BlackBerry 10.1 Gold SDK now available for developers

By Adam Zeis on 22 Mar 2013 10:11 am

If you're a developer looking to do some coding this weekend you're in luck. The 10.1 Gold SDK has been made available for download so you can get your crazy code on. This update includes new features that support both the BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10. Version 10.1 includes support for keyboard devices, Cascades profiler, asset selection and much more. You can check out the full list of updates here. Head to the link below to download now and get to making some awesome apps!

Download the 10.1 Gold SDK

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43 comments

annon91221 Mar 22, 2013 at 10:14 am

First... first time ever first!

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QuIcKsIlV3r Mar 22, 2013 at 10:21 am

congrats, do you want a spam cookie to go with that? Especially for not contributing to the post?

I hope OS10.1 comes out soon

Bobert_123 Mar 22, 2013 at 5:40 pm

I sure as hell liked his post better than yours. Why the hate???

FrankIAm Mar 22, 2013 at 10:15 am

Man, this is awesome! Now, what about OS 10.1? Haha

BerryWizard Mar 22, 2013 at 10:16 am

WOW HOOOOOO!! thats a very good news!! :D

Fatz_z Mar 22, 2013 at 10:22 am

Does any of this mean apps will be able to run in the background or have access to BBM contacts for color LED apps?

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jsmall999 Mar 22, 2013 at 10:23 am

Can anyone confirm it contains the new Android runtime?

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Spawn12 Mar 22, 2013 at 10:28 am

^^^ The 2 guys above, why dont you just click on the link and find out for yourselves???

Heres the release notes for the 10.1 SDK: https://developer.blackberry.com/cascades/download/releasenotes/#new

Fatz_z Mar 22, 2013 at 10:31 am

I did read that first and it doesn't appear to point towards background apps but I don't understand it all either. I was hoping maybe someone who does understand it could translate.

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Spawn12 Mar 22, 2013 at 11:00 am

My apologies then. I remember reading somewhere on the forums that 10.1 will not have the ability to run background apps or more commonly known as headless apps. The feature is coming according to a few devs on the forums but no time frame sadly.

z_scorpio_z Mar 22, 2013 at 12:42 pm

Headless app support (no ui/background apps), check the status here
http://developer.blackberry.com/native/download/roadmap/

Android runtime update, check status here
http://developer.blackberry.com/android/tools/roadmap/

SteelGreek Mar 22, 2013 at 1:03 pm

Thank you for posting this- interesting! Wish some had something more firm as opposed to TBD

kb1234 Mar 22, 2013 at 10:29 am

beautiful! blackberry keeps on moving and crackberry is always here to capture it! I am hoping to see quite a few changes in 10.1, especially being able to run the apps in the background, along with a speedier keyboard/screen transition from landscape to portrait, i noticed that my torch 9850 rotates a little faster so Im hoping this is included!

Smiley88 Mar 22, 2013 at 10:29 am

there isn't anything new unless it is not documented.

dannyd86 Mar 22, 2013 at 11:02 am

There's lots of new stuff in there to improve apps.

But no there isn't an updated android runtime. That will come with BB10.1 on our phones.

And sadly still no background apps.

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Staaleh Mar 22, 2013 at 10:30 am

Was this the big surprise to which BlackBerry alluded for US launch?

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pels_17 Mar 22, 2013 at 10:35 am

Recently switched to BBZ10 from an iPhone, how many weeks or how soon does BlackBerry release the final version of the SDK? Apple usually releases after a week from it's Gold Master iOS version.

R Field Mar 22, 2013 at 10:39 am

Go developers now create!!

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g2gcya Mar 22, 2013 at 10:43 am

Im not a programmer so i dont really understand the list. However i know the current native apps that use the cascade will have more improvement.

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triplekia Mar 22, 2013 at 10:44 am

Cant wait for OS 10.1 "The Great Fix"!

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bnee007 Mar 22, 2013 at 10:55 am

Can't wait for 10.1 on my Z10!!!

Komoto Mar 22, 2013 at 10:56 am

For us noobs, does this mean the 10.1 update will come soon?

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Fr3lncr Mar 22, 2013 at 11:15 am

Yeah, I wonder how far in advance they give developers a chance to update their apps before the update hits users... Hopefully no more than 4 weeks meaning the Q10 and 10.1 for the Z10 may be ready by end of April.

brian4591 Mar 22, 2013 at 10:59 am

As for people wondering about the apps running in the backgroud. The feature is called "Headless Apps".

It is NOT included in this SDK.

Here is the link for the Native SDK Roadmap: http://developer.blackberry.com/native/downloads/roadmap/

Headless apps is at the top. Date: TBD Status: Planning

Fatz_z Mar 22, 2013 at 11:19 am

Thanks for passing that on.

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shabbs Mar 23, 2013 at 9:56 am

Ugh. They need to get on that.

world boss Mar 22, 2013 at 11:08 am

did they fix the simulator yet?

arvind1983 Mar 22, 2013 at 11:18 am

Blackberry Emulator is a pain. It takes forever to load and highly frustrating. Why do they have to use VMWare? VMWare for OSX is not even free. I heard it is easy to develop for BB10. What am I doing wrong?

Thunderbuck Mar 22, 2013 at 11:31 am

Yeah well, developing for iOS isn't the cheapest thing for a Windows dev, either.

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Ovogame Mar 23, 2013 at 7:31 am

> What am I doing wrong?
Well, not having a device. I never use emulator (on iOS or BB10) always using a proper device. I was lucky to get devices offered from RIM. Sadly, if you are serious about dev on BB10, you'll need to get your hands on a device.

illini2097 Mar 22, 2013 at 11:26 am

I am not very technical, was wondering if any devs can please explain this: "Message transactions - A new class, MessageTransaction, has been added that represents a discrete message or conversation transaction in the message service."

Does this mean that devs can now integrate their own tab in the hub?

yueytan Mar 22, 2013 at 11:43 am

Would love the new android runtime.. wonder why it takes to long

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Brian Scheirer Mar 22, 2013 at 12:03 pm

Great to hear it is now gold, been using the Beta since February. From what I have seen, headless apps (meaning ones that run with out being launched) and Android 4.0 is not in 10.1... sorry for any who were hoping. However 10.1 does add some other nice features as well as the obvious Q10 support. And its full support with custom keyboard shortcuts ::happy dance::

I already have added Q10 support for Dive Plan (BFB approved), Random Stories, and my newest game Visual Connection.

jiggawhat_23 Mar 22, 2013 at 12:06 pm

Is this going awfully slow for anyone else? I can't even get past .5% of a download for the SDK

VR6 Mar 22, 2013 at 1:25 pm

Important question is how long is it usually after the SDK is released that the OS actually get released? Anyone know?!?

Brian Scheirer Mar 22, 2013 at 1:48 pm

My educated guess would be about a month, considering it was in Beta for about 2 months already. Also, rumor has it that the Q10 will be out end of April so it needs to be before that. If you look at the release of 10.0, that was Gold mid December and the phone was out end of January. (Plus if you consider that the last 2 weeks of December everyone goes on holiday, it was about a month).