It started with installing Windows 8. Currently there are two different applications required to connect BlackBerry devices to your desktop computer, one for Z10 (BlackBerry Link) and another for everything else (BlackBerry Desktop Software).
The Z10 worked fine. The BlackBerry Playbook not so well. Mind you that's not the first time a new OS didn't support everything. My goal was to transfer data from the Z10 to the Playbook without using my desktop, which is now required Windows 8 wouldn't recognize my Playbook.
I have tried several potential fixes with no success. I do not know what the solution is for Playbook and Windows 8 except for the radical potential solution of resetting my Blackberry Playbook to its factory setting - an option I currently do wish to test.
So I looked into using the BlackBerry Bridge. Unfortunately the BlackBerry Bridge between the Z10 and the Playbook will require updates to restore full functionality previously enjoyed for data transferring.
"We are also planning to bring BBM and other applications as part of a future update later this year. "...BlackBerry Bridge will continue to evolve in the future!"
For further information please see the official BlackBerry Blog posted by Andrey F.(part of company's software product management team) on February 6, 2013. http://blogs.blackberry.com/2013/02/blackberry-bridge-for-blackberry-10/
Not to fear there are work-around solutions.
Email:
Assuming you have the same email accounts set up on both devices (Z10 and Playbook) you could attach almost any file music, picture, or document from the phone to the tablet without requiring an interface with your desktop.
1. Open your BlackBerry Playbook Messages application and compose new message selecting the paper clip. As you can see you can attach just about anything.
2. Select music and then select the song of your choice.
3. Click on attach and send.
4. On the Z10 once you tap on the attachment in the incoming email, you will see it will start to load.
5. With the song loaded, if you tap on the 3 dots in the bottom right hand corner you can select save as.
6. Now select save as...
7. Click Save.
8. Save is completed. Now when you navigate to your Z10 Music App you will see the song has been added to your library.
Disadvantage: This process is fine for the odd song or few pictures but any more than a handful at a time and the investment becomes a bit heavy. You may not want to use up all your bandwidth transferring songs 2 or 3 at a time. But as I said, it is a work around method.
Work-around for transferring photos: Buy an app
1. For 99 cents you can buy Photo Sync for your BlackBerry Playbook.
A very simple and effective application, that can auto sync to your Dropbox so all the pictures you take on your Playbook are auto downloaded to you dropbox account.
Your Z10 comes with "Connect to Dropbox" app pre-installed. And you can choose to use your cellular network or use your Wi-Fi connection as you see fit giving you the option to conserve use of bandwidth.
