Official OS 5.0.0.607 for the BlackBerry Storm2 Available from Verizon Wireless

.451 for now. Runs like a champ.

Looks like it is available on http://vzw.smithmicro.com/blackberry/ now

When will the Storm1 get another update? What about those of us who got the first one?

To bad BBM group chat is broken. What a horrible official OS for Verizon to choose.

32MB.
WooHoo !
About time we S2 owners got some love.

The upgrade is now showing in Desktop Manager, and it is currently updating right now. Woo Hoo

i think this comes with BBM .65 the bug was with .66

I ran this OS for a while but had to downgrade to my previous OS because of the unstable radio. ITS GARBAGE! I live in the sticks and depend on a strong radio, like the one in .517. The difference is night and day. If I am running .607 and I am on a call any data that gets sent to me drops my call! I have been dealing with this problem for a long time and I make most of my decisions of what OS I choose by which radio works the best. And .607 does not pass the test...better luck next time, I will stick with .517.

I ride BBhybrids VIP sry VZW

I wasn't able to go to a higher os after my recent downgrade. I tried and tried ...and tried, yet I was never able to get this same os on the phone. So I'm thankful that this is loading OTA as I type this.

I agree with cory2107.

I play by the rules. I don't use leaks or versions people have built, largely because I have a Mac and it's very confusing.

I bought my Storm 1 the very first day they came out, and I have to confess I haven't felt much love coming from Verizon or RIM.

For those who don't know, the official version for the S1 is .328. There are tons of us who have this phone; indeed it was being sold until just a month or two ago. I'm happy for everyone else, but these companies shouldn't forget those who made a major investment in buying a product they offer.

Definitely use the .517 build. It has a significantly better boot time, longer battery life etc. Also, that stupid BBM bug is not there. Glad Verizon is actually pushing OSs but I chose .517.

-- BTW, there is active development on fixing the .607 BBM bug on a few hybrids.

Downloading now...hopefully it goes well

Any chance that this OS contains the necessary infrastructure for the Push to Talk?

607 is working perfect on mine (leaked version). everyone with a problem should re-install it. best OS so far....

it is about time that VZW is doing something besides having a thumb up their @ss' doing the OTA will update when done with any bugs

i noticed that they changed the wipe handle part does anybody know how to delete the phone totally?

Is there any diference between the two?? I dont want to downgrade just to install the official OS if its the same.

I had to manually go into options to update to this new OS.
would of been cool to just check my BB and see that flower update icon. but that was just for applications tho huh. they should make that flower icon a standard default icon.

anyone know yet what improvements this OS has compared to the last official OS?

I thought with a update devices are suppose to be better. What makes the new OS so bad?

Does the new .607 update change anything or update anything for the BBM...All i know is im running .517 and my phone is hella fast on the web and my battery life is great,,im not updating.

Currently updating to official OS, I will post my thoughts. 33mb will take a while!

When the bleepity bleep is the Storm 1 going to get an OS update?????

SO....some1 tell me the difference between .517 and .607 that has downloaded it.

I don't think verizon is guna give up a storm 1 update since they r discontinuing it. Soooooo that being said, would a storm 2 OS work for storm 1?

If I do this upgrade OTA will my phone be wiped? I guess I can always re-download everything I need... but it would kinda be a pain...

any answers would be appreciated.

Sure press is a much nicer expereience then before and I am so far happy to have updated.

it wont wipout anything it backs up ur phone before it installs the new update.

Well it adds voice adaptability. For the voice dialing. For some reason Quick Pull failed upon restore. Damn DM. Should have just used App loader. :)Not much for physical changes. I hope mine is more responsive, and signal works better. I know this has been out floating around a while. I sat and waited on it. I thought there would be something a little fresher. Oh Well.... That's BlackBerry for ya !

I had the leaked .607 and it was awful. Battery life was terrible, Start up takes 10 minutes or so, and once it finally gets started its buggy. I think I'll stick with .517

Push the push to talk already! Why only on Tour ??? No Sense.

