Hi guys, I have just been given a Storm 2, other than unlocking it so I can use it on other networks, what tips and tricks could you recommend I try out.
I would like to get a perfectly optimised OS and back up before I start using the handset for day to day business.
I'm with Vodafone, but the handset has come from Tmobile. I seem to remember reading stuff about stripping things out of the OS to free up space / memory and improve performance, when I got my first storm.
Ah well the above firmware won't install. Most hybrids come with 'ShrinkOS' as part of the installation... that is what you are thinking about when you talk about stripping out un-needed parts of the OS.
Maybe, I've had a look around and not sure what you mean by Hybrid and google doesn't show much about SrinkOS. Is there any way of de-branding the phone (removing the Tmobile stuff from it) ?
A hybrid -- assembled out of files from various operating systems -- is not necessarily better than an unmodified OS. I'm running Verizon .713 and see no reason to change, although I've used leaks and hybrids in the past.
Here's my checklist for an OS upgrade/downgrade/reinstallation.
1) Backup phone with Desktop Manager.
2) Backup apps with BBSAK.
3) Download the appropriate OS for your phone.
4) Remove unwanted garbage with Shrink-A-OS.
5) Wipe phone with BBSAK.
6) Reinstall OS & Apps with BBSAK, then restore data with Desktop Manager.
Before you start this project, make sure you download everything you need.
a) BlackBerry Desktop Manager
b) Operating System
c) BBSAK Click Here
d) Shrink-A-OS Clicky.