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One last question before purchasing Z10.. How good is the Adobe Reader app for Z10???? From what I have heard, its just marginally better than the playbook version and lags on opening large pdf files.... please leave your honest comments below..... THANKS...

[elite1]

Hmmm... I haven't use it yet on Z10. Now you've made me curious!

I have used it on PB on several occasions. I found it relatively capable and smooth on PB personally.

[greatwiseone]

In another thread, people who attended the enterprise forum have confirmed that a full function adobe Reader with edit functions will be available as an update fairly soon.

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So, can anyone cinfirm how good the app is???

[Thunderbuck]

Adobe Reader on the Z10 is a quantum leap better than the PlayBook's. Docs 2 Go is similarly MUCH better.

[zc1]

To answer your question, it's not good at all. You might as well download a better app from BlackBerry World (if you can find one) or sideload an Android App (many available). The stock app won't let you use bookmarks, internal links, annotate, search within a document... If you want something that actually has functionality beyond just zooming in and out and flipping pages then the stock adobe reader app isn't it. Docs 2 Go won't help you if it's PDF files you're looking to view.

[Cap_172R]

Adobe Reader on the Z10 is a quantum leap better than the PlayBook's. Docs 2 Go is similarly MUCH better.

+1 Docs 2 go is amazing on the Z10...a joy to use.

[Omnitech]

Considering the fact that Blackberry probably has the best relationship with Adobe of any mobile platform vendor, if there is going to be a top implementation of an Adobe product like Adobe Reader on any mobile platform, I'd expect to see it on BB10.

[elite1]

Adobe Reader on the Z10 is a quantum leap better than the PlayBook's. Docs 2 Go is similarly MUCH better.

+1 Docs 2 go is amazing on the Z10...a joy to use.

And +2...
Nice to be able to actually read an Excel item without focusing on each individual square. (Comparing to 9900.)

[zc1]

1. The OP may appreciate more details on *how* Adobe Reader on the Z10 is better than on the PB, rather than just 'it's better'. If he wouldn't, then I certainly would, lol. Additionally, are you guys saying that the stock Adobe reader app is good, or just that it's better than the PB version? I had a playbook a while back and gave it away, but don't remember the reader app at all. If the Z10 one is better then the PB version must have been absolutely awful.

2. How did this become a Docs 2 go thread when the OP was clearly asking about Adobe Reader?

I'll repeat, and add to, what I said earlier:

The stock app

-doesn't recognize bookmarks or internal links in any of my documents
-doesn't allow navigation using thumbnail view
-doesn't allow you to annotate
-doesn't have a search function
-doesn't recognize folders (lumps all documents on your device into one long list...happy scrolling if you have hundreds of documents like I do!)

On the positive side, it does load files quickly...once you manage to find them.

I regularly use PDF readers on my mobile devices to read and modify documents. This includes documents of over 600 pages. The adobe reader app on the Z10 does not cut it for this type of work. There are Android apps that you can side-load, which do a much better job. I would recommend going that route until the rumored update to the adobe reader app happens.

In summary, the Adobe reader app is absolutely awful except for very light use. If it's better than the PB version, as people are claiming here, then that's an incredible shame.

[elite1]

How did this become a Docs 2 go thread when the OP was clearly asking about Adobe Reader?

In legacy BBOS, they were packaged together. It's the Forums; people make comments.
If you're planning on policing the Forums, you'll certainly have bigger fish to fry than this thread.

[zc1]

In legacy BBOS, they were packaged together. It's the Forums; people make comments.
If you're planning on policing the Forums, you'll certainly have bigger fish to fry than this thread.

The OP asked about Adobe reader, presumably because PDF reading/editing is an important requirement for his mobile device. The question was very specific, and seems tied to his purchase decision: One last question before purchasing Z10.. How good is the Adobe Reader app for Z10????. The fact that the majority of posters failed to give any real details about the app and chose, instead, to talk about Docs 2 Go muddies the water and could be interpreted as meaning Docs 2 Go is in some way a good alternative to Adobe reader. I tried to clarify this in my previous post, but people insisted on going back to discussing how great Docs 2 Go was. The guy's trying to get some objective information. Help him out at least, before derailing the thread.

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The OP asked about Adobe reader, presumably because PDF reading/editing is an important requirement for his mobile device. The question was very specific, and seems tied to his purchase decision: One last question before purchasing Z10.. How good is the Adobe Reader app for Z10????. The fact that the majority of posters failed to give any real details about the app and chose, instead, to talk about Docs 2 Go muddies the water and could be interpreted as meaning Docs 2 Go is in some way a good alternative to Adobe reader. I tried to clarify this in my previous post, but people insisted on going back to discussing how great Docs 2 Go was. The guy's trying to get some objective information. Help him out at least, before derailing the thread.

