BlackBerry 6: Another Sneak Peek

quality of the camera needs to improve

someone told me about evo black berry6 does it look like the black berry 9500 i dont know how it look ill like to see.

Will Blackberry 6 allow synchronizaiton with Outlook Business Contact Manager? That is a huge obstacle for me. As a small business, I need to keep my business contacts seperate from my personal contacts. I am not interested in performing the "workabout" of created subfolders, etc. This is my biggest disappointment with my Blackberry Bold

How about an option to disable emoticons? We're not all 15-year old girls. Also an option to disable that bubble chat interface for sms? And an option to disable threading. That gets annoying if every message you've ever sent someone comes up in one long string.

Hi,
The answer for option 1 is BlackBerry 6 OS and
the answer for Question 2 is:
1. Multi-touch interface
2. Webkit browser
3. Redesigned home screen
4. Universal search
5. Context-sensitive menus
6. Social tools

RIM need to release OS6 for Storm2 particular the enhanced Browser. Kindly lodge your protest here at official Blackberry Facebook Site:

http://apps.facebook.com/myblackberry/discussions/view/115972

When will Blackberry 6 OS be available for the 9700?

Just wanna ask you guys here,why did youtube video quality turns out so bad on my blackberry 9700?is there anything i can do with that?perhaps did i have to upgrade it?can anyone hlep me guys?

I just hope that the new operating system will let me talk on my 9700 without dropping audio for periods of time or loosing calls all together. I'm on my third handset so it does not appear to be a lemon issue. My text msg streams are getting corrupted on a regular basis and there is no easy way to copy them to my PC or forward them as a single stream to my e-mail. I loose calls when transfering from WIFI to network and vise versa. Given the fact that both T-Mobile and RIM tech's have not resolved the issues for over six months, I hope they were addressed in the new version 6 OS.

The downloaded v 6.0 is not showing outlook option.

I have downloaded 6.0 today (by upgrading my earlier version)and I am using personal mail system (as against enterprise BB). But the software that lande was a enterprise version and I do not find Microsoft outlook client listed while configuring.
PL HELP
ABRP REddy
reddy111@gmail.com

Hello,

I would recommend performing a clean uninstall of the BlackBerry Desktop Software as shown here: www.blackberry.com/btsc/KB02206

Then re install the BlackBerry Desktop Software 6.0

Thank you

Mr. Bocking,

What grabbed my attention the most is that my BlackBerry Storm will not support your new OS, and that the Torch will be exclusive to AT&T.

Thus, I will shortly get to choose between staying with BlackBerry by leaving Verizon, or staying with Verizon and dumping BlackBerry. Hmm... Verizon is getting the iPhone soon, isn't it?

I really question your strategic plan over at RIM. You seem to have blundered quite badly here.

Somehow we need to be able to install Apps to the media card. If the media card is removed, then the app is gone until it is reinsterted. Or seriously beef up internal memory.

I'd also like a touch-screen bold. Something with a real touch screen (no Surepress please) and a non-slider keyboard. Sometimes it would be easier to use the track-pad. Sometimes it would be easier to touch the screen. Multitouch ) pinch zoom, etc... would be excellent too.

when is the bb torch being released???

You know. I just read that Storm 2 won't be getting the new OS. Well, buh-bye RIM and Blackberry. I only got a Storm 2 because I was excited about the new OS and my Storm 2 running better. Well, since they want to forget about loyal customers who just upgraded not too long ago, I just want to say come January, which is when I heard Verizon is getting the iPhone, I'm going to day adios to RIM. Especially since they don't see the need to fix a flawed device like the Storm 2. So C'est la Vie

Will OS 6 be available on touchscreen through Verizon?

I have been a storm 1, storm 2 user and the features Joe 257 listed are right. If you use the BB for business then you understand. I purchased a Droid x when it came out and find its email approach not be users friendly. The instant messaging is not as convenient as BB Messenger. You cannot cut or copy and paste into emails. I do love the apps and the larger screen, speed of browsing, storing apps on card. I really hope the BlackBerry OS 6 will be a upgrade to my storm 2 so I will keep it.
Rc

The feature that got my attention was the one where I DON'T GET IT FOR MY STORM2!!!!! Who are you kidding?

Sprint??

It is out August 3, with the intro in New York city along with the new BB phone, possibly a slider or a touchscreen or both. If it has FLASH technology, so the 80 percent of Youtube vids can be watched that use FLASH technology, then it will make Applesauce of APPLE. Since YOUTUBE is THE place to go for the past 3 years, anyone who thinks they are kool without it, is yesterday's lunch. Only the strongest survive. And that isn't new. Just waiting for the BLACKPAD, coming out in November, according to ROM.

Need the ability to sync several calendar formats into the BB platform. People need a way to keep visibility of their multiple calendars. I want to see them in one place, but need to distinguish them by color coding. Here are a few examples:
1. Outlook
2. Google Calendars (several - examples: social, kids, church, sports etc)
3. iCal

Hi there, Will the Blackberry 6 have face to face video technology? A camera on the front of the phone?

can't wait for the release!....also Blackberry should consider a device with double camera so we could talk through Skype.

is the most important feature finally implemented ?!?! THE REAL SMS SENT TIME and not when you received on your phone !!!!!!

