T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold 9900 and Torch 9810 OS 7.1 updates now available

By Bla1ze on 13 Mar 2012 10:06 pm

After a few false starts, T-Mobile has now gone ahead and announced the official availability of BlackBerry 7.1 for both the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and BlackBerry Torch 9810. With them officially supporting it now, they're making use of some of the great features built into BlackBerry 7.1:

The new BlackBerry OS 7.1 has the following features.

Wi-Fi Calling: Allows you to make calls over a Wi-Fi network. Does not support handoffs to cell network, so calls will drop when you leave the Wi-Fi coverage.
Mobile HotSpot/USB tethering: Allows you to connect up to five devices to the internet through your BlackBerry device.
Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS): A personalized emergency alert system designed to alert people of nearby threats or emergencies.
BBM Music: A new feature that lets you download 50 tracks when you sign up and up to 25 tracks per month.
Bing search: Device searches also uses Bing to provide additional search results.
BlackBerry Device Analyzer: Lets you perform diagnostic tests to check for errors or issues, which can help you resolve device problems without having to call Customer Care. Check out the What is the BlackBerry Device Analyzer to learn more.

You can check for updates right now on your devices or fire up desktop manager to grab the update. If you prefer downloadng it later and doing it yourself, you can grab the install files from the links below for OS 7.1.0.284.

Download OS 7.1.0.284 for the BlackBerry Bold 9900
Download OS 7.1.0.284 for the BlackBerry Torch 9810

Topics: Official Os BlackBerry Bold 9900 BlackBerry Torch 9810 OS 7.1 BlackBerry OS 7.1 News & Rumors BlackBerry OS

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112 comments

johnsbold9700 Mar 13, 2012 at 10:10 pm

well the wifi calling work with a att phone? i know i may have to delete the vendor file

ddlax22 Mar 13, 2012 at 10:14 pm

You would have to delete the vendor file anyway if you were putting it on any other carrier than tmobile, but I don't think wifi calling will work for att. I have att too but and would love for it to. I'm pretty sure it won't though. Don't quote me. Lol.

mike22 Mar 14, 2012 at 5:57 pm

ATT does NOT have WIFI calling !

xqlmu Mar 14, 2012 at 10:00 pm

really???? shit.... even we install the other carrier's version????

Abrante Mar 13, 2012 at 10:14 pm

Finally! Updating as I type...

ddlax22 Mar 13, 2012 at 10:14 pm

.307 leaks soon or shall I go to this??!

auditman Mar 13, 2012 at 10:23 pm

Is the nfc finally active?

johnsbold9700 Mar 13, 2012 at 10:26 pm

i thought the 9810 does not have ncf

Abrante Mar 13, 2012 at 10:27 pm

Did auditman mention that he had the 9810? lol

johnsbold9700 Mar 13, 2012 at 10:30 pm

as far as is know my 9810 does not have ncf. did not think ncf was worth the wait and the $150 more for the 9900

John.P Mar 14, 2012 at 10:14 am

That's a carrier thing.

mike22 Mar 14, 2012 at 5:59 pm

No NFC for Tmo

Paintedeyes Mar 13, 2012 at 10:24 pm

interesting, this build was put into beta zone just last week i believe.

shupor Mar 14, 2012 at 10:09 am

The beta zone build is 7.1.0.998. In any event some users are posting that it is also an available upgrade option right now

datta72 Mar 14, 2012 at 10:13 am

7.1.0.998 is hands down a lot better. The wifi calling is more stable and i'm glad they decided to remove the stupid name id junk off the phone

Kimberly Boals Mar 27, 2012 at 2:36 pm

Well I hate to break it to you, but if you think 7.1.0.998 is better than 7.1.0.284, it is a placebo effect. They are the same thing! When it was originally released, it was labeled incorrectly as 7.1.0.998, but this was later corrected, and a message posted saying "The OS version is not 7.1.0.998. It is OS 7.1.0.284. We apologize for this error."

meagnostic Mar 14, 2012 at 3:51 pm

Where can I get this version, thanks

doxa sub750T Mar 13, 2012 at 10:25 pm

I will give it a try.

howl078 Mar 13, 2012 at 10:25 pm

I see 2 updates; 7.1.0 Bundle 998 & 7.1.0 Bundle 648

mike22 Mar 14, 2012 at 6:01 pm

Only one official Tmo 7.1.0.284 !

mike22 Mar 14, 2012 at 6:01 pm

Only one official Tmo 7.1.0.284 !

