bb10 apps on os7 devices?

**hussein mohammed** · 05-11-2012, 07:34 AM

i love to see again how much of enthusiasm and love is getting rim for there beloved customers, but i have a question that i couldn't find an answer for ? will bb10 apps work on os7 devices? and if don't why ?

thnx and sorry if i posted it in the wrong forum

**jamezalexander** · 05-11-2012, 07:45 AM

consensus is no. the BB7 hardware will not support the BB10 software.
at least that's what we've been told which makes sense seeing as BB10 needs at least dual core processing power.

**masterscarhead1** · 05-11-2012, 07:54 AM

They are completely different OS's. One is based on java, one based on qnx. No, they are no compatible.

**hussein mohammed** · 05-11-2012, 07:56 AM

thank you jamezalexander but i already know that< im just wondering about the apps, like if a developer build an app for bb10, can we see it too in our bb7 devices ?

**kbz1960** · 05-11-2012, 08:01 AM

Sure if it is an HTML5 app.

**hussein mohammed** · 05-11-2012, 04:51 PM

thanks for everyone who posted, i was bite confused cause i heard os7 devices support html5 codes and qnx does the same thing !

**kbz1960** · 05-11-2012, 05:00 PM

Originally Posted by hussein mohammed

thanks for everyone who posted, i was bite confused cause i heard os7 devices support html5 codes and qnx does the same thing !

It does but HTML5 doesn't care what OS you're running. Native PB apps will and do.

**hussein mohammed** · 05-12-2012, 05:52 AM

now i see, ok then if a developer built an app for bb10 and wants to make it work with bb7 , does he or she have to built from the start it again, or just convert it ?

**peter9477** · 05-12-2012, 08:58 AM

If it's an HTML5 (WebWorks) app, you would not have to "start it again". If it's anything else, you would have to rewrite it from scratch.

**Xopher** · 05-20-2012, 09:21 PM

Webworks: No extra development really needed.

Native App: Won't work. BB7 apps are written in Java. BB10 apps are C++. Two different languages, compilers, and API sets.

The Java apps I've written for BB5/6/7 have to be completely rewritten for BB10. Apps written for the Playbook, though, should work on BB10. Some native Playbook apps might need to adjust resolution/layout, but not a complete rewrite.

BB10 should also run Android and Air apps, just like the Playbook, since they are both QNX based. But just like right now with Playbook, there isn't cross-compatibility between QNX and BB7 (Playbook apps won't run on BB7 - BB7 apps won't run on the Playbook).