Cant wait to get started with the madness!

love it! absolutely amazing. i highly recommend updating

Much better.

The scrolling has been improved significantly. When you put the phone in landscape mode it switches nearly instantly when you're viewing all your icons, and when you scroll the icons it's at least 4x better.

Web pages render quicker, rotate quicker and refocus after a zoom MUCH faster.

The portrait QWERTY is great as well, I won't use it over SureType but it's good to have the option.

Cant wait to install. .86 was just getting comfortable

Is awesome and all... but this doesn't help a person using a Mac all that much, I mean sweet, there's a new OS, hopefully it betters the phone...

But when is Verizon going to get the lead out and release another Official Update?!

I mean that first one was pretty quick... now why wait so long for this next one?

Are they waiting till 4.7.1 or something?!
haha

im downloading right now, i enjoyed .86 excited to use and leave feedback

why it always update OS?? whyy!!!!!!!! when they gonna b stop?

sweeeeet! downloading now!

Certainly worth the download. I'm having a hard time seeing real problems with this version. I can see this being Verizon's successor to .75

I'm not addicted to my blackberry, I'm addicted to crackberry.com. Check website three four times a day. Am i alone in this?

from what i see is that the buttons have gotten bigger both in portrit view and landscape. also while it was installing i saw a zen theme going in. running faster on app and broweser unlock button is fast also. this might be the one i wish they could put all your sms in order instead of having them all around. long live 9.0 wowowo

i check it alot also this site is the truth cant stop telling people about it

I check crackbery.com pretty much.

Anybody has the same problem? After I installed. The OS just came fine. Now it keeps rebooting after I tried to dial *288

i see that they took away the fading between prgrams makes this go super fast.

not yet
maybe a batt pull will help

when its update it will reboot about 4 times then it will be normal cuz its update something pretty long, tho. i love it so much! its way better than fading cuz it causes sometimes slow, but now this update OS is much best!

whoa, i didnt realize that there new little big keyboard on landscape. before it was small and now its big but its kinda of better than before

Everything seems to be great for now. Definitely best yet. Lovin' the qwerty in portrait!

how do i download this thing megaupload asking me to join and pay

Wow, is this the same phone? So far I haven't found anything wrong other than the missing bluetooth support for video playback. I wonder why RIM deleted that to begin with? Otherwise, it's working great...faster camera, super fast opening and closing of apps, progress bar orks in the music player, no crazy LED's yet, and two boots without the VZW screen of death or the media card screen of death. On top of all that, I am VERY happy to have the full qwerty keyboard in portrait mode. WOW!!! Amazing! Thank you RIM!

Wow....love this update, hoping it cures my problem.....before when I turned off the phone, and started it in the morn it would lock up!! Soooo freakin frustrating...even after doing a battery pull (several times I might add) it would finally start working!! if anyone had this problem let me know.....My phone would be down for a half a day.....getting concerned with this Storm model...any input would be helpful.....Chris

Hey there thank you for that Update. It's just great. Love the new PortraitModeKeyboard.

http://myreuter.de/willy/blog/2009/01/22/neues-blackberry-storm-os-47090...

HELP I downloaded it, says I now have 90, yet no changes happened!! still have same keyboard...terminal lock up when shutting down VZW...... I'm tired of fighting this phone...Kevin, or anyone's input would be greatful...Chris

Just upgraded from .75, and I am thoroughly impressed. The speed of scrolling down the icons or switching from portrait to landscape is dramatically improved. Thank you Mr. Beta OS leaker!

Love it love it love it!! great improvements!!

This is the best software to date. Significant update

Browser is faster
Keyboard is faster and larger
Screen orientation much faster
Scrolling is much improved
Webpage scrolling resembles ipod touch

The best yet!

the portrait mode doesn't allow switching to different language, for instant chinese, as you select full keyboard option for portrait. If you switch language from landscape mode and rotate to portrait, the keyboard becomes 1/2 !!!

I am trying to install the new version .90 but i cant seem to get it to work with blackberry desktop manager. I have the newest version but after I install the .90 version and open bb desktop manager it does not find the new installation. What can i do to fix this? I have installed all the other beta versions with no problem at all.

Thank you very much.

Folks,

I am quite happy with this update! Lots of little (and not so little) tweaks in it. Keyboard & dialogs are much improved they have changed the spacing on the keys & dialog answer buttons so they are easier to press. They have also made a great tweak to the lock, they moved Emergency Call button to the bottom of the dialog and made it more difficult for us to press it accidently! Over all system responce time is improved, programs start faster, and run better (IMHO) and this includes the web browser. This IS the update (or damn close) that the phone should have been released with!