1. Equally good or better browser compared to iPhone.
2. Browser
3. Browser
4. Browser
5. Browser

Can we upgrade our existing Storm 2 handset with new BBOS 6.0? Storm 2 has to many problems
1. Application continues to run in the background and eats up all memory
2. We have to remove the battery to reboot the device completely
3. Many a times though you click on the 'Answer' call button, the device refuses to akcd the click
4. Hangs almost every day and not may applications are supported
5. Not as customizable as Android and not as many applications
6. Screen automaticalls locks every now and then for no reason

I sure hope BB6 has slide features for pictures, video phone,etc like iphone

BBOS 6 needs:
Compatibility with most of old phones, like all bolds and all storms for example.
Use the device memory for apps, and discard the non-sense app memory, this is the worst of the OS, quite inefficient.
5 minutes to boot? unacceptable these days.
Add custom emoticons
Improve the Flash Led. The idea of flash is not just throw light, is create a decent illumination conditions in dark escenes. The Flash on BB is disturbing and excessively strong.
App World is poor.

When is it comming out?, I'm kind of tired of waiting.

still no flash?

Blackberry 6 looks great! I just hope the storm ONE will be able to support it.. I love my storm, other than the browser being a little slow at some times.. other than that, i love it! i love multi tasking, and i also love the keyboard, don't know why most people hate it.. oh well, i guess its personal preference.. but the point i was trying to make is that, if my storm doesnt support it, i am ALSO going to android.. and the Droid X has really caught my attention! yup!

Is this also for the BB Curve 8900???

You're going after the iPhone experience. Hope there's an improvement in battery performance over 5.0

more apps with a good desing and skype naturally

Is the Blackberry 6 compatible w/ Verizon server?

Very excited about the browser and the new bold 9780, hope it comes to att!

Awsome I cant wait!! I just hope it works with my Crackberry! If not what a disapoitmentthat will be...Ugh!

I have a Curve 8330 which I can't seem to get away from. I've tried a few Android phones and they just do not work as well as a phone or email device as my Curve does. I like the look of Blackberry 6. I think the User Interface and OS SHOULD have everything you need already incorporated into the the UI and OS, so there is not much need for additional apps. I like that and it looks like Blackberry 6 OS includes all the features I want in a smartphone as well as improved Internet Browsing (which the Curve does poorly but the Android phones excell at Internet Browsing). Blackberry 6 OS looks like the BEST OF BOTH WORLDS to me. I think I will be glad that I am going to sticking with Blackberry as my my mobile phone for the next 2 years rather than jumping ship as most other Blackberry users have for the iPhone or an Android device.

Looking forward to release Currently using Bold and like the hard keyboard but dislike the limited apps and lack of touch screen. Is there going to be a compromise coming?

I am excited about the new product, but very frustrated with RIM with the release date. I have been waiting for 2 years for the BB9800 and then a better BB, what gives?

hi just want to say that i love your post and really am excited over my blackberry and what it can do. Is this service available as yet and when and where can i obtain this. Thank you

Looks great but also the Blackberry Storm looked great until you owned it then it locked up. Blackberry sucked at trying to make the iPhone touched screen look a like which is to bad because i am an official Crackberry user have had all of the types and always loved them minus the storm but I will never get a touch screen blackberry since i know how bad the storm was always freezing and so slow.

please please release it so I can finally sync with Outlook 2010 running Windows 7 Ultimate. I can't believe the 64-bit solution will not be out until 2011! RIM was definitley asleep at the wheel leaving paying customers without being able to sync with a program that has been released to the public. Go figure!

Which cell phone carriers will add this new Blackberry 6 to their lineup?? Excited to find out...I'm sure hoping it come to _______!!!!

Amazing work guys. Looks really swish, can't wait to try it out!

i agree with joe257, but this OS looks great! its starting to get better, but i do need a sprint touchscreen soon so lets make that happen! i like the social thing because android has it and it is great! and the browser is a big improvement! cant wait!!!!!!!!!!

Good Morning Andrew
Please get this out to the public as soon as possible .
You are losing market share the longer you wait
This is a great stride forward
you and the company need to free your selfs from your corporate chains and become faster to respond the your public
This is a great start
lets get this OS moving
my storm yearns for it
John D
Pres Thruway Hardwood and Plywood Corp.

i do really would like to know if by any chance my bb8520 can work with the bb 6 os....
thank you very much and i'll be waiting for a possitive answer

I want a blackberry that duplicates Apple's Iphone with apps that is out of this world where people can change their apps instead 0f buying a different phone cause it cannot do what you need it do to get your work or business done on the run. Change the apps not the phone , can BB engineers create such a cell, one phone that can get you places,obtain information,enjoy your favorite movies or restaurants, etc. One phone with one touch, I know it can be done so BB engineers rock on and make BB rule the world.

I've never owned a Blackberry and am looking for a replacement for my Treo Pro on Sprint. If I get the 9650 on Sprint, will I be able to upgrade to OS 6 when it is released?

