Will Verizon release an official update to 5.0 for the current generation of the
Storm? Maybe -- it's a total crap shoot -- but even if they do, your children's children could be having midlife crises before it's actually released considering the glacial pace that Verizon typically gets new hardware and software to market. Of course, that's partly thanks to an infamously back-breaking testing regimen that helps Verizon consistently earn high marks for network quality and generally keeps customers off the support lines, but for those of us who want nothing more than to live on the edge, it's good to see that another packaged 5.0 update for the 9530 has hit the wires -- this one versioned 5.0.0.230. We imagine this one's leaps and bounds more stable than the n
early unusable stuff from earlier this summer, and initial reports from users seems to indicate as much -- the camera works (always a good thing) and there seem to be countless minor tweaks and fixes that folks are describing as "promising." As always, your average BlackBerry user who relies on the phone day in and day out might want to wait for something a little less leaky -- but like we said, it could be a bit of a wait.
posted Sep 29th 2009 2:01PM
Been using it for about 24 hours now, and here's the rundown:
-threaded SMS is awesome, of course
-scrolling has a new feel, almost springy-like
-(most) themes work, with the "today" screen
-camera works again (didn't in 5.0.191)
-very stable
-starts up at about the same speed
-Facebook, Twitter, BBM apps work
That's all I can think of. It's definitely a step up from the 4.7 OS.
I installed this on my wife's Storm last night and it has been pretty solid. The first time I launched the camera and took a picture the phone crashed, and the far right side of the screen (in portrait view) was cut off. After the battery pull, it has been a much better phone than before. I also did my 8330, after 20 minutes of random hourglassing it has been really good. The only consistent problem is the Music Player, it freezes about 2 minutes between songs so beware.