[dkgip]

i've been following 9900s only, can't speak for other devices





czar and dk, did you install with dm? wipe the device prior to upgrade? trying to find a common denominator between users that have been having mic issues and those who have not. i'm really wanting to go back to .402. thanks.

I shrunk the OS within an inch of its life--no wipe. Installed with DM

[killer007]

um....what is the difference between a shrunk os and a normal os?
its just smaller in size, so you have more space in 9900?

[bimmerdriver]

um....what is the difference between a shrunk os and a normal os?
its just smaller in size, so you have more space in 9900?

You remove all of the stuff that you don't intend to use such as applications, fonts, etc. The OS takes up less memory, which may or may not be a big deal, but you don't have apps running in the background that you never use. What got me on to shrinking in the first place was removing BBM, which I don't / can't use. If you want to learn about it, install a tool such as bbhtool and have at it.

[lalido]

Noticed that the poping sound during boot up is gone in .402

Downgraded back to. 342 because battery life is noticeably worse on 402 than 342!!!!

[Phill_UK]

Noticed that the popping sound during boot up is gone in .402

It's still there.

[ibiza.ben]

It's still there.

Phill what's your thoughts on this OS so far then? Experienced any bugs? What's the best version for you?

[killer007]

ahhh i see what is shrink now thanks


yup the pop sound is still there @.@....

[NinjaRAT]

No one experiencing memory drain? Ever since 7.1 I seem to be experiencing varying degrees of memory dropping to the point the phone is crawling and requires a reboot. I haven't yet determined the cause, but I suspect it's related to some app I'm running, as I haven't heard much in the way of confirmation for the forums. (so far, I'm suspicious of Pandora, when I leave it running in the background)

Otherwise, the battery life is much improved over earlier versions, so I'll leave Quicklaunch to perform a scheduled reboot early in the morning before I leave for the office.

[bbzak]

9900/7.1.0.402 is a gem.
Best so far, I would say.

After 205, this version really stays.

Phone runs amazingly cooler than the 318. It used to heat up severely while using 3G before.

And the response times are equally better.

Overall, it is a gold standard.

[Legal Eagle]

9900/7.1.0.402 is a gem.
Best so far, I would say.

After 205, this version really stays.

Phone runs amazingly cooler than the 318. It used to heat up severely while using 3G before.

And the response times are equally better.

Overall, it is a gold standard.

I'd not really thought about the battery temp, but now you come to mention it I haven't noticed MeterBerry going into the red since I have had this build installed. Nice observation. Thanks.

[farmurr]

Thanks for all the info - I'll install tonight. I've been on 205 for a while with no real issues...but any little updates help!

[audio_engr]

With a lot of anticipation, I installed the .402 BUT Radio quality didnt cut it for me esp. in India's networks.

I wanted the larger sfi file sized version but seems will now have to wait until .402 goes official & then some Asian Carrier releases it officially.

Am now on the Asia ver of the .342 which is doing fairly well with no Radio problems experienced. battery life is another story - all depends how the phn is managed by the user.

Sadly interchanging sfi file off the .342 Asia to the .402 didn't work & resulted in ERROR on loading. Wish there was a way to get this sorted ...

[Jake90087]

I think so. I'd have to be this or .267 on my 9900. Although this version looses a tiny bit of battery life but rectifies the horribly slow text input in the browser and memory leak... I like it.

[RHP23]

Could someone running a 9930 on Verizon coming from 7.1.0.163 possibly comment on the change?

Or is it a no-brainer and I should just pull the trigger?

I don't really have any complaints about this OS - but, if the grass on the other side is greener - then why not?

Thanks.

[mzman]

Could someone running a 9930 on Verizon coming from 7.1.0.163 possibly comment on the change?

Or is it a no-brainer and I should just pull the trigger?

I don't really have any complaints about this OS - but, if the grass on the other side is greener - then why not?

Thanks.

Based on my prior experience, it's never a no-brainer so soon after a new OS becomes available. Bugs often surface days or weeks afterwards.

[RHP23]

Based on my prior experience, it's never a no-brainer so soon after a new OS becomes available. Bugs often surface days or weeks afterwards.

True.

That's the thing - I never caught wind of when .402 was first released/leaked, haha.

[FBA]

I'd hardly refer to it as a "Gold standard". It does nothing much differently or any better than recent previous 7.1 releases. Voice command over Bluetooth is still broken and the BB has a tough time understanding names through voice command, unlike much earlier 7.1 and 7.0 releases...and truly pathetic compared to 6.0 on the 9780. Seems to get worse on every release. Battery life is no different, but I never expect it to be. Why would anyone call this a "Gold standard"?

[bimmerdriver]

I'd hardly refer to it as a "Gold standard". It does nothing much differently or any better than recent previous 7.1 releases. Voice command over Bluetooth is still broken and the BB has a tough time understanding names through voice command, unlike much earlier 7.1 and 7.0 releases...and truly pathetic compared to 6.0 on the 9780. Seems to get worse on every release. Battery life is no different, but I never expect it to be. Why would anyone call this a "Gold standard"?

I don't know about "gold standard" either (that would imply that RIM should stop making improvements, which I don't think many would agree with), but I'm finding the battery life to be an improvement over 7.1.0.342. My phone idling at 1% per hour with bluetooth enabled and it's only bit higher with wifi enabled, which is definitely better than it was before. What kind of bluetooth headset are you using? I have a blueant Q1 and it's worked fine with every OS version I've tried.

[miguel11691]

i find it to be a lot better than any other release thus far... runs smoother and faster and the battery has lasted me all day with the stock battery... i just disabled the gps bluetooth and uninstalled blackberry protect which if people didnt know would kill your battery

Sent from my BlackBerry 9930 using Tapatalk

[cespinal]

Can someone please post a link?! Thanks!

[Legal Eagle]

Can someone please post a link?! Thanks!

Plenty of mirrors and a torrent in the leaked thread.

Leaked OS 7.1.0.402 for BlackBerry Bold 9900 Findings and Fixes

[cespinal]

Plenty of mirrors and a torrent in the leaked thread.

Leaked OS 7.1.0.402 for BlackBerry Bold 9900 Findings and Fixes

Was just about to redact my post! Beat me to it though, thanks.

[killer007]

@.@ blackberry protect will kills your battery?
i thought it can be schedule to backup like once per week?

[BlackBerry Guy]

No one experiencing memory drain? Ever since 7.1 I seem to be experiencing varying degrees of memory dropping to the point the phone is crawling and requires a reboot. I haven't yet determined the cause, but I suspect it's related to some app I'm running, as I haven't heard much in the way of confirmation for the forums. (so far, I'm suspicious of Pandora, when I leave it running in the background)

Otherwise, the battery life is much improved over earlier versions, so I'll leave Quicklaunch to perform a scheduled reboot early in the morning before I leave for the office.

I've noticed a large memory leak to with the last few versions of 7.1. There was a thread a little while ago where we suspected it was Beweather that was the problem.

[olblueyez]

Got the mic issue on ATT here. Think swapping the radio file would fix that issue? Maybe an unlock? Aside from the mic thing this OS is super nice.

Sent from my BlackBerry 9900