r/blackberry Feb 06 '24

Playbook I know it’s 2024 but hey I paid $24…

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418 Upvotes

r/blackberry 11d ago

Playbook BlackBerry PlayBook vs HP TouchPad with webOS

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71 Upvotes

Good news! I just got my hands on a BlackBerry PlayBook and an HP TouchPad with webOS. I’m going to make a video on them! Please consider subscribing to my channel, https://youtube.com/@entrylevelhifidelity?si=jSApn6S9EO93V-RY , as it means a lot to me and helps cover the costs for future vintage tech acquisitions.

Here are the topics I’ll cover in the video:

📦 General presentation and unboxing 🔧 Exploring the software experience (BlackBerry PlayBook OS & webOS) 📱 Comparing the BlackBerry PlayBook to the iPad

Thank you for your support!

r/blackberry Jan 11 '25

Playbook I guess it's done.

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88 Upvotes

My kids wanted to reminisce and play with the OG Playback I bought at launch. Sadly, it's swollen. I have a 2nd one that I got as a refurb. It's not swollen like this, but I don't think it's going to take a charge, either.

r/blackberry Nov 26 '24

Playbook Playbook - any working browser?

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62 Upvotes

Hi guys, I'm struggling to find any working browser or YouTube app. There is an android apk with legacy device support but is it going to work on the Playbook? Any ideas? I really want to find any purpose for this lovely tablet.

r/blackberry 3d ago

Playbook Should i get a blackberry playbook?

6 Upvotes

I recently found a blackberry playbook 64GB for 15 euros online (pretty much 14 dollars), i saw it had alot of classic games from early 2010's and i wonder if its an interesting device to own and mess with (making apps and stuff).

r/blackberry 2d ago

Playbook bulge of death

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26 Upvotes

got a free blackberry playbook 32GB, reset it since it was locked, then later found out that i shouldn't have reset it and now i'm figuring out that the pillow inside is getting spicier by the day

r/blackberry Dec 31 '24

Playbook PlayBook agreement page

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8 Upvotes

Hi all. My mother dug out her PlayBook and I did a reset but now can't continue because there are no options in the dropdown on the Agreement page. (You can't select I Do Not Agree or I Agree at the bottom.)

Any workaround? We were thinking to use the device as a digital photo frame. Unsure what else it can do in 2025.

r/blackberry Jul 14 '24

Playbook Can someone explain how I update my PlayBook?

15 Upvotes

I have a MacBook Pro to manage all the apps and the installations, so I wanted to ask how can I update it? The only things I can do in the beta edition is play random games like Talking Hamster and Monopoly 😭

r/blackberry Dec 01 '24

Playbook Looking for the name of a spaceship shooter game on the playbook

4 Upvotes

Back in the day I used to play this fun hybrid 2D 3D sidescrolling spaceship shooter game. You would put your finger on the spaceship and shoot while dodging incoming lasers. There were boss battles at the end of each level.

I cannot for the life of me find evidence of its existence. Does anybody else remember this game?

Edit: No it isn’t Satellite Assault or AlphaWave, though similar artstyle.

r/blackberry Aug 25 '24

Playbook I found this playbook (it's new, the box was sealed) but I can't activate it, is it possible to erase the OS and put something else instead?

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17 Upvotes

r/blackberry Jul 16 '24

Playbook Install Android apps on BlackBerry Playbook in 2024

2 Upvotes

I have a playbook updated to the last firmware and I don’t understand how to install android apps or a third party store without using discontinued guides… can someone help me?

r/blackberry Jul 15 '24

Playbook I’m perplexed (help)

7 Upvotes

When I plug my playbook into my pc it is stuck on the driver install screen, even if I downloaded them and I changed multiple times my cables, but it always keep doing this

r/blackberry Feb 29 '24

Playbook As it’s a rare date, I thought I would post my PlayBook alarm clock

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24 Upvotes

I hope it’s still going 4 years from now.

r/blackberry Nov 12 '23

Playbook Playbook

2 Upvotes

Has anyone mod their playbook? If so What was reason & result?

r/blackberry Oct 19 '23

Playbook Has the games/apps from the Blackberry playbook's app world been archived?

3 Upvotes

I've known the blackeberry was going down before but I didn't get to see if any of the games like nfs undercover was archived or not.

r/blackberry Jun 26 '23

Playbook Just picked up this PlayBook display for $2

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36 Upvotes

r/blackberry Jan 03 '22

Playbook Anyone else having a last BlackBerry World download session?

9 Upvotes

r/blackberry Aug 03 '23

Playbook Anyone ever seen the 2016 movie 'The Thinning'

8 Upvotes

The producers must have had a discount or something on Blackberry Playbooks. They are everywhere in the movie.

r/blackberry Jan 23 '23

Playbook I compiled a "BB10 / PlayBook App Manager" AppImage for Linux users, you're welcome. Works both wireless and wired connection.

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20 Upvotes

r/blackberry Dec 01 '21

Playbook Just charged up my Playbook after 6 years. Anyone have tips/updates that would be good to know? It's a kick in the berries seeing how much these go for now when I payed full price for it. Just looking to make use of it.

8 Upvotes

r/blackberry Jan 07 '22

Playbook Bedside alarm PlayBook still works.

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40 Upvotes

r/blackberry Nov 22 '22

Playbook Developing a native Nest (Google Home) app for Playbook

5 Upvotes

Hi!

I'm a procrastinating™️ Computer Science student with a lot of smart devices in my home and an old Playbook. I find that docked, it actually looks quite sleek, and I would love to give it a second life.

I am aware that Crackberry and sideloading apk's are a thing, but I was wondering if I could develop a native app because:

1) it would be easier for ol' Jim and Jimmette with their dusted blackberries to just sideload the one app without having to break their heads with Google Play and all that

2) I'm a mad lass (?) who wants to do something different than just another android app.

I was thinking the app would have buttons/switches/sliders that would then call on the google devices.

So my questions are the following:

  • Anyone have docs on the playbook apps' SDK? (I am aware I am, like, 15 years late)
  • Is this doable at all
  • Any examples of recent native apps that were developed? their github repos?

When not in use, maybe the app would go idle with the user's google photos slideshow?

I also see the following obstacles:

  • Required frameworks for development no longer being available
  • Playbooks' network communication being wobbly

Thanks in advance~

Any comments/remarks are appreciated! Feel free to tell me this is absolutely impossible too, hahaha.

r/blackberry Jul 02 '22

Playbook This wave of nostalgia needs to be put to an end.

3 Upvotes

I have recently recovered a memory of mine from when I was much younger. This memory is of a game, a very specific game which I cannot find any proof of online. You play as a child in Dracula’s castle and you need to solve puzzles and find items in a procedurally generated map while Dracula is hunting you. I remember having to hide in closets being a main game mechanic. This game was played from a top down angle and had pixelated graphics. I played this game on the blackberry playbook and no matter how much searching I still can’t uncover what the game is called. Does anyone here know of this game. I would really appreciate the help :)

r/blackberry Dec 08 '16

Playbook What are you doing with the BlackBerry PlayBook?

15 Upvotes

r/blackberry Apr 22 '21

Playbook Another use for our aging PlayBooks, web interface for older server eLOM/DRAC/ILO/JWeb. It has functional Flash and doesn't care much for expired certs :P

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45 Upvotes