Has anyone else noticed how boring the BB operating system is? It reminds me of the old Palm PDA's. Now I understand why its so easy for Android to capitalize on the Verizon phone market right now.

The bug in key sounds still is not working.Anyone else have the key tone issue? The bottom keys beep..but not on pad.

Also, I have to now use the menu/delete all call logs no...before I could do it from main screen and delete individually.

FML

Alright Crackberry nation, anyone wanna help me out? I downloaded the update through DM for Mac and it failed. My phone now shows "Reload Software: 507". Anyone wanna tell me what to do now?

I can't believe some of you won't listen. Trust me and others who have tried out .607, it's not worth it. Stick with SaskTel's .517. My friend has had the .607 leak until today, he just came over to my apartment and got .517 from me (so he doesn't have to wait for the download to finish) because his battery went from full to 0% in 6 hours of medium use. Verizon, you guys choose the worst OSs. Anyway, can't wait for the next leak.

Is the photo load always slow, like the next time I do a battery pull, or us it just the initial load?

Battery life is superb, why are you people saying the battery life sucks? I guess that don't make sense, memory leak is almost zero. Only thing is I cant delete calls from call log screen as .517.

I can't believe .607 is an official release. It's one of the worse versions, if not the worse, of all the leaks and hybrids I've tried since .320 was released. It's not totally Verizon's fault. RIM should be ashamed of themselves for letting this POS of an OS out the door.

The Incredible is looking even better now.

My Storm currently has 320. How do I even get .517. I'm afraid to download .607 because of input here. If .517 is better than .320 how do i install?

Why did the flash (app memory) on my device went down after update? Before update I was running .323 and my available space was about 100 MB. After updating to .607, my available space went down to 70 MB.

Installed the .607 update and I think it is great. I don't have any problems yet. Native browser is really zippy. I'll see how the battery holds up tomorrow.

Just downloaded the New OS 5.0.0.607. It took 14 minutes to get the download started, and then only took 42 minutes to finish. Thanks for the heads-up on this uppdate. It hadn't even prompted yet on my Storm2.

I downloaded the .607 it I gained a lot of memory back after a couple of battery pulls. The only problem I'm having is that I can't type in my username or password for Gsync, Gvoice and I can't type my registration key in for berryjooze

I was at work when I saw this post come up on twitter. I downloaded it and installed and that took about an hour. Not that bad. I only saw battery problems when I was going through each of my apps accepting the terms and all. However after that my battery has been solid with the .607. I came from the .300's OS and I have noticed that the browser is a lot faster. It is better than my opera mini 5. second, I don't know if its just me but the font looks different. I have never changed it however I could just be crazy. The screen reacts a lot better than before. I will test the battery life tomorrow at work. So far I think its a good OS.

... So good. Things (browser, phone navigation) are faster, but I'm waiting to see if it's because of a fresh install or because of the OS. Time will tell.

The only bad part is that ALL yes... ALL of my third party applications and even Add-on applications got wiped.... (the first attempt to install 607 failed and the backup was bad) So, i've spent the last 4 hours or so surfing on wifi and downloading the apps again. I started the upgrade with 3 bars of battery and just went down to 2 bars. That's after 4 full reboots (which usually kills my battery) IMO, that's not too bad.

First, of all, could we stop with the bashing and offer constructive help for folks like us working through this new upgrade? Very frustrating trying to weed through the bitchy comments to get at real information on this thread. Just a suggestion, please...

I upgraded from 320 (I think) and so far it's been successful. SureType seems to be much improved making typing faster, but we'll see as I type more on it tomorrow. Battery drain is hard to tell so far. I'm running MeterBerry and will report on how that's doing tomorrow. Phone has only been online for an hour, so too early too tell.

What's this BBM bug people are complaining about? I'm not familiar with that. Seems to be working fine so far.

Gmail app is broken. Every time I fire it up it tells me it had to modify some modules and I need to reboot..., over and over again. :(

The feature to separate mailboxes from the main messages folder is now more flexible (I can separate gmail box from messages box--finally). It just seems more intuitive from that stand point.