I'm seriously sad my brand new 8530 won't get any OS 6.0 love...

which blackberry smartphones will have this software??

make sure theres vedio chat please

i think the new browser will be the biggest hit, the one that they have now is slow and doesnt stack up with the droid or iphone. lets go RIM let it loose.

is the OS 6 going to support the Storm 2? with the strom 3 coming out at end of year do i need to upgrade again??

will i be able to get all or some of blackberry os6 for the 9520 and how because i tried to get os5 on a curve and couldnt due to not being registered for some thing and couldnt register

Please give more One Touch dial Numbers... Please... Just 9 Nos are not enough ...From a User of Storm

Well, last year would have been a great launch time for OS 6 for me. I loved my old BB -- the feel and the config of the keyboard. But, alas! RIM takes too much time to release new versions that are a) behind the times and b) usually filled with problems.
So RIM lost me as a customer. Reluctantly lost me, but lost me nonetheless.
I moved on to Android. Too bad! I was really loyal to RIM and BB for over 10 years. But the game has changed. A decent web-browser IS important. Too bad RIM was two years behind the times. The new browser on the new OS looks dandy. But touch-screens are now important too. Who wants to paddle through a sea of web pages with a toothpick of a trackpad? Too little, too late.
The things I miss on the BB are too minor compared to the things I gained on the Android platform. They are:
1. A really indestructible hardware platform.
2. Fully integrated contact management throughout all applications (email, calling, etc.)
3. Amazing radio reception that makes one think this is a real phone, instead of a gadget.
4. Truly decent battery life.
5. Replaceable parts.
Things that drove me away:
1. The incredibly slow and lame syncing software on the PC.
2. No decent web interface.
3. Poor support from the corporation. Their technical web pages are ALWAYS lame, incomplete, etc. with broken links throughout.
4. No concept of customer support AT ALL! If you've got a problem, might as well complain to your spouse as to ask a question of those guys.
5. Incredibly slow response to the demands of the market place.

So, nice work on OS 6. Cya around. Give me a reason, please, to come back home to BB.

ANDREW......

just make a storm with 6.0 and UMA available @t-mo and i'm a happy camper.

Will the NEW software work on a BB 8330? Most does not work being with BOOST - Boost does not let us use all what the BB can do!

I was put off BB by the dull menus especially in the organiser and calendar. It would be good if these could be enhanced, then I return as a customer

Where to begin?

I had an iPhone 3G and switched to a Storm 2 for work. That said, the iPhone kind of set the bar for my expectations in a smart phone. The Storm 2 drives me absolutely nuts, but it's nice to see some improvements.

1.) The browser - glad to see a much nicer browser experience with new features such as the address bar at the top, multiple browser windows, and pinch and zoom. I am also hoping it is faster, as I have found it slow to the point of uselessness. I sat down with my friend's Incredible and my Storm 2, both on the same network, same location - I loaded CNN.com on both phones at once (and actually mistakenly didn't hit load correctly on the Incredible - took me about 4-5 seconds to realize). In the it took my phone to load the front page, I was able to FULLY load the front page and 3 separate stories on the Incredible. It would also be nice if I could set my default search engine back to Google, not VZW's forced Bing.

2.) The current keyboard experience is killing me. I feel more comfortable holding the phone in portrait mode, but the portrait keyboard is almost impossible to use. I started using SureType, which is generally nice, but rather inconsistent. The way it comes up with default suggestions for words I am typing boggles my mind; I try typing "July," I end up getting "kilt." I try typing "yes," it suggests "tea" as it's #1 choice. I don't know about anyone else, but I find myself typing July and yes more often than kilt and tea. Additionally, despite all settings I've changed, when active in a password field in portrait mode, my phone allows either the full keyboard or the useless multitap mode. Not a fan of that.

3.) I'd like a way to better manage my memory on the phone. I frequently get that timer in the middle of the screen with no apps running (except for the ones I cannot close) and trying to load a basic mobile website or typing a text message, and it drives me bananas. Also, being able to have an option to fully reboot or fully shut down the phone (not standby) with the power button instead of doing battery pulls until I'm blue in the face would be nice.

4.) It's 2010, can we figure out how to boot the phone in less than 6 minutes?

5.) Additional minor annoyances/suggestions/hopes include: the message that pops up every time my phone connects to/disconnects from a Bluetooth connection, ability to sort through messages (i.e. by sender, unopened, etc.), nicer social media apps (the facebook one is weak, hoping the new social media integration will fix that), more consistent calendar interface (I still can't figure out the difference between bold and non-bold days), multiple alarms, better reaction to pulling the phone away from my head mid-call (if I call and need to press a button for an option, it takes a 3-4 seconds to do it), better segregation of unopened messages (do I really need to see a missed called classified as an e-mail like message?)..

Cautiously optimistic 6.0 might change how I feel about RIM.

Ok RIM/ATT - is this going to be just a software update for BB phones, or a complete new phone with this software?????
Would like a BB touchscreen on the ATT network!!
Can RIM and/or ATT please answer all these questions??????

Blackberry needs wider phones...the bb 9000(wide) was a great size minus the track ball...Please make wider phones with wider keyboards...touch screen phones, etc...for AT&T users...

AT&T needs a touchscreen BlackBerry phone!!!!! Please make sure they get the new BlackBerry phone...

I like my BB but the Droid X is looking pretty good! I believe right now it is pivotal that RIM answer a few of these same questions asked over and over again! Common courtesy to your customers is a must....after all, we are what made you! Unfortunately, RIM's ship is sinking by there own doings and they EXPECT us to do nothing but stay on board! Not i...hello DROID X! :)

It definitely seems like they're desperate to break out of the "business" mold and into the teenybopper mold with OS 6.0. This video is obviously aimed at young social users, with its emphasis on messaging and social networking. They want a slice of the iPhone market, obviously. But what about those of us who have been loyal to RIM because of its vastly superior business capabilities? I use a Bold because it's a business workhorse and because BB's are the absolute best for email. I also use the calendar for scheduling my business appointments and love the way it syncs with Outlook. What about enhancements and improvements to business functionality, RIM? For example, one of the most common complaints I hear about phone calendars is that they can only handle one calendar. I have 6 calendars active in Outlook and I would love to be able to view them all on my phone, yet I can only sync one of them. This is basic business functionality that is missing from every phone out there and RIM could really stay ahead of the pack by giving us this option. I still haven't met any serious business user who uses an iPhone, virtually everyone has a BB. It's a shame that RIM seems to be forgetting this.

i have a storm 2....will the os 6 work perfectly on my phone??

