BlackBerry 10.2.1 SDK has just gone gold! BlackBerry has just made the announcement via Inside BlackBerry Developer Blog. Check out what BlackBerry had to say about the SDK going Gold. Please keep in mind that this is a stripped down OS and offers no goodies as it is for development purposes. We do expect to see someone modify this OS and make it fully functional, but only time will tell.
We’re kicking off 2014 with the gold release of BlackBerry 10.2.1 SDK OS.
This new SDK OS includes various fixes as well as our updated BlackBerry Runtime for Android apps, which we debuted in November as part of the 10.2.1 SDK OS beta. Also, long-running headless apps will be published in BlackBerry World for the first time once BlackBerry 10.2.1 begins rolling out in the near future to BlackBerry customers across the globe.
Ready to start testing your app in the updated BlackBerry 10.2.1 SDK OS? Go download the latest 10.2.1 Autoloader for your device and the new BlackBerry 10 simulator.
Known issues
Browser
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The Browser might not automatically open after scanning a barcode.
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In some cases, if you rotate the BlackBerry device from portrait to landscape while playing a full screen video, you might see a gray bar on the right side of the display.
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In some cases within the browser, if you press play within the YouTube pop up, the audio for the video plays, but the video does not play.
Calendar
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After adding a gmail account, you might see appointments in the BlackBerry Hub but not in the Calendar app until you restart your device.
Camera
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On some image thumbnails, the Set As option might not include the Wallpaper option.
Clock
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If you try to exit Bedside Mode by swiping up, you might not receive a prompt for your password.
Contacts app
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If you view a contact card from another application and click the Add Contact button, the contact might not be added to the Contacts application.
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The Contacts app might stop responding if you try to delete many contacts at the same time.
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You might see an error message when trying to edit a contact to add a picture.
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If you add both a BBM/BB PIN and email address for a new contact, an extra BBM address without a BlackBerry ID might appear in the contact view.
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In some cases, after adding a BBM contact and adding the BlackBerry PIN, you might receive a prompt to invite the existing contact to BBM.
File Manager
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After selecting a picture to use for a contact, you might encounter an error message indicating that the picture was not found.
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If you insert a media card that uses exFAT, you might see an error message.
General
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Pressing the volume buttons might generate a bug report.
Maps
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In some cases, if you select an alternate location from the suggested result when searching by map, only the suggested location list appears, rather than the actual address information for the query.
Near Field Communication
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If you tap a Browser or Phone tag, the applications might be registered twice.
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An NFC tag for a PIN doesn’t open BBM.
HDMI
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After connecting your BlackBerry device to an HDMI cable several times in a row, your device might stop responding.
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