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The latest version of BlackBerry OS is 4.2. There is a soon to be released version 4.5. |
The latest version of BlackBerry OS is 4.2. There is a soon to be released version 4.5. |
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|style="background-color:#DCDCDC;" align="center"|Old Version |
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! rowspan="1" style="white-space: nowrap;background-color:#DCDCDC;" | 4.2.1.114 |
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| [[March 18]], [[2008]] <br> (?) |
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*Latest for 8700 series |
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! rowspan="1" style="white-space: nowrap;background-color:#40CC40;" | 4.2.2.194 |
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| [[March 18]], [[2008]] <br> (?) |
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* '''Latest stable release''' |
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* Ships with new 8300 series and 8800 series phones |
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! rowspan="1" style="white-space: nowrap;background-color:#2FC0FF;" | 4.5.0.42 Release 58 |
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| [[June 8]], [[2008]] |
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! rowspan="1" style="white-space: nowrap;background-color:#40CC40;" | 4.5.0.37 |
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| [[June 12]], [[2008]] |
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* Released by Vodafone Germany, contains bugs |
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* Major changes: |
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** Video camera |
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** Youtube support |
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** HTML Emails |
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** Voice recording |
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** Improved UI for media player |
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! rowspan="1" style="white-space: nowrap;background-color:#2FC0FF;" | 4.5.0.44 |
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| [[June 22]], [[2008]] |
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! rowspan="1" style="white-space: nowrap;background-color:#2FC0FF;" | 4.5.0.46 |
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| [[June 29]], [[2008]] |
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*slightly faster web browsing |
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*slightly faster boot up time (by a few seconds) |
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*a bit better camera quality |
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[[Category:Smartphones]] |
[[Category:Smartphones]] |
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[[Category:Embedded operating systems]] |
[[Category:Embedded operating systems]] |
Revision as of 08:08, 30 June 2008
BlackBerry 7250 BlackBerry 7250 | |
Developer | Research In Motion |
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OS family | Mobile operating systems |
Working state | Current |
Source model | Closed source |
Latest release | 4.2.2.194 |
Available in | English |
Platforms | BlackBerry line of mobile devices |
Default user interface | Graphical user interface |
Official website | www |
BlackBerry OS is the proprietary software platform made by Research In Motion for their BlackBerry line of handhelds. It provides multi-tasking, and makes heavy use of the device's specialized input devices, particularly the thumbwheel. The OS provides support for MIDP 1.0 and WAP 1.2. Previous versions allowed wireless synchronization with Microsoft Exchange Server's e-mail and calendar, as well as with Lotus Domino's e-mail. The current OS 4 provides a subset of MIDP 2.0, and allows complete wireless activation and synchronization with Exchange's e-mail, calendar, tasks, notes and contacts, and adds support for Novell GroupWise and Lotus Notes.
Third-party developers can write software using these APIs, and proprietary BlackBerry APIs as well, but any application that makes use of certain restricted functionality must be digitally signed so that it can be associated to a developer account at RIM. This signing procedure guarantees the authorship of an application, but does not guarantee the quality or security of the code.
Releases
The latest version of BlackBerry OS is 4.2. There is a soon to be released version 4.5.
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Version | Release date | Features/details |
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4.2.1.114 | March 18, 2008 (?) |
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4.2.2.194 | March 18, 2008 (?) |
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4.5.0.42 Release 58 | June 8, 2008 | |
4.5.0.37 | June 12, 2008 |
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4.5.0.44 | June 22, 2008 | |
4.5.0.46 | June 29, 2008 |
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