Just as I finish posting the article about the leak version our Friend Todd sent us an email letting us know that Verizon has the OS 5.0.0.328 for the storm 9530. You can pick up the file at this link Desktop download or fire up DM and install it from there.
Let us know in the comments what fixes or problems you find. This is an official release but always make sure you do a backup of your settings and contacts before upgrading. By the looks of this other carriers are soon to follow and hopefully they start rolling out updates for other devices such as the 8900, and the Bold 9000 to name a few.
lerch Not Registered
Posted: October 25, 2009 at 11:10 PM EST
it seems a lot faster and i like the way they are doing texting but i cant find a music folder, and my contacts arent syncing right…
monkey Not Registered
Posted: October 25, 2009 at 11:15 PM EST
i was hoping that 5.0 would be released for the tour too
Johnny Chrismas Not Registered
Posted: October 26, 2009 at 3:02 AM EST
http://rapidshare.com/files/
283401127/BlackBerryTour9630-5.0.0.230.exe
Johnny Chrismas Not Registered
Posted: October 26, 2009 at 3:03 AM EST
select and copy that link..the whole thing…even the part thats not highlighted, throw it in the address bar, and go get 5.0 on your phone..
what have you been waiting for….
DUH!
monkey Not Registered
Posted: October 26, 2009 at 3:14 AM EST
i meant the official
cliff Not Registered
Posted: October 26, 2009 at 3:45 AM EST
im a tmo user. i still get the no channel no circuit message…im sad my storm cant make calls so far. hate having tto switch back
Yogi Not Registered
Posted: October 27, 2009 at 9:36 PM EST
Hey Cliff,
I’m a tmo user too and I’m haveing the same problem. Did you get it resolved? I got RIM to escalate the problem. They said they would have some one get back in 24 to 48 hours. “ig Help”
CLifford Villeda Not Registered
Posted: October 27, 2009 at 11:57 PM EST
Hi Yogi
No i havent not been able to find anyone with a fix for this. Oddly enough my phone worked in another city, but where i live it wont. Again, just the calling doesnt work. So if RIM tells you anything helpful, please share!!!!
DavidB ( View Profile) Guru - Posts: 1751
Posted: October 26, 2009 at 1:52 PM EST
First impressions:
I installed to my 9530 running official MR2 (4.7.0.148). I downloaded the 5.0 install package from the smithmicro Verizon site and installed it to my Win7 laptop. I also installed Desktop Manager 5.0.1. I did a full “apps” backup with BBSAK and a device backup with DM. I let DM go ahead and upgrade my device. The upgrade proceeded without errors and all my user data (contacts, settings, emails, etc.) appears to have been restored. The device is definitely more user friendly. Typing is vastly improved even with the auto-complete turned on.
I will note that the install process failed to reinstall both App World and BBM 5.0. Luckily those were easy upgrades from http://www.blackberry.com/appworld and http://www.blackberry.com/messenger, and just as luckily the BBM 5.0 contact backup/restore function worked flawlessly and my BBM was all restored.
Only a couple hours in but so far it’s working great. My main apps (Viigo News and WeatherBug) seem to not have any issues with this OS.
DavidB ( View Profile) Guru - Posts: 1751
Posted: October 26, 2009 at 2:38 PM EST from my BlackBerry 9530
The upgrade process lost my google enhanced plugin.
Good news is the word wrap in a web dialog box DOES work as well as it did in 4.7.1! That’s awesome for anyone without a Tour that has a 5.0 upgradable device.
DavidB ( View Profile) Guru - Posts: 1751
Posted: October 26, 2009 at 6:35 PM EST from my BlackBerry 9530
Bad news for Viigo fans. The bug that has Viigo rendering portions of articles (such as Ars Technica) in a single character wide column is still present.
Luis Merlos ( View Profile) Moderator - Posts: 1231
Posted: October 26, 2009 at 7:28 PM EST
that sucks I hated it that on my 8900 but with .314 it got fixed
Travis Not Registered
Posted: October 28, 2009 at 12:20 PM EST
I love the new OS but im having an issue with my Themes now, anytime you go into landscape mode the background doesnt’ seem to be wide enough to fit the screen with two white bars on each side and the icons seem to blur when scrolled. the Default theme works just fine, its 3rd party themes that seem to be affected.
DavidB Not Registered
Posted: October 28, 2009 at 2:46 PM EST from my BlackBerry 9630
@Travis:
Apparently ALL 3rd party themes are broken by OS 5.0 on Storm 9530.
Workaround is on Crackberry but only holds until next reboot. Needs a RIM or Plazmic CDK fix and all themes are probably going to have to be remade.
mikey Not Registered
Posted: October 29, 2009 at 5:48 AM EST
Everything is pretty good with the update but I’m having trouble with the bbm 5.0 I believe it is. I can only use the 4.7 bbm and want the 5.0 I been using anytime I try to install using desktop manager or app world it saids its installed but I can’t see. It no where on my folders or anything any ideas? Thx people.
mikey Not Registered
Posted: October 29, 2009 at 5:53 AM EST
Everything is good except bbm 5.0 how do I find. It on my phone it saids its. Installed but I don’t see it any where on my fone any ideas? Thx peeps.
DavidB Not Registered
Posted: October 29, 2009 at 7:10 AM EST from my BlackBerry 9630
@mikey:
From home screen, click BB button and select options. Click Theme Default, select Layout and Icon Arrangement and click Apply. BBM should then be found in your Instant Messaging folder.
If it is not there I suspect the install did not go right. Install it from here: http://www.blackberry.com/messenger and make sure you select YES on all three “replace” prompts that come up on screen.
Hope that helps.
From my BlackBerry Tour…
mikey Not Registered
Posted: October 29, 2009 at 9:39 AM EST
Thx that link u gave me worked like a charm u the best thx for da help again. Bbm 5.0 yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
DavidB Not Registered
Posted: October 29, 2009 at 10:22 AM EST from my BlackBerry 9630
Glad to help.
From my BlackBerry Tour…
DavidB ( View Profile) Guru - Posts: 1751
Posted: November 6, 2009 at 3:40 PM EST from my BlackBerry 9530
I am finding that emails received with supposedly clickable links the links are not clickable. I have a Yahoo address that I have set to deliver to both my Storm running 5.0 and my Tour running 4.7. Links in the emails that are easily clicked in the Tour are not clickable on the Storm. They have to be cut and pasted into browser. Its not just Yahoo either, other adresses coming to Storm are exhibiting the same problem.
Killa Not Registered
Posted: January 26, 2010 at 1:22 PM EST
url link via e-mail is not clickable anymore after update. Verizon support gives you the run around about the isssue. They suggest that I wiped out my Blackberry and see if that will fix the issue. It’s like telling me after I built a computer with a new operating system, and if it didn’t work the first time, try it again and see if it works the second time around. That’s a bunch of BS. I would rather hear them say I don’t know how to fix it rather than offering me to waste my time.