Comments on: UPDATE: BlackBerry Messenger 5.0.0.33 NOW Officially in App World!!!

By: Giancarlo

Giancarlo — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:48:30 +0000

whats best the beta 5.0.0.8 or 5.0.0.57?

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:56:34 +0000

I am having the same problem – I can no longer see if my contacts are away, on the phone, etc. now that I have loaded on the new BBM version. Have you found out anything? How to fix it?

By: ColtonCat

ColtonCat — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:01:27 +0000

I have been running the leaked non-official version of this, so was extremely pleased to see it released in AppWorld. Features I like best are the larger files that one can send through the new BIM, I have tried with up to 2MB files, but this is supposed to be 2.8MB I believe.

Also, the Remote Backup function is great.

As for BIM outside of BlackBerry, I think we have the potential to see RIM releasing some sort of a PIN solution, we may even see a PC/Mac PIN chat utility that, like GoogleTalk can chat to other PC/Mac clients and PIN clients. The PIN address space is incredible large 36 ^ (36-1), so there are plenty of PINs to go round for a PC based application…

RIM would have to privide serves that are accessible through the Internet for this purpose though, as right now PIN messaging is only available on the Blackberry.NET APN on mobile networks, and it does not run on the Internet APN.

By: Ronen Halevy

Ronen Halevy — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:03:56 +0000

No it is 2.8mb…

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=uC1&q=2871+kilobytes+to+megabyte&aq=f&oq=&aqi=

By: Smy

Smy — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:14:25 +0000

The file size is 2871kb – NOT 2.8mb.

2.8mb would be 28,000kb.

By: Nikolaus Walch

Nikolaus Walch — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:30:23 +0000

Anyone know the best number to get to Customer Service at RIM directly? I am pretty sure my BB rebooting during the install of BBM in App World. That was not anything I did, and thus RIM should cover it under their 1 year manufacturers warranty.

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By: webchetan

webchetan — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:12:14 +0000

Why doesn’t the Show on Home Screen not work….If I Select a contact, click the BlackBerry Button and in the menu I select Show On HomeScreen….nothing happens on HomeScreen and I don’t see the Contact on the HomeScreen. Any help please? Rest everything works awesome! and ver 5.0 BBM rocks!

I am running 8900 Javelin with 4.6.1.231

Thanks

By: c0rinne

c0rinne — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:05:55 +0000

It looks good.

I lost all of my bbm contacts though. I thought I had a backup on my phone, but apparently the folder was empty.

By: Nikolaus Walch

Nikolaus Walch — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:58:35 +0000

Can’t get into OS to do any of that. Only see the spinning clock, and then screen goes black as it reboots again. How can I wipe under these conditions?

By: Luis Merlos

Luis Merlos — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:54:38 +0000

Launch app loader and see if it is listed on there and maybe remove it, if not you might need to wipe it and redo OS install and leave out BLACKBERRY messenger out of the install once done start fresh and install new BLACKBERRY messenger n restore contacts. U should try BSAk is a really nice tool for wiping, istalling os .cod back up third party apps.

By: adriana

adriana — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:52:01 +0000

You would think that it’s not a good way, but pretty much everyone in Venezuela that owns a Blackberry (which is an EXTREMELY high percentage of the population compared to other countries) has one because of the BB Messenger.

By: Nikolaus Walch

Nikolaus Walch — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:38:15 +0000

Booting in safe mode does not work. Keeps rebooting anyway. I need to give RIM a call. My 8320 is sitting in a lonely box. It shall be born again until this issue is resolved!

By: Nikolaus Walch

Nikolaus Walch — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:26:47 +0000

HELP HELP!! I unstalled BBM 5.0.8, then rebooted. Then from App World installed the new one. It was installing in App World, and my BB then rebooted, not initiated by me. Now when it boots up, it reboots, stuck in a continuous reboot cycle! I had updated my 8900 to 4.6.1.298 a few days earlier (official release) on Tuesday. So my OS and BBM are official versions, and I am getting this reboot cycle. HELP!!!

By: Nikolaus Walch

Nikolaus Walch — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:09:06 +0000

Since the beta was listed under Applications just as BBM as apposed to how official versions were listed, I decided it would be best to backup my contacts, and then uninstall BBM 5.0.8. I am now rebooting and will see how the install goes.

By: Luis Merlos

Luis Merlos — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:59:57 +0000

I didn’t did you? Either way if something goes wrong your contacts are already backup if u were using the beta version

By: Nikolaus

Nikolaus — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:37:55 +0000

Install proceedure? Should I uninstall BBM 5.0.0.8 first?

By: sgzrazberry

sgzrazberry — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:21:11 +0000

The only thing after downloading, is that the main screen of contacts does not show their status (which it used to under the old .08 leak) Anyone else notice this or have this issue. Ive re-installed it a couple of times with the same issue so I assume it to be the way it is….

By: Asif

Asif — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:15:19 +0000

Installed it 2 hours ago on my Bold with OS 5.0.0.238. Working great. Excellent upgraded version.

By: wojtas25

wojtas25 — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:37:02 +0000

Wokr like a charm on my Bold with 5.0.0.238 the new BBM is better than previous v5*8. Now i must find my backup file from 5.0.8 which has more contacts.

By: eduardo

eduardo — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:54:41 +0000

Thanks for the reply.
I think I understand the technical aspects. It is the social part I don’t understand.
In the original world of corporate use of BB, I can see how it would be OK to make BBM be only for BB users. But consumers are spread across providers. If RIM wants a viral adoption of BBs it needs to assume that diversity and it needs to make the benefits of BBs be evident to those not using them.
I think that would work in arrangement that benefits the BBM participant that is on the BB w/o excuding the lesser participant that is on, say the iPhone

By: Luis Merlos

Luis Merlos — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:43:23 +0000

yes and is partly because each blackberry has it’s own unique pin, there are other workarounds for windows mobile but is a bit more complicated. the blackberry does support all major chat or im clients too.

By: eduardo

eduardo — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:26:07 +0000

I’m a new BB user and I have no experience with the world of PINs etc. Help me understand the social dynamics of this…

Let’s use my kid as an example. He has a bunch of friends; some of them are BB users, most are not. I’d think that the way to get people hooked into the BB would be that BBM would let all of these kids talk to each other, just that those on the BB would get extra benefits, like no limit in the messages, faster interactio, etc. But, IIUC, it seems that BBM forces all the kids in the exchange to be BB users.

Do I get this right? If so, this does not seem a good viral way for RIM to get people to use BBs.

By: arunb

arunb — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:23:49 +0000

THANX!!!!! Really appreciate it!
I js DLed it n it is awesome!
Nw all I need is OS V5.0 to be able to fully use the BBM5.0 functions. Sweet!!!
Cheers

By: 8330 Addiction

8330 Addiction — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:17:07 +0000

Yeah thanks Matt. I remembered that I could do that litterally a second that I sent my post. But thank you so much for your help.