supposedly there is a 9550 Hybrid OS floating around

**theanswer3** · 11-14-2009, 11:09 PM

On twitter BBMChat said in a few different tweets he is using a hybrid 9550 OS. I believe he got it from BBHybrids - Blackberry Hybrids but you have to be a VIP to be able to access it. If anyone finds anything out about this let me know. BBHybrids Forums - Downloads - 9550 Hybrid (Build 3)
these are the tweets he posted about it

Thanks to bbhybrids.net my storm 2 now has 148mb free

solid os and hybrid! Check out the VIP #justsayin thank you!!!

RT @irtehun: RT @bbhybrids: 9550 Hybrid (Build 3) Released to the Public at #bbhybrids BBHybrids - Blackberry Hybrids

@nova0ps 348 hybrid on s2 awesome! You gotta he a vip member at bbhybrids.net well worth it. They have tons of stuff

**jlsparks** · 11-14-2009, 11:13 PM

+1 to @nova0ps. BBHybrids is fantastic, responsive, and well worth joining.

**theanswer3** · 11-14-2009, 11:17 PM

Why was this moved to storm 1 OS discussion. The hybrid is for Storm2 which is why I posted in Storm2 forum...
UPDATE Ok it was now moved back.

**silenttt123** · 11-14-2009, 11:28 PM

lol someone messed up

I know there is someone that has a hybrid, but they said to wait for the BBhybrids.net one because his was just thrown together. I am curious to see one...

**Rickbubello** · 11-14-2009, 11:33 PM

Im running it currently, even though I wasn't the biggest supporter of the guys behind it's advertising on this site- They do one heck of a job regardless and I have 148mb free and its snappier then ****

**jlsparks** · 11-14-2009, 11:36 PM

I'm running a bbh one that's flawless. I don't know how irtehun keeps doing it but his builds get incrementally better. This phone is going to scream.

**triton302** · 11-14-2009, 11:39 PM

So I take it this new leak is very well worth it?

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**theanswer3** · 11-14-2009, 11:45 PM

Can either of you fellow crackberrians tell me if the hybrid fixes the dimming bug when going into landscape.

**jlsparks** · 11-14-2009, 11:45 PM

Originally Posted by theanswer3

Can either of you fellow crackberrians tell me if the hybrid fixes the dimming bug when going into landscape.

No, it does not.

**Ponderous** · 11-14-2009, 11:48 PM

So what does it do differently? Just run faster and free up some space?

**Rickbubello** · 11-15-2009, 12:07 AM

yes, everything responds better. Someone mentioned in another post how the buttons on the bottom work better- they do. Flawless is a way to describe the phone now. Its extremely fast, does not drain memory and my battery life seems to be improved. My signal is the same, im sure that has to do with the base os, but the phone is running the way it should have been first out the box

**rnd0209** · 11-15-2009, 07:04 AM

Ok. So the next question is. How do we get our hands on it? Surely you had to download it to your comp. So you should have a copy of the OS.

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**hookbill** · 11-15-2009, 07:07 AM

Originally Posted by Spydaz

Ok. So the next question is. How do we get our hands on it? Surely you had to download it to your comp. So you should have a copy of the OS.

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Right now that particular hybrid is only available to BBM VIP members. It will be released to the public eventually.

**blawson327** · 11-15-2009, 07:09 AM

I was just able to download it from bbhybrids, and I'm not a member.

**hookbill** · 11-15-2009, 07:11 AM

Originally Posted by blawson327

I was just able to download it from bbhybrids, and I'm not a member.

Then it may have been released already. I'll take a look.

**hookbill** · 11-15-2009, 07:24 AM

This version is public now. You can download it here.

**Summiebee** · 11-15-2009, 07:41 AM

How do you install once you download to your PC?

**IemShamus** · 11-15-2009, 07:53 AM

Oh boy. It starts!

Summie - you should read around here for a tutorial. It's not just a simple step one and two. This should get you started...
How To: Upgrade your BlackBerry Operating System (OS) | BlackBerry Rocks!

**hookbill** · 11-15-2009, 08:02 AM

Originally Posted by Summiebee

How do you install once you download to your PC?

You have to make sure first that .230 is installed on your PC. After that you install the Hybrid on top of that. It's a .exe file and is pretty self explanatory from there. You can shrink your OS if you like to save on app memory. Then you launch loader and it installs.

**ifly4fun** · 11-15-2009, 08:39 AM

Originally Posted by hookbill

You have to make sure first that .230 is installed on your PC. After that you install the Hybrid on top of that. It's a .exe file and is pretty self explanatory from there. You can shrink your OS if you like to save on app memory. Then you launch loader and it installs.

Don't you mean .320?

**hydroz_23** · 11-15-2009, 09:28 AM

anyone try this yet?

**stormdoctor** · 11-15-2009, 09:29 AM

Being new to the Blackberry platform, please help with the advantages/disadvantages of using a hybrid OS. Do you have to reinstall a/o reconfigure your apps, or are there incompatibilities with programs?

Thanks,

Mike

**spyderman09** · 11-15-2009, 09:43 AM

Originally Posted by stormdoctor

Being new to the Blackberry platform, please help with the advantages/disadvantages of using a hybrid OS. Do you have to reinstall a/o reconfigure your apps, or are there incompatibilities with programs?

Thanks,

Mike

Perform a full backup prior to updating. Once the update is complete, you can restore your messages/apps/settings. There was an issue I remember when updating in the storm1 because of the jump from 4.7 to 5.0 software, but I would doubt that there is a similar issue on this phone since we would be going from 5.0 to 5.0 software. All the programs that work on your phone now should work in the hybrid, but I can't guarantee that.

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**Summiebee** · 11-15-2009, 09:52 AM

Originally Posted by IemShamus

Oh boy. It starts!

Summie - you should read around here for a tutorial. It's not just a simple step one and two. This should get you started...
How To: Upgrade your BlackBerry Operating System (OS) | BlackBerry Rocks!

I figured it was pretty complex and I better ask before I just have at it.
Thanks for the link!