Problem with BB Playbook

The tablet just didnt start, and it has a blinking red ligth that has a pattern is : 1011011. please help i dont know what to do.

Connect the PB to a proper PB charger (stock or rapid dock)...
Press and hold the Power On button for 20 to 30 secs... if that fails then...
BlackBerry PlayBook tablet fails to boot and displays flashing red LED in sequence blink blink pause...

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Problems with latest playbook update

I use my playbook a lot and I mean a lot so you can see how frustrating this is for me I just recently updated my playbook to 2.0.1.668 and my power button will only turn my playbook off not on so I have to keep it plugged in so I can just touch the screen but than that takes the traveling out off the playbook and when I reset it it just updates again and before it updates again it works fine
signed,
please help

Thanks for this! I did manage to update the software but I still have a BIG problem. I don't know if it stems from the new BB software or the updated device manager software. When I connect the Playbook to my PC, it acknowledges that it is connected but when I start the device manager application, it tells me there's a problem connecting to the PB. I also cannot connect by Bluetooth. I have spent the whole day on this! I know I did everything right with the settings etc. Help! I want to transfer some PDFs from my PC to the PB. The PB does not appear either in the list of devices connected to the computer. Does anybody know what the problem is?

My brother and I both have many problems with our playbooks.

First of all my playbook used to connect to my computer and I soon put all my music and videos onto my tablet, then for some reason it wouldn't connect, it shows up in desktop manager as connecting, my playbook says it is connected, but then it says that desktop manager could connect to the device and it doesn't show up as a drive, I have updated it, deleted everything and started again but it still will not connect. My brothers playbook has the same problems as the above but some of the apps don't seem to work anymore, they open for about 1 second then shut down, I am very disappointed as I have only had these since Christmas, I cannot find any help anywhere, so I would appreciate it if you could give me some.
Thanks Jack

Jack,
Here is a slightly different way to accomplish the same thing. Reboot your router before you start.
1. Setup and turn on all your equipment to run on your wifi network . On the PlayBook you want to get its IP Address and write it down on a piece of paper. This number can vary each time so it is best to get the info just before you start. On the PlayBook go to the settings Gear icon (top right of screen) and tap Storage and Sharing. Toggle on the WiFi Sharing. Remember to toggle it off when you are finished or you can set a password to keep hackers out. Then go to the top of the left pane to "About". In the right pane tap the dropdown arrow and select " Network". Go to the line IPv4 and write the IP address on a piece of paper. It should look something like this 192.168.0.100.
2. On your computer, click on Start, Click on My Computer. In the address line at the top of the page, clear it and enter two back slashes such as \\ followed by the IP Address of the PlayBook. So the line should look like \\192.168.0.100 and then press enter. In a short time it should read the directory of the PlayBook. Click Media and it will show all your subdirectories. At this point you can open the music directories of your computer and drag all the music you want over to the PlayBook. Place it in the Music directory. Pictures will go into the camera directory, movies to the video directory. Documents to your document directory.
3. If you transfer any music, at this point you can go to the PlayBook and try playing some music to see if it works. I have converted all my music to MP3 format on my laptop and then transferred it by wifi to my PlayBook. It will only allow you to transfer 5000 selections if I remember correctly.
4. You can exit your laptop and on your Playbook go to settings/ storage and Sharing and toggle off WiFi sharing or put a password on it.

Problem with my playbook

Hello
My playbook wont to charge or didn't want to connect with my PC
Notice : I used a different USB cable and charger that not came in the table box
what I can do now !?

Mahmood ,
The BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet requires software control in order to charge. This means the BlackBerry PlayBook must be powered on in order for the battery level to increase.
If the BlackBerry PlayBook is plugged into a power source while powered off it will automatically power on in order to accept the charge.
If the BlackBerry PlayBook is powered off while plugged into a charging source it will not continue to charge.
Note: If the battery level is critically low, the BlackBerry PlayBook may remain on the boot screen until sufficient charge has been reached to fully boot the BlackBerry PlayBook.
Read the third paragraph carefully, If the PlayBook is powered off while recharging, it will stop recharging.

Problem with activating the playbook in first use

Hello everybody
I have very serious problem with my playbook and I hope you can guide me.
I live in Iran and I've recently bought a new blackberry playbook.
Actually I chose playbook after spending too much time on comparison between different kinds of tablets,but unfortunaely it spoiled all of my researchs because I didn't know about the annoying problem of initial setting.
I can't use my tablet because when I try to updat it,gives a message saying: "could not activate this tablet(3001)
please try changing your settings". while there isn't any problem with my Wi-fi or Internet settings.
After a lot of checking and searching about the problem,I understood it is due of some ip prohibitions problem.
Apperantly,Blackberry servers have bloked IP Addresses originated from Iran,so there is such a annoying problem.
I've been advised to try to configure my tablet in a different way so that it will be recognized from another country and will obtain the updates,but I don't know how I exactly can apply adequate settings.
I hope you can guide me to solve my problem.