Abrante Mar 13, 2012 at 10:31 pm

Done updating! let me test this out...

johnsbold9700 Mar 13, 2012 at 10:35 pm

please do

Abrante Mar 13, 2012 at 10:55 pm

I messed up! I have the habit of not creating a backup prior to updating since my previous updates have always restored my data as the final step of the update process. Not this time, all of my e-mails, texts, phonebook, recent calls are gone. It is my fault for not creating a backup. I guess when something can go wrong, it will!

MikeFromCanada Mar 13, 2012 at 10:35 pm

Just to let everywhere know who don't visit the forums, a lot of people are claiming to have problems with their BIS with this official build. I recommend visiting the forum link to see what's going on before upgrading.

howl078 Mar 13, 2012 at 10:39 pm

Do you have a link to the forum. Thnx.

MikeFromCanada Mar 13, 2012 at 10:44 pm

Here it is, I was just going through it myself:

http://forums.crackberry.com/blackberry-bold-9930-9900-f235/tmoibile-bla...

howl078 Mar 13, 2012 at 10:50 pm

Thnx.

alex_121 Mar 13, 2012 at 10:54 pm

I am on AT&T can I still upload to my 9900?

33497746 Mar 13, 2012 at 11:06 pm

What happened with the link?

tsells Mar 13, 2012 at 11:19 pm

9810 Link:
http://tmodc.hcac.com/9810/HandheldSoftware/HandheldSoftware.htm

nickdaman Mar 13, 2012 at 11:07 pm

Yep I put it on my AT&T 9900 awhile and it worked fine but of course no 2G option again.

GumbyQc Mar 13, 2012 at 11:08 pm

Great !! I'm (.v.e.r.y. .s.l.o.w.l.y.) downloading it ! ;-) Thanks !!

SC457 Mar 13, 2012 at 11:15 pm

Seriously wish AT&T would relese a 7.1 build for us Mac users!!!

vassosman Mar 13, 2012 at 11:46 pm

VMWare Fusion and Windows 7 works for me on my Macbook Pro

SC457 Mar 13, 2012 at 11:53 pm

My Mac's older and doesn't have an intel processor, when I looked at doing it I needed an intel chip to install...

big_time2 Mar 13, 2012 at 11:33 pm

So which one of the two should i i download? 998 or 648.

Rootbrian Mar 13, 2012 at 11:42 pm

Obviously the one for the 9900 if you have it. Or the one for the torch 9810 if you have it.

vassosman Mar 13, 2012 at 11:46 pm

Probably the 998 because its a higher build a.k.a. newer

07thking Mar 13, 2012 at 11:50 pm

998

yensonvera Mar 13, 2012 at 11:38 pm

someone tell me if this OS brings to the 9810 Spanish language

PLTM Mar 13, 2012 at 11:38 pm

Media Server and Battery Saving Mode is included with 998.

jzajac Mar 13, 2012 at 11:51 pm

So no NFC, but thank goodness everyone gets BBM music pre-installed... I'm sure nobody on TMO wants to try out BlackBerry Tag or anything.

datta72 Mar 14, 2012 at 10:14 am

T-Mobile is blocking the NFC, I'm not sure why they are

BB_makes_it_happen Mar 14, 2012 at 12:11 am

For those on Bell Mobility - the 9900 got its upgrade to os 7.1.0.267 today near 2 pm EST.
Finally!!

q649 Mar 14, 2012 at 10:53 am

It either isn't true, or the upgrade has been pulled by Bell Mobility. Tried at 8:40am EST (Mar 14), no 7.1 upgrade option either via download or the Desktop Manager.

