Questions tagged [blackberry-10]

BlackBerry 10 is a QNX-based mobile platform developed by BlackBerry (formerly Research in Motion). It is the successor to the BlackBerry Java platform and was launched to consumers on January 30th 2013. Be sure to read the tag wiki (click on learn more) before selecting question tags.

BlackBerry 10 is a QNX based mobile platform created by BlackBerry (formerly Research in Motion). The officially supported development approaches are:

  • Native (C/C++) - This includes a UI framework called Cascades which developers can use to design and layout UI components

  • WebWorks (HTML5) - BlackBerry® WebWorks™ allows web and mobile web developers to use the SDK in combination with their development tooling of choice to develop, test and package up their web applications for BlackBerry tablets and smartphones.

  • Android runtime (Java) - BlackBerry 10 includes the Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) runtime so Android apps can be repackaged to run on BlackBerry 10 devices

  • Adobe AIR (Actionscript) - BlackBerry 10 includes the Adobe AIR runtime to allow AIR apps to be repackaged to run on BlackBerry 10 devices

  • Development for BlackBerry OS - Use your existing JavaScript/CSS/HTML skills to bring your app to existing smartphone users. Develop using HTML5, JAVA, Theme Studio

BlackBerry 10 was officially launched to developers in May 2012.

The operating system, as well as two devices, the Z10 (a full touchscreen device), and the Q10 (a device equipped with a physical keyboard), were announced simultaneously around the world on January 30, 2013.

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BlackBerry 10 Cascades: How to invoke Contacts with prefilled fields?

As the title says, I'm trying to invoke Contacts in BlackBerry Cascades: https://developer.blackberry.com/cascades/documentation/device_platform/invocation/contacts.html with fields filled from string variable containing a vCard. I have had no…
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How to build Flac for BlackBerry Cascade?

I want to build Flac for a project I'm working on in Cascades on a Mac in Mometics. http://sourceforge.net/projects/flac/files/flac-src/ I have in the past successfully built LAME and Ogg by just dragging the c and h files into my Workspace src…
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ERROR - ANDROID SDK path is not set

I am trying to use an Android app in the new BB10 and I have to create the BAR file from the APK. I am having an issue when trying to run apk2bar from eclipse. It always says: [ERROR] Android SDK path is not set As I have been investigating there…
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What do the //! [0] comments mean in these Blackberry 10 samples?

I downloaded the Blackberry 10 Cascades sample code and am working through learning QML. However, I see comments like //! [0], //! [1], and //! [2] littered around the code, but no documentation as to what those comments mean. Here is a sample…
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How to execute some code on UI thread

I have a worker thread (pthread) to process some things on background, then I want to display the result on the screen. So I must execute some code on the UI thread or main thread. In iOS I can use dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{ /* My…
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Is there a timer in BlackBerry 10 that runs your functions after a specified time interval?

I searched the internet but there is very little documentation available on BlackBerry 10 development. Is there something in BlackBerry 10 that allows you to run a function forever after specified intervals of time? Like there is NSTimer in…
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How to Record Phone call

Hi I am new to Blackberry 10 platform and I am developing an application to record phone calls with Blackberry 10 devices. For this application I would like to know if there is possible to create services for listening to phone call? And how can i…
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E-Mail ID format validation in a TextField using QML in Blackberry 10

I have designed a login page in QML for my app on BB10. In the username field I want to perform the email-id format validation. How can I accomplish this ? thanks
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Shared Preference or Persistent Storage in BlackBerry 10

I want to know if there is an option for storing a KEY-VALUE pair in persistent storage of a mobile device for Blackberry 10. If yes, How to use it. Thanks
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android - BB10 compatibility

I am newbie to convert android apps to bb10. I converted one app to bb10 compatibility. The app is compatible with both device and tablet in android.I successfully run it in bb10 simulator. But the app doesn't show the UI part completely. Why? I…
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BlackBerry Cascades: How do i load data into a ListView

Hello I have a simmiliar question as this one: BlackBerry 10 Cascades: How do I load data into a DropDown? The only thing i want to know is how to do this with a ListView instead of a dropdown? Thanks in advance!
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Blackberry10 Developer Certificate not generated

I am developing a game for Blackberry 10 using "Runtime for Android apps".I have completed the development, but when i am going to create development certificate to create.bar file, it is throwing exception as " Exception in thread "main"…
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Deployment Failed BlackBerry

I am trying to run my Application from QNX Momentics and install it on my BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha B device. The following error occurs Deployment Failed: Info: Sending request: Install and Launch Info: Action: Install and Launch Info: Debug…
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Returning values from Webview in BB10

Is it possible to return values from Webview in bb 10?? Example: If I load a Webview for online banking in my app and is there a way to get some data (like reference number of the payment) returning from the Webview to the app
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