[Shao128]

We are working to upgrade the Android Runtime from Android Gingerbread 2.3.3 to Jelly Bean 4.2.2. The goal is to support all current features and APIs available on the Android runtime today and evaluate new features and APIs for inclusion, such as fragments, embedded fragments and the animation framework.

Source: https://developer.blackberry.com/android/tools/roadmap/

[Eskibo]

Great info, thanks for that. Lots of good things going on at the moment!

[Kris Simundson]

This right here is what you call epic. Everyone was expecting 4.1 and bam BB brings out 4.2.2

I am personally so freaking excited for this, means many more amazing android applications can be brought over.

I was going to post this as well, but my phone is dead from non stop going off the hook (hate days like this, wish I had the extra battery)

[theguz4l]

Friggin awesome!

Even though 4.3 or 5.0 will be announced tomorrow, only 1% or so of Android phones are even running 4.2.2 today!

Looks like 10.2 will have this update according to the site.

[AlwaysSmile]

Friggin awesome!

Even though 4.3 or 5.0 will be announced tomorrow, only 1% or so of Android phones are even running 4.2.2 today!

Looks like 10.2 will have this update according to the site.

Btw at least 25% Android phones are running already 4.2 just for your information

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[bitek]

wow, wow wow

[heyjohnnybravo]

10.1 wasn't much to be enjoyed. Looking forward to a working 10.2 leak in about a month though

[fiddysheqel]

This is everything. I can't wait for this. This will make or break me. I'm confident were going to have many more apps working with BB10 with it.

[TWISM]

I am pretty new back to BB so I am going to sound a bit uninformed...

Does this mean that any app that is on the app store could be taken and converted to a bar and we can install it? Right now my assumption is a lot of the newer updated apps are not able to be converted because right now BB10 runs on an old android run-time... Is that the jist of it all?

[lcohen999]

What about support for some higher end games.

Simpsons, etc?

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[kevets]

June? That's crazy talk. If things keep accelerating like this, that would be very interesting indeed. Love it!

[tfp]

Btw at least 25% Android phones are running already 4.2 just for your information

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According to AndroidCentral, Jelly Bean 4.2 is used by 1.6% of Android phones. The number "jumps" to 16.5% if you include Jelly Bean 4.1 far from the "at least 25%" you claim.

Just for your information.

Jelly Bean ticks up a few more points in latest platform numbers | Android Central

[BrockN]

So what version is in 10.1? One of my most used apps is behaving oddly since the update earlier today... camera that appears within the app is now the BB native camera, but was what I assume to be the Android camera prior to the new OS. And it sticks in portrait mode for some reason.

I assume the developer will fix the problem, but it makes me suspect the Android runtime or emulator is upgraded from what was in 10.0. I haven't found any details yet though...

[Kris Simundson]

10.1 is still running 2.3.3. Gingerbread however it has had a few performance tweaks

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[Fadiga Youssouf]

What about Viber


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[HotFix]

I am pretty new back to BB so I am going to sound a bit uninformed...

Does this mean that any app that is on the app store could be taken and converted to a bar and we can install it? Right now my assumption is a lot of the newer updated apps are not able to be converted because right now BB10 runs on an old android run-time... Is that the jist of it all?

If the Android app will run in on Android OS 2.3.3, you can most likely run it in the emulator using the method you described. If the app requires a newer Android OS, you won't be able to get it to work (or so I am told).

[dracolnyte]

What about Viber


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you can screw Viber when BBM becomes cross platform officially

[Juango94]

What about support for some higher end games.

Simpsons, etc?

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"HW Acceleration: Android applications built for API level 14 can now leverage hardware acceleration by default. This will improve the overall performance and smoothness of applications within the runtime."

So yes I think you will be able.
It's in the same link that the OP posted.

[thurask]

"HW Acceleration: Android applications built for API level 14 can now leverage hardware acceleration by default. This will improve the overall performance and smoothness of applications within the runtime."

So yes I think you will be able.
It's in the same link that the OP posted.

Awesome. Now all those Android ports clogging up World can run smoother.

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[MasterOfBinary]

Btw at least 25% Android phones are running already 4.2 just for your information

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Source? According to Google 26% are using 4.1 but only 2.3% are on 4.2.

[venious]

Source? According to Google 26% are using 4.1 but only 2.3% are on 4.2.

Yep. The 4.2 user interface is a mess. Wife wanted to punch me after I updated her nexus. I think the manufacturers are hoping for Google to fix the issues in 4.3 before they release anything newer.

Z10 via T-Mobile (10.1.0.1762)

[Maal628]

*currently drooling as I read the thread headline*

CB10 on Verizon Z10

[xsacha]

Sweet, Blackberry10: running a newer android release than 97.7% of actual Android devices.

[R Field]

What about Viber


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Viber is being built native for bb10.

CB10- BlackBerry Z10

[SirJes]

The HW Acceleration is also nice
They say "y would you by a BlackBerry when you can get bbm on Android and iPhone " u can say "because I can have android apps and bb10 apps...."

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