Update: it is available from Bell Mobility Over The Air.

diruocco Mar 14, 2012 at 12:17 am

is it just me or the links that are provided don't wanna load :(

lyricidal Mar 14, 2012 at 12:52 am

two good links:
9900 - http://www.bbh-plus.net/downloads.php?do=file&id=2231
9810 - http://www.bbh-plus.net/downloads.php?do=file&id=2232

kapslock Mar 14, 2012 at 12:58 am

hiya...did anyone catch Vodafone's new Blackberry Boys music video in India? is good fun :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TL9G_Z0vtY

J-MIKE Mar 14, 2012 at 1:00 am

I'm getting this message from the last link for the 9900:

Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /bb/OSs/9900jAllLang_PBr7.1.0_rel998_PL5.1.0.230_A7.1.0.284.exe on this server.

Apache/2.2.3 (Red Hat) Server at www.theiexplorers.com Port 80

lyricidal Mar 14, 2012 at 1:03 am

retry same link, had minor server issue

bosslife Mar 14, 2012 at 1:05 am

i downloaded it and its giving me an error when i try to open it...........anyone else had that prob??

lyricidal Mar 14, 2012 at 1:09 am

sounds like the download didnt complete, should be 260mb for the 9900 one and 263mb for the 9810 release

bosslife Mar 14, 2012 at 2:32 am

oo ok thanks but for some reason im getting 260mb

ayil Mar 14, 2012 at 1:25 am

PLEASE READ:

MIRROR MIRROR MIRROR MIRROR MIRROR

OFFICIAL OS 7.1.0.284 T-MOBILE

9900 - http://www.bbh-plus.net/downloads.php?do=file&id=2231
9810 - http://www.bbh-plus.net/downloads.php?do=file&id=2232

FREE PREMIUM APPS:
https://www.threesixty.my/download.php

jman0829 Mar 14, 2012 at 1:35 am

No nfc, no blackberry tag

jkahn Mar 14, 2012 at 1:36 am

Downloaded and installed fine, except for bb travel and bb protect (of the only rim apps I have installed) are not working. When they try connect to register it says I do not have BIS connection and data connection problem and to contact network provider. I contacted tmobile (but not in time to connect me to upper eschelon tech support apparently) and tmobile could not understand why I would have bis/data connection error when I can connect to internet for everything else.
Thoughts?

diruocco Mar 14, 2012 at 1:36 am

I installed it successfully and it seems like the boot up times are noticeably faster.
everything else is reasonably the same except now we also have the analyzer thing that will test certain things in your phone. I am on bell so i have NFC. :)

world traveler and former ceo Mar 14, 2012 at 1:49 am

will this work on ROgers bold 9900?

ghettobomb Mar 14, 2012 at 8:06 am

just delete the vendor.xml file before you install on your phone

66cuda Mar 14, 2012 at 3:12 am

i finally have it and downloading it now, i certainly hope to not be pissed off if it kills my second 9810 my first was killed with a otterbox now, i just hope it actually works

Simmo2K Mar 14, 2012 at 4:21 am

So is this working fine for people on other networks? I have been reading Tmobile users are having issues with BIS and Bb Protect etc.

66cuda Mar 14, 2012 at 5:01 am

looks like it killed my phone 2 hours and 4 battery pulls and still stuck on 16% of "backing up your data", can i blame the republicans and the ford motor comapany

JamesDax3 Mar 14, 2012 at 8:02 am

Where is the update for the T-Mobile 9360????

dguillaume Mar 14, 2012 at 8:04 am

The links no longer work, also does anyone know what happened to Desktop Manager 7, it seems to have been pulled from RIM's website? Thanks, David

ghettobomb Mar 14, 2012 at 8:04 am

Live link ------ http://www.blackberryos.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=867

feby.adityawan Mar 14, 2012 at 8:33 am

updated, but didn't see any difference except mobile hotspot.
it asking APN to use mobile hotspot but I don't know which APN that I have to use, use my local provider's but no luck

where is wifi calling and etc?

feby.adityawan Mar 14, 2012 at 11:23 am

sorry guys, some correction, my 7.1 has battery saving mode & device analyzer beside the mobile hotspot.
tested mobile hotspot, its free using blackberry's APN

but still no wifi calling.
and no blackberry traffic also :(

Dstokes06 Mar 14, 2012 at 8:44 am

Does anyone know whether or not the update on the 9810 provides the mobile hotspot for AT&T users that upload this? And is it free?!?!?! Lol

lxhxr Mar 14, 2012 at 9:12 am

TMOBILE, Y U NO ENABLE NFC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jaredius Mar 14, 2012 at 9:18 am

"calls will drop when you leave the Wi-Fi coverage"...wack.

feby.adityawan Mar 14, 2012 at 11:26 am

obviously, it is depends on the WiFi signal reception if you using WiFi calling (logically)

usofa1776 Mar 14, 2012 at 9:50 am

Does anyone know if this would work on 9810 on At&t?

