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Weird T-Mo 8700g OS 4.1.0.346 glitch w/ AutoText!
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Posted by: Jack T. Chance

This past Tuesday, I downloaded and installed T-Mobile's latest 8700g OS, version 4.1.0.346. Everything seemed fine for a couple days, and then I noticed something very very odd. I was typing a message, and when I typed the word "no", the BB AutoText converted it to the phrase "pot no pot"! WTF?

Checking my AutoText settings and comparing them against my Nextel BB 7520's settings, I discovered that most of my AutoText settings are NOT in English!

Even though I d/led and installed the English language version of the software, the new OS installed foreign (possibly Spanish) settings! Here's some examples of the screwy settings:

Quote:

algn (algun)
alla (allà)
alli (allí)
alter (altre)
auria (hauria)
axo (això)
bolen (volen)
como (com)
della (d'ella)
dunar (donar)

and it goes on like that. WTF?

I'm even having to type this message on my painfully slow (data speedwise) Nextel BB 7520, because it's the only way I could type out the settings above without AutoText "correcting" what I typed!

I've tried going on my PC, doing a complete clean uninstall of the BB software, then did a clean install of Desktop Manager 4.2 and OS 4.1.0.346, making absolutely sure to always select the language as "English (USA)". I then did a wipe of my handheld's data and a fresh installation, to no avail. Those screwy foreign settings installed again!

Has anyone else had this problem? If so, is there a fix for it, or am I just going to have to roll back the OS?

Any help on this is appreciated. And I searched before posting this, but couldn't find any other mention of the problem.

Posted by: Jack T. Chance

Wow! Thanks for all the replies, people! You've been a big help!

But that's okay, really it is. The problem has been solved, answers can be found HERE if anyone else is experiencing this problem.