Thanks a lot dude for the complete information... a few days ago, I managed to put my hands on z10( a demo piece).. And its true that the stock Adobe Reader app was the biggest let down... To be honest, I find it only marginally better than playbook version. And to me, it is the one of the most important feature in my phone... I was expecting a flawless app.. I want to make it clear that I still haven't purchased the Z10... There are a few reasons. Adobe app is one of those... Anyway, thanks for the honestly written comment..

[LordCrankypants]

Are the Adobe Reader apps on other platforms better than the one on the Z10, and will therefore push you towards another platform, or is there an Adobe Reader app on other platforms? If not, wouldn't having one that is "marginally better" than the PlayBook's version be better than not having one at all? Further, given that we know that BlackBerry has the best relationship with Adobe out of the other platforms, would it not stand to reason that even if the app is at the same or slightly better than the versions on other platforms, the BlackBerry version would likely be updated and improved first? Even further to that, the fact that this version is better, regardless of how much better, than the PlayBook's version, does that not show improvement, and therefore a will and desire to make it better over time?

Be patient, updates will come, and things can only get better from here. If you're expecting perfection right out of the gate, you're being a bit unreasonable for a brand new platform.

My two pence worth, take it or leave it.

JB


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[zc1]

Anyway, thanks for the honestly written comment..

No worries. It's tough to get answers sometimes.

[zc1]

Are the Adobe Reader apps on other platforms better than the one on the Z10

The Android Adobe reader app is light years ahead of the BB version. It does everything. Even if it wasn't good enough, there are many alternatives in the store. I don't know about the iOS version, but again there are many alternatives in the store (eg. GoodReader). The Windows Phone 8 version is just as awful as the BlackBerry one and, just as here, there are no better alternatives in the store.

know that BlackBerry has the best relationship with Adobe out of the other platforms

Didn't know this. Wouldn't have guessed by comparing their apps for BB vs Android. Where is this info from? Brings to mind the phrase "With friends like that, who needs enemies..."

...updates will come

I really hope this is true, but given that the PlayBook version is (from the sounds of it) pretty much just as bad as ever, I find it hard to believe. If it was possible to sideload the Android app it would solve a lot of problems. That said, though, there are Android PDF readers available for the Z10 and they're good.

[Omnitech]

[re: BBRY's relationship w/ Adobe] Didn't know this. Wouldn't have guessed by comparing their apps for BB vs Android. Where is this info from?

Adobe has been involved in the development of BB10 for a long time. In my opinion, Blackberry wanted, in part, to thumb their nose at companies like Apple who stubbornly dissed Adobe tech like Flash and refused to support it. (leading to all the iSheep whining every time they encounter a Flash-enabled website they can't use, etc.)

So Adobe AIR was baked-into BB10 and is used for native OS functionality like settings menus and other things, and AFAIK also one way to develop a native BB10 app, to hopefully attract developers to the new platform who were familiar with Adobe's environment. Also, Adobe Flash on Blackberry 10 is the only officially supported mobile version of Flash on ANY mobile platform. Adobe officially killed-off support of Flash for any mobile environment except BB10.

[zc1]

@Omni: That's very interesting, actually. Thanks for the info. I didn't realize that Air was part of BB10. It's surprising, then, that the reader app hasn't been given more attention than it has. Air for Android was updated less than a month ago and Adobe Reader for Android was updated again just this morning!

I decided to do a quick store search on my Android device and the following Adobe Apps (from Adobe Systems, themselves, not another party) are available:

-Reader
-Air
-Content Viewer
-Connect Mobile
-Photoshop Express
-Photoshop Touch for Phone
-Edge Inspect
-LifeCycle Mobile

It appears that, even if Adobe has invested heavily in integrating their IP into BB10, they're still very much involved with Android (even in the post-Flash era).

Hopefully Adobe steps up its support for BB10. It doesn't matter so much to me since I just sideloaded an Android PDF reader app onto my Z10, but most people won't know that this is possible to do and/or won't want the hassle.

[Omnitech]

The fact that Adobe has a rather special relationship with Blackberry probably doesn't trump the fact that there's a ton more people buying and using Android devices right now than Blackberry devices.

I'm pretty sure we'll see more Adobe updates once the new platform gains a little more traction in the market.