That's just Amazing ,, i don't want an update ,, only if the new phone has it all ,,

1. Plz "increase the amount of kb that can be sent and received" ,, more like 10 mb is sufficient" ,,
2. Work on the browsers as everyone is saying, flash n java n all that ,,
3. The "memo pad" and "notes" and "todo lists" ,, i dunno about "merging" but a shortcut from bbm to "ntoes" and "notes" to "send to bbm" and notes to "send as mail" will be very very appreciated.
4. amazing work on the Facebook, Twitter & RSS feeds ,, can't ask for more :P
5. a "wifi video call app" just like the iphone 4g's face time or something ,, two camera's preffered to kill them out of the market !! ,, haha ,,
6. Make the Appworld global ,, do the world a favor ^^
7. a Free GPS software "global" ,, do the world another favor ^^
8. The previous camera is great ,, but a bigger pixels would be greater ^^
9. a "shortcut" to "change the camera Mode" like "black n white, Sepia, Normal" ,, just make it faster with a touch ^^

What about skype coming to blackberry in australia? I know its there in america on verizon, but when is it coming to australia? I think this is a much needed app.

im a die hard berry user! i want u guys to take back the smartphone market. so do what you have to do.out with the old and in with the new guys! your future depends on it. please take heed to these comments and fix bb 6 up nice so i can stop having to defend my phone all the time!

I hope we get bb6 on the 8530. I just traded my Android phone (Samsung Moment) for one. They were no longer supporting updates past 2.1, and in my opinion 2.1 was lousy. Battery life was awful. It would turn airplane mode on when it shouldn't. Two of them, and nothing but trouble. I had a blackberry 8330, no problems. I have had another 8530, and still NO problems. Stay away from Android. BB is the best.

1.More smilies in the BBM Chat.
2.4G network
3.Larger app network
4. Better Calander : The one on the Bold isnt really user friendly

its OS 6 for blackberry 9000???????

It better support UMA! This is an essential tool for our business.

BB 6 is great...Will AT$T market the product? AT&T needs a touch screen BB... Please make sure AT&T customers will be able to purchase the product!!!!!!!

Heey All, I think they should invente some blackberry bold or curve with touch screen, =).

It all looks really awesome and I am impressed. I have a Storm 1 now; will this OS work on it? I do like my Storm but am really looking forward to these updates.

Currently Team iPhone but with all their problems with the iPhone 4 i think i am going to switch to the BlackBerry 6 anticipating its release!!!

So i just saw this and i cant believe i didnt know about it!! But one question? Is it an OS update or a completely new phone?

I CAN'T WAIT to go back to Blackberry and toss my weak IPHONE! I miss you Blackberry and will be first in line to get you, Blackberry 6!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi, Simply make it like the iphone or better with a Blackberry reputation and strenght!.. I would like my PDF files to open easier and to be able to stretch the sceen like in the iphone. Also, to be able to play any type of video (incluiding Flash!)
Hopefully the camera is a 5.0 megapix or higher and the battery to last and last....
One more thing, the screen has to be bigger than my Bold!
Thanks!

I wrote RIM off a long time ago and never worked at a company that used blackberry devices. I got to use one after the first iPhone came out and thought I would find it pointless, considering how Apple had changed the mobile device market. Three years on, I think that the Blackberry devices have a lot to offer, especially considering some of us don't want 1000's of pointless apps, dropped calls and live in fear of batteries draining at crucial moments. The blackberry devices really need updating though and the OS at the moment is antiquated, but the robust e-mail and messenger services are good ... and start marketing them better.

Will the new Blackberry 6 work with hard keyboard models as well as touch screen ones? Dan

how does it work for the storm 2? and previous BB's?

I hope it can be loaded on my Storm 2 device. I am looking forward to the browser being powered by Webkit the most....

Ok, you need to make the memory card available for the apps. not just this little bit of flash memory that you have available. My biggest complaint is that I can't store as many apps as my iPod touch can. It is part of the reason that I am actually considering an iPhone. Rework the OS to use that memory as RAM and let us use the micro SD cards for apps. We can get up to 32 gb micro SD cards now and I for one would like to use it so I can store apps and themes on them, and not just for archiving. If this is done I don't think that I would ever look at an iPhone. I really like my Storm 2 and the things I can do with it. So please, please, please RIM. Hear the people!!!!!!

Will this Blackberry 6 OS work with bold 9700?

What existing and, if any, new handsets will this be available for?

I doesn't like the new keyboard with the iOS function, that press buttons are shown over the button. I have the Storm 9520 and like the blue light around the button.

whos going to be the carrier?

RIM, please specify which current Blackberry will be supported by the OS update.

All the new flashy features are great... but please don't forget to make it the best PHONE on the market. All the eye-candy, social features, texting, etc. is well and good, but NEVER at the expense of phone call quality and reception! I dumped my old Windows Mobile phone for this reason - it did all sorts of cool stuff, but was CONSTANTLY dropping calls. I use my BBerry for business and if I can't make a good impression on my clients, the phone will have to go!

Need some of these features on my Bold 9700 - Still in the contract and am NOT going to be replacing my phone anytime soon. Still, a free upgrade to the OS would help keep me "loyal" when the time comes...

