[jl_87]

Whats the best OS? Whats the latest OS?

[B3rryBlack]

how do you check what your OS is?

[amkls704]

options ---> about

i'm on 4.6.0.237

can't you tell this for most people on their little side thingy on here? under where it shows PIN and carrier? :P

either way - .237 seems to be very stable.

at least i haven't had any issues with it yet.

[B3rryBlack]

If its the 'Core Applications for the Blackberry 9000 Series" my version is 4.6

How do we update our software?

[jl_87]

mines a 4.6.0.162(292)...is there a more stable and better operating OS?

[amkls704]

Originally Posted by jl_87

mines a 4.6.0.162(292)...is there a more stable and better operating OS?

many better ones

that's a very old version.

.216 and .237 have been the most stable for me so far.

[B3rryBlack]

how do we change or update our software? Can we download them online to our PC and put them on our Bold?

[JSanders]

Originally Posted by B3rryBlack

how do we change or update our software? Can we download them online to our PC and put them on our Bold?

The search button is your friend:
How do I upgrade the OS on my BlackBerry? - BlackBerryFAQ

[B3rryBlack]

Originally Posted by JSanders

The search button is your friend:
How do I upgrade the OS on my BlackBerry? - BlackBerryFAQ

thanks

[amkls704]

Originally Posted by B3rryBlack

If its the 'Core Applications for the Blackberry 9000 Series" my version is 4.6

How do we update our software?

I believe what you are looking at is your desktop manager version.

to see what OS you have you go on you PHONE to options --> about and it says 4.6.0.xxx <--- those 3 last numbers will be your OS version

and as the mod said, the guide will walk you through updating your software

[Tommy2125]

Originally Posted by jl_87

Whats the best OS? Whats the latest OS?

Honestly, i used Rogers too and i've try many OS version even the latest .247 beta... i still think .162 that iam running now is still better in everyway. thats my point of view

[joeychan]

Originally Posted by Tommy2125

Honestly, i used Rogers too and i've try many OS version even the latest .247 beta... i still think .162 that iam running now is still better in everyway. thats my point of view

I really agree with you.

[amkls704]

Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry 9000)

Originally Posted by Tommy2125

Honestly, i used Rogers too and i've try many OS version even the latest .247 beta... i still think .162 that iam running now is still better in everyway. thats my point of view

Newer versions free up a lot more app memory and minmize lag. Some even give battery life a boost. It just depends on how you use your phone really.

[jl_87]

Good to know. I'll just stick with what I've got.

[Noctem]

.237 was the most stable by far. .162 users may want to try it... i heard .247 is even more stable than .237

[Tommy2125]

Originally Posted by amkls704

Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry 9000)



Newer versions free up a lot more app memory and minmize lag. Some even give battery life a boost. It just depends on how you use your phone really.

Well it dosen't MATTER at all if people know how to clean their logs plus they don't need any apps that takes alot of flash memory.

[amkls704]

Originally Posted by Tommy2125

Well it dosen't MATTER at all if people know how to clean their logs plus they don't need any apps that takes alot of flash memory.

Yes, actually it does matter. lol

I've had the exact same apps on my Bold since getting it. Actually I've even installed a few more.

.162 never gave me more than 19.2 MB free

.18x versions gave me around 25MB free

.23x versions gave me around 35MB free

and now on .247 - my app memory hasn't fallen to less than 43.6MB free

And my battery life (considering I use my phone about the same everyday), has improved greatly over the course of OS upgrades.

That was a pretty stupid statement if you ask me.

If OS upgrades didn't do anything, why would RIM bother releasing them and why would so many people even bother to download them?

PS: I have my phone memory cleaner set to clear memory and logs whenever I holster my phone or whenever it is idle for longer than 5 minutes, along with clearing out my SMS, e-mails etc on a daily basis.

[jimmyh]

I upgraded to 4.6.0.245 last week and it seems to be doing quite well. Very little battery or memory drain. Still no Live Search but Poynt works real well.

[amkls704]

Originally Posted by Noctem

.237 was the most stable by far. .162 users may want to try it... i heard .247 is even more stable than .237

I've heard that as well. I just loaded .247 this morning from .237 so it's too early for me to give an accurate assessment of that. Either way - I'll post back in a few days and let you know how it's doing. So far, I have a LOT more app memory.

[B-17 Pilot]

I'm using 4.6.0.14. I changed it a couple of times from the issued OS and basically became almost obsessed on always changing to the current "hot" OS!! Since almost no one could really say what the benefits were to upgrade to the newest Beta version. . .I just quite upgrading! .14 seems to work fine and until Blackberry comes out with an "official" upgrade OS, I'll stay where I am.