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HOT! 9500 & 9530 OS 4.7.0.90 Found Online! GSM & CDMA Storms

by Ronen Halevy on Jan 21st, 2009 at 10:22 pm EST
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foundonlineI was just finishing a scrumptious El Gaucho Argentinean Steak when Double Agent Anonymous sent me links to OS 4.7.0.90 for the 9500 & 9530 that they put online. No idea what is new in these but I am sure somebody will report back in the comments.

9500 Storm link: www.megaupload.com/?d=JN7U4537

9530 Storm link: www.megaupload.com/?d=SA9OXZ48

Let us know what you find in the new OS versions in the comments below. Keep the tips coming!

NOTE: Do not install this software if you do not know what you are doing. It may make your BlackBerry FUBAR or just plain angry.

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59 Comments to “HOT! 9500 & 9530 OS 4.7.0.90 Found Online! GSM & CDMA Storms”

  1. Posted by: bramvera
    January 21, 2009 at 11:27 pm EST

    i’m downloading and will test 9530 soon

    • Posted by: bramvera
      January 22, 2009 at 5:00 am EST

      best OS for me

      the transition fade in out is now real fast
      i like the full keyboard on portrait view

      stable enough, more responsive

      • Posted by: charlie
        January 22, 2009 at 3:51 pm EST

        could you tell me how you downloaded it? i’ve tried numerous times and my desktop software keeps saying “no updates available”

        • Posted by: clifford
          January 22, 2009 at 9:38 pm EST

          I had the same problem. and i was following the instructions on deleting the vendor file. I have a verizon 9530 on the TMOBILE Network. So I figured I have to delete the vendor file. What I did lastly i left the vendor file there instead of deleting it. And it worked.

    • Posted by: charlie
      January 22, 2009 at 4:20 pm EST

      can anyone tell me how to get os 4.7.0.90 on to my storm? i have a 9530 and i’ve tried many times with desktop manager, i try it and it never works. i downloaded the file from the link and it still wont work.

    • Posted by: Cher
      February 3, 2009 at 2:08 pm EST

      I have a 9530 and would love to download this upgrade, but I use a Mac. Any options for me?

    • Posted by: Monty
      February 20, 2009 at 6:59 pm EST

      Currently i am using 4.7.0.75 and when trying to upgrade it tells me that no upgrade is available. weird isnt it?

  2. Posted by: jeff
    January 21, 2009 at 11:54 pm EST

    Someone release a new bold OS…….PLEASE

  3. Posted by: Ronen Halevy
    January 22, 2009 at 12:05 am EST

    Word is that Bold OS 4.6.0.226 is coming soon but I cannot promise anything :)

  4. Posted by: Jason
    January 22, 2009 at 12:23 am EST

    Just got done upgrading and so far the phone seems a bit quicker and more responsive than .85 or .86 were. The upgrade seemed to take longer than previous versions. I haven’t been able to put it through its paces yet but so far, things seem pretty solid with the basic functions (phone, browser, messenger…)

  5. Posted by: Taichi
    January 22, 2009 at 12:43 am EST

    My phone has failed several times, keep rebooting…still waiting to come up

  6. Posted by: clifford
    January 22, 2009 at 1:36 am EST

    when installing the OS download it says its 4.7. but no indication it is .90

  7. Posted by: fabian heuwieser
    January 22, 2009 at 6:26 am EST

    Love it love it love it! Great improvements!

  8. Posted by: DavidB
    January 22, 2009 at 8:15 am EST

    Full keyboard in portrait mode? Wow!

  10. Posted by: steven
    January 22, 2009 at 11:00 am EST

    WOW@ full keyboard in portrait mode! that is awesome! now what iphone?

    i love my storm

  11. Posted by: Eric Weintraub
    January 22, 2009 at 2:11 pm EST

    Works GREAT, much faster and the camera is only taking 3 second now (although still a bit slow) I havent seen this new keyboard but I havent checked the settings yet. Just feels better, well worth the upgrade (unlike .86)

  12. Posted by: DavidB
    January 22, 2009 at 4:55 pm EST

    @Charlie:
    What you downloaded should be a .exe. You need to find where it went on your computer and “run” it. THEN, when you run DM it should offer to upgrade to the newly found OS. There are dozens of sites and tutorials how to upgrade a Blackberry OS, I suggest you Google for them.

  13. Posted by: Xaroc
    January 22, 2009 at 9:12 pm EST

    Camera dosnt work, The Camera program starts, when i go to take a picture, the auto Focus box comes up, then i push to take the picture, screen goes black for a split second as it normally would taking a picture, then goes back to the normal camera mode without saving any picture.
    Camera wont save pictures to device memory.
    i havent tried with a SD card.

    • Posted by: Xaroc
      January 22, 2009 at 9:58 pm EST

      After playing with the Camera more, but now i have found the cause of it. It still messed up, it only saves pictures if the room is Dark and the Flash is used. in a light room when the flash is not used, thats when it dosnt save.

      i have tested this several times now, Always falls under what i just said, room brightness, Flash saves pictuers, No flash , pictures dont save

  14. Posted by: neng
    January 23, 2009 at 12:11 am EST

    i get similar results. sometimes works, sometimes doesn’t. definitely a bug.

    BUT, on the upside…VIDEOS CAN BE VIEWED IN PORTRAIT MODE NOW!!!

    • Posted by: neng
      January 23, 2009 at 12:15 am EST

      wait…what happened. i was watching a vid in portrait mode, flipped it to landscape, tried flipping it back to portrait, but can’t watch in portrait mode anymore???

      anyone else experience this?

