Over at the BlackBerry Support forums it's on record that all Instant Messaging clients did get a refresh and are now available for download. Seems this is the only official announcement after updating of Facebook, MySpace and BlackBerry App World applications as well for 5.0 OS, yet RIM remains silent about those. Some additions to the applications are:
- Add dedicated icons to the Home Screen for one-click access to conversation boxes of specific contacts. The icon appears as the contact’s display picture or avatar.
- Add contacts and display pictures or avatars to the address book to easily instant message, email, SMS, or call right from the address book or conversation box.
- Search through saved conversations
- Add dedicated emoticon icons in the conversation box
So if you haven't already grabbed the individual updates and use the IM applications on a daily basis, you just might want to grab the latest and load them up and see what else is new that you can find within them.
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AppWorld Has been updated too and I just installed it on my 5.0.0.230 Tour!
new version is not supported for the 8330.....?????
guess I will stick with yahoo 2.1.48
I deleted the yahoo messenger on the 8330. I went to black berry apps and down loaded yahoo messenger. It is the 2.5.
Hope this helps.
with all these updates to FB and now all the chats it seems OS 5 may come soon
Oh well...come on Onyx! Time for an upgrade. My 8310 is getting left behind. :-(
Am I the only one who can't figure out how/where to actually download the update? Does it have to be through App World?
I upgraded to the newest AIM and when I go to log into the app I receive and error,"Unexpected error: sign-in again if you are signed out due to this error 100)
Yeah it wont work on my 8330 either tony..oh well.
are these neccessary updates....use BBM 5.0 and txt my non berry friends...but I guess some people use these IM apps...
Any news on whether the updated versions are compatible with 5.0.0.190 yet?
MSN is the only thing stopping me from moving to the leaked OS full time (I just went back to 4.6.0.301).
Try the Download through your BB's browser, at: wwww.mobile.blackberry.com, go to the Instant Messaging option, find any of the messengers (i.e MSN, etc) and download. It is "rumored" to work on 5.0 ;)
Claims device in't supported.
RIM or Editors should not use the word 'ALL' when referring to updates and these services.
But BBM 4.7 & 5 already works with OS 5. So yes, ALL is appropriate.
But not ALL of us are using AIM, and Y! and Win Live. And as I am on an 8330 4.5.x OS, I dont have an updated BB messenger. So, ALL of the non-RIM messengers have been updated.
Won't work on my 8330.
Is 2.5.27 for my 8350i ... woohoo
maybe this means bbm 5 will be official soon? AND maybe we'll get another OS 5 leak for the storm other then the .191 to .230 upgrade only option that we have now.
wishful thinking....
It looks ok but it still do not support away mgs and icons of members on you list. But it looks good RIM is geting there. I just wish it look like it does on the Sidekick :(
I tried to link to the site using Opera Mini and I got a notice saying my device or browser is not compatible. However, it did go thru when I used the BB browser. Interesting.
I've actually never been able to access a download through Opera, I've always had to default to the native browser.
if this was a prank, i am very sad.
The sametime icon is included in the graphic above, but nothing about ST is mentioned by RIM or any other source. Will ST now work with 5.0 as a result of this upgrade? Anyone know?
i used mobile.blackberry.com site is very busy but i got a few down. Like the new look too.
Downloaded and installed version 2.5.27 from App World. I'm running OS 4.5.0.169. Tested home screen icons and works like a charm.
because dl from rim's mobile site ain't happening for me :(
doesnt work on my storm with .140 straight up deleted icon also
Instead of updating Instant Mesage clients how bout we get BIS fixed. WTF!
LOVE THIS IDEA!!!
Where can I find the updated AIM?
Is this a single download or are we just downloading each IM client? I am not sure if I am doing this right because I can't seem to find these new downloads or they are just not working on my Verizon 8330.
Go to www.mobile.blackberry.com (from your berry) and then select messaging and pick the one you want to download.
telus client here ibeen trying to update fb etc since 9am (toronto time) and nothing still shows the old versionz. i even went to the bb website n nothing... why put there is an update when i n otheres see nada.... not cool.
It looks like its only AIM and Yahoo that has the 2.5 update. I'm not seeing the updates for the rest of the clients as of 10:36AM EST.
No love for the 8320 either. Says Doesn't meet the requirements. WTF?!!
Ok, I deleted some apps, did a battery pull and I didn't have any problems downloading the updated Yahoo 2.5.27.
Just went to mobile.blackberry.com and updated Yahoo and Windows Live Messenger. Both look nicer. Might grab Google as well.
On AT&T with the Bold.
Does anyone know where I can find a link to a previous version of Messenger for Blackberry? Just downloaded 2.5.27 and Im really not happy with the new update.
Here are the links to all of them lined up guys
http://mobile.blackberry.com/home.jsf?nodeId=4478
just put the link in your phone
I was able to get Gtalk 2.5.27 from app world on my 8330... but for wlm it only let me download 2.1.48
how??? appworld is only showing me google talk 2.1!
I downloaded 2.5.27 versions of both Google Talk and MSN Messenger on my 8350i. The look is more BBM 5, but I think they might be a little larger and more CPU hungry so they seem slow.
The updated MSN Messenger client still does not use the latest protocol which allows multiple instances to be logged in at the same time. I don't know if this is proprietary.
Can't install it on my Storm...no workie. All the rest download and install great!
I have a Sprint 8330, and I was just about to try and update my Yahoo! and MSN Live Messengers. I see that the 83XX's aren't supported yet. I swear, I save so much time and frustration by reading all of your comments before I do ANYTHING. Thanks everybody! I'll just wait for them to include us, or just keep tpying in code. Bummer.
Yahoo 2.5.27 is working on my 8900 with 4.6.1.231 =0)
Tried through the app world and the mobile Blackberry site. Unable to get the new version through either. Curve 8330 4.5 on Sprint.
I guess RIM was just having issues this morning. I went to http://www.blackberry.com/yahoo/messenger on my device browser and I was able to download and install the 2.5 version. It isn't anything to different. It looks a little better and the page with your info is better. Other than that nothing special that I can see.
almost complete for os 5, and still waiting for bbm 5 to work with it :(
I have a Pearl 8130 running 4.5 and it tells me my device is unsupported...but if I look at the official announcement and follow the link for "Minimum requirements" I meet all of them. What the hey? I'd uninstall my old versions first and then try downloading the new but if it doesn't work I will be stuck without my IMs yes?