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Sprint rolling out OS 6.0.0.415 OTA's for the BlackBerry Bold 9650 and BlackBerry Curve 3G

by Bla1ze on 22 Dec 2010 10:55 PM
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Sprint rolling out OS 6.0.0.415 OTA's for the BlackBerry Bold 9650 and BlackBerry Curve 3G

Earlier today there was some information floating around about the expected release of BlackBerry 6 on Sprint for those of you making use of a BlackBerry Bold 9650 and Curve 3G devices. The information noted that starting December 22 users would be able to download BlackBerry 6 via OTA and then via desktop on December 29. Well, it appears that rollout has begun as we've had a few folks send us tips about the rollout. As you can see in the above image, the OS being delivered is 6.0.0.415 so, be sure to check for updates folks if you have a Bold 9650 or Curve 3G and let us know in the comments if you're seeing it. Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

Filed Under: News & Rumors; Tags: BlackBerry 6, BlackBerry Bold 9650, BlackBerry Curve 3G, Sprint
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Posted by Culex316 Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 519 days ago

I'm still waiting for my device to "link the Java files" but hey, Christmas came early for us Sprint Bold 9650 users!

 
 
Posted by joshua.worth Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

Christmas Indeed and I'm so Proud of Sprint for giving this gift to 9650 users and even 9330 users who haven't waited as long. Congrats to both groups of users! You have a BlackBerry 6 official! I'm going to get this on my Bold tomorrow and see how it is. Been running the Style with .407 the last week or so and I've really been enjoying this particular build on the Style. Didn't think I'd ever get used to the keyboard on the Style now as I type this out on my Bold the keys are feeling so much smaller I am typing at a pretty decent clip though. I will have to try this out on the Bold then back to the decision of which BlackBerry to keep. Had a Tour for a year so this form factor feels like home. But idk I also feel tired of looking at the same phone. This Tour 2. Anyway let's hear some reports on this OS. Make sure yall go back in and delete the old OS if you update ota!

 
 
Posted by cdf3 Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 519 days ago

This is great news. Perhaps Verizon isn't too far behind.

 
 
Posted by nautcasprt6 Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 519 days ago

This is def great news. Would be better if there was a Official Download link so other 9650 users can update there phones as well.

 
 
Posted by Diggs31 Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 519 days ago

UGH, I'm using the 6.0.0.333 leak on the 9650 and its saying my stuff is up to date when I look for an update. Is there a way around this?

 
 
Posted by miamimanu86 Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 519 days ago

In google search Sprint Blackberry Downloads.

 
 
Posted by RunOfLuck Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 519 days ago

I think you have to downgrade to an official OS and then upgrade from there. Wow, that's gonna suck. IOWs I don't think you can upgrade OTA from a leaked OS

 
 
Posted by Culex316 Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 519 days ago

You're gonna have to downgrade to the latest official Sprint 5.0 Build 1013 or something, and then do the OTA update from there.

 
 
Posted by Diggs31 Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 519 days ago

well that sucks major balls!!! And that google search turned up a whole lot of nothing

 
 
Posted by scuebydue Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

Why don't you download to a pc and then install with bbsak? Shouldn't have to downgrade then.

 
 
Posted by nsmall7 Saturday, Dec 25, 2010 517 days ago

How do I get a leaked OS? I'm new to blackberry and I'm learning everything from all the forum posts.

 
 
Posted by miamimanu86 Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 519 days ago

The best christmas gift from Sprint!!! Going home to update my phone!

 
 
Posted by randyl Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 519 days ago

DAMN.....! Way to go SPRINT! FIRST with 4G, & now FIRST WITH THE 6.0 UPGRADE. you are really making me a very proud customer SPRINT! :) keep up the good work.

 
 
Posted by frashure Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 519 days ago

Sprint doesn't actually have 4G.

 
 
Posted by Diggs31 Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 519 days ago

yes it does actually, in test cities...mostly out west

 
 
Posted by RunOfLuck Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 519 days ago

Sprint and At&t have 4G in my lil podunk town called Jacksonville, Fl.

 
 
Posted by i2ollingstone Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

I'm pretty sure you're confused about something. At any rate it is true that 4g doesn't truly exist just yet. It is defined as 1 gb/s. Seeing as though my macbook can't come anywhere near that figure a sprint phone sure can't either.

