Verizon Blackberry tour, OS 5.0 update PROBLEMS!
- I understand there is a *newer* 5.0 Os avalible for the Tour, does anyone know if it's still as buggy and horrible as the original about 2 weeks ago?
These are some problems I had with the first 5.0 update:
The stand-by button doesn't work. Usually to save battery life, i'll ALWAYS have my phone in stand-by. Did they get rid of this feature?
Also, there is no sepperate email icon. All emails have to be accessed from the "Messages" app, which includes placed/received calls! and SMS and MMS messages!!!
Why the **** did they get rid of the special Email-only icon?
Why did they get rid of Stand-by mode?
Some other blackberry support forums suggested doing a battery pull, and re-sending service books, none of that worked.
And im positive, that my email icon isn't hidden. It just isn't there anymore.
Have these problems been addressed in the new update?
I don't really want to risk an update again, until I have made sure it will work fine. Im currently using OS 4.7 again.04-20-10 10:35 AMLike 0 - .591 is still a mess, even with the updated platform that came out yesterday. Reports are saying the Technical Errors are still going on, and the only improvement was a g-mail plugin bug fix or something on that line.
I HIGHLY recommend anyone running .591 to downgrade to a earlier more stable OS. What runs pretty good is the 5.0.484
why Verizon let this OS pass is beyond me and its probably the worse OS to come out on ANY Blackberry04-20-10 10:47 AMLike 0 - The only problem I have found since I updated to 5.0 several weeks ago is that my app Vlingo Plus (voice recognition auto types email and text messages) works normally in every aspect but sending the message. Which makes it useless. Any advice here for a newbie? Thanks.04-21-10 09:14 AMLike 0
- Upgraded to 5.xxx on my VZW Tour and 5 days later my phone bricked. DEAD. Upgraded the new phone (and reloaded all apps) and then downgraded back to 4.7.1 immediately after reading threads like this. All told, I spent prolly 6-8 hours on this... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
I can live with 4.7 until they get a reliable 5.0.xx out. Not worth the hassle I had.04-21-10 01:38 PMLike 0 - I'm loading this "patch" as I type this, so I can not intelligently comment on it yet. But, that first .591 that Verizon released....Good God, it was probably the worst OS I've ever put on a BlackBerry device (I was never a Storm 1 owner, so ya don't have to remind me of the misery those device owners had).
I really, really, really thought .419 was a super OS release. If I'm not happy with .591 after 24-36 hours, I'll be going back.04-21-10 01:59 PMLike 0 - ChrisySeeker of the Wayhttp://forums.crackberry.com/f141/wh...-patch-456971/
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com04-21-10 02:36 PMLike 0 - I can atest that the "patch" has resolved the browser-click problem brought on by the original .591 upgrade. I have been using the BlackBerry Browser ten times as much as I normally would (I've been an Opera user for a while) and I haven't had a single problem all day with the BB Browser.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com04-21-10 11:31 PMLike 0 -
I am running .591.Last edited by onelowvoltage; 04-22-10 at 04:46 AM. Reason: to update
04-22-10 04:41 AMLike 0 - I have another problem to add to the mix. This has occurred on both the unpatched and patched new update.
My most recent text message will not display. i click on the message and it brings up the conversation, but the newest received message is just a blank line, and after i receive another one i can see the previously blank text. i know im getting them because i can see their preview on the main text messaging screen, just non in the conversation screen.
If anyone knows how to resolve this issue, let me know!!!
On a side note, the new patch did fix my browser click issue.04-22-10 08:26 AMLike 0 - I understand there is a *newer* 5.0 Os avalible for the Tour, does anyone know if it's still as buggy and horrible as the original about 2 weeks ago?
These are some problems I had with the first 5.0 update:
The stand-by button doesn't work. Usually to save battery life, i'll ALWAYS have my phone in stand-by. Did they get rid of this feature?
Also, there is no sepperate email icon. All emails have to be accessed from the "Messages" app, which includes placed/received calls! and SMS and MMS messages!!!
Why the **** did they get rid of the special Email-only icon?
Why did they get rid of Stand-by mode?
Some other blackberry support forums suggested doing a battery pull, and re-sending service books, none of that worked.
And im positive, that my email icon isn't hidden. It just isn't there anymore.
Have these problems been addressed in the new update?
I don't really want to risk an update again, until I have made sure it will work fine. Im currently using OS 4.7 again.
I'd stop complaining about the "given" and seek other alternatives.04-22-10 08:53 AMLike 0 - .591 is still a mess, even with the updated platform that came out yesterday. Reports are saying the Technical Errors are still going on, and the only improvement was a g-mail plugin bug fix or something on that line.
I HIGHLY recommend anyone running .591 to downgrade to a earlier more stable OS. What runs pretty good is the 5.0.484
why Verizon let this OS pass is beyond me and its probably the worse OS to come out on ANY Blackberry04-22-10 10:18 AMLike 0 - 591 Differences for me so far.
1. Original 591 battery drain was horrid. Reboots killed 20 - 40% of battery life.
**Patched 591 - Better life, although on reboot, i still lose about 10% but liveable. Usage life is much better as well.
2. Mem Leak on original, was losing 10 - 15megs a day (causing me to pull battery which then lost tons of battery life..grrr
***Patch 591 - Normal mem leak..not even a leak, just normal usage. Lost about 1.5 meg yesterday..not bad. (watch what themes you use. they kill batteries and mem)
3. Browser click problem on original...was really bad.
** Patch 591- very rare click problem. 99% of the time its good.
4. Others complained of MMS Attached to end of calls, SMS missing last text and standby being gone.
MMS and SMS problems not showing on mine
Standby is gone for good i believe. It's not coming back...you gotta move on. The old lock system is also gone.
591 original and patched versions are very fast. Fastest OS ive used (and ive used a ton)...some minor annoyances now, but overall, worth the speed and lack of lag.
That's just my phone though. Seems these things have their own personalities and lives of their own.
Back up, Back up, Back up and Back up 3rd party apps.04-22-10 11:20 AMLike 0 -
I find it very hard to belive RIM decided the most simpelest feature should be gotten rid of for no reason. (Not to mention, the simpelest MOST USED feature)
- Jordan04-26-10 06:27 AMLike 0 - Just got another email this morning at 2:02am stating another update available..Not gonna worry about it as I downgraded to .484 and have not had any issues on it. Just looking to find a decent hybrid to run with it now.04-26-10 10:16 AMLike 0
- the first click i made on a website when i upgraded...cursor disappeared. i hit end. i'm assuming from here on out i should not see any clicking problems for at least another 99 clicks.04-26-10 11:39 AMLike 0
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I skipped the original .591 release due to the problems communicated here and a delay on getting the OK from my BES Admin to upgrade. This past weekend I decided to give the new platform update version a shot and so far my experience has been much like berryfit's. Super snappy compared to .471, very responsive and everything is quicker/faster.
I've experienced the browser click problem a couple times (out of many, many clicks), but never had to click more than a second time. No other apparent problems including bluetooth performance. Worked great today in heavy BT usage with my Plantronics Voyager Pro.
Weird that some folks are having major problems and others are nearly problem-free? I'm glad I did the upgrade, as a BES user I'm not sure I have many other options and the performance gains for me are well worth an occasional browser double-click.04-26-10 05:49 PMLike 0
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