Re: Blackberry Storm OS 5.0 Theme Issues!!! Workaround found!
Michele-VzW
Contributor - Level 2

yogidaj wrote:

I've had this problem as well.  There is a workaround!  I found this on a UK website.  From your home screen, hit the BlackBerry Button, then go to Options and Layout, change to 3 rows and save then go back to Layout and change back to your theme's original layout and save again.  I tried this with 2 third party themes and it works.  Note that any time you do a battery pull or hard reset (such as deleting programs) you'll have to do this procedure again, but this is a good start until the themes are updated.


 

Anyone else have success with this before I post as the solution in the floating threads up top?

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Re: Blackberry Storm OS 5.0 Theme Issues!!! Workaround found!
RatGirl
Newbie

I was really frustrated with this issue and started looking for an answer (which brought me here to this forum).  Somehow, my theme works perfectly today and I did not do anything with it (not even a battery pull)!  The white bars are gone as well as the fuzzy edges in landscape mode.  Anyone else have thier theme work fine all of a sudden?

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Re: Blackberry Storm OS 5.0 Theme Issues!!! Workaround found!
LCromwell
Specialist - Level 1

yogidaj wrote:

I've had this problem as well.  There is a workaround!  I found this on a UK website.  From your home screen, hit the BlackBerry Button, then go to Options and Layout, change to 3 rows and save then go back to Layout and change back to your theme's original layout and save again.  I tried this with 2 third party themes and it works.  Note that any time you do a battery pull or hard reset (such as deleting programs) you'll have to do this procedure again, but this is a good start until the themes are updated.


Doesn't help with the Corvette theme, I tried it. Thanks for the suggestion.

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Re: Blackberry Storm OS 5.0 Theme Issues!!! Workaround found!
yogidaj
Newbie

I've found it works with BeBerry, iBerry Blocks, and HeroBerry themes on my device.  After monitoring the memory leaks all day, I decided to go back to the default theme as with the os 5 update I'm not having to do resets due to memory leaks with the default theme.

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Re: Blackberry Storm OS 5.0 Theme Issues!!! Workaround found!
Michele-VzW
Contributor - Level 2

yogidaj wrote:

I've found it works with BeBerry, iBerry Blocks, and HeroBerry themes on my device.  After monitoring the memory leaks all day, I decided to go back to the default theme as with the os 5 update I'm not having to do resets due to memory leaks with the default theme.


 

Wish would could mark this "possible solution" that’d be great.  Thank you for continuing to post on this, every bit helps!

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Re: Blackberry Storm OS 5.0 Theme Issues!!! Workaround found!
dboura
Newbie

Unfortunately that workaround didn't work on the theme I use (pip-berry 5000). Here's what happened when I did it. I lost the wallpaper to the original wallpaper when it was in its 3 row profile in portrait mode. Then when I switched it back to the 2 row (its default) the original profile remained, but the landscape mode was top half pip-berry and bottom half original wallpapers with the white bars. Unfortunately, I had to reset default wallpaper.

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Re: Blackberry Storm OS 5.0 Theme Issues!!! Workaround found!
Michele-VzW
Contributor - Level 2

dboura wrote:

Unfortunately that workaround didn't work on the theme I use (pip-berry 5000). Here's what happened when I did it. I lost the wallpaper to the original wallpaper when it was in its 3 row profile in portrait mode. Then when I switched it back to the 2 row (its default) the original profile remained, but the landscape mode was top half pip-berry and bottom half original wallpapers with the white bars. Unfortunately, I had to reset default wallpaper.


 


When you were using the theme with the new os were you having any freezes with other apps? 

 

As for your wallpaper the maker will have to update their software before it will work, I'd check back with them or just try the wallpaper from time to time.

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Re: Blackberry Storm OS 5.0 Theme Issues!!! Workaround found!
dboura
Newbie

No issues with any of the default apps or any that I downloaded. I did notice the OTA for the youtube app from google wouldn't even install. Says its not compatible with my device even though blackberry was selected. Facebook, Myspace, edocrab, and a few others worked fine, had an issue with email not wanting to send but figured out the work around for that, sometimes the camera doesn't want to snap a pic but it doesn't freeze or cause a battery pull or anything.

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Re: Blackberry Storm OS 5.0 Theme Issues!!!
Blacklisted
Enthusiast - Level 3

Again these fixes may not work for all...

 

 

Users may try this...

From your device home screen touch the screen one time.

The Device should now list the application screen. 

Next select the Menu(Blackberry) button. Scroll down the menu list and select options.

The device should now be in Home Screen Preferences.

 

Open (Set Home Screen Layout)

Select the Today setting the menu button and save.

Now open the (Set Home Screen Layout) and select either 1 row or 2 rows. Which ever is your preference. Most have had best results from the 2 row setting. Remember to save the settings. 

 

Good Luck....

Michael

 

 

 

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Re: Blackberry Storm OS 5.0 Theme Issues!!!
JCM
Enthusiast - Level 3
Hello everybody, I have great news here's a fix = 1.) On homescreen click the menu button twice and click optoins »»change wallpaper to your favorite and save exit. 2.) Go back again and change" layout" to today and save exit..3.) change layout back to 2 rows save and exit and there it is everybody finally the savor is here..( one more thing this has to be done every time you reboot ) Also I done with a updated theme for OS 5.0 have not tried 4.7 themes...Have A Great One Everybody?
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