BlackBerry Tablet OS v1.0.6 now available

By Bla1ze on 20 Jun 2011 08:47 pm

It was only a few days ago that we let you all know that v.1.0.6 of the BlackBerry Tablet OS was headed to the BlackBerry Beta Zone for developers to test out. Well, looks like testing went well as that release is now available for all to download. As noted on the Inside BlackBerry Blog, changes include:

This latest version of the BlackBerry Tablet OS includes support for Adobe® Flash® 10.3 and support for Adobe® AIR® 2.7 software. This means that with this update you should experience even better performance for Flash videos than before, and be able to access new applications that are being built with Adobe AIR 2.7 software. For all the developers out there, be sure to check out our post on the Inside BlackBerry Developer’s Blog.

Today’s update also incorporates the Adobe Flash Player updates as noted in Adobe Security Bulletins APSB11-12 and APSB11-18, which addresses issues that can potentially affect any PC, tablet or other device with an operating system that supports Flash. While there are no known reports of any BlackBerry PlayBook tablet users being affected by these Adobe Flash issues, we (as always) encourage all BlackBerry PlayBook users to update to the newest version of the BlackBerry Tablet OS. For more information about what these security updates mean to the BlackBerry PlayBook please see our security advisory.

Have at it, the download is available now when you check for software updates on your BlackBerry PlayBook. When completed, reboot and give it a run through -- don't forget to drop some comments here on the blogs and let everyone know how it's running for ya. Keep reading for more on the update.

Adobe® announced yesterday the availability of updated plug-ins for Adobe Flash Builder® 4.5 and Adobe AIR® 2.7 that support the BlackBerry® PlayBook^TM tablet. Adobe AIR technologies enable developers to leverage their work across multiple devices and form factors. With the latest release of Adobe Flash Builder, mobile app developers can export applications for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet and other mobile devices from a single codebase.

Adobe AIR 2.7 Support for the BlackBerry PlayBook

The latest Adobe AIR 2.7 support for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet means that app developers will now get to use the full power of Adobe AIR in their applications, including full Adobe Flex® and Adobe ActionScript® support. Applications created with AIR 2.7 are now supported on the BlackBerry PlayBook with the 1.0.6.2390 over-the-air update, which can now be downloaded for free by BlackBerry PlayBook owners. This update also includes the latest Adobe Flash Player 10.3.

New Adobe Flash Builder Plug-ins for BlackBerry PlayBook

Adobe has updated Adobe Flash Builder (4.5.1) to include plug-ins that support BlackBerry PlayBook, making it even easier for developers to build apps for the tablet. Developers will now see the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet as a targetable device within Adobe Flash Builder. Developers can get the BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK for Adobe AIR from BlackBerry Developer Zone. The SDK requires Adobe AIR 2.6 or higher available here.

BlackBerry PlayBook tablet developers have readily adopted Adobe AIR and Adobe Flash technology to create AIR apps that deliver rich immersive end user experiences on the PlayBook. Should you be interested in talking to AIR app developers for the BlackBerry PlayBook and get their feedback on the developer experience as well as on the quality of apps built on the BlackBerry PlayBook, please contact us.

For more information, please visit the Adobe press release.

Topics: BlackBerry Playbook BlackBerry Tablet OS Update News & Rumors

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119 comments

freitame Jun 20, 2011 at 8:54 pm

Sweet! Wonder what changed...downloading now...

First post!

Jimcmf Jun 21, 2011 at 12:53 am

Holy CRAP !!!!

Do you see how fast this thing loads apps now?

TEN TIMES AS FAST !!!!

Look out Apple .... RIM is gunning for you !!!!

You better hide!

elle-ade Jun 20, 2011 at 8:56 pm

downloading now!

sk8er_tor Jun 20, 2011 at 8:56 pm

Thanks Bla1ze... downloading.

jvictor77 Jun 20, 2011 at 8:56 pm

WHAAAAT?????? Here I go!!!!

mscooley Jun 20, 2011 at 8:58 pm

They must be having serious server issues. Slow as heck. One of my PB's has been restarted twice to jump start the update. Wifi is good too.

tuffy100 Jun 20, 2011 at 9:00 pm

Hope this isn't just a Flash fix update...

gravymonster Jun 20, 2011 at 9:03 pm

Will this work on my 9700?

mdjones21 Jun 20, 2011 at 9:09 pm

You can't be fucking serious.

blackmoe Jun 20, 2011 at 9:20 pm

HAHA - this question always gets a rise from the newbs

axllebeer Jun 20, 2011 at 10:09 pm

lol! I've wised up since my last freak out moment hehe....

mscooley Jun 20, 2011 at 9:08 pm

Playbook OS NOT handheld.

MyMeth#CB Jun 20, 2011 at 9:09 pm

JUST GOT HOME. DOWNLOADING NOW! THANKS!

Bla1ze Jun 20, 2011 at 9:26 pm

YOU'RE WELCOME!

aris20 Jun 21, 2011 at 1:54 pm

LOLED AT THAT !

SteelGreek Jun 20, 2011 at 9:18 pm

It feels the same to me... was probably just a flash update

aris20 Jun 21, 2011 at 2:00 pm

Which is good news ! Now we should be expecting, even more cool apps.

Torresr Jun 20, 2011 at 9:20 pm

Great, downloading now. Hope the summer update we've all been waiting for comes soon, can't wait. Every update has been pretty decent.

Leopardmech Jun 20, 2011 at 9:25 pm

Great thanks for the update, it keeps getting better. Hopefully soon it will be as good as we thought it was going to be.

NFLPLAYBOOK Jun 20, 2011 at 9:30 pm

I don't see any change at all. The browser feels a little better though. Super smooth scrolling.

tkcdamar Jun 20, 2011 at 9:32 pm

faster bridge messaging response

darcypa Jun 21, 2011 at 1:40 am

I noticed that BBM gives notifications of group items on the playbook, but I can,t seem to work with group items such as group chat. This was not working on previous versions of playbook either.

mavsguy842 Jun 21, 2011 at 12:16 pm

BBM vanished from my PlayBook's bridge 3 updates ago (this being the third). I'd feel lucky to only be missing bbm group chat.

j.srakovcic Jun 20, 2011 at 9:32 pm

Boot time noticeably faster, browser is much faster and os seems faster in gener.......oh wait ooops sorry forgot what I was posting about.

NFLPLAYBOOK Jun 20, 2011 at 9:38 pm

Just did a speed test comparison. The Playbook over the same wifi as my laptop matched the download and upload speeds almost to a tee. Only the ping was a little slower but still very close.

bquinney Jun 20, 2011 at 9:45 pm

Noticed : faster boot, faster native browsing & bridge.

Bolderholder Jun 20, 2011 at 9:47 pm

Yep...browser definitely does seem quicker alright..

Nicely done RIM...keep'em coming!

stackberry369 Jun 20, 2011 at 9:54 pm

Didn't you mean blackberry playbook update?

tuffy100 Jun 21, 2011 at 2:45 am

the PlayBook's OS is called Tablet OS, so no, he didn't.

Matt J Jun 20, 2011 at 9:55 pm

The browser flies now!!!

boman06210 Jun 20, 2011 at 9:59 pm

the bridge browser has been improved too. it feels so much faster than before...and no, im not saying that its "snappy" lol

PF_Funchal Jun 20, 2011 at 10:02 pm

Downloaded and instaled. Now let's see what's new.
Is anybody alse from Portugal that as a Playbook ? i'm frok Madeira Island and boght mine in May, in Canada.

bigben7 Jun 20, 2011 at 10:03 pm

Bridge is muuuuuch faster...........i see emails change the second I click on another one!!! It used to have a huge lag!! This is a great improvement.

PF_Funchal Jun 20, 2011 at 10:03 pm

Probably the first Portuguese playbook awner :)

aris20 Jun 21, 2011 at 2:05 pm

I doubt that...... But hey look at me, im from Dominican Republic, and i still havent seen the 1st Playbook, appart from mine... (Alguien tiene un PB aqui en Republica Dominicana ?)

ewakil12 Jun 20, 2011 at 10:04 pm

A good start for summer!

crashberry Jun 20, 2011 at 10:04 pm

"Downloading now" posts are officially outlawed. Violators will be prosecu...no wait! Violators will be shot.

axllebeer Jun 20, 2011 at 10:18 pm

lol, I love it. I'll take everyone's excitement over constant negativity though...

NFLPLAYBOOK Jun 20, 2011 at 10:11 pm

Don't know if it was there before but I didn't notice it. You can now select the front facing or rear camera when you click on the camera app. It's on the bottom right.

bulls2213 Jun 20, 2011 at 10:26 pm

Not new.

bravest1 Jun 20, 2011 at 10:14 pm

OMG this update is slowwwwww ... better be something good hidden in this update !

gcrider900 Jun 20, 2011 at 10:21 pm

This update is HUGE for me. I could not access my company's B-to-B site until now. I can now use my PB with clients to access our site and write orders with customers as we stroll their stores and look at inventory. THANKS RIM!!!

toobs623 Jun 20, 2011 at 10:29 pm

hopefully the pb won't ask me to update the os again every time I delete the hotmail aol twitter, etc shortcuts like .2342... am I the only one who's kinda stoked for 10.3?

powderbanks Jun 20, 2011 at 10:53 pm

ugh..still forces them..i don't have an aolmail, hotmail or yahoo mail account. y u not let me delete??!?

toobs623 Jun 20, 2011 at 11:38 pm

Update: After reinstall, same free mem as .2432. Screen rotation seems faster, could be imagining it but overall ui seems a little quicker. News360 loaded much quicker.

Flash is much improved. Bridge browser ran 6 min youtube video clean as my hardline pc. I'm definitely keeping my unlim now man f tethering... ohhh at&t(verizon soon to be worse)

Nice job RIM. now just talk to google and make my gmusic work... I've tried everything.

MousePad Jun 21, 2011 at 8:13 am

If you could report on free mem, I'd assume you don't have "NaN"s for about every memory figure on the thing...

Is the a fix for that, or some procedure to get things right?

I haven't seen any memory numbers since 3.1868...

toobs623 Jun 21, 2011 at 9:51 pm

i was refering to free ram on boot... swipe from top bez, click about, select general click hardware.

bbbeliever Jun 20, 2011 at 10:42 pm

definitely notice a difference in browser and bridge speed! FTW!!

Ronzdaname Jun 20, 2011 at 10:45 pm

Just downloaded it. Will take it through the paces tomorrow.

sean222 Jun 20, 2011 at 10:45 pm

Reminders for Tasks! Yay.

spencerdl Jun 20, 2011 at 10:49 pm

Everything appears to be snappier even the bridge browser "OUTSTANDING"

pintofstella Jun 20, 2011 at 10:53 pm

i had lags everywhere before, browsing, BBM, messages - this is much, much better.

shboy Jun 20, 2011 at 10:55 pm

this is awesome update. check out NYTime videos... flash is crazy good! plus its browser is crazy fast.

Just Me Jun 20, 2011 at 10:59 pm

Nice update. I'm having a little pout that that there is still no bluetooth audio support.

mckillio Jun 21, 2011 at 10:22 am

I did not know this, lame.

ayoria Jun 20, 2011 at 11:14 pm

web browser super fast!! and the bridge is way better! nice update! keep it comming RIM

MsDmarie Jun 20, 2011 at 11:20 pm

Do I understand correctly that some are able to utilize the BB bridge browser? If that is the case, any thoughts on why i have never been able to use the BB bridge browser?

ComfyJammies Jun 21, 2011 at 1:39 am

My bridge browser almost never works, Not only doesn't it work, it sometimes seems to hang the internet on my 9650 and I have to pull the battery.

veldacy1 Jun 20, 2011 at 11:24 pm

damn.. hbogo still fail after 45 seconds..

Juney329 Jun 20, 2011 at 11:33 pm

All I want is Bluetooth Headset support!!

cjterminator Jun 20, 2011 at 11:55 pm

The best thing this update brought is ability within the browser to access webcam and microphone. It opens all the means to video chat :)
I already tried with imo.im and both Skype and Google Talk video chats work.
Also tried video chatting through AOL, works great too.

