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thedead1440 | # 41 | 2013-01-31, 07:49 | Report

Also sony123 and qwazix,

Now that your'll have BB10 loaded what's all this hype about 70k apps being there at launch? Some say that 1k are native apps while the remaining 69k are Android ports, Web apps, downright ridiculous apps and Playbook apps that are unusable due to small buttons etc...

Could your'll share a bit more on it?

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marxian | # 42 | 2013-01-31, 12:18 | Report

Originally Posted by thedead1440 View Post

Now that your'll have BB10 loaded what's all this hype about 70k apps being there at launch?

PR bullshite as usual. Of course many will be glorified web links and crude ports, just as with any new platform. They just want to get the numbers up so they can have a nice big headline figure reported by the bloggers and tech journos. I don't think it's the best way to attract users to a platform. I think most people are savvy enough to notice if the quality is poor.

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abyzthomas | # 43 | 2013-01-31, 14:05 | Report

Free app quality is no were near what we have on our N9.

Most game apps are web games

Still there are some good apps.

My bigger problem is that dev device only connecting Tmobile USA edge. Not even 3G.

Anyone else experiencing this?
Does it have 3G/4G support?

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qwazix | # 44 | 2013-01-31, 15:53 | Report

Originally Posted by thedead1440 View Post

Also sony123 and qwazix,

Now that your'll have BB10 loaded what's all this hype about 70k apps being there at launch? Some say that 1k are native apps while the remaining 69k are Android ports, Web apps, downright ridiculous apps and Playbook apps that are unusable due to small buttons etc...

Could your'll share a bit more on it?

The bolded, by me. section above seems to be true. Don't know actual numbers but I usually end up removing most of the apps I download. Never happened on the N9/00. Today the android runtime has crashed and all android apps come up as black, I presume until reboot.
Another interesting experience is that I downloaded a fine android pdf viewer, but the mail client still complains there's no viewer. Fortunately there's access to the filesystem from both apps so I did my job, but I wouldn't expect that app to pass QA.

Originally Posted by sony123 View Post

The most annoying gesture for me is the inconsistent swiping-down you mentioned. Some apps have their own setting menus, others just invokes the default one.

Otherwise, I can live with the other gestures.

I didn't realize swiping to the right goes back, which app does that?

I noticed it works about everywhere after the latest update, but it surely works in the hub.

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sony123 | # 45 | 2013-01-31, 16:18 | Report

I also find myself deleting downloaded apps more often than not : p

Android compatibility layer is a double sword... I only came across a few good apps and hope there is a way to filter out Android apps. Qt apps are currently not much better, many of them for playbook and don't work well on BB10. Native Cascade apps are the best, of course. However, good titles are showing up day by day, e.g today I saw the familiar Sports Tracker.

It is a shame I couldn't get the most basic Facebook/Twitter to work on dev alpha. It seems like a common problem...

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vetsin | # 46 | 2013-01-31, 16:22 | Report

I heard that BB10 can be installed on the Playbook. Would you recommend that I buy one now?

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herpderp | # 47 | 2013-01-31, 16:41 | Report

I wouldn't...

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TheN9er | # 48 | 2013-01-31, 16:48 | Report

Originally Posted by vetsin View Post

I heard that BB10 can be installed on the Playbook. Would you recommend that I buy one now?

I was thinking the same thing since I can buy a new 64gb Playbook for under $200.00. But I think it's best to wait until they release the update for BB10 and see how it runs on the Playbook. Also, the price might drop a little more by then.

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qwazix | # 49 | 2013-01-31, 16:49 | Report

Originally Posted by sony123 View Post

I also find myself deleting downloaded apps more often than not : p

Android compatibility layer is a double sword... I only came across a few good apps and hope there is a way to filter out Android apps. Qt apps are currently not much better, many of them for playbook and don't work well on BB10. Native Cascade apps are the best, of course. However, good titles are showing up day by day, e.g today I saw the familiar Sports Tracker.

It is a shame I couldn't get the most basic Facebook/Twitter to work on dev alpha. It seems like a common problem...

I resorted to the mobile twitter website which works really well. One launcher that I downloaded couldn't do copy&paste or open outside links.

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Hacker | # 50 | 2013-01-31, 21:40 | Report

Does anyone have a Z10? I wonder if there are any performance differences that matter between it and the Dev Alpha devices.

I am also curious about the app situation in BB World. I saw that Angry Birds is available now, but what about some of the other show-stopper apps that they announced were "committed to" BB10, like WhatsApp, Skype, etc.? Also, I saw a vid for a free app called Nobex radio that looked solid, plus I know that some of the developers on this forum code for BB10, so it can't be too bad, right?

If apps are of this quality, that'd be good enough for me: Nobex Radio for BlackBerry 10, http://youtu.be/97kbqyE-ZH0

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