BlackBerry OS 10 update 10.2.1.537 now available on TELUS and Bell

A nice surprise for BlackBerry users this morning. The awaited 10.2.537 update (weighing in at 316MB) is rolling out in Canada for Bell and TELUS subscribers. The update's been available to various international carriers. This update brings various general enhancements, features and fixes as well as the Floating Action Bar that's expected to make things more intutive al around and unloking of the FM radio feature among many others. Are you seeing the update notice on your device? Hit us back with your impressions. Hit jump for the full rundown of new features.

BlackBerry OS 10.2.1 includes hundreds of new enhancements and refinements that will make the things you do every day faster and easier:

--  Customize Pinch Gesture to Filter BlackBerry(R) Hub - BlackBerry Hub

    lets you access all your messages and notifications in one place. A new

    feature lets you instantly filter the message list in the Hub. You can

    customize the Hub to show only Unread Messages, Flagged Messages, Draft

    Messages, Meeting Invites, Sent Messages or Level 1 Alerts. Once the

    filter criterion is set, you can simply activate it with a pinch gesture

    on the Hub's message list. 

--  Simplified Phone Experience - The phone includes a new incoming call

    screen that lets you swipe to the left to answer or swipe right to

    ignore a call. New intuitive icons allow you to instantly silence the

    call, or send a Reply Now response through BBM(TM), SMS or email that

    you can't answer the phone right away. You can choose from a list of

    standard automated responses or respond with a personalized note.

--  SMS and Email Groups - You can now create SMS and email groups for more

    efficient broadcast communications. 

--  Actionable Lock Screen Notifications - You can now "Tap to open" a

    message that appears on the lock screen, letting you respond to an

    important message much quicker or to check messages more discreetly. 

--  Picture Password for Quick Unlocking - You can quickly unlock your phone

    using a combination of a picture and a number (0-9) of your choice,

    which you place at a particular point on the image. When you try to

    unlock the phone, the picture will appear along with a grid of random

    numbers. To unlock, simply drag the grid so the number you selected

    overlays the particular point on the image. 

--  Customizable Quick Settings Menu - You can now customize what appears on

    the Settings menu, which includes features such as being able to quickly

    change the Brightness of the smartphone's display, toggle various

    network connections, and access the built-in flashlight. The Settings

    menu also includes a toggle that lets you instantly switch between your

    Personal and Work perimeter.

--  Offline Browser Reading Mode - You can now save the current web page

    you're on for later viewing, even if you are offline or without an

    Internet connection.

--  Preferred Contact Sync - You can now choose the sync source for your

    Contacts ensuring you always have the most up-to-date contact details.

    When adding a new contact you can designate which sources you want the

    contact info to sync with, such as the corporate address book, Gmail,

    Hotmail, etc. 

--  Device and Battery Monitor - A new and improved device monitor provides

    you with essential details on battery usage, the impact of installed

    apps on battery life and memory usage and storage, as well as CPU stats.

--  Automatic Software Updates - OS updates can be set to happen

    automatically over a Wi-Fi(R) connection to help ensure you're always

    benefiting from the latest and best possible customer experience.

--  Enterprise Features - When combined with BES10 version 10.2, enterprise

    customers will gain additional security features and IT policies for

    when more granular controls are required, such as for regulated

    industries and for organizations that work with sensitive data. For more

    information about BES10, please visit www.bes10.com.

--  FM Radio - If you have a BlackBerry(R) Z30, BlackBerry(R) Q10 or

    BlackBerry(R) Q5 smartphone, the new software update unlocks the built-

    in FM radio in those handsets. You can listen to local FM stations,

    which does not require any network connection. 

Update on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at 1:28PM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Now available for Rogers subscribers as well