This thing has really grown on me.....

[DarkJoker33]

After toying with it, The only things missing from the hub are individual apps that they didnt have on BB10.
Things like instagram G+ etc.
I gran worked, because the developer made it work.
So i think its just a matter of time and updates from the developers for it to be enabled into the hub.Have to get the devices into the hands of them first to do that though.
Twitter,facebook,linkedin all pretty much act as they would in BB10.

I used an app called All in one gesture :https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phoenixstudios.aiogestures&hl=en to gain back some more of that BB10 feel.

In the small sample time i've had the device(a week), I did a mini review on it on the perspective on coming from BB10

 

[Carjackd]

It's the only reason I switch from BB10...no hub would have been a deal breaker. Nice post OP

 

[Racing24]

I'm on my 2nd day with the Priv and running it alongside my trusty Note 5. So far, I have none of the complaints being discussed over on Crackberry. I updated all the BB apps as was recommended and I'm buttery smooth. Hub is way better than stock email apps and it'll only get better. The speaker is surprisingly good for being mono. Sound is fairly rich and loud. Total bonus.

How's the battery life been compared to the Note5?

 

[christenmartin]

Well, I went into an AT&T store by work yesterday and they had a brand spanking new Priv on display and a nice cozy couch next to it. I sat down, took my time and spent a good half hour trying it out and boy am I impressed. The screen is amazing and the speed is great. The physical keyboard was very nice though a bit cramped for my large hands. It took about that time for me to get use to it. I love the swiping to get to words it predicts. The speaker was very loud and I thought the Hub was nice even though it didnt have the social apps set up yet. The soft keyboard was nice to compliment to the physical one. I love the grippy back as well as the camera was good. Didn't try the selfie one. I asked if it has wireless charging and the sales person said no. I thought all US versions will have it. Overall, Blackberry nailed it on this one.

Att priv are wireless charging

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[christenmartin]

I picked one up just to check it out. This is the first phone that has interested me in a long time. After using it for a day liking it more and more. The best of both worlds is a great way to put it.

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[bbhybridchris]

Maybe others on here will comment as well. In BB10 the hub was always to the left. I was wondering why in their launcher they didn't use the hub as the far left screen? They didn't put Google Now there so why not the Hub? Maybe a future implementation?

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[Jonneh]

Maybe others on here will comment as well. In BB10 the hub was always to the left. I was wondering why in their launcher they didn't use the hub as the far left screen? They didn't put Google Now there so why not the Hub? Maybe a future implementation?

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Huh! Really good point. I would've expected that too...strange.

 

[girinath]

Its due to the limitation of the android to integrate BlackBerry Hub to its full extent like in a BlackBerry 10 device.
Maybe in future they will find a way to improve it....

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[Brian_Blaire]

Lol

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[Berrywalker]

Yes, it's here. Enjoy.

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[murphcid]

Not having used HUB ever, if it combines all texts, mms, emails, etc, doesn't it get somewhat overwhelming, especially if you are busy and get a lot of each? How do you overcome information overload?

 

[yohannrjm]

Not having used HUB ever, if it combines all texts, mms, emails, etc, doesn't it get somewhat overwhelming, especially if you are busy and get a lot of each? How do you overcome information overload?

Every account also has its own tab. You can select what you want to look at. I can get a little overwhelming at times, of course - but I still prefer the experience in the Hub to anything else I've tried. It's not for everyone, though.

 

[Puzzlegal]

What types of messages does it combine? K9 already combines my email, and I don't get enough texts to matter much. Does it include Google hangouts? That's my other major communication platform.

 

[MidnightWest]

Well, I went into an AT&T store by work yesterday and they had a brand spanking new Priv on display and a nice cozy couch next to it. I sat down, took my time and spent a good half hour trying it out and boy am I impressed. The screen is amazing and the speed is great. The physical keyboard was very nice though a bit cramped for my large hands. It took about that time for me to get use to it. I love the swiping to get to words it predicts. The speaker was very loud and I thought the Hub was nice even though it didnt have the social apps set up yet. The soft keyboard was nice to compliment to the physical one. I love the grippy back as well as the camera was good. Didn't try the selfie one. I asked if it has wireless charging and the sales person said no. I thought all US versions will have it. Overall, Blackberry nailed it on this one.

That store Rep has no clue what they're talking about. I got mine from Att and I only use wireless charging to charge my Priv

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[murphcid]

I appreciate the answer. I like the concept, I was just afraid that it would be information overload.

Every account also has its own tab. You can select what you want to look at. I can get a little overwhelming at times, of course - but I still prefer the experience in the Hub to anything else I've tried. It's not for everyone, though.

 

[freedomx20a]

Not having used HUB ever, if it combines all texts, mms, emails, etc, doesn't it get somewhat overwhelming, especially if you are busy and get a lot of each? How do you overcome information overload?

In bb10 you can pinch to only show un read and becomes ez to see what needs attending. Hope they add this to android hub

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[macolliejr]

What types of messages does it combine? K9 already combines my email, and I don't get enough texts to matter much. Does it include Google hangouts? That's my other major communication platform.

Here's my 2 cents on it and your question. It does combine emails, sms, call logs and others. I look at is as sort of an communication activity log. I never used it on a pure BlackBerry device so the gripes people have about hub on priv vs hub on a true BlackBerry device I can't comment on. However I am not able to use it because there is some error regarding mms messages. A message string that includes certain mms elements will not open that I can tell. I have tried both messenger and hangouts and in both instances any message that ever had a picture in its history will not open correctly in the transition from hub to the messaging app. In the case of messenger pressing the message in hub does nothing at all. In the case of hangouts it does open but under a new address called "insert address token" as if it is to someone else and no message in the history However this is not true of all mms elements. Hub will open group messages even if they are designated as mms in the messaging app. I found your question while searching the forums for solutions to this issue so if anyone reading this knows where that fix is discussed please share.

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[Deleted member 2678566]

I have been using Android since 2010, when I left Blackberry after three years of use. Since then I have been on all sides of Android, a formerly addicted crack flasher with Cyanogen and a bunch of other ROMs. So I am an experienced Android user and heavily vested in the Google ecosystem, but I have been waiting for blackberry 10 to have the ability to utilize google play services for quite some time but now with the Priv I get the best of both worlds.

I'm not going back to my 6p or any other Android device, I like the complexity and productivity I have here with the Priv so congrats BB I think this device will be a great success!!

I've been on BlackBerry since 2010 and I no longer use the keyboard because I love my SwiftKey lol

I do use the physical keyboard for scrolling though

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[murphcid]

How is the on screen keypad compared to other phones?

 

[Jonneh]

Blackberry's stock on-screen keyboard is great in its own right. But even if you don't like it, it takes a couple of seconds to install any keyboard you want. SwiftKey is the among the most popular choices.