Relating to the great amount of BlackBerry users and the great demands for this device, it is very beneficial for people to know how to upgrade BlackBerry OS. Generally, there are two techniques in upgrading this OS including through the BlackBerry Desktop Manager (BDM) and through the Over the Air (OTA) upgrade.
The first mentioned technique can be used for upgrading the official BB OS or the leaked BB OS. The official BB OS is the RIM’s official upgrade that can be downloaded through user’s service provider, while the leaked BB OS is the upgrade from the RIM’s website that should be modified first in order to be appropriate with your BlackBerry device. Keep in mind that you better back up the data first prior to upgrade the device since both techniques are actually risky.
In addition, it is very important to know your BB OS version first before deciding to upgrade it. To do this, you can simply go to the "Option†menu and the select the "About†menu, then you will find the information about your BB OS version.
For those who do not recognized yet about how to upgrade BlackBerry OS by using the Blackberry Desktop Manager (BDM), the following are the instruction in doing it. First, you must have a desktop computer or laptop to be able to do this upgrade. Then you should have BDM software installed on your computer (usually the CD installer has been included with the package). Download the latest version of BB OS (the most recent version is BlackBerry OS 7) from the Research In Motion official website. After downloading the OS that is appropriate with your device, then you will be able to install it into your device.
For the official OS upgrade, the software will automatically search for compatible upgrade for your hardware and also will back up data and restore it. For the leaked OS, you must delete the file named vendor.xml in the folder C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\AppLoader after installing the new OS.
Another technique in upgrading BB OS is through the Over the Air (OTA) upgrade or also known as the wireless update. This is the practical way for those who do not like to upgrade their BB smartphone by using the software. This technique can be done directly from the device but unfortunately it can be done only to BlackBerry devices that have been pre-installed with BB OS 5 and above. For the OS 5 users, simply go to the "Optionsâ€, then "Advanced Options†and "Wireless Updateâ€. For OS 6 (and above) users, you may search for the "Software Updates†in the options menu.
The process of wireless update consists of three steps i.e. requesting the new software, downloading the software, and finally updating the software. However, the software that is available to download through OTA technique is rarely up to date. Hopefully, the article about how to upgrade BlackBerry OS above can be useful for you.[IS]