I hope BlackBerry really does fix the browser. This is my only real complaint about my BlackBerry Bold 9700. I am tired of sites that display just fine on my wife's iPhone being totally unusable on my Bold. Many sites will not come up at all, probably due to a lack of Flash and other common web technologies. BBerry, please fix my browser!

Are you kidding? If the site has flash I guarantee it isn't loading on an iPhone. Try going into your options under general setings and change the Browser Identification from Blackberry to IE or Firefox.

Joe257 nailed it!!! If they can do all that I may actually keep my BB Storm instead of chuckling it for a Iphone or Android. WAKE UP BB!!!

Will it be availible for the old Bold 9000? That would be awesome…

Please let us run VoIP apps like Skype on the Blackberry OS6.

handling emails larger than 2.9MB.....thats what i'm looking forward to see from bb.......will that happen on OS6? don't think so :(

Talk about ripping Android off. Just give up already BlackBerry.

is it a touch pad like iphone? hope not

Is there a new blackberry coming out? Is this software update going to be available for sprint blackberry tour? When is the phone and/or update going to be released?

1. Radio ;)
2. FM Radio
3. RDS Radio

The only comment I have is about the Storm in general. The OS 6 looks like it was built for the storm and looks great.
Just one thing RIM look into making a way to turn off the camera sound when taking a picture on the storm 1&2. It is quite bothersome when trying to take a picture and there is this lound obnoxious sound coming from your phone.

can i upgrade my latest berry the 9700 bold to this software? if yes, then cool!!

what about us BB users who do not have the touchscreen BB - how does this new software benefit us?????

When can we expect to see this on our devices?

Looks awesome!!

i have a feeling that if this version 6 is to be released it will most likely be on the storm generation 3 that is coming out this november christmas season. i have heard rumors of this generation and with this software version, my gut is telling me it will be on this new one.

is this os only for touch phones or will it work with my bold 2?

just as long it is not operating with PUSH but TOUCH screen. BB storm is a trash.

Apple's iOS, Google's Android, and Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Series all already utilize every single feature illustrated here. RIM needs to stop playing catch up and actually innovate.

Actually, all of those other OS'es have MORE features. Like PROPER IMAP FOLDER SUPPORT!

Please RIM, listen to us! I don't want to go to Android, but I want even less to have to deal with each and every one of the many, many emails I get every day, twice!

I think we all want to know if non-touch screen phones like my Bold 9700 will be getting the updates!! I really do hope so because the competition really is putting on the pressure!! If I can get this new os and the new webkit browser......I wont be going anywhere for a while!!! Lets make it happen RIM!! Please dont let us down!!!

WHEN???? Contract is running out and i got to make a decision here... looking at iphone... that can only be way better than BB Storm...

I need a smart phone that uses a stylus, if this new blackberry has that capability then I am all for it.

Looks amazing and can't wait to get my hands on it. But, I still like to have my keyboard though (one of the major reason for not using an iPhone)

I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but I think 5 was a VAST improvement over previous versions and I only say this because now instead of having to take my battery out 4 or 5 times a day due to freezing now it's only a couple of times. I hope 6 will fix this little faux pas that makes me some days regret getting a 9530...most days I do like the thing though!!!

"Of course, we would love to hear your thoughts. Post a comment and let us know which aspect of BlackBerry 6 grabs your attention the most."
Webkit,Social Feeds and overall op speed.That's the key right there.

Good,good...now bring us a Storm 3:-
~ 4" capacitive Super AMOLED

~ don't need none of those 1Ghz Snapdragons but if you have anything better or equal to so long as it won't hurt batt life that can work.

~ generous RAM please.

~ Nokia N8 class still + video cam capabilities.

~ Same touch sens keys a'la Storm 2's front but better.

And try not to set a 2012 release window for this please...If you can.For the love of God stop "facelifting" and renaming the current product range and why thank you for the slider but we still want a capable full touch BB.

I'm really exited for this OS release. What i've seen so far makes me think that in a not to distance future blackberry wont have to envy anything from android and iOS(except maybe, for the apps).

What i've been wondering since the anoucement is, how this will afect the developers? will this mean more user friendly apps? (lets face it, blackberry apps are not as user friendly as other smartphone platforms) will this make building apps more easly? will the developer have access to all those new features?

Because in the end, a smartphone is just about apps. with better quality in blackberry applications will mean more ways to use your phone.

Is Vodafone UK going to be releasing this to there storm2 fones for update??

The UI needs improving

I recently switched from IPhone (ATT) to Storm 2 (Verizon). I miss my IPhone. Soo many business apps on the IPhone, better UI and easy to use. I also miss my VOIP apps. SYKPE worked over WIFI, no callbacks. Many developers of VOIP application blame BB for the support needed to get VOIP apps working.

To all you haters out there who are threatening to get the Droid if this doesn't come out... puh-lease. We ALL know you're gonna stick to BB and wait this out. This looks absolutely amazing!!! I love everything about it! I just want to know, like everyone else, what phones will get this update though. Any word?

Thanks!

I love the fluid interface and allowing it to post to facebook and twitter at the same time but please please make it available for the 9700. Also please start working on apps......I am so sick of everyone talking about the stupid android market and everything else. I want to be able to play Mafia Wars on my phone.

better than the EVO?

