07.15
Update: Bolt was updated to Version 2.11 today. This update fixes a long-standing Bolt bug that caused some pages to stop loading at 20%. It does not contain any new features.
Bolt 2.1 marked the end of Beta status for Bolt 2 and included several enhancements.
For iDEN users the biggest new features in 2.1 are better Facebook integration including support for Facebook chat and other web-based chat apps and the ability to post messages, links or URLs from any page displayed in BOLT directly to your Facebook account without navigating away from the currently viewed page.
The other new features in Bolt 2.1 are video related (support for HTML5 video and more more video site) and don't apply to iDEN users because the network is too slow for video streaming.
The updated version seems to run fine on my i776 and updating will get rid of the nag messages telling you to update every time you launch it. The links at the end of this post point to the latest release.
The last major update was 2.0 which added the following new features:
- Tabbed Browsing - Highlight a link and choose "Open In New Tab" from the menu. Switch between tabs by going to the top of the page and clicking a different tab or use the keyboard shortcuts:
- New keypad shortcuts:
- z#+left - previous tab, #+right - next tab
- #+up - new tab and #+ down - close tab
- Facebook Integration - Update your Facebook status within Bolt. Updates are pre-populated with the current page's URL and are editable so you can add your own comments.
To Update Bolt keep your bookmarks, feeds and history: Use the "Send To Phone" button below to send Bolt 2.o2 to your Boost iDEN or Nextel phone. Then highlight Bolt in the Java Apps menu, press the "Menu" soft key and choose "Update". Choose to "Keep existing data" when prompted and you won't lose your bookmarks and settings.
This is the "Full" version of the Bolt Browser. It's a big app that uses a lot of resources but I think that it is preferable to the "Lite" version because of two features; the password manager and copy/paste.
The password manager is a real time and aggravation saver as you only have to log into new sites once and Bolt fills in your ID and password on future visits.
Copy and paste are useful too, although a bit limited. You can only paste into another field in Bolt; like the URL box, blog comment forms, forum posts or a Google search box. You can't copy text from Bolt and paste it into another app like a text message or calendar entry, unfortunately.
Bolt Full should work best on the i9 and i856 which have faster processors than the other iDEN models. But I've found that it is fast and stable on my i776 using the following settings which were suggested by BoostApps reader Jiesen:
- Set magnification to large or greater;
- Set image quality to low or none;
- Turn off the inline text input;
- Set the display mode to mobile.
There are a few things in Bolt that don't work: The "OK" button is one, use the green "Call" key instead. Downloading and Videos don't work either due to the limitations inherent in Motorola iDEN phones.
Type: Freeware
Vendor: Bitstream- Product Page, Online Help, Forum
Data Connection Required: Yes
Supported iDEN phones: All Falcon Series with Java (i776, i465, i9, i290, etc.)
File Size: 239 KB
Alternate links for side loading and non-iDEN devices: ZIP JAD JAR
@tawny THANK YOU!!!
@Zaqw I have an i465 also and understand your problem with the qwerty/numeric pad problem. Once I changed the inline text settings it is no longer a problem.
Go to: Menu>Preferences>Inline Editing
Remove the x from inline editing and that will fix the problem.
It temporarily gives you a text entry screen similar to a text message. You can use the qwerty keyboard as you normally would.
No no no dennis I know how to do that. I mean that its setup to use a keypad like your i776. Not one like my full QWERTY keyboard on my i465. So the problem is EX:I enter T and it types as D EX2: I can only use the 3x3 row of numbers to type and i have to look at my old i776 to see how many times i have to hit the button to get the letter. Any iseas now?
this doesnt work on the i465 the keys are set for the numeric alphabet pads not the full qwerty boards! any advice?
Do a long press on the Fn key to put the keyboard in number mode to use the short cut keys.
Do another long press of Fn to switch back to QWERTY mode when you want to enter text.
my phone says that their is no downloads when i send this app to my phone some one help!!!!!!!!!!!
Send to Phone only works with Boos iDEN or Nextel USA phones which are Motorola "i" series devices (i776, i856, etc.) with walkie talkie.
If that's what you are using be sure enter your phone number with no dashes or spaces, just ten numbers starting with the area code. Do not put a "1" in front of the number.
If your Boost or Nextel account is new, downloading will not work until 3 days after activation.
Plz help me install my bolt 2.11 i had download it already but i cnt install. Plz send me a correct settings for this. Thank u.
If you are using a Boost Mobile iDEN or Nextel USA phone please see the troubleshooting tips in the help section of this site.
If you are using any other device please post your request for help on the Bolt users forum: http://boltbrowser.com/forums/ or file a bug report at: http://boltbrowser.com/support.html
Whenever i want to download any content with my bolt 2.10 and 2.02 version it always says there is no permission to access my phone memory or memory card.pls what can i do?