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John Clark · **OS:** 4.6.1.250

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Originally Posted by patokike

Hi John
did you (or anyone) has tried this app in the Curve?

I've tested in my pearl and works great, as expected

, but I want to pass it to a Friend with a Curve (8300) but I don't want that he suffer what I have read about "undesired"/"killer" effects in the 8800

Thanks on the reply
Thanks to the programmer, great job!

Please read the first post and pay particular attention to the bold print.

John Clark · **OS:** 4.6.1.250

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Originally Posted by Caliberry

Hey, I just bought a pearl and it says in the system its 4.2, altho I would like to get confirmation on how to know what version I have. I just bought it from AT&T. Also, is this a program where I place it onto my phone and open it? Please help!

Welcome to the forums.

The answers to your questions are in the posts just above yours. You even quoted one with the answers.

beerguy0476 · 02-08-2008, 10:16 AM

how do i load ALX files into my blackberry???

bkball9126 · **ota? -** 02-08-2008, 08:10 PM

using the OTA download how do you get the program onto the phone??

DexGtr · 02-11-2008, 10:38 AM

love this app...also the Auto lock...great work man.!

schwarzi88 · 02-11-2008, 11:37 PM

hmmm .... seems to me that i screwed up somewhere along the way ... i installed and uninst. 2x still all 3 lights are glowing behind my ball lol i know for a fact that that is not supposed to happen! can someone help me out a lil please?!?!?!?

Pizzalover007 · 02-12-2008, 05:15 PM

I just installed it last night and it works great (I have mine set to blue), just one small problem though. When I go to lock the keyboard, right after the screen goes black, the trackball turns a neon blue, opposite from the light blue it is usually at. Is there anyway to permanently make the color darker ?

John Clark · **OS:** 4.6.1.250

Pizzalover,
Welcome to the forums. If you browse through this thread you'll find where many people, myself included, used black tape to cover the white LED under the trackball. The white LED washes out the colored LED's.

Pizzalover007 · 02-12-2008, 07:32 PM

Thank you !!
Thats exactly what I wanted, I would have never thought of that.
You guys are slick !

waketta2003 · **color track ball -** 02-14-2008, 01:54 AM

I need help with my color trackball. I downloaded it but it says the free trial has expired and asks for a key and I am not sure what that is. I have a blackberry 8100 pin 2440cad7

londonfog · 02-16-2008, 09:13 PM

ahah..
everytime i download it it says window cannot open file ^_^
I'm really NOT good with techology, help please?

John Clark · **OS:** 4.6.1.250

There is an OTA link (for use with your BB's browser.) And there is a desktop manager version you should be able to download. It's a .zip format.

londonfog · 02-17-2008, 12:56 AM

Yeahh, i've loaded both if them. I can't open one because it says the file format isnt found or something.
When I load these, and go into my DM to add an app. it either can't find the file, or it's not the proper format to be put onto my phone
ahhh.
Do i need a certain program to open them?

John Clark · **OS:** 4.6.1.250

http://www.blackberryforums.com/gene...tml#post823288

londonfog · 02-17-2008, 01:09 AM

Nevermind that, I just got it on my phone.
I go apps>opts.>color pearl
all i get it
'Color pearl only works on the blackberry 8100'
... ?

John Clark · **OS:** 4.6.1.250

Your profile says you have an 8100 but also says you're on Telus. Do you really have an 8130? The colorpearl app won't work on an 8130.

londonfog · 02-17-2008, 01:16 AM

I don't know, my phone doesnt' say.
Anyway I can find out on my phone at all?

londonfog · 02-17-2008, 01:20 AM

agk, sorry for the stupid question.
Nevermind. I was told I had the 8100, not 8310..

John Clark · **OS:** 4.6.1.250

Go to Options >About. It will tell you there. I'm certain you have an 8130. ColorPearl is not an option for you. Sorry.

Sci-Tek · 02-17-2008, 08:09 AM

so this is where the creator of this popular software resites.. hehe..
I don't have any ideas how many times I've refered people to geekandproud.net

Just want to thank for the software..

thetimekeeper · 02-17-2008, 11:12 PM

A very popular and cool app! Any chance of recoding it to work with the 4.3, if you had access to the OS? I really miss it :P.