Yes there ARE still camera issues, BUT the app itself does seem a bit faster.

Well some improvements, but still that damn media card installed message on a battery pull, that hangs there. Hit any other key, and it goes to the verizon wireless logo screen where it stays, until yet another battery pull. So annoying. This really needs to be addressed.

I am just curious if doing this is illegal??
I really dont need any trouble with VZW or anyone else.

Thanks,
Ben

Are most of you just installing this overtop of your current OS? or are you removing your current and then installing the new?

I always heard how some ppl do a 'clean' install instead of an upgrade, but i never knew the difference.

Can someone inform me?

I just installed over 4.7.0.86 and this is much better!! Not that I had any problems before but this phone is becoming seriously awesome. It is way fast and seems very snappy. I like the new keyboard as well...everything seems to pop off the screen!!!

I dont know if I'll like this-

I don't think the Blueish/Purple Highlights will cut it on this small keyboard.

Maybe if it enlarges the keys as you press them like the iPhones...

This must be the vzw update because if not i CANNOT wait till that comes. This version is sooooo fast. Turning into the best blackberry on the market.(if you like the touch aspect) DOWNLOAD IT NOW! couldnt ask for better.

This must be the vzw update because if not i CANNOT wait till that comes. This version is sooooo fast. Turning into the best blackberry on the market.(if you like the touch aspect) DOWNLOAD IT NOW! couldnt ask for better.

whoever u like it or not. i think this storm should update something with keyboard like, when ur trying to get letters and it will pop up and show that ur touch letters, it will b less from mistype. i know some of us have fraturated with keyboard bc ur thumb cover with letters.

I installed over .86 without a wipe...

So far, so good. It's snappy, and more stable than .86. Sometimes .86 would lag badly then show the little timer icon while I was doing things, which was more than a little annoying. I haven't had that issue on .90 at all, and i've definately been working the C__P out of it today...

Happy to see the App Store icon BACK... I hated the "windowy" one.. :o)

Good Job Rim!

The typing has gone from alright to absolute crap. It takes about 10 second to switch to landscape mode if I'm drafting up something (email, sms, etc).
The switching from SureType to full QWERTY takes about 30 seconds.
SureType predictive text sometimes works; it's really hit or miss.

The browser has issues, beyond the normal which makes it the worst on the market:
If I tap the screen the bottom toolbar stays on the screen.
The loading bar stays on the screen even though it's done loading.

I so hope VZW doesn't make this an official version. It is by far the worst update RIM has put on for the Storm.

My battery life is worse than when I had 85. I hope the next Os will fix it..

anyone install this OS with Windows 7? I had read a post related to an eralier OS version...installing the OS with Windows 7 bricked the phone!

Anyone try it yet????

This is pretty bad that I support Crackberry and buy from the store, But when I follow the link to download the BB9500 OS I have to join something else and spend money? That Really Sucks?

just wait 50 seconds for the free download .. no money needed

Haven't used .90 even 5 mins yet and I'm already impressed.....much faster going in and out of applications, portrait is correct when you need to either input numbers or letters, Not concerned about the stereo bluetooth yet, also didn't even the media card inserted error either. Very Happy!

Getting there...

OS .90 with Slingmedia 0.5.0.3.

Acid test was watching slingbox on the storm. Happy to report

-- No exceptions while the storm is stationary (physically). Ran for many hours. No messages/phone calls/ alarms.. etc. (miimize events which cause processor interrupts)

-- However, movement (acceloremeter), receiving messages, etc which generate processor interrupts will cause the JVM/OS to reset.

Could be as simple as increasing the heap and/or stack space on the JVM.

I must admit to not being a huge fan of the BB Storm when I first got it but with the OS 4.7.0.90 loaded the phone is really working well.....in fact it kicks arse. The QWERTY keyboard is slightly bigger and everything loads up snappily.
There are one or two small bugs still but the phone in my view is the best out there.....I think the next official up-date will nail it. I love my BB now....

for some reason BB messanger wont accept me to upgrade to the new o.s system. any ideas?

loaded up .90 and after a while started freezing up again like the other unofficial updates. Yet again thanks but no thanks went back to .75

loaded up .90 and after a while started freezing up again like the other unofficial updates. Yet again thanks but no thanks went back to .75

I'm getting random reboots. So far it has happened after taking my first picture with 4.7.0.90. It happened three times while playing tiltris. Other than the reboots, this build is great....but not sure how many more reboots I can take until I revert back to .86. The response time has been great going between apps and menus. Memory has been holding steady at about 35MB. Lets hope I can get over the reboots because the performance is great otherwise.

