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Real BlackBerry OS 6.0 Images and Details Emerge!!!

by Kevin Michaluk

on 20 Apr 2010 10:44 AM

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BlackBerry OS 6.0

WooHOO!! A first REAL look at BlackBerry OS 6.0. The Boy Genius got some screen captures and a tour of the updated and evolving OS 6.0 from an AT&T connect and has reported back with lots of details. Things are looking very promising for us BlackBerry users who have been waiting patiently (err... impatiently) for both a first real glimpse at OS 6.0 and for its ultimate release. Here are some of the key details:

As expected, it's an evolution of the existing BlackBerry OS
RIM has implemented kinetic scrolling with rubber banding throughout the OS (more fluid experience)
RIM has implemented multitouch throughout the OS - web browser, photos (including pinch to zoom!)
Re-vamped inbox - w/ large thumbnails to identify the type of message (facebook, twitter, etc.) and features built-in RSS. BG is loving the experience here...
Homescreen changeup: No widget support, but RIM has implemented something called Pages. BG's explanation:
- "You can have your applications on the main page, then slide left or right to another page with different applications and browse that way. In the homescreen screenshot above, you'll see a sliding field towards the bottom, and you can slide that up, and reveal the first page of applications, and you can then slide that to show the different groups which correspond to the different homescreen page. Favorites, all, home, etc."
On touchscreen device, new modal popup with gestures - tap and hold, pops up an icon set (menu) with context menu items (read full explanation at BGR).
Updated media player, photos app and of course the WebKit browser!!

All around this is looking like a GREAT update to the BlackBerry operating system. The word is we'll see OS 6.0 launch on a device in June/July (we're hoping this is true). There are MORE DETAILS and MORE IMAGES over at BGR, so click on over at the link below to jump over and get your 6.0 on!

Source: BGR

Filed Under: News & Rumors, BlackBerry OS; Tags: OS 6.0

285 Comments

Posted by thescarecrow Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

looks promising!

Posted by tbhuang2 Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

don't get your hopes up. "The word is we'll see OS 6.0 launch on a device in June/July (we're hoping this is true)."
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
remember how long it took OS 5.0 to come out? enough said. if this is true, then this will be by far the fastest RIM rumor to reality transition in all history.
my guess: June/July 2011

Posted by secretsexyninja Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

Sorry RIM... you're about a month too late. Sick and tired of the Storm and BB OS in general. I've moved on to Android, which you will STILL be behind after this release.

My Droid Incredible arrives Thursday :D

Posted by mi_canuck Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

you'll be crying about poor battery life and shitty RF

Posted by rainor94 Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

I'm sorry but do you own an Android Device or have you at least used one for a day? I have been using mine for two weeks now and my phone easily lasts a day with very heavy usage. And shitty RF? Really? Firstly Android is an operating system it's up to the manufacturer of the phone to provide whatever radio chip they like. Anyway I am happy to say I get signal everywhere my BlackBerry Bold had signal.

Posted by zarzamora_hermosa Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

... I was eating with a group of friends and at one point we all had our phones out and were comparing each other's. My friend just got an Android-run phone and was showing it off. A few seconds into it, IT FROZE!

I couldn't help but laugh. I still haven't experienced a frozen BlackBerry after owning three myself.

Posted by jakeh0 Wednesday, Apr 21, 2010 660 days ago

really? my storm and tour have done nothing but lag ever since i joined the BB crew.

Posted by Syco54645 Wednesday, Apr 21, 2010 660 days ago

+1 there bud. all i have is the tour and it is junk... even with all the leaks.

Posted by BerryMedic20 Wednesday, Apr 21, 2010 660 days ago

That's funny - I tried out the Droid for a month and it didn't freeze once. Meanwhile my bone-stock Curve with about 2 apps installed pops up the ole hourglass hold for a freaking text message.

Getting my Incredible next Thursday too, can't wait! Peace out Blackberry... OS 6.0 looks like a disappointment too, sadly. I could have been swayed by a revolutionary new OS, but not an evolutionary one.

Posted by cmreyna1215 Tuesday, Jul 27, 2010 563 days ago

if you use fb...you're gonna hate that droid!!! i have had a droid for two months and i absolutely freakin hate it!! i had to switch back to my bold...it's the best. you dont even get notifications on that piece of crap droid!

Posted by deanplays Thursday, Apr 22, 2010 659 days ago

Hi Buddy!

I had a question. Do you know if this OS 6 will work on "all" Blackberry devices, or will we have to buy a new blackberry that has it on it already? I have an 8900 and would like to use that, but will all the features work, like the touch screen upgrades? Any info would be appreciated! ;o)

Posted by eazid Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

Yeah. Thursday the 29th can't come soon enough. HTC Incredible. Although I'm happy to see RIM is still trying.

Posted by jwmax Sunday, Apr 25, 2010 656 days ago

What a loser you are. Why are you even on here.

Posted by rainor94 Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

I am with you. I bought myself a Samsung Spica running Android 2.1. I have been very happy with it.

Posted by estrickle Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

Posted by bbui4 Wednesday, Apr 21, 2010 661 days ago

oh man, I'm jealous. I heard the incredible is going to be sick. Did you pay full retail? or get it with new contract?

Posted by elwil1 Thursday, Apr 22, 2010 659 days ago

My Driod exceeds the battery of life my storm. That problem has been resolved. Now my Storm has poor batter life when using a GPS (VZNav) o yeah Navigation with the Driod is free..

