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AJCURVE 12-21-2009 05:05 AM

Bold 5.0
 
would we ever have an official 5.0 os release for the 9000???

dankarlinski 12-21-2009 07:01 AM

Wirelessly posted (White and Nerdy)

You would if you would wait and let them do their jobs

tankee531 12-21-2009 10:04 AM

IMO, it does not business sense to release 5.0 for 9000 anytime soon since most telco are just releasing the 9700. There would be less incentive for existing 9000 owners to upgrade to 9700 if we are able to upgrade our 9000 to 5.0 now.

Shaolin 12-21-2009 10:49 AM

Plenty of leaks in the beta section.. official or not, I don't see the need to make it official anytime soon.

I'm quite happy just periodically updating the 5.0 releases.

akwebb 12-21-2009 09:02 PM

I was slightly nervous to switch to a beta non branded OS, but 5.0.0.411 has been great in the 3 days I've had it. Great battery life, good memory usage. I wouldn't worry too much with AT&T dropping an official version anytime soon. It took what, 7-8 mos to get an initial update from the original version.

Goran008 12-21-2009 11:30 PM

Agree with both Shaolin and akwebb...perfectly said.


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tankee531 12-22-2009 08:21 PM

does the beta support east asian languages like chinese?

depopov 12-22-2009 10:49 PM

and yoy are such a smart ass eh?!!!


Quote:

Originally Posted by dankarlinski (Post 1531842)
Wirelessly posted (White and Nerdy)

You would if you would wait and let them do their jobs


nobody7290 12-23-2009 07:06 PM

There are still some bugs present in the "current" 411 release:
- The device is restarting from time to time, not as frequent as in the previous releases, but about every 4 days 1 time
- The search function does not return correct results
- problems with the built in camera


But this is the first beta which I can recommend for everyday use. I dont think it will take very long for an official release - maybe one or two month

Mojoski 12-25-2009 11:14 AM

I've got v5.0.0.411 installed on my device for about a week now and it has acted quite nicely. I haven't had any reboot. Device has been very responsive, I love the new SMS interface, and overall I can't complain.

The only issues I've seen at all is that the VVM has to be reinstalled by hand and the left programmable key that I have set to bring up "Manage Connections" sometimes doesn't do anything when I press it.

Other than that, everything has been working great!

jhaltus 12-27-2009 10:49 AM

Nav4All mapping
 
Nav4All is working properly on V5.0.0.411. Although the mapping function is giving an "image failed" error.
Metro is working properly as well.

NewBoldAddict 12-27-2009 06:41 PM

I've been using a non-official v5.0.0.411 for over a month and I'm so happy with it.

Everything works great EXCEPT the battery drain is annoying! So you need to charge it twice or more everyday.

Some users, however, claimed that if you wipe the bb with BSAK and then install the v5.0.0.411, the battery drain will disappear! :)

I HIGHLY recommend this version

celly 12-28-2009 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NewBoldAddict (Post 1535938)
Some users, however, claimed that if you wipe the bb with BSAK and then install the v5.0.0.411, the battery drain will disappear! :)

I'm not one of those users. I get way more battery drain and memory leak with .411 than the standard issue Bell version of 4.6. I just scored two Bolds (one for me and one for my wife for Xmas). Her Bold manages battery life much better and always shows a lot more memory available and it doesn't run down as quickly.

As much as 5.0 is pretty good, this beta is not ready for prime time, IMHO. I don't like having to charge my Bold all the time. (n)


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