Awesome! I can't wait to play with BlackBerry 6.

i poopd mah pants

Its the webkit browser. Defiantly. IN FACT if this update is as good as it looks and the browser is as amazing and (have i heard rumors of flash and adobe already shipping its version of flash to blackberry ) then i will stick with the blackberry instead of going to android. DONT LET ME DOWN GIES

I hope the Storm 1 doesn't get neglected in the release... I can't afford a new phone

for it will never be as good as android,RIM make open source so ppl can help u make it better,now back to my awesome Nexus one :D

Which phones will be able to get this update? Will the Tour get it?

What's the point in commenting if nobody addresses a single question asked here? It is this reason, along with rims ancient OS, even with 6, that I hopped ship and am currently enjoying the hell out of my android. .

My question to you is if you are truly enjoying your Android than may I ask why you bother to keep up with the Rim gossip? This is all about BlackBerry and OS6. My personal experience with Droid wasn't great. Yes there is some cool things with them but I can't put my BlackBerry down. I like the way it feels and I like the way it operates. Plus I don't think anyone out there can match the security of a BlackBerry....

All I have to say is it better be available for my recently purchased Curve or my next phone will be an iphone or droid!

I hope Blackberry does do something soon, the Android system is looking real nice because Blackberry online has a touch screen device for only one phone carrier and the new products or features appear to be limited as well.

Sounds good. One thing I hope they address is the bluetooth functionality. With the last update for the Storm 2, the volume level on all bluetooth settings went lower, which in turn made have to turn the volume up just to hear the person on the other side. Not sure if its a glitch, but needs to be fixed. It was so bad I ended going back to earlier software to get it back to where it was. Hopefully the fixed it in the OS 6 update!!!

the big question: WHEN ????????????????

when when

Would like to see a sneak peak for non touch screen BlackBerry. Overall, it looks good, but I think we can jazz up the OS and interface a bit more.

As a side note, we definitely need a robust version of facebook then what's currently available.

We are mobile solution developer and attracted towards BlackBerry over iPhone and Android because of its deep penetration in enterprise. Its exciting to see BlackBerry working on its user experience.

Looking forward to checking it out.

Kapil,
Co-founder, Cruxly, Inc.

Looks amazing but will non-touch phones get this update like the 9700 Bold or will we be ignored...

When? When? When? Soon or I go Android. Thanks.

Me too.

I am actually very excited about BlackBerry 6...BUT...I would like to know exactly what phones it will be available on. I heard through the grapevine that it would require devices with 512 MB of RAM...now I specify that this was 'through the grapevine' because it is obviously a rumor, until proven to be fact.

If this isnt available for my storm1; android hear I come.

... and for the storm 2

#youneedanupgrade

i think the only person i know who still has a storm1 is my grandmother.

please go to android-- the bb community would be better off without you & your inane comments.

Don't do it!!! Deal with the storm. You can have it replaced, as far as I know for the memory issue. In my opinion, Android was put out way b4 it should have been. I had nothing but trouble with it. Last night I traded it for a 8530. Wait on the Android till they can make it better, I'd hate to hear someone having the troubles I had. I wish I'd never traded my first 8530 for it. Good luck if you do get one, but please take some advice and stick with the bb.

Ya know what.....I love my storm also!
App memory seems to be my biggest complaint though.

Exactly my thoughts!!!, to be honest in reality I'll still go for a Droid X

i second that

The bold 9700 needs something similar, and there is alot of swiping to get to the app u want, bb is known for having all the apps on hand with ease.

Marvellous!! Curve 8520/30 should get it as well

If it doesn't I'll be looking at other brands.

i agree

My hope is that I can actually get to use this on my current BlackBerry Storm2. I hope a public release is across the board and I don't have to be stuck using this outdated browser while only the new devices that come out, that I can't even buy, have the new OS6. There are some nice, and much needed, additions to the platform however.

Rim says they are going to do what they can to get OS6 on as many BlackBerry devices as possible. The Storm 2 was released early to make up for the Storm 1. When I bought my Storm 2 I was told that there would be better software coming to take full advantage of the phone. Granted they improved OS5 to make the phone perform better, I believe OS6 will bring the Storm 2 to life! IMHO I have no true desire (other than curiosity) to try any other device manufacturer. I fell in love with BB with my Storm 1, my only complaint was application memory which is why I went to the Storm 2. I have yet to run out of app memory with it. Even at 60+ apps and most I never even used. I as well as many others here cannot wait to get OS6 on my Storm 2 and I'm sure I will disappear for a while to learn all I can about it lol. Rim at least give us a leak so we can test it in real world situations and provide feedback!

I had a storm 1 when the storm 2s came out they released the new operating system for it as well which was cool of them but the storm 1 just didnt have the hardware capability Im excited to have the storm 2 and this new os Im sure if they released 5 to everyone before they will do the same with 6

I agree with ST. The interface looks like it's at least 5 years old and all the tasks shown in the video are nothing new to the smartphone space. Nothing much to be excited about here.....moving along.

:-O

I'm falling in love for BB6...

Storm 1 9500 users will be able to use it? :(

Although I love the BlackBerry keyboard and email shortcuts, I have not used one ever since I switched to an IMAP email account many years ago because no BlackBerry device could take advantage of IMAP's full functionality (eg multiple sub-folders and email addresses linked to a single IMAP mailbox, IMAP Idle for push email, etc.). I would be surprised if BB6 will change things much because IMAP does not seem to be a strategic focus for RIM (maybe because of the risk of cannibalizing RIM's Exchange-based platforms), but I would love to be told that I am wrong. Does anyone know whether BB6 includes more IMAP functionality?

The interface looks OK to me. Will there be a BB device with a physical keypad as well as a touch-screen large enough and good enough to take advantage of all the browsing features? Will there be turn-by-turn navigation, which to me is a 'killer app'?