This discussion gets tricky because of those rules the FCC just approved allowing the upper and lower class internet speeds. Money will soon make a much bigger difference in your browsing experience than it ever has before.

 
 
Posted by Rherndonjr Friday, Dec 24, 2010 518 days ago

Upgraded my BB tonite. Still trying to figure the differnces

 
 
Posted by tamieka82 Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 519 days ago

All we need now is theme builder to come out of beta

 
 
Posted by randyl Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 519 days ago

UMMMM yes they do. check it out .

 
 
Posted by RaiderInExile Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 519 days ago

Quick question - I went to update and it gave me a newer version of OS 5. Any idea if I have to upgrade to that OS and then check for another update to get to 6? Would it not just jump to the most recent OS?

 
 
Posted by RunOfLuck Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 519 days ago

You may need to just try again tomorrow. They may be rolling it out in waves, rather than to everyone all at once to avoid overloading the servers. That's just a guess of course.

 
 
Posted by TA Dave Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

I got the same message. Guess I'll try again in the AM.

 
 
Posted by silverkrab Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

Yes I had to udpate to the newer OS 5 then I was able to get OS 6. OS 6 for BB bold 9650 F'in rocks :)

 
 
Posted by bmkindoll Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 519 days ago

Damn Verizon blows!!!

 
 
Posted by silverkrab Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

I used to have a bold with verizon, I switched to sprint and I'm so glad I did this. Verizon blows like a bulemic after thanksgiving dinner. :)

 
 
Posted by race587 Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 519 days ago

I have 333. Also, never backed up os5 before installing 6 because I got a replacement phone Is there a way to get back to 5 so I can update and run the official 6?

 
 
Posted by valeriejones9302 Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

you can downgrade through desktop manager and then you can upgrade to os6. i just finished doing that i had not kept an os5 on my computer either and desktop manager helped

 
 
Posted by race587 Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

Thank u!!! I'm trying that now..

 
 
Posted by rizzzzoooo Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 519 days ago

I wonder if this version is as buggy as the leaked .418 for the 9700.

 
 
Posted by rainynight65 Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 519 days ago

Now it's time the Torch got some love again... I mean, we're still in the early .3xx's... :)

 
 
Posted by keithlargo Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 519 days ago

anyone know if theres a way to port it to a 9630?

 
 
Posted by SpiritsFade Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 519 days ago

It'll never happen

 
 
Posted by keithlargo Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 519 days ago

:( I still have my tour, hate the style, not sure if i wanna upgrade to the 9650 either. guess will have to wait... or switch service.

 
 
Posted by tazman69 Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 519 days ago

Downloading it now. I've never done an OS upgrade via OTA. Always done it via AppLoader or Desktop Manager. Hopefully it goes smoothly and doesn't take 3 hours. :-)

 
 
Posted by iblackberry91 Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

I just recently upgraded from a curve 8530 to a bold 9650 through Verizon and I'm irritated that Verizon hasn't released OS 6 yet. I am happy for you Sprint customers but I'm hoping that I can somehow access this desktop download next week. I talked to a Verizon employee whose only knowledge of OS 6 coming out officially for Verizon is Q1 2011, which can be as late as March... I feel that Verizon wants to get shafted when it comes to blackberry's, even the exclusive storm gets the short end of the stick when it comes to everything.

 
 
Posted by Chrissosa18 Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

YESSSSS I LOVE SPRINTTT!!!!!! LETS GOOO 6.0 !!!!! DOWNLOADING AS WE SPEAK !!

 
 
Posted by gioolove17 Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

so glad i upgraded to the 9650 from the 8530. best decision ive ever made!

 
 
Posted by eve6er69 Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

just restoring the phone as i type this. cant wait to see if this is a quality os build.

 
 
Posted by joshua.worth Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

Yes Sir please let as know how it easy even if just a quick first impression then report back later as well this will be greatly appreciated.

 
 
Posted by BoldtotheMax Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

Good news for you Sprint customers. I wonder if this will be able to be implemented into the 9700? I am tired of the buggy leaks as of late. Just downgraded to get a better version of UMA. They were terrible in the .418 and .380 leaks. Have fun and hope it is less buggy. Sometimes it is either or...even with officials. Good luck!