John.P Mar 14, 2012 at 10:13 am

Delete the vendor.xml file like you would any other OS install (or has been said many a time in the forums if you do a search) and you'll be good to go.

shlee Mar 14, 2012 at 9:54 am

So, this is a first...Mac user and as soon as i plugged in usb was prompted that there was an update. installed without any problems. I cant believe it was this easy. nice move TMO

Steelers Mar 14, 2012 at 10:44 am

Rogers WTF!!!!!!!!!! Why the hell do these guys take there sweet time on all updates!!!

syoung0406 Mar 14, 2012 at 11:25 am

PEOPLE!

People on other carriers, you can also use T-mobile's OS to upload it on your Blackberry.
Download the file, run the EXE file.
Then let it install some things on your computer. Once it's done, goto Computer --> Program Files --> Common Files --> Research In Motion --> App loader --> find the file VENDOR.
Delete the VENDOR file, then run APP LOADER.
Then you'll be good to install the new OS on your device with other carriers.

So you don't need to be waiting for the update from the carrier you use, just download any OS and do as I explained...

madbomb Mar 14, 2012 at 2:11 pm

Thanks for reminding!

ffdossantos Mar 25, 2012 at 5:12 am

I already deleted the Vendor file but is not updating. can you help me please.
cheers

jkahn Mar 14, 2012 at 12:21 pm

Update: I reported earlier not having data connection and bis connectivity problems with bb travel and bb protect.
Now - it all appears to be working perfectly. Not sure what happened overnight, but, it works this morning. Everything else seems to work great too.

tekware Mar 14, 2012 at 12:39 pm

Rogers? Hello, Rogers? I say, hello, Rogers? You there?

billlpb Mar 14, 2012 at 1:00 pm

I upgraded last night and have HIS issues with bb travel and bb protect. Read in the forums that many tmobile customers are having trouble with the same issues. I also had a problem with bridge but was able to delete and reinstall and it worked well. Not that luck with the travel and protect apps.

Android Market for QNX Mar 14, 2012 at 1:50 pm

Woohoo! Fresh OS update! Wi-Fi calling is great. lol @ T-mobile being quicker on this update than other carriers.

doxa sub750T Mar 14, 2012 at 2:06 pm

It would be nice if people can differentiate the issues whether they are with 9900 or 9810. From what I have read, BB protects, BIS etc so far only have been the case with 9900.

So, I am a little bit confuse and very hesitate to update my 9810 should the issues are the same on both 9900 and 9810.

9900King Mar 14, 2012 at 3:20 pm

Downloading slowly now
whats the difference between .267 & .284?
anyone have WIFI calling working with ROGERS?

meagnostic Mar 14, 2012 at 3:50 pm

Hey,

Can any one please let me know or share the link for 7.1.0.998 for bold 9900.

Thanks

thurask Mar 14, 2012 at 6:05 pm

This is Release 998. An actual 7.1.0.998 would take quite a while to get to.

aphiz2 Mar 14, 2012 at 6:53 pm

I downloaded the t-mobile os 7.1 for 9900 but am using a vodacom bold 9900. I installed the OS, and I deleted the "vendor.xml" but still the desktop software did not brng out the new os 7.1,I also tried using the loader.exe. Same tin happened. I didn't brng it also. Someone shld hlp me pls. :(

feby.adityawan Mar 15, 2012 at 1:32 am

make sure you have deleted both files vendor.xml

suzander Mar 26, 2012 at 8:27 pm

Where is the other vendor.xml file located? Thanks.

comegetsome2k8 Mar 14, 2012 at 7:09 pm

I have been using this release all day and i'm pretty impressed. The battery life is as good as .267 if not better, the OS seems to run a lot quicker, opening apps and web pages seems quicker. I've not experienced any of the problems reported with BIS on BB protect or any other issues up to now. Seems to be a good build all round.

disk0 Mar 14, 2012 at 7:11 pm

I have a Torch 9810 on ROGERS, Loaded flawlessly.

