely worth checking out. Keep in mind this isn't an official release, so use caution when installing so you don't screw up your new toy :-)

*OS Disclaimer - Please Read: Keep in mind this is NOT an official release and as such is not supported by RIM or your Carrier. If you choose to install, do so at your own risk and only if you're comfortable in the process of upgrading and downgrading your device software. It is quite normal during operating system development for certain features to be crippled or disabled while others are tested, and these beta builds often reflect that. They are not always better. Depending on your BlackBerry comfort level, it may be best for you to wait for community feedback on a build before deciding to download and install for yourself or simply wait for the next official release. If you require support, you will find it in our CrackBerry forums via our extremely knowledgeable community base - do not contact your carrier or RIM for Beta OS technical support (their first course of action will be to advise you to downgrade to a supported OS). *

Filed Under: BlackBerry OS; Tags: BlackBerry Torch 9800, leaked OS

79 Comments

Posted by hammer_gaidin Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

Let's give it a go!

Posted by dpac4686 Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

let me know how it is when you get it up and running. hopefully it fixes some of the bugs.

Posted by HavPlenty Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

...the EFF will I get it for my 9650?????????????????

Posted by dstunt Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

i feel your pain....been waiting for so long now

Posted by HavPlenty Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

No one knows of a tentative drop date? Been talkin' about OS6 for what feels like over a year now.

Posted by sincedyone Tuesday, Aug 17, 2010 555 days ago

... TO REALEASE THEIR MOST RECENT OS for all the iphones when the iphone 4 came out. So frustrating RIM!!! Overrated piece of crap.

Posted by reverepats Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

how come theres a leak for the 9800. i mean i know there was another official release for the 9800 a few days ago, but does this conclude more features for the 9800 or sumthin. i dont understand why theres a leak for it if OS6 has already been made official for this device

Posted by hammer_gaidin Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

The past one was them posting the current version that was getting put on the release 9800.

Posted by DeathNoltz Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

Get the OS 6 leaks out for other devices!!!!! Come on!

Posted by reverepats Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

ohh ok....i just was sure. i'm getting sort of confused thats all........theres already been, what?....2 official release's for the 9800 and now a leak. its just funny to me thats all. i mean i'm happy for those 9800 owners! i really am.............but making a leak for a device thats already got 2 official releases already, just wierd to me

Posted by SuBee Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

Oh Gosh! When is OS 6 going to be available for BlackBerry Bold 9700!?

Posted by yeahboyyy Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

1. Can we ban this joker who's trying to sell shoes on crackberry?

2. A lot of us have this phone called the Bold 9650....please us already.

Posted by millyblick Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

1. I agree, that joker always makes me think like why are you on a phone site selling fake clothes and sneakers.

2. Yesss, they need to already but also for the Bold 9700.

Posted by Illuminated_A Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

I agree. Like is he for real?

Posted by bold1193 Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

It really is getting annoying, CrackBerry: please do some thing about this guy!!

Posted by npunk42 Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

Who has time to install all these updates, of the SAME OS, on the SAME PHONE? Its getting a bit weird, like meeting a girl you've been dreaming about for a while, then she wont leave you alone for a minute. Calling every time she breaks a fingernail.

Posted by reverepats Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

u said it.......i mean con LOL......i'm just laughing about all this now HAHA.....unbelievable

Posted by bigmo164 Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

RIM can't get it right the first time, so they use current customers at beta testers!!!! After they report the shortcomings of the OS in forums, they fix that problem then put out a New OS.....
Let RIM master OS 6 on their so called "flagship" device before they start screwing with our BOLDS..

Posted by eahinrichsen Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

Who else should be used as beta testers?

Posted by Snipes Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

I'd like to try this... Th OS on the torch is nice but it could be a bit better.

Posted by celinelasvegas Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

Can I install this via my Torch or do I have to download online via computer?

Posted by bigalryder Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

It needs to be downloaded and installed from your computer. The OTA Update will only pick up official releases.

Posted by batrad Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

i'll pass...
just got activating all the apps on the device..

pain to do it again so soon..

Posted by Connor83 Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

I thought that app world 2.0 fixed that. Or at least made it much easier.

Posted by bighap Tuesday, Aug 17, 2010 555 days ago

Smart users don't get their apps from crap world.

Posted by jc Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

I am just going to wait until an official upgrade is released.

Posted by AgentScribe Tuesday, Aug 17, 2010 554 days ago

Posted by Illuminated_A Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

Had to read it twice to make sure....was hoping it was 9700 :-(

Posted by hammer_gaidin Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

I THINK IT'S GONE! After one call I didn't hear it. I had it badly on every call before. Hopefully this takes care of it!

ENJOY

Posted by bigalryder Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

The download is quite a bit larger than the released version. I wonder what changes are in the leak?

Posted by Dante-Ken Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

Nothing new.

