[afxmac]

Hi,
the new job came with a new phone, a Blackberry Leap.
So far this is a huge pile of dung for me.
Android apps are extremely unstable, even lead to phone restarts.
Having Waze crash while trying to get around traffic jams and Podcast Addict stutter is no fun.

It does not matter whether I use apps from the Amazon store or the Cobalt's google pay store.

Is this to be expected with that half assed Android subsystem or do I have defective hardware?

thx
afx

[BB-JAM215]

What you have is a BlackBerry 10 OS with an Android 4.3 runtime without Google Services. Even with a bunch of additional workarounds added, there are still lots of compatibility issues. Sometimes there are patches for calls to Google Services that can help.

[afxmac]

What you have is a BlackBerry 10 OS with an Android 4.3 runtime without Google Services. Even with a bunch of additional workarounds added, there are still lots of compatibility issues. Sometimes thee are patches for calls to Google Services that can help.

That would explain slowness and missing functionality.
But the extreme crashyness even with the stone age apps from the Amazon store?

cheers
afx

[ohaiguise]

Audio stuttering is common with Android apps on BB10, especially when playing downloaded files (streaming them performs better for some strange reason).

[Invictus0]

That would explain slowness and missing functionality.
But the extreme crashyness even with the stone age apps from the Amazon store?

cheers
afx

If you've installed a lot of Android apps (especially with Run in Background permissions) it can cause issues. Try removing these apps and see if performance improves (an app like CCleaner from Amazon can tell you).

[iUser]

Hi,
the new job came with a new phone, a Blackberry Leap.
So far this is a huge pile of dung for me.
Android apps are extremely unstable, even lead to phone restarts.
Having Waze crash while trying to get around traffic jams and Podcast Addict stutter is no fun.

It does not matter whether I use apps from the Amazon store or the Cobalt's google pay store.

Is this to be expected with that half assed Android subsystem or do I have defective hardware?

thx
afx

Well, it is supposed to be used for work only

Posted through my BlackBerry

[chain13]

Too old hardware, unupdated software/runtime, unupdated mother OS

[ohaiguise]

Too old hardware, unupdated software/runtime, unupdated mother OS

It does fine for what it's intended and a handful of non-taxing Android apps.

[afxmac]

Thanks for all the feedback,
so I know that swapping the hardware is probably a waste of time.

cheers
afx

[chain13]

It does fine for what it's intended and a handful of non-taxing Android apps.

What is it intended to in the first place? BB10 is dead, it couldnt even be considered as smartphone. The only one who can keep this device alive is android emulation capability. If this one doesn't go smooth, better sell it..

[ohaiguise]

What is it intended to in the first place?

Calls, email, text, browsing, multimedia, Amazon apps.

[chain13]

Calls, email, text, browsing, multimedia, Amazon apps.

That's why those craps left in the warehouse unsold

[ohaiguise]

That's why those craps left in the warehouse unsold

Huh?

[chain13]

Huh?

It was old when first time it released. Old in every aspect.

[thurask]

It was old when first time it released. Old in every aspect.

The Leap was the last BB10 device to use the Snapdragon S4 processor stretching back to the Z10 (i.e. 2012 parts in 2015), and second-last BB10 device produced before the Silver Passport.

[ohaiguise]

It's perfectly fine for a basic slab for work purposes.

[johnny_bravo72]

It's perfectly fine for a basic slab for work purposes.

If your work relies on Android apps, nope.

[ohaiguise]

If your work relies on Android apps, nope.

Sure ... same if your work relies on iOS apps, Windows apps etc.

[tiada nama1]

I disable all run in background for my leap,all android apps run in smooth

Blackberry leap

[chain13]

The Leap was the last BB10 device to use the Snapdragon S4 processor stretching back to the Z10 (i.e. 2012 parts in 2015), and second-last BB10 device produced before the Silver Passport.

It's old, isnt it