I 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.
bramvera ( View Profile) - Posts: 6
Posted: January 21, 2009 at 11:27 PM EST
i’m downloading and will test 9530 soon
bramvera ( View Profile) - Posts: 6
Posted: 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
charlie Not Registered
Posted: 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”
clifford Not Registered
Posted: 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.
sgt-d Not Registered
Posted: January 23, 2009 at 12:09 PM EST
curious… does that work with wifi and uma (hotspot@home)?
charlie Not Registered
Posted: 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.
sgt-d Not Registered
Posted: January 23, 2009 at 12:10 PM EST
try with mcp, http://mcp.sodpit.com/
Cher Not Registered
Posted: 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?
Monty Not Registered
Posted: 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?
jeff Not Registered
Posted: January 21, 2009 at 11:54 PM EST
Someone release a new bold OS…….PLEASE
Ronen Halevy ( View Profile) - Posts: 3324
Posted: 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
Jason Not Registered
Posted: 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…)
Jason Not Registered
Posted: January 22, 2009 at 12:24 AM EST
Oops, forgot to mention this was on my 9530.
Taichi Not Registered
Posted: January 22, 2009 at 12:43 AM EST
My phone has failed several times, keep rebooting…still waiting to come up
clifford Not Registered
Posted: January 22, 2009 at 1:36 AM EST
when installing the OS download it says its 4.7. but no indication it is .90
clifford Not Registered
Posted: January 22, 2009 at 3:06 AM EST
nevermind, im stupid … it is .90
i have installed it. so far so good.
Cliff Not Registered
Posted: January 22, 2009 at 3:47 AM EST
All done. everything works. Does feel better. I have a 9530 unlocked using tmobile.
Nikolaus Walch Not Registered
Posted: January 22, 2009 at 10:35 AM EST
Lucky Duck!
fabian heuwieser Not Registered
Posted: January 22, 2009 at 6:26 AM EST from my BlackBerry 9500
Love it love it love it! Great improvements!
DavidB Not Registered
Posted: January 22, 2009 at 8:15 AM EST from my BlackBerry 9530
Full keyboard in portrait mode? Wow!
drshrek Not Registered
Posted: January 22, 2009 at 9:04 AM EST
http://rapidshare.com/files/187656401/9530AllLang_PBr4.7.0_rel128_PL4.0.0.114_A4.7.0.90.exe
steven Not Registered
Posted: January 22, 2009 at 11:00 AM EST
WOW@ full keyboard in portrait mode! that is awesome! now what iphone?
i love my storm
Eric Weintraub Not Registered
Posted: 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)
DavidB Not Registered
Posted: January 22, 2009 at 4:55 PM EST from my BlackBerry 8830
@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.
Xaroc Not Registered
Posted: 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.
Xaroc Not Registered
Posted: 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
neng Not Registered
Posted: 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!!!
neng Not Registered
Posted: 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?
Neng Not Registered
Posted: January 23, 2009 at 12:40 PM EST
OTHER BUGS
* Voice dialing no longer works
* One-touch dialing no longer works
ste7enm ( View Profile) - Posts: 19
Posted: 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)
ste7enm ( View Profile) - Posts: 19
Posted: 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?
DavidB Not Registered
Posted: January 23, 2009 at 12:34 PM EST from my BlackBerry 8830
@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).
ste7enm ( View Profile) - Posts: 19
Posted: 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!
Paul Not Registered
Posted: 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.
CLIFFORD Not Registered
Posted: 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.
Lincoln Not Registered
Posted: 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?
juanpe Not Registered
Posted: 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
juanpe Not Registered
Posted: 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!!!!
juanpe Not Registered
Posted: January 24, 2009 at 7:04 PM EST
SOMEBODY PLEEEEEASEEEE HELP ME!!!!!!
juanpedrohernandez@gmail.com
PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEe
DavidB Not Registered
Posted: January 24, 2009 at 7:54 PM EST from my BlackBerry 8830
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.
Lincoln from West Palm Beach Not Registered
Posted: 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.
wojtas Not Registered
Posted: January 25, 2009 at 9:32 AM EST
Link to OS for 9500 not workin, can someone upload to other serwer?
Rob Not Registered
Posted: January 27, 2009 at 10:16 AM EST
Is there a new link? old one is not working.
Thank you!
Gandhi Not Registered
Posted: January 29, 2009 at 5:31 PM EST
New Link for STORM Firmware please!!!
Marlo Not Registered
Posted: January 29, 2009 at 5:32 PM EST
Link for STORM 9500 is broken!!!
please reload this firmware..
Rick84 Not Registered
Posted: 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!
DavidB Not Registered
Posted: March 23, 2009 at 8:06 PM EST from my BlackBerry 8830
@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.
Adam Not Registered
Posted: May 19, 2009 at 1:08 AM EST
so far so good 9530
DavidB Not Registered
Posted: May 19, 2009 at 7:31 AM EST from my BlackBerry 8830
Hey Adam, if you’re just now installing .90, seriously, take the time to seek out .141. The difference is amazing.
Fidel Not Registered
Posted: 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?
DavidB Not Registered
Posted: June 7, 2009 at 10:41 PM EST from my BlackBerry 8830
@Fidel:
No Storm has the TMO 3G radio frequencies.