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Latest software releases
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BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1
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Software update v2.1.0.1526
Feb. 13, 2013
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Includes the following updates for the W-Fi only PlayBook and the 4G/4G LTE™ PlayBook:
- Improvements to Gmail® and Yahoo!® account setup services
- Enhancements to browser performance
- Audio Boost update to comply with European Standard 'EN 60950-1/A12'
- Renaming of BlackBerry App World™ storefront to BlackBerry® World™ storefront
Updates for the 4G/4G LTE PlayBook are subject to carrier availability.
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Software update v2.1.0.1314
Dec. 19, 2012
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Includes the following updates for the Wi-Fi only PlayBook:
- Resolved an issue where some users were unable to make in-app payments
- Updated the Text Messages app so that the latest SMS received appears at the top of the conversation list
- Fixed an issue where some users were unable to play MPEG-4 video
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Software update v2.1.0.1088
Oct. 25, 2012
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Includes the following update for the Wi-Fi only PlayBook:
- Fixed an issue some users were experiencing with locally created contacts and calendar events after a software update
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Software update v2.1.0.1032
Oct. 3, 2012
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Includes the following updates (initially available for the Wi-Fi only PlayBook):
- New BlackBerry Bridge features:
- BlackBerry Bridge app for text messages: view, respond to and compose SMS messages on the tablet
- Wi-Fi transport: BlackBerry Bridge data is automatically routed over Wi-Fi while the paired PlayBook and BlackBerry smartphone are connected to the same access point over a local area network
- New features for BlackBerry® Runtime for Andriod™ apps:
- Each Android app will run in its own navigator window
- Support for apps that require access to the camera hardware
- Purchase content within Android apps with support for in-app payments
- Support for portrait views in Messages, Calendar and Contacts apps: changes the view to the critical information on the screen
- Folder sync and management: specify which folders in an email account using Microsoft® ActiveSync® get synchronized to the tablet
- IMAP folder support: get full access to mail folders for IMAP accounts added to the tablet
- In the Print To Go app, deliver content to the PlayBook while on any Wi-Fi network, even if it’s different from the PC you’re printing from
- Encryption of personal data: enable full device encryption through Options > Security > Encryption
- OTA (over the air) enrollment with BlackBerry® Mobile Fusion1
- For BlackBerry Mobile Fusion administrators:
- New security features, including the ability to enable full device encryption and disable development mode for enterprise-connected PlayBook tablets1
- Ability to configure certificate-based authentication for access to work email and PIM via Microsoft ActiveSync1
- Security updates for Adobe® Flash® Player
- New BlackBerry Bridge features:
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BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0
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Software update v2.0.1.358
April 17, 2012
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Includes the following updates:
- Browser enhancements to address performance with some websites
- Improvements to support Android™ apps
- Optimizations to Video Chat, PIM and BlackBerry Bridge apps
- Other updates
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Software update v2.0
Feb. 21, 2012
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Includes the following new features:
- Built-in messages app:
- Unified inbox: see messages from all of your accounts in one place
- HTML email composing and editing
- Attachment downloads
- Ability to perform multiple actions at once like bulk delete
- Built-in calendar app:
- Day, Week, Month and Agenda views
- Growing numbers: numbers grow and shrink based on how busy you are
- People view shows a contact-centric view of your calendar
- Newsreel shows news about companies you're meeting with
- Built-in contacts app:
- Access Facebook®, Twitter® and LinkedIn® contacts as well as personal and work contacts
- Merging and de-duplication of contacts
- Virtual keyboard enhancements:
- Fluency engine: full word prediction and correction
- Support for auto capitalization and corrections of misspellings such as acn for can
- Slimmer design to show more of the screen's content
- New BlackBerry Bridge features:
- Wireless remote control: use a BlackBerry smartphone as an external keyboard and mouse for a connected PlayBook
- Presenter remote: deliver and control slideshow presentations when the PlayBook is connected to a projector or TV via HDMI
- Open on PlayBook: seamlessly switch screens and invoke any BlackBerry Bridge app on the PlayBook tablet
- Copy/paste in BlackBerry Bridge apps
- Print To Go:
