BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0.1 Update Now Available

**xRuhRohx** · 04-17-2012, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by littd

You make it sound like developers are a kind of elite. Software development is hardly difficult to get into if inclined.

I don't have any sideloaded Android apps which are payable - I am sideloading Android apps because there is no functional equivalent (e.g. Kindle).

You do yourself a dis-service assuming that your potential customers are thieves. Bad business.

Developers are a kind of elite.
We write the apps that non developers use.
People want what we create.
Without us, there wouldn't be apps. there wouldn't be OS's that would run apps.
I'm not saying developers are better, we just require abilities to test out products.

ahhh never said my potential customers are thieves.
I said that the people who are too cheap to buy an app.
If they are too cheap to buy an app, then they are not a customer.

**balding1** · 04-17-2012, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by xRuhRohx

The people who would complain about it are the people who are too cheap to pay for an app. I'm a dev and sideloading should be for us only for testing purposes.
Considering that is the whole reason RIM gave this option in the first place.
Hence why you have to be in Development Mode to sideload.
So it is kind of rude to act all high and mighty with the "Your Opinion" garbage.
It is not opinion, it is fact.
And that is why they are working on security measures so cheap people cannot use pirated apps.

So were too cheap to pay for free apps?
Good to know your opinion, you just got one less paying customer for your app.

**coolcut** · 04-17-2012, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by parks88

I have checked to see if sideloading was still available and the answer is yes, but localbar has been disabled again....

localbar2 still works for me

**ungibbed** · 04-17-2012, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by rexxenex

anyone else notice that the PB gets emails about 5 seconds faster than the bb phone now? used to be the other way around. Not a biggie but i noticed it

This has been the case for me ever since the 2.0 update as both my phone and PB are connected to my wifi. Guess my phone is still routing through the NOC and my PlayBook is just downloading emails without the extra routing from RIM.

**xRuhRohx** · 04-17-2012, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by balding1

So were too cheap to pay for free apps?
Could to know your opinion, you just got one less paying customer for your app.

a free app is a free app. Don't put words in my mouth.
I have seen numerous lists of bar files and on those lists quite a few paid apps.
That is wrong.
That is why RIM is taking measures to prevent pirating apps.

**SteveCoops** · 04-17-2012, 11:25 AM

Might just be lucky but GPS is working at my desk indoors now

**ruiner666** · 04-17-2012, 11:26 AM

Everything will be just as before, you wont lose anything by updating, you could always backup your playbook first if your concerned, but theres no need to be

**coolcut** · 04-17-2012, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by kjdoug

has anyone tried the sideloaded angry birds space game now that the android player has been updated? maybe it won't force close anymore

will try right now!

**RWWackostu** · 04-17-2012, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by varunsain

Doesn't take long to setup gmail account.. and it's really worth it.. bridge mail and contacts dont make up for native.. it's really good.. even though my usage is 70% towards bridge..

But the whole point is this: I shouldn't have to use Goggle to sync between two RIM devices. If it can bridge, it should be able to sync. I choose not to have google hold and sync my contacts for me.

To each their own, but this is the biggest failing of the PB. Other then that, it is my go to device.

**Sith_Apprentice** · 04-17-2012, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by RWWackoStu

But the whole point is this: I shouldn't have to use Goggle to sync between two RIM devices. If it can bridge, it should be able to sync. I choose not to have google hold and sync my contacts for me.

To each their own, but this is the biggest failing of the PB. Other then that, it is my go to device.

As a SysAdmin/BES Admin I am very very glad they do NOT sync. Currently OS 2.0 isnt supported on the Playbook where I work, and only connection is through Bridge. I have a MUCH higher ability to secure the BlackBerry device than I do the Playbook.

Edit:
Also the BlackBerry contact database is LOCAL when it doesnt sync to an e-mail address. It is no different than having an excel document on your home PC and wanting that to sync to your Outlook because both systems are Microsoft Office. Without some sort of conversion and manual process it doesnt work.

**RWWackostu** · 04-17-2012, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by Sith_Apprentice

As a SysAdmin/BES Admin I am very very glad they do NOT sync. Currently OS 2.0 isnt supported on the Playbook where I work, and only connection is through Bridge. I have a MUCH higher ability to secure the BlackBerry device than I do the Playbook.

So you trust your users going through Google's cloud to sync their contacts then through the two devices?

Different strokes for different folks. Native email is useless without a native sync ability.

