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BlackBerry Protect rumored launch dates emerge

by Bla1ze on 2 Mar 2011 09:41 PM
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BlackBerry Protect rumored launch dates emerge

It's been quite some time since we posted our intial preview of BlackBerry Protect. While it's been in the BlackBerry Beta Zone all this time, it's only been available for a limited amount of users. With it being there we've heard plenty of times that it's coming soon but there has never been a date associated. The latest rumors however have an area-specific rollout happening by way of open beta on the following dates;

  • March 5th (North America / Latin America)
  • March 19th (EMEA)
  • April 2nd (Asia Pacific)

We won't hold anyone to those date but a complete roll out would be great to finally see happen. Anyone waiting to get their hands on BlackBerry Protect still or have you moved on to one of the many alternatives now available? Let us know in the comments folks.

Source: N4BB

Filed Under: News & Rumors; Tags: BlackBerry Protect, Research In Motion
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44 Comments

Posted by apalm8 Wednesday, Mar 02, 2011 447 days ago

First

 
 
Posted by Zwickliffe Wednesday, Mar 02, 2011 447 days ago

Unfortunately they have updated their original post... They accidentally gave out the dates for BIS 4.0

The real dates are here: http://n4bb.com/4648/blackberry-protect-release-dates-outed

Or if you're too lazy to click it;
Asia Pacific: March 19th, 2011
Europe: April 1st, 2011
USA: April 16th, 2011
Canada/LATAM: May 7th, 2011

 
 
Posted by Bla1ze Wednesday, Mar 02, 2011 447 days ago

Those are the incorrect dates (the ones you posted)... the ones posted are the corrected ones.

 
 
Posted by Jleeblanch Wednesday, Mar 02, 2011 447 days ago

I was excited when I read the CB post and then I get to the comments and the dude above is talking about the dates being mixed up. Well, unfortunately for him, I'm not one of the "lazy" ones as he so stated and checked N4BB.com to see the *updated* post and sure enough, dude above is wrong! #fail ;)

 
 
Posted by mss-ca Thursday, Mar 03, 2011 446 days ago

He is right...
Asia Pacific: March 19th, 2011
Europe: April 1st, 2011
USA: April 16th, 2011
Canada/LATAM: May 7th, 2011

 
 
Posted by Sashko Thursday, Mar 03, 2011 446 days ago

Nevermind :-)

 
 
Posted by Jleeblanch Wednesday, Mar 02, 2011 447 days ago

According to their *Updated* post, the actual rollout dates for BlackBerry Protect are:

Version 1.0 Open Beta March 5th (North America / Latin America), March 19th (EMEA), April 2nd (Asia Pacific)

What you posted above are the rollout dates for the BIS 4.0 updates. At least that's what I get from it when reading the post at N4BB.com.

 
 
Posted by The Legendary Thursday, Mar 03, 2011 447 days ago

The 5th makes a lot more sense. I got an email from RIM on the 22nd telling me the servers would be offline from the 23rd for 2 weeks, and the servers would be purged (It was also stated in the Beta Zone when you were allowed to download it that they would purge the servers before the public release). I think we will see it around the 5th with a worldwide roll out over the month. I don't think that its for sure going to be on March 5th, but around then would make sense for a time frame (5th being the earliest date).

 
 
Posted by jamesd98ca Friday, Mar 04, 2011 445 days ago

Dates are correct (N/A is March 5th). And to answer someone else's query, yes, it's free.

 
 
Posted by takuma089 Wednesday, Mar 02, 2011 447 days ago

Second haha.

 
 
Posted by shupor Wednesday, Mar 02, 2011 447 days ago

I hope d dates r for real. Been looking forward to it for a while now

 
 
Posted by Jacobbby Wednesday, Mar 02, 2011 447 days ago

ADamn ha

 
 
Posted by Got2bBold13 Wednesday, Mar 02, 2011 447 days ago

Finally some news on this, awaiting release date.

 
 
Posted by drethos Wednesday, Mar 02, 2011 447 days ago

Omg I didn't know what this was until know and it all sounds really cool can't wait.

 
 
Posted by biggulpseh Wednesday, Mar 02, 2011 447 days ago

Cool idea. Hopefully it's not as buggy as the other recently released RIM app 'Blackberry Travel'... Just about the most annoying program ever.

 
 
Posted by weezul Wednesday, Mar 02, 2011 447 days ago

About freakin' time! Can't wait

 
 
Posted by weezul Wednesday, Mar 02, 2011 447 days ago

About freakin' time! Can't wait

 
 
Posted by Mike_Luchia Wednesday, Mar 02, 2011 447 days ago

I agree with weezul, this has been a crazy amount of time coming!

 
 
Posted by InnerChild Wednesday, Mar 02, 2011 447 days ago

I've been in the beta testing and it really works well. I think you will find it worth the wait.

 
 
Posted by Jleeblanch Wednesday, Mar 02, 2011 447 days ago

I can't wait for Friday, assuming everything rolls out as expected anyway. My years subscription to SmrtGuard ran out a few months back and I've been patiently waiting for BlackBerry Protect to drop! I've really been hoping for an invite via BlackBerry Beta Zone but I guess I wasn't one of the "Chosen Ones" lol. Oh well, come on Friday :)

 
 
Posted by Ntchwaidumela Thursday, Mar 03, 2011 447 days ago

Maybe not being a "chosen one" wasn't such a bad thing. I was and had so many problems with it I deleted it before my phone bricked. I liked it...when it was working. Then it just went nuts and I had to get rid of it. If they got all the bugs out, it'll be a really great app. If not, be careful.

