[vlj1216]

Hi, newb here. I've searched but it seems like there are no upgrades or anything to give more features to the outside display. What I think should be simple standard features when the flip is closed are:

Profile changes

mark a text as read

access to the phone book/contacts

and speakerphone/place a call/answer a call


Simple.


I'm not new to a blackberry but I'm totally new to the fact that they are so customizable, I just never got into it before. Would those features be something that could be a software upgrade or will those features never happen? I have a 2 year old basic Samsung flip that has all those features. Other than those few grips after 4 days I'm pretty happy with the 8220.

Thanks

[conceptv]

non of those can be done on the outside display, no software upgrade will help either. just not programmed that way.

i too wish it did work like that though, very useful/

[Starku]

The program can be changed, that's basically what apps do. All RIM would need to do is add those program lines to add access, but who knows why they don't.

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[vlj1216]

How do you contact RIM to complain, if all they need to do is add to the program then they can add them with the next OS, right?

[Starku]

Go to their site, there should be a contact link somewhere on the site. It's not a simple process, but RIM can add features to OS updates.

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