**RWWackostu** · 04-17-2012, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by Sith_Apprentice

As a SysAdmin/BES Admin I am very very glad they do NOT sync. Currently OS 2.0 isnt supported on the Playbook where I work, and only connection is through Bridge. I have a MUCH higher ability to secure the BlackBerry device than I do the Playbook.

Edit:
Also the BlackBerry contact database is LOCAL when it doesnt sync to an e-mail address. It is no different than having an excel document on your home PC and wanting that to sync to your Outlook because both systems are Microsoft Office. Without some sort of conversion and manual process it doesnt work.

I do understand that. However, over bridge I can read the contacts of my 9900 on my PB. It should be just as easy to move between the two seamlessly without using an outside source. Even if there was a way to plug in your BB to DM, transfer contacts and then load on your PB. But you cant.

**adrenaline_x** · 04-17-2012, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by Sith_Apprentice

As a SysAdmin/BES Admin I am very very glad they do NOT sync. Currently OS 2.0 isnt supported on the Playbook where I work, and only connection is through Bridge. I have a MUCH higher ability to secure the BlackBerry device than I do the Playbook.

Edit:
Also the BlackBerry contact database is LOCAL when it doesnt sync to an e-mail address. It is no different than having an excel document on your home PC and wanting that to sync to your Outlook because both systems are Microsoft Office. Without some sort of conversion and manual process it doesnt work.

Are you not running the Blackberry Device Manager? Pretty easy to setup and hook into mobile fusion.. It would be better if i could control all the devices from BESx but this is the first step.

Still trying to figure out all the policies i can put on my playbook now.. Switched to and Iphone for a while now and will be looking at controlling it with the BB universal device manager.. but it requires another server.. 3 server now between besx, mobile fusion and blackberry device manager (playbook) and blackberry universal device manager.

Kinda crazy.

**Oxonian** · 04-17-2012, 11:39 AM

Do apps like calendar, messages, etc., work in portrait mode yet?

**juwaack68** · 04-17-2012, 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by Oxonian

Do apps like calendar, messages, etc., work in portrait mode yet?

That would be awesome......

**SlcCorrado** · 04-17-2012, 11:44 AM

Been up and running since early. Nice that everything is running so smoothly, but it's laughable that they pushed out zinio. I have 2 playbooks here, neither of which is able to download anything from the zinio app. I already bought a subscription too, which wasn't that smart I guess. Other than that little rant there, the PB is running VERY nice today

**gfondeur** · 04-17-2012, 11:45 AM

Downloading now!

Sent from my BlackBerry 9850 using Tapatalk

**SlcCorrado** · 04-17-2012, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by Oxonian

Do apps like calendar, messages, etc., work in portrait mode yet?

Nope... Would be nice

**Sauravbhattarai** · 04-17-2012, 11:49 AM

Because RIM employees keeps tweeting that there are big changes coming very soon. May be its not that sooner.

Originally Posted by Khameleon05

Why are people complaining about "no visible changes" or no big additions....it.s a x.x.1 update, it's for bug fixes

**SparrowhawkMMU** · 04-17-2012, 11:52 AM

With regards the varying file sizes people are experiencing: I have two PlayBooks, a 16GB model and a 64GB model. I updated the 16GB model first and the OS update file was 504MB. I am now updating the 64GB model and the file is 346MB. Same network connection, same country (UK). I cannot account for it, but there you go.
Both updates are/were OTA.

It's good to see BB focusing this release on bug fixes and stability though, as this paves the way for a more feature-rich 2.1 soon. He said hopefully.

**goku_vegeta** · 04-17-2012, 11:53 AM

Opening folders is MUCH quicker now

**AllSystemGo** · 04-17-2012, 11:54 AM

I did the update and sideloading is still there!

Enjoy

**hooper** · 04-17-2012, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by xRuhRohx

That is why RIM is taking measures to prevent pirating apps.

OT but RIM is not doing anything to keep folks from pirating Android apps. The only thing they are doing is encrypting files installed from App World, so THEY can't be backed up, shared and sideloaded on another device. RIM can't stop the Android piracy problem and don't really care to either. The Android piracy problem is because their apps aren't encrypted.

**Dekerta** · 04-17-2012, 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by xRuhRohx

a free app is a free app. Don't put words in my mouth.
I have seen numerous lists of bar files and on those lists quite a few paid apps.
That is wrong.
That is why RIM is taking measures to prevent pirating apps.

Agreed. Obviously I'm biased because I'm a developer, but it blows me away that people are so cheap that they would steal a $0.99 app. Even if you only get a few hours/days of enjoyment out of the app, it's still worth it. It's less than a cup of coffee!