BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0.1.668 now available for download

i guess.... im eager for 2.1

Go RIM

2.1.0.560 beta here ... so I believe I'll wait until official 2.1 launch.

"This release is noted as a maintenance update and will come preloaded on the BlackBerry PlayBook 4G, though I'm sure most folks were hoping for OS 2.1 to be readily available for download."

This is one reason why RIM is failing. The should have launched the PB 4G with 2.1 (perhaps even renamed to 3.0 for marketing purposes) so that they'd have some new software to show off on the new hardware. But instead they're launching it with software that's already been available for months. This makes the release a lot less interesting.

im downloading it now, for 319 MB it has to have some good updates. will post findings when its done.

RIM still updating OS2.0? come on, let's get 2.1 out already!

Hey, I'll take it.

The Crackberry community is really starting to suck the chode of late...

i am not sure if it is me but i think the browser loads sites much faster now ...

Just downloaded.....no obvious changes noticed yet......

Fixes are good, better some then none

Ok so the non beta update is 319 mb while the beta one is 3 mb. I am running the 2.1 beta now on one of my playbooks and i have definitely noticed that this little update has added some keyboard stability as it is less lagy now as for the 319 not sure exactly what that brought yet.

RIM is the best and I am a crackberry addict.

Does this have portrait email?

My god. Since i updated the new software. It so much faster now. The only annoying thing is that the lag when typing a url link on the browser still lags.

downloaded it...no portrait email

Some people just expect way TOO MUCH, when they aren't even patient enough to JUST WAIT UNTIL IT'S RELEASED. Gosh. 2.1 is just a BETA. It's NOT for production. Wait until the GM is out, THEN you'll get it.

So much negativity. I just got mine updated, I am patient, but are you? No, you bitch and moan. JUST BE PATIENT AND DON'T BUST AN ARTERY!! Holy fuck!

Can I use the Rogers sim card (currently have 6GB date sharing) on 4G playbook? or do I have to pay more money to rogers ?

There is portrait email. I just sent two emails out in portrait mode.

313 mb for my 16gb one , why so big? They work so hard to build it why can't type a simple change log?????????

"When you're going through hell, keep going."

Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion.
Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare.
Impossible is nothing.

We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give...

My Playbook totally froze, it won't turn on anymore and when I hit the power button it goes from red and blinks a few times with a yellow light. Can someone help me?

The portrait email only worked when you are bridged to a BB phone.

At least it's free.

Apple would of charged $60 for this...

I'm very happy with my PlayBook. I'll give this latest version of OS 2.0 a whirl. I must say it's been several months since RIM annoyed me! ;-)

Just updated my PlayBook. The update slightly changed the notification sound & it fixed my keyboard lag in the browser. That's all I've noticed so far.

updating!!!!!!!!!!!

Bing Map GPS works. It did not work for me before.

Tetra plays a lot smoother without lag.

Well, now the urls can be entered snappily. A small step for code but a great leap for humankind :P

Thank you RIM!

diddycarter , I am using my PlayBook to view this Site at the moment..sometimes when I see negative comments about RIM I just laugh because I know those comments actually make them stronger..and they will prevail..I belive in rim and the qnx platform..it will take time but they will get there. Any update they push out am so getting it.. Patience is the key..

Maybe it's just me but my native messages app was broken for the longest time and after this update it seems to be fixed....for now at least.

Is it just me, or have the icons for folders changed in. 668?

OK, mine is rebooting after the update, so we'll see what has changed on my PlayBook...

To me there is an update 2.1.0.560 (the same as the beta one) ;) seems thats its stable now!?

So I installed the OS update and I wonder what changes RIM made to this version of OS 2.0. Does anybody know what they changed? From my vantage point, this version of OS 2.0 looks fairly similar if not the same as the last stable version of OS 2.0 that RIM released.

The browser is MUCH faster than previously... I'll continue looking around :)

Some are saying the browser loads faster. Can't notice a difference, it seems like it's no faster; (it was already speedy),

Certainly the PB browser already felt faster than the browser on my Torch connecting with wi-fi - before this update.

What I do notice myself is a general acceleration in the overall feel of basic functions in this update, like scrolling, animations and loading.

Not to mention that reboot/boot-up time seems to have been cut by at least a 1/3.

With BB10 being months away.... make no mistakes about it... there will be NO true updates given till after its release. anyone that thinks otherwise is a fool

The back "button" seems to be gone in the Android player. How do we go back now?

What's new for this update? I just found this update on my PlayBook after reading this post. Ugh, my battery just ran out so I can't update right away. But like when are they going to push out 2.1? I hope 2.1 brings lots of big changes, can't wait!!!! If it is true boot up time has been cut, that is fantastic news!!!

Update fun!!!

Wisdom Like Silence

For me, the Android App Player works perfectly now, it takes the same time as if opening a Blackberry native app; the Messages app is fixed too, it loads everything; also I get to "open in a new tab" in some sites that didn't let me before. Big update for me, it was getting a little annoying.

Mine dled the 2.1 update . If you do the restart while holding down the button thing to reload software, you will get 2.1.1.380 or something like that. Im just getting used to the playbook so im sure this isnt all right but I did have it and portrait email. Unfortunately I had to send it in for touch screen issues today.

So to summarize this lazy post. If you make it reload software. you get the 2.1 OS.

It feels a little more fluid. However, the hotmail.com over the browser doesn't work anymore. It just get stuck on an "Untitle" webpage. I am not sure if this is from the 2.0.1.668 update or from a recent upgrade of Outlook.com!??

Does anyone experience the same issue at all??

I am hoping the 2.1 upgrade would have more comprehensive fixes and functionality enhancements.

wow ..... new update has much better wireless range ...... longer battery life ..... awesome !!!

Where is the official 7.1 update for 9900 & 9810 united states GSM????!!!!!

I was told that this update would fix my Comcast email issues and it did not. I am very frustrated. I love my PlayBook but if RIMM cannot resolve basic POP email issues why should I believe they can resolve complex integrated code issues.

Too slow, just too slow, basic functionality still missing. They are still releasing software at a pre-historic speed they cant keep up with Android or even Apple.

Since upgrading (software update 2.0.1.668) I get an "ERROR - Couldn't resolve the host name" for a web page that requires a user name and password - PSA squash TV (http://www.psasquashtv.com/). It's a streaming video web page/site. I’ve rebooted, etc. I can logon and watch on my main computer. This is the first time I’ve ever received this error, and it is after the software update.

Seems to be a web browser issue - beyond my knowledge base... any ideas?

Well I'd hoped the update would resolve the network error in the browser but I'm still getting it.

No problem with hotmail and comcast on my end.

Even now my playbook says You currently have the latest software installed even though I am on 2.0.1.358....

WHY CAN'T I GET THE UPDATE???