 
 
Posted by blazed12 Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

If you're getting tired of buggy leaks then why don't you roll back to OS5? I mean seriously? Is it that hard to do? Official or leak will always have bugs no matter what.. Just deal with it.

 
 
Posted by artie Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

Another long time Sprint happy customer: Downloading right now!!!
Thank you Sprint.

 
 
Posted by Ebscer Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

Awesome. (Although this should have been rolled out 4 months ago)...

 
 
Posted by miamimanu86 Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

Very long download! Waiting already 45 minutes in these download.... at least I made the backup in my PC

 
 
Posted by KelvinZ Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

Finally! Now I know what I'm doing this weekend besides Christmas.

 
 
Posted by RobNyc Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

Funny, I was tired of 6.0 laggyness ..

6.0.280 hybrid was the best , cuz .333 sucked major but NLG v2.2 fixed the memleak but it was getting slow after a few days with no reports and 270mb free mem weird right.

So I went to 5.0.0.1030 official thru my iMac at work and its so fast on 5.0 that I said forget about 6.0 till it becomes official and look at it now :)

330mb free with no shrinking either so I click the wireless update and shows up .415
im debating though .. I'm not really impressed with 6.0 on my 9650

 
 
Posted by joshua.worth Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

Its worth a try 6.0.0.407 on the Style is the best OS I've ever seen on a BlackBerry. I haven't come across a single bug. You can always downgrade might as well try it out can't hurt you.

 
 
Posted by ivhs72 Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

Just finished my OTA upgrade, and I'm liking what I see so far. Took about 2 1/2 hours start to finish, and everything went smoothly. I've played with the Sprint Style a bit and am some what familiar with OS6, and this looks and feels just like it should. First thing I noticed is that all the apps I had installed before were still there after the update. Also some of the preinstalled apps like Pandora and Sprint TV, the icons were not correct. One thing I really like is being able to have the choice of how many rows of apps you can have on the main screen. There is only one theme delivered with the update, all the others I had were deep sixed. All my contacts and messenger settings were retained. All settings were retained, like ringtones, fonts, etc. All emails were still there. It seems snappier when switching between screens. So far I'm liking it.

 
 
Posted by ivhs72 Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

And the new YouTube app is incredible, much better than any other phone I've seen.

 
 
Posted by nodrogkam Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

mine just finished. took me the same amount of time. so far so good, but haven't tested everything.

 
 
Posted by thomiegun Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

Just dwnlded to my vzw storm 2...no wait I didn't...crap!

 
 
Posted by hitnar Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

Does it have visual voice mail?

 
 
Posted by elsteve9 Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

A Web Downloader:
https://www.blackberry.com/Downloads/contactFormPreload.do?code=996009F2...

 
 
Posted by elsteve9 Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

Uh...sorry. This was just posted in the thread which originally announced the OTA upgrade. Apparently, then, the OS is available on Blackberry.com

-Stephen

 
 
Posted by jalax1 Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

I'm so jealous I cant even describe. WHEN WILL VERIZON DO THIS??!?

 
 
Posted by spencerdl Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

Just woke up and saw this wealth of information. Outstanding Sprint ,way to go.its truly a great time of year where miracles happen. Thanks Sprint for the Christmas present os6.0.0.415 -Derrick

 
 
Posted by ab13 Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

This is a great Christmas present. Does anyone know if there are backup files I can remove? I went from about 280mb available to 160mb... Not sure if the OS is taking all that or if there are some backup files from doing OTA update that I could remove... Thanks!

 
 
Posted by mrtouchedme Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

Updated my sprint 9650....took less than an hour start to finish! Have been playing with it for a couple hours now, seems like a really stable build so far...better than .280 imo, and much much better and faster that .333

 
 
Posted by yeahboyyy Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

Don't need to OTA guys.....https://www.blackberry.com/SoftwareD...ient=URNZcPHMm

YAY!!!!

 
 
Posted by w2sjw Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

Can one of you guys please post a link that ISN'T truncated - both of these URL's that have been posted go nowhere... :(

 
 
Posted by CNYBlackBerryAddict Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

https://www.blackberry.com/SoftwareDownload/index.jsp?client=URNZcPHMm

This one should take you directly to the BlackBerry site's download page for Sprint. Just select your device, and you'll see OS6 waiting it all its glory. :)

 
 
Posted by w2sjw Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

Yep, got the whole installer coming down now just fine!