- Wirelessly print from a laptop or PC directly to the PlayBook
- View, sort and manage digital files as though they were physical sheets of paper
- Support for Android™ applications
- Home screen management with customizable panes and folders, and the ability to pick six of your most frequently used applications for the dock
- Browser reader mode: provides an optimal reading experience by removing ads and the surrounding site, enhancing the font size and displaying text in a cleaner format
- Video Chat:
- Improved UI
- Integration with contacts app: provides a filtered view of video chat contacts
- Contact availability: identify if a specific contact is available for a video chat
- Invite based on PIN or email
- Initiate video chat directly from the contacts, calendar or messages apps
- Display a video chat on an external screen via an HMDI connection
- Built-in messages app:
- Security update for Samba file sharing service
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Software updates for version 1.0
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Software update v1.0.8.6067
Dec. 6, 2011
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Includes the following updates:
- Daylight saving time updates for time zones in the regions of Latin America and Australia
- Security update for file sharing issue
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Software update v1.0.8.4985
Nov. 24, 2011
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Includes the following fixes and updates:
- Updated version of Adobe® Flash® Player version 11.1 and Adobe® AIR® 3.1
- Daylight saving time updates for time zones in the regions of Latin America, Australia and Central America
- Updated Bluetooth® and Wi-Fi software to help to improve connectivity
- Fixed issues some users were experiencing with account payments in the BlackBerry App World™ storefront
- Improved synching when restoring applications with BlackBerry Desktop Software
- Security update for Adobe Flash Player, as noted in Adobe Security Bulletin APSB-11-28
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Software update v1.0.7.3312
Oct. 6, 2011
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Includes the following updates:
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Software update v1.0.7.2942
Aug. 24, 2011
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Includes the following updates:
- Differential updates: smaller download file sizes as only the sections of the BlackBerry® Tablet OS that require updating are updated
- Improved Wi-Fi connectivity to WEP networks
- Faster pairing between a BlackBerry smartphone and PlayBook via BlackBerry Bridge
- Faster attachment opening via BlackBerry Bridge
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Software update v1.0.7
July 19, 2011
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Includes the following updates:
- Additional language support: Basque, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Galician, Hungarian, Indonesian Bahasa, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese Brazilian, Portuguese European, Romanian, Russian, Swedish and Turkish
- Improved connectivity and productivity with BlackBerry Bridge:
- Zip attachment support
- Enhanced support for attachments: save attachments to a removable SD card or your BlackBerry smartphone's internal flash memory
- Portrait support in Pictures app
- Pinch to zoom in Video app
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Software update v1.0.6
June 20, 2011
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Includes the following updates:
- Support for Adobe® Flash® 10.3
- Support for Adobe® AIR® 2.7
- Security updates for Adobe Flash Player
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Software update v1.0.5
June 11, 2011
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Includes the following new features:
- Facebook® application
- In-app payments
- Performance enhancements:
- Charging improvements: charge the PlayBook when fully powered down and notification if using an incorrect charger
- Language support: French, Italian, German, Spanish, Dutch and UK English
- Video Chat enhancements: improvements to boost connectivity and reliability when calling a PlayBook on another Wi-Fi network
- Wi-Fi hotspot detection: makes it easier to get online during the set up process when connecting to a Wi-Fi hotspot
- Headset audio boost: adds an extra level of volume
- Fix for Adobe® Flash® security advisory
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Software update v1.0.3
May 2, 2011
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Includes the following new features:
- Video Chat
- BBM™ over BlackBerry Bridge
- Document editing through BlackBerry Bridge
- Home screen browser bookmarks
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Software updates on the Wi-Fi only PlayBook can only be completed over a Wi-Fi connection. On the 4G/4G LTE PlayBook, with BlackBerry PlayBook OS v2.1 and above, software updates can be completed over either a Wi-Fi or cellular network.
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BlackBerry Bridge app for text messaging requires BlackBerry PlayBook OS v2.1 and BlackBerry Bridge app v2.1.
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Requires BlackBerry Device Service 6.1.