123berryaddicted Jun 21, 2011 at 12:10 am

i don't use any of these, but i'm aware that millions do. This should be HUGE news if its true, you just messin with people or what? Your messin aren't ya... ok... I must be tired. Goodnight.

cjterminator Jun 21, 2011 at 12:20 am

No kidding, its working through https://imo.im and quite well.

Douglasfx Jun 21, 2011 at 9:46 am

How did you get it to work? I tried but it says av not supported

mckillio Jun 21, 2011 at 11:13 am

That's pretty big. I assume the performance just wasn't there before.

MousePad Jun 20, 2011 at 11:57 pm

Still no search in Adobe Reader... Still seeing "NaN"s everywhere... (*sigh*)

cjterminator Jun 21, 2011 at 12:03 am

Google maps work great too now. Also Playbook full screen optimized Street view works flawlessly now.

mnhockeycoach99 Jun 21, 2011 at 10:17 am

New to Playbook so I have a dumb question. Are you pulling up Google Maps directly through the browser or did you download a Google Map app? I tried going to m.google.com and downloading an app, but it isn't working.

sf49ers Jun 21, 2011 at 12:35 am

thanks, browsing is crazy fast and as fast my laptop, checker boarding is almost gone..good job RIM

jedimstr397 Jun 21, 2011 at 12:39 am

Phantom bbm notification in the upper left corner upon connecting BlackBerry Bridge. Doesn't go away even after I open bbm. And the notification itself doesn't have a close button.

Mr.Softberry Jun 21, 2011 at 10:03 am

ya mine too does this. It's kind of annoying but just re-connect your phone to bridge and it should go away...

infiniti Jun 21, 2011 at 12:42 am

Has anyone seen weird things with Poynt after the update? The top blue bar text is not right until a location is found by GPS (very slow to locate). When you search for something such as restaurants near by, the font on top of the page is not proper but corrects itself if you scroll down and then back up again.

On the positive side. The browser experience just got a hole lot faster and better! I love it.

Jimcmf Jun 21, 2011 at 12:49 am

Not to burst your bubble ...... but start up time prior to new software installed was 1 minute 35 seconds. After download ... 1 minute 33 seconds.

But one thing that I did notice (as we all probably did) ... the browser is LIGHTNING FAST .... maybe 3 times as fast !!!!

What in the world did they do to get that sort of speed ????
Now ... where is the media to report on this sort of stuff ????

Wow!!!

mckillio Jun 21, 2011 at 11:27 am

What sites is it faster in, are you primarily going to Flash heavy sites. Maybe Flash 10.3 is just that much better.

jedimstr397 Jun 21, 2011 at 12:50 am

Oh, and pictures still don't open with Bridge Files off my 9700, but so far .xls and .pdf files do open. The Pictures app opens, but just sits there.

ArchangelRiddlah Jun 21, 2011 at 9:40 am

You'll probably need to do a security wipe to fix the picture issue. I had the same probably on the previous update.

jedimstr397 Jun 21, 2011 at 9:39 pm

Would really like to avoid this. I was hoping that RIM would have been onto a fix by now.

Seems that any new update works best on a freshly wiped device rather than one with an upgraded OS. Sucks ass.

It's like no one is testing these OS updates on an actual device. Maybe a simulator? If not, then seems like quite the embarrassing bug to overlook.

chammer101 Jun 21, 2011 at 12:56 am

Confirmed for me all sorts of web apps can now access camera's for video chats ;)
Nice work.

sf49ers Jun 21, 2011 at 12:56 am

Webcam works in browser now. skype, yahoo, gtalk works through imo.im

Douglasfx Jun 21, 2011 at 7:58 am

can you please explain how to make skype video chat work? Thank you in advance :)

ianbordas Jun 21, 2011 at 12:49 pm

Wow was not aware of this site - cool!! But can you really make the cams work through this site on the PB?

sf49ers Jun 21, 2011 at 1:08 am

angry birds (flash version) play nice too, play it in full screen mode

http://www.angrybirdschrome.com/games/AngryBirdsOnline.swf

fmanuel Jun 21, 2011 at 1:44 am

Looking for bluetooth stereo audio support please! I want to use the BB Stereo Gateway with my PlayBook!