More info as I play with it tomorrow.

Been the best OS update for me... after a complete reinstall of everything that is....

It bricked mine half way through the update. Had to make a run to my local VZ store to get back up and running. They loaded the new OS for me. I'm on a Mac so no bbsak for me.

.517 radio with .553 full java for me. Fast. Works great. Battery life good. Best I have had on this phone.

It keeps messing up my contact list... is anyone else having this problem?

I'm scrolling through the comments reading peoples opinions and half baked reviews with no one really giving anyone any information. I've been running .607 since it was first leaked. I've probably updated the OS on my phone at least 25 times (all leaked OSs and countless hybrids). This is my experience with .607:

I like it. I prefer it over .517. It seems to me to have a better feel to the screen. I also prefer the suretype changes. The smaller letters and the highlighting of the words as you type them are a much more attractive implementation. I have however noticed I do get more dropped calls which would support many users claims of an inferior radio.

The BBM bug that has been widely publicized only affects uses of Blackberry Groups. There is a bug that prevents the keyboard from appearing. There is however a workaround that you can use until a fix comes out. Enter the Group chat, hit the Blackberry Menu button and select "New Chat". Then hit cancel, the keyboard will remain. The keyboard will not be context sensitive, nor will it shift, but it will work.

Yes, it does take substantially longer to boot, but I find that I do not need to reboot quite as frequently so an extra couple of minutes doesn't bother me.

I am sticking with .607 because in my experience, the pros outweigh the cons. I will wait for the BBM fix because apart from that, .607 appears to be faster, more stable and have better battery life than .517. I hope this helps anyone who might be on the fence about what to do.

Anyone know what this update entails? I would like to know what kind of improvements this update may have.

Installed OS 5.0.0.607 and seems pretty good. Had problem with uncaught exception javalang but went away when i deleted the QuickLaunch app. Sent an error report to them and hope for a fix soon.I was going to Verizon today to trade my Storm 2 because of keyboard issues but they seem to be resolved.

i dont notice too much difference in the update, i do like how fast and responsive the screen locks when i press the button...when you press the power button, it no longer displays you wallpaper, it stays on the current screen and a box pops up saying the screen is locked. I also noticed that boot time is faster

Sweet =)

The keyboard won't work for Google Sync or Google Voice. Those are the only two issues I've seen so far. Hopefully google is on top of it and will soon have upgraded versions of both ready...maybe versions that are more touch oriented and don't require simulating a trackball scroll by dragging your finger up or down the screen...

So quick check of Verizon Wireless website. They will still sell me a brand new Storm 9530 with a 2year contract yet they will never offer another software update?? So they are happy to sell me one but not support it with needed updates??!!

Did the OTA last night and there were no problems with it

Being on a corporate account, I don't have the luxury of trying leaked OS's, so I had to wait for this. I had zero problems with 320. Loaded this up last night. Boot up now takes about 60 seconds. Device is very responsive. Way to go Verizon!

Fixed the browser problem and Send and End key issues. Snappier, and my radio is very good.

Did the download via desktop manager. It only took about 45 minutes tops and was painless. Haven't really had a chance to play with it much yet. Typing seems a little easier. Berryweather installed and works except for main screen updates. I am reinstalling that at the moment. Had to reenter a few licenses. Other than that it was no big deal.

New OS seems really good. Faster. Slightly different/better keyboard layout and key highlight. A couple background features added. But.....no PTT!!!! WTF?

I upgraded last night. I was on the leaked .607 so like a few people have said it was pretty fast, just a few files to update. The screen response is light years ahead of .320. There are a few issues but none that really seem to bother me.

After a full wipe (multiple times) and a system wipe via BBSAK, reloading the OS from scratch, no database imports, everything re-done from scratch, Word Completion STILL MANAGES TO COME BACK ON RANDOMLY EVEN WHEN IT SAYS ITS SET TO "AUTO CORRECTION".

This is since the .451 leak...

