Blackberry Playbook OS 2.1 Likely Coming Tomorrow..[False Alarm]
- As I wasn't expecting the update, this doesn't disappoint me. What I really want to try is the SMS over bridge.ambarmetta likes this.09-18-12 04:02 PMLike 1
- Sadly I was expecting it too so no surprises here. I've gotten to where I just don't expect anything anymore that way if I don't ever get it I won't be disappointed. I was one of the fortunate ones that downloaded .668 and it didn't turn my pb into a bbq or cause a massive battery drain. There are a few quirks that I can deal with so it's all good. Love my pb but am getting so fed up with this stuff.09-18-12 04:02 PMLike 2
- I don't understand why the heck CrackBerry has to be the first to post this, then look silly and take it down.
There are enough !diots out there who don't understand, now they're spinning it as a RIM delay. FURTHER to that, the UPDATE on the post now passes the buck on to RIM? Was there a direct link to the originating source, orrrrrr...????09-18-12 04:11 PMLike 0 - Bla1zeCB OGI don't understand why the heck CrackBerry has to be the first to post this, then look silly and take it down.
There are enough !diots out there who don't understand, now they're spinning it as a RIM delay. FURTHER to that, the UPDATE on the post now passes the buck on to RIM? Was there a direct link to the originating source, orrrrrr...????
(Do I dare even mention RIM also let a Twitter update out the door and then had to pull it, because it was broken for some?)09-18-12 04:29 PMLike 8 - 09-18-12 04:32 PMLike 0
- I looked and didn't find anything and also no one asked in this thread so I'm gonna go and ask, what happens when the OFFICIAL update comes out and some of us are on the beta, would it be better to install the official update (will there be more in it than the beta?) or wait and install a beta update above 2.1.840 we have now already? know what I mean?09-18-12 04:35 PMLike 0
- Bla1zeCB OG
*UPDATE* - As noted previously, RIM has a habit of switching dates at the last minute and this release seems to be once again placed on hold for the time being for whatever reason. Back to playing the waiting game. Sorry folks!PowderJockey likes this.09-18-12 04:36 PMLike 1 - Bla1zeCB OGI looked and didn't find anything and also no one asked in this thread so I'm gonna go and ask, what happens when the OFFICIAL update comes out and some of us are on the beta, would it be better to install the official update (will there be more in it than the beta?) or wait and install a beta update above 2.1.840 we have now already? know what I mean?09-18-12 04:37 PMLike 2
- Wouldn't have known I missed anything if it wasn't for this thread. I'm already on 2.1 beta. Works fine. Any new features and improvements would be nice, but I'm not sitting around giving my PB dirty looks because it's not here.09-18-12 04:38 PMLike 4
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I can wait another while, although it did get me going when I read it. By the time I logged on, the [False Alarm] was already appended to the title, but hope being what it is, I read right past it. I have been having some wifi issues and it would sure be nice to have predictive text even while using a BT keyboard. Other than that, I'm sitting on BB10 anyway.RWB3325 and thatplaybookguy like this.09-18-12 04:39 PMLike 2 -
So in a sense it holds back the app ecosystem because the update isn't officially releasing.09-18-12 04:41 PMLike 0 - Bla1zeCB OGIt happens. I'd rather have Crackberry extending itself to get something beyond official statements and press releases, or links to other sites. Sometimes you make judgments, you take risks. If Crackberry never had a miss, that would be a sure sign you guys weren't taking enough risks and pushing the envelope.09-18-12 04:43 PMLike 2
- At this point I don't care if they release 2.1 or not. Its been long over due that they should have release 2.1 a year ago. They are releasing their crap as fast as Commodore released their stuff back in the day and look what happen to Commodore, where are they now?
I will probably download 2.1 when it comes out and see nothing really new about it, there will be most likely no new fancy interfaces changes making it boring and dull that it won't help RIM's growth or sales at all.MrNutt likes this.09-18-12 05:31 PMLike 1 - Sigh, I like Blackberry (love my Bold and my Playbook) but these delays are getting a little bit annoying. I understand the delay with BB10 phones, they wanted to make the software smooth and bring out a finished product, but software updates for an existing device that were supposed to be out a while ago according to when news of the 2.1 update first came out, COME ON RIM!! Don't do this to the people who still care about your devices.bodjor likes this.09-18-12 05:52 PMLike 1
- At this point I don't care if they release 2.1 or not. Its been long over due that they should have release 2.1 a year ago. They are releasing their crap as fast as Commodore released their stuff back in the day and look what happen to Commodore, where are they now?
I will probably download 2.1 when it comes out and see nothing really new about it, there will be most likely no new fancy interfaces changes making it boring and dull that it won't help RIM's growth or sales at all.09-18-12 05:52 PMLike 0 -
Battery life is noticeably improved, at least from my own perspective. The beta has issues though. My Playbook no longer charges while connected to my PC (it still charges through wall plug though). Also, things seem noticeably less smooth.. choppy, even.. the animations, when you are sliding between programs, or opening and closing folders, that kind of thing. It isn't consistently choppy, though. Basically it wasn't like that before I put 2.1 beta on, so I know it's an issue with the beta.
I wonder if RIM added some kind of undervolting/clocking capability to this version of the OS.. it would explain the better battery life as well as the decrease in animation smoothness. Maybe the CPU only runs at full chug when it absolutely needs to now, and the voltage/speed scales accordingly, as controlled by the OS.Last edited by BennyX; 09-18-12 at 05:58 PM.
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