 
 
Posted by edlivian Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

its available now at blackberrys sprints download page

 
 
Posted by edlivian Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

https://www.blackberry.com/Downloads/entry.do?code=FC3CF452D3DA8402BEBB7...

its available on sprints side of rims download page

 
 
Posted by nautcasprt6 Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

NICEEEEE.
Downloaded and is now updating my 9650 on Verizon.

 
 
Posted by ROB ROCKSTAR Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

There IS A SANTA
Thanx Sprint I'll Be Waiting ....

 
 
Posted by Gurujin Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

I have Sprint 6.0.0.333. Downloaded update from above url. Blackberry Desktop software updated to latest version. After unpacking the new update, desktop manager detected the update without problem. Currently installing update straight from 6.0.0.333. Will let you know how it goes!

 
 
Posted by Gurujin Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

All went well and very smooth. I have 244.4mg data free after the update. Had to reset once after the initial completion of the update to get my email accounts back, other than that, no problems.

Happy so far! Thanks sprint!

 
 
Posted by spencerdl Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

Thanks again Sprint for the Christmas present. No wonder only certain phones was able to recieve the update of os 6.0.0.415 it uses ALOT of phone memory. Is there anyone that lost album covers in there media files on there memory card during this update (I reinserted after the upgrade) . Still.... GOOD job SPRINT DERRICK

 
 
Posted by Nwanu Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

I hope 9300 Curve 3G owners will get some love soon :)

 
 
Posted by golfafire Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

The update is for Curve and Bold users from what I am reading. If you go to the Blackberry Software site it shows OS6 as an option for downloading on the Curve 9300 series...

 
 
Posted by Nwanu Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

I only see 9330 Curve

 
 
Posted by tiggadasigma Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

Ha Ha....look at the clock

 
 
Posted by mcdazzle Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

I found this last night and did the update! Merry Christmas from Sprint!

 
 
Posted by race587 Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

So I was wondering if there was a way to upgrade to 415 from 333 without d/manager and doing everthing from my phone??

 
 
Posted by hype Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

Getting the new OS 6 for Bold 9650...VERY COOL

Waking up to a pic of your phone on the crackberry frontpage... PRICELESS

Cheers.

 
 
Posted by Eddy0090 Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 519 days ago

So im bout to go to sleep last nite and i see that there is an os6 upgrade for my newly acquired 3G 9330, YES!!! Needless to say i wasnt hitn the sack before i rock it. so here is wat i have seen thus far; bout 2 1/2 hrs frm start to finish. all apps stayd and most of my settings. (btw this was OTA). everything seems much snappier and of course the visuals r just STUNNING! At early glance seems as tho there is better reception where previously i had worse. browser also loads a bit quicker and now can truly be a viable option where as before the native was worthless. i cannot accurately asses battery life being that i haven't yet completed a full day but it looks promising . all my apps seem to wrk properly. One gripe , although i fixed it, was a issue with the clickable clock/manage connections button on the main screen. if i scrolled down too quickly i lost my cursor and had to go back and reclick for it to return. but this was fixed after i did two battery pulls. All in all OS6 ROOOOOOOOOOOCKS! hope this was useful for sum1. REJOICE CRACKBERRY NATION!

 
 
Posted by NYJustice Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 518 days ago

NO VISUAL VOICEMAIL. WHAT GIVES, WHY ISN'T ON HERE

 
 
Posted by Eddy0090 Thursday, Dec 23, 2010 518 days ago

my 3G curve has it but i had it before the update so myb it stayed.

 
 
Posted by SHADOWDRAGON71 Friday, Dec 24, 2010 518 days ago

I downloaded the new 6.0 and installed it using my desktop software. It's like my BlackBerry underwent a transformation and is a whole new universe! VERY impressed, and I like the direction that Blackberry is headed in!!!

 
 
Posted by nsmall7 Saturday, Dec 25, 2010 517 days ago

How bout a rollout for 8530 curve. I wanna see what all the fuss is about! I did get to upgrade to OS5.0.0.1030 don't know what the upgrade did but oh well. Maybe I just need a new phone.

 
 
Posted by Eddy0090 Sunday, Dec 26, 2010 516 days ago

I'm still getn the occasional freeze in the manage connections button on the home screen. Anyone else havn probs with that on 9330?