[Akshay1234]

hi can someone help me out quickly. i want to upgrade my phone to os 5. now will i lose all my applications and have to reinstall them? i have backed up my phone memory. is there anything else i need to back up?

[JVH]

Originally Posted by quickdraw

I did play around with it at chroma, I have to say I really liked it over my 8900.

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Honestly if you dont need the GPS (Google maps works great with A-GPS) I think you should definately go in for the 8520 its a fantastic product at a amazing price point!

Thanks!
I do need the GPS. So, 8900 it is for me.

[quickdraw]

Originally Posted by akshay1234

i read somewhere that bbm 5 dosent work on os5 thats why i asked this question.

BBM5 comes preinstalled with 5.0!!!

Originally Posted by ritayan

can someone help me with google map jar file, i don't have a data plan

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Use wifi browser to download the apps.

Originally Posted by akshay1234

hi can someone help me out quickly. i want to upgrade my phone to os 5. now will i lose all my applications and have to reinstall them? i have backed up my phone memory. is there anything else i need to back up?

No you will not lose all your applications, data, calander or anything. But you should back them up anyways to be safe.

Originally Posted by JVH

Thanks!
I do need the GPS. So, 8900 it is for me.

Good choice, post pictures when you get it. Infact why dont all the new BB users post some pics of their BB's?

[Akshay1234]

Originally Posted by quickdraw

BBM5 comes preinstalled with 5.0!!!

nope. i think it comes with 4.7

[discobiscuit]

Originally Posted by akshay1234

nope. i think it comes with 4.7

its comes preinstalled with OS v5

My bluetooth is kinda messed up on 5.0. Any idea why thisis happening or a possible solution?

Says "Reconnection is progress. Please try later" - when i try to plan to search for devices

[Akshay1234]

Originally Posted by discobiscuit

its comes preinstalled with OS v5

My bluetooth is kinda messed up on 5.0. Any idea why thisis happening or a possible solution?

Says "Reconnection is progress. Please try later" - when i try to plan to search for devices

ok great. how is 5 running on your bold? i think i will upgrade today then. did u use the link which quickdraw posted?

[discobiscuit]

Originally Posted by akshay1234

ok great. how is 5 running on your bold? i think i will upgrade today then. did u use the link which quickdraw posted?

yes.

its running great. no issues what so ever with the upgrade part, and restoring part. it is also very stable and dont have to worry about crashes or it hanging, etc.

the issues that i am facing are -
1. Dont have apps yet. I guess they have to upgrade their apps soon for them to work with 5.0. This includes gtalk, facebook, maps and flickr (the only apps i use).

2. Issues with finding people when searching with bluetooth. (See above post)

that's all i went through so far. it has been only a day since i downloaded it

[Akshay1234]

Originally Posted by discobiscuit

the issues that i am facing are -
1. Dont have apps yet. I guess they have to upgrade their apps soon for them to work with 5.0. This includes gtalk, facebook, maps and flickr (the only apps i use).

which maps? google maps? i also use apps like viigo.. hopefully that one will work.

surprisingly when i had bricked my phone and restored it i lost texas holdem. will i get it back?

[discobiscuit]

Originally Posted by akshay1234

which maps? google maps? i also use apps like viigo.. hopefully that one will work.

surprisingly when i had bricked my phone and restored it i lost texas holdem. will i get it back?

yes, and yes

no clue about viigo, never used it

[Akshay1234]

ok update people - the os5 link from quickdraw is .190 and i think there is a newer version .191 available. also the bbm on it is NOT 5 and is 4.7. bbm 5 is NOT compatible with os 5 as of now.

[discobiscuit]

Originally Posted by akshay1234

ok update people - the os5 link from quickdraw is .190 and i think there is a newer version .191 available. also the bbm on it is NOT 5 and is 4.7. bbm 5 is NOT compatible with os 5 as of now.

any link for the .191?

[quickdraw]

Originally Posted by akshay1234

nope. i think it comes with 4.7

Yes, its actually 4.7 I just checked. Sorry my bad!

Originally Posted by discobiscuit

its comes preinstalled with OS v5

My bluetooth is kinda messed up on 5.0. Any idea why thisis happening or a possible solution?

Says "Reconnection is progress. Please try later" - when i try to plan to search for devices

Its still kind of beta, so you can expect this. Bluetooth works fine with my 8900 though. Try deleting the device and re-pair it. Whats that you're trying to do actually? Is it a headset?

Originally Posted by discobiscuit

yes.

its running great. no issues what so ever with the upgrade part, and restoring part. it is also very stable and dont have to worry about crashes or it hanging, etc.

the issues that i am facing are -
1. Dont have apps yet. I guess they have to upgrade their apps soon for them to work with 5.0. This includes gtalk, facebook, maps and flickr (the only apps i use).

2. Issues with finding people when searching with bluetooth. (See above post)

that's all i went through so far. it has been only a day since i downloaded it

What? I have GTalk and everything else on mine (not facebook) try going to the blackberry homepage in Browser, and download the apps from there.

Originally Posted by akshay1234

which maps? google maps? i also use apps like viigo.. hopefully that one will work.

surprisingly when i had bricked my phone and restored it i lost texas holdem. will i get it back?

Viigo crashed on mine, I am yet to re download it and try it out again, will keep you posted. Viigo guys are the usually quickest to release new versions so I am sure the 5.0 compatible one is out there already.

Originally Posted by akshay1234

ok update people - the os5 link from quickdraw is .190 and i think there is a newer version .191 available. also the bbm on it is NOT 5 and is 4.7. bbm 5 is NOT compatible with os 5 as of now.

Oh sorry my bad. I didnt check, actually this is the first time I could actually upgrade the OS because of presence of windows machines around me. I actually remembered the leaked screenshots of sometime back so I assumed it was all fine and dandy, what the change-log between 4.7 and 5.0 BBM anyway? 190 is working fine for me so far, I am quite sure you will be bumping yours to 191 do provide feedback and link please. This time you are the bali ka bakra

Originally Posted by discobiscuit

any link for the .191?

Ditto! We are on a roll here guys!

[Akshay1234]

Originally Posted by quickdraw

Oh sorry my bad. I didnt check, actually this is the first time I could actually upgrade the OS because of presence of windows machines around me. I actually remembered the leaked screenshots of sometime back so I assumed it was all fine and dandy, what the change-log between 4.7 and 5.0 BBM anyway? 190 is working fine for me so far, I am quite sure you will be bumping yours to 191 do provide feedback and link please. This time you are the bali ka bakra



Ditto! We are on a roll here guys!

bbm5 has a few differences. does 4.7 have the barcode? i love the emoticons in bbm5, lol.

im waiting till bbm5 comes out for os 5 then i am upgrading.

[quickdraw]

Originally Posted by akshay1234

bbm5 has a few differences. does 4.7 have the barcode? i love the emoticons in bbm5, lol.

im waiting till bbm5 comes out for os 5 then i am upgrading.

So its just the Bar Code and the icons eh? Well I can live without that for a couple of days. Missing my facebook app though.

[Sahil]

How exactly does the barcode work? Can I download bbm5 OTA?