10 Years of BB, Frustrated

**mzman** · 04-27-2012, 11:57 AM

Why can't Blackberry release an OS without major bugs in major features? I've been a Blackberry user for over 10 years, and have just about had it.

Several OS releases now, spanning over months, and we still can't play music without problems or get mobile hotspot to work consistently.

Two Media Player Bugs

http://forums.crackberry.com/showthr...=1#post7355168

Oh, and there's also the battery life craziness that is common around here:
Long Term Battery Observations & Testing

I'm on OS .163, since evidently everything since that release is the same or worse in these respects.

Are Android, iPhone, and Windows platforms like this?

**ibcop** · 04-27-2012, 12:14 PM

I have a 9930 with Verizon and using .402 and don't have any issues you describe.

**mzman** · 04-27-2012, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by ibcop

I have a 9930 with Verizon and using .402 and don't have any issues you describe.

Really?!

Please confirm (on .402):

- You have used mobile hotspot for more than 15 minutes.
- You listened to music over headphones and paused occasionally, with no degradation in playback after unpausing.
- You listened to music over bluetooth, received phone calls, disconnected and reconnected, and all of these had no effect on the media player or the ability to answer calls.

Thanks.

**o4liberty** · 04-27-2012, 12:28 PM

Every platform has issues like BlackBerry. But no platform works as well as blackberry does!

Sent from my BlackBerry 9930 using Tapatalk

**Masahiro** · 04-27-2012, 12:35 PM

RIM does not release these OS updates. They're called "leaks" for a reason.

If it's an official OS, that's in the carriers' hands.

**mzman** · 04-27-2012, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by Masahiro

RIM does not release these OS updates. They're called "leaks" for a reason.

If it's an official OS, that's in the carriers' hands.

Same issues on every official OS I can locate.

**pr1nce** · 04-27-2012, 01:25 PM

I'm on 163 and I don't have any media player bugs.

**mzman** · 04-27-2012, 01:32 PM

Originally Posted by princebb

I'm on 163 and I don't have any media player bugs.

I have bug #2, and it's a massive pain. Pretty much requires a reboot... while driving... after missing a phone call.

It hasn't happened as often lately though, and I'm not sure why. Do you stream over bluetooth a lot? Have you been on .163 a long time?

**auditman** · 04-27-2012, 01:55 PM

no issue with wifi hotspot. im on .342

**gmoneyyo** · 04-27-2012, 07:27 PM

after upgrading to .402 my media player issues went away!
Have used mobile hotspot with with other devices without a problem.

**byul** · 04-27-2012, 07:36 PM

No issue's like yours tried about every OS and so far i can't remember i couldn't replicate them.

**bbzak** · 04-28-2012, 09:32 PM

I'm on 9900/7.1.0.402 .
Have gone thru all the scenarios mentioned above.
No glitches, no issues.

Smooth as ever and perfect as moon.

Update the OS and see.

**Chrisy** · 04-28-2012, 09:40 PM

I know my Thunderbot had a few bugs, one major. It kept resetting, over and over. Was fixed with a software patch.

So, my expereince with Android says yes.

**otacon#AC** · 04-28-2012, 10:09 PM

I've had BBs going all the way back to when they were just email devices. I've never had any issues with any of my devices ever. The only time I ever had any issue was with my 9650. I was doing an OS upgrade and it stalled. Rebooted the device and it picked up right where it left off. I only install official OS upgrades and I've done it the same way for over a decade. Go back to the default theme and uninstall any 3rd party apps. Then do the upgrade with the computer...never with OTA. I do heavy phone, email and texting all day long and still have 25% charge when I go to sleep.

**mzman** · 04-29-2012, 09:14 AM

Originally Posted by bbzak

I'm on 9900/7.1.0.402 .
Have gone thru all the scenarios mentioned above.
No glitches, no issues.

Smooth as ever and perfect as moon.

Update the OS and see.

I may try .402 regardless, since like you some are posting they don't have problems. I'm a bit skeptical, since there seems to be a tremendous amount of variation (fragility in OS?) in people's results.

Did you try Mobile Hotspot for a while? Did you try Bluetooth music streaming while making / receiving phone calls?

**mzman** · 04-29-2012, 09:15 AM

Originally Posted by gmoneyyo

after upgrading to .402 my media player issues went away!
Have used mobile hotspot with with other devices without a problem.

Did you have both bugs #1 and #2?

**mzman** · 04-29-2012, 09:19 AM

What I don't understand, is how such a simple bug (pause music then play again) is being mentioned by many people on .402, yet others here say "no problem for me".

Two Media Player Bugs

Everyone who posted "no problem" here, can you please verify that you are playing music over headphones, pausing, unpausing, with no volume or bass issues?

**jaydee5799** · 04-29-2012, 10:11 AM