Hey, we also need a better way to switch apps like the Palm Pre does. It has to be visual or it won't be easy to use! The current OS 5 version is buggy as it shows apps that aren't even running!!!

I'm like you guys. I'd like to know when it's coming out and what phones it will apply to. I'm tired of hearing July and then August and now I'm hearing September. This is ridiculous. Release it already.

So, will storm2 get it???

WOW! It is great!
Blackberry OS is realy great OS and evering is powerfull, but I think BB os had one minus, very slow browser concerning: (1) Rendering page (=>loading page) (2) Slow speed for scrolling.
I don't know why, but iphone os have safari and it very fast. you have similar processor and etc...
but why bb browser had so slowly core.

BB e-mail system + optimized traffic = great solution - nobody have it
but if you will do: BB Browser (very speed) + optimized traffic for suf = it will kill all Android, Iphone and etc...

Please do it.
Thanks.

Will Orb run on Blackberry? It enables one to stream audio from one's desktop to one's cellphone? Also, will Blackberry 6 be able to stream Windows media radio stations? Will it support Flash?

Browser and new User Interface are the most exciting!!
This is from a long time blackberry user that is trying to convert his iPhone crazed friends to switch over to blackberry

Need a the following:

1. A browser that's fast and responsive on a big 5-inch hi-res screen with tabs, with full Java/JavaScript and flash support.
2. More integration between apps -- we're partially there with some apps like Poynt and email integrating with Twitter & Facebook.
3. Two video cams to support webcalls & webchats.
4. Be able to install apps in device memory, not just for archiving! Apps should not be installed in RAM!
5. MUCH MORE RAM!!! 1GB is a good starting point. It will help sell more apps and grow App World!
6. Keep beefing up app security -- don't listen to the competition! They will suffer when malware proliferates!
7. I need to see what apps are running and be able to close a bunch of apps at a time when memory is low. The current fix for low memory in BlackBerry 5 is to remove apps! This is wrong!!!

Stop creating more varieties of BlackBerry -- too hard to support for RIM & developers. Create three lines at the most: (a) Hard keyboard (AKA Bold), (b) hard keyboard w/ touchscreen (AKA Torch), (c) touchscreen (AKA Storm).

i agree entirely..installing apps in RAM is absurd..

i would also like to add a NATIVE PDF reader into the list....right now if i have to read a PDF i have to mail it to self and read it through the mail browser....which is really cumbersome.

couldn't agree more with #5 and #7

some support for being able to use python programming with BB would be real nice..(if its not too far fetched....Nokia N900 has some amazing stuff..even a python shell!! )

Is that all anyone can do, is to whine about everything? Why do I seem to have no problem at all with my 8530? I'm sorry, but you must b doing something wrong.

its cause the 8530 sucks boss, and it doesnt handle apps and needs that serious blackberry users need

Need Skype mobile video even better than Dick Tracy.

Have you tried Opera Mini as a browser. Every BB user I have showed it to has switched over.

I do not understand why anyone could prefer Opera Mini. It's sluggish at best. Have you seen how the mouse pointer moves on it? It jerks and flickers. I figure if they can't even figure how to program a smooth mouse pointer, there's no reason why I should have confidence in the rest of the program. The BB browser is perfectly adequate for most people's needs - I find it fast, smooth and responsive. It has it's problems, like not wrapping text in a text field, but every time I've tried Opera Mini I've gone back to the BB browser within minutes.

"Have you seen how the mouse pointer moves on it?"
Yes I agree, it sucks!!!!

Opera mini is "okay." It is not a great browser. It doesn't render all web pages like "full content pages." You can't "do some things" with Opera. It is better than the Blackberry browser but not as good as a browser should be. I have it on my bold 9700, and it is a good alternative right now.

Social Feeds FTW.

How do you propose adding RAM via an OS update?

STORM 1 was GARBAGE, I am still sick about buying one, why would BB sell a beta device? Looks like you are desperately trying to catch up to the iPhone, good luck.

Am using BB for close to 6 years and the only regret I have is with Storm series .. Storm 2 is grabage as well .. shame on BB

Storm was garbage before os 5 came out. now it is fine

need flash support.. is must.

yeah; when can I play youtube videos on my bb????

you can just go to m.youtube.com

i can on the 8520. In AppWorld look up youtube. Easy.

The browser should have all that! and dera god i hope so on the ram.

Joe, please go work for RIM!

Sweet... It's an iphone with a different face.

Show me something new.

RIM's exclusive use of Java and the JVM are killing the Blackberry user experience. It's sluggish and unresponsive, and I don't see OS 6 fixing it.

You clearly don't know what Java is capable of then

Even Android is based on Java (Dalvik VM).

Looking fprward to the new release.Will the new software work on Storm 9530? and other older models.

I've gotta say I'm much in favor of all the new features while staying true to the no-nonsense BlackBerry interface. After playing with some Android devices I think their interfaces are just too "fluffy" or "pretty". I want function over pretty glitzy crap that ultimately slows a device down. That's a fine line for RIM to walk, and I'm sure it's been an intense debate. Let the theme-building community go to town making pretty and flashy. I'm eager to see how far back for existing devices this update goes; if you've kept it trim enough for what's already in the wild, or if it's cutting edge devices and newer... I'll be watching Crackberry!

