Based on the recent OS updates out there (OS 5.0 and up) and Bla1ze’s speculation on the matter, the mute button no longer puts the BlackBerry in standby when pressing it down for a few seconds.  Will standby forever be missed? I don’t think so.  I’m another one of those people who never understood its true purpose.  Although I did see people use standby a lot instead of traditionally locking it, but for me it didn’t make any sense.  So goodbye to standby mode.  I’m proud of RIM for taking out the unnecessary feature.

-by Mac Jadalhack

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