Wow! Always nice to play around with something new. đ˛
As always, this is a leaked OS and not official. Download and install only if you are comfortable doing so.
*known issue in .90*
Camera is said to be "worthless" in this version but other well known bugs have been said to have been worked out.
The link to the forum:
http://forums.crackberry.com/f132/official-9530-4-7- ... »
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Ok, I have it downloaded and have been playing with it for a few hours. In summary, thihs is one sweet build! Everything is faster and the suretype keyboard is nice to use even more now...fonts are bigger. The browser is very fast...assuming you have it configured right. This build just may bring the reviews over 4. Thats only if the naysayers are pissed and come out in force and swamp the threads with silly negative reviews.
If you have the storm, this is the best build so far.
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Everything seems to be faster đ
Application icon changed?
Qwerty keyboard in portrait mode? cool!
A camera bug is there. It takes pictures but only randomly saves them and it can freeze and reset (just did on me as I am writing this)
The media card inserted error and Verizon splash screen are not showing up yet which is what others are reporting so far.
I doubt this will be a VZW official release because of the camera bug, but this is a major step in the right direction!
I can live without a perfect camera until the next release if they have solved other issues đ
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so there is no more landscape mode with the .90? Oh no!
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So there is no more landscape mode with the .90?
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myfortress said:
So there is no more landscape mode with the .90?
Yes there is.
The full QWERTY style keyboard can now be used in Portrait of Landscape mode alrough the keys are soooo tiny đ¤Ŗ
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Is SureType still available on this new release?
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Thanks hawkeyeoc! Last question! Is there an option to keep the suretype in portrait mode?
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hey hawk, i have issues trying to install leaks on my phone could you help me through this process?
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You can use suretype with this build? I thought it went away and now in portrait mode it is the full qwerty?
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Is the keyboard suretype on the .90 or is it full qwerty in portrait mode?
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help a brotha out! is the suretype still available on the .90 release?
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yes now in portrait mode you can choose from multitap, suretype (reduced keyboard), or full keyboard which is good after a day or two of practice
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willvJan 22, 2009, 1:56 PM
i have been using .90 for about an hour, and love it. overall its a lot faster. initially the camera wouldnt save pics, and then the screen froze black an the phone wouldnt do anything, i pulled the battery (first and only pull) and the camera works fine, and no memory card or vzw screens. also the qwerty in portrait mode is a nice addition, although imho, the iphone portrait qwerty is nicer(though i like the storms landscape qwerty the best).
the accelerometer is way sensative, and very fast. again, its only been an hour or so, but overall im very happy i got rid of .86.
let us know your opinions and thoughts.
anyone using .90 and having problems?
oh yeah, THANKS HAWKEYEOC!!!!!
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Your welcome! đ
Some people are reporting that the camera works better if you change the zoom from 1 to anything greater than 1.1 and turning image stablization off might help too
Otherwise this thing is FAST!!! đ
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willvJan 22, 2009, 2:13 PM
see the camera works fine now, it was just not working untill i did a battery pull, which most people say to do one after updating the software anyway. so thats all it took.
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This work for anyone else? I kinda really like the camera and i'm not going to get it without the camera. Are you guys able to do MMS messaging on this phone? I have the Telus Version (in canada) and we can't send MMS messages. Wondering if i get this US update that it will active the MMS.
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willvJan 22, 2009, 3:24 PM
yes the 9530 storm for vzw has mms. and i was playing with the camera and it works fine, after the battery pull things are all good đ if your in canada, i would look into the storm 9520, its supposed to have wifi!
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I already have the 9530. Our offical version is .76 though. Works ok but still slow. I just would really like to activate the MMS
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willvJan 24, 2009, 7:40 PM
i wonder if the mms thing is like sprint/vzw where vzw pda's had mms and sprints didnt.
(before anyone flips out, i think sprints pda now do have mms)
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willvJan 22, 2009, 4:05 PM
ok its been a slow day at the store, so i have been reading the crackberry forums.
when you go into your message inbox, highlight a name and wait, a blue bar will appear and it will search for whoever you highlighted. this is a lot better then menu, options, search, type name, menu, search.
anyone else know any other cool things about the storm?
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So Hawkeye...how are you liking this version so far? What's the deal with Sure Type? It is still there, right? I'm worthless without it!...couldn't type to save my life! đ¤Ŗ
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Suretype is still there. You just get the option now with qwerty keyboard in landscape. .90 seems to respond better in every way except for the camera and video camera. I get freezing and can't enter the camera mode sometimes. Otherwise its a good build
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HawkeyeOC said:
.90 seems to respond better in every way except for the camera and video camera. I get freezing and can't enter the camera mode sometimes. Otherwise its a good build
I agree...ver .90 is the best yet in my opinion, though I've still experienced some minor annoyances. As far as the camera/video camera go though, neither have worked well since the Storm launched. Hopefully Verizon and Blackberry will have a very good release very soon to make all our troubles go away!
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HawkeyeOC: Why after doing update do I not get the normal suretype keyboard in portiat mode instead I get the keyboard that looks like a regular cellphone? Is there a way to fix it. I also get the same keyboard in browswer but not in email/SMS????
Thanks
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willvJan 24, 2009, 7:42 PM
click options, screen/keyboard, then portrait view keyboard, and change to your favorite view đ
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My issue is when I try to type something in the browswer address bar it only gives me the multi tap option but when I use the search field it gives me the suretype keyboard. Any suggestion on how to fix it?
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willvJan 26, 2009, 11:21 AM
sounds like ur default settings need to be changed.
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Two things I noticed since doing most recent update:
Negative âšī¸
1. The message indicator is only at the top of the screen not above the icon anymore
2. Phone constantly does not go dark. I have to either put in holster or pull battery.
3. In browser web address bar only gives multi tap as option in portiat mode.
Any suggestions on to fix these items would be greatly appreciated.
Positive: đ
1. Internet is quicker.
2. Fonts are sharper
3. Sound quality acutally sounds slightly better.
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