They still haven't fixed the annoying "Media Card Inserted" hanging on reboot. Of course, everyone is claiming the usual 'flips between portrait and landscape much faster', but has anyone seen any real improvements? Seems to me that it's almost as if someone just renames the same OS and re-leaks it.

This is fine to say Good

Have SUCCESSFULLY installed the new 4.7.0.90 Beta version onto my 2 day old Blackberry Storm 9500 (Australian Vodafone network).

I am using Windows Vista on my PC, and did NOT do a clean wipe beforehand, I just installed straight over the top of version 4.7.0.75. The whole process only took about 30 mins! ALL my data was saved, including photos, phonebook entries, user profiles etc etc.

We have 2 Storms, and have compared V 75 to V90 side by side! V90 definitely scrolls much smoother in both menu and photo viewer. Also, the full QWERTY keyboard shows in portrait mode. Screen light does not come on when pressed while screen is locked (saves draining the battery from accidental presses). There is also a new "phone" icon in the menu which is a shortcut to in/out calls etc.

Music and video player seem to work fine, and havent had the device lock up on me at all. Once I did the install, I just removed the battery for about 30 sec, and put it back in and away I went! The phone automatically registered with the Vodafone AU network. GPS also works flawlessly and connects to satellites within 5 to 10 seconds! Its also extremely accurate! In Satellite view it showed me parked in the exact car park space I was in!!!

I'm BLOODY GLAD I did this upgrade! Everything is as before (on version 4.7.0.75) but BETTER! I'm sure I'll find some more "extras" as I explore more!

Any Aussies out there with the Vodafone Storm 9500, I'd say GO FOR IT! (At your own risk of course!). I'm going to update my wifes phone to v90 tomorrow!

Cheers

Geoff Gray
Tweed Heads, NSW, 2486, AUSTRALIA

I went from .75 to .90 and I deff see a BIG diff in speed for overall functions......However!

-When I listen to my music, I get about 3 song into it and it will suddenly shut down and restart the phone for no reason. This happens every time!

Pros
-The camera is much faster in taking pics and the bar on the screen is transparent.

- you get a full keyboard in portrait view
- Call log icon added
- Scrolling is WAY more responsive, accurate and FASTER!
- When phone is locked and you press the screen, the screen does not come on. Only until you press the unlock button or keys will it then come on.

This is a better OS but keep the update coming RIM.

Please stop the CHARADE with this OS's. Blackberry messenger doesn't even work correctly. It tells me all my contacts are unreachable and it takes forever for messages to be sent.

I just updated .90 and it works great. But I went to add/remove programs on my control panel and it shows two different blackberry desktop managers. My question if I remove my old desktop manager
Would it improve the performance on my phone??? Thanks in advanced.

And I'm glad I chose this one. It does take a few open and closing of applications before the memory hits it right. So its slow at first, then after that it is super snappy. I took out the battery once to give it a good restart once it was all done and has been working great.

-smoother touch scrolling
-faster accelerometer
-typing seems more accurate
-my battery life seems to be the same as it was
-browser renders quicker
-overall just a much faster build

I loved my storm before but with updates like this, just makes me more and more excited to be an owner of one.

how do you download it and does it cost any money

First off I want to say awesome job on gne leak. Of this. This is a great improvement over the .75 and I hope it will be finished for release soon. One glitch I have noticed is if you view a bbm msg and leave it open and then place it in the holster it freezes on that msg. Also trying to play music and tiltris at the same time or any other game ur slows the system down. The full keyboard in portrait mode is kool but isn't as persice as you would think. Women with small fingers would love it. So far that's all ice gotten in one day. Overall tbe switch between portrait and landscape is much quicker and there is still some fading between apps. Also before my phone would feeze when I typed to quick in portrait mode with the SureType and it no longer does this so far. I hope rim releases this in the US soon as my clients are getting antsey about a new update.

Hey...I'm assuming that you can not use desktop manager to install the (leak) update.. Is there another way to do this? Can I find how to in the book?
Thanks.. ;)

Been running .90 for about 4 hours now and nothing but complete satisfaction. This is my first OS upgrade from .75 and its way faster, typing is much easier, and the full size portrait keyboard is a great feature. No wipe before install. Just a simple battery pull after completion and its been nothing but smooth sailing. Can't wait to see what RIM comes out with next.

It's nice that you know these, although, I sure wish Verizon / RIM was faster at releasing them. You're now two upgrades ahead, and most of us are still waiting because we aren't will to try it. Dang it. I do love the idea of a full qwery in portrait though... How about VCast...

So this updated has been very tricky for some it works just fine but for others it doesn't.

