Wow, ok. So after being leaked, released, then pulled, BlackBerry Tour 9630 OS 4.7.1.53 is once again official but this time around it's coming from Reliance and not Verizon. Of course, it can still be loaded onto your Verizon Tour if you missed out on the leak, release and pulling debacle just follow the tutorials at the bottom to get started on it. As for the Verizon official release, the forums are full of reasoning as to why - there's been no official announcement so you might want to read up on the unofficial reasons.
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BlackBerry Tour OS 4.7.1.53 Official Again - Not From Verizon!
Hey, this is my first BB and I have the Tour through Sprint. That means, this is not for me, correct? Meaning although we have the same phone, I need to wait for Sprint to release a new one???
is this OS going to have a problem with frying BlackBerrys as well
@ Sexy NJ you can install it you need to check BlackBerry 101 and it will tell you how to install a software upgrade from another vendor
The last update fried my last BB and I kinda am worried about trying this one for fear of the same thing happening.
I am not sure how comfortable I am doing it myself. I see the "two hour" time frame needed and I do not want to mess anything up...lol But thank you for letting me know I am able to do it.
I've downloaded the update onto my computer successfully. Only problem is that when i start the desktop manager, it apparently does not recognize the update! Any advice
You need to go in and delete the Vendor file if you are downloading it to a phone that is not the carrier of the actual OS download.
I am downloading this right now and it says "Downloading BlackBerry Handheld Software v4.7.1.105 (EastAsia)" Should this be cause for concern? I typed in my American home address, so why would it download an eastern Asia version?
Anyone else seen this? Or at least loaded it and found everything to be in english?
Thanks!
how can i delete vendor file?
Program Files > Common Files > Research In Motion > AppLoader > vendor.xml
Is there any difference (platform ID, etc) from the leaked version last week that bricked two of my Tours?
make sure you guys delete vendor file and back up your device separately (not during software upgrade) this should avoid the 507 no os error and the initialization error.
For the love of God, DO NOT dl this. Just wait for an officially released from your wireless co. Otherwise there will be a thousand new posts about how this totally messed up your phones!
I went to try to download the OS and it's now gone...
When I click on the link above to download the upgrade, on the next screen where you choose your device, there is no tour shown in the list so how do I upgrade.
Can anyone help with this?
Thanks so much!
interesting, 9630 is not listed there anymore...what happens??