 
 
Posted by Namtaro Wednesday, Mar 02, 2011 447 days ago

This is going to be an awesomely useful app if it's not full of bugs !

 
 
Posted by toppa Wednesday, Mar 02, 2011 447 days ago

RIM leading the market

 
 
Posted by AZeitz Wednesday, Mar 02, 2011 447 days ago

This is great!!! About freakin' time! Can't wait

 
 
Posted by svanneck Thursday, Mar 03, 2011 447 days ago

I used to have SmrtGuard but it was such an unstable piece of crap (not to mention it failed to restore my data from its backup after a phone mishap) that I decided to just wait for BlackBerry Protect, no matter how long it took. I can't wait until it rolls out.

 
 
Posted by Jake Storm Thursday, Mar 03, 2011 447 days ago

Nice, very nice!

 
 
Posted by cbwillow Thursday, Mar 03, 2011 447 days ago

cool

 
 
Posted by chiripio Thursday, Mar 03, 2011 447 days ago

nice

 
 
Posted by jumonham Thursday, Mar 03, 2011 447 days ago

couldve used this last week....

 
 
Posted by Mike_Luchia Thursday, Mar 03, 2011 447 days ago

For those that were in the beta testing, did the traction portion of BB Protect have to have the GPS turned on for accurate tracking or was it able to tap into the 911 location feed only when requested?

If it has to have the GPS on to accurately track the location then it won't be much good, as it will only report the tower location otherwise. Having the GPS on all the time for this feature to work is a huge battery drain.

 
 
Posted by jacmeister68 Thursday, Mar 03, 2011 447 days ago

cant wait, waiting to put all the families phones on Protect.

So when daughter loses her BB again we can find it !!

 
 
Posted by kameleon Thursday, Mar 03, 2011 447 days ago

I caught Smrtguard on sale for the PRO version back sometime last year so I still have it. Although the backup in smrtguard is not "all that" and restoring is not always reliable. If BB Protect does that better I will definitely use it. Although I will still have smrtguard on my phone due to it having spam lists for phone numbers. :)

 
 
Posted by The Consigliere Thursday, Mar 03, 2011 446 days ago

This will definitely be a nice addition to any Blackberry & can't wait to add it to not only mine but my wife's as well.

 
 
Posted by the brother Thursday, Mar 03, 2011 446 days ago

Am I the only one who doesn't feel confident that for an app for this to work, it has to be running in the backgorund and a essentially cause a severe battery detriment? I mean, I can't even have a twitter app autorefreshing in the background without my Torch dying in under 10 hours. Right? I want to feel more secure with this app but not at the expense of poor battery performance. Someone tell me I can still feel warm and fuzzy knowing where my device is without carrying a charger or extra battery everywhere I go!

 
 
Posted by The Legendary Thursday, Mar 03, 2011 446 days ago

It's not that bad right now, and I think it might get better, I have twitter, Social feeds, Facebook, BeBuzz, BerryPopup, Berryweather, Bloomberg, and Blackberry Protect, all running in the background and I think I am at 40% with 12 hours with a good amount of usage.

 
 
Posted by hammer66 Friday, Mar 04, 2011 446 days ago

I've had Lookout Mobile Security (free version) for about a year that runs in the background. Tests I did over 12 hours showed that it used about 1% of the battery over a 12-hour period so not very conclusive. However it's locate feature only seems to work about 30% of the time, if it's stolen anyone can turn off the scream function, you see it as a running app in the icon bar so can disable it and their support is awful.

In theory it just sits there doing nothing - until you activate it from the desktop so Protect should be the same.

 
 
Posted by aguiar0016 Thursday, Mar 03, 2011 446 days ago

I love using protect. it is a nice app. I agree with the comment about it coming out on 3-5-11. b/c of it currently being down till then.

get it everyone

 
 
Posted by ItsMe6 Thursday, Mar 03, 2011 446 days ago

Ha Sprint just put out an app similiar to this Sprint TEP but RIM's does more then just contacts

 
 
Posted by artie Thursday, Mar 03, 2011 446 days ago

I've had TEP from Sprint for a few days now free and it is pretty good.

 
 
Posted by flyingdutchman7588 Thursday, Mar 03, 2011 446 days ago

How much will this cost?

 
 
Posted by jackNberry Thursday, Mar 03, 2011 446 days ago

I'm using smrtguard for a while now and did not have any issues. I do have an unlimited licence, but I will try BlackBerry Protect and will compare features, functionality,... Then I will see which works best. It's always good to have competitive products in the market.

 
 
Posted by The Legendary Thursday, Mar 03, 2011 446 days ago

The only difference is that Blackberry Protect is made by RIM and therefore will have greater access to some core functions in the phone. Right now I don't think you would be able to see a difference, but in the future some features that wouldn't work under certain conditions in Smrtguard will function perfectly with Protect.

 
 
Posted by jenniferrr Friday, Mar 04, 2011 445 days ago

I signed up on their email list to get notification when it's available for download. This should be free if it's from RIM :D

 
 
Posted by Jenks5150 Sunday, Mar 06, 2011 443 days ago

Just downloaded and tried it out for the first time today - what an amazing product. I wish I had this on any of my previous BlackBerrys. I also will absolutely be setting this up on my girlfriends BB. Does anyone know if RIM bought out smrtguard or settled with them? Because the way I see it this product completely puts them out of business and their subscription based charges.