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BlackBerryDevelopmentPlatformv6.0

BrianZubert

TeamLead,DeveloperRelations

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BlackBerry6Overview

NewUI Device

Integration

WebKit

Browser

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User Interface APIs

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BlackBerry6UI

Buttons

Customizebuttoncolor

Customizetextcolor Customizelookandfeelwithimages

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BlackBerry6UI

GraphicalContextMenu

Importantfunctions

Quick

access Intuitiveicons

Defaultactioninthecenter

Fullmenuaccessinthebottom

r g pos on

Threesizesavailable:

3x3

2x3 1x3

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BlackBerry6UI

TitleBar

Applicationicon,name,and

timedisplay

Notifications

Si nalsandindicators

TablesandLists

Simplelist con a nson y ex

Richlist

containstextandimages

Table

mapseachdataitemtoacell

inrowsandcolumns

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BlackBerry6UI

InertialScrolling

Scrollbar

Tabs SubMenu

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BlackBerry6UI

ActivityProgressIndicator

AbsoluteFieldManager allowsplacementoffieldsatspecificxypositions

AnimatedBitmapField

supportsanimatedGIFs

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ImprovedInputHandling

PinchtoZoom

TextInput s or

cursorposition selectingtext

sim lifiedtextfilters

more

AutoTextAPIsfor

autocapitalization autoper o

wordautosubstitution.

TrackpadGestures

Allowsnwaytrackpadinput

Easiertodeterminespeedofthegesture

SureT eEn ineSu ort

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EnablesinteractionwiththeSureTypeengine


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Graphics

AnimationAPI

Animateanything Fast

Optimizednatively

OpenGLES1.1(3DGraphics)* *ondeviceswithsupportinghardware

BuildsonexistingOpenGLES1.0support Multitextures,automaticmipmapgeneration,

improvedrendering,etc

OpenVG1.1

ar ware

acce era e

grap cs The2DequivalentofOpenGL

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SuperApps

Experiences

that

transformuserbehavior

Apps

that

people

use

every ay

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SuperAppExperience

Alwaysonexperience

Seamlessintegrationwithnativeapps

and3rd partyapps

,

Contextualized

Socialandconnected

Efficientandintelligent

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SuperAppEnablers

Platformtoenablehighlyengaging,realtimeappsthatactasnaturalextensionstothe

appsusersalreadyuse

MultithreadedO/Swithbackgroundapps Seamlessintegrationwithnativeappsand3rdpartyapps

s or eep,contextua ze ntegrat onw t n ox, , amera, one,etc.

Proactive,notificationdriven

Richeventbasednotificationmodel Pushservicesforjustintimedatadelivery

Contextualized

IntegratedLBSandMapping

Socialandconnected Email,SMS,MMSAPIs

Efficientandintelligent

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WiFi,notificationofbackgrounding,deviceusageinformation


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SuperAppExamples

MenuitemintheInboxlaunchesappwithrelevant context

AppupdatestheCalendarorContacts Appnotifiestheuserwhentheirfavoriteteam

Appdetectssignificantlocationchangeand

proactivelyengagestheuser Appquietlydownloadsmediacontentinthe

background

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MoreSuperAppExamples

WhileviewingaContact,launchturnbyturn

associatedaddress

Displaycustomersalesinformationonthe

ncom ngca screenw enacus omerca s

Usethebannerand/ormessagelisttonotifythe

userofnewcontent

Withinthemediaplayer,launchaserviceto

discovermusic

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.

Deeper Device Integration

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DeviceIntegration

UnifiedSearchFramework

Newunifiedsearchapplication

Searchesforondeviceandwebcontent

Applicationintegrationallows

Re istera licationnametobesearchable

Registerasacontentproviderforsearch

Registerasanextendedsearchproviderforcoreapplications

Provides mechanism for ina search

Accesstootherthirdpartydata

RedesignedMapFieldimplementation

Easytouserobustinapplicationmapping

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DeviceIntegration

HomeScreenShortcutIcon

rea eas or cu conon e omescreen

Couldbetoaspecificfile,URL,orviewofyourapp

ConvenienceKeyAPI

Registerasthedefaultrespondertoconveniencekeys

Respondbasedona"pressandhold"or"multiplepresses"

Setthedefaulthandlerforspecifictypesofcontent

PhoneScreenAPIImprovements

Cleanerrenderingofcontentforintegratingwiththephonescreens Autosizing,autocentering,fontsupport

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DeviceIntegration

MessageListEnhancements

Supportforsplatoverlayonapplicationsintegrating

withmessagelist

Abilitytoworkwithfolderscreatedbyintegration

MultipleContactLists

Create

an

on

device

contacts

database

LocalEventUpdate

Updatecalendareventswithoutupdatingattendees

New

A ress

Boo

F e s Addedsupportforadditionalphonefields:Mobile2andFax2

ContactLookup

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Searchforacontactbyphonenumber


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DeviceIntegration

1Dand2DBarcodeSupport

Embedthecameraviewfinderwithsupportforscanningofbarcodes

SupportforformatslistedinZXing1.4

1D:UPC,ITF14,etc

2D:DataMatrix RCode

Camera

Autofocus

Enhancement ranu arcontro o auto ocusw ev ew n er sena e

Doesnotrequiretheusertotakeapicture

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BlackBerryPlatform

Serv ces

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LocationServices

TurnonLocationServicesondevice*

*onsupportedcarriernetworks

Crowdsourceddata

Celltowerpositions

WiFiaccesspoints

Userconfirmationrequired

CanbeusedsimultaneouslywithGPS

Fastertimetofix

LeveragesexistingLBSAPIs

ReverseGeoCodingEnhancement

eo

co ng

eng ne

prov es

Posta

ZIP

co es

ase

on

at

ong TravelTime/EstimatedTimeofArrival(ETA)

