9700 with OS 6 ?

**LeSteven** · 06-17-2012, 09:42 PM

Hey Guys! I was just wondering if the 9700 ran OS 6 alright? I'm in the market for a used one. And my Curve 9300 runs it perfect, so I would think 9700 could run it alright too?

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**carla_n123** · 06-17-2012, 09:46 PM

The 9700 will run OS 6 perfectly.

**drummer_god** · 06-17-2012, 10:42 PM

I'm running os6 on my 9700 without problems.

**ryzack** · 06-17-2012, 10:47 PM

downside is sometimes the browser will force close

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**carla_n123** · 06-18-2012, 12:46 AM

Originally Posted by ryzack

downside is sometimes the browser will force close

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Just download Opera Mini - much better than the stock browser

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**lordnorms** · 06-18-2012, 12:51 AM

Yep. 9700 SHOULD be using os6 unless you like something different and retro (os5).

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**rifka_f** · 06-18-2012, 09:48 AM

I tried it. I use Bold 9700 running on T-Mobile. It did not run properly, so slowly and hung constantly. OS6 is designed for a machine with 512 MB of room to operate (I forget the actual term), whereas the 9700 has 256 MB. OS6 took up 215 MB space, leaving little space to run anything else. I reinstalled OS5 and am awaiting BB10.

**lordnorms** · 06-18-2012, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by rifka_f

I tried it. I use Bold 9700 running on T-Mobile. It did not run properly, so slowly and hung constantly. OS6 is designed for a machine with 512 MB of room to operate (I forget the actual term), whereas the 9700 has 256 MB. OS6 took up 215 MB space, leaving little space to run anything else. I reinstalled OS5 and am awaiting BB10.

Maybe you should visits the hybrid os section. So far no lag or whatsoever. Shrinking the os is also one of the option.

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**tireboy66** · 06-26-2012, 11:11 PM

my 9700 has the os6 and it runs flawless. much nicer than what i had before..

**svelt** · 06-27-2012, 03:16 PM

Look up BBoss and shrink out almost everything on the OS. I boot with 40mb free app storage and 80mb memory and OS6 runs flawless with all the apps I need. I couldn't go back to OS5 since I use universal search a of a lot.

**shynepapin** · 06-27-2012, 06:21 PM

Originally Posted by svelt

Look up BBoss and shrink out almost everything on the OS. I boot with 40mb free app storage and 80mb memory and OS6 runs flawless with all the apps I need. I couldn't go back to OS5 since I use universal search a of a lot.

Am using a 9700 and running O.S 6 but it looks like am killing myself not the fone because am always using the browser and I might be in the middle of an inportant mail and the browser shuts down on me.

I used to have 34mb space when using the lastest OS6 (.723) but installed Aarvark and got it up to 39mb but till experiencing the same problem even with maps and social feeds deleted.

Would like to understand you perfectly, did you mean you have 40mb + 80mb totalling 120mb of your 256mb left with an OS6 running on your 9700?

**mikeo007** · 07-02-2012, 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by shynepapin

Am using a 9700 and running O.S 6 but it looks like am killing myself not the fone because am always using the browser and I might be in the middle of an inportant mail and the browser shuts down on me.

I used to have 34mb space when using the lastest OS6 (.723) but installed Aarvark and got it up to 39mb but till experiencing the same problem even with maps and social feeds deleted.

Would like to understand you perfectly, did you mean you have 40mb + 80mb totalling 120mb of your 256mb left with an OS6 running on your 9700?

You're confusing 2 different types of memory.
The bold 9700 has a total of 3 types of memory.
There's the EEPROM (256MB)where the OS and Apps are installed.
There's RAM (256MB)which is the memory used to run the OS and currently running apps.
There's SD storage which stores photos, videos and app backups.

For comparison, my 9700 is sitting at 53MB EEPROM free and 90MB RAM free.
OS6 does not run perfectly, but it's usable as long as you stay away from the browser and any intensive apps.

**xtremez** · 07-02-2012, 01:30 PM

OS 6 is hands down better than OS 5 ....once you change very difficult to change back...just like going to OS 7.1 and back.

I think shrinking OS helps ALOT, to be more daring try hybrid.

**lordnorms** · 07-02-2012, 02:12 PM

Originally Posted by xtremez

OS 6 is hands down better than OS 5 ....once you change very difficult to change back...just like going to OS 7.1 and back.

I think shrinking OS helps ALOT, to be more daring try hybrid.

I have to agree with you. Once you've got a hold on os6, it's hard to revert back to os5. Although I prefer the simplicity of os5, with smaller size of os, it is really hard to left the eye-candy standard theme of os6 plus its responsiveness (at least from my ends). To each its own.

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**icyfridge** · 07-02-2012, 04:57 PM

Running OS6 .714 official T-Mobile update on my 9700 with no problems.
Love the increased speed as opposed to OS5.

Just make sure you "Close" anything you use instead of just pressing the back button to save memory.

**wu-wei** · 07-03-2012, 11:03 AM

Originally Posted by icyfridge

Running OS6 .714 official T-Mobile update on my 9700 with no problems.
Love the increased speed as opposed to OS5.

Just make sure you "Close" anything you use instead of just pressing the back button to save memory.

You sent me on a bit of a chase with this post - the latest OS I could find with T-Mobile approval is 6.0.0.448. The version numbering for OSes can get confusing, since I believe there are three different items/sections of an install package that are all numbered.

**svelt** · 07-03-2012, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by shynepapin

Am using a 9700 and running O.S 6 but it looks like am killing myself not the fone because am always using the browser and I might be in the middle of an inportant mail and the browser shuts down on me.

I used to have 34mb space when using the lastest OS6 (.723) but installed Aarvark and got it up to 39mb but till experiencing the same problem even with maps and social feeds deleted.

Would like to understand you perfectly, did you mean you have 40mb + 80mb totalling 120mb of your 256mb left with an OS6 running on your 9700?

Sorry my mistake for not clarifying. Yes 40MB of application memory which is separate from the 80MB of RAM I have as mike007 said. I used to have the worst memory leaks in the earlier OS6 builds for the 9700 but it has gradually stabilized and I can go through a good week before I run out of application memory and am forced to reboot. Search BB Boss on this forum, it will let you know what you should shrink out. I take out all languages, fonts, themes, ringtones etc. As for your browser issues I would strongly suggest using Opera Mini, it has never force closed on me.