BlackBerry PlayBook Community!
As a part of this community, you will have the opportunity to share your PlayBook experiences with others. The goal of this community is to provide you with a space for your voice to be heard by key stakeholders within RIM and by other PlayBook owners.
It doesn’t matter if you’re an individual consumer or here on behalf of a company. If you’ve got a PlayBook you’re welcome to be a part of this community!
Please note:
- This is not a beta program and no beta software will be released in this community.
- This community is not a replacement for your regular Playbook support channels.
Once again, welcome to the BlackBerry PlayBook Community! We are eager to hear what you have to say and look forward to chatting with all of you!
How To Make Your Voice Heard
Discussion Boards
Discussion boards are intended to be an avenue for you to talk to other PlayBook owners and the RIM moderators about your device. Feel free to post or respond to comments in the discussion board categories that interest you. We’re eager to hear your thoughts of the browser, media capabilities and social networking applications as well as any other feedback pertaining to your device.
Please remember to follow the BlackBerry Beta Zone Terms and Conditions of Use when posting comments.
Make sure to sign up to be a BlackBerry Beta Zone member here.
This section is designed to provide you with useful information for some of the most commonly asked questions. These Knowledge Base Articles (KBAs) are also available here: http://www.blackberry.com/btsc, but we decided to post the BlackBerry PlayBook related articles for greater accessibility to you.
Here are some pointers that will help to make your transition as a new Blackberry PlayBook user a little easier! Provided below are a few helpful hints to some issues you may come across while using your device. We will continue to update this section to best serve your interests as new articles become available. For any other questions in regards to your BlackBerry PlayBook, feel free to post on the discussion boards or visithttp://www.blackberry.com/btsc.
BlackBerry Bridge
Trouble with BlackBerry Bridge pairing. “Unable to connect BlackBerry Bridge with BlackBerry smartphone” error appears when attempting to pair with the BlackBerry PlayBook.
‘Barcode Pairing Failure. The barcode does not appear to be a BlackBerry Bridge barcode.’ error appears when trying to pair a BlackBerry smartphone to a BlackBerry PlayBook
Media
Media types that are supported on the BlackBerry PlayBook.
How to synchronize media from a computer to a BlackBerry PlayBook.
Video Chat
“Unable to connect to server” error appears when initiating a Video Chat on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.
Using BlackBerry PlayBook Video Chat behind a firewall.
PlayBook Video Chat is unable to connect “A Firewall is preventing Video Chat from connecting”.
App World
Requirements to use BlackBerry App World on BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.
Support for third-party applications purchased using BlackBerry App World.
“Install Error: There was a problem during installation. Please try again.” is encountered when attempting to download an application from BlackBerry App World on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.
Desktop Software (PC and Mac)
“BlackBerry Desktop Software cannot communicate with the connected device” when attempting to connect the BlackBerry PlayBook with the BlackBerry Desktop Software
Unable to connect to BlackBerry PlayBook using BlackBerry Desktop Software.