Siiid Jun 21, 2011 at 2:31 am

wowhooo, I can't wait to use Skype/msn with camera!!!

sgxbb Jun 21, 2011 at 6:22 am

sorry but how do we skype on pb without native app?

where!? how?! cool!

sekhon Jun 21, 2011 at 2:46 am

The GPS capabilities have improved remarkably, its showing me about 5 metres from where i actually am, superfast, even the compass works, will wait for someone to actually give us an offline gps map.
browser speed has improved too...........
Keep It coming BB.....( waiting for Android Player).........

nathanna Jun 21, 2011 at 3:07 am

downloading as i type, i see some of the comments stating how fast apps opening and closing have been, ive had no issues before but if this update does make things quicker does this mean i can open apps before i touch them ;P

slimdrive Jun 21, 2011 at 3:08 am

very very snappy browser. way to go RIMM...

slimdrive Jun 21, 2011 at 3:08 am

very very snappy browser. way to go RIMM...

fnguyen Jun 21, 2011 at 3:39 am

Haven't fully tested it but seems like a great update, they keep that cadence! hey KEVIN, make sure to do that rereview of the PB (now or when the native PIM comes along) and make sure to harass those sites with medium reviews to rereviews their own as well (BGR, CNET, PCMAG, Engadget etc...).

kariakoo Jun 21, 2011 at 6:58 am

the bridge browser is awesome.. the picture quality ooh ooh!! iam proud to be PB owner thanx RIM

jachavar Jun 21, 2011 at 7:24 am

this upgrade has spelling??

cvdburgh Jun 21, 2011 at 7:24 am

hells bells, that browser is fast! and to think that this afternoon my DSL will be upgraded from 4Mb tot 50Mb... I'llbe flying!!!

Also improved responsiveness in Bridge.

one thing seems changed, and that is the sensitivity in swiping applications up and away; before, I was able to hit the preview window of the open app in the middle amd swipe it up to close,but now it seems I have to hit that window at the bottom bar. Anyone have this?

The Consigliere Jun 21, 2011 at 8:14 am

Guess I picked the right time to pull the trigger because my Playbook arrives today! It was hard enough waiting before but after reading all the good reviews that this latest update is getting waiting on the UPS guy is even worse now. I'll be sure to update first thing!

Ronzdaname Jun 21, 2011 at 8:44 am

Okay...just ran a speed test comparison between the iPad2 and my PlayBook after the update and here is what I got...

Ping - iPad2: 91ms, PB: 45ms
Download Speed: iPad2 3.71Mbps, PB: 14.03Mbps
Upload Speed: iPad2 14.45Mbps, PB: 4.31

I don't know about you guys, but I really like what I see here! Let me know what u think!

mckillio Jun 21, 2011 at 11:33 am

I wonder what the huge disparity in upload speed is from.

ilabelu Jun 21, 2011 at 8:49 am

yippee-ky-yaY! it just gets better and better. downloading now. now if i can only get dropbox to connect and work.

hellnback76 Jun 21, 2011 at 8:50 am

Still no HBO GO, not happy. RIM needs to get on the ball

drparham Jun 21, 2011 at 9:02 am

kevin4crackberry.com when are we getting a bbm group chat update????? cause my group chat is just as important as bbm!

Ronzdaname Jun 21, 2011 at 9:34 am

Ok...now we need an update that allows Bluetooth headsets to work for watching movies and listening to music.

collyj Jun 21, 2011 at 9:48 am

great! thx

Mr.Softberry Jun 21, 2011 at 9:52 am

sweet thanks for the post. It's getting closer and closer to the one update I've been waiting for... Android market :D

mnhockeycoach99 Jun 21, 2011 at 10:13 am

I just got a Playbook for Father's Day... booted it up and downloaded the newest update. Other than it currently missing the native apps and the Android app support (which we know they are coming)... the Playbook< in my opinion, is a top notch tablet....now I just need my Bold 9900 to pair with it!!