Hi jybo77
Actually I couldn't solve the problem with my own. I tried all the solutions with free proxy servers and even I made a proxy server on my pc ,but none of them worked!
At last I returned the tablet to the compony which I purchased it from and the technical support guys solved the problem.Unfortunately they didn't tell me what exactly did,I just know it hadn't been very easy.
I suggust you do the same thing and use the technical support services of the vendor,because they have much more
experience with such problems and can use some additional advantages of being in contact with Blackberry company
technicians.
I hope you can use your playbook soon as I do.

Problems with AOL IMAP server connection on my BlackBerry Z10 STL100-3, and BB PlayBook 64GB WiFi

Problems with AOL IMAP server connection on my BlackBerry Z10 STL100-3, and BB PlayBook 64GB WiFi
Thursday 4:20am EST, 02-19-2015
Hi, My connection to the AOL IMAP server has suddenly failed - Says "Not Connected" on Accounts page
I haven't changed anything and this just started failing this morning.
I've saw same issue on my Blackberry PlayBook 64GB.
Is anyone else recently experiencing AOL IMAP Errors?
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Yes! Same thing happened suddenly to my Z10 this morning. No AOL.

Problem with Playbook Webbrowser

Does anyone have a problem with the integrated webbrowser in the blackberry playbook? Since i update my tablet to os 2.0 the browser crash very often thing that never happen to me before i upgrade the os. The window of the browser close when it crash and bring me back to the main menu, i have experiment 1 black screen of dead too since the upgrade to os 2.0 and i barely use my tablet i'm very dissapointed...

I probably get one browser crash every fortnight or so, usually when I have a few tabs open or when the sites themselves are quite intensive. You could try the Simple browser (search for 'simplebrowser') or the Dolphin browser if your native one crashes very often. Also, a 3 button reset may fix your problem.

Problems with Media and my Blackberry Bold, is it time for me to give up on RIM this is really annoying

Hello RIM,
Over the past year since owning a Blackberry, I have had on-going issues with syncing my music between my (2) bolds, so I know this is not specific to the hardware, I have also managed 400 BB's on a BES before so I have a fair idea of how to do things and troubleshoot issues.
1. My music many times has sounded severely distorted through my car speakers, with lots of bad crackle that hurts my ears
2. Transferring media between my device and my computer is actually really annoying and now I can't even find my playlists on Windows 7
3. This should be seemless, it should not be buggy and I can't believe, having done so much support with your hardware and software that this continues to be a real problem for me
I have a playbook, 2 blackberry bolds (I had to buy another 1 because Mobilicity does AWS only and Bell was just plain mean to me so I gave up on them).
I am ready to go on ebay and get rid of this stuff because whilst I mostly use it as a phone (the reason I went with BB), it is important that I am able to do other things with it, without having to go through a dozen articles and issues just to get things to work, these should have been ironed out in the bug reporting process.
So I have reinstalled both Itunes and BB Desktop Manager, both manually and via repair and tried even recopying over my playlists, this doesn't work.
I can't believe the lousy support and buggy software, come on RIM, there is no excuses in this market, PICK UP YOUR GAME and update the BDS or I am done and so will the many other people who won't even take their time to write anything about it on here but vote with their wallet.

