on 18 Jun 2010 01:45 AM
Seems as though the BlackBerry Bold 9700 is getting OS love from lots of carriers these days. While not on par with that of folks on Rogers in Canada, AT&T has just released their latest approved OS. 5.0.0.602 is now officially available via their BlackBerry downloads page. If you're still running the stock OS on your 9700 for AT&T you'll want to look into this one. Thanks cc999!
That's great. I've been out of the loop for a while but is there ever going to be an OS 5 release for the original Bold 9000???
All I see on the link is Desktop Software, EMR Patch and Enterprise Server...where is the OS??
Where it lists all the devices...click on 9700 and scroll to the bottom.
Checked DM and Wireless Update on my BB, haven't seen jack show up for this yet. Ill have to recheck in the morning, might be too early for everything to catch up...
Will load it up in the clear light of day. Nice seeing a new
carrier release :)
Maybe it's just cause I'm OCD when it comes to OS's, but I cant honestly imagine running a stock carrier OS. If i let T-Mobile have their way, I'd still be rocking .586. But instead I'm on .743
If you were truly OCD (meaningless term IMO) you would ONLY
load your carrier releases.
Anything other than that runs counter to the (spurious at
best) concept.
I agree. I too am ocd and have waited ever so patiently for an official update. Thanks att for the love.
I have serious BB OCD and I have been very patiently waiting for an ATT update. Now to figure out if its worth it. I happen to love being on 9700/5.0.0.405!
HOW DO I DOWNLOAD TO THE NEWER VERSION IF I DONT HAVE A COMPANY OR COMPANY TITLE ?? THANKS FOR THE HELP
lie
HI, MY NAME IS AL, AND I OWN THE COMPANY AL'S CHAIRS. AS OF NOW, YOU'RE THE NEWEST MEMBER OF MY STAFF! SO, FOR YOUR COMPANY, TYPE "AL'S CHAIRS". FOR YOUR TITLE, TYPE "SITTER". YOU'LL HAVE YOU'RE NEW OS DOWNLOADED IN NO TIME!!
Does it still have upper mute key de-activated
And
Only lock key working..
Let me know
I am still on .423
The upper right MUTE button is NOT de-activated, it is still a MUTE button that silences your calls. Obviously you're referring to the previous Standby feature. Yes that's gonzo.
This change is supposedly permanent. Kinda makes more sense to not have 2 lock-type buttons, but we all have our habits… (But I really hope they add back the Owner info to the non-password Lock screen.)
Here's my guide to the new Lock/Unlock functionality:
http://forums.crackberry.com/f146/how-lock-unlock-newer-os-500-a-451013/
Please drop a comment so the thread stays active. (Until they Sticky it! Hint, hint…)
You have to decide, are you NEVER going to upgrade, because this isn't changing.
Is the standby feature disabled? By accident I was muting Pandora this morning and when I went to look at my phone later it asked me to hit the mute button to take it out of standby. I realized I must've held it down too long and put it in standby. I just tested and this also works with the new OS released today. Hold down the mute button and it goes into standby.
As for owner info, do you mean when you hit the lock button it doesn't display your owner info? The lock screen shows mine, but I don't have a password set to test otherwise.
Well I'm at work currently. But as soon as I get home and back my phone up this is going on it. I'll let ya know what changes I see.
I couldn't get this to install on my Rogers phone so I contacted them. I was told that it hasn't been tested yet by Rogers and that they would email me when it was available. It's not on their website or available on the wireless update feature on my phone either.
What's the deal then??? And how come my desktop manager won't recognize that I only have .351?
This is the official for att that's why they tell you that. The official build for rogers on the 9700 is now .743. Talk to them about that.
ok , maybe its me, but when i click the link, the only thing I see is :
BlackBerry Handheld Software v5.0.0.645 (Multilanguage)
Package Version: 5.0.0.645
Consisting of:
Applications: 5.0.0.405
Software Platform: 5.1.0.112
File name: 9700M_PBr5.0.0_rel645_PL5.1.0.112_A5.0.0.405_AT_amp_T.exe
File size: 136.52MB
These ver numbers don't match the crackberry post, and when I am downloading it I get a posted date of dec 12 2009? What am i missing?
Does anyone know why this does not show up when I try to download it OTA through Wireless Update on my handheld? I get the no new update available. I can't download DM on my work computer, so wondering how to get the update on my BB.
Is your BB provided by work? It's possible they need to approve the update. I run a BES Express server and had to initiate a refresh for device software. After I did that, the update notification popped up on my device in seconds. Before that I had the same problem. Figured it'd be searching AT&T's available software, but I guess it was looking at my server's instead.
Does anybody have a list of changes/improvements/deletions caused by this ATT OS update? Is it worth the hassle (I'm currently on V .405)?
I would probably have to redo my folders and stuff.
You shouldn't have to worry about folder moving and stuff. Just back your stuff before you proceed just in case.
when you do an update, usually i just let the application update automatically back up my current settings. which means you don't have to move stuff back and forth when you update it. i also to decided to make a backup folder to where i know where the back ups will be placed ie. my documents > blackberry back up. i delete them after a month cause i update it quite frequently, if i dont like the OS update.
Im on AT&T but I already downloaded (743) from Rogers and its pretty good so far. Step your game up AT&T...
So I downloaded the new OS for the ATT website by my DM is not picking it up that there is a new version when updating the device. I know there is another way to launch the update. How do we did it again? I forgot! lol
I just checked and the applications are the same... pooh
Were do I go to delete the carrier software if I want to to this ATT update? I'm on TMobile and hate this .586 from them! When I download to desk I don't see where to go in and look for it! It just wants to download it straight to phone!
I'm running .586 on T-Mobile and I'm also hating it. Tell me, what bugs/issues are you facing?
Not showing up and no way to install on my end. Forget this
When I saw this article I verified it on my device then I went to Blackberry Desktop Manager and Desktop Manager didn't register it so I'm now performing the update OTA. It is official I don't know why Desktop Manager is not registering it though.
Same as the prior ATT platform. Why?
Remember to delete the "vendor.xml" file (located in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research in Motion\AppLoader) -- otherwise, the update will not be visible.
...the regular/original lock AND standby is still intact!! Just did the OTA update and it went flawlessly. Thanks CB!!
That's what I've been waiting to hear!!! I like have both!
how long did it take for your device to find the available upgrade OTA when the request was sent out? I sent a request and it has now been 18 mins, waiting for my bb to tell me something
Clicking on the official download listed here takes me to AT&T site that shows the .405 upgrade. What am I missing?
Once you click the link here......Scroll to the bottom and you will see the updated software that is available. Did mine as a Wireless update this morning and worked just fine. Also fixed the missing APP WORLD ICON problem from earlier in the week. Thank you for the link and info CRACKBERRY!!
I deleted the vendor xml file and still won't show up on my DM. Can anyone give me the OTA link?
I was gonna do the OTA, but the message said that I may not be able to use my BB for several hours. Approximately how long were you OTA downloaders without use of your phones?
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