Kingkracker Jun 21, 2011 at 10:21 am

yikes the browser is lightening fast! The apps load much faster and the albums load way faster than before. Beautifully done! THANK YOU RIM!! Keep them coming!

Binio Jun 21, 2011 at 11:10 am

Dont know if u guys NOTICED but Appworld now conects through internet thethering :D Niceeeee!

EDIT: False Alarm... but it gives you the warning of the updates of apps of Appworld... :(

LuayS Jun 21, 2011 at 11:48 am

Lets hope RIM Starts reading this Topic: http://forums.crackberry.com/f222/suggestions-rim-playbook-improvement-6...

and begin implementing these requests.

lepermime Jun 21, 2011 at 1:09 pm

I seem to be having a problem with some applications no longer respecting full screen rotation. Prior to the update it didn't matter which orientation I was holding the playbook the application would respect it. Bubble Birds is a good example. It appears to now only function with the Blackberry turned portrait with the lettering on the left side. Kind of annoying since holding it that way means that my moving hand covers the light sensor.

MLE724 Jun 21, 2011 at 1:59 pm

Performed a backup prior to downloading and installing this update, worked fine using Desktop manager. Just tried to do another backup after completing the download and install, and the backup fails. Rebooted both PC and PlayBook, backup still fails.

Let me know if anyone else can perform a backup after the download.

kevin.mcca Jun 21, 2011 at 3:19 pm

Don't know if is this update but I don't have any bbm problems anymore!!:D

smeagle5 Jun 21, 2011 at 4:50 pm

Check out webcam integration in the browser! Chatroulette FTW

Mrosales1122 Jun 21, 2011 at 5:17 pm

wow!! crazy fast (browser) I would love a comparison now with IOS 5 browsing speed to the new update.

teamfoster03 Jun 21, 2011 at 6:25 pm

I dont have my Ipad anymore but for comparision of the old os and this one www.speedtest.net was showing 5.3 download and 4.1 upload and with the new update I have 7.8 down and 6.2 up.
Ran the test before the update and after. Nice speed improvement.
I didnt take note of the ping with the old os but the new is at 23

technique-1 Jun 21, 2011 at 7:21 pm

working nice...keep the updates coming..i'm a newbie and the joke or lack there of about "will it work on my 9700" makes me laugh...just a little tho...

Somewhatdisappointed Jun 21, 2011 at 11:03 pm

The update was good BUT as soon as I did there were issues with my BB. I could not receive emails on the playbook or the torch. Had to get replacement torch and the new torch does not have workaround for playbook. Now I have no bridge. The old bridge work around is a dead site now. Anyone know another work around. Love the Playbook but this is starting to get a bit tiresome because of ATT's greed

teostar Jun 21, 2011 at 11:24 pm

am i the only one who's bbm wont work???!! it just freezes at the initial loading screen with the spinning circle.

mavsguy842 Jun 22, 2011 at 11:19 am

My BBM icon completely disappeared off of my PlayBook 3 updates ago (this being the third).

TorchedNokia Jun 23, 2011 at 8:49 am

Are you using BBM6, if you aren't, I don't think BBM will work on your PB..

Just Me Jun 23, 2011 at 11:55 am

Nice update. Please keep them coming. I'm especially looking forward to the bluetooth audio streaming to my stereo and wireless headset.

I believe there is something wrong with the video in the browser. I have locked my browser up several times now when watching CTV and the Comedy Network. Sometimes I just need to gesture out of the browser and relaunch but on 2 occasions everything froze and I was forced to do a hard reset by holding the power button down.

Anyone else experience that?

lyeow Jun 24, 2011 at 1:24 pm

Has anyone had problems with Adobe Reader since this update? I encountered some PDF files that use to work fine with the previous Tablet OS update but since installing the latest OS update, the Adobe Reader crashes (just terminates) when it scrolls through a specific page consistently. I assume it encounters a segmentation fault while trying to render something in that page.

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