News & Rumors

Verizon OS Update for the Tour 9630 Tonight?

by Adam Zeis

on 19 Nov 2009 12:17 PM

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Tour 9630 OS Update

*UPDATE: Looks like we were right - no 5.0 this time. Verizon has posted OS 4.7.1.61 on their update page, so go ahead and grab it from this link if you're still rocking the stock OS.*

Rumor has it that the Verizon Tour 9630 will be receiving and official OS update from Verizon tonight. Before you get too excited, it may not be that 5.0 that everyone is looking for. If the rumors are true, it may only be OS 4.7.1.61 that is being made official. The update will be available through Desktop Manager and the Smith Micro update site. We only have a few hours to go since the update should show up around 5pm EST. Check out this thread in the forums for more info, and we'll update this post later when/if the update pops up.

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102 Comments

Posted by jabbs1 Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

they are still f*ckin around with 4.7?? Holy sh*t stop wasting time with sh*t software and release 5.0 already. we all know it works so just do it!!

Posted by t-woody Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

they should keep anything less than 5.0. We've waited too long for 5.0 already!! Why does it seem that Tour owners get sh*t on? Tour 2 and now this?

Posted by PHLAK Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

LOL! Tour owners got shat on? Try being a day one Storm1 owner... now THAT was a pile of crap!

Posted by t-woody Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

I am a day 1 Storm owner too! But, the Storm does have 5.0 now.

Posted by jorGeorge Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

About damn time....

Posted by Tuandizzle Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

This is a f*cking joke right..

Posted by TONYG2388 Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

i just dont get it. why waste their time?

Posted by serpico Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

Where is OS5? I mean, where is Telus on this too? OMG

Posted by Evermore707 Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

off the road. Release OS5 and push carriers to update. Too many devices, too many OS versions, too much fragmentation..

Posted by dekanfrus Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

What a waste of time. Drop 4.7 already and get 5.0 out.

Posted by joeproblems Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

how they going to release 5.0 for the storm and then release another 4.7 for the tour. I have the newer phone but the older OS... tha fuck?

Posted by wojotiger Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

the funniest part is that 13 minutes after this post, a leaked 5.0 was posted for the 9700....I will be sticking with my leaked 5.0

Posted by webmastir Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

either OS you upgrade to will probably brick your f'ing phone anyway. i've stopped upgrading. too many OS reloads == piss me off

Posted by mjbesen310 Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

I could never downgrade back to a 4.7 OS after having 5.0 on my Tour

Posted by rion_j Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

where can you get the leaked 5.0 for the tour?

Posted by jngizzi Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

I'm running 4.7.1.40 now on my Tour. What does OS 4.7.1.61 buy me over .40?

What does 5.0 have which would make me want to upgrade from 4.7?

Thanks,

Joe

Posted by Se7enth Sinn Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

I'm so glad I'm rocking a Moto Droid now. You guys need to stop QQing and install the leaked 5.0 already.

Posted by BeeRad Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

I'll be sticking with 5.0.0.230

There's no way I would go backwards from here. .230 has some minor glitches here and there but I will be fine with it.

On a total side note: if they release the T2 anytime soon, I think the carriers should at least give us T1 owners a hell of an upgrade deal regardless of how far we are into the contract.

Posted by Se7enth Sinn Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

The T2 is the 9700 with a different battery cover lol.

Posted by Sborden70 Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

Who cares about this stupid "patch", lets go! Release 5.0 already, frigin verizon! its been weeks since the Storm 5.0 release, lets go release the official for the tour customer!

Posted by b.rich Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

Just received stock of new Tours with this version already loaded.

Posted by Jleeblanch Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

The way I see it, a little update is better than NO UPDATE!! Don't get me wrong, I want OS 5.0 to become official for all devices receiving it too but seriously, all this complaining is a little on the ridiculous side!!

Posted by awesomedeals88 Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

I have the Blackberry Tour for Sprint. Im also waiting for the official OS 5.0 Update. Who cares about the OS 4.7.1.61!!!! Does anyone have a timeframe of when the official OS 5.0 will be out? Somebody out there has to know. Thanks.

Posted by Sborden70 Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

I am sure someone does know, only they arent telling.!

Hopefully they will get the message and release it, but we are talking about Verizon here (on my side) and they are the slowest bunch.

Posted by bunsen Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

I have to agree with Jleeblanch. Any update is better than no update. Sure I check the forums everyday hoping for some 5.0 goodness, but at least this is better than nothing.

