Comments on: Rant: 3rd-Party Apps That Break OS Functions! http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/11/rant-3rd-party-apps-that-break-os-functions/ BlackBerry News and Reviews You Can Use Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:32:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tom http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/11/rant-3rd-party-apps-that-break-os-functions/#comment-30910 Tom Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:37:58 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/11/rant-3rd-party-apps-that-break-os-functions/#comment-30910 Here is a "classic" example! BeejiveIM 1.96 Beta introduces integration with the Messages Inbox as one of their new features. This did not appear to work on my 9630 (aka Tour) with OS v4.7.1.40. I found the following entry in the BeejiveIM application log: 08:43:00.882 [e] Error while regisntering Beejive IM application for GlobalMessages,net.rim.device.api.i18n.MissingResourceException I read in a forum that the issue appeared to be related to the installation of BlackBerry® App World on the same device. Notice the change after App World is uninstalled (message in the same point in the BeejiveIM log): 11:17:39.972 [i] inbox folder registered..net.rim.blackberry.api.messagelist.ApplicationMessageFolder@9f38b8de At this point, Messages Inbox integration works! Does this mean that RIM's own app has broken their own API?!? Sure looks like it to me! ;-) Have I said lately how much I "love" [<em>sic</em>] App World lately??? :-( On another note, I just found a reference to the fact that RIM is aware of issue #2 from my original rant, identifying it as an OS bug -- https://community.emc.com/thread/4228 . Of course, no indication as to how long it will be for a fix to be identified... Here is a “classic” example! BeejiveIM 1.96 Beta introduces integration with the Messages Inbox as one of their new features. This did not appear to work on my 9630 (aka Tour) with OS v4.7.1.40. I found the following entry in the BeejiveIM application log:

08:43:00.882 [e] Error while regisntering Beejive IM application for
GlobalMessages,net.rim.device.api.i18n.MissingResourceException

I read in a forum that the issue appeared to be related to the installation of BlackBerry® App World on the same device. Notice the change after App World is uninstalled (message in the same point in the BeejiveIM log):

11:17:39.972 [i] inbox folder registered..net.rim.blackberry.api.messagelist.ApplicationMessageFolder@9f38b8de

At this point, Messages Inbox integration works! Does this mean that RIM’s own app has broken their own API?!? Sure looks like it to me! ;-)

Have I said lately how much I “love” [sic] App World lately??? :-(

On another note, I just found a reference to the fact that RIM is aware of issue #2 from my original rant, identifying it as an OS bug — https://community.emc.com/thread/4228 . Of course, no indication as to how long it will be for a fix to be identified…

]]> By: Tom http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/11/rant-3rd-party-apps-that-break-os-functions/#comment-30842 Tom Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:26:27 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/11/rant-3rd-party-apps-that-break-os-functions/#comment-30842 Here is more of an explanation of what is going on with #2 above posted by someone on CrackBerry: http://forums.crackberry.com/f132/text-attachment-243433/index3.html#post3608499 Here is more of an explanation of what is going on with #2 above posted by someone on CrackBerry: http://forums.crackberry.com/f132/text-attachment-243433/index3.html#post3608499

]]> By: Luis Merlos http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/11/rant-3rd-party-apps-that-break-os-functions/#comment-30586 Luis Merlos Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:43:37 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/11/rant-3rd-party-apps-that-break-os-functions/#comment-30586 Specially if you are buying from a store like mobihand the developer usually controls what info it relates to the user about the app, but usually mobihand is pretty good at working with people who buy an app does not work on your device. Specially if you are buying from a store like mobihand the developer usually controls what info it relates to the user about the app, but usually mobihand is pretty good at working with people who buy an app does not work on your device.

]]> By: jimorrow http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/11/rant-3rd-party-apps-that-break-os-functions/#comment-30536 jimorrow Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:10:18 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/11/rant-3rd-party-apps-that-break-os-functions/#comment-30536 Wow! what a well written article. I am a new BlackBerry consumer [addict]. I started with the 8330 and recently am owner of the 9630. I passed the Curve over to my wife and now she talks to me while looking at her Blackberry screen. What I have found frustrating is to think that just because a site that sells apps says an app will work on the Tour does not mean it will. When the app does not work and I contact the seller’s support, days later they shoot me back an email with the developers support link and then it is search and read for a fix or work- around. It feels like I just paid for a Beta without the benefit of a Bug link. I have since learned to read all the forums to see if an app works on the tour and then when possible go to the developer site to purchase it. Again, Tom, Thanks for a great article. Wow! what a well written article. I am a new BlackBerry consumer [addict]. I started with the 8330 and recently am owner of the 9630. I passed the Curve over to my wife and now she talks to me while looking at her Blackberry screen. What I have found frustrating is to think that just because a site that sells apps says an app will work on the Tour does not mean it will. When the app does not work and I contact the seller’s support, days later they shoot me back an email with the developers support link and then it is search and read for a fix or work- around. It feels like I just paid for a Beta without the benefit of a Bug link. I have since learned to read all the forums to see if an app works on the tour and then when possible go to the developer site to purchase it. Again, Tom, Thanks for a great article.

]]> By: DavidB http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/11/rant-3rd-party-apps-that-break-os-functions/#comment-30533 DavidB Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:44:40 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/11/rant-3rd-party-apps-that-break-os-functions/#comment-30533 Here's a good one for you. Weatherbug was built apparently for the Storm and then ported to other devices. They replace the "menu" invoked by the BlackBerry button with one of their own design. This design works well enough on a touch screen but is frustrating as h3ll on the Tour, and exacerbated by the more apps you have on your device that integrate into the menu. Here’s a good one for you. Weatherbug was built apparently for the Storm and then ported to other devices. They replace the “menu” invoked by the BlackBerry button with one of their own design. This design works well enough on a touch screen but is frustrating as h3ll on the Tour, and exacerbated by the more apps you have on your device that integrate into the menu.

]]> By: Fabian http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/11/rant-3rd-party-apps-that-break-os-functions/#comment-30526 Fabian Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:45:11 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/11/rant-3rd-party-apps-that-break-os-functions/#comment-30526 Well said Tom! Well said Tom!

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