Well you know the playbook is actually pretty cool but didn't seem to be ready to go out on time and being a late entrant to the market I would have expected them to showcase the playbook better, especially like how Nintendo gets out there and gets everyone playing with it hands on, there are some things about the Playbook that actually make it unique but it has been poorly marketed.
Unfortunately getting BDS and everything to work properly should not be an issue, I have already spent thousands of dollars on hardware and my phone provider, what am I actually paying for here? So I will spell out some things that make the Blackberry Playbook special and what I would have been pushing had I been in charge of marketing. Firstly I would have had a few different campaigns going, one that targeted business corporate customers, regular business customers and the public that use them as their choice of smartphone and open to potentially buying one.
1. Flash works really great, come on blackberry, why couldn't you team up with Facebook on this one? Facebook looks better on a Playbook than any other tablet I have seen, in fact the web looks better in general.
2. Stereo speakers(dual), movies sound great, music sounds great and so do games, in this area, Playbook has the upper hand.
3. USB & HDMI out - Allows much easier portability of presentations and transferring of files and now I believe there is the Wifi Sync as well.
4. Blackberry Bridge - You know it's like RIM got backed into a corner on this one, but you know, I think this is the most secure way to operate a tablet, I love how when I turn off bluetooth on my bold, my personal and private information is removed and I can pass it to friends and family without my personal communications being looked into, with the other tablets, it's pretty hard to have different people on them, without probably creating different profiles, with the Playbook, you could share it between a team and it would seamlessly operate between them.
5. True Multitasking - You know, you can play music, whilst playing a game and you can switch between applications, this funtions pretty awesome. I put on some cool music and loaded up a game on the device and someone whom had an Apple device was sincerely impressed he could listen to music whilst reading or playing games etc. This could also enhance Business Presentations that require audio in the background whilst displaying and going through different information / files or charts.
6. QNX OS - I mean wow Blackberry, this Operating System is fantastic, I love it, this was an EXCELLENT choice and this I will give you 5 stars on, I can't wait to see what QNX can do on the Blackberry and I would not be surprised if the QNX OS became a major OS against the others, it definitely is polished and apps just install and are ready to go in no time.
RIM has been ahead of the game and because of it's great name with-in business circles they have almost sold themselves and whilst it's nice to see that RIM has sold over 250,000 units with-in the first week this could have been drastically improved by realizing when getting into a NEW market, they need to do the proper marketing and get the devices out there with subject matter experts to educate people whom are checking them out so they can share that information with their friends.
Google paid a very large price with their Nexus One because they where over-confident and thought they would sell based on their name alone, this could have been a learning curve RIM did not have to deal with. There are actually other nice things about the Playbook, the apps that are in their app store are pretty cool and when Android apps are available it will be cooler.
I like the size of the tablet I can comfortably reach accross the screen to hit all the keys on the digital keyboard making it any larger and I couldn't hold it in my hands with the same comfort; copping out to apple fan boys thinking they must have a 10.1" tablet is not necessary, this is the perfect size to sit in your hands, some people think they are small but if they actually watch a movie or play a game on it or look at websites by "Playing with it themselves" they will react differently and actually suggest if your going to do a 10.1" tablet, also keep the smaller sized one as well.
Suggestions :
- Working on building in more extensions for gaming such as Unity so that games like battlestar galactica online etc could be played online and directions could be replaced by using the gyroscope.
- Hire more people if you are having problems meeting deadlines, these companies, including Apple are taking risks to win the market, if your going to take a swing at your competitors, please make it a punch and not a jab, the biggest thing you still have on your side is the market you already had and the market share you have been losing and since we all upgrade our devices so often at this time, come out with something special and we will continue to support you. Okay now that I have that off my chest I feel better. DAMMIT !

Some problems with Contacts app and Apple iCloud CardDAV sync

Hi all,
I've managed to get my iCloud Contacts to sync with Playbook 2.0 Contacts app using the CardDAV account.
So far, so good, but I'd like to report many small annoyances which make me feel sad.
1. No clear separation between the accounts. I have the Contacts from two of my Gmail accounts and now from iCloud. There is NO WAY to view just one account, one must see all of them.
The Messages app is clearly better for separate different accounts.
2. The sort options are poor. I can sort by First or Last Name, but the presentation is still First Name followed by Last Name. I like the Last Name first. And the sort reverts all the time to First Name. VERY ANNOYING!!!
3. Related to item #1, no possibility to indicate when the new contact will be created. I presume it will be created on my Gmail account, because it's my primary account, but no mention about it.
4. Some fields are missing. I presume it's just the limiation of the Contacts app. For example, the Spouse field syncs, but not the Father, Mother or Child fields.
5. The Groups are synced as empty Contacts with the Name = Group Name.
6. No advanced sync options, like iCloud -> Playbook only to avoid to screw up my whole Address Book.
Hope all those annoyances will disappear with time. I understand that some problems with Google Contacts sync are due to Exchange limitations, but I hope full CardDAV support will be added soon.

I will figure out to to use Mail, Contacts and Calendar in best possible conditions, don't worry. I use them all the time, so for me it's a vital question, overwise I just sell the Playbook.
So far, Contacts suck because of the limitations enumerated in my first post, Messages suck because of the impossibility to select multiple messages at once and Calendar sucks because it doesn't support the Floating Time Zone.
All iCal users that use and abse this feature understand me

Newbie to blackberry...facing problem with basics

hi guys,
i got my playbook today...........facing problem with basics
1.how do i perform file actions(like create folder, move,rename)
2.cant use drag gesture
3. ppt applications doesnt show a option to create new presentation(word and xls apps seem to work fine)
4.can we even download apps from app world to pc bcuz everytime it says connect the smartphone to computer even though its physically connected and blackberry desktop manager also shows the device is connected"

To mange your files, try a file manager like Files & Folders.
Drag gestures are available in OS 2.0 which should be available before the end of Feb (rumour has it, this week).
In OS 2 you will also be able to create new PPT presentations.
To download apps from App World you need to be connected to a Wifi network at the moment.
Files & Folders, the unified file & cloud manager for PlayBook and BB10 with SkyDrive, SugarSync, Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, Google Docs. Free 3-day trial! - Jon Webb - Innovatology - Utrecht, Netherlands

Problems with Russian characters in BB Bridge

Some time ago my contact list on BB 9800 was updated using Desktop software for Mac. Some of contacts were written in Russian. Same updates were made for MemoPad as well in the same manner. Everything was good on the smartphone side before I made an attempt to sync my phone with Playbook. Both sections refused to sync! After removing manually all contacts and memos with Russian font, the sync went normal again. There are a lot of problems with Playbook, which cost me my time and money. This was just one of them... Why not to say it clear - do not try to sync Russian characters?