How stupid are these developers? This is a pretty bad bug. I mean, what the hell? Do they plan on keeping this "feature" on future builds??

F these OS'es... I'm so mad. 5.0.0.428 was the best one. The only problem that had was not being able to play certain xvid files...

Only bug so far - the keyboard will not display in BBM Groups. Weather in full, multi, or sure or horizontal or vertical.

If you can't use the keyboard on Google Sync or Google Voice, then go to Options->Applications->Highlight Google Sync->Press the BlackBerry button->Click on "Disable Compatibility Mode". This worked for me on Google Sync and read that it works on Google Voice.

And for those wondering how to turn on Keyboard Pop-Ups...Options->Screen/Keyboard->Show Key Indicator. Options are Off, Always, and On Touch And Hold.

Just did OTA, everything is working good, a lot better reponsive. Looks like a good update so far.

after perusing some of the comments, the bottom line is that RIM puts out a great and at times a superior product. It is only when VZW gets a hold of the RIM product that it becomes troublesome. Bottom line, VZW sucks and it is time that all leave the evil empire they have built and let them know how terrible they have become in the way they treat their customers. I remember a vzw company that actually cared about their customers, but that is long gone now.

Everyone complaining about the Storm 1 being phased out needs to go to school and learn about product life cycles. There comes a time when a product is phased out like the Storm 1. Everyone that bought the Storm 1 should be coming up on a 2 year renewal and will be able to upgrade their phone if they so wish (whether that be to another RIM product or another device altogether). Companies would go bankrupt trying to cater to everyone with old devices, even though Apple's iPhone updates are for every device, certain features are not available on older devices, requiring you to get a more up to date phone.

I am having the problem that the unread SMS icon is dispalying when there are no unread SMS messages. I think it may be caused when SMS come in as BBM for BBM contacts. I reboot eliminates the icon temporarily.

How could they release this as an official. I wonder who tests these darn things. I played with it in the leak and it had so many glitches.

Calling verizon to complain right now lol!

This thing is great. Running well no bugs so far. Much more responsive than .320. Not sure why so many are having many problems.

In the old OS the power button on the top would activate the password lock. In think OS it only locks the screen. There is an icon to password lock. Has anyone found a way to have the power button password lock the phone in stead of a screen lock? As a workaround I set a side convenience key as a password lock.

Downloaded it on my phone from verizon, It works great on my storm 2, the typing improved and phone seams to be quicker!!!!!!!! Very Good improvement!!

So I was very skeptical about doing this OTA as I figured it would break my BES connection, but I was very delighted and surprised to see that it all worked just fine - and without having to get our BES admin involved. Once the upgrade was complete, the Enterprise Activation was already engaged and activating.

I haven't seen too many big differences between 320 & 607...yet. I've only just completed it. The major thing I have noticed so far is I now have 115MB free mem whereas I had 83MB free before the upgrade. Same apps (standard & 3rd party) as I had before. Yes, I did delete the downgrade data - but the 83MB was what I'd been running for weeks.

One question I do have though - when the system is doing a backup of the device OTA, where does it store the data? Is that secure? Do they remove it once they've completed the restore?

Updating now. Will keep you posted. Attempting with BES. Lets see if it bricks it. I'm kind of a pessimist.

No problem with this build for me other then not being able to enter my activation code to reg berryjoose. Anyone have a solve to this?

I did the OTA update and it went fine. No problems with my Enterprise Activation. Had to reconfigure a couple apps like Facebook and Ubertwitter. Biggest difference I see so far is how much faster the native browser is. I'm gonna use it for a while in place of Opera.

Looks like everything transferred well. Needed to login to each app account again, which is normal. Gmail freaked out and wanted constant restarts to "update modules". I deleted and am reinstalling now. Google sync seems to work well. Again, just required a login again.

FYI - BES BROKE on mine. Locked up on desktop sync. Hopefully an activation request will be enough to kick it back online.

