[sardagan]

Is it just me or has os 2.1 just vanished. I havent read even a tiny bit of news in weeks. Since the latest beta, there has been nothing at all. Is 2.1 still going to happen?

[usedberry]

Is it just me or has os 2.1 just vanished. I havent read even a tiny bit of news in weeks. Since the latest beta, there has been nothing at all. Is 2.1 still going to happen?

Members here say that RIM is busy working on bb10 and doesn't want to use resources for the completion of os 2.1.
Too bad. I'm also waiting for the official release of 2.1 to upgrade. Let's see what others have to say.

[twdawson]

I don't think we will be getting 2.1. With all the discounted playbooks here in the uk i think they are just dumping stocks.

Hope i am wrong but we will see.

[GreyGhostRos]

Pretty sure when someone knows for sure when 2.1 is being released it is going to be plastered in BOLD letters on the CrackBerry frontpage..
Till then any number of "Where is 2.1 release?" Will have the same answer as the previous 50 posts.. "No ones.."
So Forum search is a better option

I don't think we will be getting 2.1. With all the discounted playbooks here in the uk i think they are just dumping stocks.

Hope i am wrong but we will see.

Well the Playbook 4G has been released.. Don't think they will let it go this soon..

[twdawson]

No 4g in the UK as of yet.

[blockbuy]

September....

[MrNutt]

And so it was.
there will be none.
Just download the 'beta'
And consider it/you done.

Get over it. The playbook is a (now) good value 7in tablet with a slightly buggy OS.

I'm not best pleased about rim's "wall of silence / bollocks to them" approach to their customer base, nor am I pleased to see the PB drop by a hundred quid just over a few months since buying it. (which I only did on the promise of the imminent os fix).

Posted from my BlackBerry playbook / mini drinks tray.

[trsbbs]

It does get old buying RIM products and not getting the support needed.

Past performance is indicative of future performance.

Tim




Sent from my BlackBerry 9850

[MrNutt]

Unless they pull something special out of the bag with 10 FOR THE PB this WILL BE THE last ever RIM product I or my friends buy.

[bitek]

Unless they pull something special out of the bag with 10 FOR THE PB this WILL BE THE last ever RIM product I or my friends buy.

i know BB10 wilL be great. just get 2.1 beta. it works really well. it does not feel like beta at all.

Sent from Blackberry 9810 with Crackberry forum app

[PedroBorgas]

The next OS will be BB10 as is beeing said.

Another 2.X.X OS will only be betas.

Sent from a old but beautiful BB 8520 or a new and shinny PB 2.0

[sardagan]

Im currently using the beta. I am still experiencing bugs though and they are extremely annoying. Such as te one where the browser freezes all the time. Really annoying! Come on RIM!

[mitfry]

freezing..? you certainly arent using the latest dev os (2.1.0.840).. its running very fast and smooth and the battery life dramatically increased compared to the previous dev os . if i where you i would try and see if there is an upgrade available, you'll need to register your PB first in order to be able to see it on your playbook. Goodluck!

[jejohnston15]

Im currently using the beta. I am still experiencing bugs though and they are extremely annoying. Such as te one where the browser freezes all the time. Really annoying! Come on RIM!

I have yet to experience any of these so called bugs. I am running 2.1 beta and it works very well I for one don't really care if 2.1 officially gets released would much rather bb10 gets done so I can be entertained reading all the supposed problems with it.

Don't let me down CrackBerry nation keep the whining coming!!!!!

[sardagan]

freezing..? you certainly arent using the latest dev os (2.1.0.840).. its running very fast and smooth and the battery life dramatically increased compared to the previous dev os . if i where you i would try and see if there is an upgrade available, you'll need to register your PB first in order to be able to see it on your playbook. Goodluck!

Yes, i am using 2.1.0.840. Occasionally my browser will just stop. And i will have to close it out and open it again.

[taz323]

RIM has been behind on updates from the day the PlayBook came out,but every update they said would come out has come out. No reason to stop believing,no news doesn't mean bad news.

[dave1701]

We'll probably see it by "The end of summer".

[sardagan]

We'll probably see it by "The end of summer".

Well, that would be tomorrow...

[dugggggg]

Last I checked, summer ends at 14:49 UTC on the 22nd.

[glamrlama]

The .840 beta of OS2.1 has been the best version for me so far. Very stable my PB loves it! Not sure why they can not just "gold" certify it and update bridge to bring SMS. Doneski. The wait for BB10 is tolerable.

[EricB1968]

You want OS 2.1 well that makes you a wisher, cause on thing is for sure 0S 2.1 has pulled a Bobby Fischer. Where are you ?

[smartie88]

The next OS will be BB10 as is beeing said.

Another 2.X.X OS will only be betas.

Sent from a old but beautiful BB 8520 or a new and shinny PB 2.0

if that is the case, what's point for beta development?

[sportline]

i think the argument for 2.1 is certainly pointless since it will be an interim, piecemeal update while the real thing is BB10.
in the next 3 months or so RIM will concentrate on BB10 and on BB10 only. PB OS is just a beta until it has BB10.

[smartie88]

i think the argument for 2.1 is certainly pointless since it will be an interim, piecemeal update while the real thing is BB10.
in the next 3 months or so RIM will concentrate on BB10 and on BB10 only. PB OS is just a beta until it has BB10.

let's just pretend bb10 is 2.1,so in Q1,2013

[TBone4eva]

I think everyday that passes reduces the chances that we'll see 2.1. It's like 4 months before BB10 launches so what would be the point? By the time we start playing and getting used to the features of 2.1, the UI and features are going to change again with BB10. RIM probably figures if we can wait for BB10 phones, why not BB10 on the PB? I would actually be ok with that if RIM just came out and said it instead of being quiet about it...