Same problem when I use Chinese.
The only thing we can do now is to wait for an update! Which is hopefully make the Playbook worth something!

Problems with opening attachments

Received a 14 page attachment to an email. Playbook Adobe reader only showed first page although it indicated there were 14 pages. ( No problem with reading document on my computer.)
Logging on to my Bank via internet I have been unable to open messages. This was not an issue last week. Now I get a message " file exists Rename this file or press save to replace existing file" Then I get a blank screen. All I am trying to do is open and read the message in my browser..

Partially solved the Adobe reader issue. If I simultaneously swipe down from the top and up from the bottom I get to a bar which advances the pages. I have to do this for each page as the bar keeps disappearing. Must be an easier method.

Problems with Blackberry Premium Charger

I have an issue and i'm not sure if it's my charger.
When I connect my premium charger (that came with my Playbook), sometimes it does not charge my Playbook. I have to reset the playbook for it to start charging.
It will NOT charge my Bold 9930 anymore. It used to, but now it says the charger will not recharge my blackberry battery.
I'm running all the up to date OSs, do i have a bad charger???

My PlayBook charger works flawless with my Torches, 9700, 8520, HS 500, HS 700, VM 605.
If its wonky with two of them, might be the charger.
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Huge Problems With Set Up - PLEASE HELP!

I purchased my Blackberry Playbook at Glasgow Airport in Scotland.
I connected to Boingo at the airport and tried to play with the Playbook, but had to organise a username, password and then it needed a software update. My flight was leaving soon and tried to update it but it only downloaded a small amount of the update!
I am currently in Dublin at a hotel and tried to connect to the hotel wifi with no luck! My iPad 2 and Macbook Pro connected no problem but not the playbook!
I then tried two different wifi networks around dublin and neither of them would work with the playbook aswell
Was thinking it was because the playbook has the wifi settings from scotland saved in its network settings?!?
I dunno does anyone know how to fix this? any idea? can i do a complete reset of the playbook or delete the network settings? (keeping in mind im still not able to get to the homescreen as i have to update the playbook before i can bloody use it?
ANY ONE THAT CAN HELP WOULD APPRECIATE IT!!

It is possible that your PB was cut off in the middle of updating the OS. Try this;
- hold the + and the - levers/buttons AND the On/Off button on the top of your BP down. Yes, all three at the same time until the unit restarts.
This should reset the PB and go from there. One other thing. You can not be in a hurry to update the OS. It can take as long as 40 minutes. RIM is working on making OS updates faster. The latest OS version is 1.0.7.3312.
Good luck

Sync problem with Yahoo! Address Book

In iTunes I selected the option to have my iPhone contacts list synced with my Yahoo! Address Book. I have added some contacts directly into my iPhone. When I then subsequently sync'ed my iPhone with iTunes, those contacts disappeared I added through my iPhone disappeared. But if I add the contacts online in my Yahoo! Address book, those contacts sync fine with my iPhone. How do I get my iPhone to sync properly with my Yahoo! Address book?

elil_sasi wrote:
I found my yahoo address book lost in my Z10 phone. All other e-mail account and local contacts are fine. Yahoo address book show no contact. However no problem with yahoo mail keep come but address book unable to sync or load. I have deleted the account and recreate the same account; mail and calendar are OK, no luck with Address Book. I also tried with CardDav as Yahoo directed. Phone refused to create the Yahoo address book and say the “Service Provider blocking this..?” I cannot understand what the service providers do with my personal yahoo address book? I had the yahoo address book before in the same phone for months. Now no longer
Any help to re-store this address book and sync with Z10 will highly appreciated
Thanks
SASI
I ahve the same problem, I had to re-intall the OS on my phone and since then both of my Rogers email account are refusing to let me access the CARDDAV.
When I try to add the CARDDAV I get the following error : At This Time Your Contacts Account Can`t Be Added. Please Try Again Later
I have been trying daily for the past two weeks with no success, and the same thing is happening on the PlayBook (I tried to change the password on the accounts to see if it would solve the problem)
Using the Playbook and the Z10 and the Z30 and loving them
Martin

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