The GOOGLE | ANDROID Thread

[dean_spleen09]

could have posted in the android thread .
how u expect help if you not saying what kinda phone it is ?

is a blu orr ?

[iamblessed]

so wait....what happens to those who just bought their z10,q10 and q5 berries?????damnnnnn

[wheelbarrow]

Better late than never...

[Kronik]

I won't be surprised if at the launch of the BBM app that BlackBerry servers crash with the amount of activations they will be bombarded with

[pete]

WRT chromecast.. people with a PS3 can cast youtube videos from their phone to the PS3 youtube app. Been using that a lot recently to watch all the Americas Cup sailing races in HD.

[Kronik]

those dont work, that is the hold vol buttons and home etc to get the menu to restore it....it worked on other android phones but not this one.

Different models of phones have different ways to get into recovery mode and download mode. Different model Samsungs have different key combos, Sony is different, HTC and Motorola would have their way etc. Worse yet if is a Chinese clone android. Even if you get it to download mode, you still need the correct firmware otherwise you can softbrick, or even permanently damage the hardware.

[metalgear2095]

WRT chromecast.. people with a PS3 can cast youtube videos from their phone to the PS3 youtube app. Been using that a lot recently to watch all the Americas Cup sailing races in HD.

Can't you do this by registering your device in the youtube ps3 app?

[pete]

That's what I meant..

[TeamH2O]

looks like the person tried that and caused the issue

[Trini Hookah]

He just meant using YouTube remote. You can search on the phone while a video streams etc.

[Kronik]

Is it a brand name phone or a Chinese clone?

[ismithx]

Not bad. For some reason doesn't show all the apps I use though. :s

going to 1% will kill your battery

[Trini Hookah]

Umm...was calibrating the battery on its first charge...its a new battery.

[ismithx]

ohhhhhh

[Jonathan_337]

Use dolphin browser.

Used to use this but stopped because it never restored the last session upon reboot. Saw that they fixed this.. New default browser. Thanks man. Phone feels better now. Still some swift key lag time to time though.

[Trini Hookah]

Star Chart - great app for the star gazers among us.

[metalgear2095]

Anyone know the price of the S4 postpaid at bmobile now?

[Trini Hookah]

It's here!...well, not exactly.

BBM Android app launches today


The BBM for Android app will officially launch in the UK today, with BlackBerry confirming the messaging service will hit the Google Play Store at midday.


Formally confirmed at BlackBerry Live back in May, the BBM for Android app has been a long time coming, pushing its promised summer arrival to its very limits in landing today, September 21.

“BBM for Android will be available at 12 pm on Saturday 21,” an official statement from the company confirmed in the run up to the launch. The BBM Android app will be available as a free download and allow users to chat for free with follow BBM users across all platforms.

The first time BBM will have been made available to none BlackBerry handset users, the BBM Android app will precede the BBM iOS app by a matter of hours, with the iPhone bound iteration to be rolled out just after midnight.

A launch that is likely to be clouded by other goings on at the company, the BBM Android app release comes in the wake of a fresh round of losses and job cuts at the Canadian based BlackBerry.

Having reported anticipated Q2 losses of almost $1 billion, BlackBerry has confirmed that it is to cut 4,500 jobs globally, an announcement which has seen a 17 per cent drop in its share prices, in a single.

"We are implementing the difficult, but necessary operational changes announced today to address our position in a maturing and more competitive industry, and to drive the company toward profitability,” a statement from BlackBerry CEO Thorstein Heins stated yesterday.

He added: "Going forward, we plan to refocus our offering on our end-to-end solution of hardware, software and services for enterprises and the productive, professional end user."

Source: http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/bbm- ... ches-today

[wheelbarrow]

Happy Father's Day @BBM

[dean_spleen09]

bbm for android link (from xda)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/h8sr82q76dyho ... elease.apk

installed it and its working

[Jonathan_337]

bbm for android link (from xda)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/h8sr82q76dyho ... elease.apk

installed it and its working

Too much traffic on the Dropbox link. Link to the thread?

[Cid]

Nothing would connect unless the official version is released officially by the official blackberry.... The servers block all accounts that are not beta testers... So hold ah strain till 12pm today..


2.5 hrs and counting

[Carbon12]

Nothing would connect unless the official version is released officially by the official blackberry.... The servers block all accounts that are not beta testers... So hold ah strain till 12pm today..


2.5 hrs and counting

Not true a few of my friends are already connected and using bbm on android using that apk, try setting up using 4g.

[metalgear2095]

A lot fake bbm apps on the store

[wheelbarrow]

It wukkin dan.

[Swisha]

use BlackBerry's official Play Store page to check for the app

https://play.google.com/store/apps/deve ... ry+Limited

[dean_spleen09]

xda thread on bbm
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthr ... ?t=2446528

bbm download
https://cloud.grupoayre.com/public.php? ... 4fd775a3e7

[Jonathan_337]

The leaked version isn't working at all for me.. And I saw on xda someone got a pic of it being unavailable for his decide, but present on the play storeb

[snypaz]

Works for me. And I'm using it on a Kindle Fire HD and my PC (I have Android 4.3 installed there too).

[Jonathan_337]

Got it working as well.. My BB ID wasn't registering cause it was in use for BBM on my z10. It's nice, hopefully the official version would be a bit smoother.