BlackBerry OS 10.2.2.1531 released for compatible devices

While most customers are likely waiting for the release of the BlackBerry 10.3 update, the company has starting rolling on the BlackBerry OS 10.2.2 (more specifically software version 10.2.2.932, version 10.2.2.1531) to devices in Germany and surrounding regions. While no specific information is available on what the update has to offer other than that it covers security enhancements for some Enterprise customers with specific requirements.

BlackBerry 10.2.1 update rolls out to BlackBerry 10 devices on Sprint

Sprint customers who own a BlackBerry 10 device are now receiving the BlackBerry 10.2.1 software update. This means that Sprint customers, who own a BlackBerry Q10 (which happens to be the only BlackBerry 10 device on Sprint's network) will be receiving the newest version of BlackBerry's mobile platform.

BlackBerry 10.2.1 update rolls out to BlackBerry 10 devices on T-Mobile

The BlackBerry 10.2.1 software update is rolling out to BlackBerry 10 devices on Verizon's network. This means that owners of the BlackBerry Z10, or BlackBerry Q10 should soon be receiving a new version of BlackBerry's mobile platform. The update will reportedly begin rolling out at 2PM EST starting today and will make its way across all the BlackBerry 10 devices on T-Mobile's network.

BlackBerry OS 10.2 update starts global rollout; to reach the U.S. later

BlackBerry announced on Wednesday that they will start their worldwide rollout of the BlackBerry 10.2 OS update. Europe, Canada, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific region were listed as the initial destinations of the OS update. The update will be rolled out to the BlackBerry Z10, BlackBerry Q10 and the BlackBerry Q5. The BlackBerry Z30 comes out of the box with 10.2 pre-installed.

BlackBerry 10.2 - Find Out What's New

While the recently released BlackBerry Z30 brings some interesting hardware enhancements like stereo speakers and new antenna tech, most BB 10 fans are interested in the BlackBerry 10.2 update which comes on the new device. The newest version of the BlackBerry platform will be headed to devices like the BlackBerry Z10, BlackBerry Q10 and the BlackBerry Q5 later this month, so lets take a detailed look at the new features which you will be receiving with this update.

BlackBerry Z30 officially announced

The BlackBerry Z30 was officially announced today at a special event which took place in Kuala Lampur Malaysia. It makes sense that the company's newest flagship was finally uncovered, considering all the rumors and leaks over the past few months. However we assumed that BlackBerry may use the event as an opportunity to launch BBM for Android and iOS. BBM for Android, which has been apart of various leaks is rumored to arrive as early as this Friday.

In any case we have a new flagship device in our hands, so lets take a closer look at what the device has to offer.

BlackBerry 10.2 - Video Demo

BlackBerry 10.2 is coming and promises to bring several new features and improvements to the platform along with its release. A newly released video now shows the update in action with features like toast notifications, marking contacts and groups as high priority and dark theme in settings. Level 1 notifications are accessible with a simple pinch gesture.

However keep in mind that the update is still in an early stage of development and features like lock-screen previews are still not working.

You can still see some of what you can expect in the following video which demonstrates the latest (10.2.0.4xx) release of the BlackBerry 10.2 update.

BlackBerry 10.2 will add support for Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean apps

If you are an avid BlackBerry follower or user you may remember when BlackBerry (then RIM) launched PlayBook OS 2.0 with the ability to run specially packaged apps developed for Android 2.3.3. This was used to urge developers to port their apps over to the BlackBerry platform, but it wasn't easy to keep developers on Gingerbread when the Android platform was moving forward so quickly.

Rumors of the Android App Player being updated to support Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich were disputed as it was believed that RIM would phase off the Android app runtime in favor of apps written in C++, HTML5, or Adobe AIR. But it looks like BlackBerry isnt quite ready to give up on Android yet.

Today the company announced that BlackBerry 10.2 will come with support for Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean.