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BlackBerry PlayBook shows incoming calls when bridged to your BlackBerry smartphone!

by Adam Zeis on 20 Apr 2011 12:15 PM
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Incoming Call BlackBerry PlayBook 

I love having a brand new device on hand with an OS we haven't played around with before. All these new things keep popping up and make me say "wow ... that's pretty sweet". Forums member cooleddie found something new that totally wowed me today. When your BlackBerry smartphone is bridged to the PlayBook, incoming calls show on the PlayBook screen in a caller-id sort of way. The screen dims and a box pops up with the incoming number as well as a Ringer Off button. Want to kill the ringer on your phone? Tap the button and it's muted. This is a totally cool and gets our hopes up for more phone related features down the line. Surely you should be able to actually answer the calls on the PlayBook and use it as an extension of your smartphone. Once you answer the call on your phone the popup automatically goes away. For now it's still a pretty cool feature, but let's see what else RIM has in store down the road. If you find any new stuff like this on your own be sure to send it into the ol' CrackBerry tip line at tips(at)crackberry.com.

Filed Under: News & Rumors; Tags: BlackBerry Playbook
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Posted by jinxednuance Wednesday, Apr 20, 2011 398 days ago

cool feature!

 
 
Posted by mamc5171 Wednesday, Apr 20, 2011 398 days ago

Great! We want it in Spain too.

 
 
Posted by anastasiophan Wednesday, Apr 20, 2011 398 days ago

Doh, I posted this in the Forums yesterday but didn't think to tip it.

Definitely an awesome feature.

 
 
Posted by enzo07i Wednesday, Apr 20, 2011 398 days ago

nice RIM,
Playbook is the Best

 
 
Posted by adinx Wednesday, Apr 20, 2011 398 days ago

Can anyone confirm if u can actually pick up the call with the Playbook and use the mic and speaker on it to talk?
Also can a video be done showing this feature pls. Thanks

 
 
Posted by BaconMunch Wednesday, Apr 20, 2011 398 days ago

Blackberry Playbook: There's an update for that :)

 
 
Posted by timhorton Wednesday, Apr 20, 2011 398 days ago

Stupid Comment: There's a moron for that :)

 
 
Posted by thpsrulr Wednesday, Apr 20, 2011 398 days ago

No you cannot answer the call from the PB, you can only silence the ringer on the phone using the "Ringer Off" buttton on the PB.

 
 
Posted by stevejb Wednesday, Apr 20, 2011 398 days ago

In my opinion, this should be one of the fundamental uses of the bridge. I would expect from day 1 to be able to use the bridge to make / receive calls via the PB and I'm not sure why it's a surprise that this 'little' amount of functionality is applauded!

I would expect to have a phone conversation, whilst having a notepad app open to make notes.

Surprised it's not in there already, it's common sense.

 
 
Posted by bquinney Wednesday, Apr 20, 2011 398 days ago

Apparently not "common sense" since it was not commonly included.

 
 
Posted by c0rinne Wednesday, Apr 20, 2011 398 days ago

Well, pardon me.

 
 
Posted by Auli Wednesday, Apr 20, 2011 398 days ago

Does incoming calls show up on your ipad , stevejb ? Since it's that fundamental ...

 
 
Posted by mastajeet Wednesday, Apr 20, 2011 398 days ago

Video conference with any BB device FTW.

 
 
Posted by brooklyndon2911 Wednesday, Apr 20, 2011 398 days ago

Look guys i lke the play book but im worried about bb not having any new phones out where a quater into the new year and the only thing thats come out is the playbook, which i like but i'll wait for the updated version cuz it will be better. RIM has alot of work to do when it come to getting these phones out quicker, they are losing to many customers to aplle and android. now i have a bb bold 9700 with bb6 which i love but it doesnt have to apps and web browsing the iphone or the evo has. RIM has to start making better phones or there just gonna be a nokia. there phone are always a step behind and im stating to get a little frustrated cuz it doesnt seem to bother them at all.

 
 
Posted by mahen915 Wednesday, Apr 20, 2011 398 days ago

Wow, this just gets better and better.

 
 
Posted by ces2011 Wednesday, Apr 20, 2011 398 days ago

hmmmm but this doesn't mean you can talk via the playbook can u???

i haven't gotten one yet. although i'm def heading that direction (of getting one)....

hate to sound like a broken record but would love to see SMS/MMS functionality on the playbook built into the bridge. so the sms messages are mirrored onto the playbook and can respond from the playbook using the PHONES cellular connection over the bluetooth connecton btw the 2 devices!

 
 
Posted by crewcab49 Wednesday, Apr 20, 2011 398 days ago

yes i too would expect to have this type of functionality & more too....the first time it popped up i was stoked, like seeing that & the calendar popups too ...loving this PlayBook.

 
 
Posted by jdubbs1313 Wednesday, Apr 20, 2011 398 days ago

just found out that holding volume up or down hardkeys while playing music will skip tracks. this works even after the power button is pressed to turn the screen black.

 
 
Posted by Gamesdmc3 Wednesday, Apr 20, 2011 398 days ago

nice find,one day someone will see the call pop up on there playbook,and they will try to talk on that 7in screen device like its a blackberry smartphone

 
 
Posted by Marcus_Death Thursday, Apr 21, 2011 397 days ago

As soon as I am able to answer a call... I will be extremely happy. Great way to let me know if the call is worth me getting out of bed, or stop playing with the BOOK!!!