BlackBerry Bridge receives update - now sits at v2.0.0.26
BlackBerry Bridge just received an update bringing it to v2.0.0.26. No change log, as usual, but regardless, you will definitely want to log in to App World and check for the update if you are a
BlackBerry PlayBook owner. As we have seen in the past, PlayBook OS updates usually follow shortly behind Bridge updates, so you'll want to be ready for if (when?) that drops. You can snag the update for BlackBerry Bridge at the link below. If it's not showing for you yet you can try refreshing App World or just check back later.
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Mrosales1122 Mar 27, 2012 at 11:04 pm
am i first? cool. awesome...
kthhrrsn Mar 27, 2012 at 11:06 pm
EXCELLENT!! I think I'm #2!! I'm #2!! I'm #2!!
kemj Mar 27, 2012 at 11:06 pm
Any OTA for 9900 on at&t?
RoseBud68 Mar 27, 2012 at 11:14 pm
Check on rroyy website he may have the update.
ianbordas Mar 28, 2012 at 4:00 pm
OMG ... Rroyy has shut down all OTA's :( Nooo!!!!!!! How will i ever get my work around's now??
Ian
Bold 9900 & PlayBook 64GB Wifi
chuckkdaduck Mar 27, 2012 at 11:08 pm
Nothing from me yet. Refreshed it and nothing. Coming from winnipeg
edyb Mar 28, 2012 at 12:59 am
I got it, refreshed app list, on Rogers in Toronto. Using bridge for a while as remote for logmein.Com, awesome! Ability to right click, drag lock, and even control my laptop as a bluetooth keyboard mouse!
The bridge has allowed me to impress all my friends, controlling all their bluetooth devices, computers and such, with pinpoint precision.
Still wondering how I can download and sideload bridge on some of my older blackberries, since I can use them as remotes. But these older BBs don't have a network connection because they are inactivated phones. I am installing apps on them using over the air JAD and Jar installs and my wifi connection. Appworld needs an active carrier net connection to let me access it. Anyone know how to get bridge and sideload using an installer like BBSAK?
buster3535 Mar 28, 2012 at 4:33 am
Try restarting your phone. Didn't show up for me until restarting.
PondHockey Mar 27, 2012 at 11:08 pm
Go Blues!
kthhrrsn Mar 27, 2012 at 11:09 pm
I hope this update allows us to open any and ALL BB apps on our Playbooks. That would be cool....
AVPTI Mar 27, 2012 at 11:32 pm
Will not happen till the apps are written for QNX or they create a Java Runtime, which they considered.
But don't expect apps from handset until RIM writes natively
kashiftts Mar 27, 2012 at 11:11 pm
I hope it is gona fix some bugs.
I am on no. 4. Might.
cajualaddict Mar 27, 2012 at 11:14 pm
Checking it out right now
axllebeer Mar 27, 2012 at 11:24 pm
Getting it now. Hoping for exciting surprises. But with such a small incremental update I doubt it. Bug fixes most likely.
cletis Mar 28, 2012 at 12:26 am
The incremental nature of the Bridge update need not imply that the corresponding PB OS update will be equally insignificant.
karr.. Mar 27, 2012 at 11:37 pm
I believe from now on we will see only incremental updates as all is linked to the OS 2.0. Even the playbook OS update ..(if it comes) would also be incremental.. unless RIM plans to roll versions 3,4,5,6,7,8,9 before... OS 10. :)
BB_Bmore Mar 27, 2012 at 11:40 pm
I knew it! I knew the playbook was getting updated this week! Look for new bridge enhancement as well as some new home screen cusimuzation options along with printing to a printer and some new cedecs. Awesome!!!
chuckkdaduck Mar 27, 2012 at 11:51 pm
I think that's too much for such a small update
cletis Mar 28, 2012 at 12:28 am
You're referring to the Bridge update. BB-Bmore is referring to the PB OS update. Two very different things.
yvpan1 Mar 27, 2012 at 11:53 pm
downloading it now, can't wait to try it when it's been downloaded! and yeah.. i hope the OS 2.0 will get updated soon as well, hopefully the new update will fix those problems:
- the sync & push "loop" --> battery hogs
- memory leak issue (perhaps due to the sync periods)
- boot up lags (the beta OS 2.0 seems to boot up twice faster than the official one, anyone feels that??)
bharyour Mar 28, 2012 at 1:38 am
I second that man. It's so freaking slow compared to the Beta. But maybe that's because the Beta was a bit pared down.
