How to upgrade your BlackBerry OS
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Upgrading your BlackBerry operating system is fairly simple. The good news is even if your carrier doesn’t offer the latest OS updates you can still install them on your device from another carrier. Your first step is to visit RIM’s carrier download page and find the latest OS you want. Just make sure you device model matches.
For example: I currently have a Telus BlackBerry Curve 8330 and I am running US Cellular’s OS 4.5.0.66 on my device. We will explain how to upgrade your OS below.
Step 1: Download the latest OS from RIM (Check here for our latest OS news)
Step 2: Install the .exe file that you downloaded from RIM
Step 3: BACKUP YOUR BLACKBERRY – this is very important (open Desktop Manager software and connect your device).
Step 4: Open this folder (c:\program files\common files\research in motion\apploader) and delete the file vendor.xml
Step 5: Plug in your device into the computer and re-open Desktop Manager select Application loader
Step 6: Select upgrade as prompted
Now the entire process can take about 20-30 minutes. Make sure you do a full backup before doing a software upgrade in case you get an error and have to format you device. Please note that we are not responsible for any problems that you incure while upgrading your device software.
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This will be great for mac users to install… idiots. check your client base before always releasing windows apps… for the mean time, i guess ill sit here with my phone, which is shutting the radio randomly off every few minutes.. and yes it has been wiped twice!
Yea!!! This download worked I can now send picture mail like the old days!!! Thanks!
why would you put out just a windows app??? that makes no sense…i have a mac so i still cant get it….this is crazy…one of the greatest phones ever and i cant send a picture thru a text..and then when you guys put out the upgrade its only for windows…this sucks…..when can we expect a mac version??? is anybody even thinking about that??? wow
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I have .122 and installed the .148. When I select .148 to install, the message I get is ‘no software upgrade is required…’ It won’t even allow a downgrade to .078 which is also listed. How do you get around that?
it worked. THANK YOU!
I love the hold blackberry ideal & brought into it but to be honest its total pain in the butt.I own a blackberry curve 8330 the camera isn’t anything to jump up about which for a downer because I love taking photos.I can send my photos direct to Myspace in the album I want but for facebook I must email them & wait to see they went there. If I make. Video I have to send or receive it by Bluetooth not email or mms which sucks.
Last but not least the headphone activates my voice dial command calling while I’m listing to muscle here the punch line its turn off but yet it comes on & makes a call on its on?
Blackberry is better & bigger then these problems a better camera(5.0 or better HD) allow all video format to be support upgrade media file delivery option to include:email,mms,youtube, direct link to facebook & if its asking too much move the SD slot to outside the phone for easy access.
Thank you
Andre Havard.