I HATE VIDEOS! Who has time to watch your stupid video! I can't SCAN a video quickly and get the info I need. I can't COPY and PASTE text from a video into my "Notes for further study" so I can print it out and read later at my leisure. I can't SEARCH videos for keywords that pertain to my research. Stop paying those schmucks all that extra money to create useless videos that only the illiterate watch because either they can't or DON'T read!

seriously JD Jax - videos are a big part of phone now. ALOT of ppl have forgen why we have phones and that is to call. When i buy a phone its not even to call ppl - its for all the xtras. i accually bought my 8520 for universal media purposes. FOR THE VIDEOS. streaming music videos and facebook videos. I LOVE being able to take videos too. there are so many big parts of my life that i have caught with my blackberry video and have been able to re-live with VIDEO CAPIBILITIES:
my first child birth, parts of my wedding, family events and so much more. stop putting the video portion down. not eveybody has the time to write a book at these events. its the 21st century - media is here to stay

crawl in a hole and die JD, we'll all be better off for it. Darwin would be proud ;)

JD take a breth, a lot of issues thier, Don't read,can't copy,I HATE,Can't SEARCH,those schmucks. JD did you have a Bad Day

JD Jax, you need to reLax. Videos can sometimes present the feel of a product, especially one that is so visually based, better than words. If you truly don't have the time at any point in your day to watch a 30 second video, you sir are in deep, deep trouble.

Some people find it faster to watch videos since some of us literate folk PREFER not to read!

Awesome new features here.

Any idea when simulators and development tools will be made available? I hope its before the end-user release, so we can make sure all our apps are ready.

My number one hope for OS6 is that it will be more stable and not suffer from the chronic memory leaks that now plague my 8830 running OS 4.5.

Older Blackberry's were clearly not designed to run apps in the manner in which most users now use them. Hopefully OS6 will work with apps without freezing the phone.

ah!.. competion for the iphone!

You guys can do better then this! C'mon!!!!! The interface looks soooo 5 years ago... I like the browser and the social feeds, but that interface needs a-lot of work. It's time to go back to the drawing board with this one. Blackberry 6 needs a face-lift...

Looks awesome Andrew! Top features from the video:

- Home Screen Notifications
- Social feeds
- WebKit

Riz! Miss ya buddy.

;) back at you.

Social Feeds it is for me... can't ignore the others too...

Well, the lack of a release date is annoying. Looks good otherwise. Should breathe some life back into BlackBerry. Of course, there is no mention of people who don't have touchscreen devices, so they may be less than thrilled when the release actually arrive.

I dying to figure out if the 9700 will get 6.0.

Some folks like me will need to making a buying decision soon!

If people would read the article b4 trying to post u would see where the Co CEO of RIM said that even older models can get the upgrade. QWERTY and touch screens.

Will it be available for all devices?

This is unknown. It would be a wise move to make it compatible at least on the Storm 2. If not RIM will piss off people enough to make them consider Android when 2.2 and 3.0 come out with all the enterprise features RIM now has a monopoly on...

Not to mention the pending arrival of the Verizon iPhone. Making this available on newer devices is a minimal defensive move for market share preservation. Then they ought to be releasing Blackberry 7 next Spring.

Oh yeah, forgot to ask.. Which devices are going to be supported? Bold2 (9700), Tour-Bold (9650), Slider, Clamshell, Storm2, Curve2 (8520/30) and the Pearl? -- That would be best, I guess.

Thanks for the great sneak video. This is what I've got to say about the individual features of BB6 - after this video:
- The new homescreen looks all-right. Not drastically, bit basic, but quite all-right overall.
- Universal search is nice. Something we've already seen on Palm's OS.
- The new on-screen keyboard, looks a bit iPhone'ish, but that is a good thing. The current on-screen keyboard is sometimes a bit rubbish. Especially in portrait mode.
- Media interface looks fresh, modern and exciting! I'm curious how it will work in real life!
- Notification with today area is superb! Nice innovation IMHO!
- Social integration is quite nice. Looks like the KIN, and that is a good thing! - Shame Msft killed it :/.
- The new contact interface is superb, way nice!!
- The BBM Bubble interface is nice, looks all-right. But I am a bit scared it will take up too much screen space when you are in a 1-on-1 conversation.
- I hope the touchscreen text selection thing works better than in the current OS, which is just plain crap.
- Social feeds, filtering and RSS feeds looks astonishing, looking forward to that one!
- The new browser.. Just the best thing! But will it have Flash integration? If it has, it could be the better/best browser yet! Also does it feature the new 'turbo' that you guys patented?

Overall, I think the new platform looks great and I am looking forward on using it. Now.. where is the OS leak :D ?

You clearly have never seen Android 2.2....

Definately the revamped BlackBerry Browser for me. My 9000 doesn't quite cut it in today's market. This is definitely a competitive move! Would love for the 9800 to come to my network with this for my upgrade.

Wonderfully refreshing!!! Which existing devices will get this OS6 love ??!!

social feeds is kwel but the webkit (that we saw...."somewhere") is wonderfull ...
hurry up (with the slide too ;))

Its the webkit and social networking integration that gets my juices flowing.

Some nice new features - but everything you've shown in the previews is for touch-screen devices! Will the Bold 9700 see an update? Even the new browser on its own would be great!

I hope the Bold 9700 gets the love as well...

I love the Blackberry I can't wait for the updated web browser and the enhanced multimedia capabilities. When Verizon get the 9800 style Blackberry?

Mobilewiseguy

You have been showing us sneek peak's since April. People want to see the os released on their phones, not 3 mintue previews. WHEN is the new os going to be released?

EXACTLY. can i get a freaking date or something?? jeez. lol