Introducing BlackBerry Device Software v4.5
Do more with the BlackBerry smartphone you already own. BlackBerry� Device Software v4.5 offers new features and is a free upgrade that can help you unlock a whole new appreciation for your BlackBerry smartphone.
Upgrading the millions of consumer BlackBerry out there is a big job. I cringe at the thought of all the frustration it would cause if they all tried to do it manually.
BlackBerry has build a set of web pages that control the whole process. You plug your BlackBerry in, click on a button and sit back.
When it is done, you will have a freshly updated BlackBerry with all of your data, settings and third party applications on the new OS.
If anything goes wrong, you will have immediate technical response from the support geeks at BlackBerry.
If you get the message "You are already running the current software", your carrier does not currently support the Automatic Update or you have already manually updated the software. As soon as your carrier signs on, it will work for you too.
Reading various info about updating OS for BB for a while now and I am still not sure what is recommended?
I have a 8100 with OS 4.2 and what should be the mayor reason to upgrade OS?
Then T-Mobile EU forwards to a misterious Czech website to download updates which doesn't feel very trustworthy.
Reading various info about updating OS for BB for a while now and I am still not sure what is recommended?
I have a 8100 with OS 4.2 and what should be the mayor reason to upgrade OS?
Then T-Mobile EU forwards to a misterious Czech website to download updates which doesn't feel very trustworthy.
THX
BlackBerry has a support page that lists the new features and improvements.
As for the strange forwarding, the North American carriers link directly to the BlackBerry Device OS page. I can not speak for the European carriers, but it would be hosted in your native language, somewhere in the EU.
All of the carries are watching the roll out to insure it is working reliably. Once it is proven to their satisfaction, the rest will have one less excuse for not joining the party.
How did you get it to work? I'm also with VZW. I tried deleting the vendor.xml file, and it still tells me that I'm running the latest available software.
How did you get it to work? I'm also with VZW. I tried deleting the vendor.xml file, and it still tells me that I'm running the latest available software.
Honestly, no clue.
My husband did it for me, he just followed the prompts and did NOT delete the vendor.xml file since it was thru BB.com and not a carrier specific upgrade~>I dont know if this makes a difference or not but my bb has worked with NO issues since he did the upgrade last week. There was a point where it got weird bc it asked for a password and there isnt one on my phone, he just clicked ok and it kept going. One of the loading processes took forever and he thought it had froze mid process but he left it alone and it finished.
Sorry I cant help more. Stupid question but have you checked and made sure that you arent already running 4.5?
I am with VZW and recently upgraded 2 phones in my house hold. All I did was plug in then download and follow the promts. It was very easy. No having to delete vendor files or anything. I am not too sure but VZW may offer the upgrade now. Hope this helps. BERRY ON!
I guess Updating the Blackberry way won't work for me. I tried it using my personal computer, with no success. I did a fresh install of Desktop Manager 4.6 on another computer, clicked the upgrade link from the Blackberry site. I still get the message of "Your Blackberry device is running the latest available software. Click Next to sign up to be notified by email when new software becomes available." I'm running OS 4.3, and it's not the latest available software release. Not sure what the problem is.
I see that you have VZW posted as a supporting carrier. I tried a few hours ago and the apploader told me I had the latest update (currently running 4.3), and that I could sign up for an email update when a higher version is released. Was this added within the last 2 hours? Also, what version is it? After numerous failed attempts, I'm currently upgrading version .77 posted from the sticky of the Blackberry Cuve 83xx Forum as we speak.