- OS seems to boot up faster than previous version. Boots up in 1m 24 secs.
- Mobile Hotspot boots a little faster, works great.
- Mobile media server works great.
- BlackBerry Device Analyzer is a neat new feature. Built in Battery Analyzer too! Speaker test didn't work.
- Battery saving mode

Great update, ZERO issues yet, HIGHLY recommend this!!!!

_JN_ Mar 15, 2012 at 11:29 am

how did you get past being stuck during the back up?.. i have a 9810 from rogers and cant seem to get beyond the back to update my phone :(

CBS_toca Mar 15, 2012 at 3:11 am

this tmobile seems very good for battery life so far i test

byron911 Mar 15, 2012 at 4:48 am

Very nice, working smoothly on my 9900 with fido here in Canada -just delete the vendor xl file.. The battery is much improved now

feby.adityawan Mar 15, 2012 at 5:24 am

I found that when I stopped the mobile hotspot, my BIS also stopped.
so I have to manually turn it on..

Xin9900 Mar 15, 2012 at 12:40 pm

I got T-Mobile and blackberry bold 9900 in the netherlands, but when I try to update it in my phone I get a message that there is no update available and also when I try it with my blackberry desktop manager. Can some one help me?

bzeal11 Mar 15, 2012 at 5:31 pm

still getting freeze issues and low audio volume ; basically no difference from the leaks

_JN_ Mar 15, 2012 at 6:06 pm

FINALLY got this thing to download.. and the one feature i wanted to work.. doesnt.. work!...

friggin mobile hospot dosn't work.. ANYONE else on a rogers 9810 have this issue and or knows how to fix it??

66cuda Mar 16, 2012 at 1:24 am

It was working after 6 hours off line, better than I thought not as good as I hoped it would be, I did mine ota and works

bnalty Mar 17, 2012 at 10:14 pm

I replaced a smooth running leaked 7.1 with this T-Mobile official update. Pure lag! One would think with all the time they took to get it right upon release, it would run better, or at least as good on a T-mobile phone as an unofficial update. There were no glitches in the fairly quick (38 min) install. Unfortunately, the user experience from there has been, for the first time on my Bold 9900, below par. It's been 3 days and still pretty much every app is running slower, and freezing up on me. Yes, I've done all the necessary cleaning and troubleshooting..no change. Way to go T-mo!
~Berry Veteran

bnalty Apr 3, 2012 at 12:37 pm

Also, if you're on this update (T-mobile), and having trouble with wi-fi calling like me, try turning off your network connection and work strictly off the wi-fi. Everything (emails,bbm, text, calling, web, etc.) works substantially better for me when doing so. Just remember to re-check the network connection when leaving your wi-fi area.

GlennDimaliwat Mar 18, 2012 at 6:06 am

I updated to OS 7.1.0.284 today for 9900. I came from 7.0.0.353 since that is my carrier's (Globe telecom) latest update.

Overall, my experience with this update is smooth. I used BBHTool to shrink the OS installer and removed the stuff that I don't need (i.e. other languages aside from us english, social feeds, etc).

It's faster than 7.0.. Not so sure if it's faster than the previous 7.1 releases.
Everything is working fine for me! :)

BrixDy Mar 18, 2012 at 10:13 pm

Brix Dy
I have the 7.1.0.267 and it has great battery life. Let me know if this is worth the update to .284. let me know if there some issues. BB 9900 Globe Telecom

BrixDy Mar 18, 2012 at 10:16 pm

Can anyone post the link for 7.1.0.998? BB9900

ibajwa Mar 19, 2012 at 4:28 am

i got an macbook .. and a rogers bold 9900 how do i update this new software ?
i search for updates and no luck any ideas >?

CPR Mar 19, 2012 at 11:34 am

BlackBerry Protect NOT working on my TMo 9900 Bold, with 7.1.0.284 OS
Everything else, is fine

ashishsomani013 Mar 19, 2012 at 12:06 pm

hello..i am not able to update my 9810's OS even after deleting the vendor file.Please help me out with ths.