Posted by sk8er_tor Thursday, Apr 22, 2010 659 days ago

I'm sure I'm not the only one but I'm really getting sick and tired of the BlackBerry bashing and negative comments on here. If you do not like BlackBerry, please go to other sites that are available for the devices you like to use. I have a BlackBerry and no other phone out there comes even close to matching some of the features I use on my BlackBerry so please don't tell me that BlackBerry is inferior.

Thanks for coming out, but please take your negative comments, your iPhones, your Androids, and don't forget chargers with you to another site.

Posted by BB1334 Thursday, Apr 22, 2010 659 days ago

I agree, some constructive criticism is cool but this BlackBerry bashing is annoying.

Posted by JIPJIPX Wednesday, May 05, 2010 646 days ago

SO True! I love my BB!

Posted by alderon_90 Tuesday, Aug 10, 2010 549 days ago

You are right! I agree with you a 100%!

Posted by infinus Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

What is the need of touch gestures for messaging device.
....
Boring,,,,,,
Another iPhonesh or androidish type OS.
.....
Rather I was thinking about OS6 port on 9700.

What new things are added in.....

RIM's even walking on same path....

RIM use to make their own ways....

Posted by Efgorellie Thursday, Apr 22, 2010 660 days ago

It may not be as dramatic a discovery as the likely iPhone 4.0 prototype…

Perhaps this would make it more exciting: In this new OS, users will be able to Cut and Paste! They will be able to multitask and run more than one app at a time! They will be able to group apps in folders! They will be able to set up multiple sound profiles! (just like they’ve been able to do for the last five years.)

Posted by serpico Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

Wake me up if we get anything earth shattering from RIM. I doubt we'll see this in June/July timeframe. If we do, I'll give it a shot on my 9700 if I haven't jumped on the new iPhone.

RIM will still be catching up in the consumer space. This reminds me of what I went through with being a Palm addict. Not again.

Posted by zarzamora_hermosa Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

Only except the 9700 will be obsolete by then. RIM will probably release another dozen devices to replace the already existing ones, only they won't drastically change any of the features... that way consumers can pay more money for the same things they already own.

Posted by jwmax Sunday, Apr 25, 2010 656 days ago

Like apple has drastically changed features since the first iPhone came out?????????????????????

What drastic features do you want changed, really, think about it.

Posted by kg4zxk Monday, May 31, 2010 620 days ago

I finally junked my iPhone. I like the 9700 Bold much better. At least I don't have Steve Jobs telling me what I can and can't run every day... Especially Google Voice. Then you have to constantly jailbreak to use the phone the way you want to. Bye Bye Apple. Especially the iPad. The device that forces you to go to the computer because it won't do flash.

I have a phone that now works, does my social media, does Google Voice (on AT&T if you remember people blaming them for G voice not working) and I am happy.

Oh. My 9700 outlast the iPhone in battery. I would have to charge my iPhone 3 times a day to make it throughout heavy usage.

Oh. the Bold works with my cars built-in Bluetooth with no problems. The iPhone I had to constantly pick up the phone in the car to hear the conversation. The Bold has been great with that.

Removable battery, expandable memory, flash, all my apps that I use daily. Longer battery life.

Steve Jobs can keep his pretty little phone. Oh wait. OS4, you are going to have your phone pushing ads to you. No thank you!

Posted by elwea Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

Its A Fake O real i love the icons i love the new GUI

Posted by calee01 Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

This should be good!

Posted by dhughes86 Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

Awesome- wheres the leak link lol

Posted by D_March Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

upcoming devices only or will the 9700 be able to run it?

Posted by slinky317 Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

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Posted by sirfer Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

I cant wait!!!!!!

Posted by slinky317 Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

The browser looks nice... but everything else looks kind of disappointing. It's more of an incremental change and nothing revolutionary. And unfortunately, RIM needs a revolution.

Posted by cenloe Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

RIM needs an overhaul yes, but not necessarily a revolution, IMO. The biggest change is needed with the Browser, fix that, the bland UI, and make it easier to develop for and things will fall into place. The real issues is application related, if developers don't want to write new apps for BB then RIM is dead in the water.

Posted by jallot Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

RIM has to improve the SDK for 3rd party app developers if they expect the app store to grow.

Posted by Syco54645 Wednesday, Apr 21, 2010 660 days ago

um I think they need to handle the almost constant data outages as well...

Posted by jwmax Sunday, Apr 25, 2010 656 days ago

Are you nuts, or just a whiner? I don't have any data outages on my BB. You picked the right name syco.

Posted by skynny70 Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

June/July release! That would be awesome.

Posted by diegonei Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

We've all seen how it was for 5.0. RIM had it out but some carriers worldwide are still not pushing 5.0 out.

I am afraid we will see 6.0 go through the same process...

Posted by BeLogical Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

i hate to say it, but we'll be lucky to see it on Verizon before summer 2011...

Posted by zarzamora_hermosa Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

That means T-Mobile will be right behind you... in summer 2012

Posted by papped Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

Except that it's tied to a device release, so that can't really happen. You're talking about device OS updates, not new device releases.

Posted by BeLogical Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

which device will this be tied too?

Posted by papped Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

There's no confirmed device, but the article states that the word is it will launch on a device around June/July. That would mean an actual release, not pre-carrier approval imo.

Posted by cenloe Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

Maybe the new Bold would come with 6.0??

Posted by redman12 Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 661 days ago

Screen grab taken from Pearl 3G?