Those of you who have not opt’d for the BlackBerry Storm v4.7 Update can now download the software directly from Verizon Wireless. If a USB cable is not your thing, the update will also be available via an OTA update at approximately 9:30PM PST so in either scenario you will be covered. As usual remember to backup all of your precious data prior to installing any software update and if you feel so compelled let us know how things improve. Below is a full list of the fixes and general improvements.
So what exactly should you expect from the 4.7.0.75 software update?
- Intermittently, the device may have powered and immediately powered back on while sitting idle or when using multimedia applications.
- Intermittently, a user may have experienced muted incoming audio when using voice-activated dialing.
- Intermittently, while listening to music (on low volume) with “wired” stereo headsets, if the user received an incoming call, the audio volume of the music increased to the highest level.
- Intermittently, customers received a recording stating, “cannot complete call as dialed” when manually dialing *86.
General improvements with 4.7.0.75 include:
- Improvements in performance for multi-media applications such as video, music and MMS.
- Improvements in Bluetooth® audio performance.
- Improvements in display performance in terms of correctly displaying keys when switching between landscape and portrait modes.
The update is 102.846MB so make sure you have a solid broadband connection before proceeding. If all systems are a go, download the Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Storm 9530 Device Software v4.7.0.75 (updated 12/5/2008) here