Pro:
1) Scrolling on the menu is WAY FASTER THAN BEFORE THATS FOR SURE

2) The Phone it self is much more faster as well the 3rd party apps

3) Documents To Go perfect for Work.

4) Web Browser Faster and very complete

Basically The Phone is Faster

Issues:
1) IT FREEZES TO MUCH REMOVING THE BATTERY TWICE TODAY.

2) The Camera has a bug that sometimes i doesn't save the photos.

3) You can't listen to a full song since the Phone reboots at least for me.

4) Battery Life poor, my old curve lasted 3 days on a roll my Storm BARELY makes one day.

5) Sometimes while turning on the phone the Verizon Screen won't disappear again removing the battery.

6) Media Card Inserted.... Yes we know but sometimes it doesn't load up everything on it

7) New portrait QWERTY is a nice feature but still hard to type on it prefer landscape

Those are the pros and issues that i have experienced so far with my Storm when it wants to work it works grate no doubt about it but when i doesn't it a pain in the a..

I must said kind of disappointed on RIM since it's a bad updated for Storm users

I just wish that soon a new version will come out to be more stable, the .90 not that bad but still have several issues that i thought RIM had taken care of already to make the user experience more comfortable

I DL THE NEW .90 BUT WONT WORK WHEN I GO TO DM.. DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO.. IM NOT SO GREAT WITH COMP... SO IF SOMEONE CAN TAKE A FEW MIN AND HELP ME THAT WILL BE GREAT.. YOU CAN EMAIL ME AT GEORGE.ELEC@HOTMAIL.COM.. THANKS

Ive uploaded and the dialpad does not work. If someone calls me "an automated voicemail" and I need to press digits, the dial pad comes up with funky characters and the only two numbers that you can press are 1 & 5.

Megaupload's Link for 9500 is not working!! Can Anyone help me please!!

So here is the story. Got my 1st Storm on Xmas eve. Was ready for a new one 2 days later. Calls would not answer and for some reason the camera was taking upwards of 1 minute to take a picture. VZW said Sorry and sent me out a brand new one. Storm # 2 shows up and it seems that both problems have been corrected. 17 days later, all the problems come back with a vengance. I call VZW and they send me a brand new one the next day. I finally get smart and before I activate- i download .90 and install. I love my Storm again. It is amazingly fast and stable. The only problems that I have come across is the keypad function when I am on a call and need to press # prompts. Thank you RIM. VZW, i hope you read this and get off your A** and make this official.

I was having problems with phone locking up and running slow. Went to VZ store, the tech showed me the proper way to close programs. Havent had a problem since. Its been 1 month. I was told that you must close each program after use, by using the close function on the menu or the back button. If you just push the red end key it will seem to close the program but it will still be running in the background. To view what programs are running hold down the menu button and you will see them. Should be only 5 or 6 that need to be running. The rest are slowing down your system. Im currently running the .85 update version. No problems noted so far. Think Im gonna wait a few more weeks before going to the .90 version.

how do u go back to version .75?

can someone email this to me please?? megauploader isnt working at all on my comp =(

someone please help! ever since I installed this update this phone has been freezing at least 3 times per day. Also, after a while you are unable to close applications. If you hold down the blackberry button the way you usually do in order to close the open apps, the menu with all the apps currently open does not appear. The phone's screen also does not turn off automatically at times. Overall this has been a bad experience for me with this update. Is it possible to install .75 or .86 again? If anyone knows please assist.

I'm still running .75 and I'm happy with it overall. I have had my Storm since Nov. 24th and I haven't had any real major problems with it. There is no reason for me to download a bs leaked operating system that my do damage to my phone. Go .75!!!

Just installed this on my 9530, the difference in resposivness and general operation is night and day. This has restored my faith in the Storm once more. Keep up the good work RIM!

To unlock your new Blackberry Storm 9500 and 9530 phone you can use this site to unlock http://www.mobileunlockguide.com/. Here you can get the unlock code and instructions for the Blackberry Storm phone and also for any other phones to unlock.

How come when I get to the megaupload page it tells me the link is unavailable? Where can I find this new update to download?

can anybody provide me with the download link of 4.7.0.90 for STORM9500 GSM. The link in this thread does not work (At megaupload the following message -- "Unfortunately, the link you have clicked is not available").

Thanks !!

Now with this new os, you can get a full Quewrty keyboard in portait mode.

I downloaded the file from MEGAUPLOAD and followed the Instructions on how to upgrade your operating system, but have not suceeded in making the upgrade. What do I need to do once I open my BlackBerry in the Desktop Manager?