  15. Posted by: ste7enm
    January 23, 2009 at 8:32 am EST

    Awesome, I can’t wait to try this out.

    The issue with the camera that you guys mentioned seems pretty crumby but if this update solves that stupid issue where after taking my phone off of the charger at night the green light doesn’t stop flashing or the fact that ‘bedside mode’ doesn’t work – I think it’ll be worth the trade off.

    I’ll keep you guys posted.

    (9530)

  16. Posted by: ste7enm
    January 23, 2009 at 9:01 am EST

    Also, quick question:

    Does this solve the issue where upon shooting a video longer than 30 seconds the phone would freeze?

  17. Posted by: DavidB
    January 23, 2009 at 12:34 pm EST

    @sgt-d:
    No wifi on usa Storm’s.

    My 9530 camera takes pics with or without flash, dark or light room. Saves to SD fine. Haven’t tried main memory.

    Anyone know how to unhide a picture once hidden? Doesn’t show up in mass storage mode either (Vista Ultimate).

  18. Posted by: ste7enm
    January 23, 2009 at 12:40 pm EST

    Device does seem to be improved, although I was a little sad to see that the icon for the application centre was changed back to the original version.

    My camera seems to be taking pictures fine, although every once and a while they won’t save. Not too huge a deal.

    I’ll report after the night about the issue with the flashing green light remaining on!

  19. Posted by: Paul
    January 23, 2009 at 12:53 pm EST

    Good:
    -Incredibly fast
    -Menu Navigation is smooth
    -Camera seems Faster and smoother upon rotation
    -Rotation is smoother
    -Compressed keyboard in portrait

    Bad:
    -Random restarts at least 4 times daily for me even if i have no programs running besides standard blackberry apps.
    -Media card glitch upon boot is still there but happens much less

    This release is looking AWESOME and very close to official. But they really need to iron out the restart issue.

  20. Posted by: CLIFFORD
    January 23, 2009 at 2:09 pm EST

    I just noticed the issue with the camera. It does save to my memory card but it wont save to a created folder is my issue. other than that it works fine.

    Other issue i have is when typing in a field of a web page, in portrait i can only use the muti tap keyboard and full keyboard. my suretype wont load.

    havent had any other problems yet.

  21. Posted by: Lincoln
    January 24, 2009 at 12:26 am EST

    My Voice Mail password cannot be entered. There are only a few numbers there if I dial from contacts too. Is anyone having this issue?

  22. Posted by: juanpe
    January 24, 2009 at 6:49 pm EST

    i have problems with my battery… the bb gets like hot and then says “low battery” :-S how can i do a downgrade?? Somebodu help me!

    juanpedrohernandez@gmail.com

    PIN 20CDEEDD

  23. Posted by: juanpe
    January 24, 2009 at 7:01 pm EST

    SOMEBODY PLEEEEEASEEEE HELP ME!!!!!!

    My BB Storm 9500 doesnt turn on!!

    i have installed .90 yesterday and it works nice, today i have problems with the battery, and now when i just put off the battery and put in, it says “unable to reset” and DOES NOT START!!!!

    :-( I WANNA DIE!!!!!!!!!

  24. Posted by: juanpe
    January 24, 2009 at 7:04 pm EST

    SOMEBODY PLEEEEEASEEEE HELP ME!!!!!!

    juanpedrohernandez@gmail.com

    PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEe

  25. Posted by: DavidB
    January 24, 2009 at 7:54 pm EST

    Dude, you downgrade OS the same way you upgrade. Uninstall the os from your pc, install on older os, run DM and “upgrade” to the older OS. Though I doubt .90 has anything to do with your battery prob.

  26. Posted by: Lincoln from West Palm Beach
    January 24, 2009 at 8:04 pm EST

    Can Someone tell me why is .90 sooooo Coool?
    Uninstalling and reinstaling it resolve a few of my issues. Been running all day, no issues. I played the Media Player all day also, very stable. I’ll keep you posted.

  27. Posted by: wojtas
    January 25, 2009 at 9:32 am EST

    Link to OS for 9500 not workin, can someone upload to other serwer?

  28. Posted by: Gandhi
    January 29, 2009 at 5:31 pm EST

    New Link for STORM Firmware please!!!

  29. Posted by: Marlo
    January 29, 2009 at 5:32 pm EST

    Link for STORM 9500 is broken!!!
    please reload this firmware..

  30. Posted by: Rick84
    March 23, 2009 at 7:26 pm EST

    Has anyone noticed if this helped their Storm’s batt life? I was told upgrading from my stock OS to one of these newer ones may help my somewhat short batt life, thz!

  31. Posted by: DavidB
    March 23, 2009 at 8:06 pm EST

    @Rick,
    I find battery life sucks across the board but I come from a 7100i with high capacity battery that would go three full days between charges. I wouldn’t run .90 though, I find .109 superior in all aspects and the “best” build to date IMHO.

  32. Posted by: Adam
    May 19, 2009 at 1:08 am EST

    so far so good 9530

  33. Posted by: DavidB
    May 19, 2009 at 7:31 am EST

    Hey Adam, if you’re just now installing .90, seriously, take the time to seek out .141. The difference is amazing.

  34. Posted by: Fidel
    June 7, 2009 at 9:46 pm EST

    Is anyone using the 9530 with Tmobile? Are you able to get 3g data services? Any problems with the phone and tmobile service?