Dont worry about your friends on iOS , They are on the way, just taking a different path back home to the real phone company.
Dont worry about your friends on iOS , They are on the way, just taking a different path back home to the real phone company.
That is awesome, just tried it out. I did install BBM on my iPhone (and wife's iPhone) but never thought to click on the Group thing. Very neat about sharing events and photos. Thanks for bringing to my attention, that has real world value, not just a Wow feature.
I worry that your label of average user is now ruined by your interaction on here. Perhaps part of your average user reviews should state about frequenting tech blog sites like this one in order to utilise your device more fully?
Well, the couple of apps that I really like on my iPhone that are not on the BB would probably be the major things on that top 5 lists, but you said skipping apps. I guess it would then be...
FaceTime
PhotoStream
iTunes
iMovie
I know there are alternatives to all that in the BB world, just trying to honestly answer what were the top things, besides apps (which would be #1), that I missed while using the Z30.
Thanks,
Dan
I believe video chat will come to BBM cross platform eventually so that would address one of your items. You can sync iTunes onto your Z30 with an app but I have gone to Spotify and have left iTunes and BlackBerry World Music in the rear view mirror.
As far as the apps you are missing upgrading to 10.2.1 will likely solve that issue as you will be able to get Android apps directly from Amazon App Store. For example that is how I have Spotify and Netflix both on my Z10.
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Now with snap app the BB10s are beaming with apps I'd like to see another test done with the snap app in action anyway from another mature male great job!!Dans the Man lol!
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yeah the 1 million app store revenue is way more important than customer service of the OS or experience. That itself should be called a crime.
Nice to read an honest review for once. :)
The iPhone is great for kiddie games but does pretty much everything else poorly. Even FaceTime and Photostream are kind of a joke compared to BBM, not to mention the numerous other options we have for sharing.
It's gotten to the point where I actually feel a bit of pity for those on the old school OSes. They don't know what they're missing. I sure didn't!
And by the way, Dad, BB10 just gets better as you learn to take full advantage of it. ;)
One of the best posts I have read in the forum. You must have made millions of fans with just one review and one thread ;)
Impressive....(now thinking getting a Z30 is an important plan to have)
Impressive....(now thinking getting a Z30 is an important plan to have)
Dan,
Once my Canadian micro sim comes back from my friend, would you like me to mail it to you to load the official 10.2.1 update released in Canada? All you'd have to do is pop it in, turn on wifi and the update will appear. No need to wait on Verizon.
Would be a lot easier than any other method like Sachesi. Let me know if that would help.
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It's only partly solved as Android apps overall are much slower than native ones and not all Android apps actually work on the Z30
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Thank you for the BBM info Rickkel. I am a new Blackberry user and use these forums to learn how to take advantage of this great plattform.
You are welcome Glenn. BBM Groups is one of those features that keeps me loving the BlackBerry platform. Even though it is now cross platform I'd still never leave.
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Read that performance with the latest leak is greatly improved.
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What about a top 5 things that the z30 does that you wish the apple did or did as well?
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Which still means it's not solved but might be once the new FW is complete and pushed to customers. That can take months. Also, it's not just performance - Android apps aren't integrated into the system at all. Spotify works but can't be controlled via Bluetooth. Skydrive / Onedrive works, but you can't open documents from it. Cal works but it won't show the calendars from your BlackBerry accounts. Get my point?
You know, this is a really great point and something I posted somewhere in some comments. Are you guys worried that developers will have less incentive to make BB apps now that their Android apps can run on BB? One of the things that really impressed me about the BB OS was how well apps were integrated and of course the Hub. As Zipro points out, it looks like while many Android apps will run on BB now, if they are not integrated, doesn't that take away from the "magic" of the high productivity BB OS?
Hey u4ria,
That is a very kind offer - thanks. As much as I really am tempted to load up the 10.2.1 - from a reviewer's standpoint, I want to experience the phone the way our readers would when they get it. We do have readers all over the world, but at this point the majority are still US based, so I don't want to talk about features that will not be available to them at this point. I'm hoping Verizon pushes the update soon and then I will update my review.
If anyone is interested, BGR did run a story on this today - BlackBerry Z30 Vs iPhone: Can an iPhone user survive with BlackBerry? | BGR
A slightly different vibe to the comments there :)
Nicely done on the video Dan. It is always nice to see someone that hasn't used a BB10 before use it and know that there are other choices BESIDES iOS.
Now, if only BlackBerry could influence more people to 'try' a Z10, Q10, or Z30. Honestly, BlackBerry would be booming...
I think this is misleading as some apps are fully integrated and some are partially while others are not at all.
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Photo apps seem to work, anything involving documents, other media files, contacts and calendars doesn't work right. I'm talking about side-loaded stuff, not apps installed via App World. The latter are frequently behind in terms of updates etc., though.
Good point DAD, like your site !!!, I emailed Stock Twits App about making a Stock Twits App for BlackBerry 10. He gave me the same useless garbage not enough users and the website renders. When I hear render I think of Fender Bender ! Anyway I told him BlackBerry users would pay premium for free Apps. If I were a Stock Twits sales manger and refused a premium for my free app he would be fired. Heck there is a App on BB10 called Stock Turbo who has a Stock Twit feature, it's not the same but here is the Bender its $2.99. Wake up Stock Twits and the rest build BB10 Apps and get paid for it ! A little bit of old school sales pitch !
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