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BlackBerry Protect rumored launch dates emerge

By Bla1ze on 2 Mar 2011 09:41 pm
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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

Topics: Research In Motion BlackBerry Protect News & Rumors

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apalm8

First

Zwickliffe

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

Bla1ze

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

Jleeblanch

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 ;)

mssca

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

Jleeblanch

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.

The Legendary

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).

jamesd98ca

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

shupor

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

Got2bBold13

Finally some news on this, awaiting release date.

drethos

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

biggulpseh

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

weezul

About freakin' time! Can't wait

weezul

About freakin' time! Can't wait

Mike_Luchia

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

Innerchild

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

Jleeblanch

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 :)

Ntchwaidumela

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.

Namtaro

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

toppa

RIM leading the market

AZeitz

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

svanneck

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.

jumonham

couldve used this last week....

Mike_Luchia

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.

jacmeister68

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

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

kameleon

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. :)

The Consigliere

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.

the brother

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!

The Legendary

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.

hammer66

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.

aguiar0016

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

ItsMe6

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

artie

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

JackatMac

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.

The Legendary

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.

jenniferrr

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

jenks5150

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.