I realized after many leaked OS' of other BlackBerries, nothing gets improved. This update does nothing to improve the slow responsiveness of swiping left and right on the homescreen, and other touchscreen glitches. It is likely that no matter how many leaked OS' there are, nothing will improve the device, nor add any new features. Will any of these leaks make the social feeds sync with Google Reader? Not likely. The YouTube "app" will still only be a link to the mobile website, not its own app.

With all the leaks for the Bold 9700, what was changed? Nothing. What was improved? Boot time? Sure, until you install your apps and restore all of your data again. Then the boot time is back to 5 or more agonizing minutes.

Installing these leaks is a waste of time. Nothing changes other than the version number. No visual changes, no improvements to the software, nothing at all. Plus, with each leak, all of your apps and app settings are deleted. So could someone tell me, what is the point of it all?

Posted by nereuszeer Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

Did you even install it? Does it fix the "clear downloads", maybe saved searches? Low battery indicator? Could be any number of things...

Posted by anastasiophan Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

Seriously, what is wrong with this joker? First of all, these are leaks, RIM isn't officially releasing it because in some cases it isn't ready for prime time. They release an official OS and if there are bugs (which every OS has) then RIM goes back to work fixing them. When they think they have them all worked out, they will release their fixes to the carriers and have the carriers test the OS.

When you get a leak, it is from the Carrier testing stage. If its good enough, it will be officially released, but if it is still bugged, it will be sent back and they will wait for a newer build.

I don't know about Android, but I know the iPhone has a similar process. They are on iOS4 beta 3 right now (i think).

Please, learn a little about what you are talking about before you post a message to the world showing your ignorance. Thank you.

Posted by MecTruck Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

WOW!

Posted by Dante-Ken Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

Yeah, I installed it.

Posted by jeffreii Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

Nothing gets improved in OS updates? It sounds like you're relatively new to this.

Sure some OS leaks are very minor and hardly any different but over the last two years of updating my 9000 there have been some significant bug fixes and feature additions in some of the leaks.

Posted by Dante-Ken Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

No, not new.

I guess it's important to have the latest version of anything, even if in this case doesn't do much of anything.

Posted by millyblick Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

... Looks like you need a Driod or iPhone 4.

Posted by BBThemes Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

think about it, apple released iOS4.0 then 4.0.1, theres no difference, then these google updates do nothing either, must be one of the few on cb that doesnt want an OS update lol

Posted by Dante-Ken Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

There are improvements made with Googles updates to Android. For example, with the introduction of the JIT compiler Android 2.2, which improves the performance of the phone significantly (with benchmarks to prove how much). Also, with voice commands and additions to Google Maps and navigation, it is obvious that updates to Android are worth it. Not like these BB leaks, where one leak isn't good, then the next is, then the next one isn't all the while doing absolutely nothing to the performance of the phone or native apps.

Posted by jeffreii Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

You have no clue what you're talking about.

You are comparing apples to oranges.

The Android 2.2 update is a major update being offered publicly to several Android devices.

You are complaining about internal BB leaks that were not meant for the public and are not anything but BETA test builds that may or may not be good enough to be offered by carriers such as AT&T.

I have seen many leaks that are the same or even worse than earlier versions.

I have also seen leaks that are significantly better, fix multiple bugs and add extra features.

If you want to dumb it down you can think of the 2.2 update as equivalent of BlackBerry releasing a 6.1 update...not going from 6.0.0.141 to 6.0.0.161.

Posted by Connor83 Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

I love new updates. I have seen bug fixes and improvement. Maybe you just need to use your phone more to notice.

Posted by pattste Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

So you think they release a new version but only change the version number and the code is the same? Are you for real?

Posted by Dante-Ken Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

So what have you noticed new with this leak?

Posted by Marc_Paradise Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

I've seen folks mention this sluggishness, but I haven't seen it. Where is it specifically?
The closest I have seen is when you swipe slowly up and down, the bar "catches" at certain points on the screen -- and this seems to be by design.

As far as 9700 leaks: battery life was improved as well as memory usage. Those are good enough reasons for me ;)

Posted by Five50What Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

Leaky

Posted by peVas Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

Another 9800 leak, bring us a 9700 leak insted, I seen Leak: OS6 and thought it was ready for us! Got all excited lol

Posted by millyblick Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

Man i keep coming back to these blogs... which is good by the way because i spread the information. But where is OS 6 for bold 9700?? Its frustrating to see OS 6 on any headline and noticing its not for the 9700.

Posted by LyndellKell Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

Its getting kinda old I thought there was a leak before how bout a 9700 leak that's news

Posted by dean_fx Monday, Aug 16, 2010 555 days ago

Good lord, forget the torch leaks! they already got OS6...get to gettin your hands on a 9700 os6 leak or at least for other devices!