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Blackberry 10.2.1 - OS update

[WHAT]

  1. ] Blackberry 10.2.1 is the (current) release of Blackberry's mobile operating system. This is a listing of the features added to this release of the operating system

[WHY]

  1. [OS]
    1. ] Battery Percentage Indicator: View remaining battery life as a percentage on the status bar by using the peek gesture on the home screen, Hub or from within an application. Additionally, battery percentage is viewable at all times from the device lock screen.
    2. ] Device monitor: New screens have been added to provide you with key details about battery usage, and help to diagnose which applications are having a negative impact on battery life.
    3. ] Automatic Software Updates
      1. ] Automatic download and install of updates when a user is connected to a Wi-Fi network.
      2. Support for mandatory updates
    4. ] Enterprise Features
      1. ] New optional data at rest encryption model, Advanced Data at Rest Protection (ADARP)
      2. ] Multiple domains within the Work file system: Lock Domain, Operational Domain, Startup Domain
      3. ] Active Sync Rights Management: Support for EAT 14.1 right management, with the ability to prevent a message from being forwarded, or replied to with additional recipients
      4. ] Improved Browser Password Authentication
    5. ] Simplified Phone Experience
      1. ] Refresh of the incoming call screen
      2. ] Remote lookup in the contacts list
      3. ] Speed dial from the home screen
      4. ] Mnemonic dialing (dial by name) – physical keyboards only
      5. ] Send SMS from Phone Call Log
      6. ] Reply Now – a dedicated Reply Now icon is now on the Incoming Call screen
    6. ] SMS and Email Groups
    7. ] Preferred Contact Sync
    8. ] Torch Added: 
    9. ] Floating action bar: All touch devices will now always show a compact action bar specific to each application above the keyboard, making key actions more readily available.
    10. ] “Running Shift” text selection: To enhance the text selection experience, you will be able to place the cursor at the desired selection start point, hold down the SHIFT key and either drag the selection circle or select an end point with your thumb.
    11. ] Fast action switch: Quickly change languages.
  2. [UI]
    1. [LOCKSCREEN]
      1. ] Actionable Lock Screen Notifications:
      2. ] Picture Password for Quick Unlocking:
      3. ] Lock Screen Emergency Calling: Emergency calls must now explicitly be dialed and initiated in an adapted phone dial pad view.
    2. [SETTINGS]
      1. ] Customizable Quick Settings Menu
    3. [NOTIFICATIONS] 
      1. ] You will now be able to set notifications as "Level 1", and configure notifications on a per-contact basis.
    4. [HUB]
      1. ] Customize Pinch Gesture to Filter BlackBerry Hub
      2. ] Folder sync improvements to reduce data consumption
      3. ] The ability to select either Rich Text or Plain Text when composing a message
      4. ] The ability to modify message priority
      5. ] The ability to reorder the accounts listed in the Hub menu
      6. ] Image scaling support to help improve data usage
      7. ] Roaming support, to download only message headers when roaming
      8. ] Simpler next/previous overlays in email
  3. [APPS-NATIVE]
    1. [BROWSER] - Offline Browser Reading Mode Offline reading will allow you to save a web page for future viewing without a network connection.
    2. [NEW] FM Radio (not available for Z10) (* radio, not a radio app, this works offline and uses no data) A new “tab” in the Music app allows you to tune into FM stations, similar to how you would use the FM radio in a car.
    3. [CONTACTS]
      1. ] The ability to select a sync source when saving a new contact
      2. ] You can now create SMS and email groups on the device
    4. [CALENDAR]
      1. ] Simpler "Go To Date" functionality
      2. ] WebEx integration for creating a WebEx meeting when scheduling a meeting (if WebEx is installed)
      3. ] Follow Up meetings – navigate to past or future meetings to create follow up meetings with details pre-populated
    5. [MAPS]
      1. ] improvements to POI layout, 2D map visualization improvements, local search enhancements and additional information on Places, including hours of operation.
  4. [APPS-THIRD-PARTY]
    1. ]
  5. [Android runtime]
    1. ] Native code app and drivers support
    2. ] Bluetooth API
    3. ] embedded MapView v1 API
    4. ] Share Framework
    5. ] Spellcheck
    6. ] Wi-Fi Scanning
    7. ] Able to install Android packages (*.APK files) directly  - You can now discover and access supported .APK files (Android apps) from any number of available sources online (web portals and curated Android marketplaces etc.). Blackberry Disclaimer - see Reference item# 3

[WHERE]

  1. ]

[WHEN]

  1. ] 2014-02-dd

[EXAMPLE]

  1. ] https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=s42kIzbSpb8

[HOW-TO]

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[REFERENCE]

  1. ] blackberry 10 - operating system 
    1. x] # 796 blackberry 10.x - An overview article listing the features of the blackberry operating system
  2. ] blackberry 10.2.1 change log (z10)
    1. ] official change log from blackberry
  3. ] blackberry - disclaimer re: Android .apk files
    1. ] Please note, BlackBerry does not give any assurances regarding the performance or security of such files. BlackBerry encourages users to only install files from trusted sources. BlackBerry World remains the only trusted and vetted destination for BlackBerry 10 apps. Android apps won't run in the work perimeter.
  4. ] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackBerry_10#Version_history
    1. ] uses features listed in article, then sorted by OS category
  5. ] http://www.phonearena.com/news/BlackBerry-10.2.1-update-will-bring-these-features-to-your-BlackBerry-10-phone_id51915
    1. ] The BlackBerry 10.2.1 update includes new battery monitoring tools and usage indicators that help you manage battery life better.
    2. ] Priority Hub will learn all about you, curating your important emails, calls, IMs and notifications. This allows you to quickly receive those communications that are important to you
    3. ] more options to respond to someone trying to reach you. You can now send a text, email or use BBM to reply to calls.
    4. ] To make responding to text messages and email a lot easier, the update allows you to set up different SMS and email groups so that you can communicate with a large number of people at the same time.
    5. ] And notifications on the lock screen are now actionable, so you can quickly respond to someone without having to unlock the phone and open the appropriate application.
    6. ] an option that allows you to save a website for viewing later, while offline
    7. ] some BB models include an FM reciever, you can use the phone to listen to FM radio. even when not connected to a network.
  6. ] http://tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/blackberry-rolls-10-2-1-renewed-focus-productivity-217268.html
    1. ] speed dial for physical QWERTY keyboards or
    2. ] the ability to delete messages locally or on the server (or both) were available the older legacy BlackBerry 7 OS and have been belatedly brought to BlackBerry 10.

 

[VIDEO REVIEW]

https://plus.google.com/u/0/112752704676311755252/posts/LAZ3XFg9XLT

*very good review Michael F*

While you (like many others) point out the BB os is still lacking that "must have" feature that will "draw in the masses" of android/ios users  ...

I  don't see that any of the other mobile os's offering the capability to run apps from another ecosystem,

isn't that a pretty "killer feature" in itself?

Now of course, android + ios users will argue that they 'dont need' that capability because 'every app worth having' is in their native ecosystem, but they don't have ability to take advantge of *'the best blackberry os features'*, like the unified Priority Inbox, Active Frames, best in class keyboards(virtual + physical), True Mult tasking and many more ...

http://sospep.com/view/article?id=796

while blackberry users can now utilize the bb10 os features and now enjoy many of the apps from androids ecosytsem that may not have been available natively for the blackberry. 

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