John Clark · **OS:** 4.6.1.250

Doubtful....I PM'd the creator of this software with that same question. Never got a reply back. It's likely not worth his time as the 8100 is the only device it will work on.

rortega03 · **Chaning Color on Trackball -** 02-24-2008, 09:29 PM

I have clicked on this link Zipped alx/cod for desktop install. and for some reason I am not able to. Is there a special program that needs to be installed? Please help

DexGtr · 02-26-2008, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by rortega03

I have clicked on this link Zipped alx/cod for desktop install. and for some reason I am not able to. Is there a special program that needs to be installed? Please help

you need to download desktop manager....then open it and click on application loader...then add and point to the file...

Kamau · 03-01-2008, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by John Clark

Pizzalover,
Welcome to the forums. If you browse through this thread you'll find where many people, myself included, used black tape to cover the white LED under the trackball. The white LED washes out the colored LED's.

Does that really make a big difference in the color or brightness. I only ask because mine seems to be all right as far as colors & brightness goes. Or is it just a personal like/dislike?

John Clark · **OS:** 4.6.1.250

Personally, I liked it much better with the white led covered up. The colors were much more vivid. When the white comes on it washes out the colors. Maybe just me, though.

Kamau · 03-01-2008, 06:18 PM

Ok, just wondering. I've been watching this thread and all the responses to it. But like I said, maybe it's just a personal thing because I think the colors & brightness are just fine on mine. Actually, just the fact that I can get different colors out of it is great.

John Clark · **OS:** 4.6.1.250

Yep, like I said, just personal opinion.

ph wakeboarder · 01:08 AM

Thanks works great!

hecticrulerz · 03-15-2008, 04:28 PM

So heres a question?

Are you going to make the app work with 4.3 update when it comes?

trtidwell · 03-16-2008, 04:07 PM

I can't get the link to open, is there anywhere else to get this app?

mrc00l88 · 03-19-2008, 07:57 PM

i installed the color trackball app, and set it to blue. sometimes it is blue, and sometimes it is white. anyone know a fix for this? when i click on something ie. options, it goes to white.. then if i wait a little bit it changes back to blue.. is there another option i have to change in the blackberry to get it to stay blue all the time?

Proth3uS · 03-25-2008, 11:32 AM

thanks a lot this app is neat

injustifiiable · 03-31-2008, 12:03 PM

This app is fabulous.

The notification LED in the upper right can change colors too! You can set a custom notification in JIVETalk to a different color.

Is there another program that can do the same for the notification LED? Thanks!

John Clark · **OS:** 4.6.1.250

Yes. Try an app called BBAlerts. Just do a search of the forums for it.

Welcome to BBF.

michaelbron · **HEX Codes that work? -** 04-01-2008, 07:02 PM

Great APP! Love free things for my blackberry(I still pay for some apps that I absolutely can't live without).

Anyone had any luck with custom hex codes? Been trying to see some that worked. Only a few though.

lemissah · 04-03-2008, 01:15 PM

I had to register just so I could tell you how awesome you are! OTA installation for colorpearl worked perfect...mine is rainbow! Can you make the buttons colored?

tonyyong999 · 04-06-2008, 08:35 PM

good for you ,man

Krazilyinlove712 · 04-07-2008, 11:19 PM

I love this application! Thank YOU!!! soo perddyyy

Quote:

Originally Posted by metsfan

THIS APP ONLY WORKS ON THE 8100 PEARL WITH OS 4.2. IT WILL NOT WORK ON ANY OTHER BB MODEL INCLUDING THE 8130 (they don't contain the colored LED's the are in the 8100) OR ANY 8100 DEVICE WITH OS 4.3. (the app doesn't function in 4.3 on the 8100)

I know there's already a program to change the trackball color, but it had no OTA install, so I never got around to installing it, and also wanted something I had more control over.

It's pretty simple right now, all it has is enable/disable and color selection. You can set these in Options->ColorPearl.

You can download it here.

I plan to have more options at some point, but need suggestions on what they should be.

Edit: Version 0.2 is out, same download location!

Colors: White, Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Yellow, Pink, Custom (Hex RRGGBB), Random!

mlxjaded · **OS:** 4.6.1.231

This App has been nothing but good to me since yesterday. My trackball went back to its regular color on its own, I didn't think much of it and put it back to my custom color. Today, the same thing happened and once again I put it back to my color. And now my friend just called me and I noticed its whenever I get out of a RECEIVED phone call.

This is weird.
Anyone else have this happen?