The screen seems way more sensitive, which I love. Sure-type is more spread out and the letters in both orientations glow brighter, which is great for those of use with big fingers. Love the inbox separation. Something I always wanted. Can't tell radio or battery performance yet, but I'll update again after I test them.

Previous (.571?) was getting the screen freak outs when orientation changed or awaking from lock. Haven't seen it so far with this one. Actually, seems like orientation switching seems alot faster on native apps.

Battery pulls do take quite a bit longer. Hopefully they won't be as frequent. For some reason setup assistant keeps coming up after every batt pull too. Hopefully that will stop.

Easy install using DM. Only thing I needed to reset was BeWeather, as it deleted the activation code, program was still on the phone, once put in the activation code, it was back up, then needed to add my locations back in.

Had to re-log into other apps, but all running smoothly. Compared to .320 the screen is much better, browser's faster, overall very happy with build. I do not use groups in BBM so that was not an issue for me.

It even kept my theme preferences set and location of all the icons in the folders I put them in. SO very happy with that as well. Loaded in quickly through DM, took about 20 minutes from start to finish if that long. And boot up time as far as I can tell is the same.

For me the radio also seems somewhat improved. At work my signal wasnt great due to location of my office in building (center of building), new build seems to have me at 2 bars now in my office, where before it would be at 1 or 0.

I have noticed or encountered pretty much the same events as others have, I like it so far. Has anyone noticed in BBM the Remote Backup feature? after you register an email address you can backup and recover your contact list if you lose, switch or transfer your device. Excellent!

Anyone else having a problem with BerryWeather on the home screen? My wallpaper and icons are gone and I've tried resetting them with no effect.

I have the offical verizon .320 OS currently and when I do "check for updates" to get this new OTA version it says no updates available. Anyone else seeing this? Is there a setting somewhere I need to adjust to allow for OTA installs?

This new update has made my phone perform at blazing speeds. Thanks Verizon

Why is the Storm 1 being neglected on the OS?? Have they really just pushed us to the side?? WOW RIM and VZ, can we get some love too????

Working with the official OS, the upgrade so far is working fine for me. I did have two random reboots from a certain App, but after removing and reinstalling it no problems. I do see the BBM issue others have talked about in the group chats but it is not a problem for me right now because I do not use it. Yet. Hopefully this will be fixed in the next BBM update and is not a OS problem.

is there a noticeable difference betweet .517 and this.... I like the fast unlocking in .517 is it the same in this update?

I upgraded with Desktop Manager for Mac. When I plugged in my device, DM showed an update available and offered a button to start update. I did a full backup first, then replugged the phone and pushed the button. DM backed everything up, downloaded the files and installed them, pretty much seamlessly. The process took about half an hour. I had to re-log my apps, and download App World again. Otherwise, no problems so far.

If you still have a storm 1 I think its time to upgrade. I just got a new Storm 2 for free from Verizon with the on line $100 discount and the "new every 2" $100 discount. Not bad.

Installed .607 yesterday and said it was working fine, but had to check battery drain today. Very pleased with that. Took it off the charger at 7:30 am and still have 80% of my battery left. More than any other OS I have had. Moderate amount of phone calls lots of emails.
So far I really think this one is the best ever for me!!

Just installed and mt email icon is grayed and not working.

Does it make sense that even my buttons work better?

I notice when you receive an incoming call that the caller ID fonts are slightly bigger than before. I like the regular size fonts before the update but overall the update is nice.

I upgraded and the only issues I have had is that Shazam Encore will not go into setup to complete the install so I suspect they need to upgrade and Ultimate Lock will not execute the lock key. Other than having to reenter activation #'s for some apps, it seems to work a little faster and more responsive that 5*. Anybody having issues with Shaazam?

Upgraded from original .320 using app loader. Went very smooth. Overall much faster. Battery life is much better. Been using the phone and email and internet with and without wifi and battery still has 70% left. Lock screen is lightning fast. Key indicator feature is nice.

