Where's BBM on BBOS 10 Dev Alpha?

**the_sleuth** · 05-02-2012, 06:25 PM

Here's a hands-on look:

Very bare it terms of apps, but comes with Android app player but no email nor BBM, just the browser and camera.

**Rootbrian** · 05-03-2012, 02:31 AM

Wait and ye shall see...

**husainpatan** · 05-03-2012, 02:45 AM

Originally Posted by the_sleuth

Like all of you who watched the keynote today, I am happy with BBOS 10, new UI, integrated mailbox, camera features, and so forth.

Afterwards, I had this feeling, Something is amiss here. What disappointed me, no demonstration of new BBM for the new platform.

RIM has promoted BBM connected apps as a great feature for over a year now to developers. How are developers supposed to design BBM connected apps for BBOS 10?

For RIM to release BBOS 10 phone by October/November time frame, the finished product (hardware and software) has to be in Carriers hands by end of June for battery of network tests. So where is the new BBM?

Neither does it have a very obvious basic capability which makes a phone phone: CALLING.
Relax op, its just an alpha device meant for developers to design their apps accordingly.

**Saiga** · 05-04-2012, 07:40 PM

Originally Posted by greatwiseone

The RIM internal BB10 devices (demo'ed at the keynote and some of the other sessions) probably has BBM on it in some form. The dev alpha's handed to developers just have a modified PlayBook OS, and so there won't be BBM on there. Hopefully we'll get some more information from those who attended the Jam sessions talking about use of Cascades to make BBM...

Incorrect. The Dev Alphas have BBM. No question about it. I can take my Bold and invite my Dev Alpha's PIN number and the instant I do the Dev Alpha receives a notification and the BBM logo appears in the top bar.

**the_sleuth** · 05-04-2012, 09:44 PM

So BBM is not a separate app but integrated into the mailbox, like sms, email, and BBM messages sent from one menu in mailbox?? That would be cool!

**addicted44** · 05-05-2012, 03:13 AM

Originally Posted by playbookster

the whole purpose of the developer unit is to develop apps on it. It has very limited programs preloaded on it.

This is true. The fear with the lack of BBM, however, is that RIM has been pushing BBM connected apps as a major feature. This does not allow devs a chance to create such apps in advance of BB10's release.