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I had no problem with my install (5.0.0.419 with the .428 Java), as I took out that one .cod that was giving everyone problems. Shrunk a lot of stuff out to slash the OS footprint on my app memory.
- Boot memory is more or less the same as 5.0.0.328, 25.1MB w/ 22 Third Party apps installed (4 of them running in the background)
- Boot-up time is similar to 5.0.0.328.
- Options -> About shows 5.0.0.428. Now if we could only have the .428 radio (or later)
- Popup keys have returned ("Show Key Indicator"), and are much more pleasant to look at than the version in 5.0.0.230
- May be placebo, but transitions feel more fluid and faster
- The "Terms of Use" screen when opening RIM apps for the first time actually flick scrolls like it has momentum. Took much less time to reach "Agree" than ever before.
- 5.0.0.191 and .230 had this glitch where if you were typing really fast in a text field in the Browser, you would somehow click whatever webpage button was "behind" the Virtual Keyboard. This only happened to me with Popup Keys enabled. This problem is no longer there, no matter how fast you type, even with Key Indicators enabled
- Accelerometer is fast, just like .328 if not a tiny bit quicker. RIM seems to have got the accelerometer thing down pat now
- Is it just my bad memory, or did the number of pictures that can still be taken come back to the Camera? I don't remember the Camera in .328 saying I had x amount of pictures left to take.
- Browser feels faster than the .328/.428 hybrid I was running earlier. Is browser speed governed by the Browser .cod, the .sfi file, or both?
- the new highlights around the keys make it much easier to see what you're pressing, even without the popup keys.
- Contacts flick scroll still acts like its having a seizure
- Switching from "Normal" sound profile to "Vibrate" by holding down the Mute button from within a holster still doesn't work, and hasn't since like 4.7.0.148 or .151. Is this ever coming back?
- Device does not cook my food for met yet.
I don't have any active SMS chats open, so I can't check for the black lines everyone is talking about.12-19-09 02:02 AM - OK, I'm still having problems with stereo bluetooth when playing some videos (frame drop, sound gets ahead of video...). Not the end of the world, but still frustrating since this was never a problem in 4.7.
I just discovered that my text and email messages did not restore from the backup for some reason. Not a big deal for me, but might have been if it were someone else...
StormSlider is having issues with this OS and keeps activating itself at random. Have set permissions to allow and done numerous reboots and it's still acting up. Guess I'll bug DMG about this.
There are definitely improvements over .328 (so far), most notable of course is the lack of the dimming problem and the return of the pop-ups.
I noticed that the browser seems to be rendering pages better than before. Can't say if it's faster or not though.
I also managed to get an extra 4MB of memory somehow in this upgrade.
BTW, I installed the straight .419.
12-19-09 02:22 AM - I got latest version but no worries not since it works. Went to bed at 38mbs and stayed there while on the cradle. Never moved. That is a first for me. Usually drops down 1/2 or so over night. Love it so far have not seen anything I use that does not work.
I've been able to reset with Meterberry ever since Meterberry came out with an upgrade...a few months ago. Maybe you should upgrade Meterberry.12-19-09 08:16 AM