I upgraded my operating system through the desktop manager. Honestly have no idea what number I was running before. As I was loading it, I was reading reviews and started to become concerned about the upgrade. After it finished (took forever it seemed), I am SOOOOO happy I did! The typing itself is so much incredibly faster my fingers couldn't even keep up. I don't know about battery life yet, but I ran through almost two batteries a day before anyway so it can't get much worse one way or another.

A++++

It's been a full day, and I am quite satisfied with this OS upgrade. The typing is much faster and the OS seems much more stable and responsive. Overall, I am quite happy with it. This is the first upgrade I've done that I did not have to give my Blackberry Storm to the IT guys to reactivate on our Blackberry Enterprise system. Good improvement overall.

After Downloading the new OS, when I go into the BBM Groups I cannot type in them because the keyboard doesnt want to pop up.. Anyone else having this problem?? it was fine before the Update

I upgraded both my S2's via DM. After I logged back in with app world most of my registrations came back. So far I'm really impressed with the typing. And the popup letters is really cool. Upgrade was fast and easy haven't had any problems with any other Apps.

My upload went well and I have had no troubles other than losing the lock icon on my screen. My bb is lightning fast now and I love the new keyboard.

But the download gobbled up over 30 mb of space. Any idea how to gain some memory back? I don't even have that may third party apps on there since I like to run lean. Help?

I bought this phone from Canada so I don't have a V phone number, does someone have the upgrade file on a DL site?

Was having single problem with update and that was bbm keyboard. The only thing that seemed to have worked for me so far is to go into bbm options and uncheck the option that puts bbm messages under messages. Of course this sucks because now i have to put a home screen icon for frequent chatters or constantly go into bbm itself. Called verizon to see what's up, they claimed they are not even aware of the problem which I knew was a lie because he then said they were already getting lots of calls. Way to go. But their solution is to downgrade to .320, the rep didn't even know that bbm was now a core app so it's not like you can roll back to an older version of bbm, (or can you?). I asked him how they approved it as official. I mean come on, what do they do, does testing constitute for these guys, making and receiving calls and after that if the phone stays on, it's good enough?

Was having single problem with update and that was bbm keyboard. The only thing that seemed to have worked for me so far is to go into bbm options and uncheck the option that puts bbm messages under messages. Of course this sucks because now i have to put a home screen icon for frequent chatters or constantly go into bbm itself. Called verizon to see what's up, they claimed they are not even aware of the problem which I knew was a lie because he then said they were already getting lots of calls. Way to go. But their solution is to downgrade to .320, the rep didn't even know that bbm was now a core app so it's not like you can roll back to an older version of bbm, (or can you?). I asked him how they approved it as official. I mean come on, what do they do, does testing constitute for these guys, making and receiving calls and after that if the phone stays on, it's good enough?

My battery life seems to have improved! Other than that I really see no difference?

It took long to download, but so far so good. I hope stays that way. lol... But I dont know what is new with it, besides the light on my keypad (on my blackberry storm)

So I updated on monday and I had no problems. Love the new speed and the amazing battery life. My only problem is pandora.

I use pandora at work so I can listen to music while getting things done. I first noticed that it would take FOREVER for the first song to load, and then it would take like 5 minutes in between each song. I shut down the app and restarted it a couple of times but still no improvement. Then while waiting for the next song to load, I got a white screen with an app error message. I was wondering if anyone else has had these problems, and what they did. Also, is this an issue with the updated OS??

I'm not sure if anyone else is having this problem but after I updated all my themes aren't working the same. The lock screen that themes provide is no longer working what ever screen I am on at the time of me hitting the lock button is the new lock screen this is horrible because I liked my lock screen for all my themes. And now simple things that woudnt make the phone slow down or glitch is like simply adding a picture to a contact will make the whole phone act stupid and freeze they need to rollback until they fix the problem

I can no longer log in to my WLM. I keep getting a connection error code 65. I've called my carrier and resent service books several times. My yahoo and bbm work fine as before. I didn't have this problem with the OS .517 that I had b4 this update. Anyone else having an issue with this?

I think I just bricked my phone trying to upload this new OS. Not a happy camper....