HighlyaccuratecrowdsourcedETAfromcurrentlocation

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todestinationinCanadaandUS


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Advertisin Service SDK 2H 2010

CommercialServices

Additionalmonetizationwithinapplications

Connectstomanyleadingadvertisingnetworks

Simp i ie ramewor a owingacce erate time

tomarket Deepintegrationclickads

calendarreminders,businessaddress,AppWorldlinks,richmedia

Integratedanalyticsandmanagementconsole

add,delete,orchangeadnetworksallocationontheflytodynamicallyoptimizeadinventory/performance

Payment Service SDK (2H 2010)

PaymentserviceandSDKsupportingpaymenttransactionswithinapplications

PayPal,creditcard,carrierbilling

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Endtoendtrustedstreamlinedpurchasingexperience


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Push Service

Contentproviderscansecurelyandreliablypushinformation

tomillionsofBlackBerrysmartphonesatonce-

Images, text, and audio up to 8KB

BlackBerry Push Essentials Program

Free tier: up to 100,000 pushes per day

Easy and free way for developers and content

providers to push time-sensitive information

BlackBerry Push Plus Paid tier that provides higher level of visibility

and reliability

ty to rece ve not cat ons o e verepushes and cancel requests that are queued for

delivery

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AFewMore6.0APIs

DeviceCapabilityAPI

Querythehardwareandsoftwarecapabilitiesofa

BlackBerrysmartphone

Rotation,virtualkeyboard,etc

AccessIm ortantData

WebCommunication

Providesuniformaccesstovariouswebservicebasedtechnologiessuch

asSOAP REST ATOMandRSS

WebCommunicationParsing

ParserstohelpprocesswebservicesmessagessuchasJSON,XML,RSS

UpdatedSQLenginetoversion3.6.21

Newfeatures:

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Supportsforeignkeyconstraints


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IntroducingBlackBerry6WebKit

A New BlackBerry Browser WebkitisanewRenderingEngineWithinBlackBerry

, ,

RIMacquiredTorchMobile,aleadingcontributortoWebkitandmobilebrowserdevelopment

ThisisaRevolutionaryChange,notanEvolutionaryChange

Significantenhancementshavebeenmadeinalmosteveryelement

oftheBlackBerr Browser Fidelit , erformance,UI,etc.

ItsAllNew,ButitsStillBlackBerry! Wemadesignificantchanges,butwedidnotabandonwhatwedobest!

All

the

benefits

of

Webkit,

coupled

with

the

efficiency

and

Security

of

BlackBerry


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IntroducingBlackBerry6WebKit

Fidelity

ALeaderinStandardsSupportand

RenderingFidelity

Acid3Score: 100/100 CSS3SelectorsTest:Pass578of578tests

CommittedtoDrivingNew

Standards ExtensiveHTML5support,includingCanvas,

AppCache,Geolocation,etc.

AdvancedCSS3support

Supportfor3rd PartyJSFrameworks Increasedsupportforcommunityled

frameworkslikeDojoandjQuery.


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ImprovedWebContentSupport

HTML5

element

Directlypaintonwebpage

Nativebrowsersupportforlines,shapes,gradientsandpixelmanipulation

Workers

Forms

Geolocation

Storage

ne e emen

Detectifuserisoutofcoverage

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ImprovedWebContentSupport

CSS3

O acit

Canspecifyanopacityvaluebetween0and1forcolors

RoundedCorners

Easilyproduceroundedborders

Transitions

Scale Rotate Transform

AnimationEffects

Selectors

expressions

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ImprovedPerformance

Performance

BlackBerry6LoadsPages>50%Fasterthan5.0! BlackBerry6 HasSignificantImprovementinJavaScriptand

HTMLPerformance


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GreatNewUserInterface

GettotheDesiredContentFaster! SimpleURLandSearchEntry

SaveBookmarkstoHomeScreen

Access

and

Manage

More

Content MultipleSessions(i.e.TabbedBrowsing) SendRSStoBlackBerryFeedsapp

SimplifiedBrowserOptions SingleBrowserwithAutomatictransport

selection Eliminatedoptionsnolongernecessary, dueto

performanceimprovements

ShareContentwithFriends&Collea ues

Easilysharesiteswithothersviaemail,SMS,BBM,InstantMessengers,andSocialNetworks


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IntroducingContentInteraction

QuickandSeamlessPanningand

Zoom

responsive

Minimizedviewablegreyspace,due

tofastrepaintafterpanorzoom

Pinchzoomcontrolsfortouchscreen

devices

,

WithFontSizeAdjustment Simplecontrolstoincreasefontsize,

contain text within a e width and

reflowcontentvertically Eliminatestheneedtoscroll

horizontallytoreadtext

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WebDevelopmentPlatform

WebApplicationPlatformframeworkforBlackBerryappdevelopment,usingwebtechnologies

PackaginganddeployingofWebcontent

Samecodesigning,securitymodel,.codformatasforJavaapps

Fasterdevelopmenttime

StandaloneHTML5application

WebApplicationPlatformJavaScriptAPIs

Enabledeepintegrationwithcorenativeapps

FileSystem,Calendar,addressbook

Messages,LaunchApps,SystemInfo Customize

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WebDevelopmentPlatform

BlackBerryWebPluginforEclipseandMicrosoftVisualStudio

IndustrystandardDevelopmentTools

Developanddebugusingafamiliardevelopmentenvironment

FutureEnhancements:

WebA licationcachin enablesfaster moreres onsivebrowsin ofweb

pages

Multipleentrypointsforseamlessandautomaticmultitaskingof

backgroundwebapplications,similartowhatispossiblewithnativeJavaappsto ay

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