The BlackBerry Technical Knowledge Center has posted an 11-page PDF document listing the changes within the BlackBerry OS 4.1.0.377 Release and the build 4.1.0.529 release for 8700 series devices.
You'd think the changes would be minor but then you would be wrong.
One key Functional change is that if your wireless provider is Cingular and you have enabled PIN1 SIM security you are now able to initiate an emergency call from the PIN1 code prompt.
The next changes the document describes are in Ring tines and Address Book.
Ring tones
SDR68878- Previously, if you were using a BlackBerry 8700 Wireless Handheld™ and you set the ring tone volume to high, the actual volume might have been much lower than the volume heard during a preview of the ring tone.
SDR66253- Previously, the quickbell MIDI ring tone might not have played.
SDR61653- Previously, if you tried to play the Cingular ring tone, your device might have reset after playing the tune for a few seconds.
Address Book
SDR85817- Previously, if you tried to copy a phone number from your address book to the SIM card phone book, your device might not have responded.
SDR60878-Previously, you might not have been able to open your SIM address book while Fixed Dialing Number mode was turned on.
Hey, but what about the Phone itself?
Glad you asked. Lots of changes:
- Previously, if you were setting up a conference call and you ignored an incoming call, you might not have been able to connect the two parties to the conference call.
- Previously, if you had set the smart dialing option for calling a corporate extension and you used the redial feature on a Bluetooth-enabled headset to call an extension number, you might have reached the corporate number but you might not have reached the extension number.
- Previously, if you muted a phone call and then placedthat call on hold to receive a second call, the second call might not have been muted but the mute status indicator might still have appeared.
- Previously, if you were on a conference call using a BlackBerry 8700 Wireless Handheld™ that was paired with a Bluetooth®-enabled headset and you ended the conference call from the headset, the call might still have appeared to be active.
- Previously, in rare situations, when you used Dual Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) to dial in to a conference call, the DTMF tone delivery might have been delayed for more than one minute.
- Previously, if you missed a phone call or received a voice mail message, the buttons in the dialog box might have been left-aligned.
- Previously, if you were using a Jabra BT250 Bluetooth headset, the mute function might not have worked properly.
- Previously, if you received a phone call but the caller disconnected the call before you answered, your device might have continued ringing for about ten seconds.
- Previously, if you received a phone call from an unknown number, the caller ID information might have been blank instead of displaying "Unknown Number".
- Previously, if you set the Restrict My Identity field to Always in the phone options, your phone number might still have appeared on a contact's phone when you made a phone call.
- Previously, your device might have displayed the speakerphone indicator when your device was connecting to or disconnecting from a phone call, even if you were not using speakerphone mode.
- Previously, if you received a call from a private number, the phone details might have been blank instead of displaying "Private Number".
- Previously, if you were using a BlackBerry 8700 Wireless Handheld and you pressed the Speakerphone key during a phone call, you might have been asked to identify a currency format.
- Previously, if you were using a BlackBerry 8700 Wireless Handheld and during a phone call you pressed the Speakerphone key, a Help screen might have appeared.
- Previously, if you were using a BlackBerry 8700 Wireless Handheld and you muted a phone call, the icon in the top left corner of the screen did not change.
- Previously, if you tried to join to calls into a conference call, your device might not have responded as expected while you were on the conference call, and you might not have been able to hear voices or dial tones.
- Previously, if you were using a BlackBerry 8700 Wireless Handheld and you typed a phone number, and then pressed the Send key, the call might not have been connected.