It didn't brick my phone. I love the fact that i can type a lot faster. I also have the BBM group problems but the work around seems to be working for now. I will play with it and see how it works out.

I ended up with 2-3 of each contact and some people where listed under the wrong name. How do I wipe my contacts so I can just sync to what is on my pc?

From what I noticed...my BBM Groups...I cannot bring up the QWERTY board At all. Wak.

After I downloaded this the Icon to lock the phone that was on the screen disappeared. I know you can lock the phone with the button on top but what an inconvenience when your used to hitting the button on the screen. Someone needs to fix this and fast.

I downgraded back to my previous OS Version. Much more reliable. Who cares what's improved, if particular STANDARD features become broken... The update looks cool...but is NOT...I repeat: NOT WORTH IT.

Bang.

Installed the new OS yesterday and only had one major snag, when I reinstalled the facebook mobile app it f#$%ed up my contacts AGAIN when it tried to automatically connect fb profiles to my contacts. I read that someone else had this problem too. A word of warning, if you reinstall facebook make sure you uncheck the "connect to bb contacts" option.

The only other thing is that I liked the smileys from the older BBM, these new ones are of the same sterile and lifeless style as the SMS messenger.

But my phone runs faster and there has been a huge improvement in my battery life so barring any catastrophic system failures I think I'll stick with it.

After I updated I went to use Bing and now my keyboard won't show up. i can click on the screen where it should be and it will work but its a lot better when you can actually SEE what letters you are pressing. Is anyone having this problem or just me??

Both the wife and I did he bogo last March for S1; she now has the S2, loves it but I'll think long and hard when my ne2 is up in Oct about the Evo on Sprint. Think I'm burned out on BB's for a while. Their quality of build has been going down for some time. This is my 2nd BB and probably my last; I'll miss the BBM but not the problems.

failed mid update.. BRICKED.. app523 error.. i was updating it using Desktop Manager for Mac..

i wonder if any of the apps i bought will be replaced free of charge.. plus it may be a hassle to retrieve them all..

i love BB but i think after this... it may be time to move on.. a verizon approved/pushed alert of an OS update shouldn't be bricking phones.

Does anyone have a stereo bluetooth device that still works with the media player. Mine shows connected but the music stays on the speaker and not in the headphones no matter what I tried.

No major difference beside the numnbers in your platform. Nothing but issues. A lot of these jerks are fanboys. Lol. Thank God I don't pay my bb bill. Love my iphone.

Has anyone found a way to fix the problem with the typing in the group chats? Not a bad update though.

I notice with this upgrade, my Storm 2 (which is fantastic compared to my Storm1 which is nothing more than a spare battery charger with a 2 year contract) .......whoops!..... Anyway, my Jabra BT620 bluetooth headset does not work properly with the built-in media player whereas my Motorola HT820 works and plays perfectly. The Jabra works with Slacker (in terms of playing over the headset instead of over the PDA) and even with the media player, I can advance the song, pause, etc with the Jabra but the sound ends up coming out over the PDA instead of the headset. Again, the Motorola works perfectly just as the Jabra used to before OS upgrade (and still does with slacker). Any ideas? Thanks!
Wayne

I have 451 on my Storm2 and was about to install 517 when in the Desktop, while updating it, it showed the new 609 as an option and I was able to download it, and in the process now of installing it using the Desktop. So you may not need to downgrade first, just try using the Desktop if you don't have an OTA option.

where can i find my verizon wireless number? and what is verizon wireless number and whre can i find it? and should i delete the file vendor if i'm using storm2 9550 from verizon?
thx a lot. really appriciate for your help.

I don't see an article about this most recent update. What's the word? I personally am having feedback issues, at least that's how I can describe it. When talking with someone, I get this digital "feedback" when noise occurs from both ends at the same time. The louder the noise, the louder the feedback. I met someone around here that had camera issues with the update. I have also read on Verizon's community forums that I am not the only one having the digital feedback issue, so I know it's not just my phone or area.
Any "official" news?