Did Verizon Stop Testing BlackBerry OS6 Builds On The Storm2 9550?

Posted on Jul 21 2010 - 2:52pm by
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Not in surprisingly shocking fashion, we just received word today from a reliable informant that Verizon, which did have some BlackBerry 6 builds in testing, has since stopped and will probably wait until either a Storm2 reboot and/or a Storm3 is revealed.  Reasoning?  You can bet the 256MB of RAM is one of them, as well as other factors.  As said its not a shocker, but its sad for Storm2 users that were hoping to get some OS6 goodness.  Lets hope this bit of info is wrong for those of you sticking it out with your Storm2′s.

UPDATE: For those that have emailed asking, we agree.  We hope this is not true.  Lets hope the testing stopped for other reasons, such as waiting on a specific build.  For now, this is the info that we have though.

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  • http://twitter.com/rwilliams268/status/19097814450 Robert Williams

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  • http://www.berryfication.com/ rezn

    Does this make me happy, no. But my 9550 is already showing some wear and tear. I do hope they plan to release a “touch” device in time to support 6 once it surfaces. I still have my eyes set on the 9800 however I will not support AT&T unless they toss us some devices to test. Awesome info Bryan.

  • http://www.berryfication.com/ rezn

    Joking about the test thing. I just don't like AT&T

  • Pgso905

    looks like I will be leaving BB and go with Android. BB has droped the ball and let Android and Apple move way ahead in what the customers want.

  • http://gizmofusion.com Bryan

    With better EAS support in Froyo, you can bet corporate America will start moving to Android as well.

  • http://gizmofusion.com Bryan

    Thanks! I only report on what I'm told, and only from people I trust. Lets just hope its temporary for Storm2 users.

  • scuebydue

    I agree with Ryan. I love the 9800, but AT&T. Really? Ugh..

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Clarke-Liu/100001240547692 Clarke Liu

    I don’t think 256M memory is the problem. Bold 9700 has the same 256M memory and now OS6 for 9700 has been released. I think 9550 would have its OS6.

    • http://gizmofusion.com Bryan

      OS6 has not been release for the 9700, it has leaked. Big difference. And memory is not the only issue. The 9550 requires more memory to run the screen itself, and thats the big reason for OS6 builds not continuing for the 9550.

  • http://www.bestcordlessdrillinfo.net Mark_jesn

    android all the way !:)