I wonder if they will pull it right away like they did with .53. That was a joke.

Posted by b.rich Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

we will not see the mr2 OS 5.0 until sometime in January or early February.

Posted by sjunkie Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

wow... tour news actually made it to the front page?

Posted by sbursik Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

WTF? Who cares? Every day I look at the blog page in hopes of an official 5.x release and this just sets that back even further. What a let down.

Posted by dimm0k Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

PlayaX01: yeah, iPhone users don't have this problem... because Apple would rather release a whole "new" device and have people buy that instead.

Posted by jlb21 Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

This topic reminds me of the "Whiners" from the original Saturday night live cast.......

Posted by stormsucks75 Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

I got to say that this is why i left blackberry after 10 years. The OS is terrible and they bring nothing new. All the blogs on here Android already has. I am just depressed I love blackberry but its so 1980s

Posted by dmann96 Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

You left BlackBerry; then what the freak are you doing posting on something like this?! Sounds like Blackberry envy to me! Android is so weak even Microsoft can get it digs in and be right. As for the Droid what a clunky, ugly piece of sh!t. I'll take my Storm1 any day.

Posted by mper Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

I had an Android G1 and I took it back in order to step up to the Storm 1. I like Android, but RIM has destroyed Google in overall OS advancement recently. With OS 5.0, we are already at a second generation touch OS from none ! What dramatic changes have occured in the Android OS in the last year ?

Posted by Nemesis2k9 Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

To the person that said Tour 2 is a bold 9700 with a different battery cover........actually its a better phone!!! It will have open GL support, 2GB of internal storage and probably a better camera!!! Wow does RIM even know what they are doin anymore?

Posted by xxDruMMer BoYxx Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

Looks like 5.0 aint coming out now till like FEb....when the Tour 2 is Released...nice way to screw us...

Posted by glenninduluth Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

I am willing to wait until they have the bugs worked out before I install OS5 on my Tour. However, I have to admit that it would be nice if RIM would at least tell us "why" we have to wait for an OS that other Blackberry's already have. Even if they just came out and said "we are working out the bugs", at least we would know they are working on it.

Posted by VZWRocka Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 812 days ago

Verizon threw them a wad of cash to have the 5.0 ready for the Storm 1 before Storm 2 launched to reduce the number of people pressuring them for free or reduced price upgrades to the Storm 2.

Posted by AFriske Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

why do I get the feeling a 507 screen is in my near future?

Posted by VZWRocka Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 812 days ago

Don't you mean 553?

And to answer your question, it's because you are smart. I've had that problem with every single 4.7.1.xx OS out there (official and leak) on two different Tours. 4.7.1.xx is just plain unstable.

Posted by eternil Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

I just received mine in the mail via fedex. It came with the 4.7.1.61 version.. Just so you guys know..

Posted by rbracht Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

same here, and that was 2 weeks ago... You know what though, I could see vzw releasing a official 5.0.. And that being 5.0.0.230.. Just seems like something they would do

Posted by krssosic Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

bc I just got mine in the mail yesterday(it was a replacement for my first one that decided to just stop working!!) it has 4.7.1.40 did I get hosed? bc I feel like I did. I upgraded to the last leak of 5.0 that came out for a tour and that messed my phone up also. so no more leaks for me, just give me 5.0 rim. gosh.

Posted by VZWRocka Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 812 days ago

You do know these updates are free right? Different batch, different OS, probably just missed the switchover. Not that big a deal.

Posted by CSmooth Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

Anybody know when 5.0 will come out for the 8330 or even IF it will come out for the 8330? or am i just going to have to get the curve 2

Posted by VZWRocka Saturday, Nov 21, 2009 812 days ago

No date yet, but you do realize that it will bog the device down something fierce, right? It just barely has enough memory to run it.

Posted by nickfarmer03 Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

It is available now via the smith micro site.

Posted by sixxpak56 Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

go to blackberyos and join there and u can get the os updates there i just dounloaded the 230 thats the best oone so far they have all of them just go to the device you own and check it out better battery life with 230

Posted by SkylineView01 Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

Fantastic, I always wanted a new 4.7 update! Thank you sooooo much VZW and RIM you're the best!

....NOW BRING ON 5.0!!!!

Posted by dd214 Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 813 days ago

it is going to be .75........not .61

Either way, the 5.0.0.230 and its hybrids are way better then a 4.7 OS anyways....