[bigwinnie]

so at the risk of sounding like a total dud...what is OS 2? what differences will there be?? and what are the benifits??

as i understand it will be bb email(i have a fone for that)
and android apps..if i want android apps ill buy a bloody android..

i got my pb and was sold on it as it sits not with what may come..so if it never comes im happy...
cheers

[anon(3641385)]

Bigwinnie have a look at the questionnaire below - this outlines some of the changes that RIM is considering (along with a when to implement consideration).

The original thread link is at the bottom of the page, under the questionnaire:

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What version of BlackBerry Tablet OS are you using on your tablet? To check, open Settings->About.
1.0.1.*
1.0.3.*
1.0.5.*
1.0.7.*
2.0.0.* (developer beta)
I don't know
Other***Please Specify:*

On the topic of receiving software updates, how would you prefer to receive updates to your BlackBerry PlayBook?
Frequent updates (one per month) with a few new features or improvements.
Less frequent updates (one per three to four months) with many new features or improvements.
I have no preference.
Other***Please Specify:*

Does the BlackBerry PlayBook meet your expectations as a BlackBerry product?
Yes
No
I don't know / No comment

Rate from 1 to 10:
Print FROM the PlayBook to a printer
Print TO the PlayBook from a computer (paper replacement)
BlueTooth Stereo support (play PlayBook music through other speakers)
Cloud storage provided by RIM
Support for cloud storage by other vendors
3G / 4G connectivity
DLNA server support (push media to other DLNA devices)
DLNA client support (receive and play media pushed FROM other DLNA devices)
USB Host mode (for connecting USB devices like control devices or storage devices to the PlayBook)
Connect to network storage drives or shared folders (i.e. NAS/SAMBA)
Management of a PlayBook by a BES (BlackBerry Enterprise Server)

Using BlackBerry as a remote Keyboard and Mouse for the PlayBook
Access to SMS messages using Bridge
Access to MMS messages using Bridge
Ability to launch links on the PlayBook from the BlackBerry using Bridge
Ability to Bridge to multiple BlackBerry devices at the same time
Transfer files back and forth between a Bridged BlackBerry

Browser bookmark management (folders and sorting)
On-page text search in Browser
Bezel scrolling in the browser (slide your finger in the black bezel to scroll the page)
View PDF files directly in the Browser
Password manager in the Browser (to remember passwords when enabled)

Additional smilies / emoticons
Home screen folder organization for apps
Customized panes/pages for apps
Universal search (search web, your apps, your messages, & settings, all from one place)
Global volume control in the top ribbon (by the clock)
Global spellcheck and autocorrect
Arrow keys on the virtual keyboard
On-device file management (move/copy/delete/folder organization)
'Extended Desktop' function for HDMI, to have a different app on each screen
Notifications by blinking LED light
App scheduler (launch an app at a specific time)
Additional language support for the UI

Cross-platform Video Chat (i.e. Skype or custom app for other platforms)
FLAC audio codec support
Native BBM on PlayBook
Native Email, Calendar, and Contacts applications (with IMAP/POP3/ActiveSync support)
Native fully-featured Office applications
Access to BBM Groups on PlayBook
Native Twitter integration
Fully functional Android Player (to launch Android apps on PlayBook)
Netflix application, or Browser support for Netflix streaming
BlackBerry Maps (with online maps available over Bridge or Wi-Fi)
BlackBerry Maps (with offline maps, for use anywhere)
BlackBerry Protect for locking and locating your PlayBook remotely
An application to purchase or rent movies and TV shows

Then there was some questions on Bridge.
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http://forums.crackberry.com/blackbe...a-zone-664104/

[brucep1]

OS2, for short, are all the features that RIM announced with the PlayBook at DevCon 2010. When people bought their PlayBooks, they were told these features would be available, such as Android apps, BBM, Native Email, Calendar, Contacts..etc.

Initially, they were told they would be available 60 days after launch, then summer, then fall, then after devcon, then end of the year, and now Feb. 2012. This is why people are so upset. Features that were announced in 2010 aren't going to be available until 2012, hopefully.

[rs422a]

Then again some of us are not upset.

[daveycrocket]

Then again some of us are not upset.

All good things come to those who wait, I waited for my 9810 forever, It's the best phone I have ever had. We all want things now, but maybe a bit of ego controll is need. (the ego controls the impulses)

[FF22]

All good things come to those who wait, I waited for my 9810 forever, It's the best phone I have ever had. We all want things now, but maybe a bit of ego controll is need. (the ego controls the impulses)

Hmm. I believe Storm users are still waiting. And, yes, "gooder" things came but they had to pay for them in a new device.