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BB 9900 + 32GB PlayBook
(where's my QNX phone?!)
auditman Mar 27, 2012 at 11:42 pm
havent been using bridge much since i upgraded to 9810 and. doing hotspot wifi instead
lotuslanderz Mar 28, 2012 at 12:03 am
@auditman
You're missing out on using your 9810 as a remote control for your PlayBook :)
grindcorefan Mar 27, 2012 at 11:44 pm
maybe their bringing the native bbm on the playbook hhhmmm.... dreamming.....yesss...
2ys4u Mar 28, 2012 at 12:00 am
Micheal Clewley mentioned a PB UPDATE on Twitter earlier today coming soon...nuttn like confirmation!
lotuslanderz Mar 28, 2012 at 12:06 am
Would they do this before the earnings call on Thursday?
I was kinda hoping the PlayBook OS2 update would drop today. I'll keep pressing the update button. Looking forward to better memory management.
yvpan1 Mar 28, 2012 at 12:38 am
yeah true, better memory management, definitely need that! my PB always runs out of memory after 5-6 days if i don't switch it off, whilst compared to the beta OS 2.0 or even the previous 1.0, it NEVER ran out of memory for whatsoever, i can even show to my iFriends & Droid guys that look.. my PB, never dies coz of memory crashes! but not with this official 2.0 OS.. but well.. i hope RIM knows it and i can't wait to hit the update button when it's up!
TheUnknownUser Mar 28, 2012 at 7:37 am
how do i check the memory? because ive never had memory issues on my PB so i never even bothered to check for it lol
Bluenoser63 Mar 28, 2012 at 8:50 am
Mine never gets shut off. It's been on since almost the OS 2.0 update and I don't have memory problems. The only memory problems I have seen are from bad apps. That isn't the OS's fault.
diruocco Mar 28, 2012 at 12:02 am
It says that i have the update available in yellow but i can't click update. there is no botton to update. and i have done alt r+s+t and restarted my phone
Michelle Haag Mar 28, 2012 at 12:56 am
Same here... sometimes it does that for awhile but it will eventually show the update button.
trsbbs Mar 28, 2012 at 12:20 am
Got it and am not finding anything new or improved yet.
Tim
yvpan1 Mar 28, 2012 at 12:31 am
well, it's an incremental update, mostly just about bug fixes and some enhancements made under the hood and.. as always, you might wanna see the difference when the updated PB 2.0 is available for download, IMHO..
Charlie Mumford Mar 28, 2012 at 12:32 am
It's not showing up for me?!! It's still on. 25!!! Frustrated!! Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I don't have version 7.1 on my phone?
yvpan1 Mar 28, 2012 at 12:39 am
go to appworld, go to My World, then hit ALT RST until the appworld closes. let it settles for 15-30 secs then fire it up again. you'll see it.
iririr Mar 28, 2012 at 12:46 am
I did that just now...didn't make a difference...it's still .25
Running OS 6 on 9700
Charlie Mumford Mar 28, 2012 at 1:07 am
Still not working. :( this might be farout but maybe the new playbook update will utilize the nfc feature that 7.1 brings to the table........well probably (in my dream world) be able to use our phones like a remote control for games!??? Connected apps! Wouldn't that be something.......well anyways still not updating or showing up for me.
bajbajbaj1 Mar 28, 2012 at 11:54 am
Awesome! Thx for the tip. Worked like a charm!
--Joz
Long Live The RIMpire!!!
slashd0t Mar 28, 2012 at 12:40 am
I'm on 7.1 and it's there for me.. I ad to refresh applications on the upgraded avail apps window to get it to appear..
iririr Mar 28, 2012 at 12:49 am
Has anything changed?
BCMike Mar 28, 2012 at 1:09 am
I on Rogers Canada in VanCity and have not seen it yet. I'm running Bridge 2.0.0.25. Did the Alt RST in My World and only got an update for my weather app. Oh well, I'm using my 9810 still rockin' OS7.0.0.585 as a mouse for the PB and thrilled with BES sync between the phone and PB. All's great for BCMike.
arthropod88 Mar 28, 2012 at 1:54 am
Rroyy has it for 7.1...
rroyy Mar 28, 2012 at 2:02 am
It's OS 7.1 only update...
