Is it normal to turn on the device need longer time pressing the power button after we switch it off. Yesterday I charge the phone and switch it off for faster charging rate. When fully charged, need to press the power button long in order to turn it on

If you power off the device completely, it would.take longer to startup again.
You can turn the airplane mode on. That should shorten the charging time required.

Thanks for the tip

Great news again! If only BlackBerry can come up with idea that combine physical keyboard with tablet.

A new Android powered BlackBerry tablet could be coming soon

BlackBerry CEO John Chen spoke to analysts today via conference call following the release of the company's fiscal fourth quarter earnings report. BlackBerry reported profits on an adjusted basis of 4 cents a share, topping forecasts of a breakeven quarter. During his chat with the Wall Street prognosticators, Chen made everyone's ears perk up when he said that BlackBerry is moving into the second phase of its licensing program. He noted that one of BlackBerry's partners is very interested in building an Android powered slate, and as a result "you may soon see a BlackBerry tablet," Chen said.

The company interested in building the device is one of the three companies now licensed to build BlackBerry phones. The trio include China's TCL, India's Optiemus and Indonesia based PT BB Merah Putih. Chen did not reveal which of the three is interested in producing the slate. If the tablet is manufactured, BlackBerry will be in line to receive royalties based on sales. The tablet would run on software provided by BlackBerry.

The BlackBerry PlayBook is the only tablet to wear the BlackBerry name thus far. Released in 2011, the tablet used the QNX operating system which later morphed into BlackBerry 10. While the OS received positive reviews, BlackBerry shipped the slate without a calendar app, and email required the use of a BlackBerry handset and the BlackBerry Bridge. These are shocking omissions for a company well known for the email client on its handsets.

"One of our partners are (sic) very excited to build a tablet based on Android, and so they wanted us to give them the portfolio rights to do that. I'm interested to do that because I'm going to get royalties for every tablet they ship. I will just leave it at that, and it's not even that, we have to curate it, we have to do a lot of things on with it, so it's not a 100% committed thing but it's gonna come from our partners and BlackBerry will only receive royalty but it's using our software and we do the QA and portfolio management, so I hope that clarifies that point."-John Chen, CEO, BlackBerry

You can count former BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins as being among those surprised at the possibility of a new BlackBerry tablet. Back in April 2013, Heins said that tablets would be dead in five years.

http://www.phonearena.com/news/A-new-Andro...ng-soon_id92648

android whatsapp and facebook can receive notification on this?

Should be can

Very tempted to buy at this price now


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just got to wait till 1st july for further info. whatsapp is a must. lol

Whoah really a good deal. Brand new with less than 1k MYR

Postponed to end of this year, even so, you still can use whatsapp on BBOS10 after the expiry. Use the Android WhatsApp then.

there are some rumours saying it will still recognise it as blackberry and will block it somehow.

Nah, they won't. If they do, just install with apk found online or modded WhatsApp. I doubt WhatsApp will detect it as BBOS and block it.

I've successfully installed and log in the google play store on my blackberry os 10.3.3

However all the apps downloaded, when open, it keeps saying server connection failure, any idea how to solve?

Compared and still love my Passport for its big width keyboard and 1:1 screen

Any workaround to share files/pictures in Android WhatsApp? I just noticed today. Receive is okay, just sending will fail every time. It will be useless next year if people rely on WhatsApp. Telegram is fine though.

anybody here provide to convert passport to fully android?

It can't be done unless BlackBerry itself give a way to do so.

Anyone having problem with BB Whatsapp ? Seems can't update it

Which seller is this? Still have this price?

I bought from T&L, not sure whether have this price or not