Charlie Mumford Mar 28, 2012 at 5:19 am
I upgraded to 7.1 and sure enough, the update popped up!! My speculations were correct
kware84 Mar 28, 2012 at 6:54 am
Nothing as of yet. Refreshed and everything. Coming out of Houston, TX. Out
Cazurela Mar 28, 2012 at 7:28 am
And it has to with Adobe Air 3.2 and possibly an update to Flash player....
On the bright side it may improve the low memory slowness (with multiple apps open) and the slow boot-up....
Maybe not quite 2.1 but 2.0+ ;)
spencerdl Mar 28, 2012 at 7:33 am
Nothing, nada, zilch.....NO bridge update for me. In Georgia, USA. I see that the version number for the update didn't go up that much, maybe it's not that significant .....oh well maybe sometime today it will find its way to my phone
joelled Mar 28, 2012 at 8:29 am
Nothing here in SC either :(
jimpalmer3 Mar 28, 2012 at 8:31 am
Nothing for 7.0?? IF there is a PlayBook update, how will not having the Bridge update impact those of us still on 7.0? I will keep checking rroyy's site, but so far I don't see anything.
Android Market for QNX Mar 28, 2012 at 10:36 am
As mentioned above by rroyy, it's a 7.1 only update, meaning those of us with lower OS versions don't get it :/ Unfortunately, I don't get the benefits of this update either, I'd like to know the what the update includes at least.
stevedee Mar 28, 2012 at 9:20 am
Not on my phone yet - Alt RST, etc. Using QR code shows installed version .25, no other options but to delete.
Patience, twill come I'm sure...
Curve 8330 CDMA (eww, I know, u/g to Torch soon!)
Winner of EA Mobile SE Playbook - rockin' it!
dagerlach Mar 28, 2012 at 9:46 am
So, I installed the updated bridge this morning. When it finished installing it was connected briefly to my PC. I could move the PC mouse around. It didn't last long. It connected to the Playbook and I have yet to figure out how to reconnect it to the PC via Bluetooth.
Anyone else have a similar experience?
beware96 Mar 28, 2012 at 10:14 am
You could connect to the PC in the previous version as well, its also connects when it "wants" to. I found turning off the Bluetooth on the tablet makes it easier to connect to the PC.
jgenn3 Mar 28, 2012 at 12:05 pm
rroyy is reporting no more OTAs as of today so ATT users will need to source another location for future Bridge updates going forward.
gtiffany Mar 28, 2012 at 12:56 pm
If you don't see the update at first when you get to App World, just refresh your application list. It should show up then. I've downloaded it for my 9930. The first change I've seen is the wifi problem with public wifi seems to be fixed. Now when trying to connect to a public wifi, a window opens to allow input of the wifi password.
pepe68 Mar 28, 2012 at 3:13 pm
Hi Guys, nothing is appearing in AppWorld under my World and can not seem to get the app to install the new version?!?!? Have I missed something here? BB 9800 os6. Iam not on AT&T
bazjeepers Mar 28, 2012 at 2:14 pm
It is a simple fix to enable Bridge on AT&T. Thanks to rroyy. There is only one cod file that needs to be swapped out in order for things to work correctly. Obviously the easiest method is to find the provider the correct bridge proxy cod file.
One can use the old 2.0.0.25 cod files and just strip out one file and replace it with their 2.0.0.26 install version of BlackBerry Bridge.
2.0.0.26 version downloads the following file:
net_rim_bb_bridge_proxy_entitlement
But looking at the files from the 2.0.0.25 version, the only file difference is that a open version of the bridge has the above file replaced with the following file below:
net_rim_bb_bridge_proxy
Anyhow can make a quick JAD file and then just install it via BBSAK.
Note: This is for people who knows how to tinker with COD files and can make a JAD file.
Good luck.
patmur2010 Mar 28, 2012 at 5:23 pm
Okay...(don't understand any of that) so could someone do 'that vudu witchcraft bs' you just mentioned and post up a link. I know for one I would be very happy and i'm sure many other AT&T customers would as well.
but, this is a small update and maybe its not the end of the world to miss out on this one for now.
[Deadly duo - Playbook/Bold]
lewis71980 Mar 28, 2